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Consejo de los Aspectos de los Derechos de Propiedad 
Intelectual relacionados con el Comercio  Original: inglés  
 
 
INFORME SOBRE LA APLICACIÓN  DEL PÁRRAFO 2 DEL  
ARTÍCULO 66 DEL ACUE RDO SOBRE LOS ADPIC  
CANAD Á 
Addendum  
La siguiente comunicación, de fecha 20 de septiembre de 2017, de la delegación del Canadá, se 
distribuye de conformidad con el párrafo 1 de la Decisión relativa a la aplicación del párrafo 2 del 
artículo 66 del Acuerdo sobre los ADPIC (IP/C/28 ). 
 
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1  INTRODUC CIÓN 
1.  En el párrafo 2 del artículo 66 del Acuerdo sobre los Aspectos de los Derechos de Propiedad 
Intelectual relacionados con el Comercio (Acuerdo sobre los ADPIC) se dispone que "[l]os países 
desarrollados Miembros ofrecerán a las empresas e instituciones de su territorio incentivos 
destinad os a fomentar y propiciar la transferencia de tecnología a los países menos adelantados 
Miembros, con el fin de que estos puedan establecer una base tecnológica sólida y viable ". 
2.  De conformidad con la Decisión del Consejo de los ADPIC de 19 de febrero de 2 003 (IP/C/28), 
los países desarrollados Miembros deben presentar informes anuales sobre las medidas adoptadas 
o previstas en cumplimiento de los compromisos contraídos por ellos en virtud del párrafo 2 del 
artículo 66 del Acuerdo sobre los ADPIC. A tal fin , los Miembros decidieron facilitar cada tres años 
nuevos informes detallados y, en los años intermedios, actualizaciones de sus informes más 
recientes. El último informe detallado del Canadá fue presentado en 2015. La presente nota 
constituye una actualiz ación de ese informe y se basa en la actuali zación presentada en octubre 
de 2016 en relación con el año pasado, con miras a proporciona r información actual sobre las 
actividades del Canadá en relación con la transferencia de tecnología a los países menos 
adelantados (PMA ). 
3.  Respecto al informe de 2015 del Canadá (IP/C/W/611/Add.2) y su actualización de  2016 
(IP/C/W/616/Add.4), la presente nota proporciona una actualización ilustrativa , aunque no 
exhaustiva, de los incentivos concedidos a empresas e instituci ones canadienses que están 
dirigidos específicamente a PMA o grupos que, como mínimo, incluyen un  PMA. Se señala que las 
actividades incluidas en este informe se diferencian de las actividades de cooperación técnica 
(descritas en el informe de 2017  del Can adá relativo a l artículo 67 del Acuerdo sobre los ADPIC). 
No obstante, como han indicado  varios Miembros y la Secretaría de la OMC en el pasado, es 
inevitable que los conceptos de transferencia de tecnología y de asistencia técnica se superpongan . 
Por ejemplo, algunos tipos de asistencia técnica y financiera pueden constituir incentivos a la 
transferencia de tecnología, especialmente dado que el contexto jurídico y normativo de un país 
(incluso con respecto a la propiedad intelectual) puede ser una consideración clave a la hora de 
determinar si se dan  las condiciones idóneas para la transferencia sostenible de tecnología . 
4.  El Canadá entiende que la transferencia de tecnología incluye la transferencia de tecnología 
incorporada a los bienes físicos y lo s servicios, como la maquinaria y el equipo; la divulgación de la 
información y los conocimientos técnicos y comerciales en los que se basa un producto, proceso o IP/C/W/631/Add.3  
 
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  servicio; y la transferencia de conocimientos prácticos y técnicos. En consecuencia, la 
transferencia de tecnología puede adoptar las siguientes formas : 
 propiedad intelectual incorporada a las mercancías y los servicios transferidos ; 
 conocimientos administrativos y comerciales en apoyo de la producción y distribución de 
mercancías y servicios ; y 
 mejora de la capacidad de los recursos humanos . 
5.  Se conceden incentivos nacionales en relación con estas tres formas de transferencia de 
tecnología. Aunque existen diversos incentivos financieros y no financieros (como cofinanciación, 
préstamos, seguros, exención fiscal, asesoramiento técnico y establecimiento de redes, 
asociaciones y vínculos) para facilitar las transacciones de transferencia de tecnología, en el 
Canadá la mayoría de los incentivos para la transferencia de tecnología se otorgan en el marc o de 
programas de asistencia oficial para el desarrollo (AOD) . 
2  RESEÑA  
6.  Varios departamentos, organismos y programas del Gobierno canadiense ofrecen incentivos 
directos o indirectos a las empresas e instituciones del Canadá para que participen en actividades  
de transferencia de tecnología a PMA. En el presente documento se describen y actualizan las 
actividades que están realizando  esos organismos . 
7.  El Canadá toma nota del permanente interés de los PMA Miembros por saber más sobre los 
efectos y el funcionamien to de los programas de transferencia de tecnología de los países 
desarrollados Miembros. Por ello, y de conformidad con el modelo propuesto por los PMA en 
octubre de 2011 para los informes presentados por los países desarrollados Miembros de 
conformidad con el párrafo 2 del artículo 66 ( documento IP/C/W/561 ), en el anexo que acompaña 
al presente informe figura un cuadro con ejemplos de transferencia de tecnología a PMA . 
3  MINISTERIO DE ASUNTO S MUNDIALES DEL CANA DÁ 
8.  El Ministerio de Asuntos Mundiales del Cana dá (Global Affairs Canada ) es la principal 
organización encargada de la AOD del Canadá. Las divisiones del Ministerio dedicadas al desarrollo 
administran los programas y proyectos  financiados mediante la AOD . La lista facilitada en el 
presente informe incl uye los proyectos destacados que se han ejecutado en los últimos años. Una 
lista más completa de los proyectos que apoyan las divisiones del Ministerio dedicadas al 
desarrollo se puede obtener utilizando el buscador de proyectos de desarrollo internacional  del 
Ministerio de Asuntos Mundiales del Canadá.1 
9.  Algunos ejemplos destacados de proyectos apoyados por el Ministerio de Asuntos Mundiales del 
Canadá en estas esferas son los siguientes (véase el anexo para más información ): 
 Innovación y movilización en materia de seguridad alimentaria : Transferencia de 
tecnologías de producción agropecuaria (por ejemplo, instalación de módulos 
hidropónicos y biodigestores) para mejorar la seguridad alimentaria en regiones áridas y 
semiáridas de varios países, entre ellos  Burkina Faso . 
 Maximizar la efectividad de la distribución de vacunas : Aumento de la efectividad, la 
eficiencia y el funcionamiento de los sistemas de distribución de vacunas, incluidas 
actividades de prueba de nuevas tecnologías para equipos de producción  de vacunas en 
cuatro países africanos, entre ellos Etiopía y Mozambique . 
                                                
