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IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
2 November 2012 
 (12-6038) 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects of 
Intellectual Property Rights Original:   English 
 
 
 
REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ARTICLE 66.2 
OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT 
 
European Union 
 
Addendum 
  
The following communication, dated 2 October 2012, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the European Union. 
 
_______________ 
 
 This document complements the information on the implementation of Article 66.2 of the 
TRIPS Agreement, as provided in document  IP/C/W/558/Add.7 of 21 February 2012. 
 
I. GENERAL REMARKS 
1. This document is circulated in accordance w ith the Decision of the Council for TRIPS of 
19 February 2003, according to which developed c ountry Members shall submit annually reports on 
actions taken or planned in pursuance of their co mmitments 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). 
2. As agreed in the Council for TRIPS, this docum ent is a detailed report on technology transfer 
incentives put in place by the EU and its member States. 
II. SCOPE AND NATURE OF INFORMATION PROVIDED 
3. Technology transfer refers here to the ways and means through which companies, individuals 
and organizations acquire technolog y or know-how from foreign sources.  There are several types of 
technologies as well as several channels of transmis sion.  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. 
4. It is clear that the private - and particularly the commercial - sector is nowadays the main 
source of technologies and, in this context, techno logy transfer is often one component of a more 
complex project, rather than a stand-alone activity.   Indeed, there are technology transfer aspects in 
many projects that go under the label of "technical assistance".  Most projects that deal with sectors 
such as energy, water, agricultu re, governance and infrastructure contain transfer of know-how and 
technology. IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  5. In their efforts to encourage and promot e 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 sec tor to transfer its technologies.  Incentives can 
therefore only take the form of encouragement, pr omotion and facilitation of projects which are part 
of a global and comprehensive approach to development. 
6. 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 the EU strongly suppor ts regional integration, which fosters better 
understanding and political and econom ic 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. 
III. EUROPEAN UNION ACTION 
A. E
DUCATION  
7. Transfer of know-how is also contained in projects that deal with education.  The 
European Commission funds a programme entitled "E rasmus mundi" which allows for students from 
third countries the possibility to come to the EU to do masters and doctorat es and supports partnership 
programmes between higher education establishmen ts in the EU and third countries.  Around 
a thousand students from 36 LD Cs have benefited from Erasmus Mundi  scholarships to do masters 
and PhDs over the past five years and have been able to return with knowledge which has been and 
will be put to the use of their home countries.  Pa rtnership programmes with universities exist for the 
African and Caribbean states and an additional ten LDCs via the programme Edulink (to an amount 
of €35 million).  The subjects covered include engin eering, research and innovation and design.  The 
programmes also cover the funding of students' attendance at these universities in the EU. 
8. Furthermore, the European Commission allocat es 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 EU 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. 
B. ACP  SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY II PROGRAMME  
 9. The group of African Caribbean and Pacifi c countries encompasses all LDCs except for 
the nine LDCs in Asia.  This part of the AC P programme is contributing €20 million in 2012 to 
support science and technology capacity-building projects.  This programme is also complementary to 
the Food Security Thematic Programme ( FSTP) which focuses on research and technology 
cooperation and capacity building and is funded to the amount of €233 million. 
10. The overall objectives are: 
- To strengthen the ACP's States capacity in  the areas of science and technology and 
innovation with particular emphasis on inte grated approaches to enable creation, 
uptake and use of scientific knowledge in ACP institutions and social and economic 
actors; 
 - to enhance use of S&T as key enable rs for poverty reduction, growth and 
socio-economic development; 
 
- to contribute to dissemination and adopti on of relevant biotechnologies for food 
security and poverty reduction in ACP countries.  IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  C. INTRA -ACP SUPPORT TO THE CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ENTERPRISE  
11. This programme aims to contribute to povert y reduction through sustained economic growth.  
The specific objective is to support small and medi um-sized enterprise development in the private 
sector and has a budget of €18 million.  Actions incl ude transferring knowledge of trade rules and 
assistance in elaborating elementary business plans. 
12. The Centre for Development of Enterpri se's (CDE's) objectives are the following: 
- Facilitate ACP-EU business partnerships; 
 
- develop enterprise support services; 
 
- assist investment promotion activities and organizations; 
 
- assist technology transfer and management skills. 
 D. @CP-ICT
 PROGRAMME  
13. In the field of information technology, the EU  funds (up to €20 million) a programme entitled 
@CP-ICT the overall objective of which is to help gov ernments and institutions to design, implement, 
monitor and evaluate their national and regional ICT policies towards sustainable development by 
providing high quality, globally benchmarked but locally relevant policy advice, training and 
capacity. 
E. 7TH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMMES - RESEARCH DIRECTORATE GENERAL  
 
1. General description: 
14. International cooperation in the field of resear ch 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 in tegral to each specific programme, which 
allows the participation of the third country's partners in the projects; 
 
-  the opening of the EU mobility programme s to third countries bringing researchers 
from developing countries for training to Eu rope while offering them a substantial 
return package. 
 
15. Under the 7th Framework Programme (2007-2013), In ternational Cooperation Partner 
Countries have received a total EU contribution of €380 million in contracts granted so far.  While 
this is about research and development projects, it is quite obvious that collaboration with research 
organizations from developed count ries implicitly results in technol ogy being transferred (either 
informally or formally, e.g. th rough access rights) between the participants and in particular to 
LDC-based entities. 
2. Beneficiary countries: 
16. The Framework Programme is open to all countri es;  however, some specific activities also 
target specifically the least developed countries.  For more information, please consult the website: 
http://ec.europa.eu/research/iscp/pdf/newapproach_en.pdf  IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  3. Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
17. All legally established institutions for R&D and higher education in third countries. 
4. Examples of on-going/implemented projects: 
18. The 7
th Framework Programme for Africa 2010 covers re search in the fields of health, food, 
agriculture, fisheries and biotechnologies and the environment.  The budget allocated to this 
programme is €63 million.  The same programme enco mpasses actions on a regional basis in the field 
of science and technology.  For example, CAAST-Ne t fosters cooperation in the sub-Saharan region 
(http://ec.europa.eu/research/iscp/pdf /inconet_sub_sahar an_africa_110913.pdf) 
19. 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. 
20. A list of projects and programmes run by the Directorate General for Research (DG RTD) and 
started after July 2011 can be found in the following table.  Most projects run for a period of three to four years. 
Beneficiary 
country(ies)/
region Title and date of 
the project Description 
Asia  Technology 
Transfer for 
Food Security  DCI-FOOD/2010/021-996 (€24,250,58) The overall purpose is to improve 
the food and nutritional security of the poorest and most vulnerable in South 
and South-East Asia (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, Nepal and Pakistan, India) throug h improved access to agricultural technology.  
In addressing this overall objective, the Programme has specific objectives:  
(1) sustainably raising agricultural productivity;  (2) improving linkages to markets for inputs, services and produce;  (3) fostering and strengthening 
local institutions. 
North Korea  Machinery, 
equipment supplying DCI-FOOD/2010-022-209 (€2,000,000) Supply of small and medium-sized 
machinery and equipment to cooperative farms or other institutions to contribute to improving food security in the DPRK. 
Africa 
Regional Green Economy, 
Social and 
Environmental Entrepreneurship DCI-ENV/2010/242-703 (€3,200,000) The overall objective is to make sure 
that governments and stakeholders refocus policies and investment on green 
economic sectors, such as renewabl e energy, sustainable agriculture, 
forests, water, tourism and waste management;  strengthen local capacity;  
and enhance social and environmenta l entrepreneurship.  The specific 
objectives are to stimulate both investment and policy initiatives that promote green economy objectives and the creation of social and 
environmental entrepreneurial activities in Africa. 
Africa 
Regional  Africa-EU 
Renewable Energy 
Cooperation 
Programme (RECoop) - 
Start-Up Phase  DCI-ENV/2010/247-140 (€5,000,000) The overall objective of the RECP is 
to stimulate sustainable economic and social development in Africa through 
an increased use of Africa's renewable energy sources.  The purpose of the 
EU support to the start-up phase is that a basis is established for the 
comprehensive ten-year Africa-EU Renewable Energy Cooperation Programme (including inputs to planning/preparation and mobilizing 
stronger EU MS involvement), and that the first activities of the programme 
are successfully implemented includin g on policy and market development 
and on mobilization of finance.  IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  Beneficiary 
country(ies)/
region Title and date of 
the project Description 
Africa 
Regional 
 Phase II of the 
ACP Science and Technology 
Programme DCI_AFS/2010/022-313 (€20,000,000) The overall objectives, as defined 
by the 10
th EDF Intra-ACP Strategy, are to: 
- To address the scientific divide and to strengthen the ACP States' 
capacity in the areas of science and technology (S&T) and innovation 
(PSTICB-2) with particular emphasis on integrated approaches to 
enable creation, uptake and use of scientific knowledge in 
ACP institutions and social and economic actors; 
- to enhance use of S&T as key enablers for poverty reduction, growth 
and socio-economic development; 
- to contribute to dissemination and adoption of relevant 
biotechnologies for food security and poverty reduction in 
ACP countries. 
The specific objective is to contribute to the strengthening of STI in 
ACP countries. 
All projects supported will focus on cross-regional and cross-institutional 
experiences, emphasising the strengthening of networks within the systems of innovation.  Appropriate mechanisms for dissemination of results will be 
compulsory. 
Bangladesh Aquaculture for 
Food Security, Poverty 
Alleviation and 
Nutrition 
 
Started 1.1.2012 Aquaculture is widely considered as important for enhancing food security, 
alleviating poverty and improving nutrition.  However, little information is available concerning the direct and indi rect impacts of aq uaculture on food 
security and poverty alleviation in most developing countries and LIFDCs.  
Strengthening the knowledge base surrounding aquaculture and food and nutrition security through this project will provide the evidence upon which 
sound resource allocation and strategies can be based, and subsequently 
plan, implement and coordinate effi ciently development and research 
programmes supporting the sustainable expansion of aquaculture and 
increasing its impact on food security a nd poverty alleviation.  The project 
is to be implemented by 18 partners in 11 selected LIFDCs, three EU partners, and three international organizations.  The project will 
strengthen the knowledge base on food security and poverty and develop 
new methodologies or more rigorous methodologies to quantify the contribution of aquaculture in combating hunger and poverty in developing 
countries and LIFDCs.  This will endeavour to better understand 
aquaculture's contribution to human development.  Project partner countries 
were selected based on varied human development conditions and national 
level efforts in including aquaculture for improving national food security and alleviating poverty.  They represent all major aquaculture regions and 
ICPCs where aquaculture has major contributions to national economy 
involve high numbers of small-scale aquaculture farms, and with high international trade of fish and fishery products.  The results of the project 
will be brought to the attention of countries and development partners, 
particularly the EU, and outputs will help LIFDCs and various development 
partners to improve efficiency and coordination in development initiatives 
focused on aquaculture as a means of promoting food security and poverty 
alleviation. 
Participant:  BANGLADESH FI SHERIES RESEARCH FORUM 
(EC contribution:  €24,000) Total Project Cost:  €1,062,072 IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  Beneficiary 
country(ies)/
region Title and date of 
the project Description 
Bangladesh 
(cont'd) Genomic and 
lifestyle predictors of 
foetal outcome 
relevant to 
diabetes and 
obesity and their relevance to 
prevention 
strategies in South Asian 
peoples. 
 Project Start:  
1.2.2012 Despite a strong genetic component to diabetes and obesity, the rapidly 
rising prevalence of these disorders is due to adaptation to a changing 
environment.  The epicentre of the "diabetes epidemic" is in South Asia and 
this is reflected in the migrant populations in Europe.  Current prevention 
strategies are focused on adult life and target over-nutrition in high-risk 
adults.  However, for many population groups across the globe, these 
strategies ignore many key principles that underlie the increasing global prevalence of these diseases.  A subs tantial portion of the South Asian 
people, living in their home countries experience nutrition deprivation, 
while after migration to Europe, may encounter nutritional abundance resulting in imbalance during their lifecourse.  These conditions are of 
particular importance during foetal and early developmental stages where 
environmental insults may interact with genetic risk to induce "foetal programming" of adult metabolic disease.  Few groups have targeted early 
life programming as an opportunity for the prevention of diabetes/obesity in 
childhood and subsequent adult life and there are limited guidelines on this topic.  The proposed grant will bring together a unique group of 
investigators in South Asia (India, Bangladesh and Pakistan) and Europe 
(UK, Norway, Germany and Finland)  with SMEs of complementary 
expertise (Germany and Spain) combining prevention strategies, 
state-of-the-art genomics, social scie nces and public heal th that focus on 
these early life predictors of diseas e.  The major objective behind this 
collaborative and multi-disciplinary approach is to combine knowledge 
from the work packages on lifestyle, nutrition and genomics to both inform 
public health policy through guideline development and design a large-scale 
pragmatic intervention to prevent the metabolic syndrome, obesity and 
diabetes in South Asian populations aimed at early life taking into account multi-generational effects. 
Participant:  DIABETIC ASSOCIATION OF BANGLADESH - DAB 
(EC contribution:  €94,803) Total Project Cost:  €3,887,201 
 Quantifying 
projected impacts under 
2°C warming 
 
Project Start:  
1.10.2011 Political discussions on the European goal to limit global warming to 2°C 
demands that discussions are informed  by the best available science on 
projected impacts and possible benef its.  IMPACT2C enhances knowledge, 
quantifies climate change im pacts, and adopts a clear and logical structure, 
with climate and impacts modelling, vulnerabilities, risks and economic 
costs, as well as potential responses,  within a pan-European sector based 
analysis.  IMPACT2C utilizes a range of  models within a multi-disciplinary 
international expert team and asse sses effects on water, energy, 
infrastructure, coasts, tourism, forest ry, agriculture, ecosystems services, 
and health and air quality-climate interactions.  IMPACT2C introduces key innovations.  First, harmonized socio-economic assumptions/scenarios will 
be used, to ensure that both individual and cross-sector assessments are 
aligned to the 2°C (1.5°C) scenario for both impacts and adaptation, e.g. in 
relation to land-use pressures between agriculture and forestry.  Second, it 
has a core theme of uncertainty , and will devel op a methodological 
framework integrating the uncertainties within and across the different sectors, in a consistent way.  In so doing, analysis of adaptation responses 
under uncertainty will be enhanced.  Finally, a cross-sectoral perspective is 
adopted to complement the sector analysis.  A number of case studies will be developed for particularly vulnerable areas, subject to multiple impacts 
(e.g. the Mediterranean), with the focus being on cross-sectoral interactions 
(e.g. land-use competition) and cross-cutting themes (e.g. cities).  The project also assesses climate change im pacts in some of the world's most  IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  Beneficiary 
country(ies)/
region Title and date of 
the project Description 
Bangladesh 
(cont'd)  vulnerable regions:  Bangladesh, Africa (Nile and Niger basins), and the 
Maldives.  IMPACT2C integrates and synthesises project findings suitable for awareness raising and are readily  communicable to a wide audience, 
and relevant for policy negotiations. 
Participant:  BANGLADESH CENTRE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES 
ASSOCIATION (EC contribution:  € 45285).  Participant:  INSTITUTE 
OF WATER MODELLING (EC contribution:  €72,000) Total Project Cost:  €8,447,372 
Burkina Faso Biotechnology 
for Africa's 
sustainable water 
supply  
Project Start:  
1.8.2011 Polluted water treatment before use has been an almost unique solution to 
deal with growing water scarcity.  Th e treatment of water and elimination 
of pollutants, mainly pathogenic organisms, xenobiotics and heavy metals, 
although itself presents significant challenges, is crucial for human health and environmental considerations.  However, most regions in developing 
countries cannot afford the costs of advanced and specialized systems.  
Numerous water cleaning methods are based in natural, plants or 
micro-organisms, biochemical processes.  Biotechnology is a useful tool 
that is delivering improved products and process for environmental sustainability, and promises a range of benefits to manage the industrial 
WW economically and effectively around the world.  Some 
biotechnological techniques are quite sophisticated but others are simple, cost effective and adapte d to local conditions and resources of developing 
countries.  These natural biological treatment systems include lagooning, 
land treatment, phytodepuration, or constructed wetlands systems.  They can be applied as secondary or tertiary purification treatment, allowing the 
removal of pathogenic microorganisms and the degradation of the organic 
pollutants, so that waste water can be  recycled for irrigation and domestic 
use and hence reduce the pressure on the hydric resources.  Other 
biotechnological techniques to be taken into account within this proposal 
are biofiltration, membrane bioreactor s and algae and other aquatic crops' 
application for wastew ater purification. 
Participant:  CENTRE REGIONAL POUR L'EAU POTABLE ET 
L'ASSAINISSEMENT A FAIBLE COUT (EC contribution:  €77,575)Total Project Cost:  €1,264,465 IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  Beneficiary 
country(ies)/
region Title and date of 
the project Description 
Burundi IST-Africa 
Initiative (2012-2013) - 
Regional Impact 
of Information 
Society 
Technologies in Africa 
 
Project Start:  1.10.2011 IST-Africa (2012-2013) is a strategic collaboration between one European 
partner and 19 African Ministries and National Councils responsible for ICT /STI adoption, policy and resear ch representing North Africa (Egypt, 
Tunisia), Southern Africa (South Af rica, Namibia, Lesotho, Mauritius, 
Mozambique, Botswana, Zambia, Swaziland, Malawi), East Africa 
(Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Burundi , Ethiopia), West Africa (Senegal, 
Ghana) and Central Africa (Cameroon).  The main objectives of IST-Africa 
(2012-2013) are to:  Support Information Society and ICT R&D dialogues 
and increase cooperation between EC, AUC, EU and African MS and key 
regional organizations;  Support work of European Expert Group and implementation of  the 8
th Africa-EU Strategic Partnership;  Organize 
events synchronized with dialogue meetings, providing input on common 
R&D priorities and strengthening EU-A frica research links;  Identify and 
analyse African ICT research priorities and provide recommendations for 
future Africa - EU cooperation;  St rengthen cooperative research links 
between European and African organizations to establish strategic partnerships;  Support development of NCPs in partner countries.  
IST-Africa (2012-2013) will:  Organize two Thematic Working Group 
Meetings;  Facilitation of two informal Dialogue Meetings of European Expert Group (hosted by EU Member States or EC) to support 
EC;  Organise two Ministerial level research conferences in Africa and 
meetings with RECs and other regional stakeholders;  Engage with national and regional African S&T/ICT Stakeholders  to identify research priorities;  
Organise FP7 Training Workshops in new Partner Countries (Zambia, 
Ethiopia, Ghana, Swaziland, Malawi ) to create awareness about Calls, 
validate priorities, inform recomme ndations;  Organize two IST-Africa 
Workshops at European conf erences to highlight African research capacity;  
Maximize regional impact by engaging with relevant Technology Platforms 
and publishing content. 
Participant:  Ministère de l'Enseigne ment Supérieur et de la Recherche 
Scientifique (EC contribution:  €23,450) Total Project Cost:  €1,078,205  IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  Beneficiary 
country(ies)/
region Title and date of 
the project Description 
Cambodia Dengue research 
Framework for Resisting 
Epidemics in 
Europe 
 
Project Start:  1.1.2012 WHO estimates that one of the main consequences of global warming will 
be an increased burden of vector-borne diseases.  Among these, dengue appears to be particularly problematic, with tens of millions of cases of 
dengue fever estimated to occur annually, including up to 500,000 cases of 
the life-threatening dengue hemorrhagic fever/dengue shock syndrome.  In 
recent years, the global burden of  dengue disease has been rising 
dramatically and this prolific incr ease has been connected to societal 
changes such as population growth, urbanization and the transport of 
infected hosts and vectors.  In addition, rising temperatures and global 
climate change may lead to the expansion of the range of major mosquito vectors, extension of the transmissi on season in areas  with currently 
circulating dengue virus and increase in the mosquito spp. vectorial 
capacity.  Active surveillance to detect incoming dengue virus (DENV) in regions at the limits of DENV circulation are an important initial step in the 
prevention of dengue epidemics in Europe.  Asymptomatic infections likely 
play a crucial role in the initial invasion process and DENV transmission and, although hitherto ignored, must be addressed.  Using retrospective and 
prospective data from Asia, the main objectives of the programme are: 
(1) to identify key factors determining dengue transmission, outcome of infection and epidemics;  (2) the development of novel diagnostic tools to 
detect asymptomatic infections.  We will estimate the risk of DENV 
spreading to uninfected areas, esp ecially in Southern Europe where 
susceptible vector exists.  The major tools generated will be predictive 
models that enable specific interventions to reduce epidemic probability 
and diagnostic methods for surveillance.  Inherent in this approach is the 
belief that improved surveillance and diagnosis of the asymptomatic 
dengue carriers will contribute to effective intervention, especially during early stages of pathogen invasion into a naïve region. 
Participant:  INSTITUT PASTEU R DU CAMBODGE FOUNDATION 
(EC contribution:  €751,504) Total Project Cost:  €8,447,902 
 Sustainable 
Micronutrient Interventions to 
Control 
Deficiencies and 
Improve 
Nutritional Status and 
General Health 
in Asia  
Project Start:  
1.1.2012 Interventions to improve nutritional status are of critical importance to 
achieve Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).  Micronutrient 
deficiencies, mainly iron, zinc, vitamin A and iodine deficiencies 
affect billions of people worldwide, are responsible for more than 
one million child deaths per year and pr event a third of the world's children 
from reaching their intellectual and physical potential.  The SMILING 
project "Sustainable Micro nutrient Interventions to control deficiencies and 
Improved Nutritional status and General health in Asia" will produce a 
new, feasible and sustainable nutrition intervention agenda, which will be 
country-specific and directed to wome n of reproductive age (non-pregnant 
women, pregnant and lactating women) and young children under 
two years of age.  The proj ect focuses specifically on the 
South-East Asian region because of the diversity in the extent and severity of malnutrition in that region and on the diversity of political, economic, 
social and cultural contexts.  The SMILING proposal deliberately avoids 
expressing pre-conceived views on which interventions should be prioritized currently or in the future as the deliverables of the Action will 
reflect the views and opinions of a wide range of stakeholders in the region 
who will be consulted during the project. IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  Beneficiary 
country(ies)/
region Title and date of 
the project Description 
Cambodia 
(cont'd)  The ultimate objective of the Action is to integrate priorities for 
appropriate, efficient, feasible and sustainable interventions to improve 
micronutrient status, health and development of women of reproductive age 
and young children primarily into the national policies of the five target 
countries in South-East Asia and in the agenda of the civil society, private 
sector, international organizations and NGOs.  The goal is not only 
protecting people from hunger but also to guarantee food and nutritional security to these most vulnerable groups, thereby contributing directly to 
MDG1, MDG5 and MDG4 and as well by extension to MDG2 and MDG6. 
Participant:  Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 
(EC contribution:  €68,619.1) Total Project Cost:  €2325284.32 
Ethiopia Private Sector 
Development 
Programme  FED/2010/021-440 (€11,000,000) 
Support to Private Sector Developm ent aims to incr ease the level of 
competitiveness to Ethiopia's private sector and to assist the government in 
its efforts to accelerate trade and facilita te the countries integration into the 
regional and world economy. 
 A framework for 
enhancing EO 
capacity for Agriculture and 
Forest 
Management in Africa as a 
contribution to 
GEOSS 
 
