1. Introduction to intellectual property; 2. Globalization and intellectual property; 3. National economic development strategy and intellectual property; 4. Protection of cultural heritage, biodiversity, traditional knowledge and practices, folklore and sustainable socio-economic development; 5. Cultural and information industries; 6. The importance of intellectual property for competitiveness of small-and medium-sized enterprises; 7. Encouraging research and development; 8. Role of government in fostering the intellectual property system; 9. Role of the private sector in the intellectual property system; 10. Civil society and intellectual property; 11. Challenges for the intellectual property system; 12. Demystification and depoliticization of intellectual property.