1 Se puede acceder al buscador de proyectos de desarrollo internacional del Ministerio de Asuntos 
Mundiales del Canadá y  efectuar búsquedas por país, asociado, sector, situación y número de proyecto, en el 
siguiente sitio Web : http://www.int ernational.gc.ca/development -developpement/aidtransparency -
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   Tecnología solar para la Unión Económica y Monetaria de África Occidental : 
Establecimiento del Instituto de Tecnología Solar Aplicada (IFTSA) en la Universidad de 
Uagadugú, con miras  a mejorar los conocimientos técnicos y la capacidad docente sobre 
las tecnologías solares, y establecer vínculos entre el IFTSA y las empresas privadas que 
participan en la producción de tecnologías solares . 
 Cadenas de valor para el crecimiento económico : Aumento del emp leo sostenible y 
generación de ingresos mediante el apoyo a las microempresas y las pequeñas y 
medianas empresas ( pymes ) de la región de Amhara (Etiopía), prestando especial 
atención a los mercados del arroz, las legumbres y hortalizas, y l as piedras preciosas.  
Este proyecto entraña la facilitación del acceso a técnicas, insumos y equipos 
innovadores, con objeto de ayudar a productores y empresarios a incrementar la 
productividad, elaborar nuevos productos y llegar a nuevos mercados, así com o la 
colaboración con  instituciones financieras para prestar apoyo a los productores, los 
proveedores y los fabricantes de tecnología a acceder a financiación, en aras de la 
productividad y el crecimiento empr esarial.  
 Transformación de la Agricultura mediante el Refuerzo de la Formación Profesional : Este 
proyecto, ejecutado por la Facultad de Agricultura de la Universidad  Dalhousie  en 
colaboración con la Universidad McGill y los  Mennonite Economic Development 
Associates  (Asociados Menonitas para el Desarrollo Económico), en el Canadá, así como 
con la Facultad de Agricultura y Medicina Veterinaria de la Universidad de Jimma , en 
Etiopía, presta apoyo a la reforma de cuatro facultades de agricultura para que puedan 
impartir  formación de alta calidad que satisfaga las necesidades del sector agropecuario 
etíope orientado al comercio. Se proporciona asesoramiento y formación a los 
instructores y el personal y se suministran libros para las bibliotecas y equipos para los 
laborat orios y lugares de demostración  de las cuatro facultades . 
10.  La dependencia del Ministerio de Asuntos Mundiales del Canadá que se encarga de las alianzas 
para la innovación en la esfera del desarrollo también apoya programas que promueven la 
transferencia de tecnología y la asistencia para el desarrollo en la esfera de la formación técnica y 
profesional en los PMA . Por ejemplo, el Ministerio sigue apoyando dos proyectos de Digital 
Opportunity  Trust (DOT) (Fondo Fiduciario para la creación de oportunidades digi tales) 
relacionados con tecnologías de la información y las comunicaciones (TIC) para el fomento del 
espíritu empresarial y las empresas en PMA de África. Uno de los proyectos, Entrepreneurship and 
Business Growth for Youth  (Emprendimiento y Crecimiento de  las Empresas para Jóvenes), utiliza 
las TIC para prestar servicios de desarrollo empresarial y creación de capacidad que incluyen la 
aplicación de programas de emprendimiento de DOT destinados a jóvenes en Etiopía . El segundo 
proyecto, más reciente , Digital Livelihoods: Youth and the Future of Work at Scale  (Medios de 
Subsistencia Digitales: la Juventud y el Futuro del Trabajo Adaptado ), tiene por objeto ampliar los 
programas de empoderamiento económico en los ámbitos de la innovación social, el 
emprendimiento, las TIC  y el fomento del  empoderamiento y las  aptitudes de liderazgo.  Su 
finalidad es ayudar a 200.000 hombres y mujeres jóvenes a desarrollar sus capacidades 
empresariales y profesionales y a utilizar la tecnología para incrementar sus ing resos y 
oportunidades de empleo en varios países, entre ellos algunos PMA como Malawi, Rwanda, Senegal  
y Zambia . 
11.  En 2017,  el Ministerio de Asuntos Mundiales del Canadá puso en marcha la Política de ayuda 
internacional feminista, en reconocimiento del hecho  de que apoyar la igualdad de género y el 
empoderamiento de las mujeres y niñas  es el mejor mo do de construir un mundo más pacífico, 
inclusivo y próspero.  A tal fin presta apoyo a las iniciativas específicas de inversión, 
establecimiento de asociaciones, i nnovación y promoción con mayor potencial de colmar la s 
brecha s de género y mejorar las posibilidades de éxito de todos. La asistencia internacional 
feminista del Canadá contribuirá a proteger y promover  los derechos humanos de todos los grupos 
vulnerables y marginados y a incrementar su participación en la adopción paritaria de decisiones. 
Ayudará a las mujeres y niñas  a lograr un acceso y un control más equitativo s de los recursos que 
requieren , en aras  de la igualdad económica y social. La Política de ayuda internacional feminista  
del Canadá fija seis esferas prioritarias : 1) la igualdad de género y el empoderamiento de todas las 
mujeres y niñas ; 2) la dignidad humana, articulada  principalmente en torno  a la salud y la 
nutrición, la enseñanza y la acción humanitaria; 3) un crecimiento útil para todos y centrado 
básicamente  en la agricultura climáticamente inteligente, las tecnologías verdes y las energías 
renovables; 4) iniciativas en favor del medio amb iente y el clima, que comporten tanto la IP/C/W/631/Add.3  
 
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  adaptación al cambio climático como su mitigación, así como la gestión de  los recursos hídricos ; 
5) la gobernanza inclusiva, la democracia, los derechos humanos y el imperio de la ley; y 6)  la paz 
y la seguridad, el fomento de los procesos de paz y l a lucha contra la violencia por razones de 
género, promoviendo al mismo tiempo la Agenda sobre  las Mujeres, la Paz y la Seguridad. Entre 
los ejemplos más notables de proyectos que cuentan con el apoyo del Ministerio de Asuntos 
Mundiales del Canadá cabe citar los siguientes:  
 Mejorar las Oportunidades Comerciales de las Mujeres Productoras : Actividades con los 
Asociados Menonitas para el Desarrollo Económico (MEDA) del Canadá para apoyar el 
acceso de las mujeres de Myanmar  a créditos, insumos, vínculos comerciales y nuevas 
tecnologías, por ejemplo concediendo donaciones de contrapartida a pymes con fines de 
modernización tecnológica y concibiendo productos financieros nuevos y perfeccionados 
destinados a mujeres productoras , en asociación con instituciones financieras . 
 Programa de Fomento  del Emprendimiento de las Mujeres : Este programa, administrado 
por el Banco Mundial, tiene por objeto prestar apoyo a las mujeres empresarias de 
ciertas zonas urbanas y periurbanas  de Etiop ía y darles  un mejor acceso a la 
financiación, la formación empresarial y técnica y lo s servicios en este ámbito. 
Las mujeres con experiencia en gestión de sus propias microempresas o pequeñas 
empresas participan voluntariamente en el programa y escogen lo s componentes del 
programa que les resultan más útiles. El programa ayuda a las mujeres a acceder a 
pequeños préstamos, imparte formación para la adquisición de  aptitudes  y en tecnología 
y desarrollo de productos, y consta de actividades como campañas de sensibilización 
para concitar  el apoyo de las familias y las comunidades a las mujeres empresarias.  
12.  En el plano multilateral, el Canadá sigue contribuyendo activamente a las actividades de 
muchas instituc iones internacionales que, a su vez, ofrecen incentivos para la transferencia de 
tecnología a los países en desarrollo Miembros y a los PMA. En este sentido, el Canadá sigue 
haciendo contribuciones al Fondo de Asistencia Técnica de la OMC, al Banco Mundial , al Banco 
Interamericano de Desarrollo, al Banco Africano de Desarrollo y al Banco Asiático de Desarrollo, 
todos los cuales fomentan la transferencia de tecnología . 
13.  Con respecto al cambio climático, por ejemplo, el Ministerio de Asuntos Mundiales del Cana dá 
colabora con el Banco Mundial en varios fondos e iniciativas de inversión relacionados con la 
transferencia de tecnología, entre los que figuran :  
 Fondos de inversión en el clima - Fondo para una Tecnología Limpia (CTF) : 200 millones 
de dólares canadien ses de financiación al Fondo para una Tecnología Limpia , a fin de 
apoyar la utilización de tecnologías limpias, de bajo nivel de emisiones de carbono, y 
apoyar la inversión en la eficiencia energética de los sectores eléctrico y del transporte 
en varios pa íses de Asia, África y América. A junio de 2014, a través de este proyecto se 
han aprobado planes de inversión en algunos países, incluido un proyecto regional en 
Medio Oriente y África del Norte cuyo objeto es la reducción de emisiones de gas de 
efecto in vernadero, el aumento de  la capacidad instalada de las energías renovables, el 
ahorro energético y la financiación directa sostenida por los recursos del CTF . 
 Fondo para el Medio Ambiente Mundial (FMAM) : Por intermedio de este Fondo, el Canadá 
apoya la labor en esferas como el cambio climático, la biodiversidad, los productos 
químicos y los desechos (incluido el mercurio), la degradación del suelo, las aguas 
internacionales y la ordenación forestal soste nible, mediante  la adopción acelerada de 
tecnologías y prácticas de gestión innovadoras en estas esferas . 
 Fondo para Reducir las Emisiones de Carbono mediante la Protección de los Bosques 
(FCPF) : Por medio del Fondo del Carbono y del Fondo de Preparación d el FCPF, el 
Canadá concedió 45 millones de dólares canadienses para ayudar a los países en 
desarrollo, incluidos PMA, a aplicar los programas y estrategias de reducción de 
emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero a fin de hacer frente a la deforestación y a la 
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  14.  El Canadá también presta ayuda en materia de seguridad alimentaria a programas de 
sectores específicos, entre otros  a través del Grupo Consultivo sobre Investigaciones Agrícolas 
Internacionales (CGIAR) . Por ejemplo, el  Ministerio de Asuntos Mundiales del Canadá invirtió  
3 millones de dólares canadienses en la Iniciativa del trigo del CGIAR para el período 2014 -2016, 
cuyo objeto es contribuir a aumentar el rendimiento del trigo, adaptar la producción de trigo en 
regiones vuln erables al cambio climático, mejorar la resistencia ante las enfermedades y reducir la 
malnutrición infantil . 
4  CENTRO INTERNACIONAL  DE INVESTIGACIONES P ARA EL DESARROLLO (IDRC)  
15.  Como parte de la política de asuntos exteriores y desarrollo del Canadá, el Centro 
Internacional de Investigaciones para el Desarrollo (IDRC), corporación autónoma de la Corona, 
invierte en conocimientos, innovaciones y soluciones para mejorar la vida de las personas en el 
mundo en desarrollo. El IDRC proporciona a los investigado res de los países en desarrollo apoyo 
financiero para que trabajen sobre los problemas esenciales para sus comunidades; participa con 
los investigadores a lo largo del proceso de innovación; y facilita el acceso a la información y los 
servicios, así como a  los investigadores, los formuladores de políticas y los empresarios. El IDRC 
fue establecido mediante una ley del Parlamento del Canadá en 1970 para ayudar a los países en 
desarrollo a encontrar soluciones a sus desafíos . 
16.  El IDRC apoya las actividades de investigación a través de los tres programas principales que 
se indican a continuación : 
 Agricultura y Medio Ambiente , que tiene por objeto producir innovaciones basadas en 
principios científicos y ofrecer soluciones en materia de agricultura, cambio climát ico y 
salud . 
 Economías Inclusivas , que tiene por objeto asegurar el futuro de los niños y jóvenes, 
estimular el crecimiento económico sostenible, fomentar la igualdad de género y 
fortalecer las instituciones y las prácticas de buen gobierno . 
 Tecnología e Innovación , que ayuda a los países en desarrollo a hacer uso de la ciencia y 
de las tecnologías avanzadas para impulsar la innovación y el crecimiento . 
17.  Por lo que se refiere a la transferencia de tecnología, el IDRC apoya la investigación en 
los PMA con el fin de promover el crecimiento y el desarrollo. Para ello utiliza un enfoque que 
combina el apoyo financiero destinado a crear nuevas oportunidades par a la investigación, la 
colaboración intelectual y la orientación con los beneficiarios en el proceso de investigación, con 
actividades de intermediación que ayudan a pasar de la investigación a la formulación de políticas. 
Esas actividades ayudan a los PMA  a desarrollar sus propias tecnologías, adaptar las tecnologías 
existentes a sus necesidades y aumentar su capacidad técnica para gestionar la investigación. 
Por ejemplo, el Fondo Canadiense de Investigación sobre la Seguridad Alimentaria Internacional 
(CIFSRF), financiado por el IDRC y el Ministerio de Asuntos Mundiales del Canadá, apoya la 
investigación para la innovación agrícola y promueve la colaboración entre investigadores de 
países en desarrollo y expertos canadienses. El CIFSRF está aprovechando, e n su segunda fase, 
los resultados que obtuvo anteriormente, para replicar a mayor escala las innovaciones que 
permitieron mejorar la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional de la población más vulnerable, en 
particular las mujeres y los jóvenes .2  
18.  Por ejemplo,  los investigadores del Organismo de Investigación sobre Vacunas y 
Enfermedades Infecciosas de la Universidad de Saskatchewan en el Canadá y del Instituto de 
Investigación Agropecuaria de Kenya descubrieron nuevas proteínas que podían utilizarse en una 
vacuna mejorada contra la perineumonía contagiosa bovina, una enfermedad que tiene un efecto 
devastador y un costo aproximado de 60 millones de dólares canadienses anuales para los 
pequeños productores agropecuarios de África. Gracias a la financiación adicio nal, los 
investigadores han comenzado a producir  y ensayar esta vacuna. Investigadores de la Universidad 
de Alberta y del Consejo de Investigación Agropecuaria de Sudáfrica están trabajando en la 
combinación de vacunas para varias enfermedades del ganado e n una sola vacuna, que sería más 
fácil de producir y distribuir y resultaría más asequible y fácil d e usar para los pequeños 
                                                
