WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  IP/C/W/431/Add.3 
7 January 2005 
 (05-0040) 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects 
of Intellectual Property Rights Original:   English/ 
 French∗ 
 
  
REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ARTICLE 66.2 
OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT 
 
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
 
Addendum
 
  
 The following communication, dated 17 N ovember 2004, from the Delegation of the 
European Commission is being circulated pursuant to paragraph 1 of the Decision on Implementation 
of Article 66.2 of the TRIPS Agreement.  It w as circulated as an advance copy for the Council's 
meeting on 1-2 December 2004.  
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 I. GENERAL REMARKS 
 This document is circulated in accordance w ith the Decision of the Council for TRIPS of 
19 February 2003, according to which developed co untry 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).  
 As agreed in the Council for TRIPS,  this document complements the detailed report that was 
submitted on 26 January 2004 by the EC and individual member States (IP/C/W/412/Add. 5).    This cover note is followed by a series of de tailed sheets presenting the existing incentives to 
technology transfer.  The first set of sheets deals with incentives given by th e European Communities; 
the second set covers incentives given by indivi dual member States (Czech Republic, Denmark, 
Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Neth erlands, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden).  It is 
intended to update this notifica tion upon availability of additional information from other member 
States.    Information on the activities of the Europ ean Investment Bank will be distributed as a 
supplement to this document.  
 
II. SCOPE AND NATURE OF INFORMATION PROVIDED 
 Technology transfer refers here to the ways and means through which companies and 
organizations acquire technology from foreign sourc es.  There are several types of technologies as 
                                                     
 
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 well as several channels of transmission.  Indeed, the acquisition by least developed countries (LDCs) 
of a sound and viable technological base does not depend solely on the provision of physical objects or equipment, but also on the acquisition of k now-how, on management and production skills, on 
improved access to knowledge sources as well as on adapta tion to local economic, social and cultural 
conditions.  
 
  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.   
 A privileged channel for technology transfer , including transfer of know-how, is Foreign 
Direct Investment (FDI);  Joint research projects between private and/or public partners are also 
important in helping LDCs to benefit from technol ogies and adapt them to their specific needs;  
access to the right partners, to information and to expertise are key at all stages. 
 
 In their efforts to encourage and prom ote technology transfer, developed country 
governments are usually limited by two factors: 1)  they do not own the vast majority of such 
technologies; 2) they can not force the private sector to transfer its technologies.   Incentives can therefore only take the form of  encouragement, promotion and facilitation of 
the (potentially) most fruitful projects. They shall be  part of a global and comprehensive approach of 
development.  
  Against this background, the EC consider th at relevant incentives can be identified as those 
that :   
Objective 1
: promote projects such as direct investment, licensing, franchising, 
sub-contracting, etc. 
  Objective 2
:  improve access to available techniques and industrial processes; 
  Objective 3
:  support joint research projects; 
 
 Objective 4 :  provide training in technology management and production methods; 
  Objective 5
:  more indirectly, improve the absorption capacity of LDCs (capacity building); 
 
 Objective 6 :  encourage trade in technological goods. 
  The attached sheets illustrate  the efforts made by the EC to promote and encourage 
technology transfer.  They describe only incentives th at have a strong link with at least one of the 
aforementioned objectives and, with a few exceptions , which concentrate on European enterprises and 
institutions. 
 
 In addition, most countries and regions benefit from allocations for private sector 
development included in their national or regional cooperation programmes. 
  Finally, it should be borne in mind that no technology transfer programme is specifically 
dedicated to least developed countries as such.  EC  initiatives are usually specific to countries/groups 
of countries/regions, since the EC strongly suppo rt regional integration, which fosters better 
understanding and political and econom ic links between neighbouring c ountries.  However, the EC's 
approach to the allocation of aid and incentives pays particular attention to the situation of the least 
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AME OF THE PROGRAMME / INCENTIVE  : INCO  (RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENT )  
•  General description: 
  International cooperation in the field of r esearch and technological development (RTD) is 
pursued under the Eu ropean Communities Framework Programme for research, technological 
development and demonstration , through two complementary routes: 
 
- an international cooperation dimension integral  to each specific programme, which allows the 
participation of third country's partners in the projects; 
 - INCO, a dedicated cooperation programme wh ich focuses on specific RTD activities relevant 
to certain third countries or regions and not addressed by other programmes of the Framework 
Programme. 
  One of the objectives of the International Co-operation Programme (INCO) is to enable 
developing countries, including the least developed ones, to be associated with the generation of 
knowledge and innovative and appropri ate technologies needed to solve their specific problems and to 
attain sustainable economic development. 
  The programme brings together North-South c onsortia of scientists from several countries (at 
least 3+3) to develop new knowledge and tools as well as policy formulations addressing underlying 
causes of problems in the fields of health, agri culture, environmental management, conservation of 
natural resources, etc. 
  The programme's major asset is the added va lue and cost-effectiveness that joint research 
projects can generate by exploiting the resources a nd scientific excellence of the partners, funding 
new research, exchanging know-how and transferri ng technologies, providing on-the-job-training and 
work experience.  It also focuses on how internati onal research cooperation can help stimulate socio-
economic development and global competitiveness.  Th e research consortia are entitled to generate 
jointly new intellectual property and share under equal terms applications.  Many patent applications 
associate partners from North and South.   INCO projects also provide training for young scientists from developing countries.   
•  Beneficiary countries: 
 
 ACP Countries (African, Caribbean, Pacific), Asia and Latin America. 
 
•  Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given: 
 
Objective 1
: to promote joint sharing of R&D cost s, and to support prospective activities 
and the identification of partners (w orkshops, meetings, travel grants in 
contracts); 
 Objective 2
: to improve access to available techni ques and industrial processes (this includes 
in particular: better access to  legal and technological information sources and 
training in the state of the art); 
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 Objective 3
: to support joint research projects be tween private and/or public partners; 
 Objective 4
: to provide training in technology management and production methods, 
especially in the agricultural field; 
 
Objective 5 : capacity building. 
 
•  Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
  All legally established institutions for R&D and higher education in third countries. 
 
•  Type of technology transferred: 
 
 The current INCO Programme aims particularly at global development, such as stemming 
desertification, enabling food security, reducing the impact of food production practices on land and 
water environments, and promoting be tter health and health care for all.  The research priorities cover 
knowledge, technologies and policy for sustainable deve lopment.  Specific themes include safe water 
for all, protection of vegetation and waterways, in tegrated management of water resources, livestock 
health, food security, sustainable agricultural pro duction and fighting neglected infectious diseases 
(e.g. sleeping sickness).  A new call for proposal s with a budget of €36 million has been published 
this year.  In addition to INCO efforts, the Eur opean Communities launched a major effort on clinical 
trials for new interventions against malaria, t uberculosis and AIDS, a to tal budget of €600 million is 
targeted.  
 Successive programmes have encouraged scientis ts to set up networks within and between 
continents and thus place their collaboration on a perm anent and equal footing.  The results have been 
tangible for developing countries.  They have also added value to the Community research base, while 
European research is now more appreciated and more accessible in developing countries. 
 
•  Functioning in practice: 
 
 INCO is based on the principle of mutual benefit and mutual respect, with all activities underpinned by two basic rules: 
 
 (1) constructive dialogue between the EU  and its partner countries and regions as 
essential in identifying priority areas.  A pre-condition for this is a basic recognition of the value of each partner country and its approaches; 
  (2) close cooperation and equitable distribution of research responsibilities is key to 
successful research. 
  Call for proposals are issued and available on the website www.cordis.lu
; they are evaluated 
by external reviewers and funding is made available on the basis of grant contracts.  
•  Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: 
 
-  Fighting parasitic disease: Schistosomiasis or bilharzia is a parasitic disease affecting 
about 200 million people in tropical and sub-tr opical countries.  Treatment is almost 
solely via a single drug called Praziquantel.  INCO funded six European and nine 
African scientific and medical organizations to examine various issues relating to the use of the drug and the disease's resistance to  it.  Reference centres have been set up in 
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 collected - from dosages to side-effects - is helping national health authorities to use 
Praziquantel more effectively and efficiently. 
 
-  Improving the quality and nutritional status of  "gari" through the use of starter cultures 
and fortification with soybean, palm oil and coconut milk (September 2002 - August 
2005):  Gari is a traditional fermented cassava- based staple food produced by natural 
solid-state fermentation (SSF) and it is the ma in energy source for many people in West 
Africa.  However, cassava contains very low levels of protein.  The objective of this 
project is to improve the nutritional quality of  gari by fortification with soybeans and 
palm oil (in West Africa) and coconut milk (in East Africa), using a specially 
formulated starter culture.  The technolog y developed will be disseminated through 
women's production networks, assisted with business development support. 
 
•  Statistics on the use of the incentive/on the number of  supported projects:  
 
 INCO specific activities for developing count ries are endowed with ca.€140 million over the 
period 2002-2006, equivalent to 20% of the total f unding allocated to International Scientific and 
Technological Co-operation in the sixth Framew ork Programme.  Non earmarked component of 
€285 million is at the disposal of developing countries researchers to integrate EC-based integrated research projects and networks of excellence. 
 
 Number of supported projects: the progra mme is still running up and numbers are not 
significant at this time. 
 
•  Contact:   
 
 Point of contact in the European Co mmission's Research DG for INCO is:  
  michel.pletschette@cec.eu.int 
 
 Further information, news and details of pr ojects can be found at the following INCO pages 
on the European Commission's Communit y Research and Development website. 
  INCO 1 (1994-1998): http://www.cordis.lu/inco/home.html
 
 INCO 2 (1998-2002): http://www.cordis.lu/inco2/home.html  
 INCO3 : under construction on www.cordis.lu 
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AME OF THE PROGRAMME / INCENTIVE :  PRO€INVEST   
• General Description: 
 
 PRO€INVEST is a new EU-ACP (Africa, Ca ribbean and Pacific) partnership programme 
developed and undertaken by the European Commissi on on behalf of the ACP countries.  Its objective 
is to promote investment and technology flows to  enterprises operating in key sectors in the ACP 
States. 
 
 Indeed, private sector enterprises and interm ediary organizations in the ACP countries are 
working together in a difficult context, worsened by  the remoteness of the main markets and a lack of 
technical know-how.  Continuing uncertainty or in stability in their legal, economic, technical, 
financial and social environments adds to the difficulties experienced by these countries in their 
attempts to attract investors and therefore revita lise their economies and enterprises.  In order to 
overcome these obstacles and also to reinforce ex isting initiatives, it is necessary both to improve the 
investment environment and to strengthen those in termediary organizations that provide advice, 
information and support to ACP enterprises in many ar eas and at different stages of their business life. 
 
• Beneficiary countries: 
  ACP Countries. 
 
• Objective(s) and types of incentives given: 
 
 The specific objectives are the programme are:  
-  to promote, on a regional basis, sustainable and environmentally friendly Investment and 
Inter-enterprise Co-operation Agreements (I&ICAs) in key sectors with economic 
potential, to increase the comp etitiveness of ACP economies; 
-  to strengthen the role of Investment Promotion Agencies, intermediary private 
organizations, and providers of investment -related business development services (BDS) 
both in advocacy/policy dialogue and in provision of support services to investors; 
- to support those sectors and I&ICAs which will contribute to the attainment of wider 
social objectives of the ACP countries. 
 This corresponds to:  
 
Objective 1
:  promote direct investment, licensing, franchising, sub-cont racting, and other 
partnership agreements - through s upport to firms looking for potential 
partners (partnership meetings); 
  Objective 5
 :  capacity building (support to intermediary organizations). 
 
• Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
 
 Intermediary organizations (Investment Pr omotion Agencies, Chambers of commerce, 
professional associations), financial institu tions and consultants' associations. 
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 • Type of technology transferred: 
 
 Manufacturing and service technologies in key growth sectors. 
 
• Functioning in practice:  
  PRO€INVEST has a budget  of €110 million over a period of seven years.  It is financed by 
the European Development Fund (EDF).  Its appro ach is two-dimensional:  to support intermediary 
organizations and professional associations and to develop inter-enterprise partnerships. 
 1. Strengthening the investment environment for enterprises
: 
 PRO€INVEST supports and strengthens the work of professional organizations (namely 
chambers of commerce and industry, employers' federations), investment promotion agencies, 
financial institutions and consultant s' associations whose primary objective is the improvement of the 
investment environment and the development of enterprises.   On a cost-sharing basis, these organizations  may apply for assistance from PRO€INVEST to 
develop and optimise their capacities.  In partic ular, the proposed programme activities intended for 
intermediary organizations include:  
- assessing needs of pre-identified intermediary organizations; 
- prompting or supporting the establishment of dialogue between the private sector and 
the national and regional authorities on the el aboration and implementation of measures 
to promote investment; 
- developing and proposing services adapted to the needs of enterprises in respect of 
investment promotion; 
- providing technical assistance and funding to  support the organiza tion of investment 
promotion and partnership initiatives; 
- facilitating access to and providing training on the latest information technology and 
implementing information management systems for the administration of projects and business events. 
 2. Supporting key sectors
: 
 The programme facilitates the promotion of i nvestments and the conclusion of partnership 
agreements between North-South and South-South enterprises in key growth economic sectors. 
   PRO€INVEST devotes resources to the identifica tion of those sectors with the best potential 
for ACP development and the creation of partners hips;  through various initiatives it brings potential 
partners together and provides follow- up support to individual enterprises. 
 
 In the field of investment promotion, PRO€INVEST activities include:  
- conducting regional strategic surveys to iden tify key sectors.  These surveys will give 
an overview of the business environment, the comparative advantages of key sectors, 
the legal, economic, technical, social and financial constraints on investment and 
strategies to overcome or reduce the impact of such constraints; 
- producing sector and sub-sector surveys whic h will help identify potential partners and 
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 - promoting inter-enterprise cooperation th rough the organization of partnership 
meetings by sector, with the ultimate  objective of having Investment and 
Inter-enterprise Co-operation Agreements si gned.  Proposals will be tailored to the 
specific markets; 
- providing technical assistance to projects arising from PRO €INVEST partnership 
initiatives.  
 3.  The TRINNEX initiative
 
In 2003, PRO€INVEST set up the TRINNEX (Trade  and Investment Nexus) initiative).  This 
is a specialised instrument linked to Public-P rivate Dialogue, and is specifically aimed at 
assisting ACP private sector organizations to take  an active role in the Economic Partnership 
Agreements (EPAs) between the ACP and the European Union.  Like all trade agreements, the EPAs will dir ectly influence the environment for direct 
investment and inter-enterprise partners hip agreements. By creating TRINNEX, 
PRO€INVEST is pro-actively involving the AC P private sectors in shaping their future 
investment environment.  TRINNEX started its activities in early 2004, su pporting workshops aimed at informing and 
empowering the ACP private sector to engage in trade and investment policy matters.  
4.  How to benefit from PRO€INVEST?
 
 On a demand-driven and cost-sharing basis (up to 67% from PRO €INVEST). 
 
• Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: 
 
- Wood Resources : (Gabon)  
 
A two-day public/private dialogue workshop in Libreville, Gabon took place in November 
2004.  The purpose of the workshop was to agree on a strategic action plan for the 
reactivating and reinforcing the participating countries where National Certification Working 
Groups (NWGs) exist.  This workshop and follow up will enable them to elaborate 
internationally recognised national certification systems based on African Timber 
Organisation's (ATO) sustainable forestry ma nagement Principles, Criteria and Indicators 
(PCI). 
 
 - PROFIT in the Caribeean (Jamaica) 
 PROFIT in the Caribbean 2004 was organized between 5-8 October 2004.  Besides a very 
strong political attendance to the event a Partne rship Meeting was held at the Ritz Carlton 
Hotel in Montego Bay (Jamaica).  Over 200 investors attended which offered a pl atform to discuss projects and to negotiate 
partnership agreements. The main focus of the event was one-to-one meetings between 
European and Caribbean companies. Preliminar y results from the event show that over 700 
one to one meetings were held with 275 letters of intent being signed. 
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 - African Business Delegation at SIAL Paris (France) 
  
At the occasion of the SIAL Fair in Paris on 17-19 October 2004, a delegation of Tanzanian 
companies from the food sector looking for partnerships with European investors, were presented the opportunities and constraints of th e European market and visited distributors 
and technical centres (logistics, distribution centres) and European potential investors 
participating at the Fair.  This action was connected with the AAFEX mission in SIAL of 
ACP companies exhibiting in SIAL.  Statisti cs on the use of the incentive / the number of 
supported projects: 
 
 Statistics will be available in the annual report of activities. 
  
• Contact: 
 
 The implementation of PRO€INVEST has been entrusted by the European Commission to a 
Management Unit put in place by the Centre for the Development of Enterprise (CDE). 
  
 The supervision of the programme is the res ponsibility of the Europe Aid Co-operation Office 
of the European Commission.  - For operational purposes:   
 PRO€INVEST Management Unit-CDE 
 Avenue Hermann-Debroux 52  1160 Brussels-Belgium   Tel:  + (32 2) 6791850/1  Fax:  + (32 2) 6791870  
 E-mail:  infos@proinvest-eu.org
 
 Website:  www.proinvest-eu.org   
 - For institutional purposes:   EuropeAid Co-operation Office 
 Directorate C 
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AME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  CDE  - CENTRE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF 
ENTERPRISE  
• General description: 
 
 The CDE, a component of Europe's overall system of development aid to the private sector, is an institution of the ACP Group of States and the Euro pean Union. It operates in the framework of the 
Cotonou Agreement. It has its headquarters in Brus sels, regional field offices, and networks covering 
the EU and ACP countries. 
 
