Results anticipated Support system for SMEs on intellectual property and innovation by 2012 SHORT TERM Actions 1. Organizing training and information on the strategic importance of using intellectual property to promote innovation and competitiveness in SMEs; 2. Incentivizing interaction between research institutes and SMEs to allow the transfer and application of knowledge to the production sector, thereby promoting innovation; 3. Supporting the parties in negotiating and regulating their relationship, in particular as regards the ownership of rights and sharing any profits from marketing, etc.; 4. Stimulating technology transfer between innovators and SMEs, and among SMEs, through the promotion of and mutual respect for intellectual property rights; and 5. Incentivizing the use of technological information by the SMEs, in particular patents, to boost their capacity for innovation. STRATEGIC AREA V: TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND BIODIVERSITY Goals for 2012 Strategic Goal 15 Disseminating the intellectual property system and raising awareness of it among the holders of traditional knowledge Results anticipated by 2012 SHORT TERM Actions Use of the intellectual property system by the holders of traditional knowledge. 1. Disseminating the intellectual property system and the mechanism for safeguarding biodiversity in local communities, where necessary and possible using the national/local language; 2. Promoting empowerment and awareness-raising programs on the importance of intellectual property and its positive impact