IP/C/W/631/Add.3  
2 octobre  2017 
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Conseil des aspects des droits de propriété 
intellectuelle qui touchent au commerce  Original:  anglais  
 
  
RAPPORT SUR LA MISE EN ŒUVRE DE L'ARTICL E 66:2 
DE L'ACCORD SUR LES ADPIC  
CANADA  
Addendum  
La communication ci -après, datée du 20  septembre  2017 et adressée par la délégation du Canada, 
est distribuée conformément au paragraphe 1 de la Décision sur la mise en œuvre de l'article 66:2 
de l'Accord sur les ADPIC (IP/C/28).  
 
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1  INTRODUCTION  
1.  L'article 66:2 de l'Accord sur les aspects des droits de propriété intellectuelle qui tou chent au 
commerce (ADPIC) dispose ce qui suit: "[L]es pays développés Membres offriront des incitations 
aux entreprises et institutions sur leur territoire afin de promouvoir et d'encourager le transfert de 
technologie vers les pays les moins avancés Membr es pour leur permettre de se doter d'une base 
technologique solide et viable."  
2.  Conformément à la Décision du Conseil des ADPIC du 19  février  2003 (IP/C/28), les pays 
développés Membres doivent présenter des rapports annuels sur les mesures qu'ils ont prise s ou 
envisagent de prendre conformément aux engagements qu'ils ont contractés en vertu de 
l'article  66:2 de l'Accord sur les ADPIC. Les Membres ont décidé de présenter un nouveau rapport 
détaillé tous les trois ans et, les années intermédiaires, une mise à  jour du dernier rapport 
présenté. Le dernier rapport détaillé du Canada remonte à 2015. Le présent rapport en est une 
mise à jour et s'appuie sur celle qui a été présentée l'année dernière, en octobre  2016, l'objectif 
étant de fournir des renseignements a ctualisés sur les activités du Canada concernant le transfert 
de technologie vers les pays les moins avancés (PMA).  
3.  Comme suite au rapport de 2015 (IP/C/W/611/Add.2) et à la mise à jour de 2016 
(IP/C/W/616/Add.4) soumis par le Canada, le présent rapport co ntient une nouvelle mise à jour, 
sous la forme d'un tour d'horizon représentatif, mais non exhaustif, des incitations offertes aux 
entreprises et aux institutions canadiennes qui visent spécifiquement les PMA ou des groupes de 
pays comprenant au moins un P MA. Il convient de noter que les activités décrites dans le présent 
rapport sont distinctes des activités de coopération technique (telles que décrites dans le rapport 
correspondant de 2017 présenté par le Canada au titre de l'article  67 de l'Accord sur le s ADPIC). 
Cependant, comme l'ont indiqué divers Membres et le Secrétariat de l'OMC par le passé, les 
concepts de transfert de technologie et de coopération technique se chevauchent inévitablement. 
Par exemple, certaines formes d'assistance technique et fin ancière peuvent constituer des 
incitations au transfert de technologie, d'autant plus que le contexte juridique et réglementaire 
d'un pays (notamment s'agissant de la propriété intellectuelle) peut jouer un rôle essentiel dans 
l'établissement de conditions  propices à un transfert durable de technologie.  
4.  Selon son interprétation du transfert de technologie, le Canada considère que cette notion 
comprend: le transfert de la technologie intégrée dans les biens physiques et les services, par 
exemple les machines  et les équipements; la diffusion des connaissances et des renseignements IP/C/W/631/Add.3  
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  techniques et commerciaux qui constituent le fondement d'un produit, d'un procédé ou d'un 
service; et le transfert  de compétences et de savoir -faire. Par conséquent, le transfert de 
technologie peut prendre les formes suivantes:  
 protection de la propriété intellectuelle incorporée dans les biens et services transférés;  
 connaissances administratives et commerciales destinées à appuyer la production et la 
distribution des biens et services; et  
 renforcement des capacités en ressources humaines.  