2 Se puede consultar más información sobre el CIFSRF en : http://w ww.idrc.ca/EN/Documents/CIFSRF -
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  productores agropecuarios . Se ha iniciado el proceso de registro y licencia para el conjunto del 
África Subsahariana, gracias a la colaboración con fabricantes de vacunas y organismos públicos 
de reglamentación. El éxito de los trabajos con esta vacuna financiad a por el CIFSRF  ha dado  lugar 
además a la creación de un nuevo Fondo de Innovación en Vacunas para Ganado (LVIF) , con un 
presupuesto de 57 millones de dólares canadienses, resultado de una  asociación entre la 
Fundación  Bill y Melinda Gates, el Ministerio de Asuntos Mundiales del Canadá y el IDRC del 
Canadá . 
19.  El proyecto Promoting Adoption of Chickpea Technologies in Southern Ethiopia  (Fomento de la 
Adopción de Tecnologías de Producción de Garbanzos en el Sur de Etiopía), financiado por 
el CIFSRF, que tiene por objeto facilitar y acelerar la adopción en gran escala de tecnologías de 
producción de garbanzos en la región montaños a meridional de Etiopía, ha permitido 
a 600 explotaciones agrícolas establecer sistemas comunitarios de semillas y producción de 
garbanzos y les ha dado acceso a los mercados. En una nueva fase del proyecto se están 
elaborando productos alimenticios a base  de leguminosas y se realizan innovaciones para su 
consumo en masa y su comercialización en Etiopía. Más de 46.000 agricultores  (el 54% de ellos 
mujeres ) han comenzado a aplicar las soluciones ideadas en esta nueva fase, y  GUTS  AGRO 
Industr y, una empresa alimentaria  de Etiopía , comercializa productos alimenticios elaborados con 
insumos comprados a cooperativas de mujeres. El proyecto forma parte de una asociación para la 
cooperación técnica de 20 años entre la Universidad de Hawassa y la Universidad de  
Saskatchewan.  
20.  Innovating for Maternal and Child Health in Africa (IMCHA ) (Innovación para la Salud de las 
Madres y los Niños en África ) es una asociación de siete años, con un presupuesto de 36 millones 
de dólares canadienses, entre el IDRC, el Ministerio de Asuntos Mundiales del Canadá y los 
Institutos Canadienses de Investigación sobre Salud. En varios  de sus proyectos se explora el uso 
de teléfonos móviles para mejorar el acceso a los profesionales de la salud, complementar la 
información y los servicios en  beneficio de las mujeres encintas y prestar servicios en las zonas 
rurales de varios países, como Etiopía, Tanzanía, Malí o Burkina Faso . Por ejemplo, en la zona de 
Jimma (Etiopía) , se ha formado a parteras y trabajadores sanitarios comunitarios en el par to 
seguro y se les ha equipado con teléfonos móviles.  
21.  Otros proyectos del IDRC se centran en las repercusiones del acceso generalizado a los 
teléfonos móviles y a Internet en los países en desarrollo. Las investigaciones apoyadas por 
el IDRC demuestran que  ese acceso fomenta cambios sociales y económicos positivos, 
particularmente en lo que respecta a la gobernanza, la enseñanza y la ciencia. Ejemplos de 
proyectos en este ámbito son los siguientes : 
 Toward a Networked Economy in Burma  (Hacia una Economía Interconectada en 
Birmania ): El IDRC ha asignado 1,2 millones de dólares canadienses para el período 
2015-2018 a fin de facilitar un mayor acceso a los teléfonos móviles y a Internet, la 
mejora de los servicios públicos mediante mejores  contenidos y aplicac iones digitales y 
el perfeccionamiento de los conocimientos informáticos en Birmania , con miras a ayudar 
a la transición del país hacia una economía inclusiva e interconectad a, que ofrezca a los 
ciudadanos acceso a tecnologías y servicios . Se ha invitado a l proyecto a prestar 
asesoramiento técnico al Gobierno para la elaboración de un plan general de fomento de 
las TIC, y se ha formado a 20 miembros del Parlamento  en cuestiones relacionadas con 
las políticas en este ámbito.  
 Scaling African Technology Start Ups (Ampliación de la Escala de las Empresas 
Tecnológicas de Reciente Creación en África ): Este proyecto tiene por finalidad explorar 
si y de qué manera las innovaciones en red, de libre acceso y de carácter colaborativo 
ayudan a las empresas nacientes de tecnología a ampliar sus dimensiones y aprovechar 
las oportunidades económicas globales. Un equipo interdisciplinar de investigadores 
africanos estudiará el potencial económico de las innovaciones africanas de carácter 
colaborativo de las empresas del sector informal que innovan digitalmente, de las 
empresas comunitarias y de  los centros empresariales de alta tecnología.3 La Comisión 
Económica para África de l as Naciones Unidas invitó a los investigadores del proyecto a 
participar activamente en debates pol íticos sobre la integración regional y el comercio y, 
en concreto, a redactar un artículo de reflexión que sirv iera de marco para las normas 
                                                
