Save the date: The Global Innovation Index 2022 will be launched on September 29
It will reveal the innovation performance🥇🥈🥉 of 132 economies and explore the future of innovation-driven growth
Learn more: ow.ly/k6uv50Kbwlo
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Would you sleep inside a tiny bed capsule? 🤔
Two Indonesian entrepreneurs are using pods and cabins to attract customers looking for accommodation that's different and affordable.
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How do indigenous people see climate change?
Together with the Ethnography Museum Geneva, we’re happy to present the finalists & winners of WIPO’s first-ever prize for photographers from #indigenous and local communities
Take a look through their lens📸: ow.ly/394o50K7l53
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Meet Theresa, an #indigenous entrepreneur who's reviving the endangered basket weaving culture of the Penobscot people in North America
👉Read her story: ow.ly/i5Qx50G0GPh
#IndigenousDay
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Indigenous Peoples are innovators and creators – communities who can use intellectual property to protect their traditional knowledge and unlock new sources of growth.
— WIPO DG Tang honors indigenous innovation and creativity on #IndigenousDay
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Who invented the ballpoint pen🖊️?
In 1888, John Loud patented the first ballpoint pen which worked on wood and leather, but not on paper.
50 years later, László Bíró modified the pen's tip and used ink that dried quickly and didn't smudge: The modern ballpoint pen was born.
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Does life imitate art? Or the other way around? 🤔
Installation artist Chris Cheung, also known as h0nh1m, is seeking to help answer that question – with his unique interactive art
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Fashion for good 💙
A fashion designer with Down syndrome is promoting diversity and inclusion with her brand "Down to Xjabelle"
"I want to show that all people with a disability are valued and can achieve whatever we set our minds to do", she told us: ow.ly/Jako50K7kbY
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Save the date: The Global Innovation Index 2022 will be launched on September 29
It will reveal the innovation performance🥇🥈🥉 of 132 economies and explore the future of innovation-driven growth
Learn more: ow.ly/k6uv50Kbwlo
#GlobalInnovationIndex
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The first crop of Tomé-Açu cocoa was planted by Japanese immigrants in 1929 in Brazil🇧🇷 – and the rest is history
To this day, the favorable climate and soil in the Tomé-Açu region allow for healthy and productive cocoa trees⤵️
#GIworldTour
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Traditional knowledge 🤝 everyday needs
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This young inventor from Japan🇯🇵 makes knives safer – by helping to keep them sharp
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🚜 + ⚡ = chemical-free weed removal
This Brazilian company is getting rid of pesky weeds with a device that zaps them from behind a tractor ⤵️
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When art goes digital👾
Installation artist Chris Cheung, also known as h0nh1m, mixes traditional techniques and new technology to create immersive and interactive artworks
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How do indigenous peoples see climate change?
Together with the Geneva Ethnography Museum, we're happy to present submissions to the WIPO prize for photographers from #indigenous and local communities
📍 Bd. Carl-Vogt 65, Geneva
📅Till August 31
More: ow.ly/qFzR50KaNVH
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What's your definition of a good night's sleep💤?
These two entrepreneurs are redefining hospitality with innovative and affordable sleeping capsules
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Not all influencers are flesh and blood.
Made of pixels and designed to attract followers and likes, virtual influencers are gaining in popularity each day: ow.ly/UglN50J12NE
#metaverse
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This family business is timeless 🙂
A French family has been keeping up with the times for over 150 years – thanks to innovation
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They're all the rage, but what exactly is a non-fungible token (NFT)? And what does copyright have to do with it?
A short explainer: ow.ly/nh5o50JcfnC
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Flower power 🌸 💪
A company in the Netherlands has developed over 1,700 plant varieties – sustaining the country’s biodiversity and economy
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.#DYK WIPO’s host country Switzerland
🇨🇭Has topped the Global Innovation Index rankings for 11 years
🇨🇭Hired Albert Einstein as a patent examiner in 1902
🇨🇭Is home to Longines, the oldest active internationally registered trademark
Happy #SwissNationalDay!
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How do indigenous people see climate change?
Together with the Ethnography Museum Geneva, we’re happy to present the finalists & winners of WIPO’s first-ever prize for photographers from #indigenous and local communities
Take a look through their lens📸: ow.ly/394o50K7l53
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🦋Butterflies
🤖Robots
🦕Dinosaurs
... are being brought to life with this engineer's innovative technology
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Fashion for good 💙
A fashion designer with Down syndrome is promoting diversity and inclusion with her brand "Down to Xjabelle"
"I want to show that all people with a disability are valued and can achieve whatever we set our minds to do", she told us: ow.ly/Jako50K7kbY
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A guitar that fits in a backpack?
Done☑️
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The sharpest tool in the shed 🔪
An inventor from Japan developed an innovative device for safer knife sharpening
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Great news: WIPO and are launching a new online course on patent law and global public health
Learn more: ow.ly/WHr750K6xQ7
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This Sri Lankan engineer is bringing toys🦋🤖🦕 to life
See for yourself ⤵️
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How do indigenous people see climate change?
Together with the Ethnography Museum Geneva, we’re happy to present the finalists & winners of WIPO’s first-ever prize for photographers from #indigenous and local communities
Take a look through their lens📸: ow.ly/fPoE50K6mmF
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Thinking inside the box 📦
Two Indonesian entrepreneurs are building a hotel business – one sleeping capsule at a time ⤵️
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Great news: WIPO and are launching a new online course on patent law and global public health
Learn more: ow.ly/4QHc50K4bii
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🧥Coats
🎩Hats
🧶Rugs
In Georgia, traditional felt handicraft is adapting to everyday needs
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Think bamboo!
A company in Ghana turns bamboo into bicycles🚴, creating jobs for locals and boosting the country’s economy
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In rural Cambodia🇰🇭, agricultural cooperatives are betting on the booming organic rice market – and a collective mark is helping them take their product to global consumers⤵️
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Change "no" to "yes I can"
A Guatemalan fashion designer with Down syndrome is promoting diversity and inclusion with her brand "Down to Xjabelle"
Meet Isabella: ow.ly/1Rqe50K4vvH
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Great news: WIPO and are launching a new online course on patent law and global public health
Learn more: ow.ly/4QHc50K4bii
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This wool from Georgia isn't only preserving heat during cold winters, but traditional knowledge as well
See for yourself⤵️
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How safe is the water you're consuming?
A Slovakian company has developed a solution that will tell you in just 10 minutes
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The WIPO Assemblies 2022 concluded on Friday
Thanks to all who participated in person and virtually, forging the future of innovation and creativity 🙌
ℹ️ ow.ly/q0RL50K2ixW
#wipoGA
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