5.  Le Canada offre à ses entreprises et institutions des incitations visant à encourager ces trois 
formes de transfert de technologie. S'il propose divers types d'incitations financières et non 
financières (cofinancement, prêts, assurances, exonération fiscale, conseils techniques, 
établissement de réseaux et de contacts en vue de partenariats, par exemple) pour faciliter les 
opérations de transfert  de technologie, la plupart de ces incitations so nt offertes dans le cadre de 
programmes d'aide publique au développement (APD).  
2  APERÇU  
6.  Plusieurs ministères, organismes et programmes du gouvernement canadien offrent des 
incitations directes ou indirectes aux entreprises et institutions canadiennes pour q u'elles mènent 
des activités entraînant un transfert de technologie vers les PMA. Le présent document décrit les 
activités en cours de ces organismes et présente des renseignements actualisés à ce sujet.  
7.  Le Canada note l'intérêt persistant des PMA Membres pour en savoir plus sur le fonctionnement 
et l'impact des programmes de transfert de technologie des pays développés Membres. Par 
conséquent, et suivant le modèle pour les rapports présentés par les pays développés Membres au 
titre de l'article 66:2 (IP/C/ W/561) qu'ont proposé les PMA en octobre  2011, on trouvera en 
annexe un tableau donnant des exemples spécifiques de transfert de technologie vers les PMA.  
3  AFFAIRES MONDIALES CANADA  
8.  Affaires mondiales Canada est responsable au premier chef de l'APD. Les ser vices chargés du 
développement administrent les projets et les programmes pertinents financés par l'APD. La liste 
figurant dans le présent rapport met en exergue des projets intéressants qui ont été entrepris ces 
dernières années. Une liste plus exhaustive  des projets soutenus par les services d' Affaires 
mondiales Canada chargés du développement peut être consultée sur le site de la Banque de 
projets de développement international d'Affaires mondiales Canada.1 
9.  Voici quelques exemples  notables de projets soutenus par Affaires mondiales Canada (voir 
l'"Annexe" pour de plus amples renseignements ): 
 Innovation et mobilisation pour la sécurité alimentaire : Transférer des technologies 
productives agricoles (par exemple installation de module s de production hydroponique 
et de biodigesteurs) pour augmenter la sécurité alimentaire des zones arides et 
semi-arides dans plusieurs pays, dont le Burkina Faso.  
 Maximisation de l'efficacité de l'acheminement des va ccins: Accroître l'efficacité, 
l'effici ence et le rendement du système d'acheminement des vaccins , y compris la mise à 
l'essai de nouvelles technologies en matière d'équipement de vaccination dans quatre 
pays africains, dont l'Éthiopie et le Mozambique.  
 Technologie solaire pour l'Union économiq ue et monétaire ouest -africaine : Créer 
l'Institut de formation en technologie solaire appliquée (IFTSA) à l'Université de 
Ouagadougou, en vue d'élargir les connaissances techniques et de renforcer les 
                                                
1 La Banque de projets de développement international d'Affaires mondiales Canada, qui peut être 
consultée par pays, partenaire, secteur, état et numéro de projet, est accessible à l'adresse 
http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser -banqueprojets/?Lang=fra . IP/C/W/631/Add.3  
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  compétences pédagogiques sur les technologies solaires,  et créer des liens entre l'IFTSA 
et les entreprises qui œuvrent dans le domaine de la production de technologies solaires.  
 Chaînes de valeur pour la croissance économique : Multiplier  les emplois durables et 
générer des revenus en soutenant les micro, peti tes et moyennes entreprises (MPME) 
dans la région d'Amhara, en Éthiopie, en se concentrant  sur les marchés du riz, des 
légumes et des pierres précieuses. Il faut pour cela  faciliter l'accès aux techniques  
innovantes , aux intrants et au matériel afin d' aider les producteurs et les entrepreneurs 
à accroître la productivité, à mettre au point de nouveaux produits et à accéder à de 
nouveaux marchés, et il faut aussi  collaborer avec des établissements financi ers pour 
accompagner l'amélioration de la producti vité et la croissance des entreprises.  
