The Digital Solution – Possible Benefits
- Overcomes barriers that are associated with the traditional methods of moving books;
- Reduces the cost of knowledge exchange significantly;
- Overcomes political, physical and tariff barriers;
- Improves economies of scale;
- Encourages co-production;
- Allows quick customisation and convenient archiving;
- Allows rapid exchange of information and access to opportunities;
- Improves access to markets and access to knowledge.
The digital divide is essentially a knowledge divide
WIPO
http://www.wipo.int/edocs/mdocs/patent_policy/en/wipo_res_dev_ge_09/wipo_res_dev_ge_09_www_130175.pptx