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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 18 September 2020, from the delegation of Switzerland , is 
being circulated pursuant to paragraph 1 of the Decision on the Implementation of Article 66.2 of 
the TRIPS Agreement (IP/C/28).  
 
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1  INTRODUCTION  
1.  In paragraph 11.2 of the Decision on Implementation -Related Issues and Concerns 
(WT/MIN(01) /17), adopted in Doha on 14 November 2001, developed country Members reaffirmed 
their commitment to provide enterprises and institutions incentives to promote and encourage 
technology transfer to least  developed country Members ( "LDCs"), pursuant to Articl e 66.2 of the 
Agreement on Trade -Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement). In its 
Decision (IP/C/28) of 19 February 2003, the Council for Trade -Related Aspects of Intellectual 
Property Rights (Council for TRIPS) agreed that develop ed country Members shall submit annual 
reports on actions taken or planned in pursuance 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 update s shall be provided in the intervening years.  
2.  According to this obligation, and taking the Decision of the Council for TRIPS into account, 
Switzerland herewith submits its updated report  on actions taken or planned  after the detailed report 
of last year (document IP/C/W/ 656 of 16 September  2019). The report reflects all latest relevant 
developments in Switzerland.  
3.  Switzerland 's understanding of "technology transfer " includes 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 activi ties 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 constitut e 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 (ODA; 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 provides 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.  
2  GOVERNMENT AGENCIES INVOLVED IN THE PROVISION OF INCENTIVES FOR 
TECHNOLO GY TRANSFER  
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  Members , to engage in activities involving technology transfer to LDCs. These two agencies are the 
Swiss Agency for Development and Co operation (SDC) and the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs 
(SECO). They are jointly responsible for the formulation and implem entation of the Swiss 
international development cooperation policy.1 While the SDC assumes the overall coordination 
function in matters pertaining to development cooperation and humanitarian aid, SECO is the centre 
of competen ce for economic development a nd the integration of developing and transition countries 
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 Gove rnment, the SNSF 
supports research inside and outside universities 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 researc h in relevant areas of the world and to promote research 
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 Annex II).  
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 health, 
pharmaceutical s, water supply and sanitation, land governance, agriculture, food industry and 
security, machine industr y, textile s, chemical industry, trade facilitation, clean energy , energy 
efficiency  and eco -technology , climate change adaptation  and relevant IP protection. For an overview 
of ongoing projects, see Annexes I and II.  
7.  Switzerland promotes and incentivi ses 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 anothe r 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. F urthermore, 
Switzerland supports the transfer of technologies in the field of renewable energies , energy 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, particularly in the 
domains of public health, agriculture and sustainable water management. Switzerland 's constant 
engagement in these domains is confirmed by the n ew projects presented in this year 's report.  
4  LEVELS OF SWISS ACTIVITIES PROMO TING TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TO LEAST 
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES  
9.  Switzerland 's activities and incentives regarding technology transfer aim to increase the flow of 
technology to LDCs and deve loping 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 framework 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 Latin America  and the Caribbean , Africa, Central and South East Asia and 
south -eastern Europe. Many of the projects contract Swiss enterprises and institutio ns as well as 
those of other Members  to provide knowledge and technology that facilitates  the development of 
human capital, infrastructure and private sector enterprises in LDCs.  
 
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 , the 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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  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 
Monetary Fund. These funds are available either to project managers at these banks or to countries 
seeking funding for technical assistan ce and technology transfer. Switzerland  recently  participated 
in the negotiations on the 19th replenishment of the International Development Association  
(IDA-19), and will contribute CHF 683 million to this replenishment. For the African Development 
Fund, Switzerland participated in the 15th replenishment in 2019 and will contribute CHF 196 million. 
Besides cooperation with these financial institutions, Switzerland is also engaged in the development 
projects of many oth er international organi sations . Examples of organisations which run related 
projects  are the World Health Organiz ation (WHO), the United Nations Industrial Development 
Organization  (UNIDO), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the 
World Intellectual Property O rganization* (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 Organization (ILO), the International Fund for 
Agricultural D evelopment  (IFAD), the Global Environment Facility (GEF), and the International 
Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions* (INTOSAI). International research institutions, such as 
the numerous sp ecialised cent res of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research 
(CGIAR) , are also supported by Switzerland.  
12.  Switzerland supports various bilateral and multilateral projects in order to promote investment 
as well as the efficiency, effectiveness and sustainable impacts of trade. In investment promo tion, 
Switzerland aims at mobili sing private capital, know -how and technologies (i.e. mobile money 
applications) to strengthen access to finance for enterprises and households as well as financial 
intermed iation in LDCs, and facilitate  direct investments o r 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 mul tilateral programmes and organi sations such as the Enhanced 
Integrated Framework* (EIF) and the UN Interagency Cluster on Trade and Productive Capacities*. 
Among these ther e 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 bilateral 
agreements with LDCs  that promote and protect investments as well as agreements on double 
taxation  (Link). 
5  INSTRUMENTS FOR THE PR OMOTION OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER  
13.  One of the main goals of Switzerland 's economic and t rade-related cooperation is the transfer 
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 and 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 Pr ivate -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 Bangladesh.  
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 199 8. The administration of the fund is delegated to FINANCEcontact . The fund promotes 
private sector investment projects in countries with economies under development or in transition, 
including LDCs. The projects must be comme rcially viable and meet recogni zed environmental and 
social standards. Investments in developing and trans ition economies involve business risks beyond 
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. Financing by the SSF is in 
the fo rm 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 
 