 Transformation de l'agriculture  à travers une meilleure formation professionnelle : Mis en 
œuvre par la Faculté d'ag ronomie  de l'Université de Dalhousie, en collaboration avec 
l'Université McGill et les Mennonite Econo mic Development Associates of Canada et avec 
la Faculté d'a gronomi e et de médecine vétérinaire de l'Université de Jimma en Éthiopie, 
ce projet soutient la réforme de quatre facultés d'agronomie  en vue de dispenser une 
formation de haute qualité qui répond e aux besoins de l'agriculture commerciale en 
Éthiopie . Le projet dispense  conseils et formation aux professeurs et au personnel, 
fournit des livres aux bibliothèques et du matériel aux laboratoires, et organise des 
démonstrations sur place dans les quatre facultés.  
10.  La Direction générale des Partenariats pour l'innovation dans le développement d'Affaires 
mondiales Canada soutient aussi des programmes qui encouragent le transfert de technologie et 
offre une aide au développement dans le domaine de la formatio n technique et professionnelle 
dans les PMA. Par exemple, Affaires mondiales Canada continue de soutenir deux projets de 
l'organisme Digital Opportunity Trust concernant des initiatives liées aux technologies de 
l'information et des communications (TIC) po ur l'entrepreneuriat et le développement des 
entreprises dans des PMA africains. Le projet Entrepreneuriat et croissance des entreprises pour la 
jeunesse  utilise actuellement les TIC pour fournir des services d'appui aux  entreprises et renforcer 
les capaci tés à mettre en place  des programmes d'entrepreneuriat pour les jeunes en Éthiopie. Un 
second projet plus récent, intitulé Moyens de subsistance numériques: les jeunes et l'avenir du 
travail adapté,  vise à élargir le programme d'autonomisation économique d u Digital Opportunity 
Trust, qui traite des innovations sociales, de l'entrepreneuriat, des TIC, de l'autonomisation et du 
développement des compétences requises pour diriger. Il s'agit d' aider 200  000 jeunes à acquérir 
des compétences entrepreneuriales et  professionnelles et à se servir de  la technologie pour 
améliorer leurs p erspective s de revenus et d'emploi dans plusieurs pays, y compris des PMA tels 
que le Malawi, le Sénégal, la Zambie et le Rwanda.  
11.  En 2017, Affaires mondiales Canada a lancé la Politiq ue d'aide internationale féministe du 
Canada, qui affirme  que le soutien à l'égalité des sexes et au renforcement du pouvoir des femmes 
et des filles constitue le meilleur moyen de bâtir un monde plus pacifique, plus inclusif et plus 
prospère. À cette fin,  elle appuie les investissements ciblés, les partenariats, l'innovation et les 
efforts de défense des droits ayant les meilleures chances de combler les écarts entre les sexes et 
d'améliorer les chances de réussite pour tous. L'aide internationale féminist e du Canada aidera à 
protéger et à promouvoir les droits de l'homme de tous les groupes vulnérables et marginalisés, 
ainsi qu'à accroître leur participation à un processus de prise de décision plus juste. Ceci permettra 
aux femmes et aux filles d'accéder d e façon plus équitable aux ressources dont elles ont besoin 
pour assurer une équité économique et sociale durable tout en favorisant leur contrôle sur ces 
dernières. La Politique d'aide internationale féministe du Canada définit six domaines prioritaires: 
1) l'égalité des genres et le renforcement du pouvoir des femmes et des filles; 2) la dignité 
humaine, qui concerne  principalement la santé et la nutrition, l'éducation et l'aide humanitaire; 
3) une croissance au service de  tous, et qui mise en particulier sur une agriculture intelligente face 
au climat, sur les technologies vertes et sur les énergies renouvelables; 4) l'environnement et 
l'action pour le climat, y compris l'adaptation aux changements climatiques et leur atténuation, 
ainsi que la gestion de l'eau; 5) la gouvernance inclusive, la démocratie, les droits de l'homme et 
l'état de droit; et 6) la paix et la sécurité, pour promouvoir les processus de paix et la lutte contre 
les violences sexuelles, tout en faisant avancer le progr amme sur les femmes, la paix et la 
sécurité. Parmi les exemples notables de projets soutenus par Affaires mondiales dans ces 
domaines figurent:  IP/C/W/631/Add.3  
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   Amélioration des possibilités commerciales pour les productrices agricoles : En 
collaboration avec les Mennonite Economic Development Associates of Canada, aider les 
femmes au Myanmar à avoir accès au crédit, aux facteurs de production, aux marchés et 
aux nouvelles technologies, par exemple en accordant des subventions de contrepartie à 
des petites et moyennes entrep rises (PME) pour la mise à niveau des outils 
technologiques, ainsi qu'en concevant des produits financiers nouveaux ou améliorés à 
l'intention des productrices, en partenariat avec des institutions financières.  
