Uganda, April 25 -- The Ministry of ICT and National Guidance has unveiled the intellectual property (IP) toolkit that provides guidelines for the effective creation, development, and protection of innovations in Uganda.

The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance, Dr Aminah Zawedde, together with partner agencies unveiled the IP toolkit at the National Intellectual Property Conference in Kampala on Wednesday.

Intellectual property (IP) rights is where an innovator or creator is granted exclusive rights to exploit and benefit from his/her creation. IP rights include patents, trademarks, and copyrights.

In her remarks, Dr Zawedde said the toolkit, which was developed by ministry IT experts in collaboration with ...