But there's another source of information, and that's effectively prior knowledge.

Indigenous knowledge belonged to indigenous peoples and any exploitation of indigenous knowledge should only be made with their free, prior and informed consent.

Sometimes indigenous traditional knowledge had entered into the public domain without free, prior and informed consent.

Regional organizations in disaster prone regions can play an important role in disaster response, as they have unparalleled knowledge of local conditions and prior relationships with national decision makers.

The free, prior and informed consent principle in the context of intellectual property can mean defensive protection in which any use of traditional knowledge, and in particular acquisition of intellectual property rights over traditional knowledge and derivatives thereof, without the prior consent of the community, can be prevented.

No external supplier without prior knowledge of the United Nations Secretariat structure would easily access procurement information on the web site.

More details have been added to prior year adjustment figures.

The Subcommittee expressed support for the outcome of the Expert Group Meeting on Open source Software for Knowledge Management, held prior to the Subcommittee session.

UNDP emphasized its policy on indigenous peoples, which specifically addressed free, prior and informed consent in planning and programming, issues of resettlement, and indigenous knowledge.

We have no geological record prior for the first billion years.

Natural disasters and calamities have often hit us without prior warning.

Leaving matters of propriety aside, we wonder what legal and moral rights Mr. Axworthy can invoke to contact our lawyers, without our prior knowledge and approval.

That is why we do not allow patents for basic insights in mathematics. And it is why research shows that patenting genes actually reduces the production of new knowledge about genes the most important input in the production of new knowledge is prior knowledge, to which patents inhibit access.

Say, Have you considered those you worship instead of God? Show me which portion of the earth they have created. Or do they own a share of the heavens? Bring me a scripture prior to this one, or some trace of knowledge, if you are truthful.

Say, Have you considered those you worship instead of God? Show me which portion of the earth they have created. Or do they own a share of the heavens? Bring me a scripture prior to this one, or some trace of knowledge, if you are truthful.

The observer for Panama gave a recent example of practical application of the principle of free, prior and informed consent in the area of traditional knowledge, in which the Government had established a national registry for the protection of indigenous knowledge.

Over 90 per cent of 2003 and prior reconciling items have been cleared.

These SINTNCs had prior experience and knowledge of the host countries through trading activities with customers there and frequent travel by staff to host countries to serve clients.

All requisite measures have been put in place prior to the last twelve months.

You have no knowledge of it.

You have no knowledge of it.

And the point about Bayesian decision theory is it gives you the mathematics of the optimal way to combine your prior knowledge with your sensory evidence to generate new beliefs.

Precisely what free, prior and informed consent means in practice in this context, and to which forms and uses of traditional knowledge the principle should apply, were still under discussion.

Or have We given them a book prior to this one, to which they adhere?

Or have We given them a book prior to this one, to which they adhere?

Each party shall have the opportunity to correct input errors prior to confirmation of acceptance.

The agency later confirmed that 70 percent of those arrested did not have prior criminal records.

Investment flows have recovered, reaching the annual average for the years prior to the Asian crisis.

In particular, the Working Group decided to encourage any relevant bodies and States to ensure that the principle of free, prior and informed consent applies when protecting traditional knowledge of indigenous peoples.

He said 'I have no knowledge of what they have done.

He said 'I have no knowledge of what they have done.

We have the capacity, and we have the knowledge and resources.

Indeed, you have disputed about that which you have knowledge. Why then dispute about that of which you have no knowledge? Allah knows and you do not know.

Indeed, you have disputed about that which you have knowledge. Why then dispute about that of which you have no knowledge? Allah knows and you do not know.

5220 Prior surveillance

He doesn't have any knowledge about American democracy.

The members of the network have confessed to smuggling two earlier shipments prior to the one seized.

The members of the network have confessed to smuggling two earlier shipments prior to the one seized.

He said, 'What knowledge have I of that they have been doing?

He said, 'What knowledge have I of that they have been doing?

a Includes adjustments to prior year contributions and expenditure and cancellations of prior year obligations.

Free, prior and informed consent can also support positive forms of protection, in which, for example, a community would have the right to authorize any use or commercialization of its knowledge, either by itself or by a third party, that would be to the community's financial and other advantage.

Developing countries have called for establishing effective and enforceable international mechanisms under TRIPS to prohibit and prevent the misappropriation of genetic resources to regulate the disclosure of sources of genetic resources and the traditional knowledge involved in an invention and to ensure prior informed consent and benefit sharing.

Calls upon all States to give specific attention to the promotion and protection of the traditional knowledge of indigenous peoples and to ensure that the principle of free, prior and informed consent is fully applied when protecting their traditional knowledge in their relations with non indigenous sections of the population

For the biennium 2006 2007, the requirements have been prepared employing the same methodology as in prior years.