【全非资讯·非洲】 非洲：美国采取行动

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美国政府启动了一项为期一年的“知识产权促进增长”(IP for Growth)计划，旨在通过加强知识产权(IP)保护，帮助非洲创作者（特别是音乐产业的创作者）将创造力转化为经济增长。\n\n美国国务院非洲区域媒体中心周四主办了一场数字新闻发布会。美国专利商标局撒哈拉以南非洲地区知识产权专员Katherine Hiner在会上发言时表示，健全的知识产权体系是释放非洲创意经济的关键。\n\nHiner表示：“我们正在将对话从多边空间带给在基层进行艰苦工作的创作者和政策制定者。”\n\n该倡议在日内瓦启动，随后在拉各斯和约翰内斯堡举办了研讨会，将艺术家、制作人、律师和政府官员汇聚在一起。\n\nHiner援引数据强调了知识产权的经济力量。2024年，知识产权密集型产业为美国经济贡献了11.4万亿美元，占私营部门GDP的44%，并支持了6580万个就业岗位。\n\n她说，仅版权密集型产业支付给工人的薪酬就比非知识产权工作高出130%。\n\nHiner指出，非洲具有类似的未开发潜力，国际唱片业协会(IFP)的报告显示，撒哈拉以南非洲的音乐市场已连续五年实现两位数增长。

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THE United States (US) government has launched a year-long "IP for Growth" (Intellectual Property for Growth) programme aimed at helping African creators, particularly those in the music industry, turn creativity into economic growth through stronger intellectual property (IP) protection.

Speaking during a digital press briefing hosted by the US Department of State's Africa Regional Media Hub on Thursday, Katherine Hiner, Intellectual Property Attaché for Sub-Saharan Africa at the US Patent and Trademark Office, said robust IP systems were key to unlocking Africa's creative economy.

"We are taking the conversation from the multilateral space to the creators and policymakers doing the hard work on the ground," Hiner said.

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The initiative kicked off in Geneva before moving to workshops in Lagos and Johannesburg, bringing together artists, producers, lawyers and government officials.

Hiner cited data highlighting the economic power of intellectual property. In 2024, IP-intensive industries contributed US$11.4 trillion to the US economy, accounting for 44% of private sector GDP and supporting 65.8 million jobs.

Copyright-intensive industries alone paid workers 130% more than non-IP jobs, she said.

Hiner noted that Africa had similar untapped potential, with the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry reporting that Sub-Saharan African music markets had grown by double digits for five consecutive years.

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