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Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
  
REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ARTICLE 66.2  
OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
SWITZERLAND  
The following communication, dated 8 September 2022, from the delegation of Switzerland, is being 
circulated pursuant to paragraph 1 of the Decision on Implementation of Article 66.2 of the TRIPS 
Agreement ( document IP/C/28 ). 
 
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1  INTRODUCTION  
1.  In paragraph 11.2 of the Decision on Implementation -Related Issues and Concerns 
(document  WT/MIN(01)/17), adopted in Doha on 14 November 2001, developed country Members 
reaffirmed their commit ment to provide enterprises and institutions incentives to promote and 
encourage technology transfer to least -developed country Members ('LDCs'), pursuant to 
Article  66.2 of the Agreement on Trade -Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS 
Agreement). In its Decision (document IP/C/28) of 19 February 2003, the Council for Trade -Related 
Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (Council for TRIPS) agreed that developed country Members 
shall submit annual reports on actions taken or planned in pursu ance of their commitments under 
Article 66.2 of the TRIPS Agreement. Furthermore, it was agreed that new detailed reports shall be 
delivered every third year and that updates shall be provided in the intervening years.  
2.  According to this obligation, and tak ing the Decision of the Council for TRIPS into account, 
Switzerland herewith submits its updated report on actions taken or planned. The report reflects all 
latest relevant developments in Switzerland.  
3.  Switzerland's understanding of 'technology transfer' i ncludes a broad set of processes covering 
the flows of know -how, experience and equipment amongst different stakeholders such as 
governments, private sector entities, financial institutions, NGOs and research/education 
institutions. Incentives and activiti es reported here belong to any of the following four key modes of 
technology transfer: (i) physical objects or equipment; (ii) skills and human and organisational 
aspects of technology management and learning; (iii) designs and blueprints which constitute the 
document -embodied knowledge on information and technology; and (iv) production arrangement 
linkages within which technology is operated, including the enabling environment for such transfer. 
Foreign direct investment, official development assistance (O DA; cf. para. 4.2 below), equity 
investment, or other instruments such as commercial lending, are all important channels through 
which technology transfer is financed. The present report is focused on technology transfer under 
ODA financing. Switzerland pr ovides incentives in numerous sectors contributing to sustainable 
development in LDCs and believes that this assistance should be comprehensive and not be limited 
to certain areas.  These incentives take various forms such as tax incentives, loans, support to the 
business environment, policy and legal support or support to the establishment of strong IP systems.  
2  GOVERNMENT AGENCIES INVOLVED IN THE PROVISION OF INCENTIVES FOR 
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER  
4.  There are primarily two Swiss government agencies involved in providing either direct or indirect 
incentives for Swiss enterprises and institutions, as well as those in other developed country 
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  Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs 
(SECO). They are jointly responsible for the formulation and implementation of the Swiss 
international development coopera tion policy.1 While the SDC assumes the overall coordination 
function in matters pertaining to development cooperation and humanitarian aid, SECO is the centre 
of competence for economic development and the integration of developing and transition countri es 
into the world economy.  
5.  Another agency involved in technology transfer activities in Switzerland is the Swiss National 
Science Foundation (SNSF). Acting on a mandate issued by the Swiss Federal Government, the SNSF 
supports research inside and outside u niversities and fosters young scientific talent. At international 
level, the Swiss National Science Foundation aims to make a positive contribution through its 
research programmes to scientific research in relevant areas of the world and to promote researc h 
cooperation between these areas and Switzerland. At present, the Swiss National Science 
Foundation, in collaboration with the SDC, has a large programme focused on research partnerships 
with developing countries and encompassing several projects in LDCs (see Section 6 ). 
3  DOMAINS OF SWISS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ACTIVITIES  
6.  Switzerland promotes technology transfer in domains that are of high importance to the LDCs. 
Specifically, the Swiss Government fosters technology transfer to LDCs in the fields of public hea lth, 
pharmaceuticals, water supply and sanitation, land governance, agriculture, food industry and 
security, machine industry, textiles, chemical industry, trade facilitation, digitalisation, clean energy, 
energy efficiency and eco -technology, climate chan ge adaptation and relevant IP protection. For an 
overview of ongoing projects, see Section 6 and Annex.  
7.  Switzerland promotes and incentivises technology transfer to LDCs in domains in which it has 
special expertise. These include the machining industry, as  well as the manufacturing of precision 
instruments and chemical products. Promoting the transfer of environmentally sound technologies 
to LDCs is another domain in which Switzerland is active. Here, the goal is to transfer both knowledge 
and methods that help meet environmental standards. These programmes focus particularly on 
technology transfer in the metal, paper, cement, food and textile industries. Furthermore, 
Switzerland supports the transfer of technologies in the field of renewable energies, energ y efficiency 
and resource efficiency, for example through its REPIC platform.  
8.  The Swiss Government encourages technology transfer between Switzerland and LDCs in various 
ways including research funding, consulting and other forms of assistance, particularl y in the 
domains of public health, agriculture and sustainable water management. Switzerland's constant 
engagement in these domains is confirmed by the new projects presented in this year's report.  
4  LEVELS OF SWISS ACTIVITIES  PROMOTING TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER T O LEAST 
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES  
9.  Switzerland's activities and incentives regarding technology transfer aim to increase the flow of 
technology to LDCs and developing countries and to build up capacities which enable beneficiary 
countries to assess, adopt, manage  and apply technologies. The activities supported by the 
Swiss  Government embrace projects at the bilateral, regional and multilateral levels.  
10.  SECO's  and the SDC's activities relevant to Article 66.2 of the TRIPS Agreement are carried out 
under the framewo rk of the Swiss ODA. The projects and programmes under the Swiss ODA include 
bilateral, multi -bilateral and multilateral initiatives and are primarily aimed at a selected group of 
priority countries in Africa, Central and South East Asia, south -eastern Eur ope and Latin America 
and the Caribbean. Many of the projects contract Swiss enterprises and institutions as well as those 
of other Members to provide knowledge and technology that facilitates the development of human 
capital, infrastructure and private se ctor enterprises in LDCs.  
11.  At the multilateral level, Switzerland contributes to a variety of technical assistance trust funds 
in conjunction  with the World Bank Group, the regional development banks, and the International 
 
1 Together with the Human Security Division (HSD), which is a division separate from the SDC; both 
within the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs), the SDC and SECO form the three actors responsible for 
Switzerland 's international cooperation. However, th e HSD is not involved in technology transfer since its 
actions focus on the promotion of peace and human rights as set out in the Federal Council 's foreign policy 
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  Monetary Fund. These funds are ava ilable either to project managers at these banks or to countries 
seeking funding for technical assistance and technology transfer. Switzerland participated in the 
negotiations on the 20th replenishment of the International Development Association (IDA -20), and 
contributed USD 725 million to this replenishment. For the African Development Fund, Switzerland 
participated in the 15th replenishment in 2019 and contributed CHF 196 million. It also participates 
in the negotiations for the 16th replenishment to be concluded at the end of 2022. For the Asian 
Development Fund, Switzerland participated in the 12th replenishment in 2020 and contributed 
CHF 25 million. Besides cooperation with these financial institutions, Switzerland is also engaged in 
the development p rojects of many other international organisations. Examples of organisations 
which run related projects are the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Industrial 
Development Organization (UNIDO), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Deve lopment 
(UNCTAD), the World Intellectual Property Organization2 (WIPO), the United Nations Development 
Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the Food and 
Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Labour Organizati on (ILO), the International Fund 
for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development 
(OECD), the Global Environment Facility (GEF), and the International Organization of Supreme Audit 
Institutions2 (INTOSAI), the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF), and the Inter -American 
Centre for Tax Administrations (CIAT). International research institutions, such as the numerous 
specialised centres of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), a re 
also supported by Switzerland. Furthermore, Switzerland participates in the first replenishment of 
the Green Climate Fund, covering the period from 2020 -2023, by contributing a total non -
reimbursable grant of  USD 150 million.  
12.  Switzerland supports variou s bilateral and multilateral projects in order to promote investment 
as well as the efficiency, effectiveness and sustainable impacts of trade. In investment promotion, 
Switzerland aims at mobilising private capital, know -how and technologies (i.e. mobile money 
applications) to strengthen access to finance for enterprises and households as well as financial 
intermediation in LDCs, and facilitate direct investments or joint ventures which transfer know -how 
and technology. Concerning the improvement of trade -related cooperation, Switzerland cooperates 
on a bilateral basis and with bilateral or multilateral agencies. Trade -related assistance to LDCs is 
mainly delivered through multilateral programmes and organisations such as the Enhanced 
Integrated Framework2 (EIF) and the UN Interagency Cluster on Trade and Productive Capacities2. 
Among these there are special thematic partnerships with ITC, UNCTAD, ILO and UNIDO, as well as 
with selected NGOs. Switzerland concluded and continues to conclude a high number of b ilateral 
agreements with LDCs that promote and protect investments as well as agreements on double 
taxation.3  
5  INSTRUMENTS FOR THE PROMOTION OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER  
13.  One of the main goals of Switzerland's economic and trade -related cooperation is the transf er 
of modern technology and know -how to recipient countries in order to better enable them to upgrade 
their production facilities to meet the requirements of world markets and to become more 
competitive in the global economy. The promotion of investment an d of cooperation agreements 
between the private sectors in the North, South and East is an important instrument of development 
policy, which is primarily intended to support sustainable development in these partner countries.  
5.1  Support of Private -Sector Investments in Least -Developed Countries  
14.  Switzerland promotes technology transfer to LDCs by supporting small and medium -sized 
enterprises (SMEs) in several ways. For instance, it provides technical advice to SMEs domiciled in 
LDCs such as B angladesh.  
15.  Switzerland also encourages Swiss SMEs and entrepreneurs to invest in LDCs in order to 
enhance technology transfer to LDCs. The SECO Start -up Fund (SSF) is a loan instrument established 
by SECO in 1998. The administration of the fund is delegate d to FINANCEcontact . The fund promotes 
private sector investment projects in countries with economies under development or in transition, 
including LDCs. The projects must be commercially viable and meet recognised environmental and 
social standards. Inves tments in developing and transition economies involve business risks beyond 
 