Project Start:  1.10.2011 AGRICAB aims to strengthen Earth Obse rvation (EO) capacities in Africa 
by building on the open data sharing through GEONETCast, connecting the 
available satellite and other data with predictive models in order to facilitate integration in agriculture and forestry planning and management 
processes.  Dedicated national applications in various African countries are 
designed to address particular policy issues related to livestock, crop systems and forest management.  Through these applications, "twinning 
partnerships" are developed between a European and an African partner, to 
maximize knowledge transfer and inte gration.  Experiences learned will 
form a good basis for regional trainings to the member states of the 
Observatoire du Sahara et du Sahel (OSS) in Tunisia, the Regional Centre for Mapping Resources for Development (RCMRD) in Kenya and the 
AGRHYMET regional centre in Niger, c overing almost the entire African 
continent.  These activities will be linked with Africa-wide management and research initiatives and programmes on Forest and Agriculture and 
builds on experiences from the GEONETCast for and by Developing 
Countries (DevCoCast) and Global Monitoring for Food Security (GMFS) projects. 
Participant:  GEOSAS CONSULTING SERVICE PLC (EC contribution:  
€46,405)  Total Project Cost:  €4,119,542  IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  Beneficiary 
country(ies)/
region Title and date of 
the project Description 
Ethiopia 
(cont'd) European Union 
and African Union 
cooperative 
research to 
increase food 
production in irrigated farming 
systems in 
Africa/ EAU4Food 
 
Project Start:  1.7.2011 EAU4Food seeks to address the need fo r new approaches to increase food 
production in irrigated areas in Africa,  while ensuring healthy and resilient 
environments.  Potential pitfalls of introducing innovations in local farming 
systems, like limited adoption by farmers and trade-off effects to other 
(environmental) systems are overcome by, respectively, (i) utilizing a true 
trans-disciplinary approach, which invo lves the active participation of all 
stakeholders in all relevant disciplines, and (ii) by determining and respecting so called sustainable production thresholds.  EAU4Food is 
executed in four irrigated areas in  Africa, viz. Southern Africa 
(Mozambique and South-Africa), Tunisia, Mali and Ethiopia to fully benefit from the potential of cross distributing promising strategies and 
innovations.  At each site, key indicators,  risk factors, farm strategies and 
biophysical parameters are monitored for identification of current constraints to food production and to evaluate agro-ecological and 
socio-economic impacts of improved practices and/or innovations after 
implementation.  Results of EAU4Food are distilled into tailor made support tables and guidelines for different user groups.  These support 
tables and guidelines support decision making processes at local level by 
overseeing short-term and long-term e ffects of alternative practices and 
improved strategies.  EAU4Food is expected to have significant positive 
impacts on agricultural production at farm level for many years to come, 
and on wider policy processes at national and transnational levels.  To enlarge and maintain the impact of EAU4Food, capacity building 
programmes are developed at different levels, going from farmer to farmer 
exchange up to exchange of scientific personnel.  Moreover, further 
exploitation of the results of EAU4Food is supported via other mediums 
such as "songs of succe ss", documentaries, scho ol programmes, policy 
briefs, fact-books and scientific publications and presentations. 
Participant:  MEKELLE UN IVERSITY (EC contri bution:  €278,596)
Total Project Cost:  €4,943,245 IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  Beneficiary 
country(ies)/
region Title and date of 
the project Description 
Ethiopia 
(cont'd) Exploring the 
Future of Global Food and 
Nutrition 
Security 
 
Project Start:  1.3.2012 One of the biggest challenges facing gl obal society today is the widespread 
and growing presence of hunger and food insecurity.  Given that the lead time for some social and technological solutions is long, a long-term 
framework on global food and nutrition security (FNS) is required.  
FoodSecure aims at improving the resilience of the food system, by 
providing a means to mitigate risks and uncertainties in the world food 
system caused by economic and clim atic shocks while providing for 
sustainable economic growth.  The project provides an analytical toolbox to 
experiment, analyse, and coordinate the effects of short and medium term 
policies, thereby allowing for the execution of consistent, coherent, long-term strategies with desirable consequences. 
The FoodSecure collaboration responds to the challenge of food shortages 
and volatility by providing stakeholders, in the EU and beyond, with the capacity to assess and address the shor t term and long-term challenges of 
food and nutrition security both effectively and sustainably.  The project 
draws on an expert, multidisciplinary, science team to provide a complete set of knowledge to inform and guide decision makers and other 
stakeholders in formulating strategies to alleviate food shortages. 
The food system is analys ed in relationship to the ecosystem, energy, and 
financial markets, all of which are potential sources of shocks that can 
disrupt the food system.  In addition, it is examined in light of fundamental 
societal trends and changing attitudes towards food consumption and production.  The project emphasises the diversity of challenges of FNS in 
countries and regions.  The project delivers new empirical evidence on the 
drivers of global FNS, and classifies regions and livelihood systems in 
typologies.  A harmonized data system and modelling toolbox are 
developed for forecasts (on short term ) and forward looking (towards 2050) 
on future hunger.  A support for ef fective and sustainable actions will 
include the identification of the critical pathways for technological and 
institutional change and for EU policies in the areas of development aid, climate change, trade, common agricu ltural policy and renewable energy, 
including sustainability criteria. 
Participant:  ETHIOPIAN ECONOMICS ASSOCIATION 
(EC contribution:  €135,000) Total Project Cost:  €10,351,346  IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  Beneficiary 
country(ies)/
region Title and date of 
the project Description 
Ethiopia 
(cont'd) IST-Africa 
Initiative (2012-2013) - 
Regional Impact 
of Information 
Society 
Technologies in Africa 
 
Project Start:  1.10.2011 IST-Africa (2012-2013) is a strategic collaboration between one European 
partner and 19 African Ministries and National Councils responsible for ICT /STI adoption, policy and resear ch representing North Africa (Egypt, 
Tunisia), Southern Africa (South Af rica, Namibia, Lesotho, Mauritius, 
Mozambique, Botswana, Zambia, Swaziland, Malawi), East Africa 
(Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Burundi , Ethiopia), West Africa (Senegal, 
Ghana) and Central Africa (Cameroon).  The main objectives of IST-Africa 
(2012-2013) are to:  Support Information Society and ICT R&D dialogues 
and increase cooperation between EC, AUC, EU and African MS and key 
regional organizations;  Support work of European Expert Group and implementation of the 8
th Africa-EU Strategic Partnership;  Organize 
events synchronized with dialogue meetings, providing input on common 
R&D priorities and strengthening EU-Africa research links;  Identify and analyse African ICT research priorities and provide recommendations for 
future Africa - EU cooperation;  St rengthen cooperative research links 
between European and African organizations to establish strategic partnerships;  Support development of NCPs in partner countries. 
 
IST-Africa (2012-2013) will:  Organize two Thematic Working Group Meetings;  Facilitation of two informal Dialogue Meetings of European 
Expert Group (hosted by EU Member States or EC) to support EC;  
Organize two Ministerial level research  conferences in Africa and meetings 
with RECs and other Regional stakeholders;  Engage with national and 
regional African S&T/ICT Stakeholders to identify research priorities;  
Organise FP7 Training Workshops in new Partner Countries (Zambia, 
Ethiopia, Ghana, Swaziland, Malawi ) to create awareness about Calls, 
validate priorities, inform recommendations;  Organise two IST-Africa Workshops at European conf erences to highlight African research capacity;  
Maximize regional impact by engaging with relevant Technology Platforms 
and publishing content. 
Participant:  MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
(EC contribution:  €26,215) Total Project Cost:  €1,078,205 IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  Beneficiary 
country(ies)/
region Title and date of 
the project Description 
Lao People's 
Democratic Republic Sustainable 
Micronutrient Interventions to 
Control 
Deficiencies and 
Improve 
Nutritional Status and 
General Health 
in Asia  
Project Start:  
1.1.2012 Interventions to improve nutritional status are of critical importance to 
achieve Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).  Micronutrient 
deficiencies, mainly iron, zinc, vitamin A and iodine deficiencies 
affect billions of people worldwide, are responsible for more than 
one million child deaths per year and pr event a third of the world's children 
from reaching their intellectual and physical potential.  The SMILING 
project "Sustainable Micronutrient Interventions to Control Deficiencies and Improved Nutritional Status and General health in Asia" will produce a 
new, feasible and sustainable nutrition intervention agenda, which will be 
country-specific and directed to wome n of reproductive age (non-pregnant 
women, pregnant and lactating women) and young children under 
two years of age.  The project focuse s specifically on the South-East Asian 
region because of the diversity in the extent and severity of malnutrition in that region and on the diversity of political, economic, social and cultural 
contexts.  The SMILING proposal deliberately avoids expressing 
pre-conceived views on which interventions should be prioritized currently or in the future as the deliverables of the Action will reflect the views and 
opinions of a wide range of stakeholders in the region who will be 
consulted during the project. 
The ultimate objective of the Action is to integrate priorities for 
appropriate, efficient, feasible and sustainable interventions to improve 
micronutrient status, health and development of women of reproductive age and young children primarily into the national policies of the five target 
countries in South-East Asia and in the agenda of the civil society, private 
sector, international organizations and NGOs.  The goal is not only 
protecting people from hunger but al so to guaranty food and nutritional 
security to these most vulnerable groups, thereby contributing directly to MDG1, MDG5 and MDG4 and as well by extension to MDG2 and MDG6. 
Participant:  MINISTRY OF HEALTH (EC contribution:  €86,466)
Total Project Cost:  €2,325,284  IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  Beneficiary 
country(ies)/
region Title and date of 
the project Description 
Lesotho IST-Africa 
Initiative (2012-2013) - 
Regional Impact 
of Information 
Society 
Technologies in Africa 
 
Project Start:  1.10.2011 IST-Africa (2012-2013) is a strategic collaboration between one European 
partner and 19 African Ministries and National Councils responsible for ICT /STI adoption, policy and research representing North Africa (Egypt, 
Tunisia), Southern Africa (South A frica, Namibia, Lesotho, Mauritius, 
Mozambique, Botswana, Zambia, Swaziland, Malawi), East Africa 
(Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Burundi,  Ethiopia), West Africa (Senegal, 
Ghana) and Central Africa (Cameroon).  The main objectives of IST-Africa 
(2012 - 2013) are to:  Support Information Society and ICT R&D dialogues 
and increase cooperation between EC, AUC, EU and African MS and key 
regional organizations;  Support work of European Expert Group and implementation of the 8
th Africa-EU Strategic Partnership;  Organize 
events synchronized with dialogue meetings, providing input on common 
R&D priorities and strengthening EU-A frica research links;  Identify and 
analyse African ICT research priorities and provide recommendations for 
future Africa - EU cooperation;  Strengthen cooperative research links 
between European and African organizations to establish strategic partnerships;  Support development of NCPs in partner countries. 
IST-Africa (2012-2013) will:  Organize two Thematic Working Group 
Meetings;  Facilitation of two informal Dialogue Meetings of European Expert Group (hosted by EU Member States or EC) to support EC;  
Organise two Ministerial level research  conferences in Africa and meetings 
with RECs and other regional stakeholders;  Engage with national and regional African S&T/ICT Stakeholders to identify research priorities;  
Organise FP7 Training Workshops in new Partner Countries (Zambia, 
Ethiopia, Ghana, Swaziland, Malawi ) to create awareness about Calls, 
validate priorities, inform recommendations;  Organize two IST-Africa 
Workshops at European conf erences to highlight Afri can research capacity;  
Maximize regional impact by engaging with relevant Technology Platforms 
and publishing content. 
Participant:  MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS, SCIENCE AND 
TECHNOLOGY (EC contribution:  €25,126) Total Project Cost:  
€1,078,205 IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  Beneficiary 
country(ies)/
region Title and date of 
the project Description 
Madagascar Enhancing 
Knowledge for Renewed 
Policies against 
Poverty 
 
Project Start:  1.4.2012 NOPOOR aims to build new knowledge on the nature and extent of poverty 
in developing countries to prov ide policymakers with a broader 
understanding of poverty.  We believe that poverty cannot be tackled 
without a comprehensive approach.  We know that poverty is a 
multidimensional phenomenon, but NOPOOR will explore new and 
uncharted dimensions.  It is not just a picture of poverty, but also an 
understanding of poverty entry and exit processes that is needed for achieving MDGs and for making more effective the policies.  
Nineteen experienced partners are invo lved in the project, which includes 
ten teams from developing and emerging countries in three regions (Latin America, sub-Saha ran Africa and South Asia).  These countries have 
implemented different poverty reduction policies, and this will form the 
basis for the comparative and case studies approach taken. 
The project will identify key mechanisms that explain the persistence and 
exacerbation of poverty, which have been altered by the insertion of 
developing countries into the globalization process, including trade, aid, FDI and migration, and by the growing interdependence of economies.  
Causes may differ between countries.  This calls for policies and actions to 
be tailored to each poor country's char acteristics, including their access to 
resources, political regime, quality of institutions and governance.  These 
points are developed by various appr oaches, including political economics, 
and different methods:  surveys, econometric studies and case studies. 
NOPOOR will put significant resources into generating new knowledge 
from original surveys, database work and qualitative work.  It will also look 
forward to future scenarios.  Conc lusions will be oriented to policy 
recommendations.  Beyond this contribution to scientific knowledge, 
NOPOOR will pursue an active policy of dissemination and capacity building, including training of young Southern researchers and the 
implementation of a permanent network with National Institutes of 
Statistics (NIS).  The project is po licy-oriented.  NO POOR will accompany 
the EU's agenda for its policy against poverty by consultations, guidance 
notes, and policy briefs on issues relating to the program.  The review of 
MDG will constitute an important point of focus in the future years. 
Participant:  UNIVERSITY OF AN TANANARIVO (EC contribution:  
€250,570) Total Project Cost:  €9,873,550  IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  Beneficiary 
country(ies)/
region Title and date of 
the project Description 
Malawi IST-Africa 
Initiative (2012-2013) - 
Regional Impact 
of Information 
Society 
Technologies in Africa 
 
Project Start:  1.10.2011 IST-Africa (2012-2013) is a strategic collaboration between one European 
partner and 19 African Ministries and National Councils responsible for ICT /STI adoption, policy and resear ch representing North Africa (Egypt, 
Tunisia), Southern Africa (South Af rica, Namibia, Lesotho, Mauritius, 
Mozambique, Botswana, Zambia, Swaziland, Malawi), East Africa 
(Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Burundi , Ethiopia), West Africa (Senegal, 
Ghana) and Central Africa (Cameroon). 
The main objectives of IST-Afri ca (2012-2013) are to:  Support 
Information Society and ICT R&D dialogues and increase cooperation 
between EC, AUC, EU and African MS and key regional organizations;  Support work of European Expert Group and implementation of 
the 8
th Africa-EU Strategic Partnership;  Organize events synchronized with 
dialogue meetings, providing input on common R&D priorities and strengthening EU-Africa research links ;  Identify and analyse African ICT 
research priorities and provide reco mmendations for future Africa - 
EU cooperation;  Strengthen cooperative research links between European and African organizations to establish strategic partnerships;  Support 
development of NCPs in partner countries. 
IST-Africa (2012-2013) will:  Organize two Thematic Working Group 
Meetings;  Facilitation of two informal Dialogue Meetings of European 
Expert Group (hosted by EU Member States or EC) to support EC;  
Organize two Ministerial level research  conferences in Africa and meetings 
with RECs and other Regional stakeholders;  Engage with national and 
regional African S&T/ICT Stakeholders to identify research priorities;  
Organize FP7 Training Workshops in new Partner Countries (Zambia, 
Ethiopia, Ghana, Swaziland, Malawi ) to create awareness about calls, 
validate priorities, inform recomme ndations;  Organize two IST-Africa 
Workshops at European conf erences to highlight African research capacity;  
Maximize regional impact by engaging with relevant Technology Platforms 
and publishing content. 
Participant:  MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND 
TECHNOLOGY (EC contribution:  €27,190) Total Project Cost:  
€1,078,205 IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  Beneficiary 
country(ies)/
region Title and date of 
the project Description 
Mali AFRICA BUILD 
(Building a Research and 
Education 
Infrastructure for 
Africa) 
 Project Start:  
1.8.2011 Topic:  AFRICA BUILD aims to impr ove capacity for health research and 
education in Africa, through Informati on Technologies (IT).  It will provide 
innovative learning and research opportunities. 
Background:  The EU has supported many IT and health initiatives, with 
significant results.  In contrast, there has been no significant transfer of 
expertise, methods and tools to neighbour countries in Africa. 
Main objective:  To promote health research, education and practice in 
Africa through the creation of centres of excellence, by using IT, 
"know-how", e-learning and knowledge sharing through web-enabled 
virtual communities.  Initial EU-Africa transfer aims to create sustainable 
South-South communities of African researchers. 
Sub-objectives: 
(1) To analyse the state of the art in  health research and education in 
Africa.  A Roadmap for future European actions will be released. 
(2) To implement an IT-enabled, open  and collaborative infrastructure 
for education, training and knowledge sharing for health researchers in English-, French - and Arabic-speaking African 
countries, developing virtual communities of practice. 
(3) To develop and offer a large number of e-learning courses, 
validated learning resources, methodologies and supporting 
evidence for improving the education capacities of health-focused 
centres of excellence in Africa. 
(4) To facilitate researchers' mob ility and participation in local and 
international meetings. 
(5) To validate the AFRICA BUILD impact in pilot research and 
education initiatives related to reproductive health and HIV/AIDS 
research. 
(6) To disseminate outcomes in scientific conferences and journals, 
media and workshops and conferences in Africa. 
Expected impact:  Based on the expe rience of the partners - including 
WHO - we aim to improve know-ho w, research and technological 
capacities at the African centres of ex cellence.  Successful actions will be 
transferred to other organizations and industry. 
Participant:  UNIVERSITE DE BAMAKO (EC contribution:  €275,275) 
Total Project Cost:  €2,360,649  IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  Beneficiary 
country(ies)/
region Title and date of 
the project Description 
Mali (cont'd) European Union 
and African Union 
cooperative 
research to 
increase food 
production in irrigated farming 
systems in 
Africa/ EAU4Food 
 
