UNITED NATIONS, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The UN World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and Ghana have signed a new agreement to boost economic development in the West African nation, a UN report said Thursday.

    The agreement "marks a new chapter" in the agency's cooperation with Ghana, according to WIPO Director General Kamil Idris.

    The Intellectual Property Development Plan "offers a comprehensive and coherent approach to establishing a robust intellectual property framework that will support the country's development objectives," he was quoted as saying in the report.

    The plan is "timely as Ghana is at the dawn of its economic take-off," said the country's Attorney General and Justice Minister Joe Ghartey.

    The plan seeks to establish a better system for users of intellectual property rights and aims to make sure they have the technical capacity to use the system.

    It also promotes the development of creative industries, electronic commerce and agriculture, according to the UN.