2 These organisations are not included in the ODA framework.  
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  those generally encountered in Western countries. The aim of the SSF is to share financing and risks 
with the investor. It does so by co -financing the initial investment phase. Fin ancing by the SSF is in 
the form of a loan that must be repaid within seven years. The SSF aims to enable the transfer of 
capital, technological know -how and managerial expertise. The SSF has actively supported SME 
activities in LDCs and countries in trans ition through more than 120 projects and in creating over 
16,000 jobs.  
16.  Technology transfer to LDCs is also provided by Swiss charitable institutions, which are 
incentivised under tax exemption schemes established by the Swiss Government. This practice is i n 
line with the proposed incentive number 7 of the room document RD/IP/24 circulated by the 
LDC Group in 2018. One example of a Swiss institution to which the tax incentives apply that is 
engaged in technology transfer to LDCs is the Novartis Foundation fo r Sustainable Development. 
The Foundation not only supplies a large amount of cost -free medicines to many LDCs, but it also 
runs various public health related projects, including local training to promote integrated 
management of childhood illness, trainin g and supportive supervision of health personnel and the 
provision of training infrastructure.  
17.  Switzerland supports private participation in infrastructure in developing countries through the 
Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG). PIDG has an inf rastructure focus only and is 
active along the entire infrastructure cycle (concept, early-stage  development, construction as well 
as operation).  The Unique Selling Proposition of PIDG is its focus on the frontier, be it with regard 
to the countries in whi ch PIDG works (least developed or fragile states), the type of projects (new 
technology or greenfield) or the type of finance product (such as local currency guarantees). PIDG 
gets involved in projects where the private sector would not otherwise be willin g or able to invest. 
PIDG-supported infrastructure projects are largely financed and wholly implemented by the private 
sector. Since 2002 and thanks to PIDG's involvement, over 190 projects have reached financial 
close, of which over 120 are now operationa l. Most PIDG -supported projects employ local managers 
and operators who are recruited on the basis of their existing, appropriate qualifications, but they 
are all also provided with on -the-job training. The percentage of training costs in relation to a 
project's total investment cost varies widely and depends upon the type of infrastructure being 
provided, the numbers of staff employed and the type of technology being used. It is unusual for 
the PIDG companies supporting a project to finance the costs of te chnology -related training, as these 
costs are part of the overall investment cost of the project. However, in some exceptional cases, 
Technical Assistance (TA) grants have been accessed to provide technology -related training to PIDG -
supported projects. Suc h training costs can be as high as 10% of the total investment costs of the 
project.  
18.  Switzerland supports the Climate Investment Fund's Scaling Up Renewable Energy Programme 
(SREP) for low -income countries, most of them LDCs (17), which finances capacity -building 
measures and infrastructure projects. The latter also includes technology transfers for renewable 
energy technologies.  
19.  Finally, the Swiss Government, through the Swiss Investment Fund for Emerging Markets  
(SIFEM AG), also provides long -term financing for small and medium -sized enterprises in LDCs 
through local or regional risk -capital funds. These funds provide equity, debt or a combination 
thereof to SMEs in the target countries and combine the investment  with a broad range of technical 
assistance to the beneficiary companies such as skills development, ESG, risk management and 
capacity -building. Examples include the Lendable MSME Fintech Credit Fund, Africa  (USD 10 million), 
the Metier Sustainable Capital  Int'l Fund II, Africa  (USD 10 million.), the NAVIS VIII Cambodia Laos 
Myanmar Vietnam Sub -Fund (USD 15 million), the Amret PLC  (USD 15 million) or the Convergence 
Partners Digital Infrastructure Fund  (USD 15 million),  in combination with a separate Techni cal 
Assistance Facility  for the financing of training and capacity -building from the Swiss Government 
(CHF 3 million).  
5.2  Information on Commercial Establishment of LDC Companies in Switzerland and other 
Developed Countries  
20.  Through the Swiss Import Promotion Programme  (SIPPO), Switzerland supports Business 
Support Organisations (BSO) - in selected developing and transition countries, including LDCs, 
through organisational and capacity development. The programme works with BSOs 
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  networking, and market intelligence services to better serve their members (export -oriented SMEs) 
on the other hand.  
21.  LDCs' access to new markets is facilitated through the Global Trade Helpdesk. This web 
platform, supported by Switzerland, simplifies market research for companies by integrating trade 
and business information into one user -friendly, online tool. It provides accessible and 
comprehensive information, from the trade formalities relevant at  the exporter's doorstep to the 
market access information and business contacts in the destination market.  
5.3  Financial Assistance and Export Risk Guarantees  
22.  Switzerland also provides non -reimbursable financial assistance (grants) to LDCs for the 
construction , rehabilitation or extension of infrastructure in LDCs. The Swiss grant contribution to 
such projects also covers technology transfer, consulting services for project implementation and 
expertise for institutional (managerial) and sector reforms. A specia l focus is given to the 
establishment of public -private partnerships for infrastructure services.  
5.4  Trade and Clean Technology Cooperation  
23.  Switzerland is focused on promoting the transfer of environmentally sound technologies. A 
comprehensive programme for t he establishment of what are known as ' Cleaner Production Centres ' 
was set up. The aim of the centres is to offer private companies and the public sector in LDCs a wide 
range of services including general information, in -plant assessments, workshops, demon stration 
projects, capacity -building and support for the preparation of bankable projects. The centres provide 
these services with the support of technical institutes, universities and industries in Switzerland and 
other developed country Members. The newl y established and initiated Global Eco -Industrial Parks 
Programme (GEIPP), which aims to demonstrate the viability and benefits of greening existing 
industrial parks by improving the resource productivity and economic, environmental and social 
performance of businesses, possesses a global component on knowledge development. Its objective 
is to generate and disseminate knowledge from present and past endeavours, which can be used to 
tackle the required preconditions for EIP, including in LDCs.  
24.  The second pha se of Switzerland 's support to the  Sustainable Trade Initiative IDH continues to 
provide producers in developing countries, including LDCs, with know -how on environmentally and 
socially sustainable production methods, thereby assisting these producers to i ncrease their market 
share for the main target products, including cotton, cocoa and coffee.  
25.  Switzerland also supports programmes in the field of energy efficiency which aim at mitigating 
CO2 emissions globally and controlling air pollution locally. These projects are related to the traffic 
and transportation sector and to small and medium -sized industries (e.g. foundry, glass, and brick 
industries). The main objective is to strengthen local partners (capacity -building) and to pool 
international expertise i n order to develop locally adequate solutions (technology packages). These 
pilot programmes are then evaluated, documented and disseminated at the national level. In 
addition, Switzerland supports transfer of know -how, training and infrastructure in the fi eld of 
environment monitoring and chemicals management.  
26.  With specific trade promotion programmes, Switzerland promotes the integration of LDCs in the 
global economy. In the context of the Enhanced Integrated Framework  (EIF) and based on its 
diagnostics, Sw itzerland has joined forces with the UN Interagency Cluster on Trade and Productive 
Capacities  to support LDCs' integration into the world trading system. So far, three country 
programmes were launched, in Lao  P.D.R. (2010 -2017, completed), in Tanzania (20 14-18, 
completed), and in Myanmar (ongoing since 2018).  
5.5  Training  
27.  The Swiss Tropical Institute, now Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute , offers a 
postgraduate diploma course entitled 'Health Care and Management in Tropical Countries'. More 
than half of the participants in this course usually come from LDCs. Their participation is possible 
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  28.  As part of its Global Programme for Intellectual Property Rights (GPIPR), Switzerland offers IP 
trainings to support developing and least developed countries as well as emerging economies in 
building up an efficient and effective protection of intellectual property rights, in order to support 
economic development and facilitate the implementation of the WTO Agreement on Trade -Related 
Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights. As part of the GPIPR, a project is currently ongoing in 
Myanmar.  
5.6   Research Activities  
29.  Another kind of technology transfer which Switzerland is engaged in is collaborating with 
internat ional organisations and/or with LDCs directly in research, particularly in public health and 
cross-cutting issues in the agriculture domain. The SDC promotes research partnerships in a number 
of LDCs, including support through the Swiss Programme for Resea rch on Global Issues for 
Development,  implemented jointly with the Swiss National Science Foundation  (SNSF).  
5.7  Support to Global Health Initiatives  
30.  Switzerland also engages in various global initiatives to combat diseases that the LDCs are 
particularly affec ted by, such as malaria. The SDC supports, for example, the Medicines for Malaria 
Venture, the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics as well as the Drugs for Neglected Diseases 
Initiative. Through these engagements, Switzerland promotes the development  and provision of new 
treatments and/or diagnosis kits for tropical diseases.  
5.8  Other Instruments  
31.  In addition to the activities mentioned above, Switzerland has also engaged in capacity -building 
and technology transfer in favour of developing and least devel oped countries, pursuant to the 
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and its provisions on access and benefit sharing.  
32.  Moreover, Switzerland and like -minded donors supported the UNCTAD Debt Management and 
Financial Analysis System (DMFAS). The DMFAS in itiative aims to support LDCs and LMICs in the 
sound management of their public debt. At its core, the programme provides governments with a 
modern and continuously updated IT system that produces complete, up -to-date and reliable debt 
data and allows comp rehensive analysis. Almost 60 countries currently rely on DMFAS to manage 
their debt portfolio. Switzerland has supported the programme since its establishment in the 1980s, 
currently with a contribution of CHF 3 million for 2020 -2023.   
6  RESEARCH PARTNERSHI PS WITH LDCS  
33.  Research partnerships between Switzerland and developing countries, including LDCs, were 
integrated into the Swiss Programme for Research on Global Issues for Development – r4d 
programme ( http://www.r4d.ch ) – a joint funding initiative by the Swiss Agency for Development 
and Cooperation (SDC) and the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF).  
34.  The r4d programme supports relevant research for development with the aim of solving global 
challenges and with a focus o n least developed, low- and middle -income  countries. It is likely to 
involve technology transfer between Swiss researchers and developing countries' researchers, 
including those from LDCs. It consists of five thematic modules and a research module without pre-
defined topics.  
35.  The five thematic modules are:  
• Causes of and solutions to social conflicts in contexts of weak public institutions or state 
fragility;  
• Employment in the context of sustainable development;  
• Innovation in agricultural and food systems for food security;  
• Sustainable management of ecosystems for the provision of ecosystem services; and  
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  36.  Currently, 57 projects are funded by the r4d programme. LDCs touched by the  programme 
include Mozambique, Nepal, Burkina Faso, Lao PDR, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Zambia, 
Mali, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Lesotho, Malawi, South Sudan, Cambodia, Benin, Myanmar, 
Senegal, Uganda and Togo. A total budget of CHF 97.6 million is available for the duration of the 
entire programme from 2012 to 2022. CHF 72 million is being contributed by the SDC and 
CHF 25.6 million by the SNSF.  
7  CONCLUDING REMARKS  
37.  Challenges remain for fostering technology transfer to LDCs, and Switzerland remains 
committed to actively engaging in the discussion to further promote the transfer of technology. 
Through the various incentives outlined in this report, Switzerland significantly contributes to 
transferring, in particular, know -how to LDCs via its economic a nd development cooperation, thereby 
increasing LDC partner capacities for creating enabling environments that promote investment, 
render industries more efficient and competitive, and help link producers with the global economy. 
This in turn provides furth er opportunities for additional synergies with the private sector. Of 
particular importance for Switzerland is the promotion of technologies which are based on 
sustainable production methods.  
38.  As stated in earlier reports, government incentives to provide t echnology transfer to third 
countries are only one of many factors relevant for the strategic decisions companies make regarding 
where to direct their foreign investments and transfer their innovative technology. Overall conditions 
in LDCs are often unfavo urable to foreign enterprises which, in principle, would have the capability 
and the willingness to transfer their technology and know -how. LDCs are thus encouraged to 
persistently work towards an enabling environment that attracts foreign investment and t echnology 
transfer. Some of the decisive factors that contribute to attracting technology are favourable overall 
macroeconomic and microeconomic conditions, a safe legal and regulatory framework (including an 
accountable judicial system, adequate protectio n of intellectual property rights and a 
well-functioning government administration) and market potential at national level.  
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Name of programme or project  UNCTAD Debt Management and Financial Analysis System (DMFAS)  
Objective or purpose  Strengthen the capacity of LDCs and LMICs to manage their debt in an effective and sustainable way  
Entity making the incentive available  UNCTAD  
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country Member   
Beneficiary Member(s)  Bangladesh; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cambodia; Central Afri can Republic; Chad; Democratic Republic of the Congo; 
Djibouti; Guinea -Bissau; Haiti; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Madagascar; Mauritania; Rwanda; Togo; Uganda; 
Yemen; Zambia  
Beneficiary Observer(s)  Ethiopia  
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions   
Nature of incentive measure   
Financial implications  Budget for 2019 -2024, unless otherwise indicated: CHF 3,000,000 (CHF 3 million for the funding cycle 2020 -23; 
Switzerland is funding DMFAS since the 1980s)  
Field of technology  Field of technology transfer: Public Financial Management Information Technology  
Type of technology transferred: Specialised software for governments to manage public debt  
Category of technology  Information and communications technology  
Output or impact  58 countries relied on DMFAS in 2021 to manage their debt portfolios  
Status of the programme or project  In development for future implementation  
Duration and timing  1980s -ongoing  
Website for further information   
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Objective or purpose  Transform commodity supply chain towards sustainability through PPP  
Entity making the incentive available  Initiatief Duurzame Handel / Sustainable Trade Initiative IDH  
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country Member   
Beneficiary Member(s)  Afghanistan; Angola; Bangladesh; Benin; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cam bodia; Central African Republic; Chad; 
Democratic Republic of the Congo; Djibouti; The Gambia; Guinea; Guinea -Bissau; Haiti; Lao People's Democratic 
Republic; Lesotho; Liberia; Madagascar; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Mozambique; Myanmar; Nepal; Niger; Rwanda ; 
Senegal; Sierra Leone; Solomon Islands; Tanzania; Togo; Uganda; Vanuatu; Yemen; Zambia  
Beneficiary Observer(s)   
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions   
Nature of incentive measure   
Financial implications  Budget from 2021 -2025, unless otherwise indicated: EUR 270 million (Total investments from SECO CHF 12 million)  
Field of technology  Field of technology transfer: Increased and sustainable productivity for producers of certain raw materials (i.a. cotton, 
cocoa, coffee) allowing better integration into global value chains  
Type of technology transferred: Know -how on increased productivity for producers of certain raw materials and 
access to finance (i.a. cotton, cocoa, coffee) allowing better integration int o global value chains  
Category of technology  Other  
Output or impact  Contribution to Agenda 2030 goals 1, 2, 5, 8, 12, 15  
Status of the programme or project  Current or in progress  
Duration and timing  2021-2025 
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  wehu -secretariat@seco.admin.ch  
   