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  sobre  propiedad intelectual, ciencia, tecnología e innovación previstas en los acuerdos 
comerciales internacionales  de África, que presentarán en Addis Abeba más adelante 
en 2017. En el marco del proyecto también se está prestando asesoramiento al Bloque 
de Negociación del Grupo Africano sobre las negociaciones para la conclusión de un 
nuevo tratado de la OMPI. Además,  se está llevando a cabo la primera investigación de 
la historia sobre los centros de tecnología africanos, que se publicará en la revista 
jurídica de la Universidad de Nueva York . 
5  MINISTERIO DE INNOVA CIÓN, CIENCIA Y DESA RROLLO ECONÓMICO DEL  CANADÁ  
22.  El Cent ro Canadiense de Investigaciones sobre las Comunicaciones (CRC)4 del Ministerio de 
Innovación, Ciencia y Desarrollo Económico del Canadá es el principal laboratorio federal de 
investigación y desarrollo en telecomunicaciones avanzadas y un centro de excele ncia en materia 
de TIC. Es el único laboratorio nacional con competencia técnica en las cuatro grandes plataformas 
que constituyen el soporte básico de las comunicaciones modernas en el Canadá: la red 
inalámbrica, la radiodifusión, la difusión por satélite  y la fibra óptica . 
23.  El Ministerio de Innovación, Ciencia y Desarrollo Económico del Canadá patrocina varios 
programas que, si bien no están destinados específicamente a los PMA, tienen por objeto la 
transferencia, por las instituciones y empresas canadiens es, de tecnología de las comunicaciones. 
En el campo de las telecomunicaciones, este Ministerio del Canadá promueve la interconectividad y 
la interoperabilidad mundiales de redes, aplicaciones y servicios de banda ancha (por ejemplo, 
telesalud y teleaprend izaje). Esta labor tiene por objeto mejorar el entorno nacional e internacional 
para las inversiones, a fin de crear incentivos para los mercados mundiales; a tal fin, alientan a las 
compañías a preparar sus productos y servicios para la exportación. Tambi én se apoya la 
colaboración internacional de las instituciones canadienses de investigación en nuevas disciplinas, 
como el comercio electrónico, la genómica, las tecnologías ambientales y la ingeniería avanzada . 
24.  En el Grupo de Trabajo sobre Telecomunicacio nes e Información del Foro de Cooperación 
Económica de Asia y el Pacífico (APEC TEL), en la Comisión Interamericana de Telecomunicaciones 
(CITEL) y en las reuniones del Grupo Asesor de Desarrollo de las Telecomunicaciones (GADT) de la 
Unión Internacional d e Telecomunicaciones (UIT), el Ministerio de Innovación, Ciencia y Desarrollo 
Económico del Canadá apoya una serie de iniciativas encaminadas a crear capacidad, así como 
seminarios y talleres sobre políticas y reglamentación en materia de tecnología de la información, 
las comunicaciones y las telecomunicaciones que promueven los debates sobre opciones 
normativas viables que fomenten la competencia para el desarrollo de las telecomunicaciones y 
las TIC en los PMA . 
6  MINISTERIO DE RECURS OS NATURALES DEL CAN ADÁ 
25.  El Ministerio de Recursos Naturales del Canadá  se encarga del programa informático de 
gestión de la energía limpia RETScreen . El Gobierno  del Canadá suministra sin costo alguno el 
programa RETScreen, que se utiliza en todos los países y territorios del mundo, incluidos los PMA, 
y está disponible en 36 idiomas hablados por las dos terceras par tes de la población mundial. 
El programa RETScree n es un excelente ejemplo de transferencia de tecnología y un instrumento 
valioso para el desarrollo sostenible, que ayuda a los PMA a dejar atrás las instalaciones de 
energía convencional más costosas y pasar directamente a los proyectos de energía limpia  más 
económicos, contribuyendo así a satisfacer las necesidades y objetivos de esos países en materia 
energética.5 
7  CONSEJO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES (NRC ) 
26.  El Programa de Asistencia a la Investigación Industrial (IRAP) del Consejo Nacional de 
Investigacio nes (NRC) alienta y apoya a entidades canadienses pequeñas y medianas para que 
establezcan vínculos de asociación a nivel internacional basados en la tecnología con economías 
desarrolladas y menos desarrolladas. El IRAP, en asociación con el Ministerio de Asuntos Mundiales 
del Canadá , apoya misiones de grupos que deseen estudiar las posibilidades de establecer vínculos 
de asociación . También lleva a cabo otras actividades de manera independiente o con otros 
asociados. Además de las misiones de grupos, el IRAP trabaja con distintas empresas y sectores y 
                                                
4 Para más información, véase : http://www.crc.gc.ca/eic/site/069.nsf/Intro . 
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  lleva a cabo actividades en la esfera de la información técnica relacionada con la competencia. 
Aunque no están expresamente dirigidas a los PMA, las iniciativas internacionales del IRAP se 
centran en otorgar ayuda en varias esferas fundamentales, entre ellas : 
 el apoyo directo a pequeñas y medianas empresas con intereses internacionales ; 
 el establecimiento de asociaciones tecnológicas, en particular la búsqueda de nuevas 
tecnologías, la transferencia de tecnología y la identificación de tecnologías adecuadas a 
las necesidades ; y  
 proyectos conjuntos de investigación y desarrollo, y otras actividades relacionadas con la 
tecnología . 
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The following chart presents an overview of representative project and programme  examples undertaken by the principal Canadian departments and 
agencies involved in technology transfer activities. This chart has been developed to reflect certain criteria as requested b y LDCs at the October  2008 
and October 2010 Workshops on Article 66. 2, and follows the format proposed by LDCs in document IP/C/W/561. The chart is not an exhaustive list 
of programme s and projects undertaken by Canadian departments and agencies, but rather serves as an illustrative overview of the institut ions and 
enterpr ises that transfer physical capital, goods, know -how, information, and data to LDCs. It follows from Canada 's conceptualization of technology 
transfer and illustrates the range of ongoing Canadian initiatives specific to LDCs.  
Example #1  
Headings  Details  
1. Title of project/ programme  Entrepreneurship and Business Growth for Youth  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose  This project aims to increase incomes of male and female youth in urban of Ethiopia by 
improving their employment -readiness skills and strengthening youth -run small 
businesses. Talented and qualified Ethiopian youth are also recruited and deployed as 
trainers within their communities to deliver a peer -to-peer entrepreneurship development 
programme  to unemployed youth. The initiative uses information and communication 
technology and provides business development services and capacity -building support to 
businesses and partners to deliver effective entrepreneurship programme s for youth. 
The project aims at building the entrepreneurial and business skills of 75,000 young 
people between the ages of 18 and 29, enabling them to find employment or create micro - 
and small -enterprises. It also builds the capacity of 6,920 youth who already own small 
enterprises to successfully expand their business.  
3. Government agencies or institutions providing 
incentives for technology transfer  Global Affairs Canada  
4. Partner Enterprises or other institutions 
targeted or eligible for incentives (Transferor)  Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT)  
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee)  Ethiopia  
6. Type of incentives measures for technology 
transfer  Government financing through an Official Development Assistance programme  
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities  Business support services and institutions, vocational training, employment policy and 
administrative management, ICT  
                                                
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8. Type of technology transferred  ICT, skills, knowledge, know -how 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer  The expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: 1) Improved business 
readiness among beneficiaries; 2) Strengthened economic performa nce of youth -run small 
businesses; 3) Improved, more inclusive and better coordinated business support services 
for youth offered by local organizations.  
10. Outcomes/impact  Results achieved as of March 2016 include: (1) DOT 's Business Development Services 
(DBS) centres in Addis Ababa, Mekelle, Hawassa, Bahir Dar are staffed, equipped and 
operational, with BDS training and services reaching 825 micro and small growing 
enterprises; (2) 217 (53% female) interns were deployed to 124 community organizat ions 
where they are currently delivering DOT 's "Reachup!" and "Startup!" training programme s. 
Of those trainees, 78% started businesses and 80% successfully implemented business 
action plans; (4) partnerships have been established with 87 new organizations , including 
youth centres that will be part of DOT 's partner capacity building intervention; and 
(5) entrepreneurship training has been provided to over 3000 technical and vocational 
education training staff. These results have contributed to strengthening  entrepreneurship 
services available to women.  
11. Budget or funds allocated (CAD)  10 million  
12. Duration  2013-2018 
13. Status  Operational  
14. Contact point for information  Details available at: http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser -banqueprojets/project -
projet/details/a035366001?Lang=eng   
 
 
Example #2  
Headings  Details  
1. Title of project/ programme  Digital Livelihoods: Youth and the Future of Work at Scale  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose  The project aims to expand the Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) economic empowerment 
programming, which includes social innovation, entrepreneurship, information and 
communications technology (ICT), empowerment and leadership skills development, to 
help 200 ,000 young women and men build entrepreneurial and job skills and use 
technology to increase their incomes and employment opportunities. Project activities 
include: (1) recruit youth to take leadership training; (2) deliver entrepreneurship, 
information -communications technology and workforce readiness programme s; and  
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(3) develop and curate self -directed online learning for youth. Digital Livelihoods plans to 
investigate and develop a network expansion model that recruits and empowers 
institutions, and team s of young leaders, to deliver sustainable results in their countries. 
The DOT network expansion model has the potential to be an innovative and effective 
approach to programme  scale, adopt relevant digital tools and leverage private sector 
partnerships.  
3. Government agencies or institutions providing 
incentives for technology transfer  Global Affairs Canada  
4. Partner Enterprises or other institutions 
targeted or eligible for incentives (Transferor)  Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT)  
5. Targeted LDC Memb ers (Transferee)  Multiple countries, including Malawi, Senegal, Zambia, and Rwanda.  
6. Type of incentives measures for technology 
transfer  Government financing through an Official Development Assistance programme  
7. Field or sector of technology transfer  activities  Information and communications technology (ICT)  
8. Type of technology transferred  Skills, knowledge, know -how 
9. Expected output related to technology 
transfer  The expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: (1) increased scale and 
sustainability of local partners to deliver empowerment and economic programme s to 
unemployed and underemployed women and youth; and (2) increased participation and 
leader ship of unemployed and underemployed women and youth in the social and 
economic development of their local communities.  
10. Outcomes/impact  TBD (project is ongoing).  
11. Budget or funds allocated (CAD)  15.3 million (approx. 613,062 or 4.00% devoted each to Malawi, Senegal, and Zambia; 
approx. 3,831,639 or 25.00% devoted to Rwanda).  
12. Duration  2015-2020 
13. Status  Operational  
14. Contact point for information  Details available at: http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser -banqueprojets/project -
projet/details/D001963001   
  