Project Start:  1.7.2011 EAU4Food seeks to address the need fo r new approaches to increase food 
production in irrigated areas in Africa,  while ensuring healthy and resilient 
environments.  Potential pitfalls of introducing innovations in local farming 
systems, like limited adoption by farmers and trade-off effects to other 
(environmental) systems are overcome by, respectively, (i) utilizing a true 
trans-disciplinary approach, which invo lves the active participation of all 
stakeholders in all relevant disciplines, and (ii) by determining and respecting so called sustainable production thresholds.  EAU4Food is 
executed in four irrigated areas in  Africa, viz. Southern Africa 
(Mozambique and South-Africa), Tunisia, Mali and Ethiopia to fully benefit from the potential of cross distributing promising strategies and 
innovations.  At each site, key indicators,  risk factors, farm strategies and 
biophysical parameters are monitored for identification of current constraints to food production and to evaluate agro-ecological and 
socio-economic impacts of improved practices and/or innovations after 
implementation.  Results of EAU4Food are distilled into tailor made support tables and guidelines for different user groups.  These support 
tables and guidelines support decision making processes at local level by 
overseeing short-term and long-term e ffects of alternative practices and 
improved strategies.  EAU4Food is expected to have significant positive 
impacts on agricultural production at farm level for many years to come, 
and on wider policy processes at national and transnational levels.  To enlarge and maintain the impact of EAU4Food, capacity building 
programmes are developed at different levels, going from farmer to farmer 
exchange up to exchange of scientific personnel.  Moreover, further 
exploitation of the results of EAU4Food is supported via other mediums 
such as "songs of success" documentaries, school programmes, policy briefs, fact-books and scientific publications and presentations. 
Participant:  INSTITUT D'ECONOMIE RURALE (EC contribution:  
€191,175) Total Project Cost:  €4,943,245 
Mozambique A framework for 
enhancing EO capacity for 
agriculture and 
forest 
management in 
Africa as a contribution to 
GEOSS 
 Project Start:  
1.10.2011 AGRICAB aims to strengthen Earth Obse rvation (EO) capacities in Africa 
by building on the open data sharing through GEONETCast, connecting the available satellite and other data with predictive models in order to 
facilitate integration in agriculture and forestry planning and management 
processes.  Dedicated national applications in various African countries are 
designed to address particular policy issues related to livestock, crop 
systems and forest management.  Through these applications, "twinning partnerships" are developed between a European and an African partner, to 
maximize knowledge transfer and inte gration.  Experiences learned will 
form a good basis for regional trainings to the member states of the Observatoire du Sahara et du Sahel (OSS) in Tunisia, the Regional Centre 
for Mapping Resources for Development (RCMRD) in Kenya and the 
AGRHYMET regional centre in Niger, c overing almost the entire African 
continent.  These activities will be linked with Africa-wide management 
and research initiatives and programmes on Forest and Agriculture and 
builds on experiences from the GEONETCast for and by Developing Countries (DevCoCast) and Global Monitoring for Food Security (GMFS) 
projects. 
Participant:  INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE METEOROLOGIA 
(EC contribution:  €91,581);  Participant:  UNIVERSIDADE EDUARDO 
MONDLANE (EC contribution:  €93,286) Total Project Cost:  €4,119,542 IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  Beneficiary 
country(ies)/
region Title and date of 
the project Description 
Mozambique 
(cont'd) Diagonal 
Interventions to Fast-Forward 
Enhanced 
Reproductive 
Health 
 Project Start:  
1.10.2011 Improving women's sexual and reproductive health (SRH) requires 
innovative strategies to maximise potential synergies between components of care.  Most adverse reproductive health outcomes stem from unintended 
pregnancy, and acquisition and transmission of reproductive tract 
infections.  Although proven solutions exist, their implementation has been 
fragmented, with limited population impact, and little access for 
populations most at risk, such as sex workers.  Integration of SRH services is key to achieving univ ersal access to reproductive health.  However, with 
weakened health systems and an HIV pandemic, the way forward is 
uncertain.  The essential package of services and models for delivering 
them at high coverage in resource-limited settings are unclear.  To address 
this, we propose a "diagonal" strategy, incorporating both "horizontal" 
health systems strengthening and more  targeted "vertical" approaches.  
Horizontal programmes can reach larg e numbers of women, while vertical 
programs target high-risk popula tions, difficult to reach through a 
horizontal approach.  The aim is  improved SRH services through 
identifying best practices in delivering a combined package of interventions 
for general population women and female sex workers.  The research will 
occur in Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, and Mysore, India by a consortium of three African, one Indian and two European partners.  
Detailed situation and policy analyses will be conducted in each country, 
with key stakeholder and community participation, and will inform the design of context-specific interventions  to be implemented as feasible and 
acceptable packages of interventions .  We will apply health systems 
research methodology to evaluate effectiveness and sustainability, and to 
identify the determinants  of successful, sustainable and replicable 
interventions.  This project will help to define packages of SRH services and models for delivery that meet the needs of all women and impact 
positively on their health. 
Participant:  ASSOCIACAO CENTRO INTERNACIONAL PARA 
SAUDE REPRODUTIVA (EC contribution:  €419,799) Total Project Cost:  
€3,809,915  IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  Beneficiary 
country(ies)/
region Title and date of 
the project Description 
Mozambique 
(cont'd) European Union 
and African Union 
cooperative 
research to 
increase food 
production in irrigated farming 
systems in 
Africa/ EAU4Food 
 
Project Start:  1.7.2011 EAU4Food seeks to address the need fo r new approaches to increase food 
production in irrigated areas in Africa,  while ensuring healthy and resilient 
environments.  Potential pitfalls of introducing innovations in local farming 
systems, like limited adoption by farmers and trade-off effects to other 
(environmental) systems are overcome by, respectively, (i) utilizing a true 
trans-disciplinary approach, which invo lves the active participation of all 
stakeholders in all relevant disciplines, and (ii) by determining and respecting so-called sustainable production thresholds.  EAU4Food is 
executed in four irrigated areas in  Africa, viz. Southern Africa 
(Mozambique and South-Africa), Tunisia, Mali and Ethiopia to fully benefit from the potential of cross distributing promising strategies and 
innovations.  At each site, key indicators,  risk factors, farm strategies and 
biophysical parameters are monitored for identification of current constraints to food production and to evaluate agro-ecological and 
socio-economic impacts of improved practices and/or innovations after 
implementation.  Results of EAU4Food are distilled into tailor made support tables and guidelines for different user groups.  These support 
tables and guidelines support decision making processes at local level by 
overseeing short-term and long-term e ffects of alternative practices and 
improved strategies.  EAU4Food is expected to have significant positive 
impacts on agricultural production at farm level for many years to come, 
and on wider policy processes at national and transnational levels.  To enlarge and maintain the impact of EAU4Food, capacity building 
programmes are developed at different levels, going from farmer to farmer 
exchange up to exchange of scientific personnel.  Moreover, further 
exploitation of the results of EAU4Food is supported via other mediums 
such as "songs of succe ss", documentaries, scho ol programmes, policy 
briefs, fact-books and scientific publications and presentations. 
Participant:  UNIVERSIDADE EDUARDO MONDLANE 
(EC contribution:  €154,460) Total Project Cost:  €4,943,245 IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  Beneficiary 
country(ies)/
region Title and date of 
the project Description 
Mozambique 
(cont'd) IST-Africa 
Initiative (2012-2013) - 
Regional Impact 
of Information 
Society 
Technologies in Africa 
 
Project Start:  1.10.2011 IST-Africa (2012 - 2013) is a strategic collaboration between one European 
partner and 19 African Ministries and National Councils responsible for ICT /STI adoption, policy and resear ch representing North Africa (Egypt, 
Tunisia), Southern Africa (South Af rica, Namibia, Lesotho, Mauritius, 
Mozambique, Botswana, Zambia, Swaziland, Malawi), East Africa 
(Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Burundi , Ethiopia), West Africa (Senegal, 
Ghana) and Central Africa (Cameroon). 
The main objectives of IST-Afri ca (2012-2013) are to:  Support 
Information Society and ICT R&D dialogues and increase cooperation 
between EC, AUC, EU and African MS and key regional organizations;  Support work of European Expert Group and implementation of 
the 8
th Africa-EU Strategic Partnership;  Organize events synchronized with 
dialogue meetings, providing input on common R&D priorities and strengthening EU-Africa research lin ks;  Identify and analyse African 
ICT research priorities and provide recommendations for future Africa - 
EU cooperation;  Strengthen cooperative research links between European and African organizations to establish strategic partnerships;  Support 
development of NCPs in partner countries. 
IST-Africa (2012-2013) will:  Organise two Thematic Working Group 
Meetings;  Facilitation of two informal Dialogue Meetings of European 
Expert Group (hosted by EU Member States or EC) to support EC;  
Organize two Ministerial level research  conferences in Africa and meetings 
with RECs and other regional stakeholders;  Engage with national and 
regional African S&T/ICT Stakeholders to identify research priorities;  
Organize FP7 Training Workshops in new Partner Countries (Zambia, 
Ethiopia, Ghana, Swaziland, Malawi ) to create awareness about Calls, 
validate priorities, inform recomme ndations;  Organize two IST-Africa 
Workshops at European conf erences to highlight African research capacity;  
Maximize regional impact by engaging with relevant Technology Platforms 
and publishing content. 
Participant:  UNIDADE TECNICA DE IMPLEMENTACAO DA 
POLITICA DE INFORMATICA (EC contribution:  €33,926) Total Project 
Cost:  €1,078,205  IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  Beneficiary 
country(ies)/
region Title and date of 
the project Description 
Niger A framework for 
enhancing EO capacity for 
agriculture and 
forest 
management in 
Africa as a contribution to 
GEOSS 
 Project Start:  
1.10.2011 AGRICAB aims to strengthen Earth Obse rvation (EO) capacities in Africa 
by building on the open data sharing through GEONETCast, connecting the available satellite and other data with predictive models in order to 
facilitate integration in agriculture and forestry planning and management 
processes.  Dedicated national applications in various African countries are 
designed to address particular policy issues related to livestock, crop 
systems and forest management.  Through these applications, "twinning partnerships" are developed between a European and an African partner, to 
maximize knowledge transfer and inte gration.  Experiences learned will 
form a good basis for regional trainings to the member states of the Observatoire du Sahara et du Sahel (OSS) in Tunisia, the Regional Centre 
for Mapping Resources for Development (RCMRD) in Kenya and the 
AGRHYMET regional centre in Niger, c overing almost the entire African 
continent.  These activities will be linked with Africa-wide management 
and research initiatives and programmes on Forest and Agriculture and 
builds on experiences from the GEONETCast for and by Developing Countries (DevCoCast) and Global Monitoring for Food Security (GMFS) 
projects. 
 Participant:  CENTRE REGIONAL AGRHYMET (EC contribution:  
€176,040) Total Project Cost:  €4,119,542 
 Quantifying 
projected impacts under 
2°C warming 
 Project Start:  
1.10.2011 Political discussions on the European goal to limit global warming to 2°C 
demands that discussions are informed  by the best available science on 
projected impacts and possible benefits.  IMPACT2C enhances knowledge, 
quantifies climate change im pacts, and adopts a clear  and logical structure, 
with climate and impacts modelling, vulnerabilities, risks and economic costs, as well as potential responses, within a pan-European sector based 
analysis.  IMPACT2C utilises a range of  models within a multi-disciplinary 
international expert team and assesses effects on water, energy, infrastructure, coasts, tourism, forest ry, agriculture, ecosystems services, 
and health and air quality-climate inte ractions.  IMPACT2C introduces key 
innovations.  First, harmonized socio- economic assumptions/scenarios will 
be used, to ensure that both indivi dual and cross-sector assessments are 
aligned to the 2°C (1.5°C) scenario fo r both impacts and adaptation, e.g. in 
relation to land-use pressures between agriculture and forestry.  Second, it 
has a core theme of uncertainty, and will develop a methodological 
framework integrating the uncertainties within and across the different sectors, in a consistent way.  In so doing, analysis of adaptation responses 
under uncertainty will be enhanced.  Finally, a cross-sectoral perspective is 
adopted to complement the sector anal ysis.  A number of case studies will 
be developed for particularly vulnerable areas, subject to multiple impacts 
(e.g. the Mediterranean), with the focus being on cross-sectoral interactions 
(e.g. land use competition) and cross-cutting themes (e.g. cities).  The project also assesses climate change im pacts in some of the world's most 
vulnerable regions:  Bangladesh, Africa (Nile and Niger basins), and the 
Maldives.  IMPACT2C integrates and synthesizes project findings suitable 
for awareness raising and are readily  communicable to a wide audience, 
and relevant for policy negotiations. 
Participant:  AFRICAN CE NTRE OF METEOROLOGICAL 
APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT (EC contribution:  €85,200) Total 
Project Cost:  €8,447,372 IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  Beneficiary 
country(ies)/
region Title and date of 
the project Description 
Rwanda African 
Rural-City Connections 
 
Project Start:  
1.4.2012 The overall objective of the Af rican Rural-City Connections 
(RurbanAfrica) project is to expl ore the connections between rural 
transformations, mobility, and urba nization processes and analyse how 
these contribute to an understanding of the scale, nature and location of 
poverty in sub-Saharan Africa.  The RurbanAfrica project will advance the 
research agenda on rural-city connections in sub-Saharan Africa by 
addressing a range of crucial components:  agricultural transformations, rural livelihoods, city dynamics, and access to services in cities.  In this 
respect the project will challenge a nu mber of generally accepted "truths" 
about rural and city development, and the importance and implication of migration in shaping these.  It will thereby question the overall negative 
interpretations of the economic role of rural-urban mobility and migration 
in sub-Saharan Africa and generate new insights into the relationship between rural-city connections and poverty dynamics.  The project will 
include nine partners;  four European, one international, and four 
sub-Saharan African.  RurbanAfrica focuses on four country cases:  
Rwanda, Tanzania, Cameroon an d Ghana and examine in-depth 
two rural-city connections in each of  the case countries.  Research is 
organized into six work packages:  Agricultural transformation, rural livelihoods, city dynamics, access to services, knowledge platform and 
policy dialogue, and synthesis, dissemination and management.  Central to 
the approach is the on-going integration of policy research, policy dialogue, knowledge sharing and empirical research.  Through ongoing collaboration 
between senior and junior researchers from European and sub-Saharan 
African partners, and co-supervising of PhD students, the project will 
contribute to capacity building and potentially impact curriculum 
development.  The research and dissemination process will be supported by a scientific advisory board, with members from European and sub-Saharan 
African research institutions. 
Participant:  National University of Rwanda (EC contribution:  €162,960) 
Total Project Cost:  €3,503,840 
Senegal A framework for 
enhancing EO 
capacity for 
agriculture and 
forest 
management in Africa as a 
contribution to 
GEOSS  
Project Start:  
1.10.2011 AGRICAB aims to strengthen Earth Obse rvation (EO) capacities in Africa 
by building on the open data sharing through GEONETCast, connecting the 
available satellite and other data with predictive models in order to 
facilitate integration in agriculture and forestry planning and management 
processes.  Dedicated national applications in various African countries are 
designed to address particular policy issues related to livestock, crop systems and forest management.  Through these applications, "twinning 
partnerships" are developed between a European and an African partner, to 
maximize knowledge transfer and inte gration.  Experiences learned will 
form a good basis for regional trainings to the member states of the 
Observatoire du Sahara et du Sahel (OSS) in Tunisia, the Regional Centre 
for Mapping Resources for Development (RCMRD) in Kenya and the AGRHYMET regional centre in Niger, covering almost the entire 
African continent.  These activities will be linked with Africa-wide 
management and research initiatives and programmes on Forest and Agriculture and builds on experiences  from the GEONETCast for and by 
Developing Countries (DevCoCast) and Global Monitoring for Food 
Security (GMFS) projects. 
Participant:  CENTRE DE SUIVI ECOLOGIQUE (EC contribution:  
€110,414) Total Project Cost:  €4,119,542  IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  Beneficiary 
country(ies)/
region Title and date of 
the project Description 
Senegal 
(cont'd) African Migrant 
Women  
Project Start:  
1.2.2012 On the margins of the EU, African women migrants can be important 
transmitters of social cultural practices.  But in certain societies of immigration (France, Spain) these wome n, because of the ageing factor can 
be victims of some kind of discrimination.  Often their husbands can 
replace them for new co-spouses.  This situation creates tensions and that 
is, for the women, all the more constraining and painful when the women 
carry on a productive and reproductive activity.  This proposal, through a specific anthropological demography methodology, wants to bring into 
question meaningful motions of ethnicity, transnationalization, gender and 
the changing context in relation to aes thetic and body concepts of African 
women in the settlement countries ma inly in Spain a nd France (Europe) 
and in Senegal and Gambia (Africa). 
Participant:  UNIVERSITE CHEIKH ANTA DIOP DE DAKAR 
(EC contribution:  €15,000) Total Project Cost:  €15,000 
 Biotechnology 
for Africa's 
sustainable water supply 
 
Project Start:  1.8.2011 More than water scarcity, diseases an d civil wars, Africa is also the least 
wealthy continent, in terms of econo mic and financial resources.  These 
combined and tightly linked problems have led to a restricted range of choices, affordable for African countries,  to deal particularly with the water 
issue, as a major topic.  Polluted wate r treatment before use has been their 
almost unique solution to deal with a growing water scarcity.  The treatment of water and elimination of pollutants, mainly pathogenic 
organisms, xenobiotics and heavy metals, although itself presents 
significant challenges, is crucial for human health and environmental considerations.  However, most regions in developing countries cannot 
afford the costs of advanced and sp ecialized systems.  Numerous water 
cleaning methods are based in natural, plants or micro-organisms, biochemical processes.  Biotechnology is a useful tool that is delivering 
improved products and process for environmental sustainability, and 
promises a range of benefits to manage the industrial WW economically and effectively aro und the world.  Some biotechnological techniques are 
quite sophisticated but others are simple , cost effective a nd adapted to local 
conditions and resources of developing countries. 
These natural biological treatment systems include lagooning, land 
treatment, phytodepuration, or constructed wetlands systems.  They can be 
applied as secondary or tertiary purification treatment, allowing the 
removal of pathogenic microorganisms and the degradation of the organic 
pollutants, so that waste water can be  recycled for irrigation and domestic 
use and hence reduce the pressure on the hydric resources.  Other 
biotechnological techniques to be taken into account within this proposal 
are biofiltration, membrane bioreactor s and algae and other aquatic crops' 
application for wastew ater purification. 
Participant:  UNIVERSITE CHEIKH ANTA DIOP DE DAKAR 
(EC contribution:  €35,390) Total Project Cost:  €1,264,465 IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  Beneficiary 
country(ies)/
region Title and date of 
the project Description 
Senegal 
(cont'd) Enhancing 
Knowledge for Renewed 
Policies against 
Poverty 
 
Project Start:  1.4.2012 NOPOOR aims to build new knowledge on the nature and extent of poverty 
in developing countries to provide policymakers with a broader understanding of poverty.  We believe that poverty cannot be tackled 
without a comprehensive approach.  We know that poverty is a 
multidimensional phenomenon, but NOPOOR will explore new and 
uncharted dimensions.  It is not just a picture of poverty, but also an 
understanding of poverty entry and exit processes that is needed for achieving MDGs and for making more effective the policies.
Nineteen experienced partners are in volved in the project, which includes 
ten teams from developing and emerging countries in three regions (Latin America, sub-Saha ran Africa and South Asia).  These countries have 
implemented different poverty reduction policies, and this will form the 
basis for the comparative and case studies approach taken. 
The project will identify key mechanisms that explain the persistence and 
exacerbation of poverty, which have been altered by the insertion of 
developing countries into the globalization process, including trade, aid, FDI and migration, and by the growing interdependence of economies.  
Causes may differ between countries.  This calls for policies and actions to 
be tailored to each poor country's ch aracteristics, including their access to 
resources, political regime, quality of institutions and governance.  These 
points are developed by various approaches, including political economics, 
and different methods:  surveys, econometric studies and case studies. 
NOPOOR will put significant resources into generating new knowledge 
from original surveys, database work and qualitative work.  It will also look 
forward to future scenarios.  Conclusions will be oriented to policy 
recommendations.  Beyond this contribution to scientific knowledge, 
NOPOOR will pursue an active policy of dissemination and capacity building, including training of young Southern researchers and the 
implementation of a permanent network with National Institutes of 
Statistics (NIS).  The project is po licy-oriented.  NOPOOR will accompany 
the EU's agenda for its policy against poverty by consultations, guidance 
notes, and policy briefs on issues relating to the programme.  The review of 
MDG will constitute an important point of focus in the future years. 
Participant:  CONSORTIUM POUR LA RECHERCHE ECONOMIQUE 
ET SOCIALE (EC contribution:  €290,148) Total Project Cost:  €9,873,550 IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  Beneficiary 
country(ies)/
region Title and date of 
the project Description 
Senegal 
(cont'd) IST-Africa 
Initiative (2012-2013) - 
Regional Impact 
of Information 
Society 
Technologies in Africa 
 