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  activities in LDCs and countries in transition through more than 1 20 projects and in creating over 
16,000 jobs . 
16.  Technology transfer to LDCs is also provided by Swiss charitable i nstitutions , which are 
incentivi sed under tax exemption schemes established by the Swiss Government. This practice is in 
line with the proposed incen tive number seven  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 for 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 , training and supportive supervision of health personnel and the 
provision of training infrastructure.  
17.  Switzerland supports private participation in infrastructure in developing countries through 
companies of the Private Infrastructur e Development Group (PIDG). It has provided equity to the 
Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund , which in turn provides long -term USD or EUR  denominated 
debt on commercial terms to finance the construction and development of private infrast ructure 
across S ub-Saharan Africa. It also supports GuarantCo , which enhances local currency debt issuance 
by mainly private entities for infrastructure projects in lower income countries around the world. 
Finally, it supports the InfraCo s, which develop projects by taking on the high costs and risks of 
early stage project development, and make infrastructure projects happen in situations where the 
private sector would not otherwise be w illing or able to invest. PIDG -supported infrastructure 
projects are mostly  financed and wholly implemented by the commercial private sector . Since 2002 , 
the PIDG has supported over 400 projects . Of these , 157 projects  reached financial close and  94 are 
now operational, delivering new or improved services to over 200 million  people, providing 
employment to  over 300,000 people and leveraging over USD 30 billion in additional investments. 
This strong private sector involvement means that cutting -edge te chnology is often utili sed to ensure 
maximum efficiency in the countries in which they oper ate. 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 bei ng used. 
It is unusual for the PIDG companies (i.e. GuarantCo , EAIF ( Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund ), 
InfraCo ) supporting a project to finance the costs of technology -related training, as these costs are 
part of the overall investment cost of the proj ect. However, in some exceptional cases, Technical 
Assistance (TA) grants have been accessed to provide technology -related training to PIDG -supported 
projects. In particular, the Chanyanya  project developed and implemented by InfraCo Africa  in 
Zambia has accessed USD 230,000  of TA funding to provide training and build capacity for local 
farmers in the development, operation and marketing (of produce) of a cooperative designed to 
provide lar ge-scale pivot irrigation services to local farms on the outskirts of Lusaka, Zambia. 
Previously, these small -scale farmers relied purely on rainfall for irrigation. These training -related 
costs comprise approximately 10 % of the total investment costs of t he project.  
18.  Switzerland supports the Climate Investment Fund 's Scaling Up Renewable Energy Program me 
(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 region al 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 skill s development, ESG, risk manage ment and 
capacity building . Examples include the Agricultural Rural Impulse Fund  (CHF 5 million) , the Business 
Partners International East Africa Fund  (CHF 4 million), the Cambodia, Lao  People's Democratic 
Republic  & Myanmar Development Fund II  (CHF 4 million) , the Catalyst Fund II  (CHF 8 million ) or 
Ethos Mezzanine Partners III  (CHF 10 million),  in combination with a separate Technical Assistance 
Facility  for the financing of training and capacity -building from the  Swiss Government 
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  5.2  Information on Commercial Establishment of LDC Companies in Switzerland and other 
Developed Countr y Members  
20.  With its Swiss Import Promotion Programme  (SIPPO), Switzerland assists Business Support 
Organisations in selected developing and transition countries, including LDCs , in developing 
matchmaking, networking, and market intelligence for delivering services to their member s 
(export -oriented SMEs) . Besides promoting the use of the  GSP, the programme offers market studies 
and organisational and capacity development .  
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 gran t contribution to 
such projects also covers technology transfer, consulting services for project implementation and 
expertise for institutional (managerial) and sector reforms. A special focus is given to th e 
establishment of public -private partnerships fo r infrastructure services.  
5.4  Trade and Clean Technology Cooperation  
23.  Switzerland is focuse d on promoting the transfer of environmentally sound technologies. A 
comprehensive programme for the 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, demonstration 
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 newly established and initiated Global Eco -Industrial Parks 
Programme (GEIP P), 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 Sustainable Trade Initiative IDH provides producers in developing countries, incl uding LDCs, 
with know -how on environmentally and socially sustainable production methods , thereby assisting 
these producers to increase their market share for the main target products, including cotton, cocoa 
and coffee.  
25.  Switzerland also supports programm es 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 p artners (capacity building) and to pool 
international expertise in order to develop locally adequate solutions (technology packages). These 
pilot programmes are then evaluated, documented and disseminated at the national level. In 
addition, Switzerland sup ports transfer of know -how, training and infrastructure in the field 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), Switzerland has joined 
forces with the UN Interagency Cluster on Trade and Productive C apacities  to support LDCs ' 
integration into the world trading system. So far, three country programme s were launched , in 
Lao People's D emocratic Republic  (2010 -2017, completed) , in Tanzania (2014-18, completed ), and 
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  5.5  Training  
27.  The Swiss Tropical Institute, now Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute , offers a 
postgraduate diploma course entitled "Health C are and Management in Tropical Countries ". More 
than half of the participants in this course usually  come from LDCs. Their participation is possible 
thanks to the scholarships offered by the Swiss  Government.  
28.  As part of its Global Program me for Intellectua l 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 
international 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 Research on Global Issues for 
Development , implemented jointly with the Swiss National Science Foundation  (SNSF).  
5.7  Support to Global Health I nitiatives  
30.  Switzerland also engages in various global initiatives to combat diseases that the LDCs are 
particularly affected by, such as malaria. The SDC sup ports, 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 developed countries, pursuant to the 
Convention on Biological Diversity  (CBD) and its provisions on access and benefit sharing.  
32.  Moreover, Switzerland and like -minded donors initiated the UNCTAD Debt Management and 
Financial Analysis System (DMFAS). The DMFAS initiative aims to support LDCs and LM ICs in the 
sound management of their public debt. At its core, the program me provides governments with a 
modern and continuously updated IT system that produces complete, up -to-date and reliable debt 
data and allows comprehensive analysis. Almost 60 countr ies currently rely on DMFAS to manage 
their debt portfolio. Switzerland has supported  the program me since its establishment in the 1980s, 
currently with a contribution of CHF 5.26 million for 2017 -2022. 
6  CONCLUDING REMARKS  
33.  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 signifi cantly contributes to 
transferring , in particular , know -how to LDCs  via its economic and development cooperation,  thereby 
increasing LDC partner capacities for creating enabling environments that promote investment, 
render industries more efficient and com petitive, and help link producers with the global economy . 
This in turn provides further opportunities for additional synergies with the private sector. Of 
particular importance for Switzerland is the promotion of technologies which are based on 
sustainabl e prod uction methods.  
34.  As stated in earlier reports, government incentives to provide technology 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 unfavourable to foreign enterprises which , in principle, would have the capability 
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  persistently work towards an enabling environment that attracts foreign investment and technology 
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 protection of intellectual property rights and a 
well-functioning government administration) and market potential at national level.  
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SWISS INCENTIVES FOR TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER IN LDCS BY COUNTRY AND PROJECT, DIVIDED INTO REGIONS  
Comment: The activities supported by the Swiss Government encompass projects at the bilateral, regional, interregional and global levels.  
 
Global projects2 
 
Title of project or programme  UNCTAD  Debt Management and Financial Analysis System (DMFAS)  
Country  / region  Global  
Policy objective and/or purpose  Strengthen the capacity of LDCs and LMICs  to manage their debt in an effective and sustainable way  
Targeted LDC Member(s)  Open to all LDCs ;  
The following LDCs currently use DMFAS: Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 
Ethiopia, Guinea -Bissau, H aiti, Madagascar, Rwanda, Togo, Uganda , Bangladesh, Cambodia , Djibouti, Lao People 's Democratic 
Republic, Mauritania , Sudan, Yemen, Zambia  
Field of technology transfer  Public Financial Management Information Technology  
Type of technology transferred  Speciali sed software for governments to manage public debt  
Mechanism ( agencies  / institution providing 
technology transfer)  UNCTAD  
Outcomes  / impact  59 countries relied on DMFAS in 2019 to manage their debt portfolios  
Budget for 2017-2020, unless otherwise 
indicated  CHF 3,000,000 (for the funding cycle 2017 -20; Switzerland is funding DMFAS since the 1980s)  
Duration  1980s -ongoing  
Status  Ongoing  
Contact point for information  wemu.sekretariat@seco.admin.ch  
 
 
1 In English and F rench only.  
2 These projects cover both developing countries and LDCs. At least a n estimated 20 % of the amounts are allocated in LDCs.   
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- 9 - Title of project or programme  Sustainable Trade Initiative  IDH 
Country  / region  Various  
Policy objective and/or purpose  Transform commodity supply chain towards sustainability through PPP  
Targeted LDC Member(s)  Open to all LDCs  
Field of technology transfer  Increased  and sustainable  productivity for producers of certain raw materials (i.a. cotton, cocoa, coffee) allowing better integ ration 
into global value chains  
Type of technology transferred  Know -how on increased productivity for producers of cert ain raw materials and access to finance (i.a. cotton, cocoa, coffee) allowing 
better integration into global value chains  
Mechanism ( agencies  / institution providing 
technology transfer)  Initiatief Duurzame Handel  / Sustainable Trade Initiative  IDH 
Outcomes  / impact  Contribution to Agenda 2030 goals 1, 2, 5, 8, 12, 15  
Budget from 2013 -2020, unless otherwise 
indicated  n/a  
(Total investments from SECO CHF 30 million)   
Duration  2013-2020 
Status  Ongoing  
Contact point for i nformation  wehu -secretariat @seco.admin.ch  
 
Title of project or programme  Swiss Import Promotion Programme SIPPO  
Country  / region  Global  
Policy objective and/or purpose  Promotion  of exports to Swiss and European markets  
Targeted LDC Member(s)  Swiss contribution not earmarked  
Field of technology transfer  Trade know -how 
Type of technology transferred  Institutional capacity building, performance measurement, market intelligence, matchmaking, knowledge transfer and exchange   
Mechanism ( agencies  / institution providing 
technology transfer)  Swiss contact  
Outcomes  / impact  Increased exports / job creation   
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- 10 - Title of project or programme  Swiss Import Promotion Programme SIPPO  
Budget 201 7-20 CHF 19,400,000  
Duration  2017-2021 
Status  Ongoing  
Contact point for information  info.cooperation@seco.admin.ch  
 
Title of project or programme  REPIC - Swiss P latform for Renewable Energy , Energy Efficiency and Resource Efficiency  Promotion in International 
Cooperation  
Country  / region  Global  
Policy objective and/or purpose  Promote know -how and technology transfer of renewable energies, energy and resource efficiency in developing and transition 
countries  
Targeted LDC  Member(s)  Open to all LDCs  
The following LDCs currently benefit from REPIC projects: Cambodia , Haiti, Liberia, Mali, Nepal,  and Uganda  
Field of technology transfer  Renewable energy, energy efficiency  and resource efficiency   
Type of technology transferred  Know -how in renewable energy , energy efficiency  and resource efficiency  (solar, wind, biomass, geothermal and hydropower 
energy)  
Mechanism ( agencies  / institution providing 
technology transfer)  REPIC - Swiss Platform for Renewable Energy , Energy Efficiency and Resource Efficiency Promotion in International Cooperation  
Outcomes/impact  1. Knowledge transfer: implementation of sustainable projects  
2. Networks, information, communication and coordination: successful communica tion and information as well as national and 
international partnerships, networking  
Budget for 2015, unless otherwise indicated  CHF 2,500,000 for 2018 (CHF 10,000,000 over project duration)  
Duration  2018-2022 
Status  Ongoing  
Contact point for information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/en/home/aktivitaeten_projekte/projekte -fokus/projektdatenbank/seco -
projekte.filterResults.html/content/dezaprojects/SECO/en/2014/UR00123/phase5?oldPagePat h=/content/deza/en/home/aktivitaet
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- 11 - Title of project or programme  REPIC - Swiss P latform for Renewable Energy , Energy Efficiency and Resource Efficiency  Promotion in International 
Cooperation  
 
