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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  
NEW ZEALAND  
The following communication, dated 12 September 2022 , from the delegation of New Zealand , 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.  This submission provides an update on New Zealand's activities for the period from July  2020, 
consistent with commitments made under Article 66.2 of the TRIPS Agreement. These commitments 
contribute to the promotion and encouragement of technology transfer to least developed countries 
(LDCs), with a view to enabling a sound and viable technological base.  
2.  Technology transfer is int erpreted in this report broadly to include training, education and 
'know -how', along with any capital component, and include four key modes of technology transfer:  
• physical objects or equipment;  
• skills and human aspects of technology management and learning;  
• designs and blueprints which constitute the document -embodied knowledge on 
information and technology; and  
• production arrangement linkages within which technology is operated.  
3.  New Zealand en courages and appreciates the interest that LDC Members have in learning more 
about the value and outcomes of our technology transfer programmes. We have also included a 
table of specific examples of technology transfer to LDCs, in response to a request fro m LDCs for a 
more standardised format of reporting.  
2  OVERVIEW OF INCENTIVES, TYPES OF TECHNOLOGY AND THE MODES OF TECHNOLOGY 
TRANSFER  
4.  New Zealand encourages technology transfer to LCDs through various methods, including 
through the promotion of an economic  environment that enables New Zealand enterprises and 
institutions to transfer technology abroad; encouraging global trade in goods, services and labour 
mobility, facilitating a strong intellectual property environment and through various bilateral and 
regional development programmes. We also encourage LDCs to adopt the most relevant and cost -
effective technology available on the global market.   
5.  Due to New  Zealand's history, culture and location, the primary geographical focus of the 
New Zealand Aid Program me is the Pacific and key partners in Asia.  The LDCs with which 
New Zealand has bilateral or targeted regional programmes, discussed in this report are: 
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  Democratic Republic  of Congo, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania, 
Uganda and Zambia and Zambia (all of whom are LDC WTO Members or Observers).  
6.  New Zealand's engagement with LDCs on technology transfer occurs predominantly through the 
New Zealand  Aid Programme, managed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT).  We see 
technology transfer as fundamental to achieving sustainable development and poverty reduction in 
developing countries, through the investment of money, knowledge and skills . With a strong focus 
on the Pacific, New Zealand's Official Development Assistance (ODA) was boosted in 2018, with an 
additional funding commitment of NZD 714 million, increasing the overall ODA funds to 
NZD 2,218.73 billion for the period 2018 – 2021.  
7.  This increase in funding coincided with a renewed strategic direction for New Zealand's 
international cooperation for effective sustainable development. Its updated purpose is to contribute 
to a more peaceful world, in which all people live in dignity and sa fety, all countries can prosper, 
and our shared environment is protected. New Zealand supports the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable 
Development, and is committed to the values we want to see prevail in the world, including human 
rights, good governance and demo cracy; gender equality and women's empowerment; sound 
stewardship of the environment and climate; prevention and peaceful resolution of conflict; and the 
importance of international cooperation.  
8.  Our ODA priorities are dependent on individual country needs  to support sustainable 
development, and can be broadly framed through the Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs) pillars 
of: 
• People  - health, education, scholarships, human rights, and inclusive development 
targeting women and youth, and humanitarian action;  
• Planet  - climate change, renewable energy, resilience, environment, and oceans;  
• Prosperity  - economic governance, information and communication technology, 
agriculture, trade, labour mobility and employment; and  
• Peace  - effective governance, peacebuilding , security, and preventing violence.  
9.  Guided by these policy settings, the Ministry will continue to deliver 60% of our overall ODA in 
the Pacific. New Zealand's engagement in the Pacific is driven by our strong Pacific identity and 
interconnectedness with the region, coupled with the direct impact the Pacific's stability and 
prosperity has on New Zealand's national interests. New Zealand is seeking to deepen its 
engagement with the Pacific and ensure our relationships with Pacific Island countries are built  on 
understanding, friendship, mutual benefit and a collective ambition to achieve sustainable results.  
10.  Beyond the Pacific, the New Zealand Aid Programme prioritises Timor -Leste and 
South  East Asia, and takes a targeted approach to the rest of Asia, Africa  and Latin America. In 
these regions, we focus our aid on addressing climate change, peacebuilding, effective governance, 
and achieving a resilient global economy.  