Project Start:  1.10. 2011 IST-Africa (2012-2013) is a strategic collaboration between one European 
partner and 19 African Ministries and National Councils responsible for ICT /STI adoption, policy and research representing North Africa (Egypt, 
Tunisia), Southern Africa (South A frica, Namibia, Lesotho, Mauritius, 
Mozambique, Botswana, Zambia, Swaziland, Malawi), East Africa 
(Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Burundi,  Ethiopia), West Africa (Senegal, 
Ghana) and Central Africa (Cameroon). 
The main objectives of IST-Africa (2012-2013) are to:  Support 
Information Society and ICT R&D dialogues and increase cooperation 
between EC, AUC, EU and African MS and key regional organizations;  Support work of European Expert Group and implementation of 
the 8
th Africa-EU Strategic Partnership;  Organize events synchronized 
with dialogue meetings, providing input on common R&D priorities and strengthening EU-Africa research links ;  Identify and analyse African ICT 
research priorities and provide recommendations for future 
Africa-EU cooperation;  Strengthen cooperative research links between European and African organizations to establish strategic partnerships;  
Support development of NCPs in partner countries. 
IST-Africa (2012-2013) will:  Organize two Thematic Working Group 
Meetings;  Facilitation of two informal Dialogue Meetings of European 
Expert Group (hosted by EU Member States or EC) to support EC;  
Organize two Ministerial level research  conferences in Africa and meetings 
with RECs and other regional stakeholders;  Engage with national and 
regional African S&T/ICT Stakeholders to identify research priorities;  
Organize FP7 Training Workshops in new Partner Countries (Zambia, 
Ethiopia, Ghana, Swaziland, Malawi ) to create awareness about Calls, 
validate priorities, inform recommendations;  Organize two IST-Africa Workshops at European conf erences to highlight Afri can research capacity;  
Maximize regional impact by engaging with relevant Technology Platforms 
and publishing content. 
Participant:  MINISTERE DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE 
(EC contribution:  €24,708) Total Project Cost:  €1,078,205 IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  Beneficiary 
country(ies)/
region Title and date of 
the project Description 
Senegal 
(cont'd) Supporting 
policy dialogues and cooperation 
with Africa to 
enhance ICT 
cooperative 
research links between Europe 
and Africa in the 
framework of the "Africa-EU 
Strategic 
Partnership 8"  
Project Start:  
1.1.2012 The 8
th Africa-EU Strategic Partnership in terlinks three priorities which can 
leverage a faster socio-economic development in Africa.  Africa/Europe have recognized that the development of STI and the spreading of ICT to 
all components of a society are key.  P8 new Action Plan lists as a priority 
the development of an inclusive inform ation society in Africa.  In that 
perspective is being formed a multi-stakeholder implementation group 
(co-chaired by the AUC/EC) aiming at enhancing cooperation between the two regions.  The EuroAfrica-P8 project will support policy dialogues and 
cooperation with Africa to enhance IC T research links in the framework 
of P8.  It will seek to promote collaborative research on ICT in the framework of P8/P3;  promote a more coordinated approach of the 
European MS towards P8;  carry on an  update of the identification/analysis 
of joint ICT research priorities;  provide evidence-based recommendations 
to the EC/AUC for future cooperation initiatives;  organize events in both 
regions synchronized with policy dialogue meetings;  strengthen ICT 
cooperative research lin ks between European/Afri can organizations with 
the aim of reinforcing P8;  support the activities of the P8 implementation 
group;  enhance the participation of African organizations in FP/ICT 
collaborative projects;  and facilitate the access of EU organizations to third country programmes.  The project is gathering partners able to significantly 
impact the expansion of Euro-African co operation on ICT research in close 
liaison with the EC/AUC and in partnership with key stakeholders in the field.  The Consortium consists of 12 partners having a significant 
experience of ICT policies in both regions, as well of Africa-EU S&T/ICT 
cooperation.  They enjoy access to important networks and they have 
previously participated in FP projects.  Collectively they complement in 
each other in such a manner that the consortium is well-balanced and qualified with all the necessary resour ces to reach the project objectives. 
Participant:  ECOLE SUPE RIEURE MULTINATIONALE DES 
TELECOMMUNICATIONS (EC contributi on:  €37,513) Total Project 
Cost:  €1,230,588  IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  Beneficiary 
country(ies)/
region Title and date of 
the project Description 
Senegal 
(cont'd) Training of the 
One Health Next Scientific 
Generation in the 
Sahel and 
Maghreb 
 Project Start:  
1.10. 2011 Humans and animals living in poor communities in the developing world 
often suffer from health problems arising from neglected zoonoses.  Control options for these diseases are perceived as either too expensive or to be 
beyond the mandate of either the human or animal health systems.  There is 
evidence that zoonoses in humans can be suppressed or even eliminated 
through interventions in animals.  Moreover, joining human and animal 
health services can provide access to  care that would otherwise not be 
affordable or not be av ailable.  The close collaboration between the public 
and animal health sectors, also called One Health, with clearly defined roles 
for each sector, offers a formidable potential for creative and cost-effective solutions in disease control. 
Despite the emerging evidence on the effectiveness of One Health in 
surveillance and control of zoonoses, institutional barriers limit the added value of closer cooperation betw een human and animal health.  
OH-NEXTGEN will develop a web-base d modular training course designed 
to empower a new generation of scien tists to address One Health issues 
faced by communities in Af rica.  While this progra mme is targeted to the 
Maghreb and the Sahel, the course w ill be accessible worldwide by offering 
training modules through the European Tropical Health Education Network (tropED) and other existing networks. 
The course will include selected negl ected zoonoses and generic themes 
such as integrated methods of joint human and animal disease surveillance and epidemiology, health economic assessments, animal-human modelling 
of infectious disease, trans-disciplin ary approaches to connect science and 
society and address issues of culture, gender and contextualized extension 
and health education.  In each module the added value of One Health is 
demonstrated.  The project will complement the existing EU FP7 ICONZ project, which builds up the evidence base for integrated control approaches 
to neglected zoonoses in seven African countries. 
Participant:  ECOLE INTER-ETATS DES SCIENCES ET MEDECINE 
VETERINAIRES DE DAKAR (EC contribu tion:  €116,523) Total Project 
Cost:  €2,228,900 IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  Beneficiary 
country(ies)/
region Title and date of 
the project Description 
Senegal 
(cont'd) Uptake of 
Climate related Research Results 
through 
Knowledge 
Platforms with 
African Collaboration 
Partners 
 Project Start:  
1.10. 2011 The main aim of the AfriCAN Clim ate project is the development, 
operation and promotion of a web-based Knowledge Platform for efficient dissemination of climate change research results and good practices, to 
encourage users for uptake of success stories and research knowledge in 
new projects.  Thereby, the project will contribute to mitigate climate 
change impacts on African regions and help communities to adapt to the 
changing climatic conditions. 
Emphasis will be placed on a variety of innovative and creative web 
functionalities ("e-tools") when developing the interactive, multimedia, 
pan-continental, multi-lingual and interdisciplinary AfriCAN Climate Platform.  The new platform visitors, the already registered users and the 
members of the online communities will be  facilitated by the editorial team 
to actively participate in knowledg e exchange and uptake of research 
results.  The high profile consortium includes a large variety of experienced 
EU and African organizations, corresponding to the diversity of target 
audience addressed by the call.  The experts in the consortium achieve full thematic, linguistic and geographical  coverage to serve the African 
continent's climate change knowledge needs.  They will jointly build and 
continuously update a knowledgebase to feed the platform.  Country fact sheets on climate change impacts will be developed for 
all 54 African countries. 
Strategic networking meetings with information multipliers and 
FP7 National Contact Points will be held on a regular base to encourage 
them to become active on the Platform by building climate change interest 
communities, or joining existing communities.  On a yearly base, large 
promotional events will be organized, hosting the AfriCAN Climate 
Music/Art and Good Practice Award.  Te chnical tours to good practice sites 
and workshops on uptake of lessons learn in good practice projects and 
financing will complement the networking activities and improve 
South-South Cooperation amongst African regions. 
Participant:  ENVIRONNEMENT ET DEVELOPPEMENT DU TIERS 
MONDE ORGANISATION INTERNATIONALE (EC contribution:  
€80,785) Total Project Cost:  €1,270,903  IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  Beneficiary 
country(ies)/
region Title and date of 
the project Description 
Tanzania 
(United Republic of) African 
Rural-City Connections 
 
Project Start:  
1.4. 2012 The overall objective of the Af rican Rural-City Connections 
(RurbanAfrica) project is to expl ore the connections between rural 
transformations, mobility, and urba nization processes and analyse how 
these contribute to an understanding of the scale, nature and location of 
poverty in sub-Saharan Africa.  The RurbanAfrica project will advance the 
research agenda on rural-city connections in sub-Saharan Africa by 
addressing a range of crucial components:  agricultural transformations, rural livelihoods, city dynamics, and acce ss to services in cities.  In this 
respect the project will challenge a nu mber of generally accepted "truths" 
about rural and city development, and the importance and implication of migration in shaping these.  It w ill thereby question the overall negative 
interpretations of the economic role of rural-urban mobility and migration 
in sub-Saharan Africa and generate new insights into the relationship between rural-city connections and poverty dynamics.  The project will 
include nine partners;  four European, one international, and 
four sub-Saharan African.  RurbanAfri ca focuses on four country cases:  
Rwanda, Tanzania, Cameroon an d Ghana and examine in-depth 
two rural-city connections in each of  the case countries.  Research is 
organized into six work packages:  Agricultural transformation, rural livelihoods, city dynamics, access to services, knowledge platform and 
policy dialogue, and synthesis, dissemination and management.  Central to 
the approach is the on-going integration of policy research, policy dialogue, knowledge sharing and empirical research.  Through ongoing collaboration 
between senior and junior researchers from European and sub-Saharan 
African partners, and co-supervising of PhD students, the project will 
contribute to capacity building and potentially impact curriculum 
development.  The research and dissemination process will be supported by a scientific advisory board, with members from European and sub-Saharan 
African research institutions. 
Participant:  Sokoine University of Agriculture (EC contribution:  
€177,920) Total Project Cost:  €3,503,840 IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  Beneficiary 
country(ies)/
region Title and date of 
the project Description 
Tanzania 
(United Republic of) 
(cont'd) Building 
Sustainable Research 
capacity for 
Health and its 
Social 
Determinants in Low- and 
Middle-Income 
Countries  
Project Start:  
1.10. 2011 SDH-Net's aim is to build, strengt hen and link research capacities for 
health and its social determinants (SDH) in African and Latin American 
low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) in close collaboration with 
European partners.  The focus on SDH will allow for an in-depth and broad 
capacity-building approach, including ma nagerial and technical excellence, 
ethical issues, and research strategi es.  Lessons learnt will be checked 
against best practices and success fact ors in other Latin American, African 
and global settings, leading to lessons learnt on how to build SDH-related 
research capacity with strong re levance to the respective context. 
A sound mapping exercise of (i) social determinants of health (SDH) and 
research activity in the field;  (ii) national and global stakeholders in the 
research environment, and (iii) ex isting research capacities in the 
participating countries will be carried out building the basis for developing and piloting innovative research capacity building tools with a particular 
focus on research management, ethics and methodology relevant to 
comprehensively address social determinants of health.  Finally, links between research and policy will be forged and lessons will be drawn to 
support the development of sustainabl e and attractive research structures 
and expertise. 
SDH-Net will be carried out by a strong consortium, based on clusters of 
existing networks of best in its kind public health institutions from Mexico, 
Colombia, Brazil and South Africa, Tanzania, and Kenya.  The team is complemented by three distinguished  European institutions:  London 
School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine;  COHRED, and University of 
Geneva.  SDH-Net is coordinated by GIZ with long term experience in 
health research and capacity building in LMIC, and IESE Business School, 
excellent in management capacity building. 
SDH-Net will have an important impact by developing a concept for 
research capacity building on individual, institutional and system level, 
contributing to research system strengthening and to the creation of research landscapes that enable and stimulate locally relevant, 
interdisciplinary research.  It will lead to enhanced capacities for 
conducting and managing research on SDH and links between research, policy and practice will be forged by developing tools and mechanisms 
facilitating sustained collaboration.  Furthermore, SDH-Net will lay 
foundations and provide tools for further research capacity building and research system strengthening in the future. 
Participant:  IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE TRUST (EC contribution: 
€166,758) Total Project Cost:  €2,354,525  IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  Beneficiary 
country(ies)/
region Title and date of 
the project Description 
Tanzania 
(United Republic of) 
(cont'd) IST-Africa 
Initiative (2012 - 2013) - Regional 
Impact of 
Information 
Society 
Technologies in Africa 
 
Project Start:  1.10. 2011 IST-Africa (2012-2013) is a strategic collaboration between one European 
partner and 19 African Ministries and National Councils responsible for ICT /STI adoption, policy and resear ch representing North Africa (Egypt, 
Tunisia), Southern Africa (South Af rica, Namibia, Lesotho, Mauritius, 
Mozambique, Botswana, Zambia, Swaziland, Malawi), East Africa 
(Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Burundi , Ethiopia), West Africa (Senegal, 
Ghana) and Central Africa (Cameroon). 
The main objectives of IST-Afri ca (2012-2013) are to:  Support 
Information Society and ICT R&D dialogues and increase cooperation 
between EC, AUC, EU and African MS and key regional organizations;  Support work of European Expert Group and implementation of the 8
th 
Africa-EU Strategic Partnership;  Organize events synchronized with 
dialogue meetings, providing input on common R&D priorities and strengthening EU-Africa research links ;  Identify and analyse African ICT 
research priorities and provide re commendations for future Africa-
EU cooperation;  Strengthen cooperative research links between European and African organizations to establish strategic partnerships;  Support 
development of NCPs in partner countries. 
IST-Africa (2012-2013) will:  Organize two Thematic Working Group 
Meetings;  Facilitation of two informal Dialogue Meetings of European 
Expert Group (hosted by EU Member States or EC) to support EC;  
Organize two Ministerial level research  conferences in Africa and meetings 
with RECs and other regional stakeholders;  Engage with national and 
regional African S&T/ICT Stakeholders to identify research priorities;  
Organize FP7 Training Workshops in new Partner Countries (Zambia, 
Ethiopia, Ghana, Swaziland, Malawi ) to create awareness about Calls, 
validate priorities, inform recomme ndations;  Organize two IST-Africa 
Workshops at European conf erences to highlight African research capacity;  
Maximize regional impact by engaging with relevant Technology Platforms 
and publishing content. 
Participant:  TANZANIA CO MMISSION FOR SCIENCE AND 
TECHNOLOGY (EC contribution:  €26,383) Total Project Cost:  
€1,078,205 IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  Beneficiary 
country(ies)/
region Title and date of 
the project Description 
Tanzania 
(United Republic of) 
(cont'd) Multilateral 
association for studying health 
inequalities and 
enhancing 
north-south and 
south-south cooperation 
 
Project Start:  1.10. 2011 Inequalities and vulnerable groups' health, as well as the slow advances to 
achieve the health-related Millennium Development Goals, are concerns that need to be addressed, notably for low and middle-income countries.  
While some countries have made advances, these remain unknown to other 
ones which could still benefit from their experience.  Higher collaboration 
could help but is quite difficult to achieve.  The MASCOT project gathers 
therefore 11 partners from three geogr aphical areas (Europe, Latin America 
and Africa), an advisory board and additional relevant experts to answer 
this problematic. 
The work is specifically designed  to achieve defined objectives: 
 - to create links between north-south and south-south efforts in 
addressing maternal and child health and health inequalities 
(MCH&I) in developing countries; 
 - to provide evidence  on best practice and policy advice for the 
development of future public health and health systems 
interventions; 
 - Following a first step of standardization and quality control 
procedures, the project will implement mapping activities in 
individual countries of the three regions of interest in order to assess the current situation of MCH inequalities, to identify 
institutions and research teams performing research in this area, 
to detect promising projects and research results as well as strategies, programs and policies implemented to tackle MCH 
inequalities.  This will result in recommendations of best 
practices and policy advice to countries willing to implement 
actions to improve MCH&I.  An important part of the work will 
also stimulate multi-lateral collaboration and knowledge transfer as a key activity of MASCOT.  All along the pr oject, different 
tools such as meetings, workshops, partnering event, website, and 
brochures will be used to communicate and promote the exchange between health stakeholders and policy-makers.  
Ultimately MASCOT should thus allow reducing gaps in health 
inequalities between and within di fferent regions of the world. 
Participant:  NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH 
(EC contribution:  €101,905) Total Project Cost:  €2,287,574
 
 Supporting 
decentralized 
management to improve health 
workforce 
performance in Ghana, Uganda 
and Tanzania 
 Project Start:  
1.9. 2011 The proposal addresses the workforce deficit in sub-Saharan countries in 
Africa by improving the overall performance of the workforce.  
Management strengthening activities will be tested to identify what improvements can be made within av ailable resources in decentralized 
management structures.  The management strengthening activities will 
develop integrated approaches to improving workforce performance based on a situation analysis and monitor the impact on work force performance 
and on unintended systems effects.  New knowledge will be developed on 
the effectiveness of an action-based approach to management strengthening and what strategies improve health workforce performance in different 
contexts. 
Participant:  UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM (EC contribution:  
€396,464) Total Project Cost:  €3,785,700  IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  Beneficiary 
country(ies)/
region Title and date of 
the project Description 
Uganda Added value 
from high protein and high oil 
industrial 
co-streams 
 
Project Start:  1.1. 2012 The focus of APROPOS is to develop novel eco-efficient bio-mechanical 
processing solutions to enrich intermediate fractions from industrial high protein and oil-containing process residues originating from agriculture and 
fisheries.  Enzyme-aided modification steps are developed for the 
intermediate fractions to obtain value-added nutritive and bio-active 
components, chemical as well as functional bio-materials suitable for 
exploitation in food, skin care, wound healing, bio-pesticide and soil improvement product applications.  Mentioned residues are voluminous in 
Europe and globally significant.  Zero waste concepts to be developed aim 
at avoidance of unnecessary purification of the components, establishment of local and distributed processing units in connection with the primary 
production and new business opportunitie s essentially for SMEs in Europe 
and beyond.  An emphasis is directed to East Africa and India to support their needs to process local residues to components directed to nourish 
infants and fight against pests, respectively, in rural areas of both regions.  
The success of technological developments will be assessed in terms of economic feasibility, raw material efficiency and environmental impacts.  
The assessment will also include study on how the developed residue 
producer-end use value chain will affect the existing value chain from the residue producer to feed or energy.  The multidisciplinary research group 
and cross-industrial SME group together cover the whole value chain from 
residue producers and processors to vari ous end-users.  The expertise of the 
partners include crop and fish processing, process hard ware manufacture, 
mechanical, chemical and biotechnical biomaterial processing, biomaterial 
up-grading and analytics, enzyme technology, end-product applications, 
assessment of eco-efficiency and value chains, technology transfer and 
commercialization.  Feasibility of the developed processes is verified by demonstrations. 
Participant:  LASTING SOLUTIONS LTD (EC contribution:  €8,775) 
Total Project Cost:  €3,879,813 IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  Beneficiary 
country(ies)/
region Title and date of 
the project Description 
Uganda 
(cont'd) Aquaculture for 
Food Security, Poverty 
Alleviation and 
Nutrition 
 
Project Start:  1.1. 2012 Aquaculture is widely considered as important for enhancing food security, 
alleviating poverty and improving nutrition.  However, little information is available concerning the direct and indi rect impacts of aquaculture on food 
security and poverty alleviation in most developing countries and LIFDCs.  
Strengthening the knowledge base surrounding aquaculture and food and 
nutrition security through this project  will provide the evidence upon which 
sound resource allocation and strategies can be based, and subsequently plan, implement and coordinate efficiently development and research 
programmes supporting the sustainable expansion of aquaculture and 
increasing its impact to food security and poverty alleviation.  The project 
is to be implemented by 18 partners in 11 selected LIFDCs, 
three EU partners, and three international organizations.  The project will 
strengthen the knowledge base on food security and poverty and develop new methodologies or more rigorous methodologies to quantify the 
contribution of aquaculture in combating hunger and poverty in developing 
countries and LIFDCs.  This will endeavour to better understand 
aquaculture's contribution to human development.  Project partner countries 
were selected based on varied human development conditions and national 
level efforts in including aquaculture for improving national food security and alleviating poverty.  They repres ent all major aquaculture regions and 
ICPCs where aquaculture has major contributions to national economy 
involve high numbers of small-scale aquaculture farms, and with high international trade of fish and fishery products.  The results of the project 
will be brought to the attention of countries and development partners, 
particularly the EU, and output s will help LIFDCs and various 
development partners to improve efficiency and coordination in 
development initiatives focused on aquaculture as a means of promoting food security and poverty alleviation. 
Participant:  MAKERERE UNIVERSITY (EC contribution:  €24,000) 
Total Project Cost:  €1,062,072  IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  Beneficiary 
country(ies)/
region Title and date of 
the project Description 
Uganda 
(cont'd) IST-Africa 
Initiative (2012-2013) - 
Regional Impact 
of Information 
Society 
Technologies in Africa 
 
Project Start:  1.10.2011 IST-Africa (2012-2013) is a strategic collaboration between one European 
partner and 19 African Ministries and National Councils responsible for ICT /STI adoption, policy and resear ch representing North Africa (Egypt, 
Tunisia), Southern Africa (South Af rica, Namibia, Lesotho, Mauritius, 
Mozambique, Botswana, Zambia, Swaziland, Malawi), East Africa 
(Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Burundi , Ethiopia), West Africa (Senegal, 
Ghana) and Central Africa (Cameroon). 
The main objectives of IST-Afri ca (2012-2013) are to:  Support 
Information Society and ICT R&D dialogues and increase cooperation 
between EC, AUC, EU and African MS and key regional organizations;  Support work of European Expert Group and implementation of 
the 8
th Africa-EU Strategic Partnership;  Organize events synchronized with 
dialogue meetings, providing input on common R&D priorities and strengthening EU-Africa research links ;  Identify and analyse African ICT 
research priorities and provide reco mmendations for future Africa-EU 
cooperation;  Strengthen  cooperative research links between European and 
African organizations to establish strategic partnerships;  Support 
development of NCPs in partner countries. 
IST-Africa (2012-2013) will:  Organize two Thematic Working Group 
Meetings;  Facilitation of two informal Dialogue Meetings of European 
Expert Group (hosted by EU Member States or EC) to support EC;  
Organize two Ministerial level research  conferences in Africa and meetings 
with RECs and other Regional stakeholders;  Engage with national and 
regional African S&T/ICT Stakeholders to identify research priorities;  
Organize FP7 Training Workshops in new Partner Countries (Zambia, 
Ethiopia, Ghana, Swaziland, Malawi ) to create awareness about Calls, 
validate priorities, inform recomme ndations;  Organize two IST-Africa 
Workshops at European conf erences to highlight African research capacity;  
Maximize regional impact by engaging with relevant Technology Platforms 
and publishing content. 
Participant:  UGANDA NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND 
TECHNOLOGY (EC contribution:  €29,737) Total Project Cost:  
€1,078,205 
 Supporting 
decentralized 
management to 
improve health workforce 
performance in 
Ghana, Uganda and Tanzania 
 
Project Start:  1.9.2011 The proposal addresses the workforce deficit in sub-Saharan countries in 
Africa by improving the overall performance of the workforce.  
Management strengthening activities will be tested to identify what 
improvements can be made within av ailable resources in decentralized 
management structures.  The management strengthening activities will 
develop integrated approaches to improving workforce performance based 
on a situation analysis and monitor the impact on workforce performance and on unintended systems effects.  New knowledge will be developed on 
the effectiveness of an action-based approach to management strengthening 
and what strategies improve health workforce performance in different 
contexts. 
 
