Recomendaciones para una Regulación Internacional de Información sobre Secuencias Digitales (DSI) (Max Planck Institute for Innovation & Competition Discussion Paper, No. 24), 2024, 9
Mediante la Decisión 15/9, las Partes Contratantes del Convenio sobre la Diversidad Biológica apoyan la adopción de un mecanismo multilateral para el reparto de los beneficios derivados del uso de la información sobre secuencia digital. La adopción deste mecanismo puede tener profundos impactos regulatorios, económicos y estratégicos en los países latinoamericanos. Se espera que las Partes lleguen a un acuerdo y lo aprueben a principios de noviembre de 2024 durante la COP 16. Sin embargo, todavía no hay consenso sobre el diseño concreto del mecanismo multilateral para el reparto de beneficios derivados del uso de la DSI. En particular, aunque tienen intereses comunes, los países latinoamericanos no parecen tener una estrategia común en las negociaciones. Luego de un taller de la Iniciativa Smart IP for Latin America (SIPLA) sobre el tema, académicos, usuarios y expertos de diferentes países de América Latina acordaron las recomendaciones hechas en este documento.
Through Decision 15/9, the Contracting Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) support the adoption of a multilateral mechanism for the sharing of benefits arising from the use of digital sequence information (DSI). Among other aspects, this mechanism must (i) be efficient, feasible, practical, effective, and consistent with open access to data, (ii) generate more benefits than costs, and (iii) provide legal certainty and clarity for providers and users. The adoption of this mechanism could have profound regulatory, economic, and strategic impacts on Latin American countries. It is expected that the Parties will reach an agreement and approve it in early November 2024 during COP 16. However, there is still no consensus on the specific design of the multilateral mechanism for benefit-sharing derived from the use of DSI. In particular, although they have common interests, Latin American countries do not seem to have a unified strategy in the negotiations. After a fruitful and successful workshop by the SIPLA Initiative on this topic, academics, users, and experts from different Latin American countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Paraguay, and Peru, agreed on the recommendations made in this document.