11.  New Zealand has invested in multilateral organisations and initiatives that have supported 
technology transfer in the context of the global COVID -19 response. New Zealand has provided 
nearly NZD 70 million towards the Access to COVID -19 Tools Accelerator (ACT -A) to support 
developing countries (including LDCs) to respond to COVID -19. This include s an NZD 8 million 
contribution to the Global Fund 's COVID -19 Response Mechanism, and a NZD 10 million investment 
over five years in the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) to support vaccine 
research and development and manufacturing capability. In addition, New Zealand was an early 
supporter of COVAX (ACT -A's vaccines pillar) and has contributed NZD 26 million to the COVAX 
Advance Market Commitment Scheme, as well as NZD 6.7 million in ancillary costs (e.g. needles) 
associated with our donation of approximately 9.7 million vaccine doses to date.  
12.  New Zealand has supported Pacific and South -East Asian countries ' access to COVID -19 
vaccines. New Zealand made a NZD 6.5 million contribution to an Australia - UNICEF partnership  
that is bulk procuring COVID -19 vaccines.  While through COVAX, New Zealand donated 28,800 doses 
of the AstraZeneca, and 100,800 doses of the Johnson&Johnson/Jannsen vaccines to the Solomon 
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  3   ODA ACTIVITIES PROVIDING TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TO LDCS1 
3.1   EXAMPLES OF BILATERAL PROGRAMMES WITH LDCs  
13.  As the New Zealand Aid Programme evolves over time, different elements of technology transfer 
will feature. The following are some current examples from bilateral programmes with a number of 
LDC WTO Member Countri es. 
3.1.1   Myanmar  
14.  Plant and Food Research, a New Zealand Crown Research Institute, is partnering with Proximity 
Design, a Myanmar Social Enterprise, in a six year (2019 -2025) NZD 7.9 million project to improve 
the productivity, incomes and resilience of smallholder vegetable farmers and reduce post -harvest 
losses. Proximity Design 's capability in horticulture has been built through training and support in 
fertiliser and pesticide management and irrigation products.  
3.1.2   Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PD R) 
15.  The NZD 11.8 million Lao PDR (90%) and Cambodia (10%) Renewable Energy Facility provided 
hydro dam safety training to 288 Government of Lao P eople's Democratic Republic  staff and technical 
renewable energy English language training to 82 key government officials.  New Zealand technical 
advisers supported the Government of Lao People's Democratic Republic  to update the national 
energy efficiency roadmap and complemented this with energy efficiency training for 144 
government and private sector staff.  
16.  The N ZD 11 million unexploded ordnance programme (UXO) Lao Activity cleared 638 hectares 
of contaminated land in Xieng Khouang Province in 2021 and an additional 431 hectares as of 
July 2022. Due to the COVID -19 pandemic restrictions in 2021, the New Zealand Te chnical Advisor 
delivered one training course for 21 UXO Lao staff on the operation of new equipment. The 
New Zealand technical adviser provided support to the National Regulatory Authority for the 
UXO/Mine Action Sector in Lao People's Democratic Republic  to develop national courses for 
Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EDO), and a trauma medic course.  An EDO course was conducted for 
all UXO Lao  People's Democratic Republic  provinces in June 2022.  
3.1.3   Cambodia  
17.  Through the NZD 6.9 million Cambodia Quality Horticult ure Activity, New Zealand experts have 
supported the Cambodia General Directorate of Agriculture to become a fully functional Cambodia 
Good Agricultural Practices (CamGAP) certification body and it has effectively certified 309 farms. 
Four agribusiness and  social enterprises project partners have also been supported to finalise their 
internal control systems for managing GAP -aligned production from their supplying farmers.  
3.1.4   Zambia  
18.  The 7 year, NZD 7.4 million Zambia dairy activity is strengthening emerging dairy value chains 
through knowledge transfer on animal health and dairy business practices. Approximately 600 
participating farmers have experienced improved yields, reduced costs of production and increased 
profits. Since the onset  of COVID -19 in 2020, the programme has also been particularly adept at 
shifting to virtual platforms to share information and build capacity across the sector, with the 
programme 's informational material, videos and newsletters via email and WhatsApp grou ps, 
reaching approximately 1,200 recipients.  