Participant:  MAKERERE UNIVERSITY  (EC contribution:  €405,857) 
Total Project Cost:  €3,785,700 IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  Beneficiary 
country(ies)/
region Title and date of 
the project Description 
Zambia Aquaculture for 
Food Security, Poverty 
Alleviation and 
Nutrition 
 
Project Start:  1.1.2012 Aquaculture is widely considered as important for enhancing food security, 
alleviating poverty and improving nutrition.  However, little information is available concerning the direct and indi rect impacts of aquaculture on food 
security and poverty alleviation in most developing countries and LIFDCs.  
Strengthening the knowledge base surrounding aquaculture and food and 
nutrition security through this project  will provide the evidence upon which 
sound resource allocation and strategies can be based, and subsequently plan, implement and coordinate efficiently development and research 
programmes supporting the sustainable expansion of aquaculture and 
increasing its impact to food security and poverty alleviation.  The project 
is to be implemented by 18 partners in 11 selected LIFDCs, 
three EU partners, and three international organizations.  The project will 
strengthen the knowledge base on food security and poverty and develop new methodologies or more rigorous methodologies to quantify the 
contribution of aquaculture in combating hunger and poverty in developing 
countries and LIFDCs.  This will endeavour to better understand 
aquaculture's contribution to human development.  Project partner countries 
were selected based on varied human development conditions and national 
level efforts in including aquaculture for improving national food security and alleviating poverty.  They repres ent all major aquaculture regions and 
ICPCs where aquaculture has major contributions to national economy 
involve high numbers of small-scale aquaculture farms, and with high international trade of fish and fishery products.  The results of the project 
will be brought to the attention of countries and development partners, 
particularly the EU, and output s will help LIFDCs and various 
development partners to improve efficiency and coordination in 
development initiatives focused on aquaculture as a means of promoting food security and poverty alleviation. 
Participant:  UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA (EC contribution:  €24,000)
Total Project Cost:  €1,062,072  IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  Beneficiary 
country(ies)/
region Title and date of 
the project Description 
Zambia 
(cont'd) European Union 
and African Union 
cooperative 
research to 
increase food 
production in irrigated farming 
systems in 
Africa/ EAU4Food 
 
Project Start:  1.7.2011 EAU4Food seeks to address the need fo r new approaches to increase food 
production in irrigated areas in Africa,  while ensuring healthy and resilient 
environments.  Potential pitfalls of introducing innovations in local farming 
systems, like limited adoption by farmers and trade-off effects to other 
(environmental) systems are overcome by, respectively, (i) utilizing a true 
transdisciplinary approach, which invo lves the active participation of all 
stakeholders in all relevant disciplines, and (ii) by determining and respecting so called sustainable production thresholds.  EAU4Food is 
executed in four irrigated areas in  Africa, viz. Southern Africa 
(Mozambique and South-Africa), Tunisia, Mali and Ethiopia to fully benefit from the potential of cross distributing promising strategies and 
innovations.  At each site, key indicators,  risk factors, farm strategies and 
biophysical parameters are monitored for identification of current constraints to food production and to evaluate agro-ecological and 
socio-economic impacts of improved practices and/or innovations after 
implementation.  Results of EAU4Food are distilled into tailor made support tables and guidelines for different user groups.  These support 
tables and guidelines support decision making processes at local level by 
overseeing short-term and long-term e ffects of alternative practices and 
improved strategies.  EAU4Food is expected to have significant positive 
impacts on agricultural production at farm level for many years to come, 
and on wider policy processes at national and transnational levels.  To enlarge and maintain the impact of EAU4Food, capacity building 
programmes are developed at different levels, going from farmer to farmer 
exchange up to exchange of scientific personnel.  Moreover, further 
exploitation of the results of EAU4Food is supported via other mediums 
such as "songs of succe ss", documentaries, scho ol programmes, policy 
briefs, fact-books and scientific publications and presentations. 
Participant:  UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA (EC contribution:  €154,640) 
Total Project Cost:  €4,943,245 IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  Beneficiary 
country(ies)/
region Title and date of 
the project Description 
Zambia 
(cont'd) IST-Africa 
Initiative (2012-2013) - 
Regional Impact 
of Information 
Society 
Technologies in Africa 
 
Project Start:  1.10.2011 IST-Africa (2012-2013) is a strategic collaboration between one European 
partner and 19 African Ministries and National Councils responsible for ICT/STI adoption, policy and research  representing North Africa (Egypt, 
Tunisia), Southern Africa (South Af rica, Namibia, Lesotho, Mauritius, 
Mozambique, Botswana, Zambia, Swaziland, Malawi), East Africa 
(Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Burundi , Ethiopia), West Africa (Senegal, 
Ghana) and Central Africa (Cameroon). 
The main objectives of IST-Afri ca (2012-2013) are to:  Support 
Information Society and ICT R&D dialogues and increase cooperation 
between EC, AUC, EU and African MS and key regional organizations;  Support work of European Expert Group and implementation of 
the 8
th Africa-EU Strategic Partnership;  Organize events synchronized 
with dialogue meetings, providing input on common R&D priorities and strengthening EU-Africa research links ;  Identify and analyse African ICT 
research priorities and provide recommendations for future 
Africa-EU cooperation;  Strengthen cooperative research links between European and African organizations to establish strategic partnerships;  
Support development of NCPs in partner countries. 
IST-Africa (2012-2013) will:  Organize two Thematic Working Group 
Meetings;  Facilitation of two informal Dialogue Meetings of European 
Expert Group (hosted by EU Member States or EC) to support EC;  
Organize two Ministerial level research  conferences in Africa and meetings 
with RECs and other regional stakeholders;  Engage with national and 
regional African S&T/ICT Stakeholders to identify research priorities;  
Organize FP7 Training Workshops in new Partner Countries (Zambia, 
Ethiopia, Ghana, Swaziland, Malawi ) to create awareness about Calls, 
validate priorities, inform recomme ndations;  Organize two IST-Africa 
Workshops at European conf erences to highlight African research capacity;  
Maximize regional impact by engaging with relevant Technology Platforms 
and publishing content. 
Participant:  Ministry of Communications and Transport (EC contribution:  
€28,651) Total Project Cost:  €1,078,205 
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  F. PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES MANAGED BY THE DIRECTORATE -GENERAL FOR 
DEVELOPMENT AND COOPERATION (DG  DEVCO)  WHICH STARTED AFTER JULY 2011. 
Intra-ACP  
 
1. Title of project/programme :  Support programme for the consolidation of the action 
framework under the EU-Africa partnership on cotton. 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose:   The African cotton producers and industries implement 
cotton strategies in a concentrated manner to ensu re sustainable development of the African cotton 
sector. 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible  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): / 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer:  / 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer: / 
8. Type of technology transferred:  / 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer:  / 
10. Outcomes/impact:  The programme should contribute to the sustainable improvement of 
competitiveness, added value and viability of African  cotton sectors, so as to optimise the impact on 
the income of producers. 
11. Budget or funds allocated:   €11 million 
12. Duration:  Five years (2012-2017) 
13. Status:   Ongoing 
14. Contact for information:   Aude SAUVAGET- DEVCO E5 
 
ASIA REGIONAL 
 
1. Title of project/programme :  Asia Investment Facility 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose:   The AIF's main purpose is to promote additional 
investments and key infrastructure with a priority  focus on climate change relevant and "green" 
investments in areas of environment, energy as well  as in SMEs and social infrastructure;.  A later 
extension to the transport sector could be envisaged. 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible  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): / 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer:  / 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer: / 
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  9. Expected output related to technology transfer:  / 
10. Outcomes/impact:   In order to achieve the objectives of the DCI and the Regional Strategy 
for Asian countries, in the area of "policy and kn ow-how based cooperation" vital capital investments 
will be supported focusing in particular on climate change relevant and "green" investments in the 
areas of energy, environment, and transport. 
11. Budget or funds allocated:   €30 million 
12. Duration:  Two years (2011-2012) 
13. Status:   Ongoing 
14. Contact for information:   Pierre LE JEUNE (DEVCO H2) 
 
BANGLADESH 
 
1. Title of project/programme :  Poverty Reduction through Inclusive and Sustainable Markets 
(PRISM) 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose:   To enhance the competitiveness of cottage and small 
enterprises in order to provide increased job opportunities in targeted areas and sectors. 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible  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): / 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer:  / 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer: / 
8. Type of technology transferred:  / 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer:   Increased supply and quality of vocational 
and technical training support to the Small Medium Cottage Industry sector. 
10. Outcomes/impact:   To reduce poverty across Bangladesh by promoting sustainable pro-poor 
growth. 
11. Budget or funds allocated:   €30 million 
12. Duration:   
13. Status:   Committed 
14. Contact for information:   Fabrizio SENESI 5 (delegation of Bangladesh) 
 
CARIBBEAN REGION 
 
1. Title of project/programme :  Support to the Caribbean Forum of the ACP States in the 
implementation of the commitments undertaken unde r the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose:  / 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible  in the provision of incentives for technology 
transfer in developed member:  CARIFORUM 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible  for incentives in LDCs (Transferor):  /  IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee): / 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer:  / 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer: / 
8. Type of technology transferred:  / 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer:  Caribbean states face a variety of 
challenges in implementing the EPA and EPA rela ted commitments and in fully exploiting the 
opportunities which may be created by the EPA.  Th is programme provides institutional support to 
CARIFORUM and to its member states.  It also  provides technical support in common areas where 
weaknesses, in varying degrees, have been identifie d and which are critical to the development of the 
economies.  These areas include, fiscal adjustment, (CARIFORUM Member States currently exhibit a 
high dependence on border taxes for fiscal revenue), sanitary and phytosanitary measures, (the need 
for competitiveness to gain/increase ma rket access), technical barriers to  trade, (limited capacity to 
deal with unnecessary obstacles to trade), services,  (to take advantage of commercial cross border 
trade and movement of natural persons) and the rum sector (to fully gain international recognition). 
10. Outcomes/impact: /   
11. Budget or funds allocated:   €46.5 million 
12. Duration:   Five years (2012-2017) 
13. Status:   Ongoing 
14. Contact for information:   Kathleen DUMMETT (delegation of Barbados) 
 
CARIBBEAN REGION 
 
1. Title of project/programme :  Economic Integration and Trade of the OECS 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose:  The programme focuses on the following specific 
objectives:  Enhance the institutional capacity of the OECS to stimulate, manage and coordinate the 
economic integration process;  Improve sectoral po licy harmonization in the Tourism and Agricultural 
sectors;  Boost competitiveness and export capacity of the OECS private sector. 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible  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): / 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer:  / 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer: / 
8. Type of technology transferred:  / 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer:  / 
10. Outcomes/impact:  The programme intends to support the OECS Economic Union. 
11. Budget or funds allocated:   €8.6 million 
12. Duration:   Five years (2012-2017) 
13. Status:   Ongoing 
14. Contact for information:   Andrea JANOHAN (delegation of Barbados) IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  ETHIOPIA 
 
1. Title of project/programme :  EC support to the second phase of the Public Sector Capacity 
Building Programme (PSCAP II) 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose:   The specific objectives of this support project are to 
address capacity constraints horizontally, across th e public sector (federal and regional) with the 
objectives of strengthening government systems, pr ocesses and procedures for better service delivery 
with enhanced developmental and poverty reduction impact. 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible  in the provision of incentives for technology 
transfer in developed member:   Ethiopian Public Sector 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible  for incentives in LDCs (Transferor):  / 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee): / 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer:  / 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer: Subprogramme 6 under PSCAP - Information and 
communications technologies.  The objective of  the Information & Communications Technologies 
(ICT) is to harness ICT for the development of hu man resources, democratization, service delivery, 
and good governance. 
8. Type of technology transferred:  / 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer:  The objective of the Information & 
Communications Technologies (ICT) is to harness ICT for the development of human resources, 
democratization, service delivery, and good governance. 
10. Outcomes/impact:  PSCAP aims at: 
• Improving the scale, efficiency, and responsiveness of public service delivery at 
federal, regional and local levels; 
• empowering citizens to participate more effectively in shaping their own 
development; 
• promoting good governance and accountability. 
11. Budget or funds allocated:   €10 million 
12. Duration:   Three years (2012-2015) 
13. Status:   Ongoing 
14. Contact for information:   Ephraim ZEWDIE (delegation of Ethiopia) 
 
GAMBIA 
 
1. Title of project/programme :  GCCA support project to The Gambia for Integrated Coastal 
Zone Management and the main streaming of Climate Change. 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose:   The specific objectives are (i) to strengthen national level 
capacity to plan for and respond to climate change im pacts in coastal areas and (ii) to contribute to 
mainstreaming climate change into development planning. 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible  in the provision of incentives for technology 
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  4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible  for incentives in LDCs (Transferor):  National 
Environment Agency (NEA) of the Gambia 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee):  Gambia 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer:  Capacity building to NEA and other 
relevant stakeholders.  
7. Field or sector of technology transfer:   Sustainable Integrated Coastal Zone Management 
(ICZM) and coastal adaptation. 
8. Type of technology transferred:  Know-how on ICZM and costal adaptation. 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer:  / 
10. Outcomes/impact:  Participatory and self-sustainable ICZM process is established and 
Local level adaptive capacity to climate change is strengthened.  
11. Budget or funds allocated:   €3.86 million 
12. Duration:   Three years (2012-2016) 
13. Status:   Ongoing 
14. Contact for information:   Fausto PERINI (delegation of Gambia) 
 
HAITI 
 
1. Title of project/programme :  Support for binational cooperation in the fields of trade, the 
environment and local development. 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose:   The general aim of the binational programme is to 
promote the development of Haiti and the Domi nican Republic through (i) the development of 
binational economic and trade cooperation centred on the exploitation of mutual benefits and the 
strengthening of solidarity, (ii) support for nationa l and binational capacity building in the area of 
sustainable land and cross-border resource management , and (iii) public institution capacity building. 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible  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):  / 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer: /   
7. Field or sector of technology transfer:  /  
8. Type of technology transferred: /  
9. Expected output related to technology transfer:  / 
10. Outcomes/impact: To promote the development of Haiti and the Dominican Republic by 
supporting the regional integration process that takes into account sustainable development 
requirements and poverty reduction needs. 
11. Budget or funds allocated:   €18.7 million 
12. Duration:   Four years (2012-2016) 
13. Status:   Ongoing 
14. Contact for information:   Sebastien COCARD, (delegation of Haiti) IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  HAITI and DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 
 
1. Title of project/programme : Support programme for the Ministry of Trade and Industry. 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose:   The aim of the project is twofold:  (1) to strengthen the 
Ministry of Trade and Industry's institutional capac ity to analyse, formulate and implement trade and 
competition policy, coordinate all the public/private partners concerned, and strategically steer trade 
negotiations;  and (2) to enhance competitiven ess by strengthening quality infrastructure and 
developing a specific support programme for the private sector (SME/SMI and IO). 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible  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):  / 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer: /  
7. Field or sector of technology transfer:  /  
8. Type of technology transferred: / 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer:  / 
10. Outcomes/impact:  This programme primarily seeks to further the country's integration 
into the regional and international trade dynamic,  while enabling it to benefit from such integration 
with a view to ensuring sustainable economic growth. 
11. Budget or funds allocated:   €4.5 million 
12. Duration:   Three years (2012-2015) 
13. Status:   Ongoing 
14. Contact for information:   Sebastien COCARD, (delegation of Haiti) 
 
SOUTH SUDAN 
 
1. Title of project/programme :  South Sudan Rural Devel opment Programme (SORUDEV). 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose:  The project purpose is to improve the efficiency of food 
systems in four states of South Sudan.  The project purpose will contribute to improving food security 
by strengthening the GoS and concerned states instituti ons so that states are better able to identify, 
formulate and put into practice effective response strategies to food insecurity drivers;  by increasing agricultural smallholder production and by facilitating a more effici ent distribution of agricultural 
production through an expanded rural road network. 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible  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):  / 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer: /  
7. Field or sector of technology transfer:  /  
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  9. Expected output related to technology transfer:  / 
10. Outcomes/impact: Improved food security in four states of South Sudan. 
11. Budget or funds allocated:   €42 million 
12. Duration:   Five years (2012-2017) 
13. Status:   Ongoing 
14. Contact for information:   Alvaro ORTEGA APARICIO (delegation of Sudan) 
 
TANZANIA 
 
1. Title of project/programme : Trade and Agriculture Suppor t Programme, Phase II-TASP II. 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose:  To increase farmers' income through better access to 
markets (national, regional, global markets).  It can  be divided into two angles:  (1) Better compliance 
with market demand in terms of quality and standards;  (2) strengthening of the value chain linking the farmers to the markets, in view of increased productivity, competitiveness and income. 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible  in the provision of incentives for technology 
transfer in developed member:   Possibilities for partnership with EU bodies for quality and 
standards. 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible  for incentives in LDCs (Transferor):  Kenya 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee):  Tanzania 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer: /  
7. Field or sector of technology transfer:  /  
8. Type of technology transferred: / 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer:  / 
10. Outcomes/impact:  The project is intended to contribute to sustainable poverty reduction 
efforts through enhanced participation of smallhol der farmers and small scale producers in trade.  
It will address key supply-side constraints. 
11. Budget or funds allocated:   €15 million 
12. Duration:   Four years (2012-2016) 
13. Status:   Ongoing 
14. Contact for information:   Alexandre SERRES (delegation of Tanzania) IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  IV. EU MEMBER STATES 
EU MEMBER STATE:  AUSTRIA 
 
1. Description 
 
21. The Austrian Development Agency works with  the private sector to implement inclusive 
business models - sustainable, market based solutio ns that are commercially viable and can deliver 
measurable, impactful and scalable development resu lts for those at the base of the pyramid.  We 
promote good and innovative projects which are jo intly planned, developed, financed and 
implemented.  However, there are certain rules to be observed.  The following criteria need to be met 
for ADA to support a Business Partnership: 
 Long-term commitment to a country in the South or East as an investor 
(no export-business); 
 benefit for the local population beyond the company's core business; 
 substantial input by the company and its part ners of at least 50 per cent of the project 
costs (at least €50,000); 
 sustainability:  the company or local part ner (public institution, partner company) 
must ensure that the commitment will be continued after the end of the project; 
 compliance with the laws of the partner c ountry as well as internationally recognized 
environmental and social standards (core la bour standards of the International Labour 
Organization ILO, OECD Guidelines for Mu ltinational Enterprises, principles of the 
UN Global Compact, etc.). 
22. Economic interests can be interlinked with soci al responsibility in the recipient countries.  
Examples for this linkage between social and economic benefits are: 
- Training and capacity building for SME promotion and vocational training; 
- training and capacity building for rural development; - technology transfer for environment improvements, renewable energy supply; - improvements in infrastructure, water and waste management; - implementation of social standards; 
- implementation of eco-standards; 
- HIV/AIDS prevention and other health care activities; - good governance; - sustainable tourism; - sustainable land and forest management, including certification processes FSC; 
- food quality and safety system development. 
 Duration: Since 2005 
Budget  2005-2012:  Appr oximately €17 million. 
2. Beneficiary country(ies)  
23. Business Partnerships can generally be implemen ted in all developing c ountries.  The current 
list can be found on the website of the OECD Development Assistance Committee  IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  (http://www.oecd.org/dac/stats/daclist ).  Preference is given to supporting projects in priority 
countries of Austrian Development Cooperation. 
3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given  
Objective 1: Promote projects such as direct inve stment, licensing, franchising, sub-contracting, 
etc., through financial incentives (max. 50 per cent co-financing) 
Support to national and thir d country firms identifying potential partners (advice, 
contacts, etc.) 
Objective 2:  Improve access to ava ilable techniques and industrial processes 
  Access to legal and technological information sources 
  Creation of information centres 
Training in the state of the art 
 
Objective 4: Provide training in tec hnology management and production methods 
Objective 5: Capacity building 
Objective 6: Encourage trade in technological goods 
4. Eligible enterprises or institutions 
 
European enterprises  
5. Type of technology transferred 
 
24. Technology transfer takes place in different sectors such as production processes, e-learning 
processes, train the trainer programmes. 
6. Functioning in practice 
 
25. Companies submit brief project proposals.  ADA's Business Partnership Office assists 
companies in developing and fine-tuning the project idea and in drafting a project concept.  The 
project concept serves as a basis for presentation to  the ADA awards committee.  On approval, the 
project concept makes up the substantive content of the contract. 
7. Examples of ongoing/implemented projects 
 
- Establishing trainer of trainer programmes; 
- establishing of cooperatives; 
- training of suppliers; 
- technology transfer e.g. energy efficiency. 
 