 Programme de développement de l'entrepreneuri at féminin : Géré par la Banque 
mondiale, ce programme vise à soutenir les femmes entrepreneurs dans certaines zones 
urbaines et périurbaines en Éthiopie et consiste à leur faciliter  l'accès à des financements 
et à des formations et des services techniques et entrepreneuriaux. Des femmes 
possédant déjà une expérience de la gestion de leur propre micro ou petite entreprise 
prennent part au programme et décident de participer aux volets qui leur sont le plus 
utile. Le programme aide les femmes à accéder au mic rocrédit, propose des formations 
visant le renforcement des capacités et la mise au point de technologies et de produits, 
et comprend également des activités telles que des campagnes de sensibilisation pour 
accroître le soutien apporté par la famille et la  communauté aux femmes entrepreneurs.  
12.  Au niveau multilatéral, le Canada continue de contribuer activement à de nombreuses 
institutions internationales qui offrent elles -mêmes des incitations au transfert de technologie vers 
les pays en développement Membre s et les PMA. À cet égard, les contributions que le Canada 
verse au fonds d'assistance technique de l'OMC, à la Banque mondiale, à la Banque 
interaméricaine de développement, à la Banque africaine de développement et à la Banque 
asiatique de développement encouragent toutes le transfert de technologie.  
13.  S'agissant des changements climatiques, par exemple, Affaires mondiales Canada collabore 
avec la Banque mondiale en ce qui concerne un certain nombre de fonds d'investissement et 
d'initiatives liés au transfe rt de technologie, y compris les suivants : 
 Fonds d'investissement pour le climat – Fonds pour les technologies propres (FTP) : un 
financement de 200 millions de dollars canadiens est accordé au Fonds pour les 
technologies propres (FTP) afin de soutenir l'ut ilisation de technologies propres, à faible 
teneur en carbone, et de soutenir les investissements en faveur de l'efficacité 
énergétique dans les secteurs de l'énergie et du transport de plusieurs pays d'Asie, 
d'Afrique et d'Amérique. En juin  2014, ce proje t avait permis l'approbation de plans 
d'investissement dans différents pays, y compris un projet régional au Moyen -Orient et 
en Afrique du Nord, portant sur la réduction des émissions de gaz à effet de serre (GES), 
la puissance installée des énergies renou velables, les économies d'énergie, ainsi qu'un 
financement direct obtenu grâce à un investissement du FTP.  
 Fonds  pour l'environnement mondial (FEM) : par l'intermédiaire du FEM, le Canada 
soutient des travaux dans des domaines comme les changements climatiq ues, la 
biodiversité, les produits chimiques et les déchets (y compris le mercure), la dégradation 
des sols, les eaux internationales et la gestion durable des forêts, en appuyant l'adoption 
accélérée de technologies et de pratiques de gestion innovantes d ans ces domaines.  
 Fonds de partenariat pour le carbone forestier (FCPF) : par l'intermédiaire du Fonds pour 
le carbone et du Fonds de préparation du FCPF, le Canada a offert 45 millions de dollars 
canadiens afin d'aider les pays en développement, y compris les PMA, à mettre en œuvre 
des programmes de réduction des émissions de GES et des stratégies pour faire face à la 
déforestation et à la dégradation des forêts.  