 The CDE operates by providing non financial as sistance, advice, support with a grant element 
to lend support to the enterprise and offer it servic es before, during and after the investment stages. 
Consequently it does not finance the investment but  may act, in some circumstances, to help the 
enterprise to find suitable financing.  Its operati ons are conducted according to a strategy pursued 
through the range of facilities it has to offer. 
  The Centre's financial resources are mostly derived from: the European Development Fund.  It also receives contributions from European progr ammes, countries and institutions which delegate 
resources to it or contribute to cofinanced operations.   
 The CDE works closely with financial institu tions, including the European Investment Bank 
in connection with its investment facility, w ith the Members of EDFI (European Development 
Finance Institutions) and with regional and local banks.   It is in charge of managing PRO€INVEST, a programme promoting investment in ACP 
countries planned and launched by the European Commission on behalf of those countries.  This 
programme is managed by the PRIMS/CDE, a manage ment Unit with substantive autonomy within 
CDE, under the supervision of the European Commis sion EuropAid office.  PRIMS/CDE has been set 
up within the CDE in order to implement th e programme and is manned by CDE staff. 
 
• Beneficiary countries:  
 
 All the 78 ACP ( African, Caribbean and Pacific ) countries, partners of the Cotonou 
Agreement, without distinction.  
• Objective(s) and types of incentives given: 
 
 In the framework of its programmes or outside those programmes selected according to 
rigorous criteria, the Centre provides a comprehens ive range of services helping to develop links 
between ACP enterprises in a given sector, trade or  branch of activity and their counterparts in the 
European Union. 
 
Objective 1
:  to promote projects such as direct investment, licensing, franchising, 
sub-contracting, through support to bo th ACP and EU potential partners 
(expertise, advice, contacts, sources of technology and other); 
 Objective 2
:   to improve access to available t echniques and industrial processes through 
better access to legal and technological in formation sources and training in the 
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 Objective 4 : to provide training in technology management and production methods; 
 Objective 5
: capacity building (through support to in termediary organiza tions, consultancy 
firms, financial local financial institutions). 
 
• Eligible enterprises or institutions:  
 
 The recipients of CDE assistance are:  
enterprises  in the formal sector which are in a start-up, expansion, diversification or 
restructuring phase, with a perspective of be ing profitable and viable, with potential for 
sustainable development, with financially and technically sound promoters, turnover of at 
least 100 000 euros or assets of at least 80 000 euros, and a workforce of at least five;  organizations belonging to the private sector and agencies promoting investment , 
including technical and training centres specializing in development programmes for 
enterprises; 
 service providers , such as consultants, with potential  for specializing in the acquisition of 
new methods to meet the needs of SMEs;  development finance institutions  seeking assistance in identification, evaluation and 
auditing of projects and in the conduct of those they fund.  
  CDE combines this support to private ente rprises and intermediaries and seeks out other 
appropriate sources of funding in its financial netw ork, among which the EIB investment facility, the 
facilities available from EDFI Members and local banks of course feature prominently.  
An enterprise seeking assistance has to make a formal application  to the CDE, or to one of its 
regional field offices, decentralized management units, outposts or correspondents in the European 
Union and ACP countries, giving details of its stat us, the precise nature of its business and the 
assistance being sought.  
• Type of technology transferred: 
  (i) CDE development facility 
 Supporting the start-up, expansion or development of an enterprise, this facility covers the 
following phases:  
- project definition, pre-feasibility, feasibility and market studies, searches for technologies and 
partners, financial engineering, assistance w ith legal packaging, setting up of a project, 
quality and environmental studies. 
 
(ii) CDE assistance facility 
 This facility, the purpose of which is to sup port the long-term viability of an enterprise, 
covers: start-up and technical assistance, traini ng of personnel, diagnoses and audits (technical, 
financial, management), assistance with management and marketing, assistance with restructuring, support to integration of an enterprise into natio nal and regional networks and trade organizations, 
assistance with meeting requirements for quality and environmental protection labels and standards. 
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 (iii) CDE CLEAN Facility 
 The CDE's facility CLEAN designed to im prove the environment conditions and the 
competitiveness of ACP enterprises in the global market aims:   To stimulate the economy in ACP 
countries, to create new market opportunities, to redu ce operational and external costs, to upgrade the 
environmental conditions of the enterprises and to  reduce pollution loads, to reinforce professional 
capacities in the environment sector at national or  regional level, and to increase environmental 
awareness.  The following areas follow under the pr iorities of CLEAN - Cleaner Industry: Clean 
technologies and techniques for preventing water, ai r and waste problems - Improvement of energy 
efficiency and introduction of renewable energy  - Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) - 
Introduction of the ISO 14001 Inte rnational Standards - Certification of services or products. 
 
(iv) The ACP Consultants network 
 The CDE embarked on the process of cr eating an internet-based database of local consultants 
for all the ACP countries.  The overall aim is to  generate awareness about local consultants and 
consultancy firms and enable companies and orga nizations like the CDE to obtain information on 
their fields of expertise by accessing the database via the internet, with a view  to involving them in 
their respective projects.  The site is now registered under www.acpconsultants.net
 and is already 
becoming an important tool for the private sector.  Over one hundred and forty local  consultants have 
been registered and this figure is increasing by the day. 
  The ACP Consultants Network is an ACP-wide service for the private sector managed by the 
CDE and is entirely free of charge.  The benefits fo r consultants and consultancy firms registered on 
the site are immediate, as the CDE is promoting th is network in all its dealings with the business 
community and international institutions worldwide. 
 Studies and information : advice and studies with contributions fr om experts in the relevant fields 
Organization of meetings , between individuals or among groups  : organization, at national and 
regional levels, of technical or se ctoral meetings, seminars, trade fairs, missions, trade gatherings, 
promotional events. 
 
Assistance to local financial institutions 
 
• Functioning in practice: 
  
  CDE interventions take the form of secto ral programmes financed under its own budget and 
consisting essentially in providing grants on a cost -sharing basis for technical assistance and capacity 
building. The CDE has its central headquarters in Brussels, but is presently decentralising towards the 
ACP countries through regional offices and national antennae. 
 
In common with other development institutions , the Centre has adopted an organizational 
structure corresponding to the operational requirement s of its activities.  This structure comprises: 
• a geographical unit,  
• a sectoral units, 
• a unit in charge of investment advi sory services and financial relations, 
• the PRIMS/CDE (PRO€INVEST Management Se rvice) unit in charge of running the 
EU programme  PRO€INVEST,  
• a unit in charge of administration and IT, 
• a communication, public relations and documentation service. 
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  This structure is in the course of being ad apted in line with the CDE's expanded terms of 
reference . 
 
 The CDE has a network in the field, made up of structures of three types:  
• regional field offices : the Centre has already transferred part of its operational activities 
to expatriate permanent staff working in th e field opening regional field offices : for the 
Caribbean in Santo Domingo,  for Southern Africa in Gaborone, for West Africa in  
Dakar and for east Africa in Nairobi in Janua ry 2005.  For these regions, therefore, the 
set-up at headquarters has been reorganized  to provide support to the field offices; 
  
• decentralized management units  (DMUs), the number of which is set to reach the target 
of 20 by the end of 2004; 
 
• he traditional network of antennae and correspondents , in ACP and EU countries 
which is currently being reviewed and restructured. 
 
• Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: 
 
 The CDE's operational facilities are deployed in  support of ACP enterprises in the framework 
of its various programmes, and others assisted outside the scope of those programmes.  This 
systematic approach to assisting SMEs in ACP coun tries is designed to bring all possible forms of 
synergy into play in one or more sectors in which the CDE is active, in a single country or throughout 
a region. Decentralized, proactive, sectoral and regiona l, it is geared to fulfilling the provisions of the 
Cotonou Agreement.    The CDE also assists individual enterprises in the formal sector that have not yet been included in one of its programmes.  Such enterprises must be able to make a significant impact in 
terms of the creation of wealth and em ployment and the transfer of know-how.  
 
 Details of these ongoing programmes and new programmes can be found on the website 
www.cde.int
  
 Timber
 
• Three timber certification and woodworking progr ammes, in Central Africa, the Caribbean 
and the Pacific. 
 
Fruit and vegetables  
• Strengthening of organic produce enterprises in the Pacific region and improvement of their 
competitiveness on export markets. 
• Two HACCP and quality control programmes in  the fruit and vegetables sector, in the 
Caribbean and Central Africa. 
 
Livestock  
• Innovation in animal biotechnology and diversification in West Africa. 
• Productivity and added value in East Africa. 
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 Mining and building materials
 
• Mining and quarrying technology and productivity in Southern Africa. 
• Productivity of the building materials sector in West Africa. 
• Productivity and environment of the ceramics and aggregates sectors in the Caribbean. 
 Textiles
 
• Cotton and textile industry in West Africa. 
• Textiles programme in Southern Africa. 
 
Fisheries  
• Two programmes to secure compliance with EU fisheries hygiene standards, in Mozambique 
and Cape Verde. 
• Marine resources in the Pacific region. 
• Processing of products and regional trade among countries of the Indian Ocean Commission. 
 
Health  
• Medicines derived from tropical medi cinal plants in ACP countries. 
• Development of medicinal plant production in the Caribbean. 
 
Leather and hides  
• Leather programme for East Africa and Southern Africa. 
 
Hotels and tourism  
• Four programmes promoting the hotel industr y, ecotourism and local communities, in 
Southern Africa, the Caribbean, the Pacific and West Africa. 
• Development and standardization in th e hotel industry in West Africa. 
 
Various  
• Industrial toxic waste treatment in the Seychelles and Mauritius.  
 
• Contact: 
 
- directly at Brussels headquarters : 
  
 CDE, Avenue Hermann Debroux 52 
 B1160 Brussels  Tel: +32 2 679 18 11  Fax: +32 2 675 26 03 and +32 2 679 18 31  E-mail: info@cde.int
 
 Contact: Daniel Pouzadoux – Head of Co mmunication and Public Relations Service 
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 - regional field offices : 
 Dakar (Aliou Abdoullahi) Gaborone 
 (Jorge Borges) - Santo Domingo  Nairobi (Tommy Pedersen) - beginning 2005  
- decentralized management units 
 - networks in ACP and European Union countries  - bilateral, multilateral or local financial institutions 
 
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AME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  ASIA  IT&C  PROGRAMME (PHASE I & II) 
• General description: 
 
 Asia IT&C Programme co-finances mutually  beneficial partnerships in Information 
Technology and Communication between Europe and Asia. 
   The programme has a budget of €45 million from 1999 to 2004 and provides up to 80% 
co-financing for individual projects.  
• Beneficiary countries: 
   
 Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, East Timor, Indonesia, India, Lao 
People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, the Maldiv es, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, 
Thailand, Viet Nam. 
 
* * Hong Kong, Macao,  Singapore and Brunei Daru ssalam may participate at their own costs. 
 
• Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given: 
 
 The objective of the Programme is to incr ease cooperation in information technology and 
communications (IT&C) between Europe and Asia  through the co-financing of IT&C projects 
managed by European/Asian partnerships.   The overall objective is to create broad, in tense and enduring technological and economic 
relationships between Europe and Asia, in which balanced partne rships and joint innovations may 
flourish across the following areas of activity: societ y, e-commerce, education, transport, health, 
agriculture, tourism and i-manufacturing. 
  During the first phase of the Asia IT&C Pr ogramme, value added w as achieved not only by 
the implementation of specific projects, but also by  addressing issues that are unlikely to be taken up 
by the private sector.  Co-financed projects include  those which search for compatible IT&C solutions 
between Asian and European IT&C environments , improve the transfer of IT&C know-how, and 
strengthen the mutual understanding of IT&C regul atory and/or legislative structures between the 
regions.  The contribution made by the applica tion of IT&C in these specific areas facilitates 
integration into the global information societ y, with companies as the key beneficiaries. 
  In Phase II emphasis is placed on encouraging th e LDC's to participate more fully, thereby 
increasing their integration into the global economy . Calls for proposals will focus on priority sectors 
and ICT applications in order to maximise the im pact of the programme.  Attention is given to 
developing ICT-based solutions in areas such as poverty alleviation, the advocacy of democracy and 
other development priorities.  
Types of incentives given:
 
 
Objective 1 : promote projects such as direct investment, licensing, franchising, sub- 
contracting, etc., through non-financia l incentives (support to national and third 
country firms identifying potential partners - advice, contacts, etc.); 
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 Objective 2 : improve access to available techniques and industrial processes; 
 Objective 4
: provide training in technology management and production methods; 
 Objective 5
: capacity building; 
 
Objective 6 : encourage trade in technological goods. 
 
•  Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
 
 The basic rule is that projects should be  developed by a partnership of non-profit 
organizations established between at  least two participants from diffe rent EU member States and one 
from an eligible Asian local government. 
 
•  Type of technology transferred: 
 
 The Programme's objectives cover the followi ng areas of activity: information society, 
e-commerce, education, transport, health, ag riculture, tourism and intelligent-manufacturing. 
 
 There are six components under which proposals may be prepared, which are the main instruments of the Programme: Get-in-Touch & Keep-in-Touch Activities, Short Courses (University Level), Information Society Interconnectivit y, Liaise with European IT&C Initiatives and 
Programmes, Understanding European & Asian Regul atory and Legislative Organization Structures, 
Practical Demonstration Projects. 
 
•  Functioning in practice: 
 
 Projects are selected through the Call for Proposal mechanism.  
 
•  Examples of ongoing/implemented projects : 
 
Title: e-Health & Learning (e-HL) 
Programme Component: Liaise with European IT&C Initiatives and Programmes 
Area of Activity: Health and Education. 
Duration of the Project: 15 months 
EC Co-financing (€): €319,872  (80%) 
Start date: 23 January 2003 
 
 Europe has vast experience in e-technology and this project's objective is to establish a medical network with participants from Europe a nd Asia that either play a role in the medical 
care/hospital sector, or have technological and/or organizational know-how in the field of medical 
care/hospital sector.  The Project targets Bangladesh and aims to improve cooperation between Asia 
and Europe in the identification and implementation of  ICT solutions in the health care sector.  At the 
same time it will stimulate and facilitate Asiati c health operators' contribution to technologies' 
implementation and avoid their profess ional isolation.  Participants will be the health operators from 
both continents and will be invited to join the netw ork through a Medical Portal and attend a series of 
Health & Learning Seminars.  Different areas of t echnology and health know-how  will be covered, for 
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Title: e- EQUIT - Education Quality Improvement through EU Digital 
Technologies 
Programme Component: Liaise with European IT&C Initiatives and Programmes 
Area of Activity: Education. 
Duration of the Project: 24 months 
EC Co-financing (€): €400,000  (80%) 
Start date: 26 March 2002 
  The focus is on Vocational, Technical and General Education in the Asian countries of 
Sri Lanka and Lao PDR.  The project also cont ributes to "Society" and "E-commerce" areas of 
activity.  The project will bring together EU exper tise with Asian partners and experts to determine 
how EU technologies and initiatives in digital me dia can improve the efficiency of education 
administration and deliver more effective and widespread education services.  The objectives will be reached through an EU-Asia forum, specialised work ing groups, a series of brainstorming workshops, 
knowledge swap, participatory inv estigation, interviews, case-studies and dissemination activities. 
  Other examples are available at the following address:   http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/pr ojects/asia-itc/html/fundedprojects.htm
 
 
•  Statistics on the use of the incentive/on the number of supported projects: 
 
 More than 110 programmes supported to date (details available on the website) 
 
•  Contact: 
 
 EuropeAid Co-operation Office  Asia Directorate, D2 
 European Commission 
 B-1049 Bruxelles  Tel : + 32 2 298 47 73  Fax: + 32 2 298 48 63  E-mail: europeaid-asia-itc@cec.eu.int
 
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AME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  EU-A SIA PRO ECO PROGRAMME  
• General description: 
 
 The EU-Asia Pro Eco, a demand-driven pr ogramme, aims to improve environmental 
performance in Asian economic sectors through the exchange of cleaner environmental policies, 
technologies and practices and to promote sustainable investment and trade between the EU and Asia. 
 Expected results are in particular: 
  
- an EU-Asia technology partnership with a long-term potential developing trade, 
investment, and joint venture opportunities in environmental technologies;  
- a reinforced policy environment: improved regulatory framework, adapted institutional 
framework, lower trade barriers, and a highe r degree of transparency an awareness of 
economic and environmental polic ies and regulatory decisions; 
- an improved environmental performance in  economic sectors: performance-based 
management practices adopted by industry, more environmentally friendly technologies available or applied.  
 
• Beneficiary countries: 
 
 Asia Pro Eco is a regional assistance programme designed for the benefit of developing Asian 
countries covered by the ALA Regulation (South Asia , South East Asia, China).  Therefore, it does 
not address specific countries.  It does, however, favour the creation of partnerships in LDCs such as  
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, East  Timor, Lao PDR, the Maldives and Nepal. 
 
 In the particular case of one of Asia Pr o Eco's programme components: "Demonstration 
Projects", if the demonstration activity is taking pl ace in a least developed country, the project will 
benefit from an EC contribution of 20% instead  of the 15% applicable to other eligible  countries.  The 
programme has also contemplated the possibility, " if justified and necessary ", to reinforce partner 
participation in less developed regions or countries.  
• Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given: 
 
 Overall Objectives
: 
 
- to promote a "cleaner" Asia - the development of less-polluting and more-resource 
efficient products, processes and services in th e Asia region, especially in the waste and 
water sectors, thereby positively in fluencing the global climate change; 
 - to foster Asian demand for improved envi ronmental solutions and to build Asia 
institutional and technical capacity th at helps to tackle such change; 
 
- to encourage, between Asia and the EU, th e exchange and application of environmental 
policies, technologies, and practices that promote economic prosperity.  To encourage tripartite cooperation among institutions, business and trade unions and civil society;  to 
encourage cooperation between institutions and networks. 
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  Types of incentives given:
 
 
Objective 1 : promote projects such as direct investment, licensing, franchising, sub-
contracting, etc., through non-financia l incentives (support to national and third 
country firms identifying potential partners, advice, contacts, etc.); 
 
Objective 2 : improve access to available techniques and industrial processes; 
 Objective 4
: provide training in technology management and production methods; 
  
Objective 5 : capacity-building and policy reinforcement; 
  Objective 6
: encourage trade in technological goods. 
 
• Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
  The basic rule is that projects should be  developed by a partnership of non-profit 
organizations established between at  least two participants from diffe rent EU member States and one 
from an eligible Asian local government. 
 
• Type of technology transferred: 
 
 The main objective of Asia Pro Eco is to  adopt policies, technologies and practices that 
promote cleaner, more resource efficient, sustaina ble solutions to environmental problems in Asia. 
Technology transfer includes among others improve d management systems and tools, design and 
planning technology, water and waste treatment technologies, efficient energy use, etc. 
 
•  Functioning in practice: 
  Projects are selected through the Call for Proposal  mechanism.  Standard application form and 
other essential documentation are available on the website. 
 
• Example of ongoing/implemented projects: 
  "Capacity Building for Implementation of UN Guidelines on Consumer Protection in Asia" 
Location: Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India,  Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Nepal, the 
Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet Nam. 
 
 The project intends to motivate 12 target Asian countries to adopt the Sustainable Consumption concept in order to guide/steer the pr oduction of goods into directions which exercise 
less strain on the environment, and safeguard othe r consumer interests at the same time.  Policy 
makers from the target countries will be introduced to  EU best practices and experiences in the field. 
 
 EC Contribution:  €330,000.  Start Date: 1 December 2003, for a duration of 22 months. 
  "Sustainability Planning for Asian cities maki ng use of Research know-how and lessons from 
Europe (SPARKLE)".  Location: Thaila nd, Viet Nam, Lao PDR and Cambodia. 
 
 EC Contribution:  €404,359.  Start Date: due  to begin 1 Nov. 2004, for a duration of 22 
months.   Other examples are available on the website.  IP/C/W/431/Add.3 
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 •  Statistics on the use of the incentive / on the number of  supported projects: 
 
 The EC has allocated  €31.5 million to this programme for the years 2003-2007.   
 In 2003, 31 projects have been approved for grant co-funding for five components of the Asia Pro Eco Programme (diagnostic activities, technologi cal partnerships, demonstration projects, policy 
reinforcement and operational and practical dialogue).   The EC are currently assessing project proposals submitted under the last deadline of the Call 
for Proposals 2004.  By the end of 2004, the EC will have selected approximately a further 35 projects 
for co-funding.  Several projects will target environm ental issues in LDCs.  The fact sheets of these 
selected projects are available on the Asia Pro Eco website.  
•  Asia Pro Eco II programme 
  By the end of 2004, the Asia Pro Eco II programme  will be launched with an EC allocation of   
€10 million for 2005.  This programme builds on both the Asia Pro Eco and Asia Urbs (Urban 
Regeneration) programmes and will support projects which focus on the adoption and transfer of 
technologies and practices which im prove the urban environment in eligible Asian countries.  The 
programme will support 'capacity-building' and 'p artnership' projects in the developing Asian 
countries covered by the ALA Regulation (South Asia, South East Asia, China).  Asia Pro Eco II will 
continue to promote the exchange of innovative ap proaches, policies, frameworks and technologies 
and to encourage mutual understanding between stak eholders and local urba n communities in Europe 
and Asia.  
 
Expected results are in particular: 
- Enhanced capacities to improve the existing urban environment, and to plan for new or 
expanding settlements in a sustainable way; 
 
- Enhanced mutual understanding and awareness by and between stakeholders and local 
communities in Europe and Asia on environmental matters; 
 - Improved environmental cooperati on between the EU and Asia, particularly in the least 
developed countries; 
 
- Solutions promoted by international envir onmental agreements implemented on the local 
urban level; 
 - Solutions identified and provided for improving living conditions for vulnerable populations 
in urban areas; 
 
- Involvement of local populations in environmental conservation and planning 
 - Innovative approaches, policies, frameworks a nd appropriate technologies implemented an 
EU-Asia technology partnership with a long-term  potential developing trade, investment, and 
joint venture opportunities. 
 
• Beneficiary countries: 
  
 Asia Pro Eco II is a regional assistance programme designed for the benefit of developing 
Asian countries covered by the ALA Regulation (South Asia, South East Asia, China).  Therefore, it 
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 • Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given: 
 
- To promote regional and multilateral networ king between environmental stakeholders 
in Europe and Asia; 
 
- To improve the environment of towns, c ities and mega cities through the exchange of 
know-how, expertise and information be tween the European Union and Asia. 
 
• Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
 
 The basic rule is that projects should be developed by a partnership of non-profit 
organizations established between at  least two participants from diffe rent EU member States and one 
from an eligible Asian local government. 
 
•  Type of technology transferred: 
 
 The main objective of Asia Pro Eco II will be to  continue to promote the adoption of policies, 
technologies and practices that promote cleaner, more  resource efficient, sustainable solutions to 
specifically urban environmental problems in Asia. Technology transfer includes among others: 
improved environmental management systems a nd tools, design, planning and construction 
technology, water and waste management technologi es, efficient energy use, measures to prevent 
environmental pollution (air, noise, etc)  etc.. 
 
• Functioning in practice: 
 
  Projects will be selected through the Call for Pr oposal mechanism.  Standard application form 
and other essential documentation w ill be available on the website. All beneficiaries under the EU 
Asia Pro Eco II Programme have to provide co-fi nancing for the approved projects with a minimum 
of 10%  for projects targeting least developed countries and a minimum of 25% for projects targeting 
other eligible Asian developing countries.  
•  Contact:   
 
 Office EuropeAid D2  Mr. Jaime Garcia-Rodriguez, Programme Manager  Asia Pro Eco team:, Ms. Ré gine Mandy, Ms. Ceri Lewis 
 Ms. Delphine Schulte, Mr. Vincent Rotgé 
 European Commission 
 B-1049 Bruxelles  Tel : + 32 2 298 67 42  Fax: + 32 2 298 48 63  Website:  http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/ projects/asia-pro-eco/index_en.htm
 
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AME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  ASIA-INVEST   
• General description: 
 
 The Asia-Invest Programme is an EU in itiative that promotes and supports business 
cooperation between the EU and Asia to facilitate  trade and investment flows between the two 
regions.  The Programme provides financial assist ance to business intermediary organizations to 
facilitate mutually beneficial partnerships, opportunities for cooperation agreements between 
companies, in particular, small and medium-sized companies (SMEs), and networking in the EU and 
South and South-East Asia and China. 
    Since its inception in 1997 until 2002, the Progr amme has implemented over 240 projects.  It 
is currently in its second five-year phase of impl ementation, 2003-2007, with a renewed Commission 
commitment of € 35 million.   
 
• Beneficiary countries: 
 
 EU member States and 17 participating Asia n countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, 
Cambodia, China, East Timor, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, the Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, 
Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam.
1 
 
• Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
 
 The Asia-Invest Programme is open to non-pr ofit intermediary organizations from the EU 
Member States and the eligible Asian countries.  This includes chambers of commerce, trade and 
investment agencies, business and industrial associat ions and technology, management, standards and 
quality institutes.  Intermediaries, as key economi c operators, play a significant role as multipliers, 
extending the benefits of the Programme to a wider number of companies. 
 
• Objective(s) and types of incentives given: 
 
 The Programme's key objectives are:  
- increasing awareness of business potential between the EU and Asia; 
  - facilitating opportunities for partnerships betw een companies, in particular SMEs, in 
the EU and Asia; 
  - reinforcing institutional capacity and ne tworking of business intermediaries; 
  
- enhancing Asian private sector developmen t and the capacity for an international 
business strategy; 
  - improving the export capabilities and foreign dir ect investment (FDI) prospects of the 
less prosperous countries in Asia. 
 
                                                     
 
1 Singapore; Brunei; Ho ng Kong, and Macao undertakings may be considered as participants.  
However organizations from these terr itories should carry their own costs regarding the activities in which they 
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  As of 2005, the Asia-Invest Programme w ill assume the activities of the Asia IT&C 
Programme, broadening its objectives to include th e fostering of economic growth and understanding 
between the EU and Asia through better awareness, access to, and use of IT&C and cooperation in the 
audiovisual sector.  
 Within the framework of the Commission's efforts to promote and encourage technology  
transfer, the following objectives may be indirect ly addressed by the Asia-Invest Programme as it 
supports business cooperation between the EU and Asia:   
Objective 1
:  to promote projects such as direct investment, licensing, franchising, sub-
contracting, etc. by supporting partnership building opportunities between 
EU and Asian companies; 
 Objective 2
:  to improve access to available techniques, standards and business processes 
through capacity-building of Asia n business intermediaries, including 
Chambers of Commerce and other business organizations in Asia; 
 Objective 4
:  to provide training in technology management and production methods 
through technical assistance to groups of Asian companies; 
 Objective 5
:  more directly, to improve the ab sorption capacity of LDCs through business 
missions, technical assistance and institu tional building projects with higher 
levels of co-financing. 
 
• Type of technology transferred: 
 
 Further to the Programme's overall aim to in crease trade and investment flows between the 
EU and Asia, it supports projects under the following areas of activity, which may involve the transfer 
of technological know-how:   
-  multilateral business to business match-making opportunities for EU and Asian 
companies to identify potential partners;  
-  Asian private sector support through the tr ansfer of skills and know-how and market 
research to assist companies in internationalising their business strategy;  
-  institutional support to enhance the capacity  of intermediary organizations, extending 
opportunities for trade and investment to a wider number of companies (personnel 
exchange, networking and dialogue on how b est to represent the needs of companies). 
 
• Functioning in practice: 
 
 The Programme is market-driven and grants are awarded on a co-financing basis, following a 
Call for Proposals, to high-quality proposals submitted  by intermediary organizations as applicants. 
Projects are implemented in partnership between intermediaries from at least  one of the EU member 
States and at least one of the eligible Asian count ries, to help the companies they represent improve 
the prospect of building partnerships  to internationalise their business. 
  Fully funded events and market studies are initiated by the Commission through separate award procedures, provided as a service contract further to a Call for Tender.    IP/C/W/431/Add.3 
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  The Programme also supports activities and pr ovides higher levels of  financial support to 
those less prosperous countries in Asia, as well in those who did not benefit from the Programme 
under the first phase, where new opportunities are developing.2 
 1.  Business to business match-making opport unities and partnershi p building activities
 
 
• Asia Venture  Small scale business missions and flexible business encounters for 
LDCs 
• Asia Enterprise  Medium scale sector-specific a nd multi-sector business to business 
encounters to help EU and Asian companies to find partners 
• Asia Partenariat  Large scale multi-sector match-making business meetings in Asia 
to facilitate partnerships between  European and Asian companies 
 
 2.  Capacity building and research activities to  enhance Asia private sector development
 
  
• Asia-Invest 
Technical Assistance  Capacity building for companies in Asia to prepare for 
international cooperation, invol ving the transfer of know-how, 
information on market access conditions in the EU, quality support and strengthening links to European companies 
• Asia-Invest Trade 
and Investment Facilitation Studies  Market research activities to pr ovide business intermediaries and 
companies with in-depth analyses of the business environment and opportunities available in Asian countries, , in particular in LDCs 
  3. Networking activities for increasing institutional capacity and dialogue
 
 
 
• Asia-Invest 
Alliance  Capacity building and networki ng for intermediaries in Asia 
involving the transfer of know-how, business partners search, information linkages and personne l exchange with European 
counterparts 
 
• Asia-Invest 
Forum  Workshops and conferences involving intermediaries exchanging 
best practice and experiences with public authorities and the private 
sector 
 
• Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: 
 
-  Transfer of know-how on jute product development to a group of Bangladeshi 
companies and professionals, and training in order to disseminate the use of new 
                                                      
2Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, East Timor, Lao PDR, Nepal, Indonesia and Pakistan 
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 techniques.  Lead applicant: Bangladesh Ju te Research Institute. EC contribution: 
€120,000.  Start date: 24 June 2001.  Duration: 18 months. 
 -  Series of trainings to improve the comp etitiveness of the carpet industry in Nepal, 
focusing on product development, product design, production quality, marketing and 
partnership building. Lead applicant: Centra l Carpet Industries Association, Nepal.  
EC contribution: €120,000.  Start date : 11 April 2002.  Duration: 30 months. 
 -  A networking conference with seminars  and workshops, the Asia-Invest Forum 2004 
(with possible participation of LDCs), w as held in Colombo on 5 and 6 June 2004, 
which served as a platform for networking and dialogue in the field of business 
cooperation between business representativ es from EU and Asian countries.  100 
private and public authorities discussed strategies to promote EU-Asia private sector partnership building and covered the themes of  globalisation and relationship building.  
The next Asia-Invest Forum will take place in Thailand in 2005. 
 
-  Guidebooks for European Investors in Bangladesh and Nepal  providing accurate and 
detailed information to potential investor s about business opportunities in each country, 
including sector profiles.  New studies under preparation include Economic Integration in the SAARC region and Guidebooks for EU investors in Cambodia and Indonesia. 
 
- Various match-making events between EU and Asian SMEs in the ICT sector, 
biotechnology, diagnostics and laboratory technologies; toy manufacturing and food processing. 
 
• Contact: 
  Asia-Invest   
 EuropeAid Co-operation Office  Asia Directorate, D2  European Commission  1049 Brussels  Belgium  
 Tel:  +32 2 298 4130   / Fax:  +32 2 296 5833 
 Email:  europeaid-asia-invest@cec.eu.int
  
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AME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  EC-ASEAN  - ENERGY FACILITY  
• General description: 
 
 Stimulation of regional energy projects, which have regional dimension in ASEAN and 
European added value, along the following lines:  
-  increasing the security of energy supply in ASEAN and the EU; -  increasing economic exchanges between th e EU and ASEAN in the energy sector; 
-  contributing to the improvement of local and global environment; 
-  facilitating the implementation of the ASE AN Plan of Action for Energy Co-operation 
1999-2004; 
-  institutional development; -  stronger linkages between the EU and ASEAN private and public energy actors; 
-  promoting to the regulatory frameworks conducive to investment in regional energy 
projects; 
-  raising awareness of Euro pean technology solutions. 
 
• Beneficiary countries: 
 
 ASEAN Countries except Myanmar  
 
• Objective(s) and type(s) of incentives given: 
 
 Objective 1
: promote projects such as direct investment, licensing, franchising, sub-
contracting, etc., through non-financia l incentives (support to national and third 
country firms identifying potential partners - advice, contacts, etc.); 
 
Objective 2 : improve access to available techniques and industrial processes; 
 Objective 4
: provide training in technology management and production methods; 
  
Objective 5 : capacity building; 
  Objective 6
: encourage trade in technological goods. 
 
•  Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
  Public or private non-profit organizations or other organizations taking up the project on a 
non-profit basis. 
 
•  Type of technology transferred: 
  Supply of European energy technology to the ASEAN Full Scale Demonstration Projects in 
the fields of electricity, natural gas, clean coal t echnology, energy efficiency and renewable energies. 
 
•  Functioning in practice: 
 
 Projects are selected through the Call for Proposal mechanism. IP/C/W/431/Add.3 
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 •  Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: 
 
 First three call for proposals 2002, 2003 a nd 2004 have produced only one full scale 
demonstration project, though all other facilities in the call had favourable results with individual 
projects endorsed or recommended for endorsement for Commission financing for 13 million euros. 
Examples of endorsed projects are "Study Tour  and Workshop on Power Cooling in EU/Mekong" 
(main applicant Electricite du Cambodge - countries for implementation:  Cambodia, Thailand), Rural 
Electrification - decentralised Energy options (main applicant Innovation Energie Development, France - countries for implementation:  Cambodia, Vi et Nam, Lao PDR) and "Role of Regulators and 
regulatory framework in ASEAN" (main applicant: Dept of Energy, the Philippines - country of 
implementation:  Intra ASEAN, the Philippines).  
•  Statistics on the use of the incentive/on the number of  supported projects: 
  First three calls for proposals produced only one full scale demonstration project endorsed by 
the EC.  Last call for proposals under the programme  will be launched in th e first half of 2005. 
 
The EC Allocation is €21,5 million for the years 2002-2007. 
 
•  Contact:  
 
 Mr Pekka Skyttä, EU Co-Director of the Programme  Tel. +62-21-527-9332 
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NAME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  EC-ASEAN  COGENERATION PROGRAMME  PHASE III 
• General description: 
   
 The purpose of the programme is to enhan ce the use of co-generation technologies in 
ASEAN, and in particular:  
-   to contribute to increased economic activities between the EU and ASEAN in the 
energy sector; 
-   to strengthen the security of energy supply in ASEAN and the EU; 
-   to protect global environment; 
-   to raise awareness of proven, clean and efficient energy technologies from the EU and 
to increase awareness in the EU of market opportunities in ASEAN; 
-   to adapt institutional frameworks in order to promote technology exchanges and 
investment; 
-   to support energy companies by m obilising the EU and ASEAN investors and 
operators. 
 
• Beneficiary countries: 
 
ASEAN countries except Myanmar  
 
• Objective(s) and types of incentives given: 
 
 Objective 1
: promote projects such as direct investment, licensing, franchising, sub-
contracting, etc., through non-financia l incentives (support to national and third 
country firms identifying potential partners - advice, contacts, etc.); 
 
Objective 2 :  improve access to available techniques and industrial processes; 
 Objective 4
: provide training in technology management and production methods; 
 Objective 5
: capacity building; 
 
Objective 6 : encourage trade in technological goods. 
 