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- 10 - Name of programme or project  Swiss Import Promotion Programme SIPPO  
Objective or purpose  Promotion of exports to Swiss and European markets  
Entity making the incentive available  Swisscontact  
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country Member   
Beneficiary Member(s)   
Beneficiary Observer(s)   
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions   
Nature of incentive measure   
Financial implications  CHF 22,400,000  
Field of technology  Field of technology transfer: Trade know -how 
Type of technology transferred: Institutional capacity -building, performance measurement, market intelligence, 
matchmaking, knowledge transfer and exchange  
Category of technology  Other  
Output or impact  Increased exports / job creation  
Status of the programme or project  Current or in progress  
Duration and timing  2021-2025 
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  info.cooperation@seco.admin.ch  
   
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- 11 - Name of programme or project  Global Eco -Industrial Parks Programme  (UNIDO)  
Objective or purpose  Improved industrial competitiveness through cleaner production  
Entity making the incentive available  Policy dialogue, training of consultants, company assessments, together with UNIDO.  
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country Member   
Beneficiary Member(s)  Afghanistan; Angola; Bangladesh; Benin; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cambodia; Central African Republic; Chad; 
Democratic Republic of the Congo; Djibouti; The Gambia; Guinea ; Guinea -Bissau; Haiti; Lao People's Democratic 
Republic; Lesotho; Liberia; Madagascar; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Mozambique; Myanmar; Nepal; Niger; Rwanda; 
Senegal; Sierra Leone; Solomon Islands; Tanzania; Togo; Uganda; Vanuatu; Yemen; Zambia  
Beneficiary  Observer(s)   
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions   
Nature of incentive measure   
Financial implications  Overall programme budget CHF 17,125,000; budget for component knowledge development CHF 1,250,000  
Field of technology  Field of technology transfer: Industry / environment. Cleaner production: identification and implementation of 
environmentally sound technologies  
Type of technology transferred: Cleaner, resource -efficient production methods  
Category of technology  Environmentally friendly or sustainable technology  
Output or impact  Emission reductions, reduced negative environmental impact, increased industry competitiveness  
Status of the programme or project  Current or in progress  
Duration and timing  2019-2023 
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  info.cooperation@seco.admin.ch  
   
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- 12 - Name of programme or project  Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG)  
Objective or purpose  Increase volumes of long -term investment financing  
Entity making the incentive available  PIDG entities focusing on equity investment, long -term lending (including local currency), and guarantees (including 
local currency).  
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country Member   
Beneficiary Member(s)  Angola; Benin; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cambodia; Central African Republic; Chad; Democratic Republic of the Congo; 
Djibouti; The Gambia; Guinea; Guinea -Bissau; Lao People's Demo cratic Republic; Lesotho; Liberia; Madagascar; 
Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Mozambique; Myanmar; Niger; Rwanda; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Tanzania; Togo; Uganda; 
Zambia  
Beneficiary Observer(s)   
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions   
Nature of incentive meas ure  
Financial implications  Budget: Total investments from SECO so far: USD 150 million  
Field of technology  Type of technology transferred: Know -how related to leveraging private investment for private infrastructure, 
structuring and financial management of infrastructure project development, local currency risks and lending, 
construction safety, sector -specific  know -how (energy, sustainable transport, etc.)  
Field of technology transfer: Climate change mitigation technology  
Category of technology  Climate change mitigation technology  
Output or impact  Increased long -term investment in private infrastructure inc luding in local currencies / better infrastructure, job 
creation, climate change mitigation and adaptation  
Status of the programme or project  Current or in progress  
Duration and timing  2001 – open 
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  weif-secretariat@seco.admin.ch  
   
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- 13 - Name of programme or project  Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV)  
Objective or purpose  MMV's overall goal is to facilitate equitable access to quality antimalarial medicines, to develop better antimalarial 
medicines for clinical case management and vulnerable populations, and to bring forward new tools for containing 
resistance and eliminating malaria.  
Entity making the incentive available  Medic ines for Malaria Venture (MMV)  
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country Member   
Beneficiary Member(s)  Angola; Benin; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cambodia; Central African Republic; Chad; Democratic Republic of the Congo; 
Lao People's Democratic Republic; Liberia; Madagascar; Mali; Mauritania; Myanmar; Niger; Rwanda; Senegal; Sierra 
Leone; Tanzania; Uganda; Yemen; Zambia  
Beneficiary Observer(s)  Ethiopia  
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions   
Nature of incentive measure   
Financial implications  CHF 2 ,550,000 (CHF 10 ,750,000 over project duration)  
Field of technology  Field of technology transfer: Pharmaceutical  
Type of technology transferred: Research and development (R&D) of antimalarials  
Category of technology  Health -related technology  
Output or impact  1. Facilitate equitable access to quality antimalarial medicines to maximize the use and health impact of existing 
products.  
2. Develop patient -adapted new combinations to overcome resistance, facilitate deployme nt with shorter treatment 
courses and protect vulnerable populations.  
3. Bring forward new tools to continue containing resistance and to support malaria elimination as more and more 
countries reduce transmission and become ultimately free of the disease.  
Status of the programme or project  Completed  
Duration and timing  2017-2021  
Website for further information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/de/home/aktivitaeten_pr ojekte/projekte -
fokus/projektdatenbank.filterResults.html/content/dezaprojects/SDC/en/1999/7F00667/phase7.html?oldPagePath=  
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- 14 - Name of programme or project  International Agriculture Research CGIAR – Core contribution 2020 -2021  
Objective or purpose  The CGIAR is a key global partner for the SDC's support of international agricultural research for development, 
particularly under the thematic priority "agricultural innovation systems ". This multilateral commi tment complements 
and strengthens the SDC 's engagement in 1) agricultural research and innovations systems for smallholder farmers 
at country and regional levels, and 2) investments to multilateral agencies IFAD, WFP and FAO, all of them 
beneficiaries and users of research evidence and capacity provided by the CGIAR.  
Entity making the incentive available  Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)  
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country Member   
Beneficiary Member(s)  Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cambodia; Central African Republic; Chad; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Djibouti; The 
Gambia; Guinea; Guinea -Bissau; Haiti; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Lesotho; Liberia; Madagascar; Malawi; 
Mali; Mauri tania; Mozambique; Myanmar; Nepal; Niger; Rwanda; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Solomon Islands; Tanzania; 
Togo; Uganda; Yemen; Zambia  
Beneficiary Observer(s)  Ethiopia  
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions   
Nature of incentive measure   
Financial implications  CHF 17 ,050,000 (CHF 33 ,100,000 over project duration)  
Field of technology  Field of technology transfer: Agriculture and food security  
Type of technology transferred: Agricultural research and innovation systems, agricultural production (including 
management of natural resources)  
Category of technology  Climate change mitigation technology  
Output or impact  The CGIAR 's second comprehensive Strategy and Results Framework (SRF 2016 -2030) foresees that, by 2022, the 
action of CGIA R and its partners will result in:  
- 30 million fewer hungry people  
- 100 million more farm households which have adopted improved varieties, breeds of trees and /or improved 
management practices  
- Improved rate of yield increase for major food staples fr om currently below 1% to 1.2 to 1.4%  
- 30 million fewer poor people – at least 50% of whom are women  
- 55 million ha less degraded land  
Status of the programme or project  Completed  
Duration and timing  2020-2021 
Website for further information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/de/home/aktivitaeten_projekte/projekte -
fokus/projektdatenbank.filterResults.html/content/dezaprojects/SDC/en/2008/7F06286/phase9.html?oldPagePath=
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- 15 - Name of programme or project  Promoting off -farm employment and income in the Great Lakes region through climate responsive 
construction material production  
Objective or purpose  Promoting off -farm employment and income in the entire clay building material production value chain by introducing 
and up -scaling climate and social responsive technologies  
Entity making the incentive available  SKAT Foundation  
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country Member   
Beneficiary Member(s)  Burundi; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Rwanda  
Beneficiary Observer(s)   
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions   
Nature of incentive measure   
Financial implications  CHF 97 ,801 (CHF 11 ,160,000 over project duration)  
Field of technology  Field of technology transfer: Industrial production  
Type of technology transferred: Climate responsive building material  
Category of technology  Environmentally friendly or  sustainable technology  
Output or impact  1. Investors and authorities along the value chain take informed decisions based on relevant key information and 
expertise for transforming the sector into an inclusive industry for affordable building material sup ply. 
2. Environmental and labour -friendly local supply chains for modern bricks made in Rwanda, Burundi and the Bukavu 
Zone are established and prepared to scale creating up to 1,000 jobs by the end of phase II.  
3. Demand for modern brick enables the sector to scale up.  
Status of the programme or project  Completed  
Duration and timing  2016-2021 
Website for further information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/de/home/projekte/projekte.filterResults.html/content/dezaprojects/SDC/en/2012/
7F08320/phase2?oldPagePath=/content/deza/de/home/projekte/projekte.htmlhttps://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/en/
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- 16 - Name of programme or project  Remote sensing -based Information and Insurance for Crops in Emerging economies (RIICE)  
Objective or purpose  Crop insurance reduces vulnerability of smallholder farmers and promotes their economic development thus 
contributing to national and regional food security.  
Entity making the incentive available  International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), sarmap, Swiss Re  
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country Member   
Beneficiary Member(s)  Cambodia  
Beneficiary Observer(s)   
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions   
Nature of incentive measure   
Financial implications  CHF 224 ,236 (CHF 3 ,686,000 over project duration)  
Field of technology  Field of technology transfer: Agriculture and food security  
Type of technology transferred: Knowledge transfer for handling highly -specialised equipment (satellite technology)  
Category of technology  Food and agriculture  
Output or impact  1. Small -scale (rice) producers are c overed by RIICE -supported insurance solutions and climate risk mitigation 
advisories.  
2. Institutions in the target areas offer demand -oriented, effective and efficient remote -sensing supported insurance 
solutions.  
3. Governments have integrated / accepted  RIICE -supported insurance solutions in the respective agricultural 
insurance schemes or guidelines.  
4. Governments and other stakeholders use the crop / yield information system in agricultural and disaster risk 
management policies, strategies and actions plans to strengthen food security and to transfer risks to the insurance 
sector.  
Status of the programme or project  Current or in progress  
Duration and timing  2018-2022 
Website for further information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/de/home/projekte/pro jekte.filterResults.html/content/dezaprojects/SDC/en/2011/
7F07934/phase3?oldPagePath=/content/deza/de/home/projekte/projekte.html  
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- 17 - Name of programme or project  ESTHER (Ensemble pour une Solidarité Thérapeutique Hospitalière En Réseau)  
Objective or purpose  Contribution to improved service delivery in health care institutions in low and middle -income countries by means of 
institutional health partnerships.  
Entity making the incentive available  University of Bern  
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country Member   
Beneficiary Member(s)  Benin; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cambodia; Central African Republic; Chad; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Liberia; 
Mali; Niger; Senegal; Togo  
Beneficiary Observer(s)   
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions   
Nature of incentive measure   
Financial implications  CHF 530 ,000 (CHF 2 ,793,967 over project duration)  
Field of technology  Field of technology transfer: Health  
Type of technology transferred: Institutional partnerships providing Swiss experience and expertise in sexual and 
reproductive health and sexually transmitted diseases  
Category of technology  Health -related technology  
Output or impact  1. Institutional health part nerships in low and middle -income countries that involve Swiss institutions address priority 
needs of the partner institutions and populations are demand -driven and build on Swiss knowhow and expertise.  
2. Results, lessons learned and good practices from institutional health partnership projects involving Swiss 
institutions are processed and used to influence technical and policy discussions and decisions at national, regional 
and global level.  
3. The ES THER Switzerland profile and organisational structure are strengthened and funding is diversified.  
Status of the programme or project  Current or in progress  
Duration and timing  2019-2024 
Website for further information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/de/home/projekt e/projekte.filterResults.html/content/dezaprojects/SDC/en/2015/
7F09184/phase2.html?oldPagePath=/content/deza/de/home/projekte/projekte.html  
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- 18 - Name of programme or project  Global Program for Intellectual Property Rights (GPIPR)  
Objective or purpose  Building up an efficient and effective protection of intellectual property rights  
Entity making the incentive available  Policy dialogue, training of government officials and companies provided by the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual 
Property  
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country Member   
Beneficiary Member(s)  Myanmar  
Beneficiary Observer(s)   
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions   
Nature of incentive measure   
Financial implications  Budget for project duration: Overall programme budget CHF 10,000,000  
Field of technology  Field of technology transfer: Trade capacity -building  
Type of technology transferred: Knowledge transfer in establishment, administration, regi stration, acquisition and 
enforcement of IPRs  
Category of technology  Other  
Output or impact  Improved intellectual property regime to promote innovation and the development of new goods, services and 
production methods  
Status of the programme or project  Current or in progress  
Duration and timing  2018-2024 
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  info.cooperation@seco.admin.ch  
   