http://www.repic.ch  
 
Title of project or programme  Global Eco -Industrial Parks Programme (UNIDO)  
Country / region  Global  
Policy objective and/or purpose  Improved industrial competitiveness through cleaner production  
Targeted LDC Member(s)  Open to all LDCs  
Field of technology transfer  Industry / environment  
Cleaner production: identification and implementation of environmentally sound technologies  
Type of technology transferred  Cleaner, resource -efficient production methods  
Mechanism (agencies / institution providing 
technology transfer)  Policy dialogue, training of consultants, company assessments, together with UNIDO.  
Outcomes / impact  Emission reductions, reduced negative environmental impact, increased industry competitiveness  
Budget for project duration  Overall programme budget CHF 17,125,000; budget for component knowledge development CHF 1 ,250,000 
Duration  2019-2023 
Status  Ongoing  
Contact point for information  info.cooperation@seco.admin.ch  
 
Title of project or programme  Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN)  
Country  / region  Global  
Policy objective and/or purpose  To foster technology development and transfer across numerous adaptation and mitigation sectors  
Targeted LDC Member(s)  Open to all LDCs  
Field of technology transfer  Technical assistance provided by experts on specific climate technology sectors  
Type of technology transferred  Know -how in adaptation and mitigation   
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- 12 - Title of project or programme  Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN)  
Mechanism ( agencies  / institution providing 
technology transfer)  Technical assistance and capacity building, knowledge sharing, collaboration and networking  
Outcomes  / impact  Emission reductions, reduced negative environmental impact, increased industry competitiveness  
Budget for project duration  CHF 4 ,000,000  
Duration  2016-2020 
Status  Ongoing  
Contact point for information  info.cooperation@seco.admin.ch  
 
Title of project or programme  PIDG  – Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF)  
Country  / region  Africa  
Policy objective and/or purpose  Increase volumes of long -term investment financing  
Targeted LDC Member(s)  Open to all LDCs  
Field of technology transfer  Technical assistance in financial services related to infrastructure investments  
 (e.g. renewable energy, telecom, industrial infrastructure ) 
Type of technology transferred  Know -how related to leveraging private investment for private infrastructure  
Mechanism ( agencies / institution providing 
technology transfer)  PIDG – Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF)  
Outcomes  / impact  Increased long -term investment in private infrastructure  
Budget for 201 5, unless otherwise indicated  n/a 
(Total investments from SECO so far USD 22 million ) 
Duration  2001 – open 
Status  Ongoing  
Contact point for information  info.cooperation@seco.admin.ch  
  
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- 13 - Title of project or programme  PIDG – GuarantCo  
Country  / region  Global  
Policy objective and/or purpose  Increase volumes of local currency investment financing  
Targeted LDC Member(s)  Open to all LDCs  
Field of technology transfer  Technical assistance in financial services (l ocal capital market development ) related to  
infrastructure projects (e.g. transport , telecom, industrial infrastructure ) 
Type of technology transferred  Know -how related to local currency risks and lending  
Mechanism ( agencies  / institution providing 
technology transfer)  PIDG – GuarantCo  
Outcomes/impact  Increased volumes of local currency , private investment in private infrastructure  
Budget for 201 5, unless otherwise indicated  n/a  
(Total investments from SECO so far USD 44 million ) 
Duration  2006 - open 
Status  Ongoing  
Contact point for information  info.cooperation@seco.admin.ch  
 
Title of project or programme  PIDG – InfraCo Africa  
Country  / region  Africa  
Policy objective and/or purpose  Greenfield infrastructure project development  
Targeted LDC Member(s)  Uganda, Zambia, South Sudan  
Field of technology transfer  Renewable energy, agri-infrastructure, transport  
Type of technology transferred  Structuring and financial management of infrastructure project development  
Mechanism (Agencies/Institution providing 
Technology Transfer)  PIDG – InfraCo Africa  
Outcomes/impact  New/better infr astructure, job creation  
Budget for 201 5, unless otherwise indicated  n/a  
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- 14 - Title of project or programme  PIDG – InfraCo Africa  
(Total investments from SECO so far USD 33 million) 
Duration  2005 – open 
Status  Ongoing  
Contact point for information  info.cooperation@seco.admin.ch  
 
Title of project or programme  PIDG – InfraCo Asia  
Country  / region  Asia 
Policy objective and/or purpose  Greenfield infrastructure project development  
Targeted LDC  Member(s)  Cambodia, Nepal  
Field of technology transfer  Renewable energy, agri-infrastructure  
Type of technology transferred  Structuring and financial management of infrastructure project development/ solar energy farming  
Mechanism (agencies  / instituti on providing 
technology transfer)  PIDG – InfraCo Asia  
Outcomes  / impact  New/better infrastructure, job creation  
Budget for 201 5, unless otherwise indicated  (Total investments from SECO so far USD 19 million) 
Duration  2010 – open  
Status  Ongoing  
Contact point for information  info.cooperation@seco.admin.ch  
 
Title of project or programme  PIDG – Technical Assistance Facility  
Country  / region  Global  
Policy objective and/or purpose  Reinforce expert technical knowledge in infrastructure projects  
Targeted LDC Member(s)  Open to all LDCs  
Field of technology transfer  Capacity building / technical assistance in infrastructure projects (e.g. renewable energy, water  / sewerage  / sanitation ) 
Type of technology transferred  Know -how in infrastructure investment planning and execution   
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- 15 - Title of project or programme  PIDG – Technical Assistance Facility  
Mechanism ( agencies  / institution providing 
technology transfer)  PIDG – Technical Assistance Facility  
Outcomes  / impact  Facilitate realisation of infrastructure projects  
Budget for 201 5, unless otherwise indicated   Total investments from SECO so far USD 17 million 
Duration   2004 – open 
Status   Ongoing  
Contact point for information  info.cooperation@seco.admin.ch  
 
Title of project or programme  Energy Sector Management Assistance Program me (ESMAP)  
Country  / region  Global  
Policy objective and/or purpose  Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030 (SDG 7)  
Targeted LDC Member(s)  Open to all LDCs  
Field of technology transfer  Energy access, renewable energy, energy efficiency, cross -cutting solutions  
Type of technology transferred  Know -how / technology transfer, support in preparing and structuring energy infrastructure projects, support in informing policy  / 
strategy  
Mechanism ( agencies  / institution providing 
technology transfer)  ESMAP/World Bank  
Outcomes  / impact  Development financing informed, policy  / strategy informed, client capacity increased, knowledge increased, innovative 
approaches & solutions generated  
Budget for 2015, unless otherwise indicated  Total investments from SECO USD 10.05 million  
Duration  2017 -2020  
Status  Ongoing  
Contact point for 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/aktivitaet
en_projekte/projekte -fokus/projektdate nbank/seco -projekte.html  
  
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- 16 - Title of project or programme  Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV)  
Country / region  Global, malaria endemic countries  
Policy objective and/or purpose  MMV's overall goal is to facilitate equitable access to quality antimalarial medicines, to develop better antimalarial medicines fo r 
clinical case management and vulnerable populations, and to bring forward new tools for containing resistance and eliminating  
malaria. 
Targeted LDC Member(s)  Mauritania, Mali, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Benin, Togo, Niger, Chad, Sudan, Central African Republic, So uth 
Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, Democratic Republic  of the  Congo, Zambia, Angola, Mada gascar, Tanzania, Yemen, 
Cambodia, Myanmar, Lao People's Democratic Republic . 
Field of technology transfer  Pharmaceutical  
Type of technology transferred  Research and development (R&D) of antimalarials  
Mechanism (agencies / institution providing 
technology transfer)  Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV)  
Outcomes / 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 deployment 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.  
Budget for 2019, unless otherwise indicated  CHF 2,230,000 (CHF 9,800,000 over project duration)  
Duration  2017-2021  
Status  Ongoing  
Contact point for information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/de/home/aktivitaeten_projekte/projekte -
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- 17 - Title of project or programme  International Agriculture Research CGIAR – Core contribution 2017 -2019  
Country / region  Global  
Policy objective and/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 commitment complements and strengthens the SDC's 
engagement in 1) agricultural research and innovations sys tems 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.  
Targeted LDC Member(s)  One research ce ntre in Ethiopia and staff working in the following LDCs: Central African Republic, Chad, Mali, Burkina Faso, Sierra 
Leone, Liberia, Togo, São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia, Rwanda, Burundi, Mozambique, Malawi, 
Tanzania, Uganda, E thiopia, Nepal, Lao People's Democratic Republic , Cambodia, Myanmar.  
Field of technology transfer  Agriculture and food security  
Type of technology transferred  Agricultural research and innovation systems, agricultural production (including management of natural resources)  
Mechanism (agencies / institution providing 
technology transfer)  Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)  
Outcomes / impact  The CGIAR 's second  comprehensive Strategy and Results Framework (SRF 201 6-2030) foresees that , by 2022,  the action of 
CGIAR 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  
- Improve d rate of  yield increase for major food staples from 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  
Budget for 2019, unless otherwise indicated  CHF 16,250,000 (CHF 50,40 0,000 over project duration)  
Duration  2017-2019 
Status  Ongoing  
Contact point for information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/de/home/aktivitaeten_projekte/projekte -
fokus/projektdatenbank.filterResults.html/content/dezaprojects/SDC/en/2008/7F06286/phase8?oldPagePath=/content/deza/de/h
ome/aktivitaeten_projekte/projekte -fokus/projektdatenbank.html  
  