19.  To widen impact, the programme has had a NZD 1.5million extension to the end of 2023 to 
focus on industry and community engagement activities. In 2022, outreach was increased to 20 
dairy cooperatives with 2,194 active members, over 330 dairy farmers were introduced to ZDTP best 
 
1 The information provided is based on the reporting criteria agreed by the TRIPS Council in 
February  2003. Any relevant activities of multilateral agencies that New Zealand provides core funding to are 
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  practices at agricultural shows, and training was undertaken with 31 Extension Officers (EOs) each 
with a catchment area of hundreds of farmers.  
3.2  EXAMPLES FROM REGIONAL PROGRAMMES  
20.  New Zeala nd provides LDCs with technology transfer and assistance to encourage investment 
through various regional assistance programmes.  In some cases it is difficult to separate expenditure 
specifically provided to LDC Members, although it is clear that LDC Membe rs within these regions 
benefit from these programmes.  
3.2.1   Pacific Economic and Trade -related Activities  
21.  Sound economic management and appropriate policies are critical to encourage technology 
transfer, trade and investment.  The New Zealand Aid Programme provi des funding to various 
regional organisations that provide economic advice, capacity -building, or support the development 
of trade or investment:  
• The Pacific Islands Financial Technical Assistance Centre (PFTAC) supports Pacific Island 
Countries to improve  economic management through the provision of technical advice and 
practical support in public financial management, tax administration, macroeconomic 
management and National Accounts, and in coordinating donor efforts in these areas.  New 
Zealand has commi tted NZD 12 million for the current five -year cycle of PFTAC through to 
April 2022;  
• The Pacific Trade & Invest (PTI) office in Auckland aims to enhance trade, investment and 
tourism opportunities for Pacific Island businesses. New Zealand contributes 
NZD 1.1 million per year to the operation of PTI;  
• In October 2021, New Zealand committed NZD 17 million to establish InvestPacific, a 
NZD 50 million blended finance fund to mobilise private investment in 12 Pacific Island 
countries, including Solomon Islands. N ew Zealand 's commitment includes NZD 5 million 
for a technical assistance facility that will help build the investment pipeline for 
InvestPacific through pre -feasibility, investment readiness and post -transaction support. 
The fund is expected to formally l aunch in late 2023.  
3.2.2   ICT sector  
22.  New Zealand also funds a broad range of initiatives in the ICT sector across the Pacific region, 
aimed at improving connectivity for communities that are underserved, and enhancing digital 
services for citizens and businesses . Examples of these initiatives include:  
• Investment of approximately NZD 42 million into submarine cables in Polynesia, 
connecting a number of countries to cables for the first time to improve connectivity and 
reduce cost to the consumer;  
• Funding of NZD 6 million to the University of the South Pacific to upgrade its academic 
campus network over 14 countries in the region, to improve education and training 
outcomes through the provision of enhanced digital education platforms;  
•  Commitment in 2019 of NZD 10 m illion over five -years to provide cybersecurity capacity -
building support to Pacific countries, to help partners improve security of their digital 
technology platforms and information online; and  
• A partnership with the World Bank, beginning in 2019, to conduct an assessment of 
e- government digital services and the digital economy across the region with a view to 
providing recommendations on how to improve e -government services and the digital 
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  3.2.3   Business D evelopment  
23.  Support for small to medium enterprise (SME) development remains a key focus for 
New Zealand, with the NZD 12.5 million Business Link Pacific (BLP) supporting SMEs across six 
Pacific Island countries to access quality, local business advisory s ervices to grow and improve their 
operations. During the reporting period, BLP enabled 56 Solomon Islands SMEs to access business 
advisory services valued at NZD 162 000, leveraging NZD 50 000 in co -investment. In March 2022, 
New Zealand committed an addit ional NZD 23.5 million for a second five -year phase of Business 
Link Pacific combined with the Pacific SME Finance Facility (see below) to cover twelve Pacific Island 
countries.  
24.  In November 2020, New Zealand launched the Pacific SME Finance Facility pilot to support 
Pacific businesses to respond to the economic impacts of COVID -19 while investing in long -term 
sustainability, resilience and growth. New Zealand 's NZD 10 million contribution has enabled 46 
businesses in Solomon Islands to access NZD 502 ,000 in adaptation grants. Wholesale capital funds 
were also lent to a local financial institution to facilitate concessional lending to Solomon Islands 
businesses.  