8. Statistics on the use of the incentive / on the number of supported projects  
26. 90 supported projects since 2005 (52 finalized, 38 in implementation). 
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  9. Contact  
 
Austrian Development Agency Unit "Private Sector and Development" Zelinkagasse 2 
1010 Vienna 
Austria  Dr Gunter Schall, Head of Unit Tel.:  +43 (0)1 90399-2570 
E-mail: wirtschaft@ada.gv.at  
Website: www.ada.gv.at 
   
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EU MEMBER STATE:  BELGIUM 
 
BURKINA FASO 
 
1. Title of project/programme:   Strengthening of the International Centre for Research and 
Development on Livestock in the Sub-Humid Zone  (CIRDES) as the reference centre for the 
diagnosis and control of trypa nosomosis and resistance to trypanocides in West Africa.  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose:   To contribute to the welfare, and help alleviate the 
poverty, of the local population th rough increased livestock productivity.  
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible  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):   International Centre for Research and Development 
on Livestock in the Sub-Humid Zone (CIRDES)  
6. Type of incentive measures for technology transfer: / 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities: / 
8. Type of technology transferred:   Veterinary medicine 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer:   Livestock farming is a key commercial 
activity in the region, while trypa nosomosis is a major constraint.  
10. Outcome/impact:   Strengthening of the capacity of CIRDES in the field of the diagnosis and 
control of animal trypanosomosis  and trypanocide-resistant trypanosomes in livestock in West Africa 
in order to improve breeder disease-control strategies.  
11. Budget or funds allocated:   €361,109  
12. Duration:   01/01/2011-31/12/2013  
13. Status:  The project is ongoing.  
14. Contact point for information:  ITM and partner institute International Centre for Research 
and Development on Livestock in the Sub-Humid Zone (CIRDES).  
 
 
CAMBODIA 
 
1. Title of project/programme:  Building capacity to conduct high quality clinical research and 
training in infectious diseases, in an envir onment where quality of car e, 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 eligible  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):  Sihanouk Hospital Center of Hope  
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  7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities:  Infectious diseases  
8. Type of technology 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. Outcome/impact:  Enhance SHCH's capacity to gather evidence on and to implement best 
practice in management of infectious diseases in Cambodia.  
11. Budget or funds allocated:  €709,226  
12. Duration:  01/01/2011-31/12/2013  
13. Status:  The project is ongoing.  
14. Contact point for information:  ITM and partner institute  Sihanouk Hospital Center 
of Hope. 
 
 
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO 
 
1. Title of project/programme :  Consolidation and strengtheni ng of the National Institute of 
Biomedical Research (INRB) as a national referenc e laboratory and biomedical research institute in 
the Democratic Republic of the Congo.  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose:  To contribute to an improved standard of health for the 
Congolese population through the strengthening of  a key element of the health system.  
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible  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):  National Institute of Biomedical Research (INRB)  
6. Type of incentive measures for technology transfer: / 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities:  Infectious diseases  
8. Type of technology transferred: / 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer:  Disease-control programmes and other 
structures actually use INRB service s.  Peace continues to prevail.  
10. Outcome/impact:  Strengthening of the INRB's role as a national reference laboratory and 
institute for research on infectious diseases.  
11. Budget or funds allocated:  €1,787,850  
12. Duration:  01/01/2011-31/12/2013  
13. Status:  The project is ongoing.  
14. Contact point for information:  ITM and partner institute National Institute of Biomedical 
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  SENEGAL  
 
1. Title of project/programme:  Strengthening of Dakar University Hospital as a centre of 
excellence for the control of and research into HI V, tuberculosis and other infectious diseases in 
Senegal. 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose:  To contribute to the control of infectious diseases in 
Senegal.  
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible  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):  Dakar University Hospital  
6. Type of incentive measures for technology transfer: / 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities:  Infectious diseases  
8. Type of technology transferred: / 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer: / 
10. Outcome/impact:  Strengthening of Dakar University Hospital's institutional capacity in 
terms of the control of and research into HIV/ AIDS, tuberculosis and other infectious diseases.  
11. Budget or funds allocated:  €721,255  
12. Duration:  01/01/2011-31/12/2013  
13. Status:  The project is ongoing.  
14. Contact point for information:  ITM and partner institute Dakar University Hospital. 
 
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 Ug andan health system and by providing relevant 
information for rational health policies.  
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible  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 incentive measures for technology transfer: / 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities:  Public health  
8. Type of technology transferred: / 
9. Expected output related  to technology transfer:  Current level of funding for ongoing 
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  10. Outcome/impact:  This project aims to significantly increase IPH’s capacity and 
involvement in providing an evidence and knowledge  base for rational policies and in developing the 
district health system.  This will provide, thr ough the excellent 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:  01/01/2011-31/12/2013  
13. Status:  The project is ongoing.  
14. Contact point for information:  ITM and partner institute Makere re University Institute of 
Public Health (MUIPH). 
 
VIET NAM AND SOUTH-EAST ASIA 
 
1. Title of project/programme:  Institutional collaboration to strengthen the rational basis for 
prevention and control of malaria and othe r parasitic diseases in South-East Asia.  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose:  To strengthen the rationale for sustainable control of 
parasitic diseases and medical health care in South-East Asia.  
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible  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):  National Institute of Malariology Parasitology 
Entomology (NIMPE)  
6. Type of incentive measures for technology transfer: / 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities:  Biomedical and epidemiological research  
8. Type of technology transferred: / 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer: / 
10. Outcome/impact:  To strengthen at regional level the capacities in biomedical and 
epidemiological research required for the surveillan ce and prevention of malaria and other parasitic 
diseases in Viet Nam, Cambodia and other Southeast Asian countries.  
11. Budget or funds allocated:  €1,095,178  
12. Duration:  01/01/2011-31/12/2013  
13. Status:  The project is ongoing.  
14. Contact point for information:  ITM and partner institute Nati onal Institute of Malariology 
Parasitology Entomology (NIMPE). 
 
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 eligible  in the provision of incentives for technology 
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  4. Enterprises or other institutions eligib le for incentives in LDCs (Transferor): / 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee):  Tropical Diseases Research Centre in Zambia  
6. Type of incentive measures for technology transfer: / 
7. Field or sector of technology 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. Outcome/impact:  To enhance capacity of the TDRC as an autonomous centre of excellence 
in the field of applied health research and trai ning in the prevention and treatment of malaria, 
HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and trypanosomiasis. 
11. Budget or funds allocated:  €575,594 
12. Duration:  01/01/2011-31/12/2013 
13. Status:  The project is ongoing. 
14. Contact point for information:  ITM and partner institute Tropical Diseases Research 
Centre. 
 
 
EDCTP - BIOMARKERS  
 
1. Title of project/programme:  Characterization of novel microb icide 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 
be prepared for "next generation" safety trials. A ll study team members will be trained in Medical 
Ethics, GCP, and the study protocol and relevant  study team member in clinical procedures, 
counselling, interviewing, laboratory procedur es (including storage of specimens) and GCLP.  
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible  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)  
International Center for Reproductive Health (K enya), Reproductive Health and Research Unit 
(South Africa), Projet Ubuzima (Rwanda) and Mwanza HIV Research Collaboration (Tanzania) 
6. Type of incentive measures for technology transfer: / 
7. Field or sector of technology 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. Outcome/impact:  The expected outcomes are the identif ication 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 wo men 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 IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  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 eligible  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 University Hospital of Kigali (Rwanda) 
6. Type of incentive measures for technology transfer: / 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities:  Clinical trials  
8. Type of technology transferred:  Short-term training courses in clinical trial methodology 
and ICH standards. 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer: / 
10. Outcome/impact: / 
11. Budget or funds allocated:  €3,708,775  
12. Duration:  06/02/2009-05/02/2013 
13. Status:  The project is ongoing. 
14. Contact point for information:  ITM 
 
EDCTP - ADAPT  
 
1. Title of project/programme:  Special populations and label expansion studies with the fixed 
dose combinations artemether-lumefantrine, am odiaquine-artesunate, a nd dihydroartemisinin-
piperaquine in Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique. 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose:  This study aims to assess the safety or efficacy of ACTs 
such as AL, AQ-AS and DHA-PPQ in HIV-infected individuals who are on ART and examine the nature of interaction between ARVs and ACTs.  To reduce malaria-associated morbidity and 
mortality in three special populations by determining the most appropriate ACT treatment for each of 
these groups and to improve the research capacity of three African countries, Malawi, Mozambique 
and Zambia to conduct ICH-GCP compliant clinical trials.  
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible  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): /  IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  6. Type of incentive measures for technology transfer: / 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities: / 
8. Type of technology transferred: / 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer: / 
10. Outcome/impact: / 
11. Budget or funds allocated:  €357,438 (ITM) 
12. Duration:  14/07/2009-13/07/2014 
13. Status:  The project is ongoing. 
14. Contact point for information:  ITM 
 
 
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EU MEMBER STATE:  FRANCE 
 
Ministry of Agriculture, Food And Forestry (MAAF) 
 
Technical cooperation 
 27. The MAAF directly supports the transfer of skills and technology to third countries by means 
of specific cooperation activities.  It finances or co-finances activities, drawing on its own fund of 
experience and on the expertise of specialists wo rking in French bodies such as technical centres, 
professional organizations and research establishments. 
28. The MAAF provides financial support amounting to €1.0 million a year for these activities.  
They are implemented by some 20 officials in France and coordinated by the public interest association Agency for the Development of Intern ational Cooperation Relati ng to Agriculture, Food 
and Rural Areas (ADECIA).  The network of cooper ation and economic services of the local French 
embassies is also involved. 
29. The activities may concern the transfer of skills and technologies in areas such as irrigation, 
crop certification and/or standardi zation, veterinary services, geogr aphical indications, product quality 
and quality policies, sustainable agricultu re, and sustainable forest management. 
Education and research 
 
30. With its recognized expertise in education, vocational training, and basic and applied research 
in agricultural and veterinary training, the Direct orate-General for Education and Research of the 
MAAF provides support for the transfer of skills and technologies to third countries through its 
involvement in: 
- Training activities concerning plant and animal products and forestry and aquaculture 
products, the processing and conservation of foodstuffs, environmental management, 
the organization of farms and fish farms, rural development, public policies relating 
to agriculture and food, etc. 
 
- Support for the organization of initial a nd further training schemes and teacher 
training.  Such activities are carried out in conjunction with funding bodies at the national level (local authorities, Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and at the international level (World Bank, etc.). 
 NAME OF THE PROGRAMME/INCENTIVE:  Technical cooperation under the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry 
 
1. Description 
 
31. Funding of technical cooperation activities in the agricultural sector. 
2. Beneficiary countries 
 
32. The activities in question do not solely concer n the LDCs.  Some 40 countries benefited from 
MAAF cooperation activities in 2011.  LDCs are elig ible for this programme on the same basis as 
developing countries and certain emerging, or even  developed, countries (institutional cooperation).  IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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33. The LDCs that benefited from this programme in 2011 were:  Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Haiti, 
Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania and Senegal.  Re gional organization activities encompassing LDCs 
were also conducted in Sub-Saharan Africa  (ARIPO, AOPI, AFSTA) and in South and 
South-East Asia (APSA). 
3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentives given 
 
Objective 2: Improve access to existing techniques and industrial processes: 
 
- Access to sources of legal and technological information; 
- prior art training; 
 Objective 3: Support joint research projects among public partners; 
 Objective 4: Provide training in techno logy management and production methods. 
 
4. Eligible enterprises or institutions 
 
34. Any public or private enterprise or institu tion:  central or local government bodies, 
professional organizations, private enterprises. 
5. Type of technology transferred 
 
35. Very broad range: 
- Training of veterinary inspectors; 
- technical training (cereal and oilseed farming practices, milk processing, etc.); - standardization/certification of fruit and vegetables; 
- sustainable forest management; 
- development of geographical indications; - seed certification system. 
 
6. Functioning 
 36. Priorities are identified by the relevant Fren ch bodies, the MAAF and the public interest 
association ADECIA (Agency for the Developmen t of International Cooperation Relating to 
Agriculture, Food and Rural Areas) on the basis of demand as identified by the economic and cooperation services of French embassies, which ar e in direct contact with local authorities and 
professionals in order to determine the sectors in which French expertise will be most appreciated. 
7. Examples of projects 
 
- Multi-country training of officials in charge of geographical indications 
(including LDCs:  Cambodia, ARIPO). 
 
- Support for the fisheries and aquaculture sanitary inspection system in Mauritania. 
 
- Continuing support for fruit and vege table quality control in Senegal. 
 
- Support for the OECD seed certification scheme.  IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  - Development of seed certification systems in several African and Asian countries and 
strengthening of the capacities of the re gional organizations concerned (OAPI, 
ARIPO, AFSTA, APSA). 
 
8. Statistics on the use of the incentive/number of supported projects 
 
37. These programmes were allocated €1.0 million in  MAAF financial support in 2011, roughly 
€0.2 million of which was for LDCs.  They are implemented by some ten MAAF officials, and also rely on the participation of the cooperati on and economic services of French embassies. 
9. Contact 
 
 Ministère de l'Agriculture, de l' Agroalimentaire et de la Forêt 
 Direction Générale des Politiques Agrico le, Agroalimentaire et des Territoires 
 Service des Relations Internationales  Bureau des Relations Bilatérales 
 3 rue Barbet de Jouy 
 75349 Paris 07 SP   
NAME OF THE PROGRAMME/INCENTIVE:  Support fo r the introduction of rural training 
by the MAAF Directorate-General of Education and Research (DGER) 
 
1. General description 
 
- Organization of training in the agronomic  area in the broad sense of the term 
(cattle, sheep, goat and poultry breeding, a quaculture, vegetable and fruit cultivation, 
agricultural water management, organic farming). 
 
- Support for the setting up of rural training schemes (initial training, further training, 
alternating school/enterprise training), matching training to employment. 
 
- Establishment and developmen t of geographical or thema tic networks of training 
institutions. 
 
2. Beneficiary countries 
 
38. The jointly funded activities do not solely concern the LDCs.  In 2011, over 15 countries 
benefited from the cooperation activities of th e DGER, including the following LDCs:  
Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali, Madagascar and Haiti. 
3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentives given 
 
Objective 2: Improve access to available techniques and processes: 
 
- Access to legal and technological information sources; 
- establishment of information centres; - prior art training; - organization of training systems (basic and post school training). 
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  Objective 3: Support joint research projects: 
 
- Between private partners; - between public partners. 
 
Objective 4: Provide training in techno logy management and production methods. 
 
Objective 5: Capacity building: 
 
- Organization of geographical and thematic networks of teaching 
establishments (aquaculture, organic fa rming, biodiversity, etc.) for the 
shared use of educational tools an d information systems, and for the 
exploitation and sharing of experiences; 
- 1,500 training and foreign travel fellowships. 
 4. Eligible enterprises or institutions 
 
39. Public or private training centres at all le vels (primary, secondary, higher), specialized 
(agriculture, animal husbandry, et c.) or not, technical or general, according to the organization of 
education in the country concerned. 
5. Type of technology transferred 
 
40. Broad, multidisciplinary range: 
- Agricultural water management; 
- development of aquaculture; - training of trainers, assistance in drawing up job referentials, trai ning and evaluation; 
- organization of training for agricultural technicians; 
- local development by professional organizations; - environmental protection; - techniques for diversification of agricultural production; - development of rural tourism (multiple activities); - processing and preservati on of food products; 
- tropical veterinary and animal sciences (p arasitology, optimization of livestock feed, 
selection of species and adaptation to the environment). 
 
6. Functioning 
 41. Requests are gathered by the DGER's geographical  networks, groups of technical and higher 
agronomic and veterinary training establishments, which cooperate on an ongoing basis with the 
countries concerned. 
7. Examples of projects 
 
- Training of decision-makers from agricultural technical establishments in Benin, 
Burkina Faso and Mali. 
 
- Restructuring of the agricultural education system in Madagascar. 
 
- Training programme design and developm ent and training of trainers in Haiti. 
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  8. Statistics on the use of the incentive/number of supported projects 
 
42. These programmes are implemented by some ten MAAF officials, and also rely on the 
participation of the cooperation a nd economic services of embassies.  They may be co-funded by the 
local authorities, the French Mini stry of Foreign Affairs, and pr ofessional agricultural organizations 
(Afdi, chambers of agriculture). 
9. 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 
 1er avenue de Lowendal  75700 Paris 07 SP 
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EU MEMBER STATE:  GERMANY 
 
Beneficiary 
country(ies) Title and date 
of the event Implementing agency Description 
Ethiopia Outgrowing 
rosa damascena and 
know-how 
transfer in essential oil 
production 
1.8.2011- 
31.12.2013 GIZ 
Deutsche Gesellschaft 
für Internationale 
Zusammmenarbeit 
BmbH 
Godesberger Allee 119 
D-53175 Bonn 
Germany 
Contact:  Dr Rainer 
Engels 
Tel:  +49(228)2493422 
+49(175)2230016 (M) 
+49(228)24934215 (F) 
Rainer.engels@giz.de 
www.giz.de Selected Ethiopian producer s of essential oils are 
supported to distil high quality essential oils and to establish a small essential oil industry.  In order to 
achieve this objective, selected outgrowers will be 
trained in organic and biodynamic cultivation of Rosa Damascena (RD) and other herbal plant which includes 
composting as an effective way to maintain soil 
fertility.  To ensure diversification of production, additional products, like chamomile, lavender or 
olibanum will be tested and introduced.  Improved and 
efficient distillation methods will also be introduced, 
and local essential oil producers will be globally 
connected.  To be sure that  the international standards 
of sustainable agriculture are fulfilled, the outgrowers 
and the processing will be certified organic and "fair"-
trade (fair for life, Eco cert, flocert standards). 
Kenya, 
United Rep. of Tanzania 
 Integrated 
Approach to Comprehensive 
Wellbeing at 
the Workplace including 
Financial 
Wellness 
1.12.2011- 
31.1.2015 GIZ 
 The objective of the programme is to increase the 
social, financial and heal th-related wellbeing of 
employees of selected Kenyan and Tanzanian member 
companies of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic 
Development (AKFED) and their contractor firms, their core families and immediate communities.  The 
proposal intends to improve and expand the Serena 
Workplace Wellness Program, with its health and social 
protection components by adding a financial wellness 
component.  It is also planned to initiate a learning process within the target ed network of partner 
companies.  The seven partner companies and their 
branches will be encouraged and enabled to implement comprehensive wellness workplace programmes. 
Senegal 
 Establishment 
of a 
professional 
supply chain of 
Hibiscus 
sabdariffa in Senegal 
15.3.2012- 
15.3.2015 GIZ The objective of the proj ect is to support selected 
female producer groups in the inner region of Senegal, 
Sine Saloum, to receive secondary income from the 
production of Hibiscus sabdariffa in accordance with 
the European quality standards. 
The following services are provided:   (1) Guidance of the female producer groups in 
production; 
  (2) development of a quality assurance system;  (3) capacity building and cooperation with local 
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  Beneficiary 
country(ies) Title and date 
of the event Implementing agency Description 
United Rep. 
of Tanzania Sustainable 
(decentralized) supply of 
drinking water 
in remote 
regions of 
Zanzibar 
01.5.2011-
30.7.2013 GIZ The objective of the project is to improve access to a 
self-sufficient, ecologically sustainable and affordable 
drinking water supply for the population in deprived 
areas of Zanzibar.  To achieve this goal, two 
demonstration seawater desalination plants are 
established and a sustainable operator concept for 
autonomous, decentralized desalination plants, in 
accordance to local conditions , will be elaborated and 
presented.  In addition, a training and service centre 
will be established that informs students, local population and other interested parties, in form of 
further education and training of trainers, about 
know-how and technology in water desalination, water treatment and renewable energy as well as benefits of 
the derived drinking water.  The training centre will 
also offer individual modules of a seawater desalination plant for training and education purposes.  
Uganda Promotion of 
climate-
friendly cocoa growing 
01.8.2011- 
31.7.2014 GIZ Farmers in selected non-traditional cocoa growing 
districts of Uganda are enabled to produce and sell 
environmentally sustainable quality cocoa for the export market on a financially viable basis.  In order to 
achieve this objective, farmers in rural communities of 
Uganda will be trained to produce quality cocoa using Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) and will be 
provided with acce ss to good quality planting material 
for cocoa and shade trees, relevant training and extension services and information on business 
planning and financial services. 
Uganda Hydroelectric 
power -  river turbine 
01.4.2012- 
31.3.2014 GIZ The aim of the project is to enable villages in rural 
Uganda the access to electric power which they presently lack.  Parts population and SME in the 
designated region are pr ovided with electricity, 
reducing consumption of biomaterials (e.g. wood) ensuring climate friendly generation of power.  This 
will be implemented in one location in Uganda with the 
help of an innovative technology, developed by KSB, a river turbine.  With this technology, electricity can be 
generated by hydro power, as provided under certain 
conditions in rivers.  This off-grid solution will assure electricity for population and businesses in non-central 
locations.  The goal is the creation of access to 
electricity for parts of th e population in a selected 
project area in Uganda w ith small-scale hydro-power 
plants.  To reach this goal, a suitable location will be 
assessed, a river-turbine installed and electricity 
generated which is then transferred to the users.  While 
this first project is a pilot, it is part of a larger strategy 
to develop the Ugandan market for alternative energy 
solutions, thus increasin g overall access to clean 
electric power for the population and businesses, enabling economic development. 
 