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- 18 - Title of project or programme  Fighting diseases of poverty: Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi)  
Country / region  Global  
Policy objective and/or purpose  DNDi's overall goal is to develop new and improve existing treatments for neglected tropical diseases, in order to reduce their 
global burden as well as to save lives and improve the quality of life for patients and populations at risk. The specific obj ective is  
to deliver 16 to 18 treatments by 2023 for leishmaniasis, Human African Trypanosomiasis (or sleeping sickness), Chagas diseas e, 
filariasis, paediatric HIV, hepatitis C and/or mycetoma and to establish a strong R&D portfolio for these diseases. Furthermo re, 
DNDi will also contribute to tackling antimicrobial resistance.  
Targeted LDC Member(s)  Nepal, Bangladesh, sub -Saharan LDCs 
Field of technology transfer  Pharmaceutical  
Type of technology transferred  Development and provision of treatments for neglected tropical diseases  
Mechanism (agencies / institution providing 
technology transfer)  Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), over 160 private and public partners worldwide  
Outcomes / impact  1. Five improved treatments with registered drugs are developed, rationally used, and better accessed for Chagas disease, 
sleeping sickness and mycetoma  
2. Two new treatments are developed for Chagas disease, mycetoma, sleeping sickness and/or leishmaniasis  
3. Endemic country capacities a re further strengthened, enabling them to conduct clinical trials for the development of drugs for 
NTDs according to international standards  
4. Awareness -raising and advocacy are performed with regard to the need to develop new drugs for neglected tropical  diseases 
and antimicrobial resistance  
Budget for 2019, unless otherwise indicated  CHF 2,000,000 (CHF 8,000,000 over project duration)  
Duration  2017-2020 
Status  Ongoing  
Contact point for information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/de/home/aktivitaeten_projekte/projekte -
fokus/projektdatenbank.filterResults.html/content/dezaprojects/SDC/en/2010/7F07741/phase3?oldPagePath=/content/deza/de/h
ome/aktivitaeten_projekte/projekte -fokus/projektdatenbank.html  
  
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- 19 - Title of project or programme  Swiss Bluetec Bridge: Swiss start -ups benefit disadvantaged populations  
Country / region  Global  
Policy objective and/or purpose  The purpose of SBTB  is to accelerate sustainable access to water and sanitation for local residents – especially the poorest in society 
– in rural areas and in small towns in developing and emerging economies, by providing them with advanced Swiss technology and 
innovation.  
Targeted LDC Member(s)  Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Madagascar, Nepal  
Field of technology transfer  Access to water  
Type of technology transferred  Technologies for water treatment, low -cost system for desalinating salty or bra ckish water  
Mechanism (agencies / institution providing 
technology transfer)  Swiss Bluetec Bridge, Strategos, CEWAS  
Outcomes / impact  1. Funding companies which are working in the access to water area.  
2. Provide safe and affordable water in rural areas and small towns.  
3. Reduce the price of water for customers.  
4. Create jobs in partner countries . 
5. Raise additional funds by portfolio entrepreneurs . 
Budget for 2019, unless otherwise indicated  CHF 455,281 (CHF 2,340,000 over project duration)  
Duration  2016-2020 
Status  Completed  
Contact point for information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/en/home/activities -
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https://swissbluetecbridge.ch  
 
Title of project or programme  Promoting off -farm employment and income in the Great Lakes region through climate responsive construction 
material production  
Country / region  Great Lakes region  
Policy objective and/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  
Targeted LDC Member(s)  Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Repub lic of the Congo  
Field of technology transfer  Industrial production  
Type of technology transferred  Climate responsive building material   
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- 20 - Title of project or programme  Promoting off -farm employment and income in the Great Lakes region through climate responsive construction 
material production  
Mechanism (agencies / institution providing 
technology transfer)  SKAT Foundation  
Outcomes / 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 supply.  
2. Environmental and labour -friendly loc al 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 . 
Budget for 2019, unless other wise indicated  CHF 1,582,828  (CHF 10,660,000 over project duration)  
Duration  2016-2020 
Status  Ongoing  
Contact point for information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/en/home/activities -projects/projekte -fokus/Project -
database.filterResults.html/content/dezaprojects/SDC/en/2012/7F08320/phase2?oldPagePath=/content/deza/en/home/aktivitaet
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Title of project or programme  Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND)  
Country/Region  Global  
Policy objective and/or purpose  FIND's overall goal is that health -care providers in low and middle income countries are empowered to identify infectious diseases 
early and treat them appropriately with new diagnostic products and guiding (WHO) policies; and implement elimination 
programmes fo r neglected diseases of poverty. FIND 's portfolio includes Hepatitis C, HIV, TB, Malaria, Sleeping Sickness, Chagas, 
Buruli ulcer, Leishmaniosis.  
Targeted LDC Member(s)  Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Uganda  
Field of technology transfer  Health  
Type of technology transferred  Development and early implementation of innovative diagnostic tests  
Mechanism (agencies / institution providing 
technology transfer)  Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND)  
Outcomes / im pact 1. Policy support: national and global policies, plans, strategies and roadmaps are influenced by research / programmes, and 
products are included in national guidelines.  
2. Catalyse development: robust pipeline shaped by relevant diagnostic needs and  technical suitability .  
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- 21 - Title of project or programme  Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND)  
3. Market entry and access: new products enter the market (i.e. registered and commercially available) to support disease con trol 
and elimination efforts and new diagnostic products are sold or distributed in low and-middle income countries.  
Budget for 2019, unless otherwise indicated  CHF 1,200,000 (CHF 5,025,000 over project duration)  
Duration  2017-2020 
Status  Ongoing  
Contact point for information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/en/home/activities -projects/projekte -fokus/Project -
database.filterResults.html/content/dezaprojects/SDC/en/2013/7F08866/phase2?oldPagePath=/content/deza/en/home/aktivitaet
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Title of project or programme  Remote sensing -based Information and Insurance for Crops in Emerging economies (RIICE)  
Country / region  Asia 
Policy objective and/or purpose  Crop insurance reduces vulnerability of smallholder farmers and promotes their economic development thus contributing to 
national and regional food security.  
Targeted LDC Member(s)  Cambodia  
Field of technology transfer  Agriculture and food security  
Type of technology transferred  Knowledge transfer for handling highl y-specialised equipment (satellite technology)  
Mechanism (agencies / institution providing 
technology transfer)  International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), sarmap, Swiss Re  
Outcomes / impact  1. Small -scale (rice) producers are covered by RIICE -supporte d 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 ma nagement 
policies, strategies and actions plans to strengthen food security and to transfer risks to the insurance sector.  
Budget for 2019, unless otherwise indicated  CHF 298,645 (CHF 3,836,000 over project duration)  
Duration  2018-2021 
Status  Ongoing  
Contact point for information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/en/home/activities -projects/projekte -fokus/Project -
database.html/content/dezaprojects/SDC/en/2011/7F07934/phase3  
  