3.2.4   Broadcasting  
25.  MFAT fully funds Pacific Cooperation Broadcasting Ltd (PCBL), the parent company for Pasifika 
TV, for NZD 3 million per year. As well as providing 24/7 free content to contracted broadcasters 
(currently 21 broadcasters in 15 countries), PCBL also provides training in journalism, editing, and 
business management. The funding arrangement inc ludes the provision of high-definition  digital 
decoders, mojo units (filming) and laptops. These collectively provide the capability for real -time 
filming, editing and broadcasting on the stream through the central hub in Auckland, operated in 
conjunction with Māori TV, increasing the Pacific -generated content on the channel.  
3.2.5   Pacific Regional Agency Activities  
26.  New Zealand provides core financial support  to the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional 
Environment Programme (SPREP) (NZD 10.35 million over five years 2020 -2024). SPREP provides 
technica l advice, programme support and capacity -building assistance to Pacific island countries and 
territories in the areas of biodiversity and ecosystem management, climate change,  ocean 
acidification, waste management and pollution control,  and environmental m onitoring  and 
governance, and accordingly promotes the transfer of knowledge into the region.  
27.  New Zealand provides core support of NZD 9 million per year to The Pacific Community  (SPC) 
which is the Pacific 's leading science and technical agency, with a re gional mandate across multiple 
sectors including agriculture, public health, education quality, coastal fisheries, energy, disaster 
management, human rights, gender and youth, and statistics. It promotes technology transfer into 
the region in these areas. The Pacific Multi -sector Response to Non -communicable Diseases (NCDs) 
Activity, delivered by SPC, is supporting improved multisector responses to non -communicable 
diseases through provision of regulatory, legislative and policy technical support. In the So lomon 
Islands, this activity supported the development of a multisector NCD plan.  
28.  New Zealand provides core support of NZD 4.6 million per year to the Forum Fisheries Agency 
(FFA) which assists Pacific countries to cooperate to manage their tuna fisheries,  and to maximise 
the economic and social benefits of this resource. This includes building national capacity and 
technology transfer in the areas of fisheries management, compliance and legal frameworks.  
3.2.6   Climate Change Programme  
29.  For the period 2019 -2022 Ne w Zealand continued implementing a dedicated climate change 
programme supporting Pacific countries to lead their climate change response. The programme 
provides NZD 150 million over four years in bilateral and regional funding, including support for the 
Pacific Climate Change Centre, working with Australian counterparts on the Climate and Ocean 
Support Programme, and strengthening water security in low -lying countries.  
30.  New Zealand funds a broad range of initiatives which aim to support low -emissions 
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  countries' decision -making, improve water security and strengthen ecosystems, increase access to 
renewable energy, and support both economic and climate resilience.  Examples of these initiatives 
include:  
•  Following piloting of the Pacific Risk Tool for Resilience in Samoa and Vanuatu, we will be 
working with partners in New  Zealand and the Pacific to further develop the tool, which 
will enable PICS to model the effe cts of natural hazards, such as tropical cyclones and 
droughts, to forecast damage to people and infrastructure. This information will be used 
to inform short -term (e.g. disaster response) and long term (e.g. land -use) planning to 
reduce potential losses;  
• A suite of renewable energy initiatives across a range of Pacific countries such as 
Papua  New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Samoa, Niue, Tokelau and the North Pacific 
has seen these countries make significant progress towards achieving their ambitious 
renewable energy targets. New Zealand also progressed a number of renewable energy 
initiatives in South East Asia, East Africa and the Caribbean.  
31.  New Zealand has committed to delivering at least NZD 300 million in climate -related support 
from 2019 to 2022, a t least two thirds of which will benefit the Pacific and at least half of which will 
focus on adaptation. Our recent country programmes in the Pacific find that the Aid Programme's 
investments in renewable -energy generation and electricity distribution acr oss the Pacific are 
relevant to the priorities of partner countries. The investments help New Zealand's partner countries 
make progress towards their renewable -energy targets; reduce their reliance on importing fuel to 
generate electricity, which is expens ive; enhance the climate resilience of electricity systems; 
generate more reliable electricity in remote locations; and reduce greenhouse gas emissions (this 
enhances the Pacific's credibility when it advocates for action on climate change).  
3.2.7    Recognised Se asonal Employer (RSE) Scheme  
32.  The Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme enables New Zealand employers in the 
horticulture and viticulture industries to recruit migrant seasonal workers, primarily from the Pacific.  