•  Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
  Public or private non-profit organizations or  other organizations taking up the project on a 
non-profit basis.  
•  Type of technology transferred: 
  Supply of European co-generation technology to the ASEAN Full Scale Demonstration 
Projects.  
•  Functioning in practice: 
 
 Projects are selected through the Call for Proposal mechanism. IP/C/W/431/Add.3 
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 •  Statistics on the use of the incentive / on the number of  supported projects: 
 
 10 Full Scale Demonstration Projects (EC cont ribution €3 million) are expected to be 
completed by the end of the project and eligible for EC co-funding. The FSDPs represent wide variety 
of fuels, European technology suppliers and four ASEAN countries (Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore 
and the Philippines).  The total EC allocation fo r the programme is €16,7 million for the years 2002-
2004.  
•  Examples of ongoing /implemented projects: 
  Earlier phases I and II have implemented more than 10 demonstration projects in 
 Cogeneration.  
•  Contact:  
 
 Dr Ludovic Lacrosse, Programme Co-ordin ator - Asian Institute of Technology 
 Tel.  +66-2-524-8302 
 Fax. +66-2-524-5396 
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NAME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE  : STUDY TO CARRY OUT THE : 
- DIAGNOSTIC OF THE IMPACT FOR A CP COUNTRIES OF THE NEW EUROPEAN SPS  
REGULATION ON 'OFFICIAL FEED AND FOOD CONTROLS ' 
- PREPARATION OF THE REQUIRED SUPPORTS TO ADJUST THE SPS  CONTROL SYSTEMS IN 
THE ACP  COUNTRIES  
• Description: 
 
 Experience has shown that the Competent Au thorities of many ACP countries have often 
been encountering difficulties with the organization of  export controls of products of animal origin 
and consequently come across difficulties in proving the conformity of their export products to the 
standards set by the EU.  The "Official Feed and Food Controls' Regulation" being developed in the 
EU is therefore likely to aggravate existing diffi culties because exports from both the horticultural 
sector and the animal sector will depend on official control mechanisms placed under the 
responsibility of the local competent Authorities.   Even more so, some ACP countries are only 
exporting horticultural products to the EU and th erefore do not have any Competent Authority in 
place yet.  Therefore a study is being undertaken to clarify: 
 - What new barriers might be caused by the new regulation for the exports; 
- What might the impact of the new Regulation be for ACP countries on their exports 
of food and feed to the EU market; 
- What supports for legal and SPS control cap acity strengthening would be needed to 
assist the ACP countries to comply with the future EU Regulation, in order to maintain and improve their access to the European markets; 
- What adjustments will be necessary to impl ement at various leve ls of production and 
marketing of exported foodstuff; 
- What funding should be mobilised to adjust the ACP national / regional SPS control 
systems, what will the functioning recurri ng cost be and what solutions could be 
envisaged to sustainably cover these costs; 
- What will the possibilities be to strengthen sanitary and phyto-sanitary control 
capabilities in the context of the on-going regional integration process. 
This study will be the basis for an action plan to support ACP countries in enhancing their capacity to 
cope with the standards in order to mainta in / improve their market share in Europe. 
 
• Beneficiary countrie(s): 
 
 ACP Countries. 
 
• Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given: 
 
 Objective 2
: improve access to available techniques and industrial processes; 
 
 Objective 4 : provide training in technology management and production methods; 
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  Objective 5
: capacity building 
  
• Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
 
 ACP exporting enterprises and na tionals / regional institutions. 
 
• Statistics on the use of the incentive / on the number of  supported projects:  
 
 The budget for the study amounts to €180,000 for th e first phase.  Costing and mobilisation of 
EC funds for phase II of the study are being worked out. 
 
• Contact:  
  Philippe Vialatte 
 European Commission  DG Development  E-mail: Philippe.Vialatte@cec.eu.int
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NAME OF THE PROGRAMME / INCENTIVE :  COMPETITIVE GRANT SCHEMES FOR AGRICULTURAL 
RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENT (ARD)  IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA  
• Description: 
   The sub-regional
3 Competitive Grant Schemes are financing mechanisms for research 
activities aiming at improving the performance of production systems and to stimulate sustainable  market-oriented agricultural production in Africa.  As part of this effort, the SROs (Sub-Regional 
Organizations in charge of ARD at sub-regional le vel) will promote agricultural technology exchange 
through collaboration between research organiza tions and the stakeholde rs involved (farmers, 
associations, NGOs, universities, etc.) in  their respective sub-regions.   
 The SROs expect to reach this goal by:  - Providing grants on a competitive basis to re searchers to work together with research 
institutions, civil society partners including priv ate companies, and beneficiaries dedicated to 
technology development that shows pr omise for replicability and adoption; 
 - Using the experience of funded projects to deve lop lessons and guidelines applicable to help 
solve the problems of technology development in the region; and 
 
- Supporting projects that will make a positive contribution toward the region's economic 
development through investment in agricultural research.  
• Beneficiary countrie(s): 
 
 Countries covered under the three Sub Regional Organizations: 
1)  ASARECA: Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and 
Central Africa; 
2)  CORAF: Conseil Ouest et Centre Afri cain pour la Recherche et le Développement 
Agricoles; 
3)  SADC-FANR: Southern African devel opment Community – Food, Agriculture and 
Natural Resources.  
 
• Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given: 
 
 Objective 1
: promote projects such as direct investment, licensing, franchising, sub-
contracting, etc. 
Non-financial incentives : 
Support to national firms identifying potential partners (advice, contacts, etc.) 
   
 Objective 2 : improve access to available techniques and industrial processes 
- creation of information centres 
  
 Objective 5 : capacity building  
                                                      
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  Objective 6
: encourage trade in technological goods. 
 
• Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
 
 EU and DCs' enterprises and institutions invol ved in agricultural research for development 
and extension. 
 
• Type of technology transferred: 
 
 This is dependent on the type of partnership.  They will be related mainly to agricultural 
research and socio-economic development.  
• Functioning in practice: 
 
 All proposals submitted to the SROs should addr ess the research priorities identified in their 
respective strategic plan and demonstrate a collabor ative approach.  Proposals are submitted based on 
a call for proposals issued by the SROs and mu st be presented in accord ance with the Proposal 
Presentation Guide.  Proposals are considered for funding once a year (for the initial launching of the 
process).  Projects may receive funding for up to three years.  In rare cases and where projects have proved particularly successful or innovative, the Board can approve funding up to an additional two 
years.  Projects responding to a call for proposals must have a minimum value of $50,000;  Maximum funding amounts are established in each call for pr oposals.  In most cases grants will not exceed 
$300,000 over a three-year period. 
 
• Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: 
 
 First call for proposals was launched by CORAF in the second quarter of 2004; proposals are 
under scrutiny.  First call to be launched soon by ASARECA and SADC. 
 
• Statistics on the use of the incentive/on the number of supported projects: 
 
 Information not yet available.   
• Contact: 
 
- CORAF 
 Internet: http://www.coraf.org/coraf_action.php
 
- ASARECA 
 Internet: http://www.asareca.org/  
- SADC-FANR 
 Keoagile Molapong 
 Research expert 
 Agricultural Research & Training  E-mail: kmolapong@sadc.int
 
- EIARD (European Initiative for ARD) 
 Internet: http://www.eiard-infosys.org  
- European Commission 
 Philippe Vialatte  DG Development  E-mail: Philippe.Vialatte@cec.eu.int
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CZECH REPUBLIC 
 
 
NAME OF THE PROGRAMME / INCENTIVE  : EVALUATION OF GOLD SOURCES (EGS) 
 
• General description: 
 
 Evaluation of gold sources in waste material af ter artisanal exploitation in Burkina Faso and 
possibilities of their further economic use.  
 
• Beneficiary countrie(s): 
 
 Burkina Faso.  
 
• Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given: 
  
 Objective 2 : improve access to available techniques and industrial processes 
 
-  Access to legal and technological information sources  -  Training in the state of the art   
Objective 3
 : support joint research projects 
 
-  Support for joint research projects between private partners -  Support for joint research projects between public partners 
 Objective 5
 : capacity building  
 
• Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
  
 The project is implemented by the Czech Ge ological Survey and the Czech company Explo-
Mine Jihlava Ltd., in co-ordination with the Czech Ministry of Environment.  The partner 
organizations are the Ministry of Mines, Burkina Faso and the Geological Survey of Burkina Faso. 
 
• Type of technology transferred: 
 
 Technical-economical evaluation of gold potential in waste material after artisanal 
exploitation; proposal of feasible process of gold extraction from the waste materials.  
• Functioning in practice: 
 
 The project is implemented in the framework of the Official Development Assistance 
Programme of the Czech Republic, in the competence of the Ministry of the Environment (MoE).  It 
was launched in April 2004; the responsible authorit y is the MoE and the period of implementation is 
2004-2005. 
 
•  Statistics on the use of the incentive / on the number of  supported projects: 
  The expected sum of the project is €135,000. 
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 •  Contact: 
  
 Hana Ĉermáková, 
 ODA co-ordinator, 
 Ministry of the Environment, 
 Global Relations Department, 
 Vr
šovická 65, 100 00 Praha 10. 
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AME OF THE PROGRAMME / INCENTIVE  :  THE PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME  
 
• General description: 
 
 The objective of the Private Sector Development (PSD) Programme is to contribute to the 
economic and social development in a number of de veloping countries through the establishment of 
partnerships between Danish and local companies.  
 
• Beneficiary countrie(s: 
 
 The PSD Programme includes all the Danida Programme countries (Bangladesh, Benin, 
Bhutan, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambi que, Nepal, Nicaragua, Tanzania, 
Uganda, Viet Nam and Zambia) and South Africa.  
 
• Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given: 
 
 Objective 1 : promote projects such as direct investment, licensing, franchising, sub-
contracting, etc. 
  Non-financial incentives  : 
   
  Support to national firms identifying potential partners (advice, contacts, etc.) 
 
Financial incentives to national firms (100% or co-financing:   
- Financing of prospective activities in the form of reimbursement of costs 
for study visits, feasibility studies, technical assistance, training, 
technology adaptation, environmenta l measures, improvements of the 
working environment, set-up costs, incentives for combating HIV/AIDS, promotion of employee and human rights, measures for equal rights and improvement of the living conditions for women. 
   
 Objective 2
: improve access to available techniques and industrial processes 
     
-  Access to technological informati on sources through the Danish partner 
(know-how and technology) 
-  Training in the state of the art provided by the Danish partner 
 
 Objective 4 : provide training in technology management and production methods 
 
The Danish companies provide technical assistance and training in connection with the implementation of new technology and production 
techniques at the partner company in the developing country. 
  
 Objective 5
: capacity building 
  
In addition to on-the-job-training by the Danish partner in for example management skills and quality control, ex ternal courses are also supported,  if 
deemed relevant. 
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  Objective 6
: encourage trade in technological goods 
 
In principle the PSD Programme is open to all lines of business. 
 
• Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
 
 The Danish companies eligible for support mu st be registered according to Danish law, 
comply with certain financial requirements and ha ve operated a business in the field covered by the 
cooperation for at least five years.  
• Type of technology transferred: 
 
 This is dependent on the type of  partnership and line of business. 
 
• Functioning in practice:  
 
 The idea is that the PSD Programme should act  as a facilitator for "new-born" partnerships 
that become commercially viable after a period of time and which the partners  intend to continue once 
the support has ceased. 
 
• Examples of ongoing/implemented projects:  
 
- AVK International A/S and Tomax Ltd. in Mozambique :  the objective of the cooperation 
is first of all to upgrade the skills of Tomax' s employees with regard to technology, repair, 
installation, sales and marketing through tr aining sessions in Denmark and Mozambique. 
When the project has been completed, the in tention is to establish a joint venture which 
will also include production of valves a nd a technical training programme for people 
within the water sector in Mozambique.  
- Orana A/S and Himalaya Dairy Products P/L in Nepal :  Orana A/S is specialised in 
supplying raw materials and semi-manufactured products to the food processing industry and has extensive experience in developing entirely new products or optimising current 
products.  In this case, the overall goal of the project was to ensure both an upgrading of 
Himalaya Dairy Products' existing business to  include drinking yoghurt and long-life 
(UHT) milk as well as the successful launchi ng of drinking yoghurt on the Nepalese 
market.  The project has been successfully completed, and, among other things, has resulted in a cooperation agreement between  Himalaya Dairy Products and Orana 
concerning production, marketing and sales of UHT milk products and juices for the 
Nepalese market and local export markets. 
- Metrocomia A/S and Mail-net Communication Ltd. in Uganda
: the Danish IT business 
Metrocomia and the Ugandan Mail-net Comm unication initiated cooperation to establish 
Metrocomia East-Africa.  Metrocomia East-Africa serves both as a supplier of IT solutions to the local market and as a s ub-supplier for the Danish company.  The 
preparatory phase went so well that the partners quickly decided to extend their 
cooperation to cover a longer period of tim e.  The PSD Programme supported this 
decision by covering the expenses of posting an adviser and implementing a training programme. 
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 •  Statistics on the use of the incentive / on the number of  supported projects: 
 
 Over 600 partnerships have been supported since 1996.  
•  Contact: 
  
 Head of PSD Secretariat, Henrik Wind-Hansen, henwin@um.dk
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NAME OF THE PROGRAMME / INCENTIVE :    DANISH BILHARZIASIS LABORATORY (DBL) 
 
 
• General description: 
 
 The Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory (DBL) is a private research institute. In addition to 
conducting research and providing expertise, DBL  pursues a policy of research capacity-building among its scientific partners in the countries of th e South. DBL receives core funding from the Royal 
Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 
 
• Beneficiary countries:  
 
 The beneficiary countries are mainly Danida  programme countries located in sub-Saharan 
Africa and in Asia. They are developing countries, for the most part LDCs.   
• Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given:  
 
Objective 2
: training in scientific methods or techniques that are not available in a 
number of developing countries: technology, GIS, and Remote Sensing. 
Objectives 3, 5 :  support for training in scientific research: training of human resources 
(PhD) 
 
- support for research teams in the developing countries through 
partnership with DBL;   
-  support for research groups in the countries of the South with a 
view to consolidating their scientific research capacity and making it more sustainable; 
-  support for training:  university training at Master level, 
methodological seminars, th ematic networks, etc.; 
 
• Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
 
 Public scientific institutions (universities and r esearch institutes) and networks located in the 
countries of the South.  
 
• Type of technology transferred: 
 
-  Diagnostic techniques and equipment 
-  Remote Sensing techniques and equipment  
 
• Functioning in practice: 
 
 Great variety of projects. Projects are selected according to the qualifications of the persons 
involved and how they match the needs of the partner scientific institutions.  
 
• Examples of implemented projects: 
 
-  Transfer of equipment to partner scientific institutions; 
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 -  Workshop on diagnostic tests for human  schistosomiasis in Tanzania (2002); 
-  Support to individual students and research  groups involved in diagnosis of diseases and 
in the application of Remote Sensing and Geografic Information System (GIS) 
techniques;  
 
• Statistics on the number of supported projects: 
 
 During 2002 - 2004 five research groups and two research networks were supported. Eight 
PhD and three Master student fellowships were provided.  
  
• Contact: 
 
Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory (DBL) 
Jaegersborg Allé 1 D DK-2920 Charlottenlund Director, Niels Ørnbjerg:  noc@bilharziasis.dk
 
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AME OF THE PROGRAMME / INCENTIVE  : COUNCIL FOR DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH – FORMER 
ENHANCING RESEARCH CAPACITY (ENRECA)  PROGRAMME  
 
• Description: 
  
 The Council for Development Research of the Danish Ministry for Foreign Affairs supports 
research within all disciplines aiming at solving the problems of the developing countries as well as 
projects aiming at the enhancement of research capacity.  By means of joint research projects based 
on partnerships between researchers from developing countries and researchers from Denmark, research is used as a means to enhance research capacity. As many of the research projects focus on providing technical know-how and othe r expertise for solving operational problems, the projects also 
involve transfer of technology and access to technologies.  
 
• Beneficiary countries:  
 
 Developing countries with a GDP per capita of under USD 1,957, with preference given to Denmark's programme partner countries.  
 - Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given: 
 
Objective 2
:  improve access to available techniques. 
Objectives 3, 5 : support joint research projects and capacity building. 
Objective 4 : provide training in technology ma nagement and production methods  
- Support for research teams in the developing countries through 
partnership with Danish researchers in order to integrate researchers from the south in international research networks.  
- Training in scientific research: training of human resources (Ph.D., 
further training, methodological seminars etc.).  
- Support to institutional capacity building (research management, 
fund raising, set-up of peer review mechanisms, up-dating 
equipment etc.).  
- Support to field research involving end-users such as farmers.  
 
• Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
 
 Eligible partners are public and private ins titutions, i.e. public and private universities and 
research institutes, and enterprises, from e ligible developing countries and Denmark.  
 
• Type of technology transferred: 
 
 As projects may cover all scientific disciplines, types of technologies transferred vary. Agricultural technologies and technologies from natural sciences are prevalent. 
 
• Functioning in practice: 
 
 Joint application from developing country pa rtner and Danish partner forwarded to the 
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 issued and available on the website www.um.dk .  Applications are evaluated by external reviewers 
before  the Council selects projects for funding.   
• Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: 
 
- Establishment and support to a DNA laborator y at Makerere University, Uganda, in 
collaboration with Copenhage n University, 1993-2004; 
- Support to an analytical laboratory with quality control at Prospective College of 
engineering and Technology Environmental e ngineering unit, University of Dar es 
Salaam, Tanzania in collaboration with th e Danish Pharmaceutical university, 1994-
2006; 
- Support to ecological laboratory at Legon University, Accra, Ghana in collaboration 
with Copenhagen University, 1993-2007; 
- Support to accreditation of laboratories on food safety, at universities in Ghana, 
Benin and Burkina Faso in collaboration with the Royal Danish Veterinary and 
Agriculture University, 1991-2007; 
- A 2-day seminar in Ho Chi Minh City, Vi et Nam in November 2003 with the title 
"Opportunities for University-Industry Coope ration in Viet Nam - with examples 
form Chemical Fields"  in collaborati on with Roskilde University, Denmark. 
 
• Statistics on the use of the incentive / on the number of  supported projects: 
 
 On average around 60 on-going research capacity  building projects involving partnerships 
between researchers from developing countries and Da nish researchers are supported.  Approximately 
10 new projects are approved for funding each year.  
 