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Title of project or programme  ESTHER (Ensemble pour une Solidarité Thérapeutique Hospitalière En Réseau)  
Country / region  Global  
Policy objective and/or purpose  Contribution to improved health outcomes of the population in low and middle -income countries through strengthened health 
systems and improved quality of health services, especially in the area of sexual and reproductive health including HIV/AIDS,  by 
means  of institutional health partnerships  
Targeted LDC Member(s)  Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Liberia, Lao People's Democratic Republic , Mali, Niger, Senegal, 
Chad, Togo  
Field of technology transfer  Health  
Type of techno logy transferred  Institutional partnerships providing Swiss experience and expertise in sexual and reproductive health and sexually transmitte d 
diseases  
Mechanism (agencies / institution providing 
technology transfer)  University of Bern  
Outcomes / impact  1. Swiss institutional health partnership projects are developed under the ESTHER umbrella and implemented according to EEA 
quality standards.  
2. Experiences and evidence from Swiss institutional health partnership projects are processed and dissemi nated within the 
ESTHER Switzerland network and within the EEA, and brought into the national and global policy dialogue.  
3. The organisational structure of ESTHER Switzerland is strengthened.  
Budget for 2019, unless otherwise indicated  CHF 270,000 (CHF 1,491,500 over project duration)  
Duration  2015-2019 
Status  Completed  
Contact point for information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/en/home/activities -projects/projekte -fokus/Project -
database.filterResults.html/content/dezaprojects/SDC/en/2015/7F09184/phase1?oldPagePath=/content/deza/en/home/aktivitaet
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Title of project or programme  Global Program me for Intellectual Property Rights  (GPIPR)  
Country / region  Global  
Policy objective and/or purpose  Building up an efficient and effective protection of intellectual property rights  
Targeted LDC  Member(s)  Current project in Myanmar  
Field of technology transfer  Trade capacity building   
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- 23 - Title of project or programme  Global Program me for Intellectual Property Rights  (GPIPR)  
 
Type of technology transferred  Knowledge transfer in establishment, administration, registration, acquisition and enforcement of IPRs  
Mechanism (agencies / insti tution providing 
technology transfer)  Policy dialogue, training of government officials and companies provided by the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property  
Outcomes / impact  Improved intellectual property regime to promote innovation and the development of new goods, services and production methods  
Budget for project duration  Overall programme budget CHF 10,000,000 
Duration  2018-2024 
Status  Ongoing  
Contact point for information  info.cooperation@seco.admin.ch  
 
Title of project or programme  Umbrella Facility for Trade  
Country  / Region  Global  with focus Africa  
Policy objective and/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 data bases, market intelligence etc.  It is implemented by t he 
World Bank Group.  
Targeted LDC Member(s)  Open to all LDCs, ongoing activities in Burundi, Ethi opia, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Sao Tome and Principe , Sierra 
Leone, Togo, Zambia, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic , Myanmar, Timor Les te, Bangladesh, Nepal  
Field of technology transfer  Analytical trade work  
Type of technology transferred  Partially t echnical assistance and capacity building, knowledge sharing, collaboration and networking  
Mechanism ( agencies  / institution providing 
technology transfer)  World Bank Group (IBRD/IFC)  
Outcomes  / 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 knowl edge partnerships and exchanges, and create public goods 
through research, data and analysis in the public domai n 
4. Reduced costs associated with moving goods and services, including along international supply chains, whether these are 
measured in terms o f time, money, or reliability  
Budget for 2017 -2023 CHF 52,500,000 over project duration  (Swiss contribution: CHF 5 million)   
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- 24 - Title of project or programme  Umbrella Facility for Trade  
Duration  2017-2023 
Status  Ongoing  
Contact point for information  info.cooperation@seco.admin.ch  
 
Title of project or programme  Innovative Vector Control Consortium (IVCC)  
Country / Region  Africa  
Policy objective and/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.  
Targeted LDC Me mber(s)  Benin, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia  
Field of technology transfer  Health  
Type of technology transferred  Certification process, development of innovative vector control solutions and  accurate treatments.  
Mechanism (agencies / institution providing 
technology transfer)  Innovative Vector Control Consortium (IVCC)  
Outcomes / impact  1. Develop innovative VC tools to prevent insecticide resistance build up and enable malaria elimination  
2. Implement IVCC 's Access strategy to maximize uptake and impact in resource -poor countries  
3. Keep VC on the technical and political agenda through efficient communication and advocacy  
4. Sustain IVCC 's scientific and technical platforms to p rovide optimal support to academic and industrial partners  
Budget for 2019, unless otherwise indicated  CHF 964,977 (CHF 3,500,000 over project duration)  
Duration  2018-2020 
Status  Completed  
Contact point for information  https://www.eda.admi n.ch/deza/de/home/aktivitaeten_projekte/projekte -
fokus/projektdatenbank.filterResults.html/content/dezaprojects/SDC/en/2014/7F08915/phase2?oldPagePath=/content/deza/de/h
ome/aktivitaeten_projekte/projekte -fokus/projektdatenbank.html  
 
Title of project or programme  Water Efficiency in Rice and Cotton  
Country / Region  Global  
Policy objective and/or purpose  To enhance food security, farmers ' income and water productivity for 65,000 farmer families in Pakistan, India, Tajikistan, Kyrgyz 
Republic , Myanmar and Madagascar.  
Targeted LDC Member(s)  Myanmar, Madagascar   
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- 25 - Title of project or programme  Water Efficiency in Rice and Cotton  
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 an d drying 
(AWD), laser levelling  
Mechanism (agencies / institution providing 
technology transfer)  HELVETAS Swiss Interc ooperation  
Outcomes / impact  1. 65,000 cotton or rice producing families adopt improved technologies that entail efficient water management practices and 
increased food production (PUSH)  
2. Adoption of water efficiency strategies for commodities is foster ed by collective actions from the involved stakeholders and 
leveraged with increased volume purchases of crops produced under 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  
Budget for 2019, unless otherwise indicated  CHF 1,500,000 (CHF 4,650,000 over project duration)  
Duration  2018-2021 
Status  Ongoing  
Contact point for information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/en/home/activities -projects/projekte -fokus/Project -
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Title of project or programme  Innovations for quality health systems  
Country / Region  Global  
Policy objective and/or purpose  The overall objective of the Quality Health System Design Lab is to contribute to advancing Quality Universal Health Coverage and 
ultimately to reducing ill -health and preventable death in low - and middle -income countries.  
Targeted LDC Member(s)  Ethiopia, Malawi, Nepal, Kenya, Tanzania  
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  
Mechanism (agencies / institution providing 
technology transfer)  Harvard School of Public Health and other academic research centres around the globe   
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- 26 - Title of project or programme  Innovations for quality health systems  
Outcome s / impact  1. New affordable instruments and measures for the efficient assessment of health system quality in low - and middle -income 
countries are developed, validated and tested  
2. Innovative evaluations of large -scale health system improvement are desig ned and conducted  
3. New generation of health -system researchers are trained  to produce and use quality data  
Budget for 2019, unless otherwise indicated  CHF 85,500 (CHF 3,750,000 over project duration)  
Duration  2018-2026 (opening credit for 2018 and 2019, main credit from 2020 on)  
Status  Ongoing  
Contact point for information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/en/home/activities -projects/projekte -fokus/Project -
database.filterResults.html/content/dezaprojects/SDC/en/2018/7F10192/phase99.h tml?oldPagePath=/content/deza/en/home/akti
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Title of project or programme  Global Trade Helpdesk  
Country / Region  Global  
Policy objective and/or purpose  The Global Trade Helpdesk Initiative is an online tool that helps firms explore alternative markets for their products, to di versify 
market risk in the face of falling demand with detailed trade statistics, tariff information and regulatory requirements.  
Targeted LDC Member(s)  Open to all LDCs,  
Current pilot activities in Guinea and Mozambique  
Field of technology transfer  Trade information portal (online)  
Type of technology transferred  Access to trade intelligence, partially technical assistance and capacity building, sharing, collaboration and networking  
Mechanism (agencies / institution providing 
technology transfer)  International Trade Centre (ITC), UNCTAD, WTO  (and AfDB, FAO, IADB, ICC, UNIDO, WBG, WCO, WIPO).  
Outcomes / 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  
Budget for 2017 -2029 USD 18 ,500,000  over project duration  
Duration  2018-2026 
Status  Ongoing   
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- 27 - Title of project or programme  Global Trade Helpdesk  
Contact point for information  info.cooperation@seco.admin.ch  
 