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- 19 - Name of programme or project  Umbrella Facility for Trade  
Objective or purpose  The Umbrella Facility for Trade, a multi -donor trust fund for trade and development, supports analytical trade work 
like evidence -based country -level analysis, sector diagnostics, establishment of d ata bases, market intelligence etc. 
It is implemented by the World Bank Group. The Umbrella Facility for Trade includes the Trade Facilitation Support 
Program as well as the Digital Advisory and Trade Assistance (DATA) Fund.  
Entity making the incentive available  World Bank Group (IBRD/IFC)  
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country Member   
Beneficiary Member(s)  Afghanistan; Angola; Bangladesh; Benin; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cambodia; Central African Republic; Chad; 
Democratic Republic of the Congo; Djibouti; The Gambia; Guinea; Guinea -Bissau; Haiti; Lao People's Democratic 
Republic; Lesotho; Liberia; Madagascar; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Mozambique; Myanmar; Nepal; Niger; Rwanda; 
Senegal; Sierra Leone; Solomon Island s; Tanzania; Togo; Uganda; Vanuatu; Yemen; Zambia  
Beneficiary Observer(s)  Ethiopia  
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions   
Nature of incentive measure   
Financial implications  Budget for 2017 -2023: USD 62,500,000 over project duration (Swiss contribution: CHF 6 million)  
Field of technology  Field of technology transfer: Analytical trade work  
Type of technology transferred: Partially technical assistance and capacity -building, knowledge sharing, collaboration 
and networking  
Category of technol ogy Other  
Output or impact  The objective of the Umbrella Facility for Trade is to support the Trade Agenda of the World Bank Group (4 pillars):  
1. Increased assistance to diversify exports, both in terms of new products and in penetrating new geographic 
markets  
2. Increased actions to reduce tariff and non -tariff barriers to trade that hamper access to markets for goods and 
services  
3. Support global advocacy on trade issues through deeper knowledge partnerships and exchanges, and create publi c 
goods through research, data and analysis in the public domain  
4. Reduced costs associated with moving goods and services, including along international supply chains, whether 
these are measured in terms of time, money, or reliability  
Status of the programme or project  Current or in progress  
Duration and timing  2017-2023 
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  igillson@worldbank.org ; info.wehu.cooperation@seco.admin.ch  
   
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- 20 - Name of programme or project  Innovative Vector Control Consortium (IVCC)  
Objective or purpose  IVCC's overarching goal is to reduce transmission of insect -borne pathogens, and ultimately to improve health and 
reduce poverty resulting from the burden of these infectious diseases, through improved insect VC with new and 
effective products.  
Entity making the incentive available  Innovative Vector Control Consortium (IVCC)  
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country Member   
Beneficiary Member(s)  Benin; Burkina Faso; Madagascar; Malawi; Mali; Mozambique; Rwanda; Tanzania; Uganda; Zambia  
Beneficiary Observer(s)  Ethiopia  
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions   
Nature of incentive measure   
Financial implications  CHF 1 ,045,000 (CHF 4 ,400,000 over project duration)  
Field of technology  Field of technology transfer: Health  
Type of technology transferred: Certification process, development of innovative vector control solutions and accurate 
treatments.  
Category of technology  Health -related technology  
Output or impact  1. New vector control products to overcome insecticide resistance  and address current perceived gaps in malaria 
eradication such as outdoor transmission.  
2. Addressing technical, policy, regulatory and operational challenges to accelerate the successful development of 
impactful vector control interventions.  
3. Maximisin g product effectiveness through appropriate Insecticide Resistance Management, Integrated Vector 
Management and Access and market -shaping activities to ensure procurement and impact at scale.  
Status of the programme or project  Current or in progress  
Duration and timing  2020-2024 
Website for further information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/de/home/projekte/projekte.filterResults.html/content/dezaprojects/SDC/en/2014/
7F08915/phase3?oldPagePath=/content/deza/de/home/projekte/projekte.html  
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- 21 - Name of programme or project  Water Efficiency in Rice and Cotton  
Objective or purpose  To enhance food security, farmers , income and water productivity for 65,000 farmer families in Pakistan, India, 
Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar and Madagascar.  
Entity making t he incentive available  HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation  
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country Member   
Beneficiary Member(s)  Madagascar; Myanmar  
Beneficiary Observer(s)   
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions   
Nature of incentive measure   
Financial implications  CHF 1 ,200,000 (CHF 5 ,330,000 over project duration)  
Field of technology  Field of technology transfer: Agriculture  
Type of technology transferred: Crop rotation and intercropping, drip irrigation, rice intensification (SRI), direct 
seeding of rice and alternate wetting and drying (AWD), laser levelling  
Category of technology  Food and agriculture  
Output or impact  1. 65,000 cotton or rice producing families adopt improved technologies that entail efficie nt water management 
practices and increased food production (PUSH)  
2. Adoption of water efficiency strategies for commodities is fostered by collective actions from the involved 
stakeholders and leveraged with increased volume purchases of crops produced u nder improved conditions (PULL)  
3. Water use improvements in project regions are governed by multi -stakeholder water stewardship plans and 
reflected in either national or local policy frameworks (POLICY)  
4. International Outreach: PUSH -PULL-POLICY approach to foster stewardship of natural resources is shared within 
international institutions, sector specific platforms and events  
Status of the programme or project  Current or in progress  
Duration and timing  2018-2022 
Website for fu rther information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/de/home/projekte/projekte.filterResults.html/content/dezaprojects/SDC/en/2014/
7F09186/phase2?oldPagePath=/content/deza/de/home/projekte/projekte.htmlhttps://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/en/
meta/error.html  
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- 22 - Name of programme or project  Quality Evidence for Health System Transformation (QuEST) Network  
Objective or purpose  The overall objective of the Quality Evidence for Health System Transformation (QuEST) Network is to improve the 
quality of health systems through operational research and to create a global community of practice to catalyse 
investments in evidence -based p olicy making on quality of health systems.  
Entity making the incentive available  Harvard School of Public Health and other academic research centres around the globe  
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country Member   
Beneficiary Member(s)  Kenya; Malawi; Nepal; Tanzania  
Beneficiary Observer(s)  Ethiopia  
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions   
Nature of incentive measure   
Financial implications  CHF 942 ,830 (CHF 6 ,048,203 over project duration)  
Field of technology  Field of technology transfer: Health  
Type of technology transferred: Development and validation of new instruments and measures for the efficient 
assessment of health system quality  
Category of technology  Health -related technology  
Output or im pact 1. To build high quality evidence base and cataly se policy change for health system transformation in selected low 
and middle -income countries  
2. To establish a global movement and research agenda related to quality of health systems  
Status of the programme or project  Current or in progress  
Duration and timing  2018-2024 
Website for further information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/de/home/projekte/pro jekte.filterResults.html/content/dezaprojects/SDC/en/2018/
7F10192/phase1?oldPagePath=/content/deza/de/home/projekte/projekte.html  
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- 23 - Name of programme or project  Global Trade Helpdesk  
Objective or purpose  The Global Trade Helpdesk Initiative is an online tool that helps firms explore alternative markets for their products, 
to diversify market risk in the face of falling demand with detailed trade statistics, tariff information and regulatory 
requirements.  
Entity making the incentive available  International Trade Centre (ITC), UNCTAD, WTO (and AfDB, FAO, IADB, ICC, UNIDO, WBG, WCO, WIPO).  
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country Member   
Beneficiary Member(s)  Afghanistan; Angola; Bangladesh; Benin; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cambodia; Central African Republic; Chad; 
Democratic Republic of the Congo; Djibouti; The Gambia; Guinea; Guinea -Bissau; Haiti; Lao People's Democratic 
Republic; Lesotho; Liberia; Madagascar; Malawi; Mali; Mauritan ia; Mozambique; Myanmar; Nepal; Niger; Rwanda; 
Senegal; Sierra Leone; Solomon Islands; Tanzania; Togo; Uganda; Vanuatu; Yemen; Zambia  
Beneficiary Observer(s)   
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions   
Nature of incentive measure   
Financial implications  Budget for 2017 -2029: USD 18,500,000 over project duration  
Field of technology  Field of technology transfer: Trade information portal (online)  
Type of technology transferred: Access to trade intelligence, partially technical assistance and ca pacity -building, 
sharing, collaboration and networking  
Category of technology  Information and communications technology  
Output or impact  Phase 1 (2018 -2020) – development: integration of trade -related data, development and testing of the web portal  
Phase  2 (2021 -2023) – consolidation: coordination of data collection and implementation of capacity -building 
activities on the use of the portal and its update  
Phase 3 (2024 -2026) – sustainability: strengthening of local capacities, regular coordination of data  collection and 
website maintenance  
Status of the programme or project  Current or in progress  
Duration and timing  2018-2026 
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  info@globaltradehelpdesk.org ; info.cooperation@seco.admin.ch  
   