14.  Le Canada appuie aussi des programmes sectoriels concernant la sécurité alimentaire, 
notamment par l'intermédiaire du Groupe consultatif pour la recherche agricole internationale 
(CGIAR). Par exemple, Affaires mondiales Canada a investi 3 millions de dollars canadiens pour la 
période 2014 -2016 dans l'Initiative sur le blé du CGIAR, qui vise à contri buer à accroître le 
rendement des cultures de blé, à adapter la production de blé dans les régions vulnérables aux 
changements  climatiques, à améliorer la résistance aux maladies et à réduire la malnutrition chez 
les enfants.  IP/C/W/631/Add.3  
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  4  CENTRE DE RECHERCHES POUR LE D ÉVELOPPEMENT INTERNATIONAL (CRDI)  
15.  En tant que société d'État relevant du portefeuille des affaires étrangères et du 
développement du Canada, le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI) 
investit dans le savoir, l'innovation et les solutions en vue d'améliorer les conditions de vie des 
populations des pays en développement. Le CRDI soutient financièrement des chercheurs de pays 
en développement pour l'exécution de travaux concernant des problèmes cruciaux pour leurs 
populations; acco mpagne les chercheurs tout au long de la démarche d'innovation; et facilite 
l'accès à l'information et aux services, ainsi que les contacts avec les chercheurs, responsables des 
politiques et hommes et femmes d'affaires. Le CRDI a vu le jour en vertu d'une  loi que le 
Parlement a adoptée en 1970 pour aider les pays en développement à trouver des solutions à 
leurs problèmes.  
16.  Le CRDI soutient  la recherche par l'intermédiaire de trois grands programmes:  
 Agriculture et environnement , qui vise à produire des innovations et des solutions 
fondées sur des données probantes dans les domaines de l'agriculture, des changements 
climatiques et de la santé . 
 Économies inclusives , qui vise à protéger l'avenir des enfants et des jeunes, stimuler une 
croissance économique durable, promouvoir l'égalité entre les sexes et contribuer au 
renforcement des institutions et des pratiques de gouvernance.  
 Technologie et innovation , qui aide les pays en développement à mettre la science et les 
technologies avancées au service de l'inn ovation et de la croissance.  
17.  S'agissant du transfert de technologie, le CRDI soutient la recherche dans les PMA afin de 
promouvoir la croissance et le développement. À cet effet, il a recours à une approche qui combine 
un soutien financier en vue de créer de nouvelles possibilités de recherche, un engagement 
intellectuel aux côtés des bénéficiaires ainsi que l'encadrement de leur processus de recherche, et 
un rôle d'intermédiaire visant à traduire les recherches en politiques. Ces activités aident les PMA à  
mettre au point leurs propres technologies, à adapter à leurs besoins les technologies existantes et 
à accroître leur savoir -faire en matière de gestion de la recherche. Par exemple, le Fonds canadien 
de recherche sur la sécurité alimentaire international e (FCRSAI), financé par le CRDI et Affaires 
mondiales Canada, soutient les recherches qui débouchent sur des innovations en matière 
d'agriculture et encourage la collaboration de chercheurs de pays en développement avec des 
spécialistes du Canada. Actuelle ment dans sa deuxième phase, le FCRSAI s'appuie sur les résultats 
déjà obtenus pour appliquer à une plus grande échelle des solutions innovantes afin d'améliorer la 
sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle des plus vulnérables, en particulier des femmes et d es 
jeunes.2 
18.  À titre d'exemple, des chercheurs de la Vaccine and Infectious Diseases Organization de 
l'Université de la Saskatchewan et de la Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization 
ont identifié de nouvelles protéines dans le but d'améliorer  l'efficacité d'un vaccin contre la 
pleuropneumonie contagieuse bovine (PPCB), une maladie dévastatrice qui coûte chaque année 
l'équivalent de 60 millions de dollars canadiens aux petits exploitants en Afrique. Grâce à de 
nouvelles sommes, les chercheurs o nt commencé à développer et à tester un vaccin contre cette 
maladie. Des chercheurs de l'Université de l'Alberta et du Conseil de la recherche agricole d'Afrique 
du Sud tentent de regrouper  les vaccins de plusieurs maladies bovines en un seul qui puisse êt re 
plus facilement fabriqué et distribué et plus abordable et simple d'utilisation pour les petits 
exploitants agricoles. L'enregistrement et l'homologation du vaccin en Afrique subsaharienne est 
en cours, en collaboration avec des fabricants de vaccins et  des organismes gouvernementaux de 
réglementation. Le succès des travaux sur ce vaccin, financés par le FCRSAI, a entraîné la création 
d'un nouveau Fonds d'innovation en vaccins pour le bétail (FIVB) , un partenariat entre la 
Fondation Bill et Melinda Gates , Affaires mondiales Canada et le CRDI, doté d'un budget de 
57 millions de dollars canadiens.  