• Contact: 
 
Research Secretariat Department for Development Policy 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Copenhagen  Denmark  E-mail: ruf@um.dk
 
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AME OF THE PROGRAMME / INCENTIVE  : DANISH SEED HEALTH CENTRE FOR DEVELOPING 
COUNTRIES AT THE ROYAL VETERINARY AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY , COPENHAGEN , 
DENMARK  
 
 
• Description: 
 
 It is the mission of the Seed Health Centre to alleviate poverty and improve nutritional status 
of resource-poor people in the developing world th rough improvement of health and quality of seed 
for sowing and consumption, with emphasis on fa rm-saved and locally produced seed.  The Seed 
Health Centre's development related activities are fi nanced by a grant from the Danish Ministry of 
Foreign Affairs.  
 
• Beneficiary countrie(s): 
  
India, Tanzania, Burkina Faso, Egypt, Gh ana, Kenya, Nepal, Uganda, Viet Nam. 
 
• Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive: 
 
 Objective 1 :  joint research projects in seed health and pathology 
 Objective 4 :  provide training  in technology management and production methods 
 Objective 5 :  capacity building 
 
- Joint development of training curricula, exchange of teachers and 
researchers, financial support for infrastructure (laboratory upgrades and 
training facilities); 
- Training of scientists and technicians in conducting seed health testing and 
conducting research; 
- Training of extension staff in dissemination of technologies. 
  
• Eligible enterprises or institutions:  
 
Universities, research institutions, laboratori es, seed certification agencies in developing 
countries. 
 
• Type of technology transferred:  
 
 Diagnostic methodology for pathogen identif ication and epidemiological management. 
 
• Functioning in practice: 
 
 Collaboration develops based on contacts betw een the Seed Health Centre and partner 
institutions in developing countries. 
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 • Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: 
 
- Two major capacity building projects unde r implementation in cooperation with 
University of Mysore, India and Sokoine Un iversity of Agriculture, Tanzania. The two 
regional centres in Asia and Africa will cater for the regional needs for training in seed 
health – the Danish Centre will provide special expertise and quality assurance. 
- Minor capacity enhancement projects, e.g. in Ghana in collaboration with Crops research 
Institute, Kumasi, Department of Agricultu re, Kumasi  and Ghana Seed Inspection 
Division involving upgrading of laboratories,  training of research and technical staff, 
training of extension officers, dissemination of solution for management of seed-borne diseases and technologies disseminated to farmers. 
 
• Contact:  
 
 Dr Jan Torp,  
 Head, Assoc. Professor,  Danish Seed Health Centre for Developing Countries, 
 The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, 
 Copenhagen, 
Denmark Mail: shc@kvl.dk
 - jto@kvl.dk  
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AME OF THE PROGRAMME / INCENTIVE  :  INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMME OF FOREST & 
LANDSCAP , ROYAL AGRICULTURAL AND VETERINARY UNIVERSITY ,  DENMARK  
 
 
• Description: 
 
The International Programme of Forest & La ndscape Denmark is a continuation and further 
development of the former Danida Forest Seed Centre (1969-2003). The programme is supported by 
Danida through a Performance Contract with an annual Danida contribution of 6 million DKK. The 
contract provides for research and development,  capacity building and information and extension 
services in support of Danish development assistan ce in forestry and agroforestry to developing 
countries.  The general objective is to contribute to  improve the benefits of growing trees for the well-
being of people in developing countries.  
• Beneficiary countrie(s):  
 
The programme covered by the contract is sp ecific for developing countries. Special emphasis 
is given to the 15 current Danida programme countries (Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, 
Burkina Faso, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Tanzania, Uganda, 
Viet Nam and Zambia)  as well as developing countries receiving special environmental assistance 
from Denmark. 
 
• Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given:  
  
The programme relates to the specific objectives 3, 4 and 5:  
Objective 3
:  support Joint Research projects: 
  - support for joint research projects between private partners 
 - support for joint research projects between public partners 
Objective 4
 :  provide training in technology management and production methods  
Objective 5  :  capacity building   
 
• Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
 
No particular restrictions. Currently, most  partners are public NARS and governmental  
development institutions. 
 
• Type of technology transferred: 
 
Focus has so far been on transfer of know-how in   conservation and sustainable use of genetic 
resources of trees and shrubs.  
 
• Functioning in practice: 
 
The programme operates as an information hou se with an overall strategy of collecting 
information and undertaking research  and development, transforming the results and knowledge into 
practical application and making it available at a global level through information service, training 
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 • Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: 
 
-   Support to development and  management of national tree seed programmes; 
-   In and ex situ conservation of forest gene tic resources in Asia, Africa and Latin America; 
-   International provenance trials of teak, gmelina, tropical pines, and dry zone species. 
 
• Contact:  
 
Christian Pilegaard Hansen  
International Co-ordinator Danish Centre for Forest, Landscape & Planning Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University (KVL) 
 
Mailing address: Hoersholm Kongevej 11 DK-2970 Hoersholm Denmark 
 
E-mail: cph@kvl.dk
  
Website: www.SL.kvl.dk   
 Tel: +45 3528 1735 Fax: +45 3528 1517 
Hp: +45 6166 2746 
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NAME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  TECHNICAL COOPERATION BY THE MINISTRY OF 
AGRICULTURE , FOOD , FISHERIES AND RURAL AFFAIRS (MAAPAR ) 
 
•  Description: 
 
 Funding of technical cooperation activities in the agricultural sector. 
 
•  Beneficiary countries: 
 
 The activities funded do not solely concern the LDCs.  Over 30 countries have benefited from 
MAAPAR  cooperation activities in 2003.  However, the LD Cs are eligible for this programme on the 
same basis as the developing countries.  The LDCs  that benefited from the programme in 2003 were:  
Mali, Senegal, Benin, Togo, Uganda, Tanzania  and Cambodia.  Regional activities were also 
conducted in Africa.  
•  Objective(s) and type(s) of incentives given: 
 
 Objective 2
: to improve access to available techniques and industrial processes:   
   
   - access to sources of legal and technological information, 
   - prior art training   Objective 3
: to support joint research projects between public partners; 
  Objective 4
: to provide training in technology management and production methods. 
 
•  Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
 
 Any enterprise or institution, e.g:  govern ment bodies, professional organizations, private 
enterprises. 
 
•  Type of technology transferred:  
  The range is very broad: 
 
• management of irrigation networks; 
• training of veterinary inspectors; 
• technical training (bakery, cereal and oilseed farming practices, etc.); 
• standardization/certification of fruit and vegetables; 
• forest management; 
• improvement of the quality of dairy products; 
• development of geographical indications. 
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 •  Functioning in practice: 
 
 Priorities are identified by the relevant French bodies and the MAAPAR on the basis of 
demand as identified by the economic missions.  The Economic Missions are in direct contact with 
the local authorities and with professionals on the spot , and are therefore in a better position to define 
the sectors in which French expertise would be most appreciated.  
•  Examples of projects: 
 
 - technical assistance to OAPI in order to identify some products that can rapidly 
benefit from the protection of a geographical indication (GI) – assistance in holding a ministerial seminar; 
 
 - GI seminar for five countries (Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan, Lebanon and Iran). 
Identification of GI projects which might be funded by The World Bank and the MAAPAR as from the second half of 2004; 
  - Seminar on the promotion of mountain products and the role of geographical 
indications (Kenya, Nepal, Peru); 
  - Support for the implementation of the agricultural policies of Senegal and Mali; 
  - Support for the implementation of the forestry policy and of forestry certification in 
Argentina.  
 
•  Statistics on the use of the incentive/on the number of supported projects:  
 
 The programme is funded to the tune of €2.15 million per year and is implemented by some 
30 MAAPAR officials.  It also relies on the pa rticipation of French Economic Missions abroad. 
 
•  Contact: 
  Service des Relations Internationales 
 Direction des Politiques Economiques et Internationales  Ministère de l'Agriculture de l'Alimenta tion de la Pêche et des Affaires Rurales 
 3, rue Barbet de Jouy  75007 Paris 
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NAME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  OPTIMA  
 
•  Description: 
 
 The Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Fisheri es and Rural Affairs (MAAPAR) set up a trust fund 
in support of the development of business partnerships under the auspices of UNIDO.   
 
 The programme sets out to develop the tec hnology of French operators and to encourage 
alliances, partnerships and investment  opportunities with foreign companies. 
 
•  Beneficiary countries: 
 
 OPTIMA focuses on the following countries:  Alge ria, Brazil, China, India, Iran, Tanzania 
and Tunisia.  
 However, LDCs other than Tanzania are eligible pending examination of their case. 
 
•  Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given: 
  Objective 1
:  To promote projects such as direct investment, licensing, franchising, 
subcontracting, etc. by: 
  - non-financial incentives
: 
     support for national enterprises in identif ying potential partners (advice, contacts, 
etc.); 
  - financial incentives
: 
   financing or conducting surveys of domestic companies. 
 
 Objective 6
: To encourage trade in technological goods. 
 
•  Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
 
 Any French private enterprise wishing to devel op a partnership with an enterprise located in 
one of the target countries.  
•  Type of technology transferred: 
 
 - primary sector (agriculture, fisheries, forestry);   - downstream processing and conve rsion (food, agro-industry); 
 
 - related activities (equipment manufac turers, laboratories, biotechnologies). 
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 •  Functioning in practice: 
 
 OPTIMA may grant financial aid to the tune of €6,000 to €10,000 for expert missions abroad 
in connection with partnership feasibility studies or  in the framework of inter-company cooperation 
(in the form of alliances, technological agreements, or "guilds").   This support does not cover the first trip of the French company.  It is given in proportion to the terms of reference and direct costs of the mission, which are prepared and evaluated in cooperation with the UNIDO service in France. 
 
•  Examples of projects: 
 
 - Business plan for setting up a factory for processing coconut fibre; 
 
 - Joint venture between laboratories for food inspection and certification;   - Transfer of technology for the production of stewed fruit and pulp for industry.  
•  Statistics on the use of the incentive/on the number of supported projects: 
 
 Since 1997, some 30 French and foreign ente rprises have benefited from this programme. 
 
•  Contact: 
 
 Contact "Entreprises"  Yves Darricau, Deputy Director   Service de l'ONUDI en France 
 9, rue Notre-Dame-Des-Victoires 
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NAME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  SUPPORT FOR THE INTRO DUCTION OF RURAL TRAINING  
 
•  General description: 
 
 Organization of training in the agronomic area (breeding of ovines, caprines, bovines, etc. fish 
breeding, vegetable and fruit cultivation, agricu ltural water management, organic farming);   
 
 support for setting up rural training systems (in itial training, further training, alternating
 school/enterprise training), bringing training into line with employment. 
 
•  Beneficiary countries: 
 
 The jointly funded activities do not solely c oncern the LDCs.  Over 30 countries benefited 
from the cooperation activities of the Directorate-Ge neral for Education and Research (DGER) in 
2003, including a number of developing countries ( inter alia , Brazil, Cuba, Guatemala, Lebanon, 
Morocco, Nicaragua, Peru, South Africa, Tunisia an d Viet Nam) and the following LDCs:  Burkina 
Faso, Benin, Cambodia, Mali, Senegal, Togo.  
•  Objective(s) and type(s) of incentives given: 
 
 Objective 2
: To improve access to available techniques and processes: 
    - access to legal and technological information sources;     - creation of information centres; 
 
   - prior art training;   - organization of training systems (basic training and post-school 
training). 
 
 Objective 3
: To support joint research projects: 
    - support for joint research projects between private partners;     - support for joint research projects between public partners. 
 
 Objective 4
: To provide training in technology management and production methods. 
  Objective 5
: Capacity-building. 
 
•  Eligible enterprises or institutions:  
 
 Training centres, public or private.  
•  Type of technology transferred: 
 
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  - development of aquaculture; 
  - training of trainers, assistance in draw ing up frames of reference for professions, 
training and evaluation. 
 
 - organization of training for "agricultural technicians"; 
  - local development by the professional organizations;   - environmental protection; 
 
 - conversion to organic farming;   - techniques for diversification of agricultural production (multifunctionality);  
 - development of rural tourism (multiple activities); 
  - processing and preservation of food products:  milk, meat, etc. (agri-food industries); 
  - tropical veterinary services (parasitology, optimization of livestock feed, selection of 
species and adaptation to surroundings, etc.); 
 
•  Functioning in practice: 
 
 Requests are gathered by the DGER's geographi cal network, groups of technical and higher 
agronomic and veterinary training establishments which cooperate on a permanent basis with the 
countries concerned.  
•  Examples of projects: 
 
 - Training of aquaculture technicians in Mali and Burkina Faso;   - Reorientation from export crops towards food crops (Cuba);   - Renewal of the rural training structure in Benin. 
 
•  Statistics on the use of the incentive/on the number of supported projects: 
 
 The projects are co-financed by the territorial  communities, the French  Ministry of Foreign 
Affairs, and the professional agricultural organi zations (Agriculteurs Français et développement 
international – AFDI, chambers of agriculture).  
•  Contact:  
 
 Bureau de la Coopération Inte rnationale (Michel Charlot) 
 1ter avenue de Lowendal  75700 Paris 07 SP  France 
 fopdac.bci@educagri.fr
 
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NAME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH INSTITUTE (IRD) - 
(DEPARTMENT OF SUPPORT AND TRAINING FOR SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITIES OF THE SOUTH (DSF). 
 
•  General description: 
 
 The Development Research Institute (IRD) is  a public science and technology research 
institute. 
  In addition to conducting research and provi ding expertise, the IRD pursues a policy of 
research capacity-building among its scientific pa rtners in the countries of the South. 
 
•  Beneficiary countries: 
 
 The beneficiary countries are the IRD's scientific  partner countries.  They are located in the 
inter-tropical zone. 
 
 They are for the most part LDCs in sub-Sa haran Africa, the Maghreb, Andean America, the 
Caribbean, and South-East Asia.  Some emerging count ries are also involved:  Brazil, Mexico, India, 
etc.  
•  Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given: 
 
 Objective 3
:  support for joint research projects: 
 
- support for joint research projects between public partners; 
 
 Objective 4 :  provide training in technology management and production methods. 
 
- Training in scientific methods or techniques that are not available in a number of 
developing countries:  biotechnology, genomics, GIS, etc; 
 
 Objective 5 :  capacity-building: 
  - training in scientific research:  traini ng of human resources (PhD, further training, 
mobility grants); 
 
 - support for research teams in the devel oping countries through partnership with 
French research teams, with a view to integrating researchers from the South in 
international research networks; 
  - support for research groups in the countries of the South with a view to consolidating 
their scientific research capacity and making it more sustainable; 
  - support for training:  university training, summer schools, methodological seminars, 
thematic networks, etc. 
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 •  Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
 
 - first and foremost, public scientific inst itutions (universities and research institutes) 
located in the countries of the South; 
 - association conducting scientific research located in the countries of the South; 
  - all research institutions (national, regi onal or international) working on development-
related scientific matters in the countries of the South. 
 
•  Type of technology transferred: 
 
 Not specified.  
•  Functioning in practice: 
 
 Great variety of projects:  no prior selection – projects are selected according to the qualifications of the persons i nvolved and how they match the n eeds of the partner scientific 
institutions (LDCs and emerging countries). 
 
•  Examples of projects: 
  - Seminar on the maintenance of scientific equipment in Central Africa (March 2003); 
  - Summer school on biotechnologies in Senegal;   - Regular invitations to apply for individual fellowships;  
 - Regular invitations to research groups to apply for support. 
 
•  Statistics on the use of the incentive on the number of supported projects: 
  In 2003, all support went to researchers or research teams from the least developed or 
emerging countries.   Individual support:  
 - 182 thesis fellowships; 
  - 46 further training fellowships (training in methods or techniques);   - 95 scientific exchange fellowships to help researchers from the South to integrate into 
the international research networks. 
 
 Support for teams or institutions:  networks, summer schools, etc:   - 21 research teams associated with IRD research units;  
 - 33 teams supported for the purposes of research capacity-building; 
  - 83 scientific partnership projects betwee n teams from the North and teams from the 
developing countries; 
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  - 10 operations aimed at supporting various efforts to structure research:  seminars, 
summer schools, etc. 
 
•  Contact: 
 
 dsf@ird.paris.fr
 
 www.ird.fr  
Département Soutien et formation d es communautés scientifiques du Sud, 
Institut de recherche pour le développement 
Director:  H. de Tricornot 
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NAME OF THE PROGRAMME :  IFREMER (FRENCH RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR EXPLOITATION OF 
THE SEA ) COOPERATION IN SCIENCE AND MARINE TECHNIQUES  
 
•  Description: 
 
 Technical and scientific cooperation activities in  the fisheries and marine aquaculture sector. 
 
•  Beneficiary countries: 
 
 LDCs:  Mauritania, Angola, Eritrea, Senegal; 
 Others:  Uruguay. 
 
•  Objective(s) and type(s) of incentives given: 
  Objective 1
: to promote projects such as direct investment, licensing, franchising, 
subcontracting, etc., by providing support to third countries (advice, contacts, etc.); 
  Objective 3
: to support joint research projects between public partners; 
 
 Objective 4 : to provide training in technology management and production methods. 
 
•  Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
  Institutions, States, universities. 
 
•  Type of technology transferred: 
  Management of fisheries, aquaculture research , training and participation in seminars on the 
maritime professions.  
•  Functioning in practice: 
 
 Upon request, financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  
•  Examples of projects: 
 
 Management of fisheries stocks (Africa).  
•  Contact: 
 
 Ifremer  Direction Europe et International  155 rue Jean Jacques Rousseau  92138 Issy les Moulineaux Cedex  France 
 Tel:  01 46 48 21 80 
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  Foreword:   
 Technology transfer to developing countries is promoted and encouraged through various 
programmes and activities by the Government of Fi nland.  Some of these programmes are directly 
planned to encourage Finnish companies to invest in developing countries, to enter into cooperation 
with companies in these countries or to participate in other means in industrial and technological projects.  Some programmes promote technology transf er more or less indirectly, though.  The latter 
group of programmes includes, for example, contribu tions to multilateral assi stance funds within the 
framework of the United Nations, the Worl d Bank Group and the European Communities.   Finnish 
bilateral development cooperation programmes include a number of projects with components aiming 
at promotion of technology transfer to developing countries . 
 
