IP/C/W/594/Add.3  
 
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Council for Trade-Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English/French  
 
 REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ARTICLE 66.2  
OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT 
EUROPEAN UNION 
Addendum 
The following communication, dated 20 September 2013, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the European Union.  
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 This document complements the information on  the implementation of Article 66.2 of the 
TRIPS Agreement, as provided in document IP/C/W/580/Add.7 of 2 November 2012. 
 1  GENERAL REMARKS 
1.1.  This document is circulated in accordance with the Decision of the Council for TRIPS 
of 19 February 2003, according to which develope d country Members shall submit annually reports 
on actions taken or planned in pursuance of their commitments under Article 66.2 (incentives provided to their enterprises or institutions for the purpose of promoting and encouraging 
technology transfer to least-developed country Members). 
1.2.  As agreed in the Council for TRIPS, this document is a detailed report on technology transfer 
incentives put in place by the European Union and its Member States.  
2  SCOPE AND NATURE OF INFORMATION PROVIDED 
2.1.  Technology transfer refers here to the wa ys and means through which companies, individuals 
and organizations acquire technology or know-how  from foreign sources. There are several types 
of technologies as well as several channels of transmission. Indeed, the acquisition by least 
developed countries (LDCs) of a sound and viable technological base does not depend solely on 
the provision of physical objects or equipment,  but also on the acquisition of know-how, on 
management and production skills, on improved access to knowledge sources, as well as on 
adaptation to local economic, social and cultural conditions.  
2.2.  It is clear that the private - and particularly the commercial - sector is nowadays the main 
source of technologies and, in this context, tec hnology transfer is often one component of a more 
complex project, rather than a stand-alone activi ty. Indeed, there are technology transfer aspects 
i n  m a n y  p r o j e c t s  t h a t  g o  u n d e r  t h e  l a b e l  o f  ' t e c h n i c a l  a s s i s t a n c e ' .  M o s t  p r o j e c t s  t h a t  d e a l  w i t h  sectors such as energy, water, agriculture, governance and infrastructure contain transfer of 
know-how and technology. 
2.3.  In their efforts to encourage and pr omote technology transfer, developed country 
governments are usually limited by two factors: (1) they do not own the vast majority of such technologies;( 2) they cannot force the private sector to transfer its technologies. Incentives can 
therefore only take the form of encouragement, promotion and facilitation of projects, which are 
part of a global and comprehensive approach to development.  IP/C/W/594/Add.3 
 
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  2.4.  Finally, it should be borne in mind that no technology transfer programme is specifically 
dedicated to least developed countries as such. EU initiatives are usually specific to countries/groups of countries/regions, since th e European Union strongly supports regional 
integration, which fosters better understanding and political and economic links between 
neighbouring countries. However, the EU's approach to the allocation of aid and incentives pays 
particular attention to the situation of the least-developed and other low income countries. 
3  EUROPEAN UNION ACTION 
3.1  Education 
3.1.  Transfer of know-how is also contained in projects that deal with education. The European 
Commission funds a programme entitled 'Erasmus Mundi', which makes it possible for students 
from third countries to come to the European Union to participate in Masters and Doctorate 
courses. It also supports partnership programmes between higher education establishments in the 
European Union and third countries. About one thousand students from 36 LDCs have benefited from Erasmus Mundi scholarships to undertake their masters and doctorates over the past five 
years. These students have been able to return to their home countries with knowledge which has 
been and will be put to good use there. In 2013, 125 students from 16 LDCs were selected for masters' courses and 23 students from nine LDCs were selected to study for the doctorate 
programme. Information and statistics for the Erasmus Mundi programme can be found at the 
following web address: http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus_mundus/results_compendia/statistics_en.php . 
 
3.2.  Partnership programmes with universities ex ist for the African and Caribbean States and an 
additional ten LDCs via the programme Edulink . The subjects covered include engineering, 
research and innovation and design. The programmes also cover the funding of students' 
attendance at these universities in the European Union. Moreover, Edulink has an academic 
mobility scheme and grants scholarships for st udents and academics to undertake studies, 
research or teaching in another country covered by the programme. Some of the fields of study 
covered are agriculture, energy, engineering, go vernance, social sciences and medical sciences. 
Information can be found at the following web address: http://www.acp-edulink.eu/node/2981 .  
3.3.  Furthermore, the European Commission allocates incoming international fellowships to 
foreign researchers from third countries under its "Marie Curie" programme. The selected 
researchers receive funding to be able to come to the European Union to participate in research 
projects in their specific domains. From 2007 to 2012 over 550 researchers were welcomed at a cost of €103.6 million. Over and above the fellowships programmes, there is an “industry 
academia partnerships and pathways” (IAPP) and an international research staff exchange scheme 
programme (IRSES). Information on all Marie Curie actions can be found at the following web address: http://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions/ . 
3.2  Seventh Research Framework Programme 
3.2.1  General description: 3.4.  International cooperation in the field of research and technological development (RTD) is 
pursued under the European Union Framework Programme for Research, Technological 
Development and Demonstration , through two complementary routes: 
 An international cooperation dimension integral to each specific programme, which 
allows the participation of the third country's partners in the projects; 
 the opening of the EU mobility programmes to  third countries, bringing researchers from 
developing countries for training to Europe while offering them a substantial return package. 
3.5.  Up to July 2013, under the Seventh Framework Programme (2007-2013), a total EU 
contribution of €457 million has been allocated for the support of participants from International IP/C/W/594/Add.3 
 
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  Cooperation Partner Countries.1 The total value of the projects involving such partners is just over 
€6 billion.. While this is about research and development projects, it is quite obvious that collaboration with research organizations from developed countries implicitly results in technology being transferred (either informally or formally, e.g. through access rights) between the 
participants and in particular to LDC-based entities.  
3.2.2  Beneficiary countries: 3.6.  The Framework Programme is open to all countries; however, some specific activities may 
also target specifically LDCs. For more information, please consult the website: 
http://ec.europa.eu/research /iscp/pdf/newapproach_en.pdf  
3.2.3  Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
3.7.  Any company, university, research centre, organization or individual, legally established in 
any country, may participate in a collaborative project (known as an indirect action), provided that 
the minimum conditions laid down in the Rules for Participation in FP7 (RFP) [ http://eur-
lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2006:391:0001:0018:EN:PDF ], Chapter II, 
Section 1, p.12, have been met, including any additional conditions laid down by specific 
programmes or individual work programmes (see Article 12 of RFP). 
3.2.4  Examples of ongo ing/implemented projects 
3.8.  The Seventh Framework Programme “Africa Ca ll” in 2010 covers research in the fields of 
health, food, agriculture, fisheries and biotechno logies and the environment. The budget allocated 
to this call was €62 million. The Africa Call funded 26 projects altogether: seven from 
Environment, 15 from Health, and four from Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology. In 
all, 42 African and European countries are participating in these projects. 
3.9.  FP7 also encompasses actions aiming to foster cooperation with the European Union in the 
field of science and technology on a regional basis, for instance, CAAST-Net fostered cooperation 
in the sub Saharan region. Started in 2008, it lasted for five years and had a total budget of 
€4.2 million ( http://ec.europa.eu/research/iscp/pdf/i nconet_sub_saharan_africa_110913.pdf ).  
3.10.  EUCARINET fosters a network of science and technology research in the Caribbean 
(http://ec.europa.eu/research/iscp/pdf/eucarinet_110913.pdf ). Started in 2010 it will last for four 
years and has a budget of €1.5 million. 
3.11.  A  list of FP7 projects involving LDCs and started between July 2012 and July 2013 can be 
found in the following table. Most projects run for a period of three to four years. The European 
Union support allocated to LDC participants is al most €10 million, while the total value of these 
projects is almost €60 million. 
 
                                               
1 In accordance with Article 2(12) of the Rules fo r Participation in FP7, "International Cooperation 
Partner Country" (ICPC) means a third country which th e Commission classifies as a low income (L), lower-
middle-income (LM) or upper-middle-income (UM) country. Countries associated with the Seventh EU Framework Programme do not qualify as ICP Countries.  
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7TH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT 
 
Project title and abstract Total cost and 
total EC 
contribution Country and 
EC contribution to 
LDC participant Participant legal name 
"Clinical development of a VAR2CSA-based placental malaria vaccine" - Placental malaria, a 
special form of malaria targeting pregnant women, causes the death of 200,000 infants and 10,000 pregnant women each year. Placental malaria has no sustainable cure. The overall success criterion 
of the proposed project is to enable the manufacture of a vaccine, which protects fetus and mother against the adverse effects of malaria during preg nancy. Administered to women before they get 
pregnant the vaccine should induce antibodies that prevent the binding of malaria parasites in the placenta. Vaccine development is facilitated by the availability of an in vitro assay that predicts clinical immunity. With this proposal, we seek funding to produce the first placental malaria vaccine and perform the first clinical studies in humans. In parallel, we will prepare a field site and a 
protocol for a phase II study in African women. The partners behind the application have secured 
funding for ongoing work to down -select the current VAR2CSA lead antigens and to produce GLP 
batch protein for toxicology studies in animals, prior to the initiation of the work proposed here. 
 
Under the proposed FP7 project, an  SME, ExpreS2ion Biotechnologies  will optimize production and 
purification of the vaccine. Expr eS2ion Biotechnologies operates a unique expression platform and 
this project will enable the company to expand their business into downstream process development. The academic partners are strong. Researchers at the University of Copenhagen 
(UCPH) originally discovered the vaccine protein an d they have been collaborating with the Institut 
de Recherche pour le Development (IRD) and Un iversite d'Abomey-Calavi (UAC) to optimize 
vaccine antigens and to prepare sites for clinical te sting. The European Vaccin e Initiative (EVI) will 
provide product manage ment and coordinate execution of the phase I clinical trial. Thus, this study 
will provide a product to continue into efficacy studies in Africa, which could be initiated shortly 
after the end of the project. 
 Total cost:  
7,863,094.10  Total EC contribution:  
5,934,980.58 Country:  Benin 
 EC contribution to 
LDC participant:  
904,056.00 Universite d'Abomey-Calavi 
                                               
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- 5 - Project title and abstract Total cost and 
total EC 
contribution Country and 
EC contribution to 
LDC participant Participant legal name 
"Care package for treatment and control of visceral Leishmaniasis in East Africa"  - 
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is fatal if left untreated. An estimated 500,000 cases occur per year in 
70 endemic countries; East Africa is one of the key endemic areas in the world. Estimates suggest 
30,000 new cases per year in Africa, with numbers rising sharply during an epidemic. VL-HIV co-
infection is an additional emerging problem and is spreading through the region. It leads to low 
cure rates, increased drug toxicity and relapse which results in higher mortality. Existing VL 
monotherapies are difficult to administer, toxic, co stly and long. Due to anthroponotic transmission, 
untreated patients play a key role in the retransm ission cycle. Therefore effective and cost-effective 
treatments and prevention of relapse play a critic al role in the reduction of disease reservoir and 
prevention of resistance, forming a vital part of disease control. 
 
The AfriCoLeish project aims to de velop and deliver a package of care  that will address the needs of 
VL patients in East Africa through safe and cost -effective treatments, therefore improving current 
case management of VL and contributing to dise ase control in the region. The package of care 
comprises the delivery of an altern ative, safe and effective co-administration of two drugs to further 
shorten treatment duration, the delivery of a preventative intervention for VL in HIV co-infected 
patients, as well as a safe and highly effective trea tment for VL in HIV co-infected patients. 
 
The project consortium will design and carry ou t clinical studies over three years to reach 
implementation of new treatments by 2015. The results of the studies will be disseminated to 
facilitate use in East Africa and support national  programmes in the adoption of new treatments. 
The improved tools for the treatment and control of VL in East Africa that the project aims to 
deliver in turn allow patients to benefit from sa fe, effective, co st-effective and short treatments, 
and reduce the treatment co st for health providers. 
 Total cost:  
6,118,935.04 
 
Total EC 
contribution:  
3,000,000.00 Country:  Ethiopia 
 
 
EC contribution to 
LDC participant: 
210,184.00 
 
 
Country:  Sudan 
 
EC contribution to 
LDC participant: 
829,986.00  University Of Gondar 
 
 
 
 
 
University of Khartoum  
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- 6 - Project title and abstract Total cost and 
total EC 
contribution Country and 
EC contribution to 
LDC participant Participant legal name 
"Formulating new Goals for global health, and proposing new Governance for global 
health that will allow the achievement of these goals" - The Millennium Development Goals 
(MDGs) succeeded in generating consensus on and mobilizing resources towards agreed goals. 
They were less successful at clarifying respon sibilities for achieving them. The MDG target on 
sharing global health innovation is particularly ambiguous about the allocation of responsibilities. 
The members of the consortium behind this propos al assume that the new goals for global health 
will need to be based on a broad global cons ensus on the goals, on accepted national and 
international responsibilities to achieve those goals, and on the kind of governance that is needed to ensure accountability for accepted responsibiliti es. They believe that the internationally agreed 
right to health provides a useful point of departur e for the formulation of such a global consensus, 
that the goals should incorporate universal cove rage, and that community input is critical to 
designing the goals.  Consortium members will:  
 Assess the achievements and shortcomings of the MDG approach; 
 consult communities whose heal th is most compromised on their essential needs and 
their perception of their entitlements under the right to health; 
 assess the capacity of low and middle in come countries to meet those needs and 
entitlements, including to identify where international assistance (financial and technical) or cooperation (on sharing innovation or avoiding the brain drain of health workers) is needed; 
 analyse the international political economy of  global health and gl obal governance for 
health, to formulate international responsibility for global health; 
 analyse, clarify, and re-affi rm national responsibility for health, in the light of 
international responsibility for global health; 
 Propose new goals for global health, clarifying  national and international responsibilities; 
 Provide suggestions for governance for global health to effectuate these responsibilities.  Total cost:  
2,767,863.40 
 Total EC contribution:  
1,998,222.00 Country:  Bangladesh
 
 
EC contribution to LDC participant: 251,454.00    Country:  Uganda 
 EC contribution to LDC participant: 251,454.00 Brac University 
 
       Centre for Health Human Rights and Development (Cehurd)  
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- 7 - Project title and abstract Total cost and 
total EC 
contribution Country and 
EC contribution to 
LDC participant Participant legal name 
"Supporting low-cost intervention for disease control"  - In developing countries, most of the 
11 million deaths per year of children under the age five years occur in areas where adequate 
medical care is not available. In Malawi the under-five mortality rate is 133 per 1,000 live births. 
First-level health facilities - the closest health care services available to most sick children in 
developing countries are generally run by local medical physicians. The WHO and UNICEF 
developed the Integrated Management of Childh ood Illness (IMCI) as a strategy to improve 
childhood survival and disease control. The IMCI strategy uses simple signs and symptoms to 
assess and classify illness, thus allowing health wo rkers at first-level facilities to identify which 
children have minor illnesses that need symptomatic treatment. 
Our proposal addresses the objectives of this ca ll by assisting health care workers through the 
utilization of established technologies to circum vent the absence of heal th infrastructures. It 
achieves this by utilizing the cellular network, patient sensor technologi es and decisi on support 
systems. 
Proposed is the Supporting Low-Cost  Intervention for Disease Contro l (Supporting LIFE) project. It 
is designed to run in rural settings as a platfo rm for delivering communit y level interventions to 
improve and manage disease control. This project has a target age group of children under the age 
of five years. 
Supporting LIFE targets disease control in a multi-ta rget intervention. It helps to ensure accurate 
diagnosis for those most affected by malaria/infa ntile diarrhoea (children under 5 years) and helps 
to ensure accurate and prompt trea tment, thus providing accurate real  time disease statistics in an 
area by monitoring symptom trends (e.g. fever/ diarrhoea) centrally. It  targets other common 
disease entities which are major causes of morbidity and mortalit y such as pneumonia, thereby 
increasing its utility. It reduces barriers to care by  providing expert systems at low cost to people at 
their closest point of contact. Total cost:  
3,673,076.00 
 