The purpose of the scheme is to provide  New Zealand employers with a reliable source of seasonal 
labour and to provide Pacific workers with income and employment opportunities.  While RSE workers 
are in New Zealand they also have the opportunity to up -skill and undertake a variety of training 
courses.   
33.  Since 2007, 120,000 workers have arrived in New  Zealand under the scheme. Of that, 
9,100  RSE workers have arrived from LDCs in the Pacific (Kiribati, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu). 
Workers involved in the scheme have improved their literacy, numeracy  and communication skills, 
which also led to skills sharing between New  Zealand and the Pacific.  
34.  The New Zealand Aid Programme provides significant financial support to facilitate the scheme, 
including:  
• A training programme for RSE workers in English langu age, financial literacy and life skills, 
as well as more advanced training, for example, in basic trades, small business, nutrition 
and hospitality, and leadership. The programme has provided training to over 
13,000  workers over ten years (2012 – 2022); an d  
• Technical assistance delivered by the New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and 
Employment to build the capacity of Pacific governments to recruit and manage the supply 
of labour for New Zealand's horticulture and viticulture industries under the  RSE scheme.  
3.2.8    Africa Geothermal Facility  
35.  The New Zealand – Africa Geothermal Facility (NZ -AGF) is a NZD 10.2 million partnership with 
the African Union Commission. Since FY  2017/18 it has provided geothermal technical assistance to 
support the development of the geothermal sector in East African countries. It is open to 11 eligible 
countries including ten LDCs : Burundi, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Rwanda, 
Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. In this reporting period since June 2020, three NZ -AGF technical 
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  project, capacity -building support has reached 95 individuals across Djibouti, Tanzania and Ethiopia, 
helping partners plan and progress geotherma l exploration drilling. A separate project under the 
NZ- AGF has supported two LDC partners prepare applications to the Africa Union 's Geothermal Risk 
Mitigation Facility (GRMF), for grant funding to support geothermal exploration efforts. In this 
reportin g period through Round 6 and 7 of the GRMF, the NZ -AGF supported submission of five 
applications to the GRMF, working with Tanzania (1) and Djibouti (4). Under the third NZ -AGF 
project, individuals from a wider range of African LDCs – including Comoros, 
Democratic  Republic  of Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, 
Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia - participated in a regional, online 'webinar ' based training 
programme, which provided basic training across a range of technical geo thermal disciplines.  
3.3  EXAMPLES FROM GLOBAL PROGRAMMES  
3.3.1   New Zealand Scholarships  
36.  New Zealand  provides scholarships to citizens of targeted developing and least developed 
countries to undertake vocational and professional training or tertiary level study in New Zealand, 
the Pacific region or in South East Asia with International Development Cooper ation (IDC) financing. 
During 2021/22, 736 Manaaki New Zealand scholars completed their tertiary or vocational studies. 
This was in addition to 428 students on scholarships, in tertiary institutions in New  Zealand and the 
Pacific.  New Zealand supported thi s through IDC funding totalling approximately NZD 35.2m illion. 
In the year before COVID -19 this funding equalled NZD 85.1m, reflecting the fact that fewer scholars 
were able come to New Zealand due to restricted border settings since the pandemic began.  
37.  New Zealand scholarships enhance the skills, knowledge and other attributes of scholars so that 
they can assist  in the social and economic development of their home countries. Scholarships are 
offered only in subjects and skills relevant to the human resourc e development needs and priorities 
of partner countries.  
3.4  OTHER NEW ZEALAND PROGRAMMES WITH A TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER COMPONENT   
3.4.1   The Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand  
38.  The Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ) provides on -going technical assistance 
on request to developing and least developed countries.  New Zealand will continue to support future 
work, on request, to improve the intellectual property systems of developing countries.  
39.  IPONZ is recognised for its efficient and effective onlin e services, high quality examination and 
registration processes. As a result, IPONZ hosts delegations and study visits from developing and 
least developed countries to provide practical training and knowledge sharing.  
40.  Recently, IPONZ 's ability to assist ha s been impacted by the COVID -19 pandemic and 
restrictions at the New Zealand border. With these restrictions easing IPONZ can offer its assistance 
more readily again.  
3.4.2    The Plant Variety Rights Office (PVRO)  
41.  New Zealand has been a member of the Internationa l Union for the Protection of New Varieties 
of Plants (UPOV) since 1981. A key element of UPOV is cooperation between member states and the 
harmonisation of testing and examination activity. On an as requested basis, New Zealand supplies 
variety test repor ts to several members and utilises testing results from other states for the rights 
decision here.  Such activity encourages on going sharing and exchange of technical experience and 
expertise between UPOV member states.  