19.  Le projet Favoriser l'adoption de nouvelles techniques de production du pois chiche dans le 
sud de l'Éthiopie , financé  par le FCRSAI, qui avait pour objet de faci liter et d'accélérer l'adoption 
                                                
2 On peut obtenir de plus amples renseignements sur le FCRSAI à l'adresse 
http://www.idrc.ca/EN/Documents/CIFSRF -Call-5-1-Backgrounder -ENG.pdf . IP/C/W/631/Add.3  
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  sur une grande échelle de techniques de production du pois chiche dans la région des hautes 
terres du sud de l'Éthiopie, a permis à 600  ménages agricoles d'établir des systèmes de semences 
communautaires et de production du pois chiche et d'accéder à des marchés. Une nouvelle phase 
du projet consiste à élaborer des produits alimentaires à base de légumineuses et à mettre au 
point des innovations à des fins de consommation de masse et de commercialisation en Éthiopie. 
Plus de 46 000 agriculteurs (dont 54 % sont des femmes) ont commencé à appliquer des solutions 
conçues dans cette nouvelle phase, et GUTS AGRO Industry, une entreprise agroalimentaire 
éthiopienne, commercialise des produits alimentaires fabriqués à partir de produi ts achetés à des 
coopératives de femmes. Ce projet s'inscrit dans le cadre d'un partenariat de coopération 
technique de 20 ans entre l'Université d'Hawassa et l'Université de la Saskatchewan.  
20.  Le programme Innovation pour la santé des mères et des enfants d 'Afrique , doté d'un budget 
de 36 millions de dollars canadiens et couvrant une période de sept ans, est le résultat d'un 
partenariat entre le CRDI, Affaires mondiales Canada et les Instituts de recherche en santé du 
Canada. Un certain nombre des projets me nés dans le cadre de ce programme mettent à l'essai 
l'utilisation des téléphones cellulaires afin d'améliorer l'accès aux professionnels de la santé, de 
fournir des renseignements et des services supplémentaires aux femmes enceintes et d'étendre les 
servic es aux régions rurales de divers pays, y compris l'Éthiopie, la Tanzanie, le Mali et le Burkina 
Faso. Par exemple, dans la zone Jimma, en Éthiopie, les sages -femmes et les agents  de santé ont 
reçu une formation pour assurer des accouchements sans risques e t ont été équipés de téléphones 
mobiles.  
21.  D'autres travaux du CRDI visent à identifier les effets de l'accès généralisé aux téléphones 
mobiles et à Internet dans les pays en développement. Les recherches soutenues par le CRDI 
produisent des résultats  qui pe rmettent de favoriser un changement social et économique positif, 
en particulier en ce qui a trait à la gouvernance, à l'éducation et à la science. Voici quelques 
exemples de projets dans ce domaine:  
 Vers une économie réseautée en Birmanie : Le CRDI versera  1,2 million de dollars 
canadiens sur la période 2015 -2018 pour faciliter l'accès au téléphone cellulaire et à 
Internet, améliorer l'accès aux services publics par le biais du contenu et des 
applications numériques et instaurer une meilleure culture numéri que en Birmanie, en 
vue d'aider celle -ci à faire la transition vers une économie réseautée et inclusive et à 
offrir à ses citoyens un accès à la technologie et aux services. Dans le cadre du projet, 
des conseils techniques ont été donnés au gouvernement au  sujet d'un plan directeur 
pour le développement des TIC, et 20 parlementaires ont été formés aux politiques en 
matière des TIC.  