Total EC 
contribution:  
2,835,084.00 Country:  Malawi 
 
 
EC contribution to 
LDC participant: 
75,653.00 
 
 
Country:  Malawi 
EC contribution to 
LDC participant: 
39,958.00 
 Mzuzu University 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Registered Trustees of 
the Ungweru  
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- 8 - Project title and abstract Total cost and 
total EC 
contribution Country and 
EC contribution to 
LDC participant Participant legal name 
"Community-based scheduled screening and treatment of malaria in pregnancy for 
improved maternal and infant health: a cluster-randomized trial"  - Pregnant women are 
very susceptible to malaria infection and Malaria in Pregnancy (MiP) is a major cause of maternal anaemia and low birth weight (LBW) that leads to infant mortality,  poor growth and development. 
In low transmission areas, malaria can become seve re, resulting in maternal and foetal death. In 
sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) MiP is responsible for 814% of LBW, 38% of infant deaths, higher risk of 
post-partum haemorrhage and 10,000 maternal deaths per year. Prevention such as bed nets and intermittent preventive treatment with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp/SP), is cheap and cost-effective, but coverage achieved by these interv entions is low. Therefore, we propose Community 
Health Workers (CHW) to implement scheduled intermittent screening at community level with RDT of pregnant women and if positive treat with anti-m alarials (SST). In additi on CHWs will encourage 
pregnant women to attend antenatal clinics (ANC ) for other pregnancy-targeted interventions and 
IPTp/SP, thereby improving its coverage. This approach combines existing IPTp/SP with SST at village level as an extension of Home Based Management of Malaria (HMM). This low-cost (based on existing practice) and simple (diagnosis by RDTs) intervention improves maternal and newborn health and capitalizes on an already existing intervention (HMM).  The aim of this proposal is to determine th e added value (as compared to IPTp/SP alone 
implemented in health facilities) of community SST of pregnant women implemented through the 
CHW involved in HMM.  The objectives are to:  (1) Identify bottlenecks for implementa tion by CHW involved in HMM of SST; 
 
(2) determine the impact of introducing SST  in pregnancy on the quality of HMM; 
 (3) determine the impact of SST on ANC attendance and IPTp/SP coverage; 
 (4) determine the impact of SST on LBW, anaemia and placenta malaria; 
 
(5) estimate the cost-effectiveness of SST as compared to IPTp/SP alone; 
(6) formulate recommendations for possible implementation of the intervention.  Total cost:  
3,944,701.40 
Total EC 
contribution:  
2,997,218.00 Country:  Burkina 
Faso 
  EC contribution to LDC participant: 694,719.00   
  Country:  Benin  
EC contribution to 
LDC participant: 
566,998.00 Centre Muraz 
 
       Ministère de la Santé   
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- 9 - Project title and abstract Total cost and 
total EC 
contribution Country and 
EC contribution to 
LDC participant Participant legal name 
"Emerging mental health systems in low and middle-income countries"  - The objective of 
the EMERALD Project is to improve mental health outcomes by enhancing health system 
performance.  
The key issues addressed are: (i) adequate, fa ir and sustainable resourcing using human, 
infrastructural, informational and financial resource in puts to effectively delive r better mental health 
services; (ii) integrated service provision: enhancing access to integrated community care; and (iii) 
improved coverage and goal a ttainment: scaled-up, appropriate and cost-effective care in the 
community and reduction of diseas e burden and economic impacts. 
 
We are innovative in: (i) our track record to work  collaboratively across health system boundaries; 
(ii) excellent ability to deliver on agreed work pa ckages; (iii) delivering hi gh quality an d precisely 
relevant capacity development materials to our key target groups; and (iv) ke y leadership roles, for 
instance in developing the WHO mhGAP Implementation Guide. We are committed to taking the 
health system strengthening steps necessary for its realization in Ethiopia, India, Nepal, Nigeria, 
South Africa and Uganda. Total cost:  
7,259,128.05 
 
Total EC 
contribution:  
5,798,173.00 Country:  Ethiopia 
 
 
EC contribution to 
LDC participant: 
424,336.00 
 
 
Country:  Uganda 
 
EC contribution to 
LDC participant: 
544,320.00 
 
Country:  Nepal 
EC contribution to 
LDC participant: 
353,690.00 
 Addis Ababa University 
 
 
 
Butabika National Mental 
Hospital 
 
 
 
Transcultural Psychosocial 
Organization Nepal 
  
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- 10 - Project title and abstract Total cost and 
total EC 
contribution Country and 
EC contribution to 
LDC participant Participant legal name 
"Reaching out and linking in: heath syst ems and close-to-community services"  - Countries 
striving to provide universal health care covera ge and achieve the Millennium Development Goals 
are increasingly implementing close-to-community (CTC) health services. There is a need for health systems to understand the context and conditions  in which these services operate in order to 
realise their potential. Working with some of the most respected and wi dely quoted close-to-
community services we will identify how CTC services can best be delivered and document generic lessons for system development and strengthening. Building on a st rong and exciting partnership, 
we aim to maximize the equity, effectiveness and e fficiency of CTC services in rural and urban slum 
areas of six countries: Indonesia, Bangladesh, Mo zambique, Ethiopia, Kenya and Malawi. We will 
conduct a situation analysis to guide development of  research frameworks. Th is will be adapted and 
applied to produce a comprehensive inventory of  potential constraints for CTC services. This 
baseline will guide cycles of interventions for se rvice improvement. We will build capacity on three 
levels: at practitioner level to enable improved service to be delivered; at researcher level to empower the next generation of rese archers in health systems; at poli cy level to enable transfer of 
research experience into policy, planning and practice. The interventions will be assessed using the framework to find out what works, in which context and why and what can be improved. Our 
impact on equity, efficiency and effectiveness will be evaluated using a combination of outcome and process indicators and multiple  methods. Analyses will include community and policy maker 
perspectives and elaboration of CTC providers vo ices in health planning. Through conducting a 
robust inter-country analysis we will build mu ch needed transferable policy and practice 
recommendations to strengthen CTC services and empower provid ers, researchers and policy 
makers. Total cost:  
7,276,069.15 
Total EC 
contribution:  
5,674,678.21 Country:  Bangladesh
 
EC contribution to 
LDC participant: 645,442.70   Country:  Ethiopia 
 EC contribution to 
LDC participant: 
519,060.40  
Country:  Malawi 
EC contribution to 
LDC participant: 598,439.75 
 
 Country:  
Mozambique  EC contribution to LDC participant: 569,184.00  Brac University 
 
 
   Ministry of Health      The Registered Trustees of the Research for Equity and Community Health Trust 
 
 
Universidade Eduardo Mondlane   
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- 11 - Project title and abstract Total cost and 
total EC 
contribution Country and 
EC contribution to 
LDC participant Participant legal name 
"A low cost mosquito contamination device  for sustainable malaria mosquito control"  - 
Our consortium will focus on the integration of fo ur novel control components in a low-tech (no 
power source, no need for CO 2) and cheap mosquito contamination device (MCD) that will (a) lure 
malaria mosquitoes to an attractive point source; (b) infect them there with a fungus as a slow-
killing agent; and (c) expose them  to a juvenile hormone analogue with which they will contaminate 
their breeding sites and kill mosquito larvae. This is unique because it will be the first vector control 
tool that targets both adult and larval mosquito stages simultaneously with environment-friendly 
control agents. We foresee the use of MCDs most ly in the outdoor environment where they will 
lure, infect, and contaminate host-seeking and resting females. Together with the excito-repellent 
properties of insecticides used for indoor sprayi ng and bednet impregnation, and possibly spatial 
repellents, MCDs will serve with in a push-pull framework. We aim to develop a low-cost MCD that 
operates uninterrupted and without maintenance fo r prolonged periods of. MCDs will be highly 
useful in areas where insecticide-resistance is hampering the effectiveness of current vector control 
tools and where behavioural adaptation of mosq uito populations has shifted towards outdoor 
resting and biting. 
Our goal is to have several prototypes of MCDs in an advanced stage of development and ready for 
industrial production at the end of this three-year project.By then, extensive (semi) field testing in 
Tanzania and various other countries will have be en completed. This proposal brings together a 
unique mix of business-oriented and academic/ins titutional partners with a broad range of 
expertises in fungus and mosquito biology, mosq uito behaviour, trapping technology, materials 
sciences and entrepreneurial interests. We will synergize our abilities to make substantial progress 
to achieve our goal: to add a novel, effective, and economic alternative to the limited vector control 
toolbox available to combat malaria. Total cost:  
6,576,806.00 
 
Total EC 
contribution:  
5,212,772.50 Country:  Tanzania  
 
 
EC contribution to 
LDC participant: 
1,512,700.00 Ifakara Health Institute 
Trust  
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- 12 - Project title and abstract Total cost and 
total EC 
contribution Country and 
EC contribution to 
LDC participant Participant legal name 
"SEA-EU-NET 2 - EU-ASEAN S&T cooperation to jointly tackle societal challenges"  - SEA-
EU-NET 2 will build upon and leverage strong EU-SEA S&T relationships developed through past 
support and coordination actions,  to deepen engagement and build momentum in S&T cooperation. 
It broadens the scope of EU-SEA cooperatio n through stimulating sustainable innovation 
collaborations. SEA-EU-NET 2 will focus on three societal challenges: health, food security and 
safety, and water management, where the greatest  opportunities can be leveraged from joint EU-
SEA research. SEA-EU-NET 2 will serve as a platform for a ll stakeholders ac ross governments, 
funders, practitioners, and the private sector, to  ensure a complete and integrated approach to 
developing sustainable STI collaboration to jointl y tackle societal challenges. It will focus on: 
Dialogue: to strengthen bi-regional and bilateral EU-ASEAN dialogues in S&T cooperation decision-
making: To report to policy makers  in both Europe and Southeast As ia in order to pave the way to 
implement new ambitious bi-regional activities in STI Jointly Tackling Societal Challenges: To focus on joint efforts on a selected set of thematic areas, namely health, food security and safety, and water management. In focusing on these topics, th e project will evaluate EU-SEA S&T cooperation, 
run workshops to bring scientists together, su pport young scientists to develop new funding 
schemes to broaden and deepen the collaboration ne tworking: To network different stakeholders to 
build bi-regional networks and to strengthen research capacity sustainability: To ensure that all 
activities deliver impact beyond the lifespan of the project in order to develop sustainable partnerships The project will have lasting impact  on (1) a structured and substantiated policy 
dialogue between ASEAN and the European Union; (2) the promotion of the ERA in SEA, (3) the 
role of European Union as a major partner in research cooperation and innovation by jointly 
tackling societal challenges; (4) the development of new funding schemes in research and academic 
mobility Total cost:  
4,518,325.80 
Total EC 
contribution:  
3,998,565.00 Country:  Lao PDR  
 
 
EC contribution to 
LDC participant: 24,717.00 Ministry of Science and 
Technology  
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- 13 - Project title and abstract Total cost and 
total EC 
contribution Country and 
EC contribution to 
LDC participant Participant legal name 
"Advancing SSA-EU cooperation in research  and innovation for global challenges"  - In 
2007, heads of state and government from Africa an d Europe launched the Joint Africa-EU Strategy 
(JAES) formulated in response to geopolitical  changes, globalizatio n and the processes of 
integration in Africa and Europe. At the heart of the JAES is an overtly political relationship and 
among the features distinguishing JAES from previous Africa-Europe policy initiatives is the 
associated action plan addressing eight priority area for Africa-Europe cooperation. The contribution 
of scientific and technological research, developmen t and innovation, and the centrality of capacity 
research for economic and social growth and povert y alleviation, and for addr essing global societal 
challenges of mutual interest is explicit. The value of cooperation between the continents is central 
and under JAES has already led to significant achievements for mutual benefit. CAAST-Net Plus 
objectives encourage more and better bi-regiona l STI cooperation for enhanced outcomes around 
topics of mutual interest, and particularly in relation to the global societal challenges of climate 
change, food security and health. CAAST-Net Plus  actions rely on bi-r egional dialogue among 
stakeholders for gathering informed opinion an d experience about the bi-regional cooperation 
process, formulating and disseminating it in such a way as to be admissible to the formal bi-
regional STI policy dialogue process and to pr ogramme owners. Through informing the bi-regional 
policy dialogue for mutual learning and awarenes s, through building suppo rt for coordinated and 
innovative approaches to bilateral funding of bi-regional cooperation around global challenges, 
brokering the public-private  relationship to foster improved up take and translation of bi-regional 
research partnership outputs into innovative technologies, good and services, and through 
dedicated mechanisms to encourage bi-regional re search partnerships, CAAST-Net Plus will make 
invaluable contributions to the quality and scope of the Africa-Europe STI relationship for mutual 
benefit. Total cost:  
4,503,167.17 
Total EC 
contribution:  
4,000,000.00 Country:  
Madagascar 
EC contribution to 
LDC participant: 
13,708.31 
Country:  Senegal 
EC contribution to 
LDC participant: 
135,391.68 
Country:  Rwanda 
EC contribution to 
LDC participant: 
207,964.71 
Country:  Malawi 
EC contribution to 
LDC participant: 
96,572.10 
Country:  Uganda 
EC contribution to 
LDC participant: 
123,425.12 Direction of Research, 
Ministry of National 
Education and Scientific 
Research (Dr-Menrs) 
 
Ministère de la Recherche 
Scientifique 
 
 
Ministry of Education 
Rwanda 
 
Ministry of Education, 
Science and Technology 
 
Uganda National Council for 
Science and Technology  
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total EC 
contribution Country and 
EC contribution to 
LDC participant Participant legal name 
"Enabling the exploitation of insects as a su stainable source of protein for animal feed 
and human nutrition" - Food security is a global challenge. Overall, with the increased demand 
for food, and particularly meat prod uction, there is also an urgent need to increase the supply of 
protein from sustainable sources. The principle objective of the international and multidisciplinary PROteINSECT consortium is to facilitate the exploita tion of insects as an al ternative protein source 
for animal and human nutrition. Advances have be en made in rearing insects for incorporation in 
animal feed in countries, including China and Ma li. The consortium brings together expertise in 
these countries, together with European insect bree ders and feed production companies, in order to 
optimize systems and set up pilot scale production facilities in the European Union. 
The project will demonstrate the feasibility of the use of insect-derived proteins in animal feed 
through trials with fish, poultry and pigs. Qualit y and safety along the food chain, from insect 
protein itself to incorporation in feed and ultimately human consumption of insect-protein reared livestock, will be evaluated. The use of waste streams that focus on animal rather than plant material for insect rearing will be examined. To optimize the economic viability of the use of insect proteins, uses for the residual flows from the prod uction system will be determined. Life cycle 
analyses will enable the design of optimized an d sustainable production systems suitable for 
adoption in both ICPC and European countries. Key to uptake is ensuri ng that a regulatory 
framework is in place and this will be encourag ed by the preparation of a White Paper following 
consultation with key stakeholders, experts and consumers. PROteINSECT will build a pro-insect platform in Europe to encourage the adoption of  sustainable protein prod uction technologies, in 
order to reduce the reliance of th e feed industry on plant/fish de rived proteins in the short term, 
and promote the acceptance of inse ct protein as a direct component of human food in the longer 
term. Total cost:  
3,832,892.44 
Total EC 
contribution:  
2,946,537.00 Country:  Mali 
 
 EC contribution to LDC participant: 135,000.00 Institut d'écon omie rurale  
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total EC 
contribution Country and 
EC contribution to 
LDC participant Participant legal name 
"Teaming-up for exploiting e-Infrastructure s’ potential to boost RTDI in Africa"  - The 
eI4Africa project aims to boost the research, technological development and innovation (RTDI) 
potential of African e-Infrastruct ures and to support policy dial ogues and Euro-African cooperation 
in the framework of the Joint Africa-EU Strategic Partnership on "trade, regional integration and 
infrastructures" (JAES Partnershi p #3) as well as the Joint Afri ca-EU Strategic Partnership on 
"science, information society and space" (JAES Partnership #8). 
Specifically, the eI4Africa project seeks to  achieve the following main objectives: 
- Define and implement a structured multi-channel outreach strategy to support the 
development of African national and regional research and educat ion networks (NRENs/RENs), build 
cooperation between Euro-African NRENs, RENs and user communities, raise awareness at policy 
level on the benefits and value of research an d education networks, and promote and strengthen 
Euro-African collaborative research on e-Infrastructures and their applications; 
- Produce a state-of-the-art study of e-Infrastruct ure application uptake in Africa to identify 
who are early adopters of e-Infrastructures (p roviders) and which user communities are early 
beneficiaries (consumers ) of e-Infrastructures; 
- Select existing flagship demonstrations from other continents and illustrate their relevance 
to the African context in order to stimul ate policy dialogue on e-Infrastructures; 
- Stimulate targeted policy and regulatory discussions, including (but not limited to) cross-
border connectivity and affordable access to infrast ructure by organizing awareness raising flagship 
African e-Infrastructure ap plication demonstrations. 
The project Consortium cons ists of nine partners with significant experience of ICT policies in 
Europe and Africa and Africa-EU S&T/ICT/Infrastructur es cooperation. It is capable of significantly 
impacting the expansion of  Euro-African e-Infrastructures in cl ose liaison with the EC/AUC and in 
partnership with key stak eholders in the field. Total cost:  
1,025,055.00 
 