42.  New Zealand continues to actively participate in the Council, Consultative Committee, 
Administrative and Legal Committee, Technical Com mittee and the Technical Working Parties for 
Agriculture, Ornamentals and for Fruit. New Zealand is currently the chair of the Technical Working 
Party for Fruit Crops through to 2023. The International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of 
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  Table of specific activities by New Zealand for the period 1 July 20 20 to 30 June 202 2 
Category  Date  Location  Activity  
Practical training  December 2021  Seoul, Republic 
of Korea (virtual)  New Zealand Plant Variety Rights 
Office representative was on a 
panel at a seminar on the use of 
image analysis for DUS testing  
Information sharing  24 November 2020  Geneva, Switzerland 
(virtual)  New Zealand  representative 
shared information on 
geographical indication protection 
in New Zealand at an "Information 
session on Geographical 
Indications " at the WIPO 43rd 
Standing Committee on 
Trade marks, Industrial Designs 
and Geographical Indications  
Technical gu idance  4 September 2020, 
17 September 
2020, 24 March 
2021, 12 April 2022  virtual  In the capacity as Chair of the 
UPOV Technical Working Party for 
Fruit Crops, N ew Zealand  
participated in seminars providing 
information on variety testing to 
UPOV member stat es and the plant 
breeding community  
Information sharing  June 10 2021  Singapore (virtual)  New Zealand presented at a 
seminar and shared motivations 
and challenges faced when joining 
the Budapest Treaty  
 
3.4.3   AANZFTA  Economic Cooperation Support Programme  
43.  AANZFTA mandates a programme of technical assistance activities to assist AANZFTA parties to 
operationalise and implement the Agreement, particularly the 'Economic Cooperation ' chapter of 
AANZFTA. Until June 2022 thi s was known as the AANZFTA Economic Cooperation Support 
Programme (AECSP). New Zealand has committed to continue to fund the AECSP successor 
programme, the AANZFTA Implementation Support (AIS) Programme, which will continue to support 
AANZFTA Parties to op erationalise and implement the Agreement. The successor programme will 
enter implementation by the end of 2022. The AECSP is jointly funded by Australia and New Zealand. 
Between 2010 and June 2022, it had an overall budget of AUD 36.92 million. As of June 2022, 
94 projects had been initiated across the eight different components of the economic cooperation 
work programme.  
44.  Projects funded by the AECSP are available to all ten ASEAN member states, including three 
LDCs: Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar. The aim of AANZFTA Economic Cooperation is to facilitate 
AANZFTA implementation; progress built -in agenda negotiations; achieve deeper economic 
integration among the parties; and increase business utilisation of AANZFTA.  
45.  Numerous AECSP projects promoted technology  transfer, particularly the transfer of skills and 
human aspects of technology management and learning. Some examples of projects involving 
Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar include:  
• Assistance for ASEAN Member States to accede to the Madrid Protocol and imple ment it 
post-accession, facilitating trademark registration regionally and globally.  
• Projects to strengthen ASEAN Member States ' institutional capacity to design and adopt a 
high-quality, consistent, and sustainable approach to patent examination and tailo red 
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  (RPET), Ideal Patent Examination Training (IPET) Model, and the RPET Mentoring 
Programme.  
• Development of a Regional Intellectual Property Public Education and Awareness Strategy  
and a pool of resources (e.g., IP for Business Portal , handbook , and guide ) to raise 
awareness of AANZFTA business communities and IP creators about strategic IP 
management, helping them reap the benefits of AANZFTA through innovation and applying 
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Name of programme or project  Climate Change Programme  
Objective or purpose  Enabling Pacific countries to lead their climate change response  
Entity making the incentive available  New Zealand  Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade  
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country Member  Government Departments, community leaders and Pacific groups  
Beneficiary Member(s)   
Beneficiary Observer(s)   
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions  Government Departments, community leaders and Pacific groups  
Nature of incentive measure  Capacity -building through technical assistance and training  
Financial implications  NZD 150 million  
Field of technology  Climate resilience  
The provision of training and technical advice to Pacific governments in climate resilience  
Category of technology  Environmentally friendly or sustainable technology; Information and communications technology; Climate change 
mitigation technology  
Output or i mpact  Development of tailored climate resilience plans for Pacific Island countries. Low -emissions climate -resilient 
development, improve access to science and information to support Pacific Island countries' decision -making, 
improve water security and str engthen ecosystems, increase access to renewable energy, and support both economic 
and climate resilience  
Status of the programme or project  Current or in progress  
Duration and timing  2019 - 2022 
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT)  
 
 