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- 24 - Name of programme or project  Regional Biotrade Projects Southeast Asia  
Objective or purpose  Poverty reduction / increased income  
Entity making the incentive available  Helvetas  
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country Member   
Beneficiary Member(s)  Lao People's Democratic Republic; Myanmar  
Beneficiary Observer(s)   
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions   
Nature of incentive measure   
Financial implications  CHF 4,460,000 (Myanmar, Lao PDR, Vietnam)  
Field of technology  Field of technology transfer: Trade capacity -building  
Type of technology transferred: Know -how in bio trade production and trade (export)  
Category of technology  Biotechnology and biodiversity  
Output or impact  Promote conservation of biodiversity  
• Competitive Biotrade companies are competing in regional and interna tional markets in accordance with 
ethical Biotrade principles and criteria  
• Value Chains operating along ethical Biotrade principles have been developed to supply companies with 
products in demand in international markets  
• Government have taken steps to implement an ethical Biotrade policy -friendly and supportive environment  
• An efficient and effective knowledge management, and programme communication has been established that 
facilitates the sharing of national and international expertise and experience  
Status of the programme or project  Current or in progress  
Duration and timing  2020-2024 
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  info.cooperation@seco.admin.ch  
   
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- 25 - Name of programme or project  Trade Sector Development Programme: Upgrading Horticulture Supply and Sustainable Tourism to 
Develop Business Linkages  
Objective or purpose  Improve market value chains for agro -products in tourism sector and introduce responsible tourism criteria  
Entity making the incentive available  UN Interagency Cluster on Trade and Productive Capacities (UNIDO, ILO, ITC, UNCTAD, UNOPS)  
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country Member   
Beneficiary Member(s)  Myanmar  
Beneficiary Observer(s)   
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions   
Nature of incentive measure   
Financial implications  Budget for 2018 -2022: CHF 4,651,511  
Field of technology  Field of technology transfer: Trade capacity -building; organic production  
Type of technology transferred: Know -how of tourism development, organic production  
Category of technology  Environmentally friendly or sustainable te chnology  
Output or impact  Improved livelihoods / job creation  
• Enhanced horticulture supply capacity in Inle Lake area (Shan State) in terms of quantity and quality  
• Progressively meet international safety standards and certification (including organic requirements)  
• Increased and stabilised business operations of male and female farmers  
• Gained position of Inle Lake area (Shan State) as a touristic destination, particularly in inclusive and 
sustainable tourism  
Status of the programme or project  Current or in progress  
Duration and timing  2018-2022 
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  info.cooperation@seco.admin.ch  
   
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- 26 - Name of programme or project  HortiSempre  
Objective or purpose  The overall goal is to increase the annual net income of 10,000 semi -commercial and 15,000 subsistence men and 
women smallholders by 30% compared to the baseline (~120USD/year and ~60USD/year respectively).  
Entity making the incentive available  Swisscontact  
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country Member   
Beneficiary Member(s)  Mozambique  
Beneficiary Observer(s)   
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions   
Nature of incentive measure   
Financial implications  CHF 556 ,880 (CHF 7 ,165,950 over project duration)  
Field of technology  Field of technology transfer: Horticulture  
Type of technology transferred: Promotion of micro -irrigation solutions  
Category of technology  Food and agriculture  
Output or impact  1. Inputs and practices: productivity of horticultural smallholders in the Nacala Corridor in Northern Mozambique is 
increased.   
2. Irrigation: horticultural smallholders in the Nacala Corridor in Northern Mozambique increased their area under 
irrigation.   
3. Competitiveness: market responsiveness and competitiveness of the horticultural sector in Northern Mozambique 
is increased.  
Status of the programme or project  Completed  
Duration and timing  2017-2021 
Website for further information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/de/home/aktivitaeten_projekte/projekte -
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- 27 - Name of programme or project  Support to St. Francis Hospital in Ifakara  
Objective or purpose  Support the hospital in the development of a range of services and provide a conducive environment for training of 
students and research.  
Entity making the incentive available  Novartis Foundation, SwissTPH, Solidarmed  
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country Member   
Beneficiary Member(s)  Tanzania  
Beneficiary Observer(s)   
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions   
Nature of incentive measure   
Financial implications  CHF 213 ,936 (CHF 8 ,978,000 over project duration)  
Field of technology  Field of technology transfer: Health  
Type of technology transferred: Know -how, medical equipment, ICT system, clinical research  
Category of technology  Health -related technology  
Output or impact  1. Quality of care: patients offered very good health specialist services and care in medicine, paediatrics and surgery  
2. Governance: all governing bodies functioning according to accountability and transparent principles in the decision -
making process  
3. Internal management: all levels of hospital management performing efficiently, and applying sta ndard procedures 
in general, financial and human resource management  
4. Collaboration with partner entities: all partners involved in hospital activities working towards a common goal and 
making more efficient use of available resources  
Status of the programme or project  Current or in progress  
Duration and timing  2010-2022 
Website for further information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/de/home/projekte/projekte.filterResults.html/content/dezaprojects/SDC/en/2010/
7F07720/phase1?oldPagePath=/content/deza/de/home/projekte/projekte.html  
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- 28 - Name of programme or project  SREP Scaling -Up Renewable Energy in Low Income Countries  
Objective or purpose  Co-finance renewable energy projects and programmes to demonstrate the feasibility of low emission energy 
pathways in low income countries.  
Entity making the incentive available  MDBs (World Bank Group, ADB, AfDB, EBRD and IDB)  
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country Member   
Beneficiary Member(s)  Bangladesh; Cambodia; Haiti; Lesotho; Liberia; Madagascar; Mali; Nepal; Rwanda; Solomon Islands; Tanzania; 
Uganda; Vanuatu; Zambia  
Beneficiary Observer(s)  Ethiopia  
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions   
Nature of incentive measure   
Financial implications  Budget for 2017 -2020, unless otherwise indicated: No additional SECO contribution foreseen. USD 26 million 
contributed so far. An additional contribution of CHF 16 million was made from the Swiss global climate financing by 
the SDC in December 2019.  
Field of technology  Field of techn ology transfer: Renewable Energy technologies  
Type of technology transferred: Programmatic capacity -building and know -how transfer related to specific projects  
Category of technology   
Output or impact  By 31 December 2021, 52 projects were approved with a total SREP funding of USD 570.6 million.  
Expected co -financing from public and private sources is USD 2.91 billion.  
At completion, an expected 10 million people (whereof 5.06 million women) will benefit from improved access to 
energy from r enewable sources, an additional 4294 GWh of electricity will be generated from renewable energy 
sources and 2.7 million tons of CO2 emissions will be avoided annually.   
Status of the programme or project  Current or in progress  
Duration and timing  2010-2028 
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  info.wein.cooperation@seco.admin.ch  
   