Total EC 
contribution:  
920,000.00 Country:  Tanzania  
 
 
EC contribution to 
LDC participant: 
51,895.00 Dar es Salaam Institute of 
Technology  
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total EC 
contribution Country and 
EC contribution to 
LDC participant Participant legal name 
"Children and war: resilience beyond programmes"  - The aim of this fellowship is to develop 
an integrated theoretical social (re)integration framework for children born of war and their ex-
combatant mothers in light of the unique but extreme challenges faced by these children in 
contemporary African armed conflicts. Fi ve objectives will be pursued, namely; 
(1) Identify and analyse the situation of (re)in tegrated ex-combatants and their children born 
out of forced pregnancies and rape by enemy soldiers in post conflict northern Uganda; 
(2) Identify and analyse the situation of (re)inte grated ex-combatants and their children in post 
conflict countries of East Timor, Bosnia-Herze govina and the Democratic  Republic of Congo; 
(3) Compare social (re)integratio n policies and practices associated with study communities in 
Northern Uganda, East Timor, Bosnia-Herzegovi na and the Democratic Republic of Congo; 
(4) Apply findings to the existent theoretica l framework and thus revise and make more 
effective the social (re)integration approaches to  benefit ex-combatants and the children born of 
war; 
(5) Participate in international discussions and contribute to building scholarship for 
improvement of social (re)integratio n policies and pr actices globally. 
Tasks will be accomplished in five phases, namely; preparatory; extensive and elaborate 
comparative analysis of study communities; in-depth analyses of social (re)integration policies and practices; development of alternat ive framework(s) for social (re)inte gration of children born of war 
and their ex-combatant mothers and the return phase to enable the emerging framework be tested on study communities in Oyam and Otuke district s in northern Uganda and thus, inform further 
refinement of the framework. Total cost covered by 
the EC: 15,000.00 Country:  Uganda 
 
EC contribution to LDC participant: 15,000.00 All Saints University Lango 
Lbg 
Totals Total cost:  
59,374,113.55 
 
Total EC 
contribution:  
45,331,230.29  EC contribution to 
LDC participants: 
9,847,203.77   IP/C/W/594/Add.3 
 
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  ANNEX II1 
 
PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES MANAGED BY THE DIRECTORATE GENERAL FOR 
DEVELOPMENT AND COOPERATION (DG DEVCO) STARTING AFTER JULY 2012 
A list of projects and programmes run by the Directorate General for Development and 
Cooperation – EuropeAid (DG DEVCO) and started after July 2012 can be found in the following table. Most projects run for a period of three to four years. Numerous projects which started 
previous to July 2012 are still ongoing through th is reporting period July 2012-July 2013. Please 
refer to IP/C/W/580/Add.7 for additional information on ongoing projects previously reported.  
 
ETHIOPIA 
1. Title of project/programme: Transformation Triggering Facility 
 2. Policy objective and/or purpose: 
 
The overall objective  of the  Transformation Triggering Facility (TTF) is to accelerate Ethiopia's 
economic transformation, and through this attain economic growth, skill development and 
employment creation in the manufacturing sector and contribute to the country's goal to achieve 
middle-income status by 2020-2023. The specific objectives of the TTF are to strengthen the Government of Ethiopia’s ability to reach the above objective by: 
 
 Strengthening the competitiveness of small an d medium sized industries in the priority 
industrial sectors through investment and export promotion, market development, 
knowledge transfer and a skill development; 
 enhance the capacity of Ethiopia’s frontline ministries, government institutions, business 
organisations and manufacturing companies to facilitate and/or manage economic 
transformation and to fine tune related policies;
2 
 developing the medium to long term vision and providing seed funding for the 
establishment of Ethiopia as a medical and aviation hub. 
 
3. Government agencies or in stitutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer:  
European Commission – DG Development Cooperation – EuropeAid (European Development Fund 
(EDF))  
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligib le for incentives in LDCs (Transferor): 
 Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Transport, 
Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Trade (including the Trade Practices and 
Consumer Protection Authority), Ministry of Mines, Ethiopian Investment Agency, 
Central Statistical Agency, Addis Ababa University.  
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee): 
 The business community represented by relevant Ethiopian business associations such as the 
Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce, the Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce and Sector Associations. 
                                               
1 In original language only. 
2 The frontline public and private organizations incl ude Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, 
Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Transport, Ministry of  Education, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Trade 
(including the Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Authority), Ministry of Mines, Ethiopian Investment 
Agency, Central Statistical Agency, Addis Ababa and Et hiopia Chambers of Commerce, Sector associations, 
Universities and private sector organizations in the targeted sectors. IP/C/W/594/Add.3 
 
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  There will be a focus on four main priority sectors, or value chains, selected by the Government of 
Ethiopia:   
 Leather and leather products, including chemicals as part of the leather value chain; 
 textiles and Clothing; 
 agri-processing; 
 pharmaceuticals. 
6. Type of incentives measur es for technology transfer 
 Results will be achieved through a series of activities aimed at strengthening national public and private SMEs' capabilities and systems for investment promotion and management, market, 
products and skills development and technology transfer. It will also include the provision 
of (non financial) support services for (eligible) SMEs through a matching grant scheme. Furthermore, measures include a series of capacity building initiatives, provision of IT equipment, 
technical assistance and knowledge transfer for se nior public and private managers through active 
participation to experience gaining visits, short courses, partnership programmes and secondments. Besides, the EU-Ethiopia Business Sch ool will be established to provide high quality 
and practically oriented MBAs and short executive courses tailored to the situation in Ethiopia by 
availing of expertise especially from European universities. An Innovation Centre will allow cross fertilization of transfer of knowledge, innovation and coaching to selected companies. The two bodies will be located within the Addis Ababa Univ ersity to facilitate exchange of knowledge and 
innovation. Leading local and foreign enterprises will be invited to share experience and take part 
in the establishment of the business school.  
7. Field or sector of techno logy transfer activities:  
 Business management and innovation with a focus on the four sectors: 
 Leather and leather products, including chemicals as part of the leather value chain; 
 textiles and Clothing; 
 agri-processing; 
 pharmaceuticals. 
8. Type of technology transferred: 
 See 7 above. 
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer:  
 Domestic and foreign investments in the priority sectors are promoted; 
 new business linkages in the priori ty value chains are established; 
 SME sales to domestic, regional and overseas markets in the priority sectors are 
expanded; 
 SME in selected values chain access the Quality Technology Innovation and Productivity 
Scheme (QTIPS) allowing them to improve their competitiveness; 
 the EU-Ethiopia Business School will be prov iding high quality and practically oriented 
MBAs and short executive courses tailored to the Ethiopian context; 
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   long term viability assessed and if recommended work plan and seed funding support 
provided for the development of elements for a medical master plan hub in Ethiopia; 
 feasibility assessed and eventual seed fund ing support provided the expansion of the 
aviation hub in Ethiopia; 
 the capacity of frontline institutions to manage and/or facilitate economic transformation 
is  being strengthened; 
 policies in support of the economic transformation in the priority sectors are fine tuned. 
10. Outcomes/impact: 
 Through targeted interventions in selected sectors and institutions, the TTF aims to contribute to transformative and poverty reducing growth, wi th in particular industrial firms making 
investments, creating jobs and improving productivity. 
 11. Budget or funds allocated: €35 million 
 
12. Duration: Operational duration of 48 months, i.e. 2013 – 2017 
 
13. Status: Approved; operational implementation to start in the second half of 2013. 
 14. Contact point for information:  
Jeroen Willems (EU Delegation, Addis Ababa) 
Willem Olthof (DEVCO, Brussels)  
SOMALIA 
 
1. Title of project/programme: Improving Urban Water Service Delivery in Somaliland  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose: Well-planned investment in more efficient water systems 
in selected towns underpinned by a common, Somaliland-wide approach to service delivery with better public-private arrangements, a more capable public oversight, and a stronger focus on 
delivery to the most vulnerable.  
 
3. Government agencies or in stitutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member: European Commission – DG Development 
Cooperation – EuropeAid (European Development Fund (EDF)) 
 4. Enterprises or other institutions eligib le for incentives in LDCs (Transferor):  
Ministry of Water Resources of Somaliland  
 5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee):  Water agencies of Borama, Burao, Erigvao and Wajaale in Somalia (Somaliland)  
 
6. Type of incentives measur es for technology transfer:  
Improved revenue collection by urban water companies and improved public sector oversight  
 
7. Field or sector of techno logy transfer activities : 
 ICT for the improvement of accounting and billing in urban water agencies;  
 borehole loggers and water meters for groundwater monitoring; 
 capacity building in the technical maintenance and operations of urban water agencies.  
8. Type of technology transferred :  
 ICT technology: SQL database, SMS messaging, QS barcode reading, Galaxy S3 
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   Technical engineering knowledge for the maintenance and operations of an urban water 
supply network; 
 Hydrogeological knowledge for groundwater resource management, as well as borehole 
loggers and piezometers.  
9. Expected output related to technology transfer :  
 Improved financial and technical sustainability of water utilities; 
 Improved sustainability of water resources. 
10. Outcomes/impact :  
 Increased private sector investment in urban water supply; 
 reduced depletion of groundwater resources. 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €3,744,749  
 
12. Duration : 40 months  
 
13. Status : Ongoing  
 14. Contact point for information: Paul Smith (EU Somalia Mission) 
 
SOMALIA 
Title of project/programme: Water Infrastructure and Management Support in Puntland  
 
1.Policy objective and/or purpose:  
 To promote the economic development and good governance of water utilities, to boost 
employment and enhance service delivery through increased investments and pro-poor policy. 
 2. Government agencies or institutions e ligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member:  
European Commission – DG Development Cooperation – EuropeAid (European Development Fund (EDF))  
3. Enterprises or other institutions eligib le for incentives in LDCs (Transferor): 
Puntland State Agency of Water, En ergy and Natural Resources (PASWEN)  
 
4. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee): 
Water agencies of Ba’adweyne, Bossaso, Galkayo, Garowe and Qardho Somalia (Puntland)  
 
5. Type of incentives measur es for technology transfer:  
Improved revenue collection by urban water companies and improved public sector oversight.  
 6. Field or sector of techno logy transfer activities : 
 ICT for the improvement of accounting and billing in urban water agencies;  
 borehole loggers and water meters for groundwater monitoring; 
 capacity building in the administration and management of water agencies; 
 capacity building in the technical maintenance and operations of urban water agencies. 
7. Type of technology transferred:  
 ICT technology: SQL database, SMS messaging, QS barcode reading, Galaxy S3 
smartphones for recording of meter readings; IP/C/W/594/Add.3 
 
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   Administrative, managerial and financial knowledge; 
 Technical engineering knowledge for the maintenance and operations of an urban water 
supply network; 
 Hydrogeological knowledge for groundwater resource management. 
8. Expected output related to technology transfer:  
 Improved financial and technical sustainability of water utilities; 
 improved sustainability of water resources. 
9. Outcomes/impact :  
 Increased private sector investment in urban water supply; 
 Reduced depletion of groundwater resources. 
10. Budget or funds allocated: €2,337,700  
 
11. Duration: 38 months  
 
12. Status: Ongoing  
 13. Contact point for information : Paul Smith (EU Somalia Mission)  
 
SOMALIA 
1. Title of project/programme: Somalia Water and Land Information Management (SWALIM)  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose:  Improved preparedness for, and effective response to 
food and agricultural threats and emergencies.  
3. Government agencies or institutions e ligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in  developed member:  
 
European Commission – DG Development Cooperation – EuropeAid (European Development 
Fund (EDF))  4. Enterprises or other institutions eligib le for incentives in LDCs (Transferor):  
 
Ministry of Natural Resources (Somali Federal Government); Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation, Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism;  Puntland State Agency for Water, Energy and 
Natural Resources (Puntland), Ministry of Water Re sources, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of 
Pastoral Development and Environment (Somaliland)  
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee):  
 International Non-Governmental Organizations and other partners operating in Somalia, implementing agricultural, livestock, water or land management projects  
 
6. Type of incentives measures  for technology transfer: Capacity building  
 
7. Field or sector of tec hnology transfer activities: ICT training and provision of equipment 
for water and land monitoring  
 
8. Type of technology transferred:  
 ICT training in GIS, remote sensing, data management, Google Earth; 
 Provision of equipment including manual and automatic weather stations and borehole 
monitoring equipment including data loggers and piezometers. IP/C/W/594/Add.3 
 
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  9. Expected output related to technology transfer: Increased capacity of Somali authorities to 
monitor surface and ground water resources and land degradation.  10. Outcomes/impact: Transfer of Nairobi-based enviro nmental monitoring programme to 
regional offices in Somaliland Puntland and Mogadishu over the next four years. 
 11. Budget or funds allocated: €3,000,000  
 
12. Duration: 48 months 
 13. Status: Ongoing  
 
14. Contact point for information: Paul Smith (EU Somalia Mission
) 
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  ANNEX III1 
EU MEMBER STATES 
BELGIUM 
CAMBODIA 
1. Title of project/programme: Building capacity to conduct high quality clinical research and 
training in infectious diseases, in an environment where quality of care, including laboratory diagnostics, is assured through implementation of a quality assurance programme. 
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose: Evidence-based management of  major infectious diseases 
in Cambodia in order to reduce mortality and morbidity.  
3. Government agencies or institutions elig ible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed Member 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible  for incentives in LDCs (Transferor)  
 5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee): Sihanouk Hospital Center of Hope 
 
6. Type of incentives measures  for technology transfer 
 7. Field or sector of techno logy transfer activities: Infectious diseases 
 
8. Type of technolo gy transferred 
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer: Skilled human resources are available 
in SHCH.  
Findings and evidence are accepted by other health actors and MOH and implemented. 
 10. Outcomes/impact: Enhance SHCH’s capacity to gather evidence on and to implement best 
practice in management of infe ctious diseases in Cambodia. 
 
11. Budget or funds allocated: €709.226 
 
12. Duration: 1 January 2011– 31 December 2013 
 13. Status: The project is ongoing. 
 
14. Contact point for information: ITM and partner institute Sihanouk Hospital Center of Hope 
 RÉPUBLIQUE DÉMOCR ATIQUE DU CONGO 
1. Title of project/programme: Consolidation et renforcement de l’INRB comme laboratoire 
national de référence et institut de recherche biomédicale en RDC  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose: Contribution à l’amélioration de l’état de santé de la 
population congolaise par un renforcement d’un élément clé du système de santé.  
3. Government agencies or institutions elig ible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member 
 4. Enterprises or other institutions eligib le for incentives in LDCs (Transferor)
  
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee): Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale (INRB) 
                                               
1 In original language only. IP/C/W/594/Add.3 
 
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6. Type of incentives measures  for technology transfer 
 7. Field or sector of tec hnology transfer activities: Les maladies infectueuses 
 
8. Type of technology transferred  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer: C es programmes de contrôle des maladies 
et les autres structures recourent effectivement à l’INRB. La paix continue à régner.  10. Outcomes/impact : L’INRB est renforcé dans son rôle de laboratoire national de référence et 
d’institution de recherche pour les maladies infectieuses. 
 11. Budget or funds allocated: €1.787.850  
 
12. Duration: 1 January 2011 – 31 December 2013 
 
13. Status: The project is ongoing. 
 14. Contact point for information: ITM and partner institute Institut National de Recherche 
Biomédicale (INRB) 
 
UGANDA 
1. Title of project/programme: Capacity Strengthening for Health Systems Research and 
Health Policy Development in Uganda 
 2. Policy objective and/or purpose: To contribute to the improvement of the Ugandan 
population’s health by developing the Uganda n health system and by providing relevant 
information for rational health policies.  3. Government agencies or institutions elig ible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed Member 
 4. Enterprises or other institutions eligib le for incentives in LDCs (Transferor)  
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee): Makerere University Institute of Public Health 
(MUIPH) 
 
6. Type of incentives measur es for technology transfer  
 7. Field or sector of tec hnology transfer activities : Public Health 
 
8. Type of technology transferred  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer: Current level of funding for ongoing 
programmes remains stable and staffing situation improves. Suitable PhD candidates identified and they progress as planned. 
 