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AME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  THE ECONOMICAL , INDUSTRIAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL 
APPROPRIATION  
• General description: 
 
 Economical, industrial and tec hnological cooperation projects are being subsidised with the 
so-called EIT appropriation (TTT in Finnish).  The EI T appropriation is administered by the Ministry 
for Foreign Affairs in Finland.  The objective is  to provide seed money for commercially viable 
business linkages between Finla nd and developing countries. 
 
•  Beneficiary countries: 
 
 The scheme is open to all ODA eligible countri es.  For example, in the past years, the 
following countries have entered into contract for EIT appropriation: Afghanistan, Argentina, Brazil, 
Chile, China, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, I ndonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Namibia, 
Philippines, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Ta nzania, Thailand, Turkey, Uruguay, Venezuela, 
Viet Nam.  Not specific to LDCs. 
 
•  Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given: 
 
 Objective 1 : promote projects such as direct investment, licensing, franchising, sub-
contracting, etc., by providing financial facilitation in the early stages of the prospective activities; 
Objective 2
:  improve access to available techniques and industrial processes; 
Objective 4 : provide training in technology management and production methods. 
 
•  Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
  The EIT appropriation can be applied for by Fi nnish companies, institutions or associations. 
However, the applicants are in most cases expect ed to be already in close collaboration with 
companies or institutions in the partner country.  Furthermore, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs may 
grant EIT appropriations also for such studies thro ugh which Finland and a developing country seek 
to identify and develop new conc rete cooperation projects to be implemented by their respective 
companies, organizations or corporations. 
 
•  Type of technology transferred:  
 
 Not specified. 
 
•  Functioning in practice: 
  As a rule, EIT appropriations are not supposed to  cover more than 50% of the total costs of 
the projects concerned.  However, in some cases th e percentage can be higher.  The remaining costs 
are to be borne by other financ ing sources, mostly by the applicants themselves and their potential 
cooperation partners in Finland and in  the developing countries in question. 
 
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 • Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: 
 
Apros simulation software for the training of e ngineers responsible for the running of a power 
plant (Egypt) : 
 
 The project aims at enhancing the capabilities of the Assiut University by supplying it with 
APROS simulation software for use to public ed ucational and research purposes in the following 
application areas:  
• student training to improve their capabilit y and readiness to assume responsibility in 
operation of thermal power plants 
• development of thermal power plants and sub processes with lower pollution and higher 
efficiency 
• study of thermal power plant subsystems and their dynamic behaviour in normal and 
transient conditions 
• analysis of possible problems in thermal power plants 
• enhance the capability of students in the field of simulation 
  The APROS (Advanced PROcess simulation So ftware) has been developed since 1986 in 
cooperation with Fortum Nuclear Services Ltd and T echnical Research Centre of Finland. APROS is 
currently used in many engineering, analysis and training simulator applications. 
 
 During the project the personnel of the beneficiar y is trained to use, modify and maintain the 
simulator independently from the contractor.   The project is divided into the following main phases: 
 
• training to use the software in question 
• delivery of the APROS simulation software, general thermal power plant application 
model and documentation.  
 
Planning information technology for the mapping centre (Viet Nam)
: 
 
 Support to the Ministry of Trade and Industry of  Viet Nam in its transfer to an e-commerce 
strategy. To develop the capabilities of governmental  organizations  to use electronic management 
information systems.  
Training of the personnel of the mint (Viet Nam)
 
 
 Transfer of know-how as to minting coins. 
 Power transmission connection; preliminary planning (Ethiopia, Sudan)
 
 
 Feasibility study and plan to connect the pow er networks of two neighbouring countries: 
Ethiopia and Sudan.  Subsequently the contractor wa s awarded a contract to carry out the consultancy 
services of the assignments in Phase -I (feasibility study update) Phase II is to be financed by the 
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 Field testing of Finnkat D-exhaust collector in diesel vehicles (Philippines)  
  The Finnkat purification and catalytic silencer sy stem for diesel engines is a recycling system 
for exhaust gases and thus an efficient purifier. The system was manufactured for the Philippines for a 
scholl bus and a truck and delivered for installa tion in November 2003. The testing begun in early 
2004 but in March 2004 the company informed the Ministry for Foreign Affairs that the project was 
not advancing and requested that the project be moved to Thailand where the World Bank had 
launched a project of the same nature and where the Finnish company might be able to offer its 
consulting services. The afore mentioned project cons ists of testing the exhaust of diesel engines and 
the importance of the level of knowledge of the driv ers and maintenance personne l. The request of the 
Finnish company was approved and future results re main to be seen. The engines delivered to the 
Philippines remain there.  
Start-up of exports of solar power de vices; mapping of suitability (Tanzania)
 
 
 The main focus area will be Tanzania, the study concerning neighbour ing countries will be 
made during the second stage after the study in Tanzan ia is finalised and the business environment in 
Tanzania has been secured.    The case: assembling one solar power thermal/back up set in the area of the Embassy of Finland and another set in a selected location. Co llecting experiences of the publicity of the system 
and its functioning. System presentation.  
 
•  Contact : 
 
 Ministry for Foreign Affairs 
 Division for the Americas and Asia (co-ordination) and  desk officers in regional departments  Ms. Silja Tuominen  P.O. Box 176 
 00161 Helsinki 
 tel. +358-9-160 55517  E-mail: Silja.Tuominen@formin.fi
 
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AME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  FINNFUND  INVESTMENT SCHEMES  
• General description: 
 
Finnfund (Finnish Fund for Industrial Co-operati on Ltd.) is a state-owned investment finance 
corporation and it exists to finance enterprises in emerging countries.  Finnfund is a Member of 
European Development Finance Institution, an allia nce of European development finance companies. 
 
• Beneficiary countries: 
  
 Not specific to LDCs. 
 
• Objectives and type(s) of incentives given:  
 
Objective 1 : to promote projects such as direct investment, licensing, franchising, sub-
contracting, etc.  Finnfund's objective is to promote dynamic, developing and 
innovative private enterprises thus encouraging technology transfer.  
 
•  Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
 
 The investment commitments by Finnfund invol ve a representative sample of Finnish high-
tech companies as well as innovative small and medium sized companies.  
•  Type of technology transferred:  
 
 Not specified. 
 
•  Functioning in practice: 
  Finnfund supports industrial cooperation and technology transfer through minority shares for 
Finnish investments, guarantee arrangements and l ong-term credits for Finnish companies.  In 
addition to financing it offers a wide range of fund management and advisory services. 
   Finnfund also co-finances training of pers onnel and management in developing country 
companies when being a shareholder. 
 
•  Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: 
 
-  Privatisation and rehabilitation of a major port in Mozambique:  
Type of technology transferred: know-how, institutional strengthening, logistics and 
equipment for operating a major port accordi ng to modern standards.  Functioning in 
practice: day-to-day operations, put-through traffic of in- and outgoing goods using the port facilities.  A special company h as been created for this function. 
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 -  Telecommunication project in 12 African countries (Chad, Gabon, Burkina Faso, 
Democratic Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, Niger, Congo Brazzaville, Uganda, 
Tanzania, Zambia, Sudan, Malawi).  Severa l independent operators intervene in this 
project of acquisition and operation of sub-Sa haran African cellular systems.  Type of 
technology concerned:  Mobile telecommunication infrastructure/Operating of mobile 
telecom networks, enabling na tional/international calling. 
 
• Contact: 
  
 Finnfund 
 Mr Thomas Schmidt  
 Ratakatu 27, 00120 Helsinki, Finland  
 Thomas.Schmidt@finnfund.fi  
 
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AME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  DEG  - DEUTSCHE INVESTITIONS - UND ENTWICKLUNGS -
GESELLSCHAFT MB H 
• General description: 
 
 DEG is a special financial institution that suppor ts private sector development in developing 
and transition countries by providing financial support and advice for long-term investments of 
private enterprises.  
• Beneficiary countries: 
 
 All developing countries (incl. LDCs) and transition countries.  
 
• Objective(s) in terms of technology transfer: 
  
Objective 1
:  promote projects such as direct investment, licensing, franchising, 
sub-contracting, etc., through: 
 
Non-financial incentives:  
 Support to national firms identifying potential partners (advice, contacts, etc.) 
 
Financial incentives to national firms:
 
 - Financing or insuring of prospective activities;  - Loans; - Equity and mezzanine finance. 
 
Financial incentives to third country firms:
 
 - Financing or insuring of prospective activities; - Loans; 
- Guarantee of loans; 
- Equity participation; - Mezzanine Finance. 
 
• Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
 
 German, European companies, as well as companies in developing countries. 
 
• Type of technology transferred: 
 
 DEG invests in every sector, from agriculture to infrastructure, including manufacturing and 
the services sector.  A focus is on investments in regional financial markets in order to facilitate 
reliable access to capital locally. 
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 • Functioning in practice:  
 
 Companies submit their business and project plans. Decisions are made by credit committees at DEG. 
 
•  Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: 
 
 Financing extensions of production facilities.    DEG portfolio in LDCs and areas of activity (as at 31 December 2002): 
 
 
Burundi:   Congo, Dem. 
Rep.:  
 Guinea:  Lesotho: 
 
Liberia:  Malawi:  Mali: 
 
Mozambique:    
 
  Rwanda:  
Senegal: 
  Somalia:  
Sudan: 
  
Development bank  Sawmill and veneer works 
 
 Commercial bank  Development bank 
 
Development bank  Development bank  Agricultural finance 
 
Agriculture Aluminium smelter Citrus fruits  Leasing 
Sugar cane 
Venture capital  Development bank  
Cement 
Phosphoric acid  Air travel  
Agricultural finance  
Tanzania:   
 
  Uganda:  
 
   Zambia:  
 
  Bangladesh:  
 
    
 
Cambodia:  Maldives:  
Nepal:   
Development company Hotels Office and shopping centre 
Telecommunications 
Venture capital  Investment company Office and commercial letting 
Telecommunications 
 Agriculture Development bank Forwarding agency Venture capital 
Copper mine 
  Cement Cotton weaving mills (2) 
Development company 
Infusions Leasing Shipping company Sportswear 
 
Microfinance  Commercial bank  
Hydroelectric power station 
 
 
•  Statistics on the use of the incentive / on the number of supported projects: 
 
 At the end of 2003 the DEG was represented in a total of 13 of the 49 LDCs.  Its financial 
commitments in respect of investments in 30 bu sinesses (including finance sector projects) totalled 
€172 million; €108 million went to 18 undertakings in 9 African countries and €64 million to 12 
undertakings in four Asian countries.  The amount of finance going to LDCs represented 7% of 
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 • Contact and information:  
 
DEG - Deutsche Investitions- und  Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH P. O. Box 45 03 40 
50878 Cologne, Germany 
Telephone: + 49 221 / 49 86 - 0 Fax: + 49 221 / 49 86 – 1290 E-Mail: info@deginvest.de
   
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AME OF THE PROGRAM / INCENTIVE :  KFW  -  PUBLIC -PRIVATE –PARTNERSHIP -FACILITY  
• General description: 
 
 The resources of the Federal Ministry of  Economic Co-operation and Development (BMZ) 
are used by the KfW PPP Facility to support privat e sector commitments involving the purchase, 
building and/or operation of infrastructure project s and financial sector projects in developing 
countries, considered worthy of promotion from a development policy point of  view, and intended to 
improve the economic and social infrastructure.  Here the facility assumes part of the risk of German 
undertakings (developers and operators of projects) in respect of the costs of preparing a private sector 
commitment.   This risk sharing takes the form of refunding part of any costs incurred in respect of such 
preparations where a commitment under considerati on fails (max. €167,000) or the form of a general 
contribution to the preparation of projects (max. €100,000). 
 
• Beneficiary countries: 
 
 Selected developing countries, including all LDCs.  
 
• Objective(s) and type(s) of incentives given: 
  Objective 1
: promote projects such as direct investment, licensing, franchising, 
sub-contracting, etc., through financial incentives to national firms:  Financing 
or insuring of prospective activities, insurance coverage of economic risk. 
 Objective 3
: support joint research projects betw een private and public partners. 
 
•  Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
 
 European enterprises. 
 
•  Type of technology transferred: 
 
 Technology related to infrastructure or financial sector project. 
 
•  Functioning in practice: 
 
 Companies apply for contributions or insu rance facility and KfW checks eligibility and 
approves if project application is in line with guidelines.  
 
•  Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: 
 
 Feasibility studies 
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 •  Statistics on the use of the incentive / on the number of  supported projects: 
 
  So far (February 2001-June 2004): 16 projects supported with a total amount of €1.6 million.  
January - December 2003: 4 projects supported with a total amount of €410,000. 
 
• Contact:  
 
Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) Palmengartenstrasse 5-9 D – 60325 Frankfurt 
Tel. +49-69-7431-4327 
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AME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  STIFTUNG FÜR WIRTSCHAFTLICHE ENTWICKLUNG UND 
BERUFLICHE QUALIFIZIERUNG (SEQUA).   PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMME  
• General description: 
  
 The partnership programme supports coopera tion projects between German chambers and 
associations and business membership organizati ons (BMOs) in developing countries.  The 
partnership programme supports activities for ne w and better services for small and medium 
enterprises and interest representation for a better policy environment. 
 
 Approximately € 6.5 Million per annum. 
 
• Beneficiary countries: 
 
 Selected developing countries, including all LDCs.  
 
•  Objective(s) in terms of technology transfer: 
 
 Objective 1 : promote projects such as direct investment, licensing, franchising, sub-
contracting, etc., through  incentives to third country firms:  these firms receive 
advice/training in different fields relevant for technology transfer (i.e. intercultural training, intern ational markets, export and import, 
international contracts, technical training and advice, etc.); 
 Objective 2
: improve access to available 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 technology management and production methods; 
 Objective 5
: capacity building. 
•  Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
 
 German chambers and associations and sim ilar business membership organizations from 
developing countries.  
 
•  Type of technology transferred: 
 
 Technical training and advice (international markets, import and e xport, international 
contracts, intercultural training, etc.) 
 
•  Functioning in practice: 
 
 Business membership organizations from Ge rmany or developing countries submit proposals 
on possible cooperation activities to SEQUA.  IP/C/W/431/Add.3 
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 •  Statistics on the use of the incentive / on the number of  supported projects: 
 
 The project portfolio consists of about 35 partnership projects between German and third 
country business membership organizations. 
 
• Contact :  
 
Stiftung für wirtschaftliche Entwicklung und berufliche Qualifizierung (SEQUA) 
Mozartstrasse 4-10 D – 53115 Bonn 
Tel. +49-228-98238-0 
Fax. +49-228-98238-19 oder –29 e-mail : info@sequa.de 
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AME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE : SCIENTIFIC -TECHNOLOGICAL CO -OPERATION 
(WISSENSCHAFTLICH -TECHNISCHE ZUSAMMENARBEIT , WTZ) 
•  General description: 
 
 General objectives are: 
 
- cooperation for the mutual benefit of both pa rtners in joint research and education 
projects; 
- contribution to the improvement of economic  relations with the partner countries; 
- participation in multilateral networks of  research establishments and enterprises. 
 
•  Beneficiary countries: 
 
 African and Arab countries, especially Egypt, South Africa, Morocco and Tunisia, where 
special bilateral agreements exist.  
 
•  Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given: 
 
Objective 1 :  promote projects such as direct investment, licensing, franchising, sub-
contracting, etc., through support to nati onal and third country firms identifying 
potential partners (advice, contacts, etc.) as well as financing or insuring of 
prospective activities for national firms.  Financial incentives comprise mainly travel costs to initiate joint projects be tween partners in Germany and partner 
countries; 
 
Objective 3
:  support joint research projects between  private and between public partners. 
 
•  Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
 
 Enterprises, higher education establishments, research establishments. 
 
•  Type of technology transferred: 
 
 The programme covers all research areas. T echnology development is  not a condition for 
funding.  Projects are generally designed to be followed up by larger projects funded through other 
sources.  
•  Functioning in practice: 
  Applications are decided directly by the Intern ational Bureau of BMBF, in case of bilateral 
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AME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  PPP  FACILITY  
•  General Description: 
 
- 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; - 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 1999.  Budget (2002-2004):  €37 million. 
 
•  Beneficiary countries: 
 
 In principle not restricted, all partner countries can be chosen. 
 
•  Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given: 
  
 Objective 1
:  promote projects such as direct investment, licensing, franchising, sub-
contracting, etc., through non-financia l incentives: support to national and third 
country firms identifying potential partners (advice, contacts, etc.); 
  Objective 2
:  improve access to available techniques and industrial processes: access to legal 
and technological information sources, crea tion of information centres, training 
in the state of the art; 
 
Objective 4 :  provide training in technology management and production methods; 
 Objective 5
: capacity building; 
 Objective 6
: encourage trade in technological goods. 
 
•  Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
  
 European enterprises.  
•  Type of technology transferred: 
 
 Technology transfer takes place in different sectors such as waste and water management, 
production processes, energy management, etc. 
 
•  Functioning in practice: 
 
 Companies submit brief project proposals.  IP/C/W/431/Add.3 
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  •  Examples of ongoing/implemented projects 
  
- Establishing education and training facilities - HIV-Aids awareness programmes  
- Training  of suppliers  
 
•  Contact: 
 
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH 
Büro für die Zusammenarbeit mit der Wirtschaft Dag-Hammerskjöld-Weg  1-5 Postfach 5180 D – 65726  Eschborn 
Phone:  +49-6196/79-73 77 
Fax:  +49-6196/79-73 78 Website:  http://www.gtz.de/ppp
 
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AME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  SENIOR EXPERTS SERVICES (SES) 
•  General description: 
 
 The Senior Experts Services (SES) is   a non-profit organization which, with the help of senior 
experts, promotes the vocational training, further education and qualifica tion of specialists and 
executives in Germany and abroad.  The main areas are technical and economic fields.  The senior 
experts' activities are oriented towards quick and pragmatic assistance on the spot, with special 
emphasis on help towards self-help, generally comb ined with the solution of pressing problems.  
  The duration of the assignments is between 2 weeks and 6 months, follow-up assignments are 
welcome. 
  