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EU MEMBER SATE:  IRELAND 
 
1. Title of project/programme 
 
43. Programme of Strategic Cooperation between Iri sh Aid and Higher Education and Research 
Institutes 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose 
 
44. The Irish Aid Programme of Strategic Coope ration, which commenced in 2007, supports 
partnerships for collaborative research and l earning between higher education and research 
institutions in Ireland and in Irish Aid partner count ries.  The programme aims to build the research 
capacity of those countries to respond to local de velopment challenges and opportunities, and provide 
an evidence base to influence decisions at local and national level that address poverty. 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible  in the provision of incentives for technology 
transfer in developed member 
 
45. Higher education institutions in Ireland are eligible to apply as the lead institutions. 
4. Enterprises or other institutions elig ible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor)  
 
46. Higher education institutions in LDCs, with a particular emphasis on institutions in Irish Aid 
partner countries. 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee)  
 47. Higher education institutions in Irish Aid part ner countries:  Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique, 
Zambia, Ethiopia, Malawi, Lesotho, Vietnam, Timor-Leste. 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer 
 
48. Capacity Building for development, research a nd teaching is supported in partner institutions 
across key poverty thematic areas, which involves th e use of technology and the development of skills 
in this area. 
- The establishment of a digital media pr ogramme will support th e emergence of a 
sustainable indigenous digital media industry in Zambia. 
 
- New knowledge flows and exchanges of expe rtise facilitated between specific rural 
communities, the agencies and organizati ons that work with each community, and 
between national and international bodies c oncerned with agriculture, food security, 
nutrition and climate change. 
 
- Capacity for e-technology built through on-line, Skype and in-country training 
partners are required to share and devel op lesson-drawing and knowledge exchange. 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities 
 
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8. Type of technology transferred 
 
- Digital Media skills; - knowledge and skills relating to comm unication and distance learning between 
partners; 
- research studies incorporating use of technology. 
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer 
 
- Digital Media training; 
- increased capacity in use of technology. 
 
10. Outcomes/impact  
 
50. The use of technology will enhance the ability of partners to produce quality research which 
will improve knowledge and learning to  solve developmental challenges. 
11. Budget or funds allocated 
 
€16 million 
12. Duration 
 
2007-2015 
13. Status 
 
51. Fifteen programmes, which are at  various stages of completion, have been supported since 
2007, under three rounds of funding.  It is planne d that a further round will be announced in 2015. 
14. Contact for information 
 
Policy, Planning and Effectiveness Unit, Irish Aid Riverstone House 
23-27 Henry St 
Limerick 
  1. Title of project/programme  TRAIDLINKS 
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose 
 
52. Irish Aid is the official deve lopment assistance programme of the Irish Government.  Through 
the Embassy of Ireland in Kampala, Irish Aid is pr oviding 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 busin ess 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 a nd business mentoring programme.  Through the 
established contacts to local enterprises and the contact s of the Dublin office, Traidlinks is able to 
create business to business links which sometimes result in partnerships between Irish and 
Ugandan companies.  IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  3. Government agencies or institutions eligible  in the provision of incentives for technology 
transfer in developed member 
 
Traidlinks/Ireland 
 4. Enterprises or other institutions eligib le 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 technology transfer activities 
 
53. Trade and enterprise development 
8. Type of technology transferred 
 54. Financial Management, Opera tional management (production), Quality assurance, Human  
resource management, Marketing, Supply chain management. 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer 
 
55. Improved business efficiency in terms of pr ofitability, turnover and number of staff 
employed. 
10. Outcomes/impact 
 
MarketLinked Programme 
 56. From July to October 2011 a MarketLinked programme was introduced, specifically targeting 
Northern Tanzania.  Key outcomes were: 
- Of the 12 participating companies, nine completed a sales mission; 
 
- some 94 direct in-office face to face business to business meetings were held between 
the nine Ugandan exporters and some 53 identified buyers; 
 
- one company reported an immediate first or der of $5,000 during or within one week 
of the sales mission.  Post mission survey indicated company projections for initial orders of $340,000.  Only follow up with companies in Q3 2012 will reflect how much of this has been realized. 
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  57. The first MarketLinked cycle in 2012 involved a sales mission to Burundi.  Key outcomes 
were: 
- Twelve companies were selected into th e programme with ten taken through the 
entire programme of preparation workshops, market research and sales mission and nine were taken on sales mission to Burundi; 
 
- some 120 direct in-office face to face business to business meetings were held 
between the nine Ugandan exporters a nd some 37 identified buyers who had 
indicated their clear interest to meet the Ugandan suppliers with strong belief in the 
reasonable possibility of doing business together; 
 
- seven companies reported immediate first orders of $116,800 during or within 
one week of the sales mission. 
 Mentoring Programme 
 
- During the reporting period the number of companies being mentored fluctuated.  
Some companies exited and others "graduated" as it was agreed that mentoring was no longer needed; 
 
- of the five companies that remained in the programme throughout the period, the total 
turnover went from UGX 25 billion in 2011 to 28 billion in 2012, an increase of 
12.74 per cent.  The total number of employees declined by 8 per cent; 
 
- there has been an overall improvement in mentoring company effectiveness in both 
Finance and Operations.  The data for fina ncial effectiveness has shown an aggregate 
increase of 42.76 per cent from Jan 2011 to June  2012.  Operational effectiveness has 
improved by an aggregate of 47.37 per cent over the same period. 
 
11. Budget or funds allocated 
 
€900,000 
 
12. Duration 
 
2007-2013 
 13. Status 
 
Ongoing 
 
14. Contact 
 
http://www.traidlinks.ie/ 
Keith Gristock, Embassy of Ireland, Kampala - keith.gristock@dfa.ie   IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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EU MEMBER STATE:  SLOVAKIA 
 
1. Title of project/programme:  "DRINKING FROM THE SUN" - utilization of solar energy 
in Kenya / National programme for the Official Development Cooperation of the Slovak Republic for 
the year 2010 - Call for proposal No. 2010/12.  2. Policy objective and/or purpose:  Climate change mitigation.  
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for technology 
transfer in developed member 
 
Slovak Agency for International Developm ent 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): 
AUREX s.r.o., Dubravská cesta 9, 841 04 Bratislava, Slovak Republic. 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee): 
Muringa Holdings Ltd., P.O.  Box 11699 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer: 
Monocrystalline photovoltaic module, high-pow er module (190W) using 125 mm square 
monocrystalline silicon solar cells with 14. 9 per cent module conversion efficiency. 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities:   
Environmental activities including mitigation 
8. Type of technology transferred: 
 
- Photovoltaic panels Schuco - 50 pieces; 
- water disinfection units - System Lazur M-1K - five pieces; 
- all necessary operational components. 
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer: 
Development, transfer, construction and insta llation of five off-grid solar stations, water 
reservoirs and disinfection systems. 
10. Outcomes/impact: 
Development a series of photovoltaic complex in  the rural areas of Kenya for purification and 
disinfection of drinking water to increase the hygienic standards of local population and 
enhance the overall living conditions. 
11. Budget or funds allocated:  €207,160 - ODA, contractor co-financing:  €23,944.13  
12. Duration:  November 2010-November 2011 
13. Status:  Finished 
14. Contact 
info@slovakaid.sk , jana.korenova@slovakaid.sk  IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  EU MEMBER STATE:  SWEDEN 
 
NAME OF THE PROGRAMME/INCENTIVE:  Wi nd Power Development and Use, Energy 
Efficiency, and ICT for Pedagogical Development  International Training Programmes  
 
1. Description  
58. The Swedish International Development C ooperation Agency (Sida) has commissioned 
LIFE Academy to carry out eight internationa l training programmes on Wind Power Development 
and Use which are implemented in cooperation with  the Swedish Royal University of Technology and 
Favonius AB, a public wind power company.  LIFE Academy has also been commissioned by Sida to 
carry out five international training programmes on Energy Efficiency in cooperation with the Swedish Royal University of Technology, and th ree international training programmes on ICT and 
Pedagogical Development in cooperation with Stoc kholm University.  The overall objective of the 
programmes is to contribute to capacity buildi ng and increased understanding of the importance of 
wind power and other renewable energy sources, en ergy efficiency, and IC T among institutions and 
private companies in developing countries through training of in total 400 representatives. 
2. Beneficiary country/countries  
59. Whereas the programmes are open to developing count ries in general, 25% of the participants 
in the most recent programmes came from LDCs (Kenya, Mozambique, Nepal, Tanzania and 
Zambia). 
3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given  
Objective 2:  Improve access to ava ilable techniques and industrial processes 
 Training in the state of the art  
Objective 4:  Provide training in tec hnology management and production methods  
Objective 5:  Capacity building  
4. Eligible enterprises or institutions  
60. 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  
61. Knowledge of various methods of  central importance in developing wind power plants such 
as wind measurement, localisation and design, dema nds on the infrastructure and the electric grid, 
environmental impact analysis, management, organi sation and economy of wind power plants, etc.   
62. Knowledge of energy efficiency and its bene fits for sustainable development and poverty 
reduction, as well as increased knowledge of methods and tools for energy efficiency. 
63. 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.  IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  6. Functioning in practice  
64. Each programme runs over a period of 18 months with continuous support from 
LIFE Academy. Some programmes include work shops in the partner countries as well as 
a 3-4 weeks study period in Sweden.  
7. Examples of ongoing/implemented projects  
65. The programmes have resulted in transfer of  technological knowledge in the wind energy, 
energy efficiency, and ICT fields and contributed to expanding and improving the technological base in the partner developing countries. 
66. Examples of more specific results can be found in the change projects for participants in the 
2009 Wind Power programme:  
 - New energy laws proposed in Nepal, Namibia and Viet Nam; 
 - several feasibility studies for wind power plan ts have been made in India, Viet Nam, 
South Africa and Tanzania; 
 - a model for offshore wind power in typhon prone areas in China; 
 - a blog for public information on and pub lic debate on wind pow er is up and running 
in India. 
 
8. Statistics on the use of the incentive/on the number of supported projects  
67. The Wind Power programme has been started in four consecutive years (2009, 2010, 2011, 
and 2012) and is offered twice 2012 and 2013.  To the 25 availabl e positions in each programme, in 
average 100-150 applications are received. 150 partic ipants have completed a full programme while 
100 are currently taking the programmes. 
68. The Wind Power programme has been extende d to run 2012 and 2013, both years with 
two annual programmes.  
69. The allocated budget is SEK 74,000 in to tal or SEK 185,000 per participant. 
9. Contact 
 
 Lars Hallén, styr.ordf  LIFE Academy  Köpmannagatan 2  SE-652 62 Karlstad  Sweden 
 Tel.: (+46) 54 18 75 15 
 E-mail: lars.hallen@life.se  
 Website: www.life.se  
 
 
NAME OF THE PROGRAMME/INCENTIVE:  Swedfund  
1. Description  
70. Swedfund provides risk capital, expertise and fi nancial 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 IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  contribution to the goal of Sweden's Policy for Global Development (PGD), i.e. equitable and 
sustainable global development. Swedfund's co-fina ncing of investments facilitates transfer of 
technology by supporting partners hips and diffusion of knowledge.  
71. 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  
72. Swedfund invests in companies, primarily in LDCs, with focus primarily on Africa.  
3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given 
Swedfund   - 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 socia lly sustainable business in developing 
countries. 
 - 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 SEK 10 and SEK 100 M 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. 
Swedpartnership 
 - 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 750,000 or 40 per cent of the total 
estimated cost can be obtained to invest in equipment and know ledge transfer when 
setting up businesses in emerging markets. 
 - The loans can be amortized when th e project upon completion and approval of the 
project results. 
4. Eligible enterprises or institutions  
73. Companies investing in developing countries, including LDCs, and their partner companies in 
the host countries. 
5. Type of technology transferred  
74. Various types of technology may be involved (e .g. healthcare, cleantech, chemicals, ICT and 
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  6. Functioning in practice  
75. Swedfund offers risk capital to companies willing 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 cons ideration.  Every investment decision made by 
Swedfund is preceded by a review of local economic , environmental and social conditions. Swedfund 
requires all of its portfolio companies to submit y early reports concerning their environmental efforts 
and impact on social conditions. More informati on is available from Swedfund's Sustainability Report 
(www.swedfund.se/en/press-and-publications/publicati ons/swedfund-publications), which follows the 
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) fram ework and contains information about the sectors and regions 
Swedfund invests in, the number of employees at Sw edfund's portfolio companies, and descriptions of 
how these enterprises contribute to development cooperation. 
7. Examples of ongoing/implemented projects  
76. In collaboration with Fikmar Medical AB and Octupus Medical AB, Swedfund invested 
SEK 16,500,000 in the Addis Cardiac Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in 2006 establishing the 
country's first hospital for treatment of cardiovascula r disease.  The investment has resulted in transfer 
of technology and technological knowledge in the cardiovascular field. 
77. Swedfund and Iraqi Al Wifaq Automotives started in 2010 a joint venture, 
Qanadeel al Rafidain, for the purpose of rebuildin g Scania's sale and service network in Iraq.  Jobs 
emerge in the service and retail sectors and the knowledge transfer between Scania, Qanadeel al Rafidain and collaborating distributors is being secured through an  education and training 
centre. 
8. Statistics on the use of the incentive/on the number of supported projects  
78. By the end of 2011, Swedfund's total investment portfolio amounted to SEK 2.6 billion 
divided over 90 different accounts in 36 countries. During 2011, Swedfund made seven new investments.  
9. Contact   
 Swedfund International AB 
 Sveavagen 24-26  P O Box 3286  SE-103 65 Stockholm  Sweden  Tel: (+46) 8 725-9400 
 E-mail: karin.isaksson@swedfund.se  
 Website: www.swedfund.se   
 
 
NAME OF THE PROGRAMME/INCENTIVE:  Electrical Distribution Management Advanced 
International Training Programme (EDM)  
 
1. Description  
79. Grontmij AB together with ÅF-Industry AB have been commissioned by the Swedish 
International Development Co-operation Agency  (Sida) to run the Electrical Distribution 
Management Advanced International Training Programme (EDM) annually since 2007.  The 
programme provides know-how in the field of electricity distribution, including rural electrification, IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  covering financing, management and technical qu estions. The objective is to create awareness of 
integrated approaches towards electricity distributio n in relation to energy supply, country planning 
and environmental aspects.  
2. Beneficiary country/countries  
80. More than 70% of the participants come fro m LDCs (Ethiopia, Gambia, Liberia, Malawi, 
Mozambique, Rwanda, Sierra Leone , South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia). However, also 
candidates from other developing country are eligible to participate in the programme. 
3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given  
Objective 2: Improve access to ava ilable techniques and industrial processes 
  Access to legal and technological information sources 
 Training in the state of the art  
Objective 4:  Provide training in tec hnology management and production methods  
Objective 5: Capacity building  
4. Eligible enterprises or institutions  
81. Participants should be individua ls 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  
82. Technological knowledge of electrical distribution management. 
6. Functioning in practice  
83. The two year programme is divided into five  phases with a training programme in Sweden 
and a regional seminar and support by designated ment ors to the participants’ own change projects.  
The programme is focusing i.a. on the fundamentals of electricity distribution, privatisation 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 l ectures, exercises, group 
discussions, study visits and project work and prep aration of participants' own change projects.  
7. Examples of ongoing/implemented projects  
84. The training of individuals from participati ng developing countries is directly aimed at 
facilitating the transfer of technology (technologi cal 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 fac ilitates future technology transfers by potential 
partnerships and cooperation. 
85. Examples of more specific results can be fou nd in the change projects for participants in 
the 2010 programme:  
 - Connection of isolated networks to the national grid in Cambodia; 
 - improving quality of supply a nd reduction of losses in Nigeria;  IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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   - electrification of six villages in Rwanda; 
 - restoration of electricity supply to Lungi area in Sierra Leone; 
 - loss reduction in isolated network in Uganda. 
 
8. Statistics on the use of the incentive/on the number of supported projects  
86. The programme has run on an annual basis sinc e 2007 with 150 participants accepted to the 
programme.  The overall budget amounts to SEK 25,000,000 or SEK 167,000 per participant. 
122 participants have completed the progra mme and 28 are currently enrolled.    
9. Contact   
 Grontmij AB 
 Norra Bulltoftavägen 65 A 
 Box 2909  SE-212 09 MALMÖ  Sweden  Tel: (+46) 10 480-2194 (direct) 
 Fax: (+46) 10 480-2349 
 E-mail: jan.klevas@grontmij.com  
 Website: www.grontmij.se 
 
 
NAME OF THE PROGRAMME/INCENTIVE:  Risk  Management in Banking and Finance 
("RMIFB")  
1. Description  
87. 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, openness and poverty reducti on, the financial sector as an indispensable 
part of the economic infrastructure and the impa ct of financial markets on public finances.  
2. Beneficiary country/countries  
88. The programme is open to partic ipation of individuals from a group of prioritized developing 
countries of which more than half consists of A frican LDCs.  For the 2012 ed ition of the programme, 
beneficiaries have come from Tanzania, Uganda , Rwanda, Kenya and Zimbabwe, Ukraine, Iraq, 
Georgia, Albania and Macedonia.  
3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given  
Objective 2: Improve access to available tec hniques and industrial (financial risk management) 
processes 
  Access to legal and technological information sources 
Objective 4:  Provide training in technology (financial) management  
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  4. Eligible enterprises or institutions  
89. 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 tools for risk 
management within private and pub lic sector financial institutions.  
5. Type of technology transferred  
90. Advanced risk management for financial institutions.  
6. Functioning in practice  
91. 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 ch ange initiative needs to be supported by the 
participants' employers. 
92. The training programme engages the participan ts during approximately 14 months, of which 
approximately 4.5 weeks are educational (3 weeks in Stockholm, Sweden and 10 days in one of the 
participating countries).  The formal training in cludes an overview of the Swedish financial and 
banking markets and its players, 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 alternativ es adjusted to local need s with maintained risk 
exposure.   
7. Examples of ongoing/implemented projects  
93. Examples of more specific results can be found in the change projects for participants in the 
2010 programme: 
 - Create Risk Management Awareness in  Microfinance institutions in Kenya; 
 - gain adoption and implementation of r ecommendations for enhancement of financial 
inclusion of traders and peasant farmers by FSDP and Commercial Banks in Zambia; 
 - lending sector credit risk management enhancements in Ukraine; 
 - risk-based supervision: Asset quality improvement and govern ment contingency 
planning in Georgia; 
 - improve the credit risk management pro cess and risk organization in a private bank 
in Iraq; 
 - set up of framework for identifying, monitoring and managing risk at the 
Central Bank of Iraq. 
 