10. Outcomes/impact: This project aims to significantly increase IPH’s capacity and involvement 
in providing an evidence and knowledge base for ra tional policies and in developing the district 
health system. This will provide, through the exce llent linkages between IPH, selected districts and 
the MOH, and with the added technical expertise of ITM, a basis for the creation and effective 
implementation of health policies in Uganda and beyond.  
11. 
Budget or funds allocated: €842.673  
 12. Duration: 1 January 2011 – 31 December 2013 
 
13. Status: The project is ongoing. 
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  14. Contact point for information: ITM and partner institute Makerere University Institute of 
Public Health (MUIPH)  ZAMBIA 
1. Title of project/programme: Institutional capacity strengthening of the Tropical Diseases 
Research Centre, Ndola, Zambia, in the conduct of quality health research  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose: To improve the health of the local populations by 
controlling HIV and other parasitic diseases in Zambia and in other African countries.  3. Government agencies or institutions elig ible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member  
 4. Enterprises or other institutions eligib le for incentives in LDCs (Transferor)  
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee): Tropical Diseases Resear ch Centre in Zambia 
 
6. Type of incentives measur es for technology transfer  
 7. Field or sector of techno logy transfer activities  
 
8. Type of technology transferred: Prevention and treatment of infectious diseases 
 9. Expected output related to technology transfer: The TDRC continues to be supported by 
the Zambian Government. 
 10. Outcomes/impact: To enhance capacity of the TDRC as an autonomous centre of excellence 
in the field of applied health research and traini ng in the prevention and treatment of malaria, 
HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and trypanosomiasis.  11. Budget or funds allocated: €575.594  
 
12. Duration: 1 January 2011 – 31 December 2013 
 
13. Status: The project is ongoing. 
 14. Contact point for information: ITM and partner institute Tropical Diseases Research Centre. 
 
SENEGAL 
1. Title of project/programme : Renforcement du CHU de Dakar comme centre d’excellence 
pour le contrôle et la recherche sur le VIH, la tuberculose et d’autres maladies infectieuses au 
Sénégal 
 2. Policy objective and/or purpose: Contribuer au contrôle des maladies infectieuses au 
Sénégal. 
 3. Government agencies or institutions elig ible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member:  
 4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible  for incentives in LDCs (Transferor): 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee): Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Dakar 
 6. Type of incentives measures  for technology transfer:
 
 
7. Field or sector of tec hnology transfer activities: Les maladies infectueuses 
 
8. Type of technology transferred: 
 9. Expected output related to technology transfer:  IP/C/W/594/Add.3 
 
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10. Outcomes/impact : Le renforcement institutionnel de la capacité du CHU de Dakar pour le 
contrôle et la recherché sur VIH/SIDA, la tuberculose, et d’autres maladies infectieuses.  
11. Budget or funds allocated: €721.255  
 12. Duration: 1 January 2011-31 December 2013 
 
13. Status: The project is ongoing. 
 14. Contact point for information: ITM and partner institute Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de 
Dakar. 
 BURKINA FASO 
1. Title of project/programme: Renforcement du CIRDES comme centre de référence pour le 
diagnostic et le contrôle de la trypanosomose et de la résistance aux trypanocides en Afrique de l’Ouest 
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose: Contribuer au bien-être et à la réduction de la pauvreté de 
la population locale par une meilleure productivité du bétail.  
3. Government agencies or institutions elig ible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member: 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible  for incentives in LDCs (Transferor): 
 5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee): Centre International de Recherche-développement sur 
l’Elevage en zone Subhumide (CIRDES) 
 6. Type of incentives measures  for technology transfer: 
 
7. Field or sector of techno logy transfer activities: 
 8. Type of technology transferred: Médecine vétérinaire 
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer: L’élevage de bétail représente une activité 
commerciale significative dans la région et la trypanosomose y représente l’une des contraintes  
majeures. 
 10. Outcomes/impact: Renforcer la capacité du CIRDES dans les domaines du diagnostic et du 
contrôle de la trypanosomose animale et des trypanosomes résistants aux trypanocides chez le 
bétail en Afrique de l'Ouest afin d’améliorer les stratégies de contrôle de la maladie par les 
éleveurs.  
11. Budget or funds allocated: €361.109  
 12. Duration: 1 January 2011 – 31 December 2013 
 
13. Status: The project is ongoing. 
 14. Contact point for information: ITM and partner institute Centre International de Recherche-
développement sur l’Elevage en zone Subhumide (CIRDES) 
 EDCTP - BIOMARKERS 
 
1.
 Title of project/programme: Characterization of novel microbicide safety biomarkers in East 
and South Africa (Biomarkers) 
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose: The aim is to upgrade the clinical and laboratory skills to 
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  Ethics, GCP, and the study protocol and relevant  study team member in clinical procedures, 
counselling, interviewing, laboratory procedures  (including storage of specimens) and GCLP. 
 3. Government agencies or institutions elig ible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member: 
 4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible  for incentives in LDCs (Transferor): 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee):  International Centre for Reproductive Health’ 
(Kenya), ‘Reproductive Health and Research Unit ’ (South Africa), Projet Ubuzima (Rwanda) and 
Mwanza HIV Research Collaboration (Tanzania) 
 
6. Type of incentives measures  for technology transfer:  
 
7. Field or sector of techno logy transfer activities: Clinical trials 
 8. Type of technology transferred: 
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer: Capacity building to improve clinical and 
laboratory procedures  
10. Outcomes/impact: The expected outcomes are the identi fication of promising biomarkers 
that could be introduced in the next generation of microbicide safety trials, and baseline data on these biomarkers against which future assessments in women who are using candidate microbicide 
products can be compared. 
 11. Budget or funds allocated: €529.510 (ITM) 
 
12. Duration: 06/04/2009 – 04/01/2013 
 13. Status: The project is ongoing. 
 
14. Contact point for information: ITM  
 
EDCTP - PREGACT 
 1. Title of project/programme: Safe and efficacious artemisinin-based combination treatments 
for African pregnant women with malaria 
 2. Policy objective and/or purpose: To identify artemisinin-based combination treatments 
(ACT) that can be safely and efficaciously used to treat women with malaria in their second and 
third trimester of pregnancy. This will be attained through research, capacity development and 
networking.  
3. Government agencies or institutions elig ible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member:  
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligib le for incentives in LDCs (Transferor ): 
 5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee): Institut de recherché en Science de la Santé (Burkina 
Faso), University of Malawi, School of Medical Sciences (Ghana), Tropical Diseases Research 
Centre (Zambia) and Central Universi ty Hospital of Kigali (Rwanda) 
 6. Type of incentives measures  for technology transfer: 
 
7. Field or sector of techno logy transfer activities: Clinical trials 
 
8. Type of technology transferred: Short term training courses in clinical trial methodology and 
ICH standards  IP/C/W/594/Add.3 
 
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  9. Expected output related to technology transfer: 
 10. Outcomes/impact: 
 
11. Budget or funds allocated: €3.708.775 
 12. Duration: 6 February 2009 - 5 February 2013 
 
13. Status: The project is ongoing. 
 14. Contact point for information: ITM 
 
FRANCE 
Ministère de l’Agriculture, de l’Ag roalimentaire et de la Forêt (MAAF) 
 
Coopération technique  
 
Le MAAF soutient directement le transfert de comp étences et de technologies vers les pays tiers à 
travers des actions de coopération spécifiques. Le MAAF finance ou cofinance ces actions en s’appuyant sur ses propres capacités d'expertise et sur l’expertise de spécialistes travaillant dans les organismes français tels que les centres techniques, les organisations professionnelles, les 
organismes de recherche.  
 Cette action bénéficie d’un soutien financier du MAAF de l’ordre de €0,7 M par an. Elle est mise en 
œuvre par une vingtaine d’agents en France et coordonnée par le groupement d'intérêt public 
ADECIA (Agence pour le Développement de la Coopération Internationale dans les domaines de l’agriculture, de l’alimentation et des espaces ruraux). Elle s’appuie aussi sur le réseau des 
services de coopération et des services économiques des Ambassades.  
Les actions concernées peuvent notamment permettre le transfert de compétences et de technologies dans les domaines suivants : irrigation, certification et/ou normalisation des cultures, services vétérinaires, indications géographiques, qualité des produits et politiques de qualité, 
agriculture durable, gestion durable des forêts.  
 Enseignement et recherche  
 
Disposant d'une expertise reconnue dans l'enseignement, la formation professionnelle, la recherche fondamentale et appliquée dans le domaine des formations agronomiques et 
vétérinaires, la Direction Générale de l'Enseignement et de la Recherche du MAAF soutient le 
transfert de compétences et de technologies vers les pays tiers en participant à:   
 des actions de formation portant sur les productions végétales, animales, forestières et 
aquacoles, la transformation et la conservation des denrées alimentaires, la gestion de 
l'environnement, l'organisation des exploitations agricoles et aquacoles, le développement rural, les politiques publiques relatives à l'agriculture et à l'alimentation, 
etc.  
 l'appui à l'organisation de systèmes de formation, initiale et continue et à la formation de 
formateurs. Ces actions sont conduites en partenariat avec les bailleurs de fonds 
nationaux (collectivités territoriales, ministère des affaires étrangères) et internationaux 
(Banque mondiale, etc.).  
Cette action bénéficie d’un soutien financier du MAAF de l’ordre de €0,1 M par an. Elle est mise en 
œuvre par une dizaine d’agents en France et s’appuie aussi sur le réseau des services de 
coopération et des services économiques des Ambassades.  
 IP/C/W/594/Add.3 
 
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  1. Description: Financement d’actions de coopération technique dans le secteur agricole. 
 2. Pays bénéficiaire(s):  
 Les actions financées ne sont pas spécifiques aux PMA. Une quarantaine de pays ont 
bénéficié des actions de coopération du MAAF en 2012. Les PMA sont éligibles à ce programme au même titre que les PED et certains pays émergents, voire développés 
(coopération institutionnelle).  
 Les PMA ayant bénéficié de ce programme en 2012 sont : Bénin, Burkina Faso, Haïti, 
Madagascar, Sénégal. Des actions auprès d’ organisations régionales incluant des PMA 
ont également été menées en Afrique sub-saharienne (ARIPO, OAPI , African Seed Trade 
Association  AFSTA ) et en Asie du Sud et du Sud-Est (Asia and Pacific Seed 
Association APSA).  
3. Ojectif(s) et type(s) d’incitations: 
 
 Améliorer l’accès aux techniques existantes et aux procédés industriels; 
 accès aux sources d’information légales et technologiques; 
 formation sur l’état de la technique; 
 soutien à des projets de recherche conjointe entre partenaires publics; 
 apporter une formation en gestion des technologies et en méthodes de production. 
4. Entreprises ou institutions concernées: Toutes entreprises ou institutions publiques ou 
privées : administrations nationales ou locales, organisations professionnelles, entreprises privées. 
 5. Type de technologie transférée: Spectre très large: 
 
 Formation des inspecteurs vétérinaires; 
 formations techniques (pratiques culturales céréales et oléagineux, transformation du 
lait); 
 appui à la mise en place de laboratoires de contrôle (sanitaire, phytosanitaire, fraudes, 
etc.); 
 normalisation/certification des fruits et légumes; 
 gestion durable des forêts; 
 développement des indications géographiques; 
 système de certification de semences. 
6. Fonctionnement: 
 Les priorités sont identifiées par les organismes français, le MAAF et le groupement d'intérêt public 
ADECIA (Agence pour le Développement de la Coopération Internationale dans les domaines de 
l’Agriculture, de l’alimentation et des espaces ruraux) en fonction des demandes identifiées par les services économiques et les services de coopération des ambassades. Ces services sont directement en contact avec les autorités locales et les professionnels locaux pour définir les 
secteurs dans lesquels l’expertise française sera la plus appréciée.  
 7. Exemples de projets: 
 
 Formation multi-pays de responsables en charge des indications géographiques (dont 
PMA : pays membres de l’ARIPO).  IP/C/W/594/Add.3 
 
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   poursuite de l’appui au contrôle qualité des fruits et légumes au Sénégal.  
 appui au schéma de certification OCDE des semences  
 développement de systèmes de certification de semences dans plusieurs pays africains 
et asiatiques et renforcement des capacités des organisations régionales concernées 
(OAPI, ARIPO, AFSTA, APSA).  
8. Statistiques sur l'utilisation de l'in citation/le nombre de projets soutenus: 
 
Ces programmes ont bénéficié d’un soutien financier du MAAF de €0,6M en 2012 dont un €0,1M 
environ en faveur des PMA. Il est mis en place par une dizaine d’agents au MAAF. Il repose aussi sur la participation des services de coopération et des services économiques des ambassades.  
9. Point de contact: 
 Ministère de l’Agriculture, de l’Agroalimentaire et de la Forêt 
Direction Générale des Politiques Agricole, Agroalimentaire et des Territoires  
Service des Relations Internationales  Bureau des Relations Bilatérales  
3 rue Barbet de Jouy  
75349 Paris 07 SP France   
1. Nom du programme/de l’incitation: Appui à la mise en place de formations rurales par la 
Direction Générale de l'Enseignement et de la Recherche (DGER) du MAAF  
2. Description générale:  
 
 Organisation de formations dans le domaine agronomique au sens large (élevage bovin, 
ovin, caprin, avicole, aquaculture, cultures végétales et fruitières, gestion de l’eau 
agricole, agriculture biologique); 
 aide à la mise en place de dispositifs de formations rurales (formation initiale, continue, 
en alternance école-entreprise), adéquation formation-emploi; 
 mise en place et animation de réseaux géographique ou thématiques d'établissements 
de formation.  
3. Pays bénéficiaire(s) : Les actions cofinancées ne sont pas spécifiques aux PMA. Une vingtaine 
de pays ont bénéficié des actions de coopération de la DGER en 2012, dont les PMA suivants: 
Bénin, Burkina Faso, Sénégal, et Haïti.   
4. Objectif(s) et type(s) d’incitations: améliorer l’accès aux techniques existantes et aux 
procédés:  
 Accès aux sources d’information juridique et technologique; 
 création de centres d’information; 
 formation sur l’état de la technique; 
 organisation de systèmes de formation (enseignement de base et postscolaire); 
 soutien à des projets de recherche commune; 
 soutien à des projets de recherche conjointe entre partenaires privés; 
 soutien à des projets de recherché conjointe entre partenaires publics; 
 apporter une formation en gestion des technologies et en méthodes de production; IP/C/W/594/Add.3 
 
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   amélioration des capacités (capacity building)  
 animation de réseaux d'établissements d'enseignement, géographiques et thématiques 
(aquaculture, agriculture biologique, biodiversité, etc.) pour la mise en commun d'outils pédagogiques, de systèmes d'information, pour la capitalisation et l'échange 
d'expériences; 
 500 bourses de stages et de voyages à l'étranger  
5. Entreprises ou institutions concernées : Centres de formation, publics ou privés, de tous 
niveaux (primaire, secondaire, supérieur), spéc ialisés (agriculture, élevage, etc.) ou non, 
techniques ou généralistes, selon l'organisation  de l'enseignement dans le pays concerné.  
 6. Type de technologie transférée: Large spectre multidisciplinaire: 
 
 Gestion de l’eau agricole; 
 développement de l’aquaculture; 
 formation de formateurs, aide à l’écriture de référentiels métier, formation et évaluation; 
 mise en place de formations de techniciens agricoles; 
 développement local par les organisations professionnelles; 
 protection de l’environnement; 
 techniques de diversification des productions agricoles; 
 développement du tourisme rural (pluriactivité); 
 transformation et conservation des produits alimentaires; 
 sciences vétérinaires et zootechniques tropicales (parasitologie, optimisation de 
l’alimentation du bétail, sélection des espèces et adaptation au milieu). 
7. Fonctionnement : Les demandes sont collectées par les réseaux géographiques de la DGER, 
groupes d’établissements de formation technique et supérieure agronomique et vétérinaire qui 
coopèrent sur une base pérenne avec les pays concernés.   
8. Exemples de projets: 
 