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Headings  Details  
1. Title of project/ programme  Food Security Innovation and Mobilization  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose  To increase the food security of women, men, and youth in the arid and semi -arid rural 
areas of multiple countries, including Burkina Faso. The project 's main objective  is to 
strengthen the agricultural value chain, from farming to marketing, while taking into 
account the needs of these groups.  
3. Government agencies or institutions providing 
incentives for technology transfer  Global Affairs Canada  
4. Partner Enterprises or other institutions 
targeted or eligible for incentives (Transferor)  L'Oeuvre Léger (Jules and Paul -Émile Léger Foundation)  
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee)  Multiple countries, including Burkina Faso  
6. Type of incentives measures for technology 
transfer  Government financing through an Official Development Assistance program me 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities  Agriculture  
8. Type of technology transferred  Transfer of production technologies (i.e. distribution of genetic material for artificial 
insemination; technical assistance missions carried out by Canadian agricultural experts; 
installation of hydroponic modules and biodigestors, etc.)  
9. Expected output related to technology 
transfer  Targeted farmers ' sustai nably increase their yields and resilience to climate change, which 
benefits 35,000 women, men and youth in the three countries; farmers increase income 
by way of improved proficiency in the agricultural value chain.  
10. Outcomes/impact  Among the results obtained as of March 201 7: In the three countries (including Burkina 
Faso), the project has joined 6,097 producers (87.1% of the 7,000 producers targeted 
over 5 years), of which 60.2% are women. Of the targeted producers, about two -thirds 
(more than 50% of  whom are women) use agri -environmental technologies adapted to 
climate change and/or inputs (seeds of cowpea, sorghum, fertilizer, etc.) and quality 
agricultural production equipment and/or new techniques for the collection and 
conservation of agricultura l products and dairy products. In Burkina Faso, 1,309 producers 
out of 3,000 members of the three participating organizations in the Northern Region, 
the Boucle du Mouhoun region and the Central North and Central Plateau regions 
increased their average pro duction by 61%. These results contribute to increasing 
the yield and sustainability of agricultural and dairy production in targeted communities, 
particularly women producers.   
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11. Budget or funds allocated (CAD)  17 million (approx. 7.9 million or 47% of total devoted to Burkina Faso)  
12. Duration  2015-2020 
13. Status  Operational  
14. Contact point for information  Details available at : http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser -banqueprojets/project -
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Example #4  
Headings  Details  
1. Title of project/ programme  Agricultural Transformation Through Stronger Vocational Education  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose  This project supports the reform of four agricultural colleges so that they are better able to 
provide high -quality training that meets the needs of Ethiopia 's commercially -oriented 
agriculture sector. The project provides advice and training to in structors and staff of 
the four agricultural colleges to help them improve their teaching and administration skills. 
The project also provides books for libraries and equipment for laboratories and field 
demonstration sites at the four colleges. The four c olleges provide approximately 3,000 
graduates per year with the technical and entrepreneurial skills they need to undertake 
commercial agricultural production and to find employment in public and private 
agricultural enterprises. The project is also streng thening the knowledge and skills of 
approximately 500 teaching and administrative staff in key areas related to commercial 
agriculture, business planning, curriculum development, and income generation. 
The project is also working to develop partnerships wi th other colleges, universities, 
research institutions, agribusinesses, and farmers to ensure that the colleges ' training 
programme s remain relevant. The project also shares the best practices in management 
and education it develops with other colleges in the country. The project is implemented 
by Dalhousie University Faculty of Agriculture in collaboration with McGill University and 
the Mennonite Economic Development Associates in Canada and with Jimma University 
College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medic ine in Ethiopia.  
3. Government agencies or institutions providing 
incentives for technology transfer  Global Affairs Canada  
4. Partner Enterprises or other institutions 
targeted or eligible for incentives (Transferor)  Dalhousie University  
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee)  Ethiopia   
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6. Type of incentives measures for technology 
transfer  Government financing through an Official Development Assistance programme  
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities  Agriculture  
8. Type of technology transferred  Agricultural training, know -how, equipment  
9. Expected output related to technology 
transfer  The expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: (i) increased capacity of four 
agricultural colleges to implement innovative management s trategies and provide high -
quality training that responds to labour market needs of private and public sector 
stakeholders active in commercial agriculture; (ii) increased capacity of instructors at 
selected agricultural colleges to provide training and se rvices that are gender sensitive and 
meet the needs of commercial agriculture; and (iii) more effective partnerships developed 
between targeted agricultural colleges and public and private stakeholders in the sectors of 
agriculture and education.  
10. Outc omes/impact  Results achieved as of March 2016 include: (1) eleven needs assessments were completed 
in the areas of instructor training, curriculum, campus, infrastructure, markets for income 
generation, and information/communication technology; (2) a total  of 158 staff and 
instructors received training in the areas of strategic planning, student services, pedagogy, 
gender mainstreaming, income generation, value chain development, environmental 
planning, and specialized agricultural topics; (3) a total of 15 0 staff and instructors 
received training in financial and project management; (4) four regional networks to 
promote information sharing were established; and (5) all four Agriculture Technical and 
Vocational Education Training (ATVET) colleges were operat ionalized and established 
Gender Offices. Their staff participated in three gender trainings which facilitated 
discussions and strategies on ways to support female students at each ATVET, enhanced 
instructors ' capacity to mainstream gender into curriculum and pedagogy, and allowed for 
the establishment of a Gender and Leadership Community of Practice. These results have 
contributed to increasing the capacity of staff and instructors to provide training and 
services that are gender -sensitive and that meet th e needs of commercial agriculture. 
They have also contributed to more effective partnerships between targeted agricultural 
colleges, as well as public and private stakeholders in the agricultural and education 
sectors.  
11. Budget or funds allocated (CAD)  18.296 million  
12. Duration  2014-2018 
13. Status  Operational  
14. Contact point for information  http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser -banqueprojets/project -
projet/details/A035359001    
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Headings  Details  
1. Title of project/ programme  Value Chains for Economic Growth  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose  This project aims to increase sustainable employment and generate income by supporting 
micro, small and medium -sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the Amhara region focusing on 
the rice, vegetable and gemstone markets. Activities include: 1) strengthening knowledge 
and skills of producers and business owners, particularly women, to under stand business 
and market opportunities; 2) facilitating access to innovative techniques, inputs and 
equipment to help producers and business owners increase productivity, develop new 
products and reach new markets; 3) working with financial institutions t o support 
producers, suppliers and technology manufacturers to access finance to support increased 
productivity and business growth; and 4) contributing to an enabling, gender -sensitive 
business and policy environment to facilitate growth in these sectors.  
3. Government agencies or institutions providing 
incentives for technology transfer  Global Affairs Canada  
4. Partner Enterprises or other institutions 
targeted or eligible for incentives (Transferor)  Mennonite Economic Development Associates of Canada  
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee)  Ethiopia  
6. Type of incentives measures for technology 
transfer  Official Development Assistance (ODA)  
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities  Agriculture  
8. Type of technology transferred  Knowledge, skills, know -how 
9. Expected output related to technology 
transfer  The expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: (1) improved business 
performance of producers, particularly women, to compete in the market; ( 2) improved 
business performanc e of MSMEs, particularly women -led, to create stronger market 
linkages; and (3) improved gender -sensitive business environment for fostering growth of 
producers and MSMEs in the rice, vegetable and gemstone markets of the Amhara region 
of Ethiopia.  
10. Ou tcomes/impact  TBD (project is ongoing)  
11. Budget or funds allocated (CAD)  19 million  
12. Duration  2016-2022  
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13. Status  Operational  
14. Contact point for information  Details available at: http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser -banqueprojets/project -
projet/details/D002239001   
 