 Passage à plus grande échelle des entreprises technologiques africaines en phase de 
démarrage : le projet vise à examiner si les  innovations collaboratives ouvertes en réseau 
aident les entreprises en démarrage à passer à grande échelle et à saisir les occasions 
économiques mondiales et comment elles le font. Une équipe interdisciplinaire de 
chercheurs africains étudie le potentiel  économique des innovations collaboratives 
naissantes en Afrique dans les entreprises d'innovation numérique du secteur informel, 
les entreprises communautaires et l'entrepreneuriat dans les centres de haute 
technologie.3 La Commission économique pour l'Af rique de l'ONU a invité les chercheurs 
du projet à participer activement aux discussions sur la politique à mener en matière 
d'intégration régionale et de  commerce, et en particulier à établir  un document de 
réflexion qui servira de cadre pour les politiqu es relatives à la propriété intellectuelle, 
aux sciences, à la technologie et à l'innovation dans les accords commerciaux 
internationaux africains et qu'ils présenteront à Addis -Abeba plus tard en 2017. De la 
même manière, l'équipe du projet joue le rôle d e conseiller auprès du bloc de 
négociations du Groupe africain en vue d'un nouveau traité de l'Organisation mondiale 
de la propriété intellectuelle. En outre, elle mène actuellement les toutes premières 
recherches sur les pôles technologiques africains, qu i seront publiées dans la revue de 
droit de l'Université de New York.  
                                                
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  5  INNOVATION, SCIENCES ET DÉVELOPPEMENT ÉCONOMIQUE (ISDE) CANADA  
22.  Le Centre de recherches sur les communications (CRC)4 d'ISDE Canada est le principal 
laboratoire fédéral de recherche -développement spécialisé dans les télécommunications de pointe 
et un centre d'excellence des TIC. Il s'agit du seul laboratoire national disposant du savoir -faire 
requis pour les quatre principaux modes de transmission de l'information au Canada: le sans -fil, la 
radiodiffusion, le satellite et la fibre optique.  
23.  Bien qu'il ne s'intéresse pas exclusivement aux PMA, ISDE Canada finance plusieurs 
programmes encourageant le transfert de technologies des communications par des institutions et 
entreprises canadien nes. En ce qui concerne les télécommunications, il favorise l'interconnectivité 
et l'interopérabilité à l'échelle mondiale des réseaux, applications et services à large bande (par 
exemple pour la télémédecine et le téléapprentissage). Cette activité vise à  améliorer le climat 
d'investissement aux niveaux national et international afin d'inciter les différents acteurs à 
pénétrer les marchés mondiaux en poussant un plus grand nombre de sociétés à rendre leurs 
produits et services prêts à l'exportation. Elle a ppuie également les instituts de recherche 
canadiens qui participent à des projets internationaux dans les domaines émergents que sont le 
commerce électronique, la génomique, les technologies environnementales et l'ingénierie de 
pointe.  
24.  Dans le cadre du Gr oupe de travail sur les télécommunications et l'information pour la 
Coopération économique Asie -Pacifique (APEC TEL), de la Commission interaméricaine des 
télécommunications (CITEL), et grâce à la participation du Canada aux réunions du Groupe 
consultatif pour le développement des télécommunications (GCDT) de l'UIT, ISDE Canada soutient 
un éventail d'initiatives de renforcement des capacités en organisant des séminaires et ateliers sur 
la politique en matière de TIC/télécommunications et les questions relat ives à la réglementation 
qui encouragent les discussions sur les options réglementaires viables favorisant la concurrence et 
le développement  des télécommunications et des TIC dans les PMA.  
