It was done in consultation with the National Steering Committee chaired by Secretary Ministry of Tourism and WIPO experts. Last year, Sri Lanka was selected as one of the four pilot countries - the others being Ecuador, Egypt and Namibia for this WIPO pilot project on “Intellectual Property, Tourism and Culture”.
Addressing the 19th Session of the Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP) held at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on 15 May 2017, Ms. Dilini Gunasekera, Second Secretary of the Sri Lanka Permanent Mission in Geneva who outlined the progress achieved said, as a part of future activities under this Project, Sri Lanka looks forward to contributing to the development of teaching materials on IP related to tourism and promoting the inclusion of specialized curricula in tourism management schools and in national IP academies. Areas such as Ayurveda, eco-tourism and agro-tourism may be considered for further cooperation through this project.