Example #6  
Headings  Details  
1. Title of project/ programme  Clean Technology Fund  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose  Canada provided CAD200 million in financing to the Clean Technology Fund (CTF) of 
the Climate Investments Funds, to support the use of clean, low -carbon technologies, and 
to support investments in energy efficiency and in the power and transport sectors. 
The CTF provides new, large -scale financial resources for clean energy projects that help 
to successfully demonstrate, deploy and transfer low -carbon technologies with significant 
potential for long -term greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions savings.  
The CTF supports country or regional investment plans that: show significant GHG 
emissions savings, demonstrate the potential to be replicated elsewhere, are ready to be 
implemented, and promote environmental and developmental co -benefits that show how 
low-carbon technologies can contribute to national development goals and strategies.  
3. Government agencies or institutions providing 
incentives for technology transfer  Global Affairs Canada  
4. Partner Enterprises or other institutions 
targeted or eligible for incentives (Transferor)  World Bank  
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee)  Multiple Countries in Asia, Africa, and the Americas  
6. Type of incentives measures for technology 
transfer  Govern ment financing through an Official Development Assistance programme , fund 
dedicated to stimulate investment in low -carbon technologies to contribute to national 
development goals and strategies.  
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities  Climate  change  
8. Type of technology transferred  Knowledge, know -how, skills, climate change technology.  
9. Expected output related to technology 
transfer  The expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: Transformed energy supply 
and demand to low-carbon development pathways.   
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10. Outcomes/impact  As of March 31, 2017, the CTF has approved 102 projects totalling US$4.9 billion, of which 
US$1.9 billion (39%) has been disbursed to projects. As a result of the CTF 's active 
projects, greenhouse gas emissions have been reduced by 8 megatons of CO2 equivalent 
per year; 1,172 MW of renewable energy capacity have been installed; and 3,591 gigawatt 
hours of energy are being saved annually. In addition to environmental benefits, CTF -
funded projects have mo bilized US$4 billion in private sector co -financing for renewable 
energy and have resulted in 9,244 jobs.  
11. Budget or funds allocated (CAD)  200 million  
12. Duration  2012-2032 
13. Status  Operational  
14. Contact point for information  Details available at: http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser -banqueprojets/project -
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Example #7  
Headings  Details  
1. Title of project/ programme  Sixth Replenishment (2014 -2018) - Global Environment Facility (GEF) – I; Sixth 
Replenishment (2014 -2018) - Global Environment Facility (GEF) – II 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose  Help developing countries implement their multilateral environmental agreements and 
environmental priorities in a way that supports national sustainable development priorities 
and ensures benefits for local development. Through the GEF, Canada supports work in 
areas such as climate change, biodive rsity, chemicals and waste (including mercury), land 
degradation, international waters, and sustainable forest management.  
3. Government agencies or institutions providing 
incentives for technology transfer  Global Affairs Canada  
4. Partner Enterprises or other institutions 
targeted or eligible for incentives (Transferor)  GEF - Global Environmental Facility  
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee)  Multiple countries  
6. Type of incentives measures for technology 
transfer  Provide financing for innovative technologies (ex. energy generation, renewable sources, 
etc.) 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities  Climate change, biodiversity, chemicals & waste (including mercury), land degradation, 
international waters, sustainable forestry management   
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8. Type of technology transferred  Skills, know -how, knowledge, technology financing  
9. Expected output related to technology 
transfer  Accelerated adoption of innovative technologies and management practices for greenhouse 
gas (GHG) emission reduction and carbon sequestration; and the successful 
demonstration, deployment, and transfer of innovative technologies for the reduction of 
chemicals and waste.  
10. Outcomes/impact  Results achieved by the GEF as of January 2016 include:  
 Creation of 3,300 protect ed areas, covering 860 million hectares;  
 Protection of 46 river and lake basins, 8 ground water basins, and 23 of the 
planet 's 64 large marine ecosystems;  
 Provision of biodiversity protection and planning for more than 350 million 
hectares of productive l andscapes and seascapes;  
 Reduction of 2.7 billion tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions;  
 103 million hectares of agriculture land brought under sustainable land 
management, benefiting more than 50 million smallholders; and,  
 Sound management and disposal of 200,000 tonnes of highly toxic persistent 
organic pollutants  
11. Budget or funds allocated (CAD)  233.09 million (multiple countries)  
12. Duration  2015-2018 
13. Status  Operational  
14. Contact point for information  Details available at:  
http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser -banqueprojets/project -
projet/details/D000166001 ; http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser -
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Example #8  
Headings  Details  
1. Title of project/ programme  Forest Carbon Partnership Facility - Carbon  Fund  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose  The Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) is a World Bank -managed global partnership 
that assists developing countries in tropical and sub -tropical regions in their efforts to 
reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. I t promotes 
forest conservation, sustainable management of forests and the enhancement of forest 
carbon stocks (amount of carbon stored in forest ecosystems). The Carbon Fund offers 
financial incentives to developing countries that implement emission reduct ion  
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programme s to reduce the rate of deforestation and forest degradation within their 
country.  
3. Government agencies or institutions providing 
incentives for technology transfer  Global Affairs Canada  
4. Partner Enterprises or other institutions 
targeted or eligible for incentives (Transferor)  World Bank  
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee)  Multiple countries, including Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lao People 's Democratic 
Republic, Madagascar, Mozambique, and Nepal  
6. Type of incentives mea sures for technology 
transfer  Government financing through an Official Development Assistance programme  
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities  Climate change, deforestation, forest degradation  
8. Type of technology transferred  Knowledge, know -how, skills, infrastructure  
9. Expected output related to technology 
transfer  Expected intermediate outcomes for the project include: improved forest conservation 
practices through benefit -sharing and incentive mechanisms, reduced GHG emissions.  
10. Outcomes/impact  Results achieved as of June 2017 include: the Democratic Republic of Congo became one 
of the first six countries to move from readiness preparation stage to the implementation 
of large -scale REDD+ programme s' 2) thirteen countries (including LDCs such as Lao 
People 's Democratic Republic, Madagascar, Mozambique, and Nepal) were chosen to 
develop an Emission Reduction Program, covering a range of activities to achieve climate -
smart land use, protect forests, res tore degraded land, and improve local livelihoods; and 
3) adoption of the Methodological Framework that provides a global standard for results -
based financing of large -scale efforts to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest 
degradation in developin g countries and LDCs. These developments will help enable to 
Carbon Fund to begin funding and pilot forest protection projects in developing countries 
and LDCs.  
11. Budget or funds allocated (CAD)  5 million (approx. 0.67% of total fund capital)  
12. Duration  2012-2025 
13. Status  Operational  
14. Contact point for information  Details available at: http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser -banqueprojets/project -
projet/details/M013696001   
  
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Example #9  
Headings  Details  
1. Title of project/ programme  Forest Carbon Partnership Facility - Readiness Fund  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose  The Forest Carbon Partnership Facility  (FCPF) is a World Bank-managed global partnership 
that assists developing countries in tropical and sub -tropical regions in their efforts to 
reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. It promotes 
forest conservation, sustainable management of  forests and the enhancement of forest 
carbon stocks (amount of carbon stored in forest ecosystems). Through the Readiness 
Fund, developing countries receive technical and financial assistance to help them in 
the development of strategies, policies, and sy stems to address deforestation and forest 
degradation.  
3. Government agencies or institutions providing 
incentives for technology transfer  Global Affairs Canada  
4. Partner Enterprises or other institutions 
targeted or eligible for incentives (Transferor)  World Bank  
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee)  Multiple countries (including Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Central African Republic, 
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Lao PDR , Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, 
Nepal, Sudan, Surina me, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Vanuatu)  
6. Type of incentives measures for technology 
transfer  Government financing through an Official Development Assistance programme  
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities  Climate change  
8. Type of technology transferred  Knowledge, know -how, skills, infrastructure  
9. Expected output related to technology 
transfer  Technical assistance and know -how that will result in the development of strategies, 
policies, and systems to address deforestation and forest degradation.  
10. Outcomes/impact  Results achieved as of March 2017 include:  
 41 Readiness Preparation Grants have been signed, with many countries in 
advanced stages of REDD+ readiness;  
 $253.6 million in readiness grant funding has been allocated, leveraging at least 
$246 million in non -FCPF investments;  
 Nine Readiness Package shave been endorsed, demonstrating advanced 
progress in the  readiness process; and,  
 Increased capacity of indigenous people and civil society organizations to 
participate in  national REDD+ readiness.   
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These results have contributed to the overall outcomes of the FCPF, including enhanced 
stakeholder engagement, increased knowledge sharing and the creation of enabling 
environments in supported countries for large -scale REDD+ progr amme s. 
11. Budget or funds allocated (CAD)  40 million (approx. 11.2% of total fund capital).  
12. Duration  2011-2020 
13. Status  Operational  
14. Contact point for information  Details available at: http://www.climatechange.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=F2B50C1B -
1; http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser -banqueprojets/project -
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Example #10  
Headings  Details  
1. Title of project/ programme  Maximizing the Effectiveness of the Delivery of Vaccines  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose  This project aims to improve the well -being and survival of children under five years old by 
making sure that they receive quality life -saving immunizations. The project seeks to 
increase the effectiveness, efficiency and performance of the delivery systems for  vaccines 
in four African countries.  
3. Government agencies or institutions providing 
incentives for technology transfer  Global Affairs Canada  
4. Partner Enterprises or other institutions 
targeted or eligible for incentives (Transferor)  Clinton Health Access Initiative  
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee)  Multiple countries, including Ethiopia and Mozambique  
6. Type of incentives measures for technology 
transfer  Government financing through an Official Development Assistance programme  
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities  Medical technology  
8. Type of technology transferred  Knowledge, know -how skills, financing of technologies  
9. Expected output related to technology 
transfer  This project seeks to improve vaccine delivery systems by: (i) reducing waste and 
shortages of vaccine by identifying bottlenecks in the delivery system; (ii) reducing 
the cost of essential cold chain equipment by developing innovative financing strategies;  
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(iii) responding to breakdowns in supply in real time ; and (iv) piloting new technologies in 
cold chain equipment to improve reliability, efficiency and effectiveness.  
10. Outcomes/impact  The expected outcomes for this project include: (i) increased routine immunization and 
accelerated access to new vaccine s in focus countries; and (ii) reduced cost of delivery 
immunization to target populations in focus countries.  
11. Budget or funds allocated (CAD)  19.25 million (approx. 4.8 million or 25% of total devoted to Ethiopia; approx. 4.8 million 
or 25% of total devoted to Mozambique).  
12. Duration  2013-2016 
13. Status  Closed  
14. Contact point for information  Details available at: http://w05.internation al.gc.ca/projectbrowser -banqueprojets/project -
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Example #11  
Headings  Details  
1. Title of project/ programme  Solar Technology for the West African Economic and Monetary Union  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose  The purpose of this  project is to establish the Institute for Training in Applied Solar 
Technology (IFTSA) at the University of Ouagadougou, thereby creating a regional centre 
of excellence in advanced solar technologies in West Africa. It supports the training of 
500 advanc ed technicians and 100 engineers, of which at least 20% are women. 
The initiative aims to increase the technical knowledge and teaching capacities of staff of 
the IFTSA, and to build links between this centre and the private sector involved in the 
producti on of solar technologies. Ultimately, the project 's goal is to help reduce poverty 
and improve the quality of life of people living in the poorest rural communities and 
the poorest communities close to urban areas in the eight member states of the West 
African Economic and Monetary Union by encouraging countries to optimize the use of 
solar energy, expediting their economic growth. The project also contributes to 
environmental sustainability through the promotion of clean, renewable energy.  
3. Government agencies or institutions providing 
incentives for technology transfer  Global Affairs Canada  
4. Partner Enterprises or other institutions 
targeted or eligible for incentives (Transferor)  École Polytechnique de Montréal   
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5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee)  Burkina Faso, Mali, Senegal  
6. Type of incentives measures for technology 
transfer  Government financing through an Official Development Assistance programme   
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities  Solar technologies  
8. Type of technology transferred  Transfer of skills, knowledge and expertise via capacity -building (academic), collaboration 
with developing -country education and training organizations   
9. Expected output related to technology 
transfer  The expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: increased effectiveness of 
regional institutions to train qualified human resources in solar technology applied in 
the countries concerned; increased use of solar energy in the key areas of national life 
(health, education, food security and economy) of the countries concerned.  
10. Outcomes/impact  Results achieved as of March 2014 include the following: 25 students have registered in 
the Master 1 – Solar Technology Engineer programme ; 14 courses have been dev eloped at 
the Master 1 level. These results have helped to train skilled human resources in applied 
solar technology.  
11. Budget or funds allocated (CAD)  2.1 million (approx. 1.48 million or 70% of total devoted to Burkina Faso; 
approx.  0.3 million or 15%  of total devoted to Mali; approx. 0.3 million or 15% of total 
devoted to  Senegal).  
12. Duration  2013-2018 
13. Status  Operational  
14. Contact point for information  Details available at: http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser -banqueprojets/project -
projet/details/S065678001   
  