8. Statistics on the use of the incentive/on the number of supported projects  
94. The programme has run during ten consecutive years (2003-2012).  The East Africa and 
Eastern Europe editions of the programme will run again in 2013, with two Iraq editions for 
the same year still pending confirmation.  
95. Previous programme ran between 2011-2012 and has so far involved payments of 
approximately SEK 12 M.  IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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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  
 KPMG AB 
 PO Box 16106 
 SE-103 23 Stockholm 
 Sweden  Tel: (+46) 8 723-9100   E-mail:  financial.training@kpmg.se   Website: www.kpmg.se  
 
NAME OF THE PROGRAMME/INCENTIVE:  Intern ational Training Programme on Plant 
Breeding and Seed Production (PBSP) 
 
1. Description 
96. The overall objective of the five training progr ammes organized annually 2007-2011 is to 
improve the participants' knowledge of an integrat ed seed industry chain, from plant breeding to seed 
production, processing and marketing.  The programme  wants to inspire and give the participants 
tools in order to start a process of change within the field of modern plant breeding and commercialization of the seed sector.  The programme is directed towards individuals working in the 
agriculture and seed sector in developing countries. 
2. Beneficiary country/countries  
97. All developing countries are eligible to particip ate in the programme. However, participation 
from LDCs has increased proportionately and amount ed to almost half of the participants 
in-2009-2011 (Bangladesh, Cambodia, Lao PD R, Mozambique, Myanmar, Rwanda, Tanzania, 
Timor-Leste, Uganda and Zambia). 
3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given  
Objective 1: Promote projects such as direct inve stment, licensing, franchising, sub-contracting, 
etc. 
   Support to national firms identifying potential partners (advice) 
Objective 2: Improve access to ava ilable techniques and industrial processes 
  Access to legal and technological information sources 
 Training in the state of the art  
Objective 4:  Provide training in tec hnology management and production methods  
Objective 5: Capacity building  
Objective 6: Encourage trade in technological goods 
4. Eligible enterprises or institutions  
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  5. Type of technology transferred  
99. Knowledge of modern plant breeding and seed  industry, organisation management and 
modern technology in the complete chain from plant breeding via control to marketing.  
6. Functioning in practice  
100. The programme includes lectures, group and individual work, study visits and field studies. 
Project work and communication are continuous parts of the programme and focus is on active 
participation and the applicability in the participants' countries.  
101. After the training the participants will inter alia  have an improved knowledge of plant 
breeding and agricultural biotechnology, be fam iliar with seed production and processing including 
seed treatment and storage, have an improved know ledge of business development and marketing and 
have established contacts with Swedish organisations or companies. 
7. Examples of ongoing/implemented projects  
102. All participants write situation analyses describ ing the current situation in plant breeding and 
seed production in their home countries. Based on these analyses, they design "Projects of Change" - a key output of the training programme.  All par ticipants receive a mentor advising them during the 
implementation of the Projects of Change.  The progr amme thus achieves transfer of knowledge to the 
developing countries involved and creates internat ional networks of professionals in the sector 
facilitating future technology transfers. 
103. One example of a result through one of the pa rticipants' change projects is training 
of 120 Ugandan farmers and rural students in seed  production of soya beans.  Their first crop 
amounted to 2,500 ton high quality seed that was partly sold to private companies, partly used in their 
own farming. 
8. Statistics on the use of the incentive/on the number of supported projects  
104. The programme has been organized during fi ve consecutive years (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 
and 2011).  About 132 participants have completed the programme.  
105. The allocated budget is SEK 25,000,000 in total or SEK 200,000 per participant. 
9. Contact  
 Svalöf Consulting AB  
 Onsjövägen 19  SE-268 31 Svalöv  Sweden  Tel:   (+46) 41 866-5122  
 E-mail:   marie.hardfors@svalofconsulting.com  
 Website:  www.svalofconsulting.com  
 
NAME OF THE PROGRAMME / INCENTIVE:  DemoEnvironment 
 
1. Description  
106. The Swedish Agency for Economic and Regi onal Growth is commissioned by the Swedish 
International Development Co-operation Agency (Sida)  to run DemoEnvironment.  The objective is to  IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  support environmental technology efforts to achieve  sustainable urban deve lopment and renewable 
energy in developing countries. 
107. DemoEnvironment is a grant offering support fo r 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  
108. DemoEnvironment financial support is availa ble for technology transfer to developing 
countries in general, including LDCs.  Projects have  benefited China, Viet Nam, India, Indonesia, 
The Republic of South Africa, Namibia and Botswana. 
3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given  
Overall objective:  The overall objective of the ne w DemoEnvironment Programme is to promote 
sustainable growth and a stronger business sector in  the area of environmental technology that 
contributes to better living cond itions for poor people in the seven countries mentioned above. 
Objective 1:  Partners in the partner countries w ill get the possibilities to test and develop knowledge 
on new environmental technology. 
Objective 2:  To establish long-term sustainable relat ions between actors in the area of environmental 
technology in Sweden and in the seven partner countries.  
4. Eligible enterprises or institutions  
 The target group is small and medium-sized co mpanies in the process of starting a sustainable 
business co-operation with a company in a developing country. 
5. Type of technology transferred  
109. Tested and modern, environment-friendly technol ogy and technology solutions never used in 
the host country before. 
6. Functioning in practice  
110. The aim of the DemoEnvironment Programme is  to give the above mentioned developing 
partner countries the opportunity to use proven mode rn environmental technology solutions that are 
new to their countries.  There are two types of grants available during 2012.  
111. 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. 
112. Secondly an applicant can apply for a demonstr ation project grant used for the purchase and 
demonstration of proven modern e nvironmental technology new to the country in question.  The grant 
for this ranges between SEK 500,000-1,800,000.  The pr oject should contribute to sustainable urban 
or rural development in environmental sectors. The bu yer applies for the grant, and is also responsible 
for management and finances of the project.  IP/C/W/580/Add.7 
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  7. Examples of ongoing/implemented projects  
113. During 2012 projects include, inter alia , air environment and renewable energy demonstration 
project in Inner Mongolia, China. Waste management  and renewable energy project in Namibia and 
Indonesia. Water and sanitation planning grant in South Africa. 
114. All in all, 12 planning grants have been appr oved for projects, as well as nine demonstration 
project grants. 
8. Statistics on the use of the incentive/on the number of supported projects  
115. All in all, the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth offers planning grants at 
the combined value of SEK 3,247,430 and grants fo r demonstration projects at the combined value of 
SEK 11,182,600 to the seven applicable countries during 2012. 
9. Contact  
 Tillväxtverket 
 PO  Box 4044 
 102 61 Stockholm  Tel:   (+46) 8 681-9125 
 E-mail:   stefan.berry@tillvaxtverket.se  
 Website: www.tillvaxtverket.se  
 
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EU MEMBER STATE:  UNITED KINGDOM 
 
NAME OF PROGRAMME:  English in Action (EIA), Bangladesh 
 
1. Description 
 
116. English in Action (EIA) is a nine-year Englis h 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 Bangladesh by providing English language as a tool 
for better access to the world economy.  EIA wo rks 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 ma terials (including digital content), training and 
ongoing support fully linked to the curriculum that is used in Bangladeshi classrooms.  In addition, 
EIA has introduced adult and community interv entions using mobile phone, television and the 
internet.  The aim of these activities is to incr ease 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 absorptio n capacity of LDCs (capacity building). 
 4. Eligible enterprises 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 
 
117. Audio and mobile technology 
6. Functioning in practice 
 
Technology in Schools 
 
118. EIA is using cost-effective, ICT-enhanced appr oaches to maximise improvements in English 
language teaching and learning.  In particular, EI A is concentrating on providing mobile devices to 
bring good examples of spoken English into primary and secondary school classrooms across 
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  their classroom and to change their teaching pr actices.  Independent research has shown that 
the EIA interventions have not only led to a fundam ental change in classroom practices in a short time 
period, but have also raised English profic iency levels among both teachers and students. 
119. It needs to be realized that EIA is not a t echnology project.  As far as the schools component 
is concerned, EIA is an educational transformati on project that uses technology as an instrument.  
However, using audio for classroom use and vide o for teacher professional development through 
mobile phones and speakers has proved to be tr emendously helpful in realising the current 
classroom-based changes.  The inte ractive nature of the methods and materials, delivered through 
audio, has proven to be highly eff ective 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 
 
120. EIA is using television, mobile telephones and th e internet to provide learning materials for 
adults, and decrease the barriers to their learning E nglish.  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 th rough mobile telephony where by simply dialling the number 3000 
learners can access lessons ranging from:  "Essential E nglish" for beginners, to "How to tell a story" 
for those more advanced.  Through television 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 li ves, 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 ch annels.  Meanwhile dedicated learners that take 
advantage of the complete educational packag e across TV, mobile, print and web have the 
opportunity to significantly increase their English skills. 
121. The total number of people having accessed EI A's mass media products thus far exceeds 
27 million. 
7. Examples of ongoing/implemented projects 
 
122. See above. 
8. Contact  
English in Action (EIA) 
House 1, Road 80 
Gulshan-2, Dhaka 1212 Bangladesh Phone: +88 (02) 882 2161, +88 (02) 882 2234 
Fax: +88 (02) 882 2663 
E-mail: info@eiabd.com  
Website: http://www.eiabd.com/  
 
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  NAME OF PROGRAMME:  Business Call to Action (BCtA) 
 
1. Description 
 
123. The UK's Department for International Deve lopment (DFID) and the United Nations 
Development Programme (UNDP) are working together  to establish global development targets to be 
achieved by the year 2015, termed the Millennium  Development Goals (MDGs).  The Business Call 
to Action challenges businesses to implement concre te initiatives that apply their core business and 
skills in a transformative and scalable manner that will enhance growth and wealth creation to help 
meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).  This is about producing business ideas that are 
both commercially viable and help to achieve the MDGs. 
124. We want to mobilize the private sector to help  meet the MDGs.  We call on business to put 
their talents into creating businesses and jobs in the new economies to ensure a new generation of 
entrepreneurs for the future. 
125. Businesses are an engine of growth and devel opment, and can have a potentially huge impact 
on improving the lives of people in developing co untries through increasing investment, creating jobs 
and increasing skills, and developi ng goods, technologies and innovati ons which can make people's 
lives better. 
126. We are also providing UNDP with £920,000 to establish the Secretariat for the Business Call 
to Action in New York. 
2. Beneficiary countries 
 
127. Commitments have been made to India and sub-Saharan Africa including the Ivory Coast, 
Ghana, Kenya, Cameroon, Nigeria, Uganda and Burkina Faso. 
3. Objective(s) type of incentives given 
 128. The Business Call to Action Initiatives might achieve one or more of the following: 
 - Generate significant new employment opportunities  in developing countries; 
 
- improve the quality of supply chains , helping 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  
129. Private companies who are co mmitted to creating value for communities by responding to 
local development needs through their core bus iness 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; 
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6. Functioning in practice 
 
130. Companies clearly offer the potential to gene rate significant development benefits in 
developing countries.  Initiatives should be linked to the company's core business while having the 
ability to deliver development bene fits.  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 
 
 ASDA - Increased sourcing of local produce from Africa 
 ASDA will source at least an extra £30 milli on 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. 
 
 Cisco - Agricultural advice to farmers 
 Cisco, in association with BT and OneWorld , plan to expand the LifeLines service which 
currently provides productivity enhancing agricultural advice to 40,000 farmers in 700 villages in India.  Cisco estimates th at the LifeLines service can be developed over 
five years to provide information on pesticid es, crop yields, animal husbandry and market 
opportunities to 500,000 farmers in Kenya. 
  Cadbury - Increased productivity in farming in Ghana 
 Cadbury will improve the productivity and in comes of over one million cocoa farmers over 
the next ten years.  They will initially focu s on 100 cocoa farming communities in Ghana, 
reaching 80,000 people and investin g £30 million over the next ten years.  This is expected to 
increase farmer productivity by 20 per cent in the first five years, rising to a 100 per cent 
increase by year ten. 
 
8. Contact 
 
BCtA Secretariat  
UNDP Private Sector Division One UN Plaza DC1 
New York, USA E-mail: secretariat@bcta-initiative.org  
 
NAME OF PROGRAMME:  Technology Programme for Branchless Banking 
 
1. Description  
 
131. 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 
one billion people with a mobile phone do not own a bank account.  The Technology Programme for 
Branchless Banking, supported by DFID, the Gat es Foundation and the Consultative Group to Assist 
the Poor (CGAP), will test and scale up branchless banking systems in Asia, Africa and Latin America to increase  access to affordable savings, paymen ts, credit, insurance and remittances 
services for the poor.  Recognising this is a relativ ely new model for delivering financial services, 
DFID supports a risk-based approach to policy and regulation to realise the potential offered by new 
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2. Beneficiary countries  
 
132. 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) 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. 
 *(Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, Philippi nes, Mongolia, Ghana, Ke nya, Senegal, Uganda, 
Mali, South Africa, Brazil, Mexico, Columbia and Haiti) 
 
3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentives given  
 133. DFID is supporting the US$26.4m Consultativ e Group to Assist the Poor's (CGAP) 
Technology Programme is designed to enable access  to at least 30 million poor people to a broad 
range of financial services such as payments, savings , loans, and insurance.  Access to these services 
enables consumers to acquire productive assets, i nvest in health and education and make other 
purchases that enrich their lives. 
4. Eligible enterprises or institutions  
 
134. Our support is through a World Bank programme - see above. 
5. Type of technology transferred 
 
135. Development in information and communicati on technologies is making it possible for people 
to receive financial services without having to tr avel 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 cu stomer servicing functions such as deposits and 
cash withdrawal available securely through third- party retail outlets such as convenience stores, 
gas stations, and post offices.  This is broadly d escribed as branchless banking because of its strategy 
for delivering financial services without relying on physical bank branch locations. 
136. The Technology Programme's model for suppor ting scaling up of branchless banking is based 
on: 
 - Providing direct technical support and small grant funding to branchless banking 
deployments at the firm level;  and 
 
 - supporting improvements of the enabling e nvironment through technical assistance to 
regulators and enhancements of industry knowledge and practices  through research 
and knowledge generations. 
 
6. Functioning in practice  
 137. Many branchless banking deployments have shown that customers are ready to take up the 
service, the technology works, and outlets are qualifie d and can be motivated to offer cash in and cash 
out services.  The big challenge is in demonstrati ng that these deployments can work at large scale. 
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  138. The Technology Programme's model for suppor ting scaling up of branchless banking is based 
on: 
 - Providing direct technical support and small grant funding to branchless banking 
deployments at the firm level;  and 
 
 - supporting improvements of the enabling e nvironment 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 i ndustry practice through client research 
 Amount:   US$11.4 million 
 Term:   Four years 
 
Start date:   June 2012 
 Location:   West Africa 
 139. CGAP works toward a world in which poor pe ople - especially the 2.7 billion unbanked - are 
considered valued clients of their country's financ ial system.  Its objective is to build equitable and 
efficient local financial markets that serve a ll poor people with high-quality, convenient and 
affordable financial services. 
140. 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  aims to expand financial services to the 
poor through the innovative use of technologies.  C GAP 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. 
141. Through the Client Research work stream, CGAP will 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 prio rity client-related questi ons.  It will manage a 
competitive research fund and invite leading research ers to answer practical questions on client 
impact, preferences and behaviour. 
142. 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 shif t to a more client-centric practice and offer 
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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 Te am, Private Sector Department, DFID 
Tel.: 020 7023 0427 E-mail: d-longley@dfid.gov.uk  
Website: http://www.cgap.org/p/site/c/tech 
 http://www.gatesfoundation.org/Pages/home.aspx 
 http://mastercardfdn.org 
 
 NAME OF PROGRAMME:  Development Partnerships in Higher Education (DelPHE) 
 
1. Description 
 
143. The UK Government's Department for Interna tional 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 Highe r Education Institutions (HEIs) working on 
collaborative activity linked to the UN Millennium De velopment Goals.  DelPHE is administered by 
the British Council. 
144. 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 prom ote science and technology related knowledge and 
skills.  It is expected that around 200 partnerships  will be funded during the lifetime of the scheme. 
145. A broad definition of HEIs has been adopted.  It includes universities,  colleges, research 
institutes and medical institutions. 
2. Beneficiary countries  
 
 Africa:  Democratic Republic of Congo, Et hiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, 
Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. 
 
 Asia:  Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, I ndia, 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  
 
146. Higher education institutions in the beneficiar y countries, in partnership with a HEI from 
another country (not restricted to the UK). 
5. Type of technology transferred 
 
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  6. Functioning in practice  
 
147. Partnerships may be formed not only with ins titutions in the UK 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 thou gh they do not need to include the UK.  Projects 
between other focus and non-focus countries in the global south are particularly encouraged. 
148. 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 jo intly 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. 
149. 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 co mmunication 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 which 
work to reduce poverty and promote sustainable de velopment.  All projects should demonstrate a 
fundamental commitment to the MDGs. 
150. 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 resear ch, new courses, networking and exchange of ideas, 
workshops, professional development, improved traini ng of education and health workers and policy 
development. 
151. All partnerships are expected to be fully su stainable after DelPHE funding has finished. 
8. 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 
 
152. The UK's Department of International Develo pment contributes to the Africa Enterprise 
Challenge Fund (AECF) a $180 million fund which s upports businesses operating in the agribusiness 
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 agri business ones and specialist thematic and geographic 
ones such as renewable energy and climate adaptation,  post conflict, Tanzania and South Sudan.  The 
Fund is hosted by the Alliance for a Green Revoluti on in Africa and supported by a number of donors, 
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  2. Beneficiary countries 
 
153. All countries in sub-Saharan Africa.  
3. Objective(s) type of incentives given  
 154. To identify and fund innovativ e business ideas in agri-busines s, rural financial services, 
renewable energy and technologies to assist small scale farmers to adapt to climate change.  To 
qualify for funding an initiative should be commercially  viable and have positive impact on rural poor 
in Africa, delivering increased incomes and empl oyment for poor people, through reduced costs and 
improved productivity. 
4. Eligible enterprises or institutions 
 
155. 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; 
 - renewable energy and climate adaptation technology.  6. Functioning in practice 
 
156. The applicant must be for-profit company with at least two years of audited accounts.  In 
exceptional cases the AECF will fund new businesses wh ere there is strong evidence that the new 
company has credible investors and demons trable capacity to implement the project. 
157. The AECF's minimum grant+repayable gr ant size is US$100,000 and maximum 
is US$1.5 million. 
158. The company/applicant must at least matc h (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). 
159. The funds requested from the AECF must be add itional, i.e. the project would not take place, 
or would not take place at the same size or scale without AECF funding. 
160. The business idea must have the potential to be co mmercially viable so that benefits can be 
sustained beyond the period of AECF support. 
161. Ideally all projects supported by the AECF should contribute to some level of systemic 
change in the market system in which the projec t/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. 
162. The business idea/project must benefit large numbers of people living in rural areas delivering 
increased employment and income, reduced costs, and/or improved productivity. 
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  7. Examples of ongoing projects 
 
163. The AECF is in its 4
th 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 £US$66m.  A further US$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 
 E-mail: projects@aecfafrica.org  
 
 
NAME OF PROGRAMME:  Business Innovation Facility (BIF) 
 
1. Description  
 
164. The UK's Department for International Development (DFID) supporting the Business 
Innovation Facility (BIF) which is a three-y ear pilot running until June 2013 working 
in five countries:  Bangladesh, India, Malawi, Nigeria and Zambia. 
165. BIF is a £7 million programme which supports companies as they develop and implement 
inclusive businesses.  Inclusive business is profita ble 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. 
166. The BIF offers a creative approach to suppor ting 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. 
2. Beneficiary countries 
 
167. 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 , helping 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. 
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  4. Eligible enterprises or institutions 
168. Private companies who are committed to creating opportunities for people at the base of the 
pyramid:  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  
 
169. Initiatives should be innovative and led by the private sector.  Projects should have a good 
chance of commercial success and the potential for significant development impact.  Participating 
companies are committed to sharing thei r stories and the lessons they learn. 
7. Examples of ongoing projects 
 iSchool (Zambia) 
 
170. 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 se tting up a sustainable and scalable business model to 
offer services on a commercial basis, by  fining the optimal revenue model. 
Malawi Mangoes (Malawi) 
 171. Malawi Mangoes plan to implement the first large scale fruit processing facility in Malawi.  
The plant, powered by solar and biomass/biogas, w ill be constructed to conve rt the fruit, sourced from 
a mixture of smallholder farmers and its own Ra inforest Alliance certified plantations, into 
concentrate and purée.  The company aims to gene rate over 1,000 jobs in farm work and at their 
processing plant. 
Agora Stores (Bangladesh) 
 
172. Agora is an expanding chain of retail ou tlets in Bangladesh, run by Rahimafrooz 
Superstores Ltd. As it expands, the company aims to build the capacity of small and medium-sized 
fresh produce suppliers and develop robust supply ch ains and trading relationships.  Many of these 
suppliers procure produce from some of Bangladesh's poorest districts. 
8. Contact 
E-mail: info@businessinnovationfacility.org  
Website: http://www.businessinnovationfacility.org  
 
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  NAME OF PROGRAMME:  Implementation of ASYCUDA ++ in Sierra Leone 
 
1. Description 
 
173. As part of a wider support programme to the Government of Sierra Leone National Revenue 
Authority (NRA), the UK Government's Department  for International Deve lopment, Sierra Leone 
provided support running from 2008 to February 2012 to introduce a modern computerised data processing system (ASYCUDA ++) into the customs clearance process. 
174. The overall development aim of ASYCUDA is to improve Government finances and to 
strengthen the economy of Sierra Leone throu gh increased efficiency in the foreign trade 
environment.  Through the introduction of a harmoni sed and integrated Customs Information System 
for imports, exports and transit in Sierra Leone consistent with in ternational and regional (ECOWAS) 
standards.  
2. Beneficiary countries  Sierra Leone  
 3. Objective(s) type of incentives given 
 
175. 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 enterprises or institutions 
 
176. Government of Sierra Leone Na tional Revenue Authority (NRA) 
5. Type of technology transferred 
 
- Improve access to available techniques;  and 
- to provide training in technology management. 
 
6. Functioning in practice 
 
177. The NRA Customs Department have been tr ained 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 inform ation 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 trade by  importers and exporters and their agents. 
7. Examples of ongoing projects 
 
N/A 
 
8. Contact 
 
Alison Batt  
DFID Sierra Leone 
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NAME OF PROGRAMME:  Support to the El ectoral Cycle in Sierra Leone 2010-2013  
 
1. Description 
 178. DFID Sierra Leone provided funding th rough UNDP's Donor Elections basket fund 
arrangement for Support to the Electoral Cycle in Sierra Leone 2011-2014. 
179. The Voter registration technology used in  Sierra Leone in 1996-2008 was Scanning 
Technology, which employed the use of Optical Ma rk Recognition 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. 
180. 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). 
 - Deters people from trying to double vote and, if caught fraudulently trying to double 
vote, there is the opportunity for criminal prosecution. 
 - Replacement of lost Voter ID Cards becomes simple.  - Production of high-quality digital photographs  and voter ID Cards that are not tamper 
prone. 
 - Production of accurate, up-to-date and current  Final Voter Register with photographs 
of all registered voters. 
 
4. Eligible enterprises or institutions 
 
181. National Elections Commission (NEC), Sierra Leone 
5. Type of technology transferred 
 
- Improve access to available techniques;  and  
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6. Functioning in practice 
 
182. The biometric system: 
- NEC estimates the possibility of multiple registration is reduced to 0.01 per cent; 
 
- eliminate the possibility of ghost registration as electors have to be physically present 
to participate in the process; 
 - new electors can be added to the register as necessary; 
 
- voters will be able to change their details a nd effect transfers to other electoral areas; 
 - the voter register can be easily updated;  
- lost ID Cards can be replaced through refe rence to biometric details in the database. 
 183. In March 2012 trained staff used the biometric voter registration kits to capture voter 
registration information in March 2012.  The data wa s 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 
 
184. 2012 Elections in Sierra Leone (as set out above). 
8. Contact 
 
Alison Batt  
DFID Sierra Leone 5 Off Spur Road Wilberforce Freetown Sierra Leone 
 
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