1 In English and French only.   
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Objective or purpose  Increased development benefits from labour mobility in the Pacific  
Entity making the incentive available  Private sector training provider  
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country Member  Pacific seasonal workers employed in New Zealand  
Beneficiary Member(s)   
Beneficiary Observer(s)   
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions  Pacific seasonal workers employed in New Zealand  
Nature of incentive measure  NZ-based training programme for Pacific seasonal workers  
Financial implications  NZD 5 million in total for Pacific Island countries  
Field of technology  Horticulture, and viticulture work experience; training in literacy, English language, finance, ICT, basic trades, solar 
and climate resilience  
Category of technology  Environmentally friendly or sustainable technology; Food and agriculture; Information and communications 
technology; Climate change mitigation technology  
Output or impact  20-hours course time per worker per season. Improved workplace skills and confidence, small businesses and 
community initiat ives established, increased remittances to the Pacific  
Status of the programme or project  Current or in progress  
Duration and timing  2018-2023 
Website for further information  http://www.fruition.net.nz/we -offer/training/#vakameasina  
Contact point for further information  New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT)  
  
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- 12 - Name of programme or project  Strengthening Pacific Labour Mobility Partnerships: Toso Vaka o Manū  
Objective or purpose  Increased economic benefits from labour mobility in the Pacific  
Entity making the incentive available  New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment  
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country Member  Government Departments, community leaders and Pacific groups  
Beneficiary Member(s)   
Beneficiary Observer(s)   
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions  Government Departments, com munity leaders and Pacific groups  
Nature of incentive measure  Capacity -building through technical assistance and training  
Financial implications  NZD 10 million in total for nine Pacific Island countries  
Field of technology  Government dept; Information management; processes; communication and marketing; RSE participants; 
horticulture practices; the provision of training and technical advice to Pacific governments in information 
management, processes, knowledge, communication and marketing  
Category of technology  Environmentally friendly or sustainable technology; Food and agriculture; Information and communications 
technology  
Output or impact  Training, workshops and secondments to New Zealand for Government representatives, c ommunity leaders and 
groups. The focus will be on information management, processes, knowledge, communication and marketing.  
Improvement in the management and coordination of labour mobility initiatives and improved horticulture skills and 
practices  
Status of the programme or project  Current or in progress  
Duration and timing  2017-2022 
Website for further information  https://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/aid -and-development/our -aid-partnerships -in-the-pacific/regional -initiatives/  
Contact point for further information  New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT)  
  
  IP/C/R/TTI/NZL/2  
 
- 13 - Name of programme or project  Pacific Financial Technical Assistance Centre (PFTAC)  
Objective or purpose  Improved economic management leading to sustainable economic growth across the Pacific Islands  
Entity making the incentive available  Pacific Financial Technical Assistance Centre (PFTAC)  
Eligible enterprises or institutions in 
developed country Member  Government departments including Treasury, Revenue and Customs  
Beneficiary Member(s)   
Beneficiary Observer(s)   
Beneficiary enterprises or institutions  Pacific Fi nancial Technical Assistance Centre (PFTAC)  
Nature of incentive measure  Capacity -building through technical assistance and training  
Financial implications  NZD 12 million  
Field of technology  The provision of technical advice and practical support in public financial management, banking regulation, tax 
administration, macroeconomic management and National Accounts, and in coordinating donor efforts in these areas.  
Public Financial Management  
Revenue policy and administration  
Economic statistics  
Financial sector supervision  
Macro -economic management  
Category of technology  Information and communications technology  
Output or impact  Technical advice and capacity -building delivered through advisory missions.  
On-demand remote advice (email, phone)  
Manuals & guidance notes on key issues  
Regional and sub -regional training courses and seminars  
 
Improved economic management in the Pacific region through the provision of technical advice and capac ity-building 
to Pacific Island countries, in key areas of public sector financial management  
Status of the programme or project  Current or in progress  
Duration and timing  2015-2022 
Website for further information  http://www.pftac.org/  
Contact point for further information  New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT)  
 
 
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