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- 29 - Name of programme or project  Reducing Food Losses through Improved Post Harvest Management in Ethiopia  
Objective or purpose  Improved food and nutrition security and income of smallholder farmers in Ethiopia through reduction of post -harvest 
losses by promotion of technologies, complementary policies and institutional innovati ons. 
Entity making the incentive available  Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation  
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country Member   
Beneficiary Member(s)   
Beneficiary Observer(s)  Ethiopia  
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions   
Nature of incentive measure   
Financial implications  CHF 400 ,000 (CHF 2 ,900,000 over project duration)  
Field of technology  Field of technology transfer: Agriculture  
Type of technology transferred: Metal silos  
Category of technology  Food and agriculture  
Output or impact  1. Reduced post -harvest losses among smallholder farmers, farmers groups and cooperatives by using improved 
post-harvest technologies and management practice s 
2. Sustainable financial services and market linkage options established for smallholder farmers and private sector 
to promote post -harvest management technologies  
3. Appropriate regulatory frameworks and institutional structures supported to implement t he National Post -harvest 
Management Strategy  
Status of the programme or project  Current or in progress  
Duration and timing  2018-2024 
Website for further information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/de/home/aktivitaeten_projekte/projekte -
fokus/projektdatenbank.filterResults.html/content/dezaprojects/SDC/en/2012/7F08500/phase2?oldPagePath=/cont
ent/deza/de/home/aktivitaeten_projekte/projekte -fokus/proj ektdatenbank.html  
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- 30 - Name of programme or project  Ifakara Health Institute: Scaling up of research results and innovations to maximize public health impact  
Objective or purpose  To promote and scale up innovative research approaches aiming to improve the impact of public health in Tanzania.  
Entity making the incentive available  Swiss TPH, Essential -Tech-EPFL, Rigitech, Robotech, Botnar Foundation  
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country Member   
Beneficiary Member(s)  Tanzania  
Beneficiary Observer(s)   
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions   
Nature of incentive measure   
Financial implications  CHF 418 ,417 (CHF 2 ,900,000 over project duration)  
Field of technology  Field of technology transfer: Health research  
Type of technology transferred: Includes drones, block chain, mobile solutions, digital workshops  
Category of technology  Health -related technology  
Output or impact  1. IHI's local, national, regiona l and global attractiveness as a research platform is durably strengthened and its 
research impacts optimally on the well -being of the local communities.  
2. Thriving culture of entrepreneurship and innovation, producing solutions that contribute to the imp rovement of 
local community wellbeing and sustainable development.  
Status of the programme or project  Current or in progress  
Duration and timing  2019-2024 
Website for further information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/de/home/projekte/pro jekte.filterResults.html/content/dezaprojects/SDC/en/1997/
7F01726/phase7?oldPagePath=/content/deza/de/home/projekte/projekte.html  
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- 31 - Name of programme or project  Strengthening Land Governance  
Objective or purpose  Small -scale food producers including women and men from all ethnicities have secure and equal access to land.  
Entity making the incentive available  University of Bern  
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country Member   
Beneficiary Member(s)  Myanmar  
Beneficiary Observer(s)   
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions   
Nature of incentive measure   
Financial implications  CHF 1 ,188,645 (CHF 10 ,515,000 over project duration)  
Field of technology  Field of technology transfer: Land governance  
Type of technology transferred: Open -access spatial data platform  
Category of technology  Other  
Output or impact  1. Accurate data and knowledge on land is widely available, enabling transparent multi -stakeholders dialogues and 
decision -making for land governance and sustainable development planning.  
2. Stakeholders in Myanmar have increased capacity and are able to effectively coordinate in promoting equitable 
land and natural resource rights in policy and law.  
3. Ethnic -based CSO s play a significant role in decision -making on land policy and other natural resources.  
Status of the programme or project  Current or in progress  
Duration and timing  2017-2022 
Website for further information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/de/home/projekte/pro jekte.filterResults.html/content/dezaprojects/SDC/en/2014/
7F09174/phase2?oldPagePath=/content/deza/de/home/projekte/projekte.html  
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- 32 - Name of programme or project  Swiss Water Partnership  
Objective or purpose  Stimulated and pooled Swiss knowhow and expertise contribute to improve living conditions in developing and 
transition countries through enhanced water security.  
Entity making the incentive available  Swiss Water Partnership (Multi -stakeholder platform to  find innovative solutions)  
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country Member   
Beneficiary Member(s)  Bangladesh; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Niger; Senegal  
Beneficiary Observer(s)   
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions   
Nature of incentive measure   
Financial implications  CHF 115 ,000 (CHF 877 ,092 over project duration)  
Field of technology  Field of technology transfer: Water management  
Type of technology transferred: Small -scale irrigation techniques, gravity -fed water supply system, rainwater 
harvesting systems, sanitation facilities  
Category of technology  Environmentally friendly or sustainable technology  
Output or impact  1. Youth for Water – Swiss Youth is engaged and influences water -related reflections  
2. Innovations for SDG 6 and other water -related goals – Innovations enhancing the effectiveness of approaches to 
achieve water -related SDG targets are generated and/or tested and shared  
3. Strong Swiss Voice – Swiss water expertise is d emanded by key actors to contribute to the achievement of water -
related SDG targets  
Status of the programme or project  Current or in progress  
Duration and timing  2019-2025 
Website for further information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/en/home/aktivitaeten_projekte/projekte -
fokus/projektdatenbank.filterResults.html/content/dezaprojects/SDC/en/2015/7F09280/phase2?oldPagePath=/cont
ent/deza/en/home/aktivitaeten_projekte/projekte -fokus/proj ektdatenbank.html  
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- 33 - Name of programme or project  RUNRES: The rural -urban nexus: Establishing a nutrient loop to improve city region food systems.  
Objective or purpose  The main objective of RUNRES is to co-design, test, implement and scale safe, (cost -) efficient and socially acceptable 
innovations to valorise urban and rural waste resources and improve food value chains in order to enhance circular 
economies and thereby improve the resilience of city reg ion food systems.  
Entity making the incentive available  ETHZ Zurich  
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country Member   
Beneficiary Member(s)  Democratic Republic of the Congo; Rwanda  
Beneficiary Observer(s)  Ethiopia  
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions   
Nature of incentive measure   
Financial implications  CHF 1 ,420,000 (CHF 4 ,903,000 over project duration)  
Field of technology  Field of technology transfer: Food security, Agriculture  
Type of technology transferred: Sanitation solutions, circular flow of nutrients in agriculture  
Category of technology  Food and agriculture  
Output or impact  1. Improved control of nutrient flows and recycling of nutrients across the rural -urban nexus.  
2. The development of  locally suitable solutions – private enterprise, public investment, public/private partnerships, 
and civic science that will enable sustainable sanitation and waste -recycling innovations.  
3. Increased access and use of locally sourced soil amendments that  will improve sustainable local agriculture.  
4. Facilitate an enabling policy environment for the scaling of ad diffuse selected innovations in partnership with 
policymakers and practitioners as well as beyond the RUNRES focus regions.  
Status of the programme or project  Current or in progress  
Duration and timing  2018-2023 
Website for further information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/de/home/projekte/projekte.filterResults.html/content/dezaprojects/SDC/en/2018/
7F09521/phase1?oldPagePath=/content/deza/de/home/projekte/projekte.html  
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- 34 - Name of programme or project  Open source Health Insurance Management Information System (OpenHIMIS)  
Objective or purpose  The overall goal of the initiative is to contribute to poverty mitigation and reduction by including poorer populations 
into social health protection schemes. Their integration will be facilitated through the development, implementation 
and continuous improvement of a Health Insurance Management Information System based on open source 
technology  (openHIMIS) because more efficient, transparent and cost -effective management increases the schemes , 
capacities to extend their coverage to hitherto excluded poorer populations.  
Entity making the incentive available  German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), Social Protection Systems Programme of the European Union 
(EU-SPS) 
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country Member   
Beneficiary Member(s)  Bangladesh; Chad; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Djibouti; The Gambia; Myanmar; Nepal; Rwanda; Tanzania  
Beneficiary Observer(s)   
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions   
Nature of incentive measure   
Financial implications  CHF 0 (CHF 2 ,510,000 over project duration)  
Field of technology  Field of technology transfer: Health  
Type of technology transferred: Open source software for health insurance  
Category of technology  Health -related technology  
Output or impact  1. The openIMIS Initiative is strengthened (through new members and capacities built).   
2. The openIMIS software is further developed with new functionalities, and in -line with security standards.  
3. The introduction of openIMIS is prepared in selected partner countries  
Status of the programme or project  Current or in progress  
Duration and timing  2020-2023 
Website for further information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/de/home/projekte/projekte.filterResults.html/content/dezaprojects/SDC/en/2016/
7F09605/phase2?oldPagePath=/content/deza/de/home/projekte/projekte.html  
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- 35 - Name of programme or project  Solar irrigation for Agriculture Resilience (SoLAR)  
Objective or purpose  The main goal of the project is to contribute to climate resilient, gender and socially inclusive agrarian livelihoods in 
Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan b y supporting Government efforts to promote solar irrigation.  
Entity making the incentive available  Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)  
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country Member   
Beneficiary Member(s)  Bangladesh; Nepal  
Beneficiary Observer(s)   
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions   
Nature of incentive measure   
Financial implications  CHF 1 ,113,443 (CHF 5 ,570,000 over project duration)  
Field of technology  Field of technology transfer: Water management  
Type of technology transferred: Solar irrigation system: groundwater monitoring through electricity use, efficient 
solar pumps and smart micro grids  
Category of technology  Climate change mitigation technology  
Output or impact  1. Improved empirical evidence supports the development of climate resilient, gender and socially inclusive and 
groundwater responsive solar irrigation policies.  
2. Innovative actions and approaches for gender and socially inclusive and groundwater aware so lar irrigation are 
validated.  
3. Increased national /global knowledge and capacity for gender and socially inclusive and groundwater responsive 
solar irrigation policies and practices.  
Status of the programme or project  Current or in progress  
Duration and timing  2018-2024 
Website for further information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/de/home/projekte/projekte.filterResults.html/content/dezaprojects/SDC/en/2018/
7F10119/phase1?oldPagePath=/content/deza/de/home/projekte/projekte.html  
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- 36 - Name of programme or project  Somalia Information and Resilience Building Action (SIRA)  
Objective or purpose  Resilience for agro -pastoral households improved through increased income from improved fodder value chains and 
Somalian households' resilience to future s hocks improved.  
Entity making the incentive available  Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations (FAO)  
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country Member   
Beneficiary Member(s)   
Beneficiary Observer(s)  Somalia  
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions   
Nature of incentive measure   
Financial implications  CHF 0 (CHF 6 ,880,000 over project duration)  
Field of technology  Field of technology transfer: Food security  
Type of technology transferred: Evidence -based policy making, know -how in use of data  
Category of technology  Food and agriculture  
Output or impact  1. Household incomes in target communities in Awdal region are enhanced from the sale of fodder.  
2. Risks to peoples ' lives and livelihoods  are reduced through provision of information for action (FSNAU & SWALIM).  
Status of the programme or project  Current or in progress  
Duration and timing  2018-2022 
Website for further information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/de/home/projekte/pro jekte.filterResults.html/content/dezaprojects/SDC/en/2018/
7F10190/phase1?oldPagePath=/content/deza/de/home/projekte/projekte.html  
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- 37 - Name of programme or project  Climate Change Adaptation in Mountains  
Objective or purpose  The overall objective of the programme is to increase knowledge on climate change and appropriate adaptation 
solutions in mountains and feed it into science -policy platforms for informed decision -making in national, regional 
and global  policy processes, in order to increase the resilience of mountain communities and ecosystems to climate 
change.  
Entity making the incentive available  International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), United Nations Environment Programme 
(UNEP), University of Bern  
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country Member   
Beneficiary Member(s)  Afghanistan; Bangladesh; Myanmar; Nepal  
Beneficiary Observer(s)   
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions   
Nature of incentive measure   
Financial implications  CHF 906 ,886 (CHF 5 ,302,350 over project duration)  
Field of technology  Field of technology transfer: Climate change adaptation  
Type of technology transferred: Expertise and knowledge through regional science -policy platforms and global policy 
frameworks.  
Category of technology  Climate change mitigation technology  
Output or impact  1. Improved availability and use of mountain observation data and information services support regional and global 
knowled ge products on climate change in mountains.  
2. Mountain CCA is integrated into planning and policy processes of regional bodies and their national constituencies 
as the result of strengthened science -policy dialogue platforms.  
3. Knowledge on CCA solutions  in mountains is strengthened and capitalized at the national, regional and global 
level. 
4. Major global policy processes are taking CCA in mountains into account.  
Status of the programme or project  Current or in progress  
Duration and timing  2018-2023 
Website for further information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/de/home/projekte/projekte.filterResults.html/content/dezaprojects/SDC/en/2018/
7F10208/phase1?oldPagePath=/content/deza/de/home/projekte/projekte.html  
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- 38 - Name of programme or project  Dynamic electronic decision trees for managing childhood illness (DYNAMIC)  
Objective or purpose  To improve the quality of care for children aged 0 -12 years in low resource settings by validating and implementing 
a novel electronic point -of-care clinical a lgorithm (ePOCT) that guides and trains health workers in the diagnosis and 
management of sick children.  
Entity making the incentive available  University of Lausanne  
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country Member   
Beneficiary Member(s)  Tanzania  
Beneficiary Observer(s)   
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions   
Nature of incentive measure   
Financial implications  CHF 940 ,250 (CHF 3 ,000,000 over project duration)  
Field of technology  Field of technology transfer: Health  
Type of technology transferred: Digital technologies in the diagnosis and management of sick children  
Category of technology  Health -related technology  
Output or impact  1. Integrated management of children with acute illnesses at primary care level is improved  
2. The national health information system for disease surveillance and early epidemic detection is enhanced  
3. Clinical algorithms are improved and continuously adapted to geographical and seasonal variations using machine -
learning  
4. Antimicrobial drug pressure in the community is decreased  
5. The environment for the sustainability of electronic clinical decision support algorithms and the framework for 
larger -scale implementation is supportive  
Status of the programme or project  Current or in progress  
Duration and timing  2019-2023 
Website for further information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/de/home/projekte/projekte.filterResults.html/content/dezaprojects/SDC/en/2019/
7F10361/phase1?oldPagePath=/content/deza/de/home/projekte/projekte.html  
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- 39 - Name of programme or project  Community -Based Chronic disease Care Lesotho (ComBaCal)  
Objective or purpose  An improved health, social and economic well -being of adults living with Non -communicable chronic diseases in a 
low-resource setting.  
Entity making the incentive available  Swiss Tropical and Public Heath Institute, National University of Lesotho, SolidarMed Switzerland and Lesotho  
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country Member   
Beneficiary Member(s)  Lesotho  
Beneficia ry Observer(s)   
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions   
Nature of incentive measure   
Financial implications  CHF 329 ,430 (CHF 6 ,040,000 over project duration)  
Field of technology  Field of technology transfer: Health  
Type of technology transferred: eHealth application and data system  
Category of technology  Health -related technology  
Output or impact  1. An eHealth application and data system is developed, validated by a clinical team, integrated and operational.  
2. Community lay health w orkers provide effective community based integrated NCD care in coordination with health 
facility staff.  
3. Clinical facility staff effectively provide integrated NCD care.  
4. Additional NCDs are integrated in ComBaCaL in line with national priorities and a roll -out plan is developed.  
5. Capacity -building in Health and IT achieved.  
Status of the programme or project  Current or in progress  
Duration and timing  2020-2025 
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  info.deza@eda.admin.ch  
   