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Headings  Details  
1. Title of project/ programme  Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol - Institutional 
Support 2015 -2017  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose  This contribution represents Canada 's long -term institutional support to the Multilateral 
Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete 
the Ozone Layer (MFMP). The MFMP promotes technological change in developing 
countries by helping to increase the use of environmentally safe products and equipment 
through technical assist ance, the conversion of industrial facilities, and strengthening 
key organizations.  
3. Government agencies or institutions providing 
incentives for technology transfer  Global Affairs Canada  
4. Partner Enterprises or other institutions 
targeted or eligib le for incentives (Transferor)  MFMP  
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee)  Multiple countries, including Afghanistan, Angola, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burma, 
Burundi, Cambodia, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Eritrea. Ethiopia, 
The Gambia , Guinea. Guinea -Bissau, Haiti, Lao PDR , Liberia, Madagascar, Nepal, Niger, 
Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, South Sudan, Sudan, Timor -Leste, Togo, Uganda, 
and Zambia.  
6. Type of incentives measures for technology 
transfer  Government financing through an Of ficial Development Assistance programme  
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities  Biosphere protection, environmental policy and administrative management  
8. Type of technology transferred  Knowledge, know -how, expertise  
9. Expected output related to technology 
transfer  The expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: reduced consumption and 
production of ozone -depleting substances by developing countries, in accordance with 
their obligations under the Montreal Protocol.  
10. Out comes/impact  Increased use of environmentally safe products and equipment through technical 
assistance, the conversion of industrial facilities, and strengthening key organizations.  
11. Budget or funds allocated (CAD)  15.8 million (approx. 149,314 or 0.94% devoted to Haiti; approx. 131,841 or 0.83% 
allocated each to Afghanistan, Burma, Cambodia, Nepal, Lao PDR , Timor -Leste; approx. 
87,365 or 0.55% allocated each to Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Chad, 
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, The Gambia , Guinea, Guinea -Bissau, 
Liberia, Madagascar, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, South Sudan, Sudan, Togo, 
Uganda; approx. 47,653 or 0.3% devoted to Zambia).   
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12. Duration  2015-2017 
13. Status  Operational  
14. Contact point for information  Details available at: http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser -banqueprojets/project -
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Example #13  
Headings  Details  
1. Title of project/ programme  Improving Market Opportunities for Women Producers  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose  This project aims to increase women agricultural producer 's contribution to Myanmar 's 
economic growth.  It works with local non -governmental organizations (NGOs), small and 
medium -sized enterprises, central and state governments, and financial institutions to 
increase access to credit, inputs, market linkages, and new technologies for women. 
The project als o works directly with 25,000 women in Shan and Karen states to increase 
their income and status as economic actors and leaders in their communities. Project 
activities include: (1) providing training to women and men on gender equality and women 
in leaders hip principles; (2) linking women producers to savings groups; (3) mentoring 
women in leadership positions; (4) creating a capacity building programme  for local NGOs, 
enabling them to deliver market services to women producers; (5) providing matching 
grant s to small and medium -sized enterprises for technology upgrades; and (6) designing 
new and improved financial products for women producers in partnership with financial 
institutions.  
3. Government agencies or institutions providing 
incentives for technolo gy transfer  Global Affairs Canada  
4. Partner Enterprises or other institutions 
targeted or eligible for incentives (Transferor)  Mennonite Economic Development Associates of Canada  
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee)  Burma  
6. Type of incentives measures for technology 
transfer  Government financing through an Official Development Assistance programme  
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities  Financial products, services  
8. Type of technology transferred  Knowledge, know -how, expertise,  training   
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9. Expected output related to technology 
transfer  Providing matching grants to SMEs for technology upgrades; designing new and improved 
financial products for women producers in partnership with financial institutions. The 
expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: (1) strengthening the provision of 
goods and services to women small producers by public and private actors; and (2) 
increasing the income and status of women small producers as economic actors and 
leaders in their commun ities. 
10. Outcomes/impact  Results achieved as of March, 2017 include: (1) data collection and assessment on village 
and crop -related issues; (2) knowledge sharing and knowledge transfer to key facilitating 
partners, 257 women lead farmers and women producers, savings group members, and 
village leaders in 69 villages in Shan and Karen states, including training in gender 
equality for men and women through local partners organizations delivered in 63 villages 
with almost 2,000 participants; (3) establi shment and formalization of partnerships with 
the government of Myanmar and a range of other key stakeholders; and (4) design and 
launch of an innovative call for proposals to identify agri -businesses which provide 
matching grants and new market opportunit ies for women producers.  
11. Budget or funds allocated (CAD)  16.3 million  
12. Duration  2015-2019 
13. Status  Operational  
14. Contact point for information  Details available at: http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser -banqueprojets/project -
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Example #14  
Headings  Details  
1. Title of project/ programme  Women Entrepreneurship in Development Program  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose  The project aims to support women entrepreneurs in certain urban and surrounding areas 
in Ethiopia. It seeks to give women entrepreneurs better access to finance and 
entrepreneurial and technical training and services. Women who ha ve experience in 
running their own micro or small business decide to participate in the programme  and 
choose the components of the programme  that are most useful for them. The programme  
helps women gain access to small loans, provides training on skills de velopment, 
technology and product development, and also includes activities such as awareness 
raising campaigns to build family and community support for women entrepreneurs.   
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3. Government agencies or institutions providing 
incentives for technology tran sfer  Global Affairs Canada  
4. Partner Enterprises or other institutions 
targeted or eligible for incentives (Transferor)  World Bank  
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee)  Ethiopia  
6. Type of incentives measures for technology 
transfer  Government financing through an Official Development Assistance programme  
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities  Microfinance, financial services  
8. Type of technology transferred  Knowledge, know -how, expertise  
9. Expected output related to technology 
transfer   Access to microfinance, technology and product development.  
10. Outcomes/impact  The expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: increased effectiveness of 
Canada 's development assistance to the Women 's Entrepreneurship  Development 
Program, in particular, strengthened capacity of local partner organizations to deliver 
services that respond to the needs of women entrepreneurs.  
11. Budget or funds allocated (CAD)  10 million  
12. Duration  2013-2018 
13. Status  Operational  
14. Contact point for information  Details available at: http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser -banqueprojets/project -
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Example #15  
Headings  Details  
1. Title of project/ programme  CGIAR Institutional Support 2014  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose  This grant represents Canada 's institutional support to the Consultative Group on 
International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), a global partnership that unites 
organizations engaged in research for a food secure future. CGIAR uses these funds, 
along with other donor funding, to achieve its mandate to reduce poverty and hunger, 
improve human health an d nutrition, and enhance ecological resilience through high -
quality international agriculture research, partnership and leadership.  
3. Government agencies or institutions providing 
incentives for technology transfer  Global Affairs Canada   
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targeted or eligible for incentives (Transferor)  World Bank  
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee)  Multiple countries  
6. Type of incentives measures for technology 
transfer  Government financing through an Official Development Assistance programme  
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities  Agricultural research, agricultural policy and administrative management  
8. Type of technology transferred  Knowledge, expertise, know -how 
9. Expected output related to technology 
transfer  The expected results as stated by CGIAR include: (1) reduced rural poverty for small -
scale farmers through better access to markets; (2) improved food security and nutrition 
for the poo r and undernourished in developing countries; and (3) more sustainable 
management of natural resources for food production.  
10. Outcomes/impact  Results achieved by CGIAR as of the end of the project include: (1) 35 million farmers 
reached with new technol ogies or management practices covering 89 million hectares as 
a result of CGIAR research; (2) 57 new rice, 70 new maize and over 100 new wheat 
varieties released worldwide; (3) adoption of CGIAR -recommended policy reforms in 
India to use solar irrigation p umps and buy back excess solar energy that reduces 
greenhouse gas emissions and improves sustainability of groundwater sources; and (4) 
savings of 15 -30% in irrigation water use as a result of laser land levelling techniques 
implemented in over 1.5 million  hectares in South Asia, with up to 50% of savings in 
irrigation water use when combined with additional CGIAR land management practices.  
11. Budget or funds allocated (CAD)  13.8 million  
12. Duration  2014-2015 
13. Status  Operational  
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Example #16  
Headings  Details  
1. Title of project/ programme  CGIAR Wheat Initiative  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose  This project supports the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research 
(CGIAR) Research Program on Wheat to improve the nutrition of poor and vulnerable 
groups in developing countries.  
3. Government agencies or institutions providing 
incentives for technology transfer  Global Affairs Canada   
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4. Partner Enterprises or other institutions 
targeted or eligible for incentives (Transferor)  World Bank  
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee)  Multiple countries  
6. Type of incentives measures for technology 
transfer  Government financing through an Official Development Assistance programme  
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities  Agricultural research, agricultural development  
8. Type of technology transferred  Knowledge, expertise, know -how 
9. Expected output related to technology 
transfer  The expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: (1) contribute to raising 
the annual rate of wheat yield growth globally to 1.6% and lessen the volatility of wheat 
prices; (2) adapt wheat production in regions susceptible to changing climates; (3) 
improve disease resistance; and (4) reduce childhood malnutrition in wheat -based 
farming areas, targeting 42 million malnourished children who experience stunted 
growth.  
10. Outcomes/impact  Results achieved by CGIAR through the support of the Government of Canada and other 
international donors as of 2015 include: (1) helped to more than do uble Ethiopia 's wheat 
production in a decade, which increased from 1.6 million tons in 2003 -2004 to around 
3.9 million tons during 2013 -2015, through improved disease resistant wheat varieties; 
(2) public and private partners in South Asia released the fir st wave of wheat varieties 
with higher concentrations of zinc to combat malnutrition, which was adopted by 
250,000 farmers in India; and (3) tested wheat lines in multiple environments that 
combined two key genes for resistance to Fusarium head blight fung al toxins, in 
collaboration with scientists from Canada and with wheat lines from the Swift Current 
Research and Development Centre.  
11. Budget or funds allocated (CAD)  3 million  
12. Duration  2014-2016 
13. Status  Closed  
14. Contact point for information  Details available at: http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser -
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Headings  Details  
1. Title of project/ programme  Development of a Subunit Vaccine for Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia in 
Africa (CIFSRF Phase 2)  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose  This project will allow researchers from Canada and Kenya to field trial a  vaccine for 
contagious bovine pleuropneumonia. This endemic livestock disease affects the livelihoods 
of more than 24 million cattle producers and results in annual losses estimated at USD1 
billion across sub -Saharan Africa.   
3. Government agencies or in stitutions providing 
incentives for technology transfer  International Development Research Council (IDRC) and Global Affairs Canada through 
the Canadian International Food Security Research Fund (CIFSRF)  
4. Partner Enterprises or other institutions 
targeted or eligible for incentives (Transferor)  Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, University of Saskatchewan  
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee)  Multiple countries in sub -Saharan Africa  
6. Type of incentives measures for technology 
transfer  Govern ment financing through an Official Development Assistance programme  
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities  Agricultural extension, pharmaceuticals  
8. Type of technology transferred  Vaccines, knowledge, know -how 
9. Expected output related to technology 
transfer  The project will strengthen partnerships between vaccine manufacturing companies, 
government regulatory agencies, and pan -African organizations to scale up and deliver 
the new vaccine to sub -Saharan African countries.   
10. Outcomes/ impact  TBD (project is ongoing).  
11. Budget or funds allocated (CAD)  4,865,657  
12. Duration  2015-2018 
13. Status  Operational  
14. Contact point for information  Pascal Sanginga, Senior Program Specialist, Agriculture and Food Security:  
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Headings  Details  
1. Title of project/ programme  Innovating for Maternal and Child Health in Africa  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose  The Innovating for Maternal and Child Health in Africa programme  seeks to improve 
maternal, newborn, and child health outcomes by strengthening health systems to become 
more equitable, using primary health care as an entry point. Two inter -related programm e 
components, Implementation Research Teams and Health Policy and Research 
Organizations, have been designed to achieve the goals of the programme . 
3. Government agencies or institutions providing 
incentives for technology transfer  International Developm ent Research Centre (IDRC), Global Affairs Canada, and the 
Canadian Institutes of Health Research.  
4. Partner Enterprises or other institutions 
targeted or eligible for incentives (Transferor)  University of Ottawa, Jimma University (Ethiopia); University of British Columbia, McMaster 
University, University of Malawi (Malawi); l 'Université de Montréal, l 'Université Laval, 
l'Université des sciences, des techniques et des technologies de Bamako (Mali; Burkina 
Faso); University of Saskatchewan, Universidade Lu rio (Mozambique); University of Ottawa, 
Canada, Centre régional de la formation, de recherche et de plaidoyer en santé de la 
reproduction, Université Cheikh Anta Diop (Senegal and Benin); Cape Breton University, 
'Université de Montréal, Canada, Saint Mary 's Hospital Lacor (Uganda, Liberia, Sierra 
Leone).  
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee)  Multiple countries in sub -Saharan Africa, including Benin, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Liberia, 
Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Uganda.  
6. Type of incentives measures for technology 
transfer  Government funding of research  
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities  Health systems  
8. Type of technology transferred  Knowledge, know -how, expertise  
9. Expected output related to technology 
transfer  The Innovating for Maternal and Child Health in Africa programme  reflects Canada 's top 
priorities for development, and continued commitment to improving the health of mothers, 
newborns, and children and reducing the number of preventabl e deaths. The programme  
will: 
 address critical knowledge gaps and increase awareness among policy decision -
makers about affordable, feasible, and scalable primary healthcare interventions to 
improve maternal and child health delivery and outcomes  
 build ind ividual and institutional capacity for gender -sensitive health systems and 
solution -oriented research, and enhance the uptake of relevant and timely research 
that informs policy and practice  
 strengthen collaborations between Canadian and African researcher s, working in 
partnership with African decision -makers, to implement and scale up high -quality and 
effective medicines, services, and technologies that improve maternal and child health 
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10. Outcomes/impact  TBD (project is ongoing).  
11. Budget or funds allocated (CAD)  36 million  
12. Duration  2014-2020 
13. Status  Operational  
14. Contact point for information  Linda Beyer, Senior Program Specialist, Maternal and Child Health Program  
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Example #19  
Headings  Details  
1. Title of project/ programme  Toward a Networked Economy in Burma  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose  This project 's main objective is to help Burma (Myanmar) transition to an inclusive, 
networked economy that advances its social and economic goals, giving citizens access to 
technology and serv ices. 
3. Government agencies or institutions providing 
incentives for technology transfer  International Development Research Centre (IDRC)  
4. Partner Enterprises or other institutions 
targeted or eligible for incentives (Transferor)  LirneAsia  
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee)  Myanmar  
6. Type of incentives measures for technology 
transfer  Government funding of research, training, and technology transfer  
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities  Information and communication technology (ICT)  
8. Type of technology transferred  Mobile and digital technologies, knowledge, know -how, expertise  
9. Expected output related to technology 
transfer  Greater access to mobiles and the Internet, better public services through digital content 
and applications, improved digital literacy.   
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10. Outcomes/impact  This project has already made significant progress in pushing the agenda of ICT policy in 
Myanmar. Of note, it held a workshop with over 80 members of Myanmar 's parliament 
(across th e political spectrum), training them in ICT policy and application issues. 
Nationwide household surveys on ICT needs and usage have also been completed, which 
highlight that Myanmar is moving rapidly into the network society, reaching access levels 
that co me close to Pakistan and Thailand – an impressive feat considering that Myanmar 
was one of the least connected countries in the world in 2010.  
11. Budget or funds allocated (CAD)  12 million  
12. Duration  2015-2018 
13. Status  Active  
14. Contact point for information  Phet Sayo, Senior Program Officer, Networked Economies  
 
