WHAT IS REQUIRED OF THE NEW WIPO LEADERSHIP?
The full implementation of the Development Agenda will entail significant reform of WIPO. Coupled with the implementation of the recommendations from the Report on Desk to Desk Assessment (WIPO n.d.).9 and the new budgeting and auditing structure, WIPO is in the midst of its biggest reform since it was founded some forty years ago. For the organization to navigate these major reforms, it will require leadership from the top. In other words, the vision, attitude, and management abilities of the director-general will play a significant role in shaping the future of WIPO, including how the Development Agenda is implemented. It is also worth remembering that in addition to the Development Agendas aim to change the way the WIPO Secretariat operates, the Secretariat has the primary role of implementing a significant number of the recommendations.The new leadership at WIPO will therefore have to manage the internal changes and reforms that are being made necessary with the Development Agenda,