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- 40 - Name of programme or project  Hands4health  
Objective or purpose  1. Increased water use efficiency in health care facilities and schools and increased cost efficiency at inst itutional 
level ensure the sustainability of services.  
2. Improved health for staff, patients and visitors of health care facilities as well as for staff an children in schools.  
Entity making the incentive available  University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, 
Swiss Tropical and Public Heath Institute, Terre des hommes, Medecins sans Frontières, Skat Foundation, RANAS 
Ltd., Martin Systems GmbH  
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country Member   
Beneficiary Member(s)  Burkina Faso; Uganda  
Beneficiary Observer(s)   
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions   
Nature of incentive measure   
Financial implications  CHF 1 ,285,560 (CHF 4 ,700,000 over project duration)  
Field of technology  Field of technology transfer: Health  
Type of technology transferred: Water efficient hand washing technologies  
Category of technology  Health -related technology  
Output or impact  1. The catalogue of the technologies, design options, monitoring and quality control tools suitable for different user 
groups, contexts and production methods is available.  
2. Local production of selected infrastructure elements is established in the four ta rget countries.  
3. Population tailored and data driven behaviour change interventions are evaluated.  
4. The holistic approach to water, sanitation and hygiene is developed, including a decision support tool and an 
implementation plan for different user g roups.  
5. Empirical evidence on the health impact of the approach is available from 80 institutions of the four target 
countries.  
6. The holistic approach to water sanitation and hygiene is adopted by the Consortium members and key strategic 
partners (international networks and organizations).  
Status of the programme or project  Current or in progress  
Duration and timing  2020-2024 
Website for further information  https://www.eda .admin.ch/deza/de/home/projekte/projekte.filterResults.html/content/dezaprojects/SDC/en/2020/
7F10345/phase3?oldPagePath=/content/deza/de/home/projekte/projekte.html  
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- 41 - Name of programme or project  REPIC - Swiss Platform for Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and Resource Efficiency Promotion in 
International Cooperation  
Objective or purpose  Promote know -how and technology transfer of renewable energies, energy and resource efficiency in developing and 
transition countries  
Entity making the incentive available  REPIC - Swiss Platform for Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and Resource Efficiency Promotion in International 
Cooperation  
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country Member   
Beneficiary Member(s)   
Beneficiary Observer(s)  Ethiopia  
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions   
Nature of incentive measure   
Financial implications  CHF 2 ,500,000 (CHF 20 ,400,000 over project duration)  
Field of technology  Know -how in renewable energy, energy efficiency and resource efficiency (solar, wind, biomass, geothermal and 
hydropower energy)  
Category of technology  Environmentally friendly or sustainable technology  
Output or impact  1. Knowledge transfer: implementation of sustainable projects  
2. Networks, information, communication and coordination: successful communication and information as well as 
national and international partnerships, networking  
Status of the programme or project  Current or in progress  
Duration and timing  2018-2023 
Website for further information  www.repic.ch   
Contact point for further information  REPIC Secretariat, info@repic.ch  
   
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- 42 - Name of programme or project  Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP)  
Objective or purpose  Achieving Universal Energy Access By 2030 And Advancing Decarbonization  
Entity making the incentive available  ESMAP/World Bank  
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country Member   
Beneficiary Member(s)   
Beneficiary Observer(s)   
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions   
Nature of incentive measure   
Financial implications  Total investments from SECO CHF 13 million (+SDC 3 million)  
Field of technology  Field of technology transfer: Climate change mitigation technology  
Type of technology transferred: Know -how / technology transfer, support in preparing and structuring energy 
infrastructure projects, support in informing polic y / strategy  
Category of technology  Climate change mitigation technology  
Output or impact  Development financing informed, policy / strategy informed, client capacity increased, knowledge increased, 
innovative approaches & solutions generated  
Status of the programme or project  Current or in progress  
Duration and timing  2021-2024  
Website for further information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/en/home/aktivitaeten_projekte/projekte -fokus/projektdatenbank/seco -
projekte.filterResults.html/content/dezaprojects/SECO/en/2015/UR00941/phase2?oldPagePath=/content/deza/en/
home/aktivitaeten_projekte/projekte -fokus/projektdatenbank/seco -projekte.html  
Contact point for further information  esmap@worldbank.org  
   
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- 43 - Name of programme or project  Swiss Programme on Capacities for Trade Policies (C4TP)  
Objective or purpose  On demand targeted support to strengthen capacities of governments in trade policy making  
Entity making the incentive available  GFA consulting group / St. Gallen Endowment for Prosperity through Trade (hosting the Global Trade Alert initiative)  
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country Member   
Beneficiary Member(s)  Nepal  
Beneficiary Observer(s)   
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions   
Nature of incentive measure   
Financial implications  Overall programme budget CHF 4,000,000  
Field of technology  Transfer of knowledge, negotiating skills, analytical methods and networking capabilities to devise, negotiate and 
implement an effective and conducive trade -policy to the b eneficiary country 's economy  
Category of technology  Other  
Output or impact  More favourable framework conditions for inclusive and sustainable trade, contributing to economic growth and 
increased resilience  
Status of the programme or project  Current or in progress  
Duration and timing  2021-2024 
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  info.cooperation@seco.admin.ch  
   
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- 44 - Name of programme or project  GovTech Global Partnership  
Objective or purpose  The GovTech partnership is a multi -donor trust fund managed by the World Bank to support the transformation of 
the public sector through digitalization. It aims at promoting the use of new technologies to transform the public 
sector and improve service delivery to citizens and businesses  
Entity making the incentive available  World Bank Group, WB member countries, private sector  
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country Member   
Beneficiary Member(s)   
Beneficiary Observer(s)   
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions   
Nature of incentive measure   
Financial implications  Overall programme budget USD 8,700,000  
Field of technology  Transfer of knowledge and skills, disruptive technologies (e.g. artificial Intelligence, machine learning, cloud 
computing, blockchain), IT solutions and strategies for public entities, open source software and prototypes, legal 
and regulatory frameworks.  
Category of technology  Information and communications technology  
Output or impact  Increase efficiency, transparency and accountability of the public sector through. (i) increased knowledge of GovTech 
solutions and approaches; (ii) improved mainstreaming of GovTech in World Bank operations; (iii) improved access 
to open source GovTech solutions; (iv) improved service delivery through GovTech solutions; (v) improved GovTech 
regulations  
Status of the programme or project  Current or in progress  
Duration and timing  2019-2024 
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  vsharma11@worldbank.org ; wemu.sekretariat@seco.admin.ch  
   
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- 45 - Name of programme or project  Grain Post -Harvest Loss Prevention (GPLP)  
Objective or purpose  Reduced post -harvest losses in food grains in the Central Corridor of Tanzania and improved food security and 
incomes of targeted farming households.  
Entity making the incentive available  Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation  
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country Member   
Beneficiary Member(s)  Tanzania  
Beneficiary Observer(s)   
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions   
Nature of incentive measure   
Financial implications  CHF 34 ,966 (CHF 2 ,200,000 over project duration)  
Field of technology  Field of technology transfer: Agriculture  
Type of technology transferred: Metal silos  
Category of technology  Food and agriculture  
Output or impact  1. Targeted smallholder farmers have access and adopt effective postharvest management practices and technologies  
2. Postharvest policies and framework conditions are improved in Tanzania through implementation of PHM strategy 
and by -laws 
3. Postharvest management stakeholders have access to information that enables decision making towards r educing 
postharvest losses  
Status of the programme or project  Completed  
Duration and timing  2017-2020 
Website for further information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/de/home/projekte/projekte.filterResults.html/content/dezaprojects/SDC/en/2010/
7F07726/phase2?oldPagePath=/content/deza/de/home/projekte/p rojekte.html  
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- 46 - Name of programme or project  Fighting diseases of poverty: Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi)  
Objective or purpose  Develop new and improve existing treatments for neglected tropical diseases, in order to reduce their global burden 
and to save lives and improve the quality of life for patients and populations at risk. The specific objective is to deliver 
11 to 14 new tr eatments between 2021 -2028 (7 -8 additional treatments anticipated in 2020 -2023).  
Entity making the incentive available  Over 180 private and public partners worldwide  
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country Member   
Beneficiary Member(s)  Angola; Bangladesh; Benin; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Central African Republic; Chad; Democratic Republic of the 
Congo; Djibouti; The Gambia; Guinea; Guinea -Bissau; Lesotho; Liberia; Madagascar; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; 
Mozambique; Nepal ; Niger; Rwanda; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Tanzania; Togo; Uganda; Zambia  
Beneficiary Observer(s)   
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions   
Nature of incentive measure   
Financial implications  CHF 1 ,600,000 (CHF 8 ,000,000 over project duration)  
Field of technology  Field of technology transfer: Health  
Type of technology  transferred: Development and provision of treatments for neglected tropical diseases  
Category of technology  Health -related technology  
Output or impact  1. Regulatory approval and treatments registration in LMICs. New treatments are adopted and are part of the 
treatment guidelines.  
2. International organisations, governments, and Ministries of Health contribute to and are using R&D evidence to 
support policy change and treatment ado ption and implementation, changing the way disease are managed, 
controlled and/or eliminated.  
3. Treatments are available at scale for patients in all communities at risk including women and children.  
4. Treatments supporting efficient delivery health sys tems/models  
5. Sustainable R&D expertise in LMICs adaptable and usable for other poverty -related infectious diseases.  
Status of the programme or project  Current or in progress  
Duration and timing  2021-2024 
Website for further information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/de/home/projekte/projekte.filterR esults.html/content/dezaprojects/SDC/en/2010/
7F07741/phase4?oldPagePath=/content/deza/de/home/projekte/projekte.html  
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- 47 - Name of programme or project  Swiss Bluetec Bridge: Technology of Swiss start -ups in the water sector benefit disadvantaged 
populations  
Objective or purpose  The aim of the SBTB is to accelerate sustainable access to water and sanitation services for people, especially the 
poorest ("bottom of the pyramid"), in rural areas and small towns in developing and emerging countries, by putting 
Swiss high technology and innovation at their service. In addition, the project aims to advance the debate on 
supporting social entrepreneurs in the field of water and sanitation.  
Entity making the incentive a vailable  Swiss Bluetec Bridge, Strategos, CEWAS  
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country Member   
Beneficiary Member(s)  Democratic Republic of the Congo; Madagascar; Nepal; Senegal; Togo  
Beneficiary Observer(s)   
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions   
Nature of incentive measure   
Financial implications  CHF 36 ,080 (CHF 157 ,700 over project duration)  
Field of technology  Field of technology transfer: Water  
Type of technology transferred: Technologies for water treatment, low-cost system for desalinating salty or brackish 
water  
Category of technology  Other  
Output or impact  1. SBTB support helps to advance promising start -ups  
2. Lessons learned from the SBTB feed into the debate on financing social entrepreneurs in Switzerland and elsewhere  
3. Start -ups that will not continue their activities find a "decent ending" in the SBTB project  
4. At the end of this final phase, the en trepreneurs' projects are no longer dependent on SDC's financial commitments  
Status of the programme or project  Current or in progress  
Duration and timing  2020-2024 
Website for further information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/de/home/projekte/projekte.filterResults.html/content/dezaprojects/SDC/en/2 011/
7F07944/phase3?oldPagePath=/content/deza/de/home/projekte/projekte.html  
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- 48 - Name of programme or project  Desinfection of sanitary structures with WATA technology (Burkina Faso)  
Objective or purpose  To help mitigate the spread of COVID -19 through the installation, training and use of WATA technology for the 
disinfection of health facilities.  
Entity making the incentive available  WATALUX SA  
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country M ember   
Beneficiary Member(s)  Burkina Faso  
Beneficiary Observer(s)   
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions   
Nature of incentive measure   
Financial implications  CHF 67 ,952 (CHF 420 ,000 over project duration)  
Field of technology  Field of technology transfer: Health  
Type of technology transferred: Production of sodium hypochlorite from salt and water  
Category of technology  Health -related technology  
Output or impact  Equipment of 59 health facilities with WATA technology  
Status of the programme or project  Completed  
Duration and timing  2020-2021 
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Contact point for further information  info.deza@eda.admin.ch  
   