 Duration:  since 1983  Budget : €3.0 million per annum.  
•  Beneficiary countries: 
  Worldwide, in focus are countries from Africa , Asia and Latin America, and countries in 
transition.  
 
•  Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given: 
  Objective 1
:  promote projects such as direct investment, licensing, franchising, sub-
contracting, etc., through support to nati onal and third country firms identifying 
potential partners (advice, contacts, etc.); 
 
 Objective 2 :  improve access to available techniques and industrial processes in particular : 
Access to legal and technological inform ation sources and training in the state 
of the art; 
 
 Objective 4 :  provide training in technology management and production methods; 
  Objective 5
:  capacity building. 
 
•  Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
 
 SMEs, NGOs, organizations and institutions.  
•  Type of technology transferred : 
 
 Production process technologies. 
 
•  Functioning in practice: 
  Local enterprises contact SES for assistance. 
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 •  Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: 
 
 Mongolia, training in coiffeur handcraft.   
 
•  Contact: 
 
 Senior Experten Service  Buschstrasse 2, D- 53113 Bonn 
 Postfach 22 62, D- 53012 Bonn 
 Phone:  +49-228 260 900  Fax : + 49- 228 260 90 77  E-mail : ses@ses-bonn.de
 
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AME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE : COOPERATION WITH ETHIOPIA  
•  General Description: 
 
 In the framework of its partnership with Et hiopia, three capacity building projects will be 
launched in the following fields: 1) food security, 2) intermediary organizations, and 3) parliamentary. 
 
•  Beneficiary countries: 
 
 Ethiopia  
 
•  Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given: 
 
Objective 1 :  support to firms identifying potential partners (advice, contacts, etc.); 
 
Objective 2 :  improve access to available techniques and industrial processes, provide 
opportunities for Ethiopian firms to explore examples of best practice; 
 Objective 3
:  support for joint research pr ojects between public partners; 
 
Objective 5 :  capacity building. 
 
•  Eligible enterprises or institutions : 
 
 Not specified.  
•  Type of technology transferred: 
 
 Information technology, food security.  
•  Functioning in practice: 
 
 There is no specific procedure. Projects are decided on case by case basis by Development 
Co-operation Ireland, together with its partners.  
 
•  Example of ongoing/implemented projects: 
 
- Food Security Operational Research and Capacity Building: 
 
This project undertakes a programme of operationa l research and related capacity-building in 
Tigray and the Southern Nations, Nationalities a nd Peoples Region of Ethiopia, that is farmer-
centred and will provide the basis for a comp rehensive poverty reduction, food security and 
sustainable livelihoods programme in the two regions. 
 Working with a consortium of local and interna tional research and training organizations, the 
programme partners will undertake relevant a nd appropriate research that is farmer-led, 
disseminated to all relevant st akeholders and which informs fu ture programme orientation; 
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 specialists and key policy-makers in the two Regions, design and modify training materials as 
appropriate and deliver appropriate traini ng and related capacity-building activities. 
This programme is funded by Development Co-operation Ireland and will cost €1,668,880. 
 
- Visit to Dublin by Members of the Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce: 
 
to provide an opportunity for Ethiopian entrepreneurs to shar e experiences with their Irish 
counterparts, to explore examples of best pr actice and quality standards and to develop trade 
links. This is financed by Developmen t Co-operation Ireland and will cost €22,120. 
 
- Parliament Information Technology Project: 
 
Project to strengthen the capacity of the Ethiopian Parliament by improving organization, access and exchange of data and information within the departments and committees of the 
Parliament and by upgrading the ability of the Parliamentary staff to provide adequate support 
and advice to Parliament.  
 This will involve:  
 (1) provision of a system needs analysis, to include a detailed study of requirements of all 
the components of the Parliamentary Inform ation System based on a breakdown of the 
structures of Parliament; 
  (2) completion of a conceptual systems design of the Parliamentary Information System 
components to include physical design and specifications for computer hardware and network components; 
 
 (3) implementation and supervision of the Pa rliamentary Information System, to include 
specific training of Parliamentary staff in the area of information management and information technology. 
 This project is being co-ordinated by UNDP.  Development Co-operation Ireland is 
contributing €186,050:  the total budget is €774,225. 
 
•  Statistics on the use of the incentive/on the number of  supported projects : 
  Three projects.  
 
•  Contact :  
  padraig.francis@iveagh.irlgov.ie 
  
 
 
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AME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :    HOSPICE UGANDA WEB BASED LEARNING PROJECT  
 
•  Description: 
 
 Hospice Uganda provides a home-based speci alist palliative care programme for cancer and 
AID patients with severe pain.  Hospice Uganda also runs a large education programme, which 
commenced in 1994.  The Distance Learning Di ploma in Palliative Care in conjunction with 
Makerere University, Kampala.  It is designed to  help meet the rapidly increasing need for Palliative 
care in Uganda and neighbouring countries. 
 
•  Beneficiary countrie(s): 
  Uganda 
 
•  Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given: 
  The programme relates to the specific objectives 1, 2, 3 and 5:   
 
 Objective 1
:   provide training courses in palliative care through the 
Internet to health care workers in Uganda and other African 
countries 
  Non-financial incentive:
   Foster close relationship with partners organizations 
 
 Objective 2 :    improve access to available techniques and processes 
     Access to technological information sources 
  Objective 3:
 Strengthen the capacity of Hospice Uganda and Makerere 
University to deliver continuing   medical education in a web-based environment; Share lessons learn and best 
practises with other institutions; increase awareness of 
Hospice Uganda activities. 
  Objective 5
:    capacity building  
 
•  Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
  Patients, their families and Health workers of  Hospice Uganda; Makerere University students 
 
•  Type of technology transferred: 
  Internet 
 
•  Functioning in practice:      
    Project approved and currently been undertaken 
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 •  Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: 
 
 Not specified   
              
•  Statistics on the use of the incentive / on the number of supported projects:    N/A 
 
•  Contact: 
  anna@hospiceafrica.or.uk
 
  
 
 
    
 
    
 
     
 
    
 
     
 
    
 
     
 
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AME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE : INCENTIVES PROVIDED BY SIMEST SPA TO ITALIAN 
COMPANIES  
•  General description: 
 
The Italian institution for the development and promotion of Italian business abroad (Società 
Italiana per le Imprese all'Estero – Sime st Spa) performs the following activities: 
 
- promotes Italian direct investment abroad by participating in the capital of companies 
partly or totally set up by Italian companies abroad and by granting an interest subsidy on loans contracted to cover part of the Italian-held quota of a foreign company's venture capital; 
- helps Italian businesses supply foreign buye rs with goods and services by granting an 
interest subsidy for export credit loans; 
- finances technical assistance programmes, f easibility studies and the participation of 
Italian companies in international tenders for works contracts and/or the supply of 
capital goods and equipment. 
 
•  Beneficiary country(ies): 
 
 The instrument is applicable to all non-EU countries, including all LDCs.  
 
•  Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given: 
 
 Objective 1
:  promotion of direct investment projects through financial contribution. 
 
Objective 6 :  indirect support for trade of technological products through export credit 
facility. 
 
•  Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
 
Italian companies, joint enterprises, consor tia, associations and ot her Italian public and 
private bodies. 
 
•  Type of technology transferred: 
  Not specified.  The instrument may involve,  although not necessarily, technology transfer. 
 
•  Functioning in practice: 
 
-  Under Law no. 100 of 24 April 1990, Simest participation in the capital of companies 
established abroad may not exceed 25% of the capital and must be redeemed, within eight years since the acquisition, at a price equal to or higher than current values.   
-  Export credit facilities are granted in  compliance with "Consensus" rule.  IP/C/W/431/Add.3 
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 •  Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: 
 
-  Supply of a food processing plant to Bangladesh; 
-  Participation in international tenders fo r the construction of road infrastructure in 
Mali; 
-  Participation in an international tender for the supply of high-tech medical equipment 
to Ethiopia. 
•  Statistics on the use of the incentive / on the number of  supported projects: 
  Not available.  
 
•  Contact: 
 
 Ministero delle Attività Produttive  Direzione Generale per le Po litiche di Internationalizzazione 
 Divizione II- D.ssa Paola Alemanno  E-mail : studi2@mincomes.it
 
 
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AME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE : FINMED  
•  General description: 
 
Finmed is a rotating fund managed by Simest Spa (the Italian institution for the development 
and promotion of Italian business abroad) for venture capital financing in selected countries. 
 
•  Beneficiary country(ies): 
 
The fund aims at promoting Italian investment  in the Mediterranean countries, Iraq, and sub-
Saharan African countries.  
 
•  Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given: 
 
 Objective 1 :  promotion of direct investment projects through financial contribution. 
 
•  Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
 
Companies set up in the above-mentioned countries and partially or totally owned by Italian 
companies. 
 
•  Type of technology transferred: 
 
 Not specified.  The instrument may involve,  although not necessarily, technology transfer. 
 
•  Functioning in practice: 
 
Simest participation in the capital of compan ies established in the above-mentioned countries 
adds to the participation provided for by Law no. 100 of 24 April 1990, enabling Simest to 
hold up to 49% of the total capital.   
•  Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: 
 -  Establishment of a weaving and knitting plant in Tunisia. 
•  Statistics on the use of the incentive / on the number of  supported projects: 
 
 Not available.  
 
•  Contact: 
 
 Ministero delle Attività Produttive 
 Direzione Generale per le Po litiche di Internationalizzazione 
 Divizione II- D.ssa Paola Alemanno  E-mail : studi2@mincomes.it
 
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AME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE : BUSINESS INCENTIVES ADMINISTERED BY SACE  SPA 
•  General description: 
 
Italy's export credit agency (Società per I Serv izi Assicurativi del Commercio Estero – SACE 
Spa) provides insurance against political and comme rcial risks to Italian businesses working abroad. 
 
•  Beneficiary country(ies): 
 
 Least developed countries, foreign countries especially developing countries and transition 
countries.  
 
•  Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given: 
 
 Objective 1 :  finance facilities protecting Italian companies through the insurance against 
political and commercial risks tied to goods and services exports and to 
investment abroad. 
 
Objective 6 :  facilitations to technology trade by me ans of supplemental coverage like bank 
 collaterals guaranteeing the exact performance of supply contracts. 
 
•  Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
 
 Italian companies or joint ventures. 
 
•  Type of technology transferred: 
 
 Not specified.  Covers may, although not necessarily, facilitate technology transfers. 
 
•  Functioning in practice: 
 
Policies are provided for contracts in least de veloped countries related to export credits 
financed by international organizations like the Wo rld Bank.  They include covers of guarantees 
provided for works performed or in case of advanced payment of goods. 
•  Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: 
 
-  Ethiopia : participation in the construction of a hy dro-electric plant financed by the World 
Bank; an insurance policy against the risk of undue enforcement of guarantees given for 
advanced payments received and for the good performance of works has been made 
available.  
-  Lesotho : participation in a Credit Lyonnais-fina nced water resources project guaranteed 
by the Republic of South Africa; an insurance policy against the risk of undue 
enforcement of guarantees given for the good performance of works has been made 
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 -  Guinea-Bissau
: participation in the European Development Fund-financed construction 
of a bridge. A guarantee against the risk of d estruction, expropriation, or confiscation of 
temporarily exported machinery employed for bridge construction has been made available. 
-  Tanzania
: participation to a World Bank-financed  road rehabilitation project. A cover 
against the destruction or seizure of m achinery and against undue enforcement of 
guarantees given for advanced payments received has been made available.  
-  Mali : participation in the African Developmen t Fund-financed road maintenance works. 
A cover against the risk of undue enforc ement of guarantees given for advanced 
payments received and for the good performa nce of works has been made available. 
-  Yemen:  participation in the construction of a th ermoelectric power plant. A cover against 
the risk of undue enforcement of guarantees given for the good performance of the works and against the destruction and confiscation of temporarily exported machinery has been made available. 
•  Statistics on the use of the incentive / on the number of  supported projects: 
  Not available.  
 
•  Contact: 
 
 Ministero delle Attività Produttive  Direzione Generale per le Po litiche di Internationalizzazione 
 Divizione II- D.ssa Paola Alemanno  E-mail : studi2@mincomes.it
 
 
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AME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE : INCENTIVES TO NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS 
FOR CARRYING OUT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING PROGRAMMES IN LDC S 
•  General description: 
 
Contributions granted to humanitarian organi zations that carry out technical assistance and 
development programmes in developing countri es.  These programmes often involve technology 
transfers in the form of local cadres trai ning, know-how and machinery supply, etc. 
 
•  Beneficiary country(ies): 
  The programme mainly although not exclusively concerns LDCs.  
 
•  Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given: 
  Objective 2
:  improve LDCs access to available techniques by means of technical assistance 
programmes. 
 
Objective 4 :  provide training in technology management and production methods. 
 
•  Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
 
 Non-governmental organizations. 
 
•  Type of technology transferred: 
  Various, i.e. technologies for improving agricu ltural products, water pipeline networks, the 
health system, etc.. 
 
•  Functioning in practice: 
 
One or more NGO(s) apply for the financing or co-financing of a technical assistance or 
training programme to be carried out in a specific country.  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, after the 
proposal has been examined and approved by th e Steering Committee for Development Cooperation, 
allocate a contribution to the NGO(s) fo r the implementation of the project. 
•  Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: 
 - Burkina Faso
: implementation of a vocational training programme for the health sector.  
- Burundi : implementation of a project for improvi ng health and food c onditions and water 
supply (technical assistance, cadres training and equipment supply).   
- Gambia : implementation of an integrated  rural development programme.  
- Madagascar : implementation of rural training centres.  
- Malawi : health staff training and equipment supply. 
- Mozambique : assistance to boost health and agricultural facilities. 
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 - Sudan
: contribution to a consortium of NGOs for the supply of health equipment and for 
the training of local staff (doctors, nurses and laboratory technicians).  
 
•  Statistics on the use of the incentive / on the number of  supported projects: 
  Not available.  
 
•  Contact: 
 
 Ministero degli Affari Esteri  Direzione Generale per la  Cooperazione allo Sviluppo 
 Piazzale della Farnesina 1  00100 ROMA 
 Website : www.esteri.it 
   
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AME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE : DEVELOPMENT OF AN IMPROV ED METHOD FOR SOIL 
AND WATER CONSERVATION PLANNING AT CATCHMENT SCALE IN THE EAST AFRICAN 
HIGHLANDS (SWCP) 
 
 
• General description: 
 
 The objective of the Programme is to adjust existing used methods for planning of ground 
water protection measures in high agricultural areas in eastern Africa.  Adjustments include quantification of bottom and water loss and anti-erosion measures.  
 
•  Beneficiary country(ies): 
 
 The Programme includes Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.  
 
•  Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given: 
  
 Objective 4
 : provide training in technology management and production methods.  
 
•  Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
 
 ARIM Lingano, KARI embu  
- Type of technology transferred: 
  Technology for water management. 
 
•  Functioning in practice: 
 
 The Dutch government provided the funding for the project in order of € 325,000.  
•  Contact: 
  Dutch Ministry for Traffic and Water Control 
 Monique.vwortel@cend.minvenw.nl
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AME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE : WATERLESS RICE PRODUCTION : FROM ROOT TO 
REGION  
 
 
•  General description: 
  The objective of the project is to design and demonstrate high yielding rice systems with a 
high water use efficiency in six major granaries in China, India, Indonesia and Madagascar, and to 
analyse their impact on farm households and on the regional hydrology in selected areas. 
 Rice is usually grown under flooded conditions  while scarcity for freshwater increases.  
Conventional flooded systems must be changed into systems that use water more efficiently while 
land productivity is maintained or even increased.  In  this project an integrated analysis and design 
of water-saving rice ecosystems will be performed at  different scales.  Results are: i) road map 
describing the conditions and the type of interventio ns required to increase water use efficiency of 
flooded rice systems with high yields.  Regional con sequences of increased water use efficiency will 
be made explicit for other sectors; ii) contributi on to presentation Water for Food/Partners for Water 
at WWF3.  
•  Beneficiary countrie(s): 
 
 China, India, Indonesia and Madagascar. 
 
•  Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given: 
 
 Objective 2
 : improve access to available techniques and industrial processes. 
 
•  Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
 
 Nanjing Agricultural University, Jiangxi Agri cultural University (China); Tamil Nadu 
Agricultural University (India); Research Institute for Rice (Indonesia); University of Antananarivo 
(Madagascar). 
•  Type of technology transferred: 
 
 Technology for water and food management. 
 
•  Functioning in practice: 
 
 The Dutch government provided the funding for the project in order of €771,000.  
•  Contact: 
  Dutch Ministry for Traffic and Water Control 
 Monique.vwortel@cend.minvenw.nl
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AME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  SACI-WATERS;  SOUTH ASIA CONSORTIUM FOR 
INTERDISCIPLINARY WATER RESOURCES STUDIES  
  
•  General description: 
  The programme sets out to do capacity bui lding in order to make water resources 
management contribute to food and livelihood secu rity as well as environmental improvement and 
alleviation of the poverty and poor nutrition of di sadvantaged women, landless labourers and marginal 
farmers.  It is committed to interdisciplinary tr aining and research across the boundaries of the natural 
and the social sciences on the theme of Water for Food and Rural Development.  
 
•  Beneficiary countrie(s): 
  India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Bhutan. 
 
•  Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given: 
  Objective 5
 : improve capacity building. 
 
•  Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
  Institute of Rural Management (Anand, In dia), National Institute of Advanced Studies 
(Bangladore, India), Indian Institute of Manage ment (Kolkata, India), Nepal Water Conservation 
Foundation (Kathmandu, Nepal), Development Visions (Multan, Pakistan), Dhaka University (Dhaka, 
Bangladesh), ARTC (Colombo, Sri Lanka), Renewabl e Natural Resources Research Centre (Bhutan). 
•  Type of technology transferred: 
 
 Technology for water and food management. 
 