Title of project or programme  Regional Biotrade Projects Southeast Asia  
Country  / region  Mekong Region  
Policy objective and/or purpose  Poverty reduction / increased income   
Targeted LDC Member(s)  Myanmar , Lao People's Democratic Republic  
Field of technology transfer  Trade capacity building  
Type of technology transferred  Know -how in bio trade  production  and trade (export)  
Mechanism ( agencies  / institution providing 
technology transfer)  Helvetas  
Outcomes  / impact  Promote conservation of biodiversity  
• Competitive Biotrade  companies are competing in regional and international 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 internati onal markets  
• Government have taken steps to implement an ethical Biotrade policy -friendly and supportive environmen t 
• An efficient and effective knowledge management, and program me communication has been established that facilitates 
the sharing of national and international expertise and experience  
Budget 201 6-2020 CHF 4 ,704,400 (Myanmar, Lao People's Democratic Republic , Viet  Nam) 
Duration  2016-2020 
Status  Ongoing  
Contact point for information  info.cooperation@seco.admin.ch  
 
Title of project or programme  Trade Sector Development Programme: Upgrading Horticulture Supply and Sustainable Tourism to Develop Business 
Linkages  
Country  / region  Myanmar  
Policy objective and/or purpose  Improve market value chains for agro -products in tourism sector and introduce responsible tourism criteria  
Targeted LDC Member(s)  Myanmar  
Field of technology transfer  Trade capacity building; organic production  
Type of technology transferred  Know -how of tourism development, organic production   
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- 28 - Title of project or programme  Trade Sector Development Programme: Upgrading Horticulture Supply and Sustainable Tourism to Develop Business 
Linkages  
Mechanism ( agencies  / institution providing 
technology transfer)  UN Interagency Cluster on Trade and Productive Capacit ies (UNIDO, ILO, ITC, UNCTAD, UNOPS)  
Outcomes/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 stabili sed 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  
Budget for 2018 -2022 CHF 4 ,651,511 
Duration  2018-2022 
Status  Ongoing  
Contact point for information  info.cooperation@seco.admin.ch  
 
Title of project or programme  HortiSempre  
Country / region  Mozambique  
Policy objective and/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).  
Targeted LDC Member(s)  Mozambique  
Field of technology transfer  Horticulture  
Type of technology transferred  Promotion of micro -irrigation solutions  
Mechanism (agencies / institution providing 
technology transfer)  Swisscontact  
Outcomes / impact  1. Inputs and practices: productivity of horticultura l 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 competit iveness of the horticultural sector in Northern Mozambique is increased.  
Budget for 2019, unless otherwise indicated  CHF 1,575,354 (CHF 6,600,000 over project duration)  
Duration  2017-2020 
Status  Ongoing   
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- 29 - Title of project or programme  HortiSempre  
Contact point for information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/de/home/aktivitaeten_projekte/projekte -
fokus/projektdatenbank.filterResults.html/content/dezaprojects/SDC/en/2011/7F08214/phase2?oldPagePath=/content/deza/de/h
ome/aktivitaeten_projekt e/projekte -fokus/projektdatenbank.html   
 
Title of project or programme  Support to St. Francis Hospital in Ifakara  
Country / region  Tanzania  
Policy objective and/or purpose  Support the hospital in the development of a range of services and provide a conducive environment for training of students and 
research.  
Targeted LDC Member(s)  Tanzania  
Field of technology transfer  Health  
Type of technology transferred  Know -how, medical equipment, ICT system, clinical research  
Mechanism (agencies / institution providing 
technology transfer)  Novartis Foundation, SwissTPH, Solidarmed  
Outcomes / impact  1. Quality of care: patients offered very good health specialist services and care in medicine, paediatrics and surgery  
2. Governance: all governing bod ies functioning according to accountability and transparent principles in the decision -making 
process  
3. Internal management: all levels of hospital management performing efficiently, and applying standard procedures in general , 
financial and human resourc e 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  
Budget for 2019, unless otherwise indicated  CHF 608,269 (CHF 8,978,000 ove r project duration)  
Duration  2010-2021 
Status  Ongoing  
Contact point for information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/en/home/activities -projects/projects.html/content/projects/SDC/en/2010/7F07720/phase1.html  
  
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- 30 - Title of project or programme  Nepal Agricultural Services Development Programme (NASDP)  
Country / region  Nepal  
Policy objective and/or purpose  Farming households, especially female -headed households and farmers from disadvantaged groups increase their farm income, 
food security, resilience and social inclusiveness.  
Targeted LDC Member(s)  Nepal  
Field of technology transfer  Agriculture  
Type of technology transferred  Knowledge, research and development  
Mechanism (agencies / institution providing 
technology transfer)  HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation  
Outcomes / impact  1. Farmers use relevant knowledge, information and technology to sustainably increase their productivity  
2. A decentralised and pluralistic research and extension  system provides technologies and services as demanded and needed by 
farmers  
Budget for 2019, unless otherwise indicated  CHF 2,881,881  (CHF 9,790,000 over project duration)  
Duration  2014-2020 
Status  Ongoing  
Contact point for information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/de/home/aktivitaeten_projekte/projekte -
fokus/projektdatenbank.filterResults.par_projectfilter_page2.html/content/dezaprojects/SDC/en/2014/7F08998/phase1  
 
Title of project or programme  Grain Post -Harvest Loss Prevention (GPLP)  
Country / region  Tanzania  
Policy objective and/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.  
Targeted LDC Member(s)  Tanzania  
Field of technology transfer  Agriculture  
Type of technology transferred  Metal silos  
Mechanism (agencies / institution providing 
technology transfer)  HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation  
Outcomes / 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  
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- 31 - Title of project or programme  Grain Post -Harvest Loss Prevention (GPLP)  
3. Postharvest management stakeholders have access to information that enables decision -making towards reducing postharvest 
losses  
Budget for 2019, unless otherwise indicated  CHF 900,000  (CHF 2,200,000 over project duration)  
 
Duration  2017-2020 
Status  Ongoing  
Contact point for information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/de/home/aktivitaeten_projekte/projekte -
fokus/projektdatenbank.filterResults.html/content/dezaprojects/SDC/en/2010/7F07726/phase2?oldPagePath=/content/deza/de/h
ome/aktivitaeten_projekte/projekte -fokus/projektdatenbank .html  
 
Title of project or programme  SREP Scaling -Up Renewable Energy in Low Income Countries  
Country / region  Global  
Policy objective and/or purpose  Co-finance renewable energy projects and program mes to demonstrate the feasibility of low emission energy pathways in low 
income countries.  
Targeted LDC Member(s)  Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Haiti, Kiribati, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Nepal, Rwanda, Solomon Islands, Tanzania , 
Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia  
Field of technology transfer  Renewable Energy technologies  
Type of technology transferred  Programmatic capacity building and know -how transfer related to specific projects  
Mechanism (agencies / institution providing 
technology transfer)  MDBs (World Bank Group, ADB, AfDB, EB RD and IDB)  
Outcomes / impact  By June 2019 , 48 projects were approved with a total SREP funding of USD 593.4 million . 
Expected co -financing from public and private sources is USD 3 .15 billion . 
At completion, an expected 8.82 million people  (whereof 4.42 million women)  will benefit from improved access to energy from 
renewable sources, an additional 3366 GWh of electricity will be generated from renewable energy sources and 2.5 million tons of 
CO2 emissions will be avoided annually.  
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.  
Duration  2010-2028 
Status  Ongoing   
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- 32 - Title of project or programme  SREP Scaling -Up Renewable Energy in Low Income Countries  
Contact point for information  info.wein.cooperation@seco.admin.ch  
 
Title of project or programme  Reducing Food Losses through Improved Post Harvest Management in Ethiopia  
Country / region  Ethiopia  
Policy objective and/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 innovations.  
Targeted LDC Member(s)  Ethiopia  
Field of technology transfer  Agriculture  
Type of technology transferred  Metal silos  
Mechanism (agencies / institution providing 
technology transfer)  Food and Agriculture Organization of the Uni ted Nations (FAO), HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation  
Outcomes / impact  1. Reduced post -harvest losses among smallholder farmers, farmers groups and cooperatives by using improved post -harvest 
technologies and management practices  
2. Sustainable financial se rvices 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 the National Post -harvest Mana gement 
Strategy  
Budget for 2019, unless otherwise indicated  CHF 900,000 (CHF 2,900,000 over project duration)  
Duration  2018-2022 
Status  Ongoing  
Contact point for information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/de/home/aktivitaeten_projekte/projekte -
fokus/projektdatenbank.filterResults.html/content/dezaprojects/SDC/en/2012/7F08500/phase2?oldPagePath=/content/deza/de/h
ome/aktivitaeten_projekte/projekte -fokus/projektdatenbank .html 
 