 Formation de décideurs des établissements techniques agricoles au Bénin, Burkina Faso 
et Sénégal.  
 ingénierie de formation et formation de formateurs et de responsables des politiques 
agricoles en Haïti.  
9. Statistiques sur l'utilisation de l'in citation/le nombre de projets soutenus: 
 
Ces programmes sont mis en place par une dizain e d’agents au MAAF. Il repose aussi sur la 
participation des services de coopération et des services économiques des ambassades. Ils 
peuvent être cofinancés par les collectivités territoriales, le Ministère des Affaires Etrangères 
français, les organisations professionnelles agricoles (Agriculteurs Français et Développement International « AFDI »
2, Chambres d’Agriculture).  
                                               
2 Réseau d'agriculteurs français engagés dans la coopération internationale, créé par les principales organisations 
agricoles françaises. C'est une association de solidarité internationale qui s'investit dans des projets de 
développement auprès des paysans des pays en développement en soutenant leur organisation, principalement 
en Afrique sub-saharienne  francophone.  
 IP/C/W/594/Add.3 
 
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  10. Point de contact: 
 Ministère de l’Agriculture, de l’Agroalimentaire et de la Forêt Direction Générale de l'Enseignement et de la Recherche  
Bureau des Relations Européennes et de la Coopération Internationale  
1ter avenue de Lowendal  75700 Paris 07 SP  
France 
 http://www.educagri.fr/lenseign ement-agricole-public/la-coop eration-internationale.html   
http://www.chlorofil.fr/cooperation.html   
 
1. Nom du programme/de l’incitation: Programme d’appui a la recherche en réseau en Afrique 
(PARRAF) du Ministère des Affaires Etrangères  
 
2. Description générale:  
 
Le Programme d’Appui à la Recherche en Réseau en Afrique (PARRAF), financé par le Ministère des 
Affaires Etrangères sur Fonds de Solidarité Prioritaire et mis en œuvre par l’Agence Inter-établissements de Recherche pour le Développeme nt (AIRD) concerne l’Afrique sub-saharienne. 
Il vise à renforcer l’expertise nationale des pays  pour apporter des réponses aux attentes des 
décideurs politiques, agences de développement, sociétés civiles et secteurs privés afin que la 
communauté scientifique africaine soit un acteur du développement économique des sociétés africaines et qu’elle participe à la dynamiqu e scientifique mondiale et aux grands débats 
scientifiques internationaux sur les enjeux globaux.  
 3. Pays bénéficiaire(s) : Pays de l’Afrique subsaharienne 
 
4. Objectif(s) et type(s) d’incitations:  
 Favoriser la création d’une dynamique scientifique régionale, à même de permettre 
l’émergence des masses critiques nécessaires à la réalisation de recherches et à lutter 
contre l’isolement scientifique de certains pays; 
 Mise en place et renforcement de réseaux; 
 valorisation des recherches et expertise: renforcement des capacités d’expertise des 
équipes, renforcement de leur aptitude à communiquer sur les résultats de la science que ce soit avec le secteur public, privé et les organismes régionaux ou le grand public;  
 renforcement des capacités : principalement mobilités de doctorants entre les équipes 
partenaires du réseau, formation à la rédaction de projet + éventuellement aide pour la création de modules de masters, initier le montage d’écoles doctorales régionales; 
 renforcer les capacités des pays africains les moins développés sur le plan scientifique et 
favoriser leur intégration régionale par la réalisation de projets de recherche en 
partenariat; 
 appui à la mise en œuvre de recherches; 
 acquisition d’équipements; 
 développement des compétences; 
 manager le projet, communiquer et évaluer; 
 suivi et fonctionnement; 
 animation et communication; 
 evaluations. IP/C/W/594/Add.3 
 
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  5. Entreprises ou institutions concernées: Organismes et réseaux de recherche, décideurs 
politiques  6. Type de technologie transférée: Il se concentre sur les thématiques reliées aux enjeux du 
développement, telles que les questions scientifiques liées à l’agronomie, à la sécurité alimentaire, 
à la santé publique, à l’urbanisation et à la gestion des territoires et de façon transversale à l’environnement et au changement climatique. 
 
7. Fonctionnement:  
La mise en œuvre des actions est basée sur le lancement d’appels à projets. Le texte des appels à projets incite à la mise en place de réseaux comportant cinq équipes réparties dans trois pays 
minimum. On peut ainsi estimer qu’une trentaine d’ institutions scientifiques locales sera concernée 
par le programme. Au cours de la préparation du programme, différents Services de coopération et d'action culturelle 
français (SCAC) et représentations de l’Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD( et le 
Centre de coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD) ont été sollicités pour contribuer à la proposition.  
 
8. Exemples de projets:  
 Amélioration de l’état sanitaire et la production du manioc pour une sécurité alimentaire 
durable dans la République centrafricaine; 
 Valorisation des sous-produits agro-industriels dans l'élevage du tilapia au Togo. 
 Compréhension et prévisibilité des catastrophes naturelles d’origine 
hydrométéorologique en milieu urbain au Sénégal. 
 Carbone des sols pour une Agriculture durable en Afrique (CaSA) coordonné par le 
Laboratoire des Radio-Isotopes de Madagascar et regroupant une vingtaine d’institutions 
universitaires francophones des pays suivants: Bénin, Burkina Faso, Cameroun, Côte 
d’Ivoire, Mali, Sénégal, Tchad. 
9. Statistiques sur l'utilisation de l'in citation/le nombre de projets soutenus: 
 
 Le Programme d’Appui à la Recherche en Réseau en Afrique (PARRAF) bénéficie d’un 
soutien financier du MAE de €1,9 M. L’AIRD assure l’exécution de tous les volets du projet et les postes diplomatiques, les représentations de l’IRD, du CIRAD et de l’Institut 
Pasteur pourront être sollicités. 
 Adopté en 2012, ce projet a une durée de 36 mois. En mai 2013, 13 projets ont déjà été 
sélectionnés, dont sept sont des réseaux associant des universités africaines et des 
universités françaises ainsi que des partenaires de la recherche pour le développement 
et six sont des projets de recherche de PMA qui seront associés aux réseaux de ces centres universitaires (dans des PED pas forcément PMA) 
10. Point de contac t: 
 
Ministère des Affaires Etrangères Direction Générale de la Mondialisation, des Partenariats et du Développement  
Sous-direction de la recherche et des échanges scientifiques 
Pôle échanges scientifiques et recherche pour le développement 27, rue de la Convention,  
CS 91533, 75732 Paris Cedex 15  
France http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/politique -etrangere-de-la-france/diplomatie-
scientifique/actualites-20564/2013/article/le -mae-mobilise-1-9-million-d?xtor=RSS-4   
 IP/C/W/594/Add.3 
 
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  FINLAND 
1. Name of programme/incentive: Finnpartnership - Finnish Business Partnership Programme 
 2. Description  
 
Finnpartnership's mission is to increase commercial cooperation between Finland and developing countries. Finnpartnership provides advisory services for the business activities of Finnish 
companies in developing countries, as well as financial support for the planning, development and 
implementation phases of a project. Finnpartn ership also offers a matchmaking service for 
companies in developing countries for creating potential business partnerships with Finnish companies. Finnfund is responsible for the management and implementation of the business 
partnership programme on behalf of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland which funds the 
programme. The programme is the successor of the so-called EIT appropriation (TTT in Finnish) which has 
therefore ceased to exist. 
 3. Beneficiary countrie(s): The scheme is open to all ODA eligible countries. Projects targeted at 
the poorest of the ODA countries are eligible for a higher coverage of their preparatory phase 
expenses through the financial support.  4. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given: To promote projects such as direct 
investment, licensing, franchising, sub-contracting and imports from developing countries. 
 Non-financial incentives: support to developing country companies identifying potential business 
partners in Finland via the Matchmaking service. Financial incentives to Finnish companies & 
companies registered abroad with substantial links to Finland: Providing financial support 
(Business Partnership Support) in the planning phase of the prospective business partnership 
activities, as well as for the training of target country employees and other capacity building 
activities in the implementation and business oper ation phases. In addition, financial support is 
given for planning, employee training and technical assistance in pilot projects related technology and solutions as well as vocational training. 
 
More indirectly, improve the absorption capacity of  LDCs (capacity building). Capacity building by 
providing advisory services & Business Partnership Support to Finnish companies establishing 
business partnerships in LDCs 
 5. Eligible enterprises or institutions: Eligible applicants for the financial support and advisory 
services are companies registered in Finland or el sewhere that have substantial links to Finland; 
research facilities, universities or similar organizations based in Finland; or associations registered in Finland. Matchmaking services may be applie d for by developing country companies that are 
searching for partners for their business opportunities in Finland. 
 
6. Type of technology transferred: The programme enhances technology transfer in accordance 
with the general conditions of the Business Partnership Support Facility (the programme covers all 
sectors except the ones mentioned in the exclusion list). 
 7. Functioning in practice: The business partnership support facility appropriations cover 30 to 
70 per cent of the total costs of the planning phase and/or target country company employee 
training/capacity building of commercially viable projects contributing to positive developmental effects in the target countries. The coverage depends on the size of the applic ant company and the target country. The remaining 
costs are to be borne by the applicants themselves . The support is paid after the project has been 
implemented based on accrued expenses. With the Matchmaking service Finnish companies and companies in developing countries may 
search for an appropriate partner for their business opportunities. Viable business partnership 
initiatives are forwarded to potential partners.  
8. Statistics on the use of the incent ive/on the number of supported projects: The 
programme started operations in June 2006. In 2006 Finnpartnership received 43 applications, and in 2007 the number of applications received rose up to 107. In 2008 Finnpartnership received IP/C/W/594/Add.3 
 
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  93 applications and in 2009 the number of applications was 118. In 2010 Finnpartnership received 
115 new applications, in 2011 the number of applications rose up to 128, and as for year 2012 the number of received application was 86. As of the end of July 2013, the number of new applications was 68. 
 
The number of projects approved  by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs was 22 in 2006 (support 
allocated €1.8 million), 79 in 2007 (support allocated €3.9 million), 68 in 2008 (support allocated 
€3.6 million), 77 in 2009 (support allocated €4.2  million), 110 in 2010 (support allocated €4.3 
million), 114 in 2011 (support allocated €3.9 million), and 77 in 2012 (support allocated €2.4 million). Majority of the projects involve FDI or ot her activity involving transfer of technology or 
know-how. 
 
9. Contact  
 
Finnpartnership – Finnish Business Partnership Programme 
c/o Finnfund,  Ms Siv Ahlberg, Programme Director 
P.O. Box 391, FI-00121 Helsinki, Finland 
Tel.: +358-9-3484 3314 Fax: +358-9-3484 3346 Email: siv.ahlberg@finnpartnership.fi  
Website: http://www.finnpartnership.fi  
 
IRELAND 
1. Title of project/programme: Traidlinks 
 2. Policy objective and/or purpose: Irish Aid is the official development assistance programme 
of the Irish Government. Through the Embassy of  Ireland in Kampala, Irish Aid is providing 
support to an Irish NGO called Traidlinks. Traidlinks is implementing a business mentoring and a regional export promotion programme in Uganda and supports business to business links between Ireland and Uganda. Traidlinks has an office in Dublin and in Kampala, Uganda. From the country 
office in Uganda, the organization acquires client companies to its export promotion and business 
mentoring programme. Through the established contac ts to local enterprises and the contacts of 
the Dublin office, Traidlinks is able to create business to business links which sometimes result in 
partnerships between Irish and Ugandan companies. 
 3. Government agencies or institutions elig ible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member:  Traidlinks/Ireland 
 4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible  for incentives in LDCs (Transferor):  Small and 
medium-size enterprises in Uganda; the Uganda Export Promotion Board. 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee): Uganda  
 
6. Type of incentives measures  for technology transfer: Support to national firms identifying 
potential partners (advice, contacts, etc.). Support to third countries (advice, contacts, etc.). Training in technology management and production methods. Capacity building.  
 
7. Field or sector of techno logy transfer activities: Trade and enterprise development 
 8. Type of technology transferred: Financial management; operational management 
(production); quality assurance; human resource management; marketing; supply chain 
management.  
9. Expected output related to technology transfer: Improved business efficiency in terms of 
profitability, turnover and number of staff employed.  IP/C/W/594/Add.3 
 
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  10. Outcomes/impact:  
 MarketLinked Programme  
From July 2012 to October 2013 a MarketLinked  programme was implemented, specifically 
targeting Rwanda. Key outcomes were:  
 Ten companies were selected into the programme. 
 All ten were taken through the entire programme of preparation workshops, market 
research and were taken on sales mission to Rwanda. 
 In total 53 Rwanda buyers were visited by the ten Uganda companies.  
 This took place across a matrix of 136 indivi dual appointments in the offices of each 
buyer over a 2.5 day period, i.e. an averag e of 13 buyers were met by each Ugandan 
export company and overall there were more than 55 appointments arranged per day. 
 M&E enquiry and data feedback from executives on completion of sales mission 
indicating that: 
 Five Uganda companies (50%) have selected distributors from these;  
 another three (ie total 80%) have identified but not yet finally selected preferred 
partners; and  
 a full nine of the ten (90%) advised that they have identified definite buying 
customers amongst these Rwanda companies; 
 one company has already produced and is sending branded advertising panels for its 
Rwandan partner’s trucks to which guidance also was provided. 
Mentoring Programme: 
 
A total of 17 companies were mentored during the reporting period - (KeMARG (U) Ltd; K-ROMA Ltd (Bella Wines); Nutreal (U) Ltd; Desire Beauty Products; Travel dealers; The Food Technology 
and Business Incubation Centre, Makerere University; Friends of Wealth Energy (FOWE); African 
Energy Services (AES); Uganda Stove Manufactu rers (Ugastove); Energy Uganda Foundation 
(EUF); Save Energy, Saving Stoves Africa (SESSA); 2 K Mixed; Hoima District Farmers Association (HODFA); Masindi District Farmers Association (MADFA); Mukidi Dean; Buswekera Horticulture 
Farm; Rosan Bakeries). Very positive outcomes have been achieved across a range of areas, 
including financial and human resource management, procurement and logistics management and marketing. 
 
11. Budget or funds allocated: €850,000 
 
12. Duration: 2007-2013 
 13. Status: ongoing 
 
14. Contact point for information: http://www.traidlinks.ie ; Colum Hatchell, Embassy of 
Ireland, Kampala – colum.hatchell@dfa.ie  
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  SLOVAKIA 
 1. Title of project/programme: Building a Laboratory of Food Microbiology and Chemical 
Engineering at Kabul Polytechnical University 
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose: The aim of the project is to contribute to the improvement 
of the quality of technical education in Afghanistan through establishing and building of 
a laboratory and training of the staff at the Kabul Polytechnic University. The project is aimed at 
the development of technical educational facilities and the capacity of human resources at the university.  
3. Government agencies or institutions elig ible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member: Slovak Agency for International Development 
Cooperation, Drotárska cesta 46, 811 02 Bratislava, Slovak Republic, http://www.slovakaid.sk/  
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligib le for incentives in LDCs (Transferor): Slovak 
University of Technology in Bratislava 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee): Afghanistan, Kabul Polytechnical University 
 6. Type of incentives measures  for technology transfer: Training for the teachers of Kabul 
Polytechnical University in Slovakia as well as in Afghanistan. New textbook of Microbiology and 
Chemical Engineering for Kabul Polytechnical University. Pilot teaching of Slovak teachers in the new laboratories in Kabul Polytechnical University. 
 