6  RESSOURCES NATURELLES CANADA  
25.  Ressources naturelles Canada (RNCan) est chargé du Logiciel de gestion d'énergies propres 
RETScreen . Le logiciel RETScreen est fourni gratuitement par le gouvernement du Canada. Il est 
utilisé dans tous les pays et territoires du monde, y compris les PMA, et est disponible en 
36 langues,  couvrant les deux tiers de la population mondiale. RETScreen est un excellent exemple 
de transfert de technologie et un outil précieux de développement durable, parce qu'il aide les PMA 
à passer directement des installations énergétiques classiques, relativeme nt coûteuses, aux 
projets liés aux énergies propres ayant le meilleur rapport coût -efficacité, et donc à répondre à 
leurs besoins et objectifs énergétiques.5 
7   CONSEIL NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES DU CANADA (CNRC)  
26.  Le Programme d'aide à la recherche industrielle ( PARI), qui relève du Conseil national de 
recherches du Canada (CNRC), encourage et aide les petites et moyennes entreprises canadiennes 
à établir avec des pays développés et moins développés des partenariats internationaux reposant 
sur la technologie. En p artenariat avec Affaires mondiales Canada, le PARI soutient les missions de 
groupes qui souhaitent explorer les possibilités de ce type. Le PARI réalise également des missions 
de façon indépendante et avec d'autres partenaires. Outre les missions de groupe s, il travaille 
avec des sociétés  ou avec certains secteurs et mène des activités dans le domaine de l'intelligence 
compétitive technique. Sans être destinées en particulier aux PMA, les initiatives internationales du 
PARI visent principalement à fournir u n soutien dans un certain nombre de domaines clés, 
notamment:  
 le soutien direct aux petites et moyennes entreprises ayant des intérêts internationaux;  
 l'établissement de partenariats technologiques, incluant des services d'acquisition, de 
transfert et de j umelage de technologies; et  
 les projets conjoints de recherche -développement et d'autres projets liés aux 
technologies.  
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4 Pour de plus amples renseignements, voir l'adresse http://www.crc.gc.ca/eic/site/069.nsf/Intro . 
5 Pour de plus amples renseignements, voir l'adresse www.retscreen.net .   
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ANNEX : REPRESENTATIVE PRO JECT AND PROGRAM EXA MPLES 1 
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 by 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 lis t of programme s and projects 
undertaken by Canadian departments and agencies, but rather serves as an illustrative overview of the institutions and enterp rises 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 de ployed 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 a ims 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 
enterpri ses 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  
                                                
1 In English only.    
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Headings  Details  
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 performance of youth -run small 
businesses; 3) Improved, more inclusive and better coordinated business support services 
for youth o ffered 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 organizations 
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 trainin g 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/p roject -
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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Headings  Details  
(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 Members (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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Example #3  
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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Headings  Details  
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://w0 5.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser -banqueprojets/project -
projet/details/D001691001   
 
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 instructors 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 colleges provi de 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 strengthening the k nowledge 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 with other coll eges, 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 Medicine in Ethiop ia. 
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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Headings  Details  
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 strategies an d 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 services 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. Outcomes/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 staf f 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 150 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 operationalized an d 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 the needs of c ommercial 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 milli on 
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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Example #5  
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 understand 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 mar kets; 3) working with financial institutions to 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 envi ronment 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  Agricultu re 
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 performance 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. Outcomes/impact  TBD (project is ongoing)  
11. Budget or funds allocated (CAD)  19 million  
12. Duration  2016-2022   
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Headings  Details  
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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Headings  Details  
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 -
projet/details/M013704001   
 
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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Headings  Details  
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 landscapes 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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Headings  Details  
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, l everaging 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+ progra mmes. 
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.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser -banqueprojets/project -
projet/details/M013779001   
 
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 advanced 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 sect or involved in the 
production 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 me mber 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, renewab le 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 natio nal 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 developed 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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Example #12  
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. Outcomes/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 -
projet/details/d001110001   
 
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 development, 
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. Gover nment 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)  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 (C AD) 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/a035392002?Lang=eng   
 
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, t o achieve its mandate to reduce poverty and hunger, 
improve human health and 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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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 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 an d nutrition 
for the poor 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 technologies 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 pumps 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 
implemen ted 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  
14. Contact point for information  Details available at: http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser -
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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 ma lnutrition 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 incl ude: (1) helped to more than double 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 first 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 resistan ce to Fusarium head blight fungal 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 -
banqueprojets/project -projet/details/D000513 001  
   
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Example #17  
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. Gov ernment agencies or institutions 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 technol ogy 
transfer  Government 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 co untries.   
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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Example #18  
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 
outcomes.    
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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 services.  
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:  
http://www.idrc.ca/EN/Misc/Pages/ProjectDetails.aspx?ProjectNumber=107956   
 
 
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