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- 49 - Name of programme or project  Desinfection of sanitary structures with WATA technology (Chad)  
Objective or purpose  To help mitigate the spread of COVID -19 through the installation, training and use of WATA technology for the 
disinfection of health facilities.  
Entity making the incen tive available  WATALUX SA, Antenna Foundation  
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country Member   
Beneficiary Member(s)  Chad 
Beneficiary Observer(s)   
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions   
Nature of incentive measure   
Financial implications  CHF 0 (CHF 250 ,000 over project duration)  
Field of technology  Field of technology transfer: Health  
Type of technology transferred: Production of sodium hypochlorite from salt and water  
Category of technology  Health -related technol ogy 
Output or impact  The spread of COVID -19 and other infections in facilities equipped with WATA devices is controlled and limited.  
Status of the programme or project  Completed  
Duration and timing  2020-2021 
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  info.deza@eda.admin.ch  
   
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- 50 - Name of programme or project  Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND)  
Objective or purpose  Accelerate global efforts towards Universal Health Coverage and Global Health Security.  
Vision: Testing for healthy and safe lives.  
Mission: Drive equitable access to reliable diagnosis through collective action  
Entity making the incentive available  Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND)  
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country Member   
Beneficiary Member(s)  Chad; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Uganda  
Beneficiary Observer(s)   
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions   
Nature of incentive measure   
Financial implications  CHF 1 ,500,000 (CHF 6 ,800,000 over project duration)  
Field of technology  Field of technology transfer: Health  
Type of technology transferred: Development and early implementation of innovative diagnostic tests  
Category of technology  Health -related technology  
Output or impact  1. Universal health coverage: Expand primary care testing to combat diseases that disproportionately affect 
vulnerable populations.  
2. Global Health Security: Strengthen diagnostic surveillance and response systems to contain outbreaks and improve 
pandemi c preparedness, aligned with a One Health Approach.  
Status of the programme or project  Current or in progress  
Duration and timing  2021-2024 
Website for further information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/de/home/projekt e/projekte.filterResults.html/content/dezaprojects/SDC/en/2013/
7F08866/phase3.html?oldPagePath=/content/deza/de/home/projekte/projekte.html  
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- 51 - Name of programme or project  Promoting employment and non -farm income in the Great Lakes region through the production of 
climate -friendly building materials (PROECCO)  
Objective or purpose  Workers' livelihoods and working conditions are improved while reducing the impact of materials production and 
construction on th e environment and climate in the Great Lakes region.  
Entity making the incentive available  SKAT Foundation  
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country Member   
Beneficiary Member(s)  Burundi; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Rwanda  
Beneficiary Observer(s)   
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions   
Nature of incentive measure   
Financial implications  CHF 2 ,199,110 (CHF 16 ,371,000 over project duration)  
Field of technology  Field of technology transfer: Construction  
Type of technology transferred: Climate responsive building material  
Category of technology  Environmentally friendly or sustainable technology  
Output or impact  1. Framework conditions: Regulatory frameworks and tools to promote i) building standards that favour low carbon 
services and ii) an enabling environment for private investment are provided by the authorities in the region.  
2. Finance and Markets: Authorities and the private sector promote the modern brick: they contribute to the 
realisation of low -carbon infrastructure and affordable housing projects, an incentive framework allows private 
operators to access finance.   
3. Transfer of skills: Local service providers have the technical skills needed to develop the modern brick housing 
value chain and m ake them available to the authorities and the construction sector.  
4. Advisory support, quality control: Local investors, producers and planners are competent in the establishment of 
low-carbon brick factories, construction and planning in modern brick, t hanks to the advisory support and quality 
control services provided by the programme.  
Status of the programme or project  Current or in progress  
Duration and timing  2021-2024 
Website for further information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/de/home/projekt e/projekte.filterResults.html/content/dezaprojects/SDC/en/2012/
7F08320/phase3.html?oldPagePath=/content/deza/de/home/projekte/projekte.html  
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- 52 - Name of programme or project  AgriPath: Empowering farmers ' transition to sustainable agriculture through effective and efficient 
digital pathways  
Objective or purpose  a) 150,000 male and female smallholder farmers (directly plus indirectly reached through dissemination) increased 
productivity, income and climate  resilience by adopting sustainable agricultural practices;   
b) Sustainable agriculture is widely adopted and natural resources degradation diminished. Main research question: 
Which delivery model for digital advisory services has the best impact on the sc aling-up and adoption of sustainable 
agriculture practices by male and female smallholder farmers?  
 
The three models to be compared are:  
1. Self -service: the smallholder farmer has access to a phone, downloads the app and uses it on its own.  
2. Agent -based: the smallholder farmer does not own a phone and accesses the knowledge contained in the app via 
trainings, workshops and advice provided by the extension agent.  
3. Hybrid: the smallholder farmer has access to a phone, downloads and uses the app, and receives trainings, 
workshops and advice from an extension agent.  
Entity making the incentive available  Centre for Development and Environment of the University of Bern  
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country Member   
Beneficiary Member(s)  Burkina Faso; Nepal; Tanzania; Uganda  
Beneficiary Observer(s)   
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions   
Nature of incentive measure   
Financial implications  CHF 1 ,200,000 (CHF 5 ,050,000 over project duration)  
Field of technology  Field of technology transfer: Agriculture  
Type of technology transferred: Digital agricultural advisory services for smallholder farmers, farmbetter app  
Category of technology  Food and agriculture  
Output o r impact  1. 50,000 male and female smallholder farmers have access to evidence -based and tailored advice and adopt 
sustainable agricultural practices.   
2. Ministries of agriculture, the development community and digital advisory service providers in five countries 
promote evidence -based delivery models to scale -up gender -sensitive digital advisory services for long -term 
behaviour change towards sustainabl e agriculture.  
Status of the programme or project  Current or in progress  
Duration and timing  2021-2026 
Website for further information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/de/home/projekte/projekte.filterResults.html/content/dezaprojects/SDC/en/2020/
7F10345/phase2?oldPagePath=/content/deza/de/home/projekte/projekte.html  
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- 53 - Name of programme or project  Impact of Innovative Financing for Education to Leave No One Behind (IFE -2-LNOB)  
Objective or purpose  More and better use of funds towards inclusive and quality Education for girls and boys, adolescents and young 
adults, especially the most vulner able and marginalized, in low and lower -middle income countries.  
Entity making the incentive available  Genfer Hochschulinstitut für internationale Studien  
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country Member   
Beneficiary Member(s)  Rwanda; Sierra Leone; Tanzania; Uganda  
Beneficiary Observer(s)   
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions   
Nature of incentive measure   
Financial implications  CHF 910 ,000 (CHF 4 ,050,000 over project duration)  
Field of technology  Field of technology transfer: Education  
Type of technology transferred: Research on innovative financing approaches in education  
Category of technology  Other  
Output or impact  1. The incorporation of the project 's research findings in the financing mechanisms of the two implementing partners 
Volta Capital and UBS Optimus Foundation (UBS OF) fosters improved quality education and increased cost efficiency, 
while also ensuring enhanced inclusion of vulnerable and ma rginalized children, adolescents and young adults.  
2. The global education policy dialogue and new financing initiatives are influenced by new evidence on innovative 
financing for education.  
With this project contribution, the SDC wants to enable a neutr al, scientific assessment of such innovative financing 
mechanisms, in particular on their suitability for and impact on marginalized groups. Such in depth research would 
not be done without public funds.  
Status of the programme or project  Current or in progress  
Duration and timing  2021-2032 
Website for further information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/de/home/projekte/projekte.filterResults.html/content/dezaprojects/SDC/en/2020/
7F10345/phase4?oldPagePath=/content/deza/de/home/projekte/projekte.html  
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- 54 - Name of programme or project  Financing Basin Development at Municipal Level (Localized Blue Peace)  
Objective or purpose  Enhance sustainable economic development and peaceful societies by creating new and additional ways to access 
financial capital at municipal level for municipal projects, as part of a wider basin development. Strengthened 
municipalities in the context of regional sustainable basin development to foster peaceful societies in alignment with 
the 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement.  
Entity making the incentive available  United Nations Capital Development Fund  
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country Member   
Beneficiary Member(s)   
Beneficiary Observer(s)   
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions   
Nature of incentive measure   
Financial implications  CHF 2 ,850,00 (6050000 over project duration)  
Field of technology  Field of technology transfer: Water and Sanitation  
Type of technology transferred: Design innovative water projects  
Category of technology  Biotechnology and biodiversity  
Output or impact  1. Increased capacity of municipalities and local governments (with initial cases in the Senegal and Gambia river 
basins) through access to sustainable sources of additional (capital) financing for projects, using water as an entry 
point;  
2. Enhanced enabling environment for sustainable sub -national finance ecosystem, including blended finance;  
3. Established pipeline of projects proposals nourishing revenue generating investments based  on multi -sectoral 
negotiated master -/investment plans;  
4. Awareness raised around the connection of municipalities to the source of water and basin via innovative 
approaches of impact monitoring, reporting and communication;  
5. Increased ownership and legitimacy by bringing the municipal voice into the global dialogue (elevator).  
Status of the programme or project  Current or in progress  
Duration and timing  2021-2024 
Website for further information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/de/home/projekte/projekte.filterResults.html/content/deza projects/SDC/en/2021/
7F10695/phase1?oldPagePath=/content/deza/de/home/projekte/projekte.html  
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- 55 - Name of programme or project  Improving access to medicines and technologies for non -communicable diseases: Diabetes as a tracer 
condition  
Objective or purpose  Diabetes is among the top ten causes of death worldwide, including in low -and middle -income countries. The high 
monthly cost of insulin and associated devices such as syringes, is a significant barrier to treatment, especially in 
resource -poor settings. Building on Switzerland 's comparative advantage in treating chronic diseases, this initiative 
will contribute to increasing the access to diabetes medicines and products as a model for  other non -communicable 
diseases.  
Entity making the incentive available  WHO, University of Geneva, Swissmedic  
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country Member   
Beneficiary Member(s)   
Beneficiary Observer(s)   
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions   
Nature of incentive measure   
Financial implications  CHF 239 ,990 (8 ,300,000 over project duration)  
Field of technology  Field of technology transfer: Health  
Type of technology transferred: Development of diabetes medicine  
Category of technology  Health -related technology  
Output or impact  1. Strengthen regulatory systems and registration including WHO Prequalification processes for NCD medicines 
(insulin) and associated technologies.  
2. Develop a strategy for pooled procurement mechanisms for quality NCDs medicines (insulin) and associated 
technologies.  
3. Policy Lab: establishing a common agenda on issues surrounding access to NCDs medicines and associated 
technologies with various stakeholders.  
Status of the programme or project  Current or in progress  
Duration and timing  2021-2022 
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  info.deza@eda.admin.ch  
   
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- 56 - Name of programme or project  E-commerce and Digital Economy Programme (ECDE)  
Objective or purpose  The ECDE Programme helps policy makers to create favourable framework conditions and enhance capacities for e-
commerce by supporting them in identifying and removing obstacles to its development.  
Entity making the incentive available  United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)  
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country Member   
Beneficiary Member(s)   
Beneficiary Observer(s)   
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions   
Nature of incentive measure   
Financial implications  Budget for 2021 -2024: Total budget: USD 50 ,000,000 / Swiss contribution: CHF 4 ,000,000 
Field of technology  Field of technology transfer: Information and communications technology  
Type of technology transferred: Technical assistance and capacity -building, knowledge sharing, collaboration and 
networking  
Category of technology  Information and communications technology  
Output or impact  The ECDE Programme seeks to enhance inclusive and sustainable development gains and economic benefits from e -
commerce and the digital economy for people and businesses  
Status of the programme or project  Current or in progress  
Duration and timing  2021-2024 
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  info.wehu.cooperation@seco.admin.ch  
 
 
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