7. Field or sector of techno logy transfer activities: Education facilities and training 
 
8. Type of technology transferred: Equipment for Chemical Engineering Lab: Fluid friction in 
pipes with hydraulics bench, Multipump testing bench, Centrifugal bench, Batch filtration unit, Extended Reconfigurable Plate Heat Exchanger, Shell and tube Heat Exchangers, Service unit, 
Refrigeration Cycle Demonstration unit, Hydraulic bench. Equipment for Microbilogical Lab : 
Autoclave, Purification System for water for Gene ral Laboratory Applications, shaker, incubator, 
chemical resistant vacuum pump, pH meter, UV/V IS spectrophotometer, microscopes, centrifuge, 
drying oven, heating cyrculator, slide drying benc h, plastic and glass equipment for microbiology 
lab, laboratory material. 
 9. Expected output related to technology transfer: 
 
 Improvement of the quality of the study at  the Kabul Polytechnic University (KPU); 
 contribute to the design and development of standard university curriculum of technical 
education at the KPU; 
 improvement and deepening of the knowledge and skills of the graduates from the KPU 
and their success at the employment market; 
 improvement of the KPU rating as an institution providing technical education. 
10. Outcomes/impact: 
 
 Two equipped laboratories for education and research at the KPU;  
 trained staff of the laboratories; 
 literature and guidelines for efficient use of the laboratories. 
11. Budget or funds allocated: €296 980 
 
12. Duration: January 2012 – December 2013 
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14. Contact point for information: slovakaid@info.sk  
 
1. Title of project/programme: Development of secondary and tertiary health care in the field 
of gastroenterology in Afghanistan 
 2. Policy objective and/or purpose: To improve access to quality diagnosis and treatment of 
patients in the field of gastroenterology, professi onal development of health services; development 
of professional medical experts.  3. Government agencies or institutions elig ible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member: Slovak Agency for International Development 
Cooperation, Drotárska cesta 46, 811 02 Bratislava, Slovak Republic, http://www.slovakaid.sk/  
 
4. Enterprises or other institut ions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor): AFAN – 
Association of Friends of Afghanistan  
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee): Afghanistan, Ministry of Public Health of Afghanistan 
 6. Type of incentives measur es for technology transfer: Training of Afghan doctors in Slovak 
hospitals 
 
7. Field or sector of tec hnology transfer activities: Basic health infrastructure, medical 
education/training 
 
8. Type of technology transferred: Sonographic device – Sonoscape SSI -6000, Tissue Doppler 
Imaging (TDI) and Cardiac measurements, Abdominal convex probe, Phased Arra Cardiology probe 
Pathological device - potting machine EG1050H+C, rotation microtome RM2125RTS, Microscope 
DM500  9. Expected output related to technology transfer: Improvement of health care in the field of 
gastroenterology; capacity building of Afghan do ctors by the following training on transferred 
technologies available for doctors from other Afghan hospitals. 10. Outcomes/impact: Functional complex gastroenterology and ultrasound center in Wazir 
Akbar Khan hospital in Kabul. Functional gastroenterological and ultrasound center in a public 
hospital in Taloqan, in Takhar province. Professional medical capacity in Kabul hospital. Professional medical capacity in Taloquan hospital. 
 
11. Budget or funds allocated: €299 543  
 12. Duration: November  2011 –July 2013 
 
13. Status: finished 
 
14. Contact point for information: info@slovakaid.sk  
 
1. Title of project/programme : St. Peter Claver Training Centre in Rumbek II  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : Social development with the emphasis on education.  
 3. Government agencies or institutions elig ible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : Slovak Agency for International Development 
Cooperation, Drotárska cesta 46, 811 02 Bratislava, Slovak Republic, http://www.slovakaid.sk/   
 
4. Enterprises or other institut ions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor):  eRko – 
Christian Children Communities Movement  
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee):  St Peter Claver Ecological Training Centre, South 
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  6. Type of incentives measures  for technology transfer:  Technology transferred under this 
project will facilitate practical training in the area of electric and solar technologies and technologies to secure safe water resources and ecological water management (WATSAN).  
 
7. Field or sector of tec hnology transfer activities : Social development; education; 
environment.  
8. Type of technology transferred : Irrigation scheme; water tanks; pumps; rainwater 
harvesting system; solar panels.  9. Expected output related to technology transfer: Procurement; transfer and installation of 
electric and solar technologies and WATSAN technologies.  
 10. Outcomes/impact: Some positive impacts of this project include: infrastructure 
development; improved access to safe water resources; sustainable waste and water 
management; the use of irrigation systems in agriculture; reduction of pollution and environmental degradation.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €217 376 
 12. Duration: 1 October 2011– 31 October 2013 
 
13. Status:  ongoing 
 
14. Contact point for information : info@slovakaid.sk , diana.hulova@slovakaid.sk   
 
1. Title of project/programme: Improving the quality of health, including the access to 
healthcare for disadvantages communities  
 2. Policy objective and/or purpose : Basic health care improvement  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions elig ible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : Slovak Agency for International Development 
Cooperation, Drotárska cesta 46, 811 02 Bratislava, Slovak Republic, http://www.slovakaid.sk/   
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligib le for incentives in LDCs (Transferor): 
St. Elisabeth´s University of Health and Social Work, Slovakia 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee):  Maternity hospital in Gordim, South Sudan 
 6. Type of incentives measur es for technology transfer : Improved maternal health and 
health care services provided by the local hospital. 
 7. Field or sector of tec hnology transfer activities: Provision of health care services 
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Solar system (including inverter, batteries, control panel 
and accessories (cable, breaker); equipment and instruments for maternity hospital – obstetric 
ultrasonography, incubator, generator, oxygenat or, sterilizer, autoclave, gynaecology chair and 
instruments.  9. Expected output related to technology transfer: Procurement, transfer and installation of a 
solar system and medical equipment listed above.  
 10. Outcomes/impact: A solar panel power system has been installed to generate electricity for 
the hospital needs. Gynaecological equipment, appliances and technology procured under this 
project should aim to enhance the quality of ma ternal health care services provided by the 
hospital.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated :  €179 166 € - ODA, contractor co-financing: €21 200 
 12. Duration : 1 September 2012 – 31 August 2014 
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  13. Status: Ongoing 
 14. Contact point for information : info@slovakaid.sk  
 
SWEDEN 
Name of programme/incentive: Wind Power Development and Use,  Energy Efficiency, and ICT 
for Pedagogical Development International Training Programmes 
 
1. Description:  The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) has commissioned LIFE 
Academy to carry out eight international traini ng programmes on Wind Power Development and 
Use which are implemented in cooperation with th e Swedish Royal University of Technology. LIFE 
Academy has also been commissioned by Sida to carry out six international training programmes 
on Energy Efficiency in cooperation with the Swedish Royal University of Technology, and five 
international training programmes on ICT and Pedagogical Development in cooperation with Stockholm University. The overall objective of the pr ogrammes is to contribute to capacity building 
and increased understanding of the importance  of wind power and other renewable energy 
sources, energy efficiency, and ICT among inst itutions and private companies in developing 
countries through training of in total 475 representatives.  
2. Beneficiary country/countries:  
 Whereas the programmes are open to developing countries in general, 65-80 % of the participants 
in the most recent programmes came from LDCs with focus on Africa (Kenya, Mongolia, 
Mozambique, Nepal, Tanzania, Uganda, Ukraine, and Zambia). 
 
3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given: Improve access to available techniques and 
industrial processes; training in the state of the art; provide training in technology management 
and production methods; capacity building . 
 
4. Eligible enterprises or institutions:  
The programmes are open to planners, trainers, managers and specialists in the above sectors 
working at government institutions or private companies in developing countries.   
5. Type of technology transferred: 
 Knowledge of various methods of central importance in developing wind power plants such as wind measurement, localisation and design, demands on the infrastructure and the electric grid, 
environmental impact analysis, management, organisation and economy of wind power plants, etc.  
Knowledge of energy efficiency and its benefits for sustainable development and poverty reduction, as well as increased knowledge of methods and tools for energy efficiency. 
Knowledge of the possibilities of using ICT as a tool for pedagogical development and to promote 
"Education for all", as well as increased knowledge of how ICT can be applied in the national educational system. 
 
6. Functioning in practice:  Each programme runs over a period of 16-18 months with continuous support from LIFE Academy. 
Some programmes include workshops in the part ner countries. All programmes include a three-
four week study period in Sweden, as well as a regional phase in a participating country.   
7. Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: 
 The programmes have resulted in transfer of te chnological knowledge in the wind energy, energy 
efficiency, and ICT fields and contributed to expa nding and improving the technological base in the 
partner developing countries.  IP/C/W/594/Add.3 
 
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  Examples of more specific results can be found in the change projects for participants in the 2011 
Energy Efficiency programme:   
 In order to make rural services such as schools and health centers work also at night 
time, a programme for installing small local solar systems has been started in a number 
of districts in Mozambique. 
 A standardized Energy-Saving Audit Procedure for Enterprises has been developed in 
China. 
 A project programme has resulted in saving of 89 MW peak demand, 582 GWh energy 
and CO2 emission reduction about 320 thousand tons as of July 2012 in Thailand. 
 The output of one project is a business case for the DSM programme in Namibia which 
shows potential savings of 60MW demand, 138GWh per annum and national NPV of 
N$982million over ten years.   
8. Statistics on the use of the incent ive/on the number of supported projects: 
 
The Wind Power programme has been started in five consecutive years (2009-2013) and has been offered twice 2012 and 2013. The Energy Effici ency Programme has been started in three 
consecutive years (2011-2013) and has been offered twice in 2012 and three times in 2013. The 
ICT for Pedagogical Development Programme has b een offered in two consecutive years (2012 and 
2013) and will be offered twice in 2013.  Totally 250 participants have completed a full programme, while 225 are currently undertaking the 
programmes. 
The allocated budget is MSEK 80 in total or SEK approximately 170,000 per participant.  
9. Contact:  
 Lars Hallén, Chairman 
LIFE Academy 
Köpmannagatan 2 SE-652 62 Karlstad Sweden 
Tel: +46 54 18 75 15 
Email: lars.hallen@life.se  
Website: http://www.life.se/  
 
Name of programme/incentive: Swedfund 
 
1. Description: 
 Swedfund provides risk capital, expertise and financial support for investments in developing countries. Swedfund is a bilateral Development Finance Institution (DFI) wholly owned by the 
Swedish government and reports to the Swedish Mini stry for Foreign Affairs. The objective is the 
contribution to the goal of Sweden’s Policy for Global Development (PGD), i.e. equitable and sustainable global development. Swedfund’s co-fin ancing of investments facilitates transfer of 
technology by supporting partnerships and diffusion of knowledge.  
Swedfund also has at its disposal certain funds for financing technical assistance, the objective 
being measures to enhance the quality of existing projects. 
 
2. Beneficiary country/countries:  
Swedfund invests in companies, primarily in LDCs, with focus primarily on Africa.  
 
3. Objective(s) and type (s) of incentive given: 
 
 Swedfund’s objective is to contribute to the goals of Sweden’s Policy for Global 
Development by co-financing investments in the private sector which encourage 
economically, environmentally and socially sustainable business in developing countries. IP/C/W/594/Add.3 
 
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   Swedfund offers risk capital in the form of equity and loans to strategic partners wishing 
to establish or expand their operations in target regions. 
 The size of Swedfund’s investment ranges between 10 and 100 MSEK and normally 
represents one third of the total investment amount. The investment horizon is normally 
five to ten years.  
 All Swedfund’s decisions are made on a business-like manner considering economic, 
social and environmental factors.  
 The objective of Swedpartnership is to encourage small and medium-sized Swedish 
enterprises to invest in emerging markets. 
 Financial support through loans of up to SEK 1 700 000 or 40% of the total estimated 
cost can be obtained to invest in equipment and knowledge transfer when setting up 
businesses in emerging markets. 
 The loans can be amortized upon project comple tion and approval of the project results. 
4. Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
 
Companies investing in developing countries, including LDCs, and their partner companies in the host countries. 
 
5. Type of technology transferred:  Various types of technology may be involved (e.g. healthcare, cleantech, chemicals, ICT and 
agriculture) 
 6. Functioning in practice: 
 
Swedfund offers risk capital to companies willin g to invest in developing countries, having the 
economic resources to invest at least the same  amount as Swedfund and having a management 
team capable of operating in the country under co nsideration. Every investment decision made by 
Swedfund is preceded by a review of local economic, environmental and social conditions. Swedfund requires all of its portfolio companie s to submit yearly reports concerning their 
environmental efforts and impact on social conditions. More information is available from 
Swedfund’s Sustainability Report ( http://www.swedfund.se/en/press-and-
publications/publications/swedfund-publications ), which follows the Global Reporting Initiative 
(GRI) framework and contains information about the sectors and regions Swedfund invests in, the 
number of employees at Swedfund’s portfolio companies, and descriptions of how these 
enterprises contribute to development cooperation.  
7. Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: 
 In 2009 Swedfund and Elekta agreed to start a joint investment and project development company called Global medical Investments GMI AB (GMI). From its position as majority owner, GMI’s 
business plan is to establish and operate modern cancer clinics in developing countries which lack 
radiotherapy treatment facilities or where dema nd is significantly higher than the treatment 
available. The transfer of tec hnology and knowledge is a central part and important aspect of 
GMI’s business concept. The company collaborates with leading hospitals and specialists in radio 
therapy and offers medical training and supervised practice.  In 2009 Swedfund gave a loan to Polygenta Technolo gies ltd in India to start up production of 
polyester filament yarn from recycled PET bottles using a patented cleaning process called ReNew. 
The yarn is sold as a 100% recycled product. Typical customers are producers of quality sports 
and apparel. The investment has resulted in transfer of technology and technological knowledge in the recycling field.  
 
8. Statistics on the use of the incent ive/on the number of supported projects: 
 
By the end of 2012, Swedfund’s total investment portfolio amounted to 2.6 billion SEK divided 
over 90 different accounts in 33 countries. During 2012, Swedfund made nine new investments.  IP/C/W/594/Add.3 
 
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  9. Contact:  
 Swedfund International AB  
Sveavagen 24-26 
P.O. Box 3286 
SE-103 65 Stockholm Sweden 
Tel: +46 8 725 94 00 
Email: karin.isaksson@swedfund.se  
Website: http://www.swedfund.se/   
 
Name of programme/incentive: Electrical Distribution Management Advanced International 
Training Programme (EDM)  
1. Description: 
 Grontmij AB together with ÅF-Industry AB have been commissioned by the Swedish International 
Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) to run th e Electrical Distribution Management Advanced 
International Training Programme (EDM) annually since 2007. The final programme started in 2011. The programme provides know-how in the fiel d of electricity distribution, including rural 
electrification, covering financing, management and technical questions. The objective is to create 
awareness of integrated approaches towards electric ity distribution in relation to energy supply, 
country planning and environmental aspects.   
2. Beneficiary country/countries:  
 More than 70% of the participants come from LDCs (Ethiopia, Gambia, Liberia, Malawi, 
Mozambique, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Su dan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia). However, 
candidates from other developing countries also have been eligible to participate in the 
programme.  
3. Objective(s) and type(s ) of incentive given:  
 
 Improve access to available techniques and industrial processes;  
 access to legal and technological information sources; 
 training in the state of the art; 
 provide training in technology management and production methods; 
 capacity building. 
4. Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
 Participants should be individuals from developing countries acting in the field of sustainable 
supply of energy, e.g. ministries, regulating au thorities, power companies, network operators, 
electricity cooperatives, consultants, etc.  
5. Type of technology transferred: 
Technological knowledge of electrical distribution management.  
6. Functioning in practice: 
 The two-year programme is divided into five phases with a training programme in Sweden and a regional seminar and support by designated mentor s to the participants’ own change projects. The 
programme is focusing, inter alia , on the fundamentals of electricity distribution, privatization and 
deregulation of electricity markets, risk and life cy cle analysis, quality of supply, technical solutions 
for existing and future systems, small-scale local generation and organization of electricity 
distribution. The training includes different methods of instruction such as lectures, exercises, 
group discussions, study visits and project work and preparation of participants’ own change projects.  IP/C/W/594/Add.3 
 
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  7. Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: 
 The training of individuals from participating developing countries is directly aimed at facilitating the transfer of technology (technological knowledge) to the countries at hand thereby improving 
their technological base. The mentorship feature enables networking among professionals in the 
field of electrical distribution and facilitates futu re technology transfers by potential partnerships 
and cooperation.  
Examples of more specific results can be found in the change projects for participants in the 2011 
programme:   
 Considerable loss reduction and much improved customer service in Phnom Penh in 
Cambodia; 
 enhancement of access to electricity through effective loss reduction strategy in Ghana; 
 implementation of a rural electrificatio n project to Luwerezi area in Malawi; 
 improvement of electricity revenue collection in Juba in South Sudan; 
 loss reduction with a new medium voltage line to North Zone of Zanzibar in Tanzania. 
8. Statistics on the use of the incent ive/on the number of supported projects:  
 
The programme has run on an annual basis since 2007 with in total 145 participants accepted in the programme. The overall budget amounts to SEK 25 000 000 or SEK 169 000 per participant. 145 participants have completed the programme.   
 
