Crisis Scenario Toolbox
The Crisis toolbox is designed to address situations where either:
- access to new technologies is needed rapidly to address unforeseen emergencies, such as a global pandemic or a natural disaster; or
- lack of equitable access to existing technologies is creating or prolonging a crisis that could otherwise be prevented e.g. when fully developed medical treatments cannot be accessed by some groups due to their price or are simply unavailable in some parts of the world.
Technology licensing activity to address a crisis can be either voluntary or compulsory. With a voluntary license (VL) the rights holder negotiates the terms and conditions such a pricing, territory and sub-licensing. With a compulsory license (CL) an external authority, usually a government, decides such term and conditions.
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Voluntary (VL) and Compulsory (CL) Licensing: An Introductory Fact Sheet and Literature Review
A series of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) with each answer being linked to more detailed publications that can be found in the Bibliography.
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Compulsory (CL) and Voluntary Licensing (VL) Illustrative Case Studies
Three case studies designed to illustrate the use of different types of licenses that have been used to make technologies available in recent times of acute crisis.