•  Functioning in practice: 
  It is proposed to create a Consortium of sen ior scholars based in academic institutions and 
NGOs in the different South Asian countries (Bangl adesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka) 
to govern a virtual water resources ac ademy' with the following activities: 
1)  Develop and teach an interdisciplinar y PhD training programme on water resources 
with a duration of 6 months, taught yearly, aimed at starting PhD students registered 
at South Asian and International Universities; 
 2)  Investigate the feasibility of a Sout h Asia focussed interdisciplinary Masters 
programme on Irrigation/Water Resources Ma nagement, preferably to be developed 
as a distance education programme (this involves identifying and assessing existing 
programmes in South Asia and elsewhere , investigate demand and employment 
opportunities, institutional constraints, d esirable substantive focus, appropriate 
teaching methods, etc.); 
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  3)  Organize master classes, seminars and conferences on water resources issues in the 
region on a regular basis, where academics,  government officials/policy makers and 
representatives of civil society organizations meet; 
 
 4)  Develop and teach focussed training programmes. 
 
•  Contact: 
 
 Dutch Ministry for Traffic and Water Control, Monique.vwortel@cend.minvenw.nl
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AME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WATER MANAGEMENT UPPER 
NIGER AND FOOD SECURITY IN NIGER DELTA (MALI) 
  
•  General description: 
 
 The project's objective is to investigate th e relationship between food production and water 
management in order to create a model for water cont rol in Niger river for the social economical pro's 
and cons of the creation of dams.  
 
•  Beneficiary countrie(s): 
 
 Mali, Niger. 
 
•  Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given: 
  
 Objective 3
 : support joint research projects. 
 
•  Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
 
 Mali: Ministère de l'Equipement, de l'Aménagem ent du Territoire, de l'Environnement et de 
l'Urbanisme; Direction Nationale de  la Conservation de la Nature; Opération Pêche Mopti ; Opération 
Riz Mopti ; Opération Riz Segou ; Office du Niger. 
•  Type of technology transferred: 
 
 Technology for water and food management. 
 
•  Functioning in practice: 
 
 Dutch government provided the funding for the project in order of € 217,000. 
 
•  Contact: 
 
 Dutch Ministry for Traffic and Water Control,  Monique.vwortel@cend.minvenw.nl
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AME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  SOCIO -ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT FOR BEIRA  
 
 
•  General description: 
 
 The project's objective is to develop a ground management corporation in Beira 
(Mozambique) after the example of such a corpora tion in Amsterdam.  This is combined with 
investments in creating harbours ground and building grounds.  
•  Beneficiary countrie(s): 
  Mozambique. 
 
•  Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given: 
 
 Objective 2
 : improve access to available techniques and industrial processes; training in 
  the state of the art; 
 Objective 5 : capacity building 
 
•  Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
 
 Local government of Beira (Mozambique). 
•  Type of technology transferred: 
 
 Technology for water and ground management. 
 
•  Functioning in practice: 
 
 Dutch government provided the funding for the project in order of € 320,000.  
•  Contact: 
  Dutch Ministry for Traffic and Water Control, 
 Monique.vwortel@cend.minvenw.nl
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AME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE : PSOM  (PROGRAMME FOR CO -OPERATION WITH 
EMERGING MARKETS ) 
 
•  General description: 
 
 The programme's objective is to provide technology transfer by joint investment from Dutch investors and investors in developing countries, with a 50% contribution by the Dutch Ministry of 
Foreign Affairs.  
•  Beneficiary countrie(s): 
  Tanzania, Ethiopia, Uganda and Mozambique. 
 
•  Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given: 
 
 Objective 1
 : promote projects such as direct investment, licensing, franchising, sub-
 contracting, etc.; 
 Objective 6 : encourage trade in technological goods. 
 
•  Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
 
 Enterprises that invest in innovative activities in the beneficiary countries. 
•  Type of technology transferred: 
 
 All technology. 
 
•  Functioning in practice: 
 
•  Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: 
 
•  Statistics on the use of the incentive / on the number of  supported projects: 
 
•  Contact: 
 
 DDE@minbuza.nl  
    
 
    
 
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AME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT AID 
 
• Description  
 
 Based on the Governmental Decree No. 332/2002 of 3 April 2002 the Ministry of Foreign 
Affairs of the Slovak Republic is coordinator of  the provided Slovak Official Development Aid 
(ODA). The funds are divided for the projects in countri es of priority and for the projects in Serbia and 
Montenegro .  
 
 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic (MFA) and the United Nations 
Development Prograrmne (UNDP) have establis hed the Slovak-UNDP Trust Fund (TF) as one 
component of the Slovak National Official  Development Assistance Programme (ODA). 
Administrative and Contracting Unit (ACU) bas been  established within the TF as an ODA delivery 
mechanism to support national capacity building in  the field of ODA, under the leadership and 
supervision of the Trust Fund Steering Committee (TFSC).   
 The TF project is executed and implemented directly by the UNDP Regional Center in 
Bratislava. It operates as a separate project, managed by TFSC while making full use of the UNDP Regional Support Center's administrative and financia l capacities. The role of the Ministry of Foreign 
Affairs of the Slovak Republic is strategic mana gement and decision~making in ACU's activities.  
 
 ACU's task is strengthening national capac ities for development c ooperation, supporting 
development education, public awareness and na tional development constituency. ACU has no 
decision-making responsibility in deciding for fund ing Slovak ODA activities. The implementation of 
the tasks of the ACU is set up in the frame of priorities approved by the TFSC.  
 
 
• Beneficiary countrie(s) :  
 
 Afghanistan, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovi na, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrghyzia, Macedonia, 
Mongolia, Mozambique, Sudan, Ta jikistan and Uzbekistan   
 
• Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given:  
  The programme relates to the specific objective 1
:  financial contributions up to 100 000 
US$/1 project   • Eligible enterprises or institutions:  
 
 Slovak subject registered under the Law No. 40/1964 Zb., . č. 513/1991 Zb. a č. 575/2001 Z.z  
 • Type of technology transferred:  
 
 not available  
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 • Functioning in practice:  
  TFSC approved 8 projects out of a total num ber of 38 submitted projects. The approved 
projects cover the following Slovak ODA priority co untries: Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyz 
Republic, Macedonia, Mongolia and Uzbekistan. Total amount of 24.3 million SKK ($735,706) was 
allocated for the selected projects. The 2nd call for project proposals is going to be announced in the 
second half of April 2004. In 2004 the government has allocated in total of 160 million SKK ($4.75 
million) for the Slovak ODA projects.   
 The Official Development Aid is covering a ll areas of Governmental  Development Aid to 
Beneficiary Countries, not only Transfer of technology .  
 
 From the 8 above mentioned approved projects 4 ar e related to Transfer of technology in total 
sum of US$359,670.   
 
• Examples of ongoing/implemented projects:  
 
1)   Transfer of gabion nets using Slovak know-how in gabion technology
  
 
 Company: Martimex Inc. 
 
 Beneficiary Country: Kirghyzia  
 
 Budget: US$100,000  
 2)  Aeronautical Climatological Database
 
 
 Company: Microstep Mis Ltd.  
 
 Beneficiary country : Macedonia  
  Budget: US$80,000  
3)   Landslide Monitoring Programme
 
 
 Company: Geophysical Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences  
 
 Beneficiary country: Uzbekistan 
 
 Budget: US$99,800  
 
4)  Groundwater Resources for Shepherds in Mongolia  
 
 After the implementation it will be possible to  produce water pumps in Mongolia, suitable for 
installation into the bores and wells.  
 
 Company:  E-Est Ltd. 
 
 Beneficiary country:  Mongolia  
 
 Budget: US$79,870 IP/C/W/431/Add.3 
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 • Statistics on the use of the incentive/on the number of supported projects: 
  Not available 
 
• Contact:  
 
 Administrative and contracting unit TF 
 Rozvojový program OSN (UNDP)  Grösslingova 35 
 811 09 Bratislava 
 Website: http://www.undp.sk
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
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AME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE : TECHNOLOGICAL PROMOTION PROJECTS  
•  General description: 
  These projects are intended for Spanish compani es, which wish to promote their technologies 
abroad and that hope to carry out a specifi c technology transfer project as licensers. 
 
•  Beneficiary country(ies): 
 
 Any country.  
 
•  Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given: 
 
 Objective 1
:  promote projects such as direct investment, licensing, franchising, sub-
contracting, etc., through: 
 
-  support to national firms identifying potential partners (advice, contacts, 
etc.); 
 -  financing or insuring of prospective activities and loans for national 
firms; 
 
Objective 3
: support joint research projects between private partners; 
 Objective 6
:  encourage to  trade in technological goods. 
 
•  Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
 
 These projects are only intended for Spanish companies. 
 
•  Type of technology transferred: 
 
 Anyone, except military technology. 
 
•  Functioning in practice: 
 
Zero-interest credits are provided to finance th e following types of activities:  Industrial and 
intellectual property; equivalency au thorisations and certifications that allow for internationalisation; 
the creation of prototypes for the transfer of technology and internati onal promotions; personnel 
training for the licensing company;  documents, studies and contracts; technical translations;  overseas promotional studies; legal support and the negotiation of agreements; and participation in technology 
fairs and forums. 
•  Statistics on the use of the incentive / on the number of  supported projects: 
  In 2003, 40 technological promotion projects we re approved, with a total budget of  €7.560 
thousand, of which CDTI contribution approved w as €4.480 thousand.  Of the 40 approved projects, 
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 •  Contact: 
 
 D. Javier Ponce 
 Studies and Communication Department, Head 
 Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology  E-mail: jpm@cdti.es
 
 Website: http://www.cdti.es   IP/C/W/431/Add.3 
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AME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE : INTERNATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMME : 
"INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS FOR LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES " 
•  General description: 
 
The Swedish International Development Co -operation Agency (SIDA) has initiated 
preparations for a new international training progra mme especially designed to meet the needs of the 
least developed countries.  The programme is inte nded to have a broad co verage of intellectual 
property rights (IPR) and related trade policy issues.  It also covers issues related to transfer of 
technology and commercial aspects of IPR.  Thus, the programme in itself constitutes a part of an 
incentives scheme to enhance technology transfer  to the least developed countries. Article  66.2 has 
clearly inspired this new training programme. 
The programme is subject to final decision by SIDA and consultations with relevant 
organizations, so this information is preliminary.   
•  Beneficiary countries: 
  
Least developed countries in accordance with th e UN definition.  Countries primarily offered 
to participate are WTO Members or Observers.  Ot her least developed or very poor countries may be 
offered to participate depending on capacity available. 
•  Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given: 
  Objective 2
: improve access to available techniques and industrial processes, in particular 
access to legal and technological information sources; 
 Objective 4
: training in technology management; 
 
Objective 5 :  capacity building (competency building); 
 Objective 6
:  encourage trade in technological goods. 
 
•  Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
 
From public agencies, enterprises and institutions: 
  - managers and others who are responsible for the administration of systems for the 
protection of intellectual property rights; 
  -  persons responsible for technology transfer or technology development.  
 
•  Type of technology transferred: 
 
 General. 
 
•  Functioning in practice: 
 
 Information not available yet. 
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 •  Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: 
 
 Information not available yet.  
•  Statistics on the use of the incentive / on the number of supported projects: 
 
 Not available.  Instructions on reporti ng requirements for the programme have been 
suggested.  
•  Contact : 
 
 The Swedish International Develo pment Co-operation Agency (SIDA) 
 Stockholm, Sweden/ITP 
 Annelie Hartmann  www.sida.se
 
 E-mail: annelie.hartmann@sida.se , 
 Telephone: +46 8 698 5347   IP/C/W/431/Add.3 
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AME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  TWO STUDIES ON "INCENTIVES FOR TRANSFER OF 
TECHNOLOGY TO THE LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES " 
•  General description: 
 
Two consultancy studies:  
- A "pre-study" was mandated by the Swedish In ternational Development Co-operation Agency 
(SIDA) and the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs (English version). 
The purpose was to provide a background note fo r Sweden's reports on incentives.  The study 
provided a first analysis of the interpretation of the commitment under Article 66.2.  It may not fall under the category of incentives, in the strict sense, but it was aimed at raising the 
awareness in Sweden of what kinds of meas ures may be covered by the provision.  It 
explained the uniqueness of Article 66.2 and the importance of providing concrete incentives 
for technology transfers to least developed countries.  The study was therefore a significant first step towards more conscious and deliberate Swedish measures to comply with Article 66.2.  It may therefore be seen as a first "awa reness raising incentive".  The study has been 
widely spread in the public and private sectors in Sweden.  
- The second study was mandated by SIDA and initiated as a follow-up of the pre-study.  It is 
still in a final draft stage, to be finalised in th e early autumn of 2003.  It deepens the analysis 
of the scope and modalities of incentives.  It analyses the related rules in other WTO Agreements, and the pros a nd cons of various types of incentives from trade policy, 
competition and commercial perspectives.  It in cludes the FDI aspects of technology transfer. 
It comments on the relation between home and host country incentives and policies, 
respectively, and suggests a variety of very c oncrete means of enhancing the possibilities of 
achieving sustainable technology transfer to the least developed countries.  
The study will provide a basis for possible adju stments to currently applied incentives and the 
consideration of new ones.  Thus, the study is  deemed to be important for future Swedish 
transfer of technology incentives for the benefit of least developed countries.  It has already 
involved a number of business organizations, sci ence and technology organizations and public 
agencies and thus contributed to the raising of awareness of these issues in Sweden.  It could 
therefore be considered as an incen tive in itself.  The intention is to follow up the study by a 
third one aimed at further identifying relevant measures already applied.  This is considered 
important not only to comply with Article 66.2 reporting requirements, but also to further 
examine, and possibly identify n eeds for adjustments to current incentives in the light of the 
present study. 
•  Beneficiary countries: 
 
 The study, like the pre-study, clearly states that the main focus of incentives provided under Article 66.2 should be to benefit the transfer of tec hnology to the least developed countries.  It also 
emphasises the importance of enhancing regional coope ration.  For example, it refers to important 
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 •  Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given: 
 
 The study stresses and discusses all the objectives mentioned by the Commission and suggests a number of concrete means to fulfil those objectives. 
 
•  Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
 
 The study confirms the need of a broad defi nition of technology transfer, enterprises and 
institutions, the latter to cover also public agencies involved in technology transfer.   The purpose of 
this is to enhance the enabling environment of le ast developed countries in order to make technology 
transfers more attractive for enterprises in Sweden (and other home countries). 
 
•  Type of technology transferred: 
 
 Not relevant.  
 
•  Functioning in practice: 
 
 It is premature to assess the practical consequences of the study.  It will depend on the nature of follow-up activities and policy decisions. 
 
•  Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: 
 
 The study has already resulted in some pre liminary initiatives to examine the possibilities of 
improving certain current measures.  It is premat ure to assess the effects in terms of initiated 
technology transfer projects.  
 
•  Statistics on the use of the incentive/on the number of supported projects: 
 
 Not relevant.  Instructions on national repor ting procedures for actual technology transfer 
projects have been suggested in the study, however. 
 
•  Contact: 
  The Swedish International Develo pment Co-operation Agency (SIDA) 
 Stockholm, Sweden  INEC/Näring  Elisabeth Löfvander  Website: www.sida.se
 
 E-mail: elisabeth.lofvander@sida.se  
 Telephone: +46 8 698 50 77   Becker Consulting AB  Stockholm, Sweden 
 Gunnela Becker, Senior Consultant  
 Website: www.becker-consulting.com
 
 E-mail: gunnela.becker@becker-consulting.com  
 Telephone: +46 8 590 734 37  IP/C/W/431/Add.3 
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AME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  START SOUTH PROGRAMME  
•  General description: 
 
 To promote the development of trade and industry in the developing countries, Sida (the Swedish International Development Co-operation Agency) has created the "Start- South programme".  
The target group for the programme is Swedish co mpanies in the process of starting sustainable 
business cooperation with companies in the South. The commercial activities shall take place in the 
developing country.    Transfer of technological know-how from the Swedish companies to the companies in the 
South is often a prerequisite of successful cooperation. To encourage such transfer, Sida can offer a 
write-off loan of SEK 500,000 to the Swedish company to finance education and training. The loan is 
written off as soon as the training is finalised.   To facilitate the purchase of technological e quipment, Sida also provides loans of SEK 
250,000 to the Swedish company. This loan runs for five years on favourable rate of interest. 
 
 The programme started in 1996. The budget amounts to  SEK 70,000,000. 
 
•  Beneficiary countries: 
 
Africa
: Botswana, Cap Verde, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Guinea Bissau, Mozambique, 
Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Uganda. 
 Asia:
 Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Mongolia, 
Nepal, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, West Bank/Gaza, Viet Nam. 
 
Latin America:  Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, 
Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, H onduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua,  Panama, 
Paraguay, Peru 
 
•  Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given: 
  Objective 1
: to promote projects such as direct investment, licensing, franchising, 
subcontracting etc. through loans 
 
 Objective 2 : to promote access to available techniques and industrial process: 
access to legal and technological information sources, training in the state of the art, training in industrial production know-how. 
  Objective 4:
 training in business practices and management 
 
 Objective 5 : capacity building projects 
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 •  Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
 
 Swedish companies in the process of st arting sustainable business cooperation with 
companies in the South. 
 
•  Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: 
 
Bangladesh
: Joint venture with local company with the aim at market and install security 
alarm systems for the hospital sector in Bangladesh 
 Eritrea
 
Joint venture with local company to establish a factory for the manufacture and marketing of 
environmentally friendly paint 
 
 Ethiopia  
 Joint venture with local company for the manufacture of curtains for IKEA 
 
Joint venture with local company to establis h ginning facilities for seeds with the focus on 
organic farming. 
  
•  Contact: 
  Swedish International Developm ent Co-operation Agency, Sida 
 105 25 Stockholm  Sweden  Tel:  +46-8-698 50 00  Fax: +46-8-20 88 64  
 Contact person: Hans Wettergren 
 E-mail: info@sida.se
 
 Website: www.sida.se 
 
 
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