Title of project or programme  Ifakara Health Institute: Scaling up of research results and innovations to maximize public health impact  
Country / region  Tanzania  
Policy objective and/or purpose  To promote and scale up innovative research approaches aiming to improve the impact of public health in Tanzania.  
Targeted LDC Member(s)  Tanzania  
Field of technology transfer  Health research   
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- 33 - Title of project or programme  Ifakara Health Institute: Scaling up of research results and innovations to maximize public health impact  
Type of technology transferred  Includes drones, block chain, mobile solutions, digital workshops  
Mechanism (agencies / institution providing 
technology transfer)  Swiss TPH, Essential -Tech-EPFL, Rigitech, Robotech, Botnar Foundation  
Outcomes / impact  1. IHI 's local, national, regional and global attractiveness as a research platform is durably strengt hened 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 improvement of local commu nity 
well-being and sustainable development.  
Budget for 2019, unless otherwise indicated  CHF 497,395 (CHF 2,400,000 over project duration)  
Duration  2019-2022 
Status  Ongoing  
Contact point for information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/en/home/activities -projects/projekte -fokus/Project -
database.html/content /projects/SDC/en/1997/7F01726/phase7?oldPagePath=/content/deza/en/home/aktivitaeten_projekte/proje
kte-fokus/projektdatenbank.html  
 
Title of project or programme  Programme contribution to the Centre Ecologique Albert Schweitzer  
Country / region  Africa  
Policy objective and/or purpose  To contribute to the improvement of the living -conditions of African families, while conserving natural resources through a 
participative approach for the creation of solutions (technical and methodological).  
Target ed LDC Member(s)  Senegal, Burkina Faso, Madagascar  
Field of technology transfer  Renewable energy, Agriculture  
Type of technology transferred  Solar energy, ecological food -processing techniques, diversification of crops, creation of waste management and waste sorting 
systems  
Mechanism (agencies / institution providing 
technology transfer)  Centre Ecologique Albert Schweitzer (CEAS)  
Outcomes / impact  1. Small business es create added -value and low -environmental -impact jobs, including in the fields of sustainable energy, waste 
management and food -processing.  
2. Public authorities are able to improve access to basic services for their population, particularly in the fields of renewa ble energy 
and solid and liquid sanitation.   
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- 34 - Title of project or programme  Programme contribution to the Centre Ecologique Albert Schweitzer  
3. Innovation proce sses in international cooperation actions are the subject of exchanges within a group of stakeholders in order 
to establish the optimum conditions for a widespread dissemination and acceptance of such innovations.  
Budget for 2019, unless otherwise indicat ed CHF 440,000 (CHF 1,760,000 over project duration)  
Duration  2019-2020 
Status  Ongoing  
Contact point for information  https://ww w.eda.admin.ch/deza/en/home/activities -projects/projekte -fokus/Project -
database.html/content/projects/SDC/en/2003/7F02796/phase9?oldPagePath=/content/deza/en/home/aktivitaeten_projekte/proje
kte-fokus/projektdatenbank.html  
https://www.ceas.ch  
 
Title of project or programme  Postharvest Management in Sub -Saharan Africa  
Country / region  Africa  
Policy objective and/or purpose  Increased food security and nutrition of smallholder farmers, men and women alike, in Sub-Saharan Africa (particularly in Benin 
and Mozambique) by reducing postharvest losses of grains and other staple crops at farm and community level.  
Targeted LDC Member(s)  Benin, Mozambique  
Field of technology transfer  Food security  
Type of technology  transferred  Silos, hermetic bags  
Mechanism (agencies / institution providing 
technology transfer)  HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation  
Outcomes / impact  1. Approx. 10 ,000 smallholder farm families benefit directly from improved handling and storage options w ithin the grains and 
pulses value chains.  
2. Good practice options for reducing postharvest losses are compiled, disseminated and scaled up.  
3. Appropriate regulatory frameworks on reducing post -harvest losses in food supply chains are introduced and implemented at 
national and regional levels and financing is secured.  
Budget for 2019, unless otherwise indicated  CHF 115,499 (CHF 2,000,000 over project duration)  
Duration  2017-2020 
Status  Completed   
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- 35 - Title of project or programme  Postharvest Management in Sub -Saharan Africa  
Contact point for information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza /en/home/activities -projects/projekte -fokus/Project -
database.html/content/projects/SDC/en/2012/7F08498/phase2?oldPagePath=/content/deza/en/home/aktivitaeten_projekte/proje
kte-fokus/projektdatenbank.html  
 
Title of project or programme  Strengthening Land Governance  
Country / region  Myanmar  
Policy objective and/or purpose  Small -scale food producers including women and men from all ethnicities have secure and equal access to land.  
Targeted LDC Member(s)  Myanmar  
Field of technology tran sfer Land governance  
Type of technology transferred  Open -access spatial data platform  
Mechanism (agencies / institution providing 
technology transfer)  University of Bern  
Outcomes / 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 CSOs play a significant role in decision -making on land policy and other natural resources . 
Budget for 2019, unless otherwise indicated  CHF 2,464,482 (CHF 9,650,000 over project duration)  
Duration  2017-2021 
Status  Ongoing  
Contact point for information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/en/home/activities -projects/projekte -fokus/Project -
database.html/content/projects/SDC/en/2014/7F09174/phase2?oldPagePath=/content/deza/en/home/aktivitaeten_projekte/proj e
kte-fokus/projektdatenbank.html  
 
Title of project or programme  Swiss Water Partnership  
Country / region  Global  
Policy objective and/or purpose  Stimulated and pooled Swiss know -how and expertise contribute to improve d living conditions in developing and transition 
countries through enhanced water security.  
Targeted LDC Member(s)  Niger, Lao People's Democratic Republic , Senegal, Bangladesh, South Sudan   
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- 36 - Title of project or programme  Swiss Water Partnership  
Field of technology transfer  Water management  
Type of technology transferred  Small -scale irrigation techniques, gravity -fed water supply system, rainwater harvesting systems, sanitation facilities  
Mechanism (agencies / institution providing 
technology transfer)  Swiss Water Partnership (Multi -stakeholder plat form to find innovative solutions)  
Outcomes / impact  1. Youth for Water – Swiss Youth is engaged and influences water -related reflections  
2. Innovations for SDG six 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 demanded by key actors to contribute to the achievement of water -related SDG 
targets  
Budget for 2019, unless otherwise indicated  CHF 232,000 (CHF 920,000 over project duration)  
Duration  2019-2021 
Status  Ongoing  
Contact point for information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/en/home/aktivitaeten_projekte/projekte -
fokus/projektdatenbank.filterResults.html/content/dezaprojects/SDC/en/2015/7F09280/phase2?oldPagePath=/content/deza/en/h
ome/aktivitaeten_projekte/projekte -fokus/projektdatenbank .html 
https://www.swisswaterpartnership.ch  
 
Title of project or programme  RUNRES: The rural -urban nexus: Establishing a nutrient loop to improve city region food systems  
Country / region  Global  
Policy objective and/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 enhanc e circular economies and thereby 
improve the resilience of city region food systems.  
Targeted LDC Member(s)  Ethiopia, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo  
Field of technology transfer  Food security, Agriculture  
Type of technology transferred  Sanitat ion solutions, circular flow of nutrients in agriculture  
Mechanism (agencies / institution providing 
technology transfer)  ETHZ Zurich  
Outcomes / impact  1. Improved control of nutrient flows and recycling of nutrients across the rural -urban nexus.   
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- 37 - Title of project or programme  RUNRES: The rural -urban nexus: Establishing a nutrient loop to improve city region food systems  
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 source d 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 policymak ers and 
practitioners as well as beyond the RUNRES focus regions.  
Budget for 2019, unless otherwise indicated  CHF 1,329,219 (CHF 4,878,000 over project duration)  
Duration  2018-2023 
Status  Ongoing  
Contact point for information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/en/home/activities -projects/projekte -fokus/Project -
database.html/conten t/projects/SDC/en/2018/7F09521/phase1?oldPagePath=/content/deza/en/home/aktivitaeten_projekte/proje
kte-fokus/projektdatenbank.html  
 
Title of project or programme  Open source Health Insurance Management Information System (OpenHIMIS)  
Country / region  Global  
Policy objective and/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.  
Targeted LDC Member(s)  Tanzania, Nepal, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Chad  
Field of technology transfer  Health  
Type of technology transferred  Open source software for health insurance  
Mechanism (agencies / institution providing 
technology transfer)  German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), Social Protection Systems Programme of the European Union (EU -SPS) 
Outcomes / impact  1. Open source Health Insurance Mana gement Information system or specific modules are adapted and implemented in countries, 
and integrated into national ICT health information systems  
2. An active community of open source developers continuously advances the openHIMIS software core, modules and country 
specific adaptation in exchange with software users   
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- 38 - Title of project or programme  Open source Health Insurance Management Information System (OpenHIMIS)  
3. In-country capacities are strengthened in order to adapt, utilise and maintain the open -source software according to 
country -specific needs  
Budget for 2019, unless otherwise indicated  CHF 690,000 (CHF 1,929,000 over project duration)  
Duration  2016-2019 
Status  Completed  
Contact point for information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/en/home/activities -projects/projekte -fokus/Project -
database.filterResults.html/content/dezaprojects/SDC/en/2016/7F09605/phase1.html?oldPagePath=/content/deza/en/home/aktiv
itaeten_projekte/projekte -fokus/projektdat enbank.html  
 