9. Contact:  
 
Jan Klevås 
Grontmij AB Norra Bulltoftavägen 65 A 
Box 2909 
SE-212 09 MALMÖ Sweden Tel: +46 10 480 21 94 (direct) 
Fax: +46 10 480 23 49 
E-mail: jan.klevas@grontmij.com  
Website: http://www.grontmij.se/  
 
Name of programme/incentive: . DemoEnvironment  
 
1. Description: 
 The Swedish Agency for Economic and Region al Growth is commissioned by the Swedish 
International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) to run DemoEnvironment. The objective is 
to support environmental technology efforts to achieve sustainable urban development and 
renewable energy in developing countries. DemoEnvironment is a grant offering support for modern environmental technology solutions in 
the areas of sustainable urban development and renewable energy. DemoEnvironment gives the 
recipient countries an opportunity to test modern environmental technology solutions and makes it possible for small and medium-sized Swedish companies to demonstrate their knowledge and 
products. One of the criteria for approving projects  is the capacity of the recipient/buyer to adapt 
to and absorb the technology.  2. Beneficiary country/countries: DemoEnvironment financial support is available for 
technology transfer to developing countries in general, including LDCs. Projects have benefited 
China, Vietnam, India, Indonesia, the Repu blic of South Africa, Namibia and Botswana.
 
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  3. Objective(s) and type (s) of incentive given: 
 4. Overall objective: The overall objective of the new DemoEnvironment Programme is to 
promote sustainable growth and a stronger bu siness sector in the area of environmental 
technology that contributes to better living conditions for poor people in the seven countries 
mentioned above. Partners in partner countries will have the possibility to test and develop knowledge on new environmental technology. To establish long-term sustainable relations between 
actors in the area of environmental technology in Sweden and in the seven partner countries. 
 5. Eligible enterpri ses or institutions: The target group is small and medium-sized companies 
in the process of starting a sustainable business cooperation with a company in a developing 
country. 
 6. Type of technology transferred: Tested and modern, environment-friendly technology and 
technology solutions never used in the host country before. 
 7. Functioning in practice: 
 
The aim of the DemoEnvironment Programme is to give the above-mentioned developing partner countries the opportunity to use proven modern environmental technology solutions that are new to their countries. There are two types of grants available during 2012. Firstly an applicant can 
apply for a planning grant for the long-term obtaining of new environmental technologies. The 
maximum grant for this is SEK 284,000. Secondly an applicant can apply for a demonstration project grant used for the purchase and demo nstration of proven modern environmental 
technology new to the country in question. The grant for this ranges between SEK 500,000–
1,800,000. The project should contribute to sustainable urban or rural development in 
environmental sectors. The buyer applies for the grant, and is also responsible for management 
and finances of the project.  
 8. Examples of ongoing/implemented projects:  
During 2012 projects include, inter alia , an air environment and renewable energy demonstration 
project in Inner Mongolia, China;  a waste mana gement and renewable energy project in Namibia 
and Indonesia; and a water and sanitation planning grant in South Africa. All in all, 55 planning 
grants have been approved for projects, as well as nine demonstration project grants. 
 9. Statistics on the use of the incent ive/on the number of supported projects: 
 
All in all, the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth offers planning grants and demonstration projects with a total value of SEK 26 073 452 during the programme period 31 December 2012–2013. There will be no further calls during the programme period. 
 
10. Contact:  
 
Tillväxtverket 
P.O. Box 4044 102 61 Stockholm 
Tel: +46 8 681 91 25 
Email: stefan.berry@tillvaxtverket.se  
Website: http://www.tillvaxtverket.se/  
 
Name of programme/incentive : Risk Management in Banking and Finance (“RMIFB”) 
 1. Description: The Risk Management in Banking and Finance (RMIFB) International Training 
Programme aims at contributing to the long-term capacity for reforms and change processes in the 
financial sector in the developing countries involved by enhancing the participants’ understanding of the correlation between economic growth, ope nness and poverty reduction, the financial sector 
as an indispensable part of the economic infras tructure and the impact of financial markets on 
public finances.  2. Benificiary country/countries: The programme is open to participation of individuals from a 
group of prioritized developing countries of which more than half consists of African LDCs. For the IP/C/W/594/Add.3 
 
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  2013 edition of the programme, beneficiaries have come from Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, 
Zambia, Zimbabwe, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Albania and Macedonia.  3. Objective(s) and type(s ) of incentive given:  
 
 Improve access to available techniques and industrial (financial risk management) 
processes; 
 access to legal and technological information sources; 
 provide training in technology (financial) management; 
 capacity building. 
4. Eligible enterpri ses or institutions: The programme is open to individuals working in the 
finance sector in developing countries such as managers with responsibility for business 
development, credit granting, administration, trading and/or investing, lawyers within banks, financial institutions, pension funds, microfinance, supervisory authorities or managers with 
responsibility for the procurement of analytical to ols for risk management within private and public 
sector financial institutions.  
5. Type of technology transferred: Advanced risk management for financial institutions. 
 6. Functioning in practice: The training programme consists of five phases. Aside from receiving 
training in financial risk management, teams of participants also work on a “change initiative” that 
they wish to pursue in their home institutions or countries. The change initiative needs to be 
supported by the participants’ employers. The trai ning programme engages the participants during 
approximately 14 months, of which approximately 4 to 5 weeks are educational (three weeks in 
Stockholm, Sweden and ten days in an African or East European country). The formal training 
includes an overview of the Swedish financial and banking markets and its players;  an analysis of 
market-adjusted pricing according to risk level; methods and tools for risk management; credit 
analysis and monitoring; review of the credit granting process and analysis of possible credit 
facility alternatives adjusted to local needs with maintained risk exposure.  
7. Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: Examples of more specific results can be 
found in the change projects for participants in the 2010 programme: 
 
 Propose new group lending framework to promote SME lending in Zambia. 
 Development of a methodology for internal assessment of risk management maturity in 
financial institutions in Uganda. 
 Improve women access to credit in Rwanda. 
 Regulatory improvements to promote financial inclusion in Albania. 
 Credit risk assessment based on the new scoring system in Georgia. 
 Enhance regulatory framework for credit granting in Georgia 
8. Statistics on the use of the incent ive /on the number of supported projects: 
 
The programme has run during ten consecutive years (2003 - 2013) and included also countries 
from South America, East Asia and the Middle East. Previous programmes from 2012 have involved payments of approximately 10 MSEK and 2013 will involve payments of 
approximately 9 MSEK. 
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  9. Contact: 
 Leif Waller, programme Lead Partner KPMG, leif.waller@kpmg.se 
Francois Bonnevie, Programme manager KPMG, francois-xavier.bonnevie@kpmg.se 
Anna Nöre, Training coordinator KPMG, anna.nore@kpmg.se 
KPMG AB 
P O Box 16106 
SE-103 23 Stockholm 
Sweden Tel: + 46 8 723 91 00 Email: financial.training@kpmg.se  
Webstite: http://www.kpmg.se/  
 
UNITED KINGDOM 
Name of programme: English in Action (EIA), Bangladesh  
 1. Description:  
 
English in Action (EIA) is a nine-year English language education programme implemented through a partnership between the UK Government and the Government of Bangladesh. The goal of EIA is to contribute to the economic growth of Banglade sh by providing English language as a tool for 
better access to the world economy. EIA works to reach a total of 25 million primary and 
secondary students and adult learners through co mmunicative language learning techniques and 
the use of ICT, textbooks and supplementary materials in an innovative way. To enhance the 
quality of learning in schools, EIA is using a combination of existing and new methods, including 
interactive audio and mobile technology. Teachers receive materials (including digital content), training and on-going support fully linked to the curriculum that is used in Bangladeshi classrooms. 
In addition, EIA has introduced adult and community interventions using mobile phone, television 
and the internet. The aim of these activities is to increase motivation and access to learning materials for adults and decrease barriers to learning English. Millions of people in Bangladesh have already accessed the English learning content made available through the mass media. 
 
2. Beneficiary countries:  Bangladesh 
 
3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentives given: 
 
 provide training in technology, management and production methods;  
 more indirectly, improve the absorption capacity of LDCs (capacity building).  
4. Eligible enterprise s or institutions: Primary and secondary schools across the country as 
well as mass audiences through the use of media. Institutional partners are the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education (MoPME) and the Ministry of Education (MoE) of the Government of 
Bangladesh 
 5. Type of technology transferred : Audio and mobile technology 
 
6. Functioning in practice: 
 
Technology in Schools 
 EIA is using cost-effective, ICT-enhanced approaches to maximise improvements in English language teaching and learning. In particular, EIA is concentrating on providing mobile devices to 
bring good examples of spoken English into primary and secondary school classrooms across 
Bangladesh along with a more participatory way of learning. The technology does not replace the teacher, but through the EIA training and support the capacity of teachers is built to use 
technology in their classroom and to change thei r teaching practices. Independent research has 
shown that the EIA interventions have not only led to a fundamental change in classroom practices in a short time period, but have also raised English proficiency levels among both teachers and 
students.  IP/C/W/594/Add.3 
 
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  It needs to be realized that EIA is not a technology project. As far as the schools component is 
concerned, EIA is an educational transformation project that uses technology as an instrument. However, using audio for classroom use and video for teacher professional development through mobile phones and speakers has proved to be tremendously helpful in realizing the current 
classroom-based changes. The interactive nature of the methods and materials, delivered through 
audio, has proven to be highly effective in reaching a large number of children in changing the way 
in which English is taught and learnt. After brief training and with ongoing support, teachers find it 
relatively easy to use the technology and to actively integrate the audio in their classroom 
teaching. The mobile devices we use are not dependent upon a permanent electricity supply – they can be charged in one location and used in another. They are portable, fit unobtrusively into the existing classroom environment and are relatively easy to store safely.  
 
Technology for mass audiences  
EIA is using television, mobile telephones and the internet to provide learning materials for adults, 
and decrease the barriers to their learning English.  To this end EIA has introduced a service, BBC 
Janala (www.bbcjanala.com), which looks to transform the way people learn language using 
technology. Support is provided through mobile  telephony where by simply dialing the number 
3000 learners can access lessons ranging from: ‘Essenti al English’ for beginners, to ‘How to tell a 
story’ for those more advanced. Through televisi on EIA has reached millions of ordinary people 
who have low English language skills, but high aspirations to learn. Viewers learn a range of 
essential dialogues and vocabulary to use in their everyday lives, providing them with the building 
blocks to speaking English. The BBC has produced a youth magazine show, a drama and a language support show, all broadcast on prime time at national TV channels. Meanwhile dedicated 
learners that take advantage of the complete educational package across TV, mobile, print and 
web have the opportunity to significantly increase their English skills.  
The total number of people having accessed EIA’s mass media products thus far 
exceeds 27 million.  7. Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: see above  
 
8. Contact  
English in Action (EIA) 
House 1, Road 80 Gulshan-2, Dhaka 1212 
Bangladesh 
Tel: +88 (02) 882 2161, +88 (02) 882 2234  Fax: +88 (02) 882 2663  Email: info@eiabd.com  
Website: http://www.eiabd.com/  
 
Name of programme: Business Call to Action (BCtA) 
 
1. Description 
 
The BCtA has three objectives: 
 
 First, supporting companies to develop innovative inclusive business - commercially-
viable business ventures that engage low-income people as consumers, producers, 
suppliers, and distributors of goods and services. The current target is to increase the 
number of company initiatives to 150 by December 2015.  
 Second, the BCtA provides high-profile platforms for showcasing initiatives. The 
platforms are designed to inspire other companies to develop inclusive business models, 
provide valuable promotion and networking opportunities for members.  
 Third, the BCtA facilities knowledge sharing to measure the commercial and 
development impact of inclusive business models and inform companies about how to 
design and implement successful and commercially sustainable pro-poor investments.  IP/C/W/594/Add.3 
 
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  2. Beneficiary Countries:  
 Commitments have been made to sub-Saharan Africa including the Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, South Sudan, Uganda, Burkina Faso, and across Asia. 
 
3. Objective(s) type of  incentives given: 
 
The Business Call to Action Initiatives migh t achieve one or more of the following: 
 
 Generate significant new employment opportunities in developing countries; 
 improve the quality of supply chains, helpin g local businesses to diversify, and/or 
become internationally competitive; 
 include innovations and/or technologies which make it easier for individuals and 
businesses to do business. 
4. Eligible Enterprises or Institutions: 
 Private companies who are committed to creating value for communities by responding to local 
development needs through their core business activities are welcome to join the BCtA.  
 5. Type of technology transferred: 
 
 Agricultural technology, advice and information; 
 financial services; 
 public information systems; 
 IT skills development and business monitoring; and 
 financial and technical support. 
6. Functioning in practice: Companies clearly offer the potential to generate significant 
development benefits in developing countries. Init iatives should be linked to the company’s core 
business while having the ability to deliver develo pment benefits. Incorporate a fresh approach to 
business for the company, enabling it to access and serve markets in ways not previously achieved. 
 
7. Examples of ongoing projects: 
 
 Nuru Affordable Energy Solutions.  
 Nuru Energy is making its portable, rechargeable light-emitting diode (LED) lights 
available to up to 1.8 million rural househol ds in Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, and Tanzania. 
Nuru Lights help lower energy costs by up to 85% and reduce dependency on kerosene, 
an inefficient, polluting, costly and unsafe energy source. 
 The company’s unique distribution strategy is to sell its lights (and other off-grid 
products) indirectly to customers through a network of rural entrepreneurs. 
 ASDA - Increased sourcing of local produce fr om Africa; ASDA will source at least an 
extra £30 million worth of fresh produce from Africa over the next five years. This will create more sustained employment with trading partners in South Africa, Kenya, 
Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Burkina Faso.  
 ToughStuff - solar-powered energy provider. IP/C/W/594/Add.3 
 
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   Off-grid communities rely on alternatives such as kerosene and candles, which provide 
low light, emit noxious fumes killing 1.5 m illion people each year through respiratory 
illness, and produce almost 25 million tonnes of carbon dioxide annually. Toughstuff seeks to address this challenge by providing over 33 million people in developing 
countries in Africa. including South Sudan and Uganda, to gain access to the company’s 
solar products, including solar panels, solar batteries, and solar lights.  
8. Contact  
 
BCtA Secretariat UNDP Private Sector Division One UN Plaza DC1 
New York, USA 
Email: secretariat@bcta-initiative.org  
 
Name of programme: Technology Programme for Branchless Banking 
 1. Description: 
 
DFID promotes branchless banking to harness the potential offered by new technologies such as 
mobile banking, which have made it possible for poor people to access financial services without having to travel long distances to a bank branch and at an affordable cost. An estimated 1 billion 
people with a mobile phone do not own a bank account. The Technology Programme for 
Branchless Banking, supported by DFID, the Ga tes Foundation and the Consultative Group to 
Assist the Poor (CGAP), will test and scale up br anchless banking systems in Asia, Africa and Latin 
America to increase access to affordable savings, payments, credit, insurance and remittances 
services for the poor. Recognizing this is a relatively new model for delivering financial services, DFID supports a risk-based approach to policy and regulation to realise the potential offered by 
new technologies. 
 2. Beneficiary countries: so far the Technology Programme has helped deliver: access to 
17 million poor people across 16 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean 
(Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, Philippi nes, Mongolia, Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, Uganda, 
Mali, South Africa, Brazil, Mexico, Columbia and Haiti) through 25 projects in mostly DFID priority countries. Of this, 11 million is attributable to DFID, based on DFID’s share of total programme 
cost. 
 3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentives given: DFID is supporting the US26.4m Consultative 
Group to Assist the Poor’s (CGAP) Technology Programme, which is designed to enable at least 
30 million poor people to access a broad range of financial services such as payments, savings, loans, and insurance. Access to these services enables consumers to acquire productive assets, 
invest in health and education and make other purchases that enrich their lives. 
 
4. Eligible enterprise s or institutions: Our support is through a World Bank programme – see 
above. 
 
5. Type of technology transferred: Development in information and communication 
technologies is making it possible for people to receive financial services without having to travel 
long distances to a bank branch and at an affordable cost. Technology – and in particular the 
ready availability of mobile phones — permits banks to make "last mile" cash management and 
customer servicing functions such as deposits and cash withdrawal available securely through 
third-party retail outlets such as convenient stores, gas stations, and post offices. This is broadly 
described as branchless banking because of its strategy for delivering financial services without 
relying on physical bank branch locations.  
The Technology Programme’s model for supporting scaling up of branchless banking is based on: 
 
 Providing direct technical support and sm all grant funding to branchless banking 
deployments at the firm level; and  IP/C/W/594/Add.3 
 
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   supporting improvements of the enabling envi ronment through technical assistance to 
regulators and enhancements of industry knowledge and practices through research and knowledge generations. 
6. Functioning in practice: Many branchless banking deployments have shown that customers 
are ready to take up the service, the technolo gy works, and outlets are qualified and can be 
motivated to offer cash in and cash out services. The big challenge is in demonstrating that these deployments can work at large scale.  
 