Example #20  
Headings  Details  
1. Title of project/ programme  Scaling African Technology Start -Ups 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose  The project aims to explore whether and how networked, open, and collaborative 
innovations help technology start -ups scale and seize global economic opportunities. An 
interdisciplinary team of African researchers will study the economic potential of Africa 's 
emerging collaborative innovations in: in formal sector digital innovation enterprises, 
community -based businesses, and entrepreneurship at high technology hubs.  
3. Government agencies or institutions providing 
incentives for technology transfer  International Development Research Centre (IDRC)  
4. Partner Enterprises or other institutions 
targeted or eligible for incentives (Transferor)  American University in Cairo, University of Cape Town  
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee)  Multiple countries in sub -Saharan Africa  
6. Type of incentives measures for technology 
transfer   
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities  Information and Communications Technology (ICT)  
8. Type of technology transferred  Knowledge, skills, know -how  
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9. Expected output related to technology 
transfer  The research team will build theory, improve practice, and inform policy to influence 
entrepreneurship within Africa 's fast -growing networked economies.  
10. Outcomes/impact  TBD (project is ongoing).  
11. Budget or funds allocated (CAD)  1.4 million  
12. Duration  2015-2018 
13. Status  Operational  
14. Contact point for information  Fernando Perini, Senior Program Officer, Networked Economies:  
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