Title of project or programme  Solar irrigation for Agriculture Resilience (SoLAR)  
Country / region  South Asia  
Policy objective and/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 by supporting Government efforts to promote solar irrigation.  
Targeted LDC Member(s)  Bangladesh, Nepal  
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  
Mechanism (agencies / institution providing 
technology transfer)  Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CG IAR) 
Outcomes / 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 solar irrigation are validated.  
3. Increased national /global knowledge and capacity for gender and socially inclusive and groundwater responsive solar irrig ation 
policies and practices.  
Budget for 2019, unless otherwise indicated  CHF 740,985 (CHF 5,670,000 over project duration)  
Duration  2018-2023 
Status  Ongoing  
Contact point for information  https://ww w.eda.admin.ch/deza/en/home/activities -projects/projekte -fokus/Project -
database.html/content/projects/SDC/en/2018/7F10119/phase1?oldPagePath=/content/deza/en/home/aktivitaeten_projekte/proje
kte-fokus/projektdatenbank.html   
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Title of project or programme  Somalia Information and Resilience Building Action (SIRA)  
Country / region  Somalia  
Policy objective and/or purpose  Resilience for agro -pastoral households improved through increased income from improved fodder value chains and Somalia n 
households ' resilience to future shocks improved.  
Targeted LDC Member(s)  Somalia  
Field of technology transfer  Food security  
Type of technology transferred  Evidence -based policy making, know -how in use of data  
Mechanism (agencies / institution providing 
technology transfer)  Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations (FAO)  
Outcomes / 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 t hrough provision of information for action (FSNAU & SWALIM).  
Budget for 2019, unless otherwise indicated  CHF 2,200,200 (CHF 6,880,000 over project duration)  
Duration  2018-2022 
Status  Ongoing  
Contact point for information  https://ww w.eda.admin.ch/deza/en/home/activities -projects/projekte -fokus/Project -
database.html/content/projects/SDC/en/2018/7F10190/phase1?oldPagePath=/content/deza/en/home/aktivitaeten_projekte/proje
kte-fokus/projektdatenbank.html  
 
Title of project or programme  Climate Change Adaptation in Mountains  
Country / region  Global  
Policy objective and/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.  
Targeted LDC Member(s)  Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhu tan, Burundi, Myanmar, Nepal, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda  
Field of technology transfer  Climate change adaptation  
Type of technology transferred  Expertise and knowledge through regional science -policy platforms and global policy frameworks.  
Mechanism (agencies / institution providing 
technology transfer)  International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), University 
of Bern   
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- 40 - Title of project or programme  Climate Change Adaptation in Mountains  
Outcomes / impact  1. Improved availability and use of mount ain observation data and information services support regional and global knowledge 
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 . 
Budget fo r 2019, unless otherwise indicated  CHF 740,000 (CHF 5,455,000 over project duration)  
Duration  2018-2023 
Status  Ongoing  
Contact point for information  https://ww w.eda.admin.ch/deza/en/home/activities -projects/projekte -fokus/Project -
database.html/content/projects/SDC/en/2018/7F10208/phase1?oldPagePath=/content/deza/en/home/aktivitaeten_projekte/proje
kte-fokus/projektdatenbank.html  
 
Title of project or programme  BLOOOM: Agricultural Technology for the Bottom of the Pyramid  
Country / region  Global  
Policy objective and/or purpose  The overall goal of Blooom  is to contribute to poverty reduction, economic inclusion, food security and improved nutrition of 
smallholder farmers and consumers, men and women, in low income countries through digital and organizational innovation.  
Targeted LDC Member(s)  The first s tage includes Nepal  
Field of technology transfer  Agriculture  
Type of technology transferred  Bundling of agricultural and financial services on a digital platform  
Mechanism (agencies / institution providing 
technology transfer)  BLOOOM  International AG  
Outcomes / impact  1. Farmers and particularly women in rural areas increased their livelihood: yearly farming income increases. 5% annual incre ase 
in women conducting business  
2. Farmers climate change resilience improvement through soil  health: tons of carbon sequestrated per acre . 
3. Access to healthier food for urban population improved: kg vegetables produce d per ha bitant . 
4. Blooom expansion: Blooom  international expansion to other countries in Africa (year four and phase 2) . 
Budget for 2019, unless otherwise indicated  CHF 615,994 (CHF 4,950,000 over project duration)  
Duration  2019-2022  
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- 41 - Title of project or programme  BLOOOM: Agricultural Technology for the Bottom of the Pyramid  
Status  Ongoing  
Contact point for information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/en/home/activities -projects/projekte -fokus/Project -
database.html/content/projects/SDC/en/2019/7F10216/phase1?oldPagePath=/content/deza/en/home/aktivitaeten_projekte/proje
kte-fokus/projektdatenbank.html  
 
Title of project or programme  Towards an innovative single -dose oral treatment for Sleeping Sickness  
Country / region  Global  
Policy objective and/or purpose  This one -time financial support to Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative aims at improving sim ple treatment options for sleeping 
sickness, especially for the poorest populations living in rural areas with little access to health facilities. By developing  a one -time 
oral treatment (called "Acoziborole ") that can be taken at home, this project has the potential to significantly drive sustainable 
elimination of disease transmission (zero cases) by 2030.  
Targeted LDC Member(s)  East, West and Central African LDCs. DNDi  has staff in Democratic Republic of the Congo.  
Field of technology transfer  Health  
Type of technology transferred  Therapy for sleeping -sickness  
Mechanism (agencies / institution providing 
technology transfer)  Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics ( FIND)  
Outcomes / impact  Development of a patient -centred, single dose oral therapy for sleeping sickness that is affordable, sage and efficacious and easy 
to administer in rural contexts.  
Budget for 2019, unless otherwise indicated  CHF 806,000 (CHF 1,316 ,000 over project duration)  
Duration  2019-2020 
Status  Ongoing  
Contact point for information  https://ww w.eda.admin.ch/deza/en/home/activities -projects/projekte -fokus/Project -
database.html/content/projects/SDC/en/2019/7F10241/phase1?oldPagePath=/content/deza/en/home/aktivitaeten_projekte/proje
kte-fokus/projektdatenbank.html  
  
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- 42 - Title of project or programme  Dynamic electronic decision trees for managing childhood illness (DYNAMIC)  
Country / region  Tanzania  
Policy objective and/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 algorithm (ePOCT) that guide s and train s health workers in the diagnosis and management of sick 
children.  
Targeted LDC Member(s)  Tanzania  
Field of technology transfer  Health  
Type of technology trans ferred  Digital technologies in the diagnosis and management of sick children  
Mechanism (agencies / institution providing 
technology transfer)  University of Lausanne  
Outcomes / 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  
Budget for 2019, unless otherw ise indicated  CHF 838,600 (CHF 3,000,000 over project duration)  
Duration  2019-2022 
Status  Ongoing  
Contact point for information  https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/en/home/activities -projects/projekte -fokus/Project -
database.html/content/projects/SDC/en/2019/7F10361/ phase1?oldPagePath=/content/deza/en/home/aktivitaeten_projekte/proje
kte-fokus/projektdatenbank.html  
 
  
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ANNEX II1 
RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS WITH LDCS  
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 fundi ng initiative by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the Swiss 
National Science Foundation (SNSF).  
 
The r4d programme supports relevant research for development with the aim of  solving global challenges and with a focus on least deve loped, 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.  
 
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 su stainable development  
• Innovation in agricultural and food systems for food security  
• Sustainable management of ecosystems for the provision of ecosystem services  
• Provision systems and financing mechanisms in the public health sector  
 
Currently , 45 ongoing p rojects are financed by the r4d programme. LDCs touched by the programme include Mozambique, Nepal, Burkina Faso, Lao People 's 
Democratic Republic , Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Zambia, Mali, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Lesotho, Malawi, South Sudan, Cam bodia, Benin, Myanmar, 
Senegal, Chad, 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.  
 
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1 In English and French only.