分享知识，培养知识产权技能——WIPO 2020年学术年回顾（英）

2002020Sharing Knowledge and Building IP SkillsThe WIPO Academy Year in Review 20200200The Academy is the center of excellence for intellectual property (IP) education, training and skills-building for WIPO Member States, in particular developing countries, least developed countries (LDCs) and countries in transition. The Academy works to help build human capacity in IP, which is essential to innovation.4Number of participantsNo data available1-150151-300301-450451 and more4Geographical distribution and ranking of all course participants, 2016–2020Total number of course participants, 2016-202055,58666,51091,288121,909151,50620162017201820192020Number of participants1-150151-300301-450451 and moreNo data available5Exponential Growth in DemandThroughout 2020, the WIPO Academy experienced exponential growth in demand for its intellectual property (IP) skills-building training, education courses and services. Last year alone saw an increase of over 24 percent in the total number of participants across all of the Academy’s courses compared with 2019 and an increase of almost 175 percent since 2016. The vast majority of these participants (75 percent) came from academia (45 percent) and the private sector (30 percent). Participants from the government and public sectors accounted for 25 percent of the total number of participants.The Academy’s distance learning courses continued to dominate the overall statistics, reflecting the ease of access, flexibility and high quality. An increase in demand is reflected across almost all of the Academy programs. Participation remained high in 2020 with more women (54 percent) than men (46 percent) taking part in the Academy’s courses. The majority of WIPO Academy participants were aged between 18 and 44. In terms of the geographical distribution of participation, the Asia and the Pacific and the Latin America and the Caribbean regions maintained their position as leading regions. The map reflects the number of participants worldwide.Participants by gender54% Female (81,201)46% Male (70,305)Participants by professional profile 45% Academia (68,208)30% Private sector (45,818)25% Public sector (37,480)Participants by regionAfrica 9,634Arab region 12,611Asia & Pacific 63,642Certain countries in Europe and Asia 12,182Latin America & Caribbean 46,108Other developed countries 7,3299,63412,18212,6117,32946,10863,6426Access rates for the WIPO Academy website had a 37 percent increase in 2020 compared with 2019 as result of the shift to digital delivery across all programs.WIPO Academy website access, 2016–20208 043 756772 425192 9478 292 3251 022 721183 54112 033 8032 670 799169 9128 987 8611 693 214173 2686 320 084393 150163 21320162017201820192020Intellectual Property Training Institutions (IPTIs) Project in numbers since 201010 established IPTIs deliveredforWIPO Academy trainedin5,105254,125+60069Activities ParticipantsTrainersTraining ModulesDesktop Mobile Tablet7Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Aca