The Technology Programme’s model for supporting scaling up of branchless banking is based on:  
 Providing direct technical support and sm all grant funding to branchless banking 
deployments at the firm level; and  
 supporting improvements of the enabling envi ronment through technical assistance to 
regulators and enhancements of industry knowledge and practices through research and 
knowledge generations. 
7. Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: 
 
Consultative Group To Assist The Poor (CGAP) 
 Programme : Microfinance 
 
Purpose : expand branchless banking and inform industry practice through client research 
 Amount : $11.4 million 
 
Term : four years 
 
Start date : June 2012 
 Location : West Africa 
 
CGAP works toward a world in which poor people – especially the 2.7 billion unbanked – are 
considered valued clients of their country’s financial system. Its objective is to build equitable and efficient local financial markets that serve all poor people with high-quality, convenient and 
affordable fina ncial services. 
 With Foundation support, CGAP will expand its work in two areas that are critical to promoting 
financial inclusion: (a) the CGAP Technology and Business Model Innovation Programme and 
(b) Client Research.  The Technology and Business Model Innovation Programme aims to expand financial services to 
the poor through the innovative use of technologies. CGAP will expand into West Africa, where it 
aims to serve one million clients in four years. It also aims to spur innovation around product design for branchless banking. 
 
Through the Client Research work stream, CGAP w ill identify and respond to priority research 
questions that can lead to more effective products  that meet the needs of the poor. It will work 
with industry to identify and respond to priori ty client-related questions. It will manage a 
competitive research fund and invite leading rese archers to answer practical questions on client 
impact, preferences and behaviour.  
Anticipated impact: branchless banking dramatically decreases the cost of the delivery for financial 
services; innovation around product design for branchless banking; client research that helps the industry shift to a more client-centric practice  and offer new paths for industry growth.     
 
http://www.cgap.org/p/site/c/tech/  
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/Pages/home.aspx  
http://mastercardfdn.org/  
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  8. Contact: 
Mahesh Mishra Investment and Finance Team Private Sector Department, DFID 
Tel: 020 7023 1637 
E-mail m-mishra@dfid.gov.uk  
 
or 
 Derek Longley Investment and Finance Team 
Private Sector Department, DFID 
Tel: 020 7023 0427 Email d-longley@dfid.gov.uk  
 
Name of programme: Development Partnerships in Higher Education (DelPHE ) 
 
1. Description:  
 The UK Government’s Department for International Development (DfID) is investing up to £3 million a year in DelPHE, running from June 2006 to March 2013. The programme will provide 
funding to support partnerships between Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) working on 
collaborative activity linked to the UN Millennium Development Goals. DelPHE is administered by the British Council. 
 
The overall goal of DelPHE is to enable HEIs to act as catalysts for poverty reduction and sustainable development. DelPHE aims to achieve this by building and strengthening the capacity 
of HEIs to contribute towards the MDGs and promote science and technology related knowledge 
and skills. It is expected that around 200 partners hips wil be funded during the lifetime of the 
scheme.  
A broad definition of HEIs has been adopted. It in cludes universities, colleges, research institutes 
and medical institutions.  
2. Beneficiary countries: Africa: Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, 
Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Su dan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. 
Asia: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Vietnam and Yemen.  
 
3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentives given: objective 5: improve the absorption capacity 
of LDCs (capacity building)   
4. Eligible Enterprises or Institutions: higher education institutions in the beneficiary 
countries, in partnership with an HEI from another country (not restricted to the United Kingdom).  
5. Type of technology transferred: various 
 6. Functioning in practice: Partnerships may be formed not only with institutions in the United 
Kingdom but also with any HEI from across the globe providing that the lead partner is a HEI from 
one of the focus countries. All partnerships must involve at least two countries, though they do not need to include the United Kingdom. Projects be tween other focus and non-focus countries in the 
global south are particularly encouraged.  
 
The onus is with the lead partner in one of the focus countries to work with whom and how they wish. The team within the lead HEI should jointly write the proposal with appropriate partners on 
the basis of local need. Partners must ensure that the initiative is locally owned and driven by 
development needs of the focus country or countries.   
Proposals are expected to cover a wide range of topics, including scientific and technological 
research, with a particular focus on local issues, health, education, gender equity, infrastructure, 
water, fisheries, agriculture and information communication technology. Proposals in any subject area will be considered as long as the applicants can clearly demonstrate how the project will 
result in outputs and outcomes which will strengthen HEI capacity and impact more widely in ways IP/C/W/594/Add.3 
 
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  which work to reduce poverty and promote sustainable development. All projects should 
demonstrate a fundamental commitment to the MDGs. Funding will be for a maximum of three years and is expected to vary from £15,000 per annum for 
a bilateral project to up to a maximum of £50,000 a year for complex larger-scale projects 
involving a number of institutions or countries. The scheme provides "seed funding" primarily for 
travel and subsistence, to facilitate joint research , new courses, networking and exchange of ideas, 
workshops, professional development, improved training of education and health workers and 
policy development.  
 All partnerships are expected to be fully sustainable after DelPHE funding has finished.  
7. Contact: 
 Development Partnerships in Higher Education 
British Council 
Bridgewater House 58 Whitworth Street 
Manchester M1 6BB 
Tel: +44 (0) 161 957 7671 Fax: +44 (0) 161 957 7561 E-mail: delphe@britishcouncil.org  
 
Name of programme: Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund  
 
1. Description: 
 The United Kingdom's Department of International Development contributes to the Africa 
Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) a $180m fund which supports businesses operating in the agri-
business sector in sub-Saharan Africa. Launched in 2008, the AECF runs competitions for companies which have innovative business ideas that have the potential to be commercial and deliver high development returns. Competitions  include Africa wide agribusiness ones and 
specialist thematic and geographic ones such as renewable energy and climate adaptation, post 
conflict, Tanzania and South Sudan. The Fund is ho sted by the Alliance for a Green Revolution in 
Africa and supported by a number of donors, including DFID. 
 
2. Beneficiary Countries: All countries in sub-Saharan Africa  
3. Objective(s) type of incentives given: 
 
 To identify and fund innovative business ideas in agri-business, rural financial services, 
renewable energy and technologies to assist small scale farmers to adapt to climate 
change. 
 To quailify for funding an initiative should be commercially viable and have positive 
impact on rural poor in Africa, delivering increased incomes and employment for poor 
people, through reduced costs and improved productivity.  
4. Eligible Enterprise s or Institutions: companies which have business operations in sub-
Saharan Africa. 
 
5. Type of technology transferred:  
 Agricultural technology; 
 financial services; 
 media and other information services directly related to agribusiness and rural financial 
services; 
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  6. Functioning in practice:  
 The applicant must be for-profit company with at least two years of audited accounts. In exceptional cases the AECF will fund new businesse s where there is strong evidence that the new 
company has credible investors and demonstrable capacity to implement the project. 
The AECF's minimum grant+repayable grant size is US$100,000 and maximum is US$1.5m 
The company/applicant must at least match (in cash  or kind) the AECF's financial contribution. The 
business idea must be innovative (a new product, service or business model in an existing market 
or an existing product, service or business model in a new market, country, geographical area or target group).The funds requested from the AECF must be additional. i.e. the project would not 
take place, or would not take place at the same size or scale without AECF funding 
The business idea must have the potential to be commercially viable so that benefits can be 
sustained beyond the period of AECF support. Ideally all projects supported by the AECF should contribute to some level of systemic change in  the market system in which the project/business 
idea takes place. The objective is to leave behind market systems that work better for the rural 
poor rather than helping a single company to do better business. The business idea/project must benefit large numbers of people living in rural ar eas, delivering increased employment and income, 
reduced costs and/or improved productivity. 
 7. Examples of ongoing projects:  
 
The AECF is in its fourth year of operation. Since June 2008, it has run 14 competitions. 88 
business initiatives in 18 countries have been approved for funding with a total investment of $66m. A further $160m has been committed to these 88 initiatives.  
 
8. Contact:  
Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund 
4
th Floor, Office Suite 4D 
K-Rep Centre Wood Avenue 
Kilimani 
Nairobi Kenya 
Tel: +254 20 239 73 94 
Fax: +254 20 239 73 95 Email: projects@aecfafrica.org  
 
Name of programme: Implementation of ASYCUDA ++ in Sierra Leone 
 1. Description: 
 
As part of a wider support programme to the Government of Sierra Leone National Revenue Authority (NRA), the UK Government’s Department  for International Development, Sierra Leone 
provided support running from 2008 to February 2012 to introduce a modern computerised data 
processing system (ASYCUDA ++) into the customs clearance process. Whilst the wider support programme to the NRA ended in March 2013, NRA continue to use the ASYCUDA system. 
 
The overall development aim of ASYCUDA is to im prove Government finances and to strengthen 
the economy of Sierra Leone through increased efficiency in the foreign trade environment. Through the introduction of a harmonised and inte grated Customs Information System for imports, 
exports and transit in Sierra Leone consistent with international and regional (ECOWAS) standards. 
 2. Beneficiary Countries: S ierra Leone 
 
3. Objective(s) type of incentives given: to improve revenue efficiency and control through the 
installation of an enhanced computerized UNCTAD  ASYCUDA system for the production of Customs 
and Trade statistics, reducing the administrative burden on the trading community, and increasing 
the efficiency in the Customs clearance process.  4. Eligible Enterpri ses or Institutions: Government of Sierra Leone National Revenue Authority 
(NRA)  IP/C/W/594/Add.3 
 
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5. Type of technology transferred: improve access to available techniques; and to provide 
training in technology management.  
6. Functioning in practice: 
 The NRA Customs Department have been trained and are using ASYCUDA for customs clearance 
purposes at customs HQ, Freetown port and Lunghi  airport. The IT team have been trained to 
update reports and amend information within the system, such as tariffs etc, as and when policy changes require. Clearing Agents use the system to their record shipments. The system captures 
management information on activities and trad e by importers and exporters and their agents. 
 
7. Examples of ongoing projects: N/A  
8. Contact:  
 Alison Batt 
DFID Sierra Leone 
5 Off Spur Road Wilberforce Freetown 
Sierra Leone  
 Name of programme: Support to the Electoral Cycle in Sierra Leone  
2010  - 2013 
 1. Description 
 
DFID Sierra Leone provided funding through UNDP ’s Donor Elections basket fund arrangement for 
Support to the Electoral Cycle in Sierra Leone 2011-2014.   
The Voter registration technology used in Sierra Leone in 1996 – 2008 was Scanning Technology, 
which employed the use of Optical Mark Recognit ion method (OMR) for data collection and high-
speed optical scanners for data entry. The Sierra Leone National Election Commission (NEC) 
decided to move to an updateable biometric system for the 2012 elections. 
 The BVR solution adopted by Sierra Leone National Election Commission (NEC) includes 800 BVR 
registration kits. These kits each included an encased laptop fitted with biometric software, a 
fingerprint scanner, and a web-camera with built-in light. This system allows NEC to capture facial photographs and fingerprints for biometric record.  
2. Beneficiary Countries: Sierra Leone 
 3. Objective(s) type of incentives given: 
 
 The system allows for the establishment of a permanent voter register that is updateable 
and can be used for future elections; 
 the permanent register reduces the cost in future registrations; 
 increased accuracy in the data capture; 
 the capture of each voter’s photograph and unique fingerprints facilitates biometric 
analysis of registration data for multiple registrations ( duplicate); 
 d e t e r s  p e o p l e  f r o m  t r y i n g  t o  d o u b l e  v o t e  a n d ,  i f  c a u g h t  f r a u d u l e n t l y  t r y i n g  t o  d o u b l e  
vote, there is the opportunity for criminal prosecution; 
 replacement of lost Voter ID Cards becomes simple; 
 production of high quality digital photogra phs and voter ID Cards that are not tamper 
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   production of accurate, up-to-date and current Final Voter Register with photographs of 
all registered voters. 
4. Eligible Enterprises or Institutions: 
 
National Elections Commission (NEC), Sierra Leone  
 5. Type of technology transferred: improve access to available techniques; and provide 
training in technology management (1600 Registration Staff trained). 
 6. Functioning in practice:  
 The biometric system: 
 NEC estimates the possibility of multiple registration is reduced to 0.01%; 
 eliminate the possibility of ghost registration as electors have to be physically present to 
participate in the process;  
 mew electors can be added to the register as necessary; 
 voters will be able to change their details and effect transfers to other electoral areas; 
 the voter register can be easily updated; 
 lost ID Cards can be replaced through reference to biometric details in the database; 
 in March 2012 trained staff have used the biometric voter registration kits to capture 
voter registration information in March 2012. The data was then verified and voter ID 
cards were produced and issued to voters in July 2012. The system will be used to 
record votes during the November 2012 elections. 
7. Examples of ongoing projects: 
 
2012 Elections in Sierra Leone (as set out above)  
8. Contact: 
 Alison Batt DFID Sierra Leone 
5 Off Spur Road 
Wilberforce Freetown 
Sierra Leone 
 Name of programme: Business Innovation Facility (BIF) 
  
1. Description: 
 The UK’s Department for International Developm ent (DFID) supporting the Business Innovation 
Facility (BIF) which is a three year pilot running until December 2013 working in five countries: 
Bangladesh, India, Malawi, Nigeria and Zambia.  BIF is a £7 million programme which supports companies as they develop and implement inclusive 
businesses. Inclusive business is profitable core business activity that also expands opportunities 
for people at the base of the pyramid: either as producers suppliers, employees, distributors, or as 
consumers of affordable goods and services. 
The BIF offers a creative approach to supporting companies. Support comes as advice and 
technical assistance, sourced from a network of international experts with on the ground knowledge and insight. The Facility engages with companies in-country, in a practical ‘hands-on’ way from early engagement through to the provision of expert inputs and deliverables.  
An extension of BIF is in development. IP/C/W/594/Add.3 
 
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  2. Beneficiary Countries: 
 BIF operates in three LDC countries: Bangladesh, Malawi, and Zambia.  
3. Objective(s) type of  incentives given: 
 
 Generate new employment opportunities in developing countries; 
 improve the quality of supply chains, helpin g local businesses to diversify, and/or 
become more competitive; 
 include innovations and/or technologies which make it easier for individuals and 
businesses to do business. 
4. Eligible enterpri ses or institutions: Private companies who are committed to creating 
opportunities for people at the base of the py ramid: either as producers suppliers, employees, 
distributors, or as consumers of affordable goods and services. 
 
5. Type of technology transferred: agricultural technology, advice and information; business 
support services; information technology enabled solutions; and climate-smart solutions. 
 
6. Functioning in practice:  
 Initiatives should be innovative and led by the pr ivate sector. Projects should have a good chance 
of commercial success and the potential for significant development impact. Participating 
companies are committed to sharing their stories and the lessons they learn.   
7. Examples of ongoing projects: 
 Afri-Nut (Malawi) 
 
BIF is supporting the establishment of Afri-Nut,a specialised Malawian groundnut processing and distribution marketing business. Afri-Nut will work with the National Association of Smallholder Farmers of Malawi (NASFAM) to move beyond the production of raw groundnuts into a range of 
value added products with higher profit margins pr oduced for international, regional and domestic 
markets.  
Environmental Research and Analytical Service (ERAS) (Bangladesh) 
With BIF support ERAS is looking to expand its business to create viable private sector supply chains that give small-holder farmers access to affordable and effective soil testing services in 
rural areas of Bangladesh. BIF is providing ERAS  with business planning, strategy development 
and market linkages with local entrepreneurs.   iSchool (Zambia) 
 
iSchool offers equipment, curriculum material, connectivity and teacher training for schools focusing on enquiry-based learning. Children from low-income families gain access to improved 
education. The BIF is supporting iSchool in setting  up a sustainable and scalable business model to 
offer services on a commercial basis, by fining the optimal revenue model  
8. Contact: 
 E-mail: info@businessinnovationfacility.org  
http://www.businessinnovationfacility.org/  
 
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