WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
IP/C/W/558/Add.7 
21 February 2012 
 (12-1016) 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects of 
Intellectual Property Rights Original:   English 
 
 
 
REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ARTICLE 66.2 
OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT 
 
EUROPEAN UNION 
 
Addendum 
   The following communication, dated 4 October 2011 from the delegation of the European 
Union is being circulated pursuant to paragraph 1 of the Decision on Implementation of Article 66.2 
for the TRIPS Agreement.  It was circulated as an  advanced copy for the TRIPS Council meeting of 
24-25 October 2011.  
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I. GENERAL REMARKS 
1. This document is circulated in accordance w ith the Decision of the Council for TRIPS of 
19 February 2003, according to which developed c ountry Members shall submit annually reports on 
actions taken or planned in pursuance of their co mmitments under Article 66.2 (incentives provided to 
their enterprises or institutions for the purpose of promoting and encouraging technology transfer to 
least developed country Members). 
2. As agreed in the Council for TRIPS, this docum ent is a detailed report on technology transfer 
incentives put in place by the EU and its member States. 
3. This cover note is followed by a series of deta iled sheets presenting th e existing incentives to 
technology transfer.  The first set of sheets deals with incentives given by the European Union;  the 
second set covers incentives given by individual memb er States (Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, 
Ireland, Lithuania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom). 
 
II. SCOPE AND NATURE OF INFORMATION PROVIDED 
4. 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 
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 
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  5. 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. 
6. A privileged channel for technology transfer, in cluding 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. 
7. In their efforts to encourage and promot e technology transfer, developed country 
governments are usually limited by two factors:  (1) they do not own the vast majority of such 
technologies;  (2) they cannot force the pr ivate sector to transfer its technologies. 
8. 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. 
9. Against this background, the EU considers that  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 availabl e techniques and industrial processes. 
 
Objective 3: Support joint research projects. 
 
Objective 4: Provide training in techno logy management and production methods. 
 
Objective 5: More indirectly, improve th e absorption capacity of LDCs (capacity 
building). 
 
Objective 6: Encourage trade in technological goods. 
 10. The attached sheets illustrate the efforts made by the EU 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. 
11. In addition, most countries and regions be nefit from allocations for private-sector 
development included in their nationa l or regional cooperation programs. 
12. Finally, it should be borne in mind that no technology transfer programme is specifically 
dedicated to least developed countries as such.  EU  initiatives are usually specific to countries/groups 
of countries/regions, since the EU strongly suppor ts regional integration, which fosters better 
understanding and political and econom ic links between neighbouring countries.  However, the EU's 
approach to the allocation of aid and incentives pays particular attention to the situation of the least 
developed and other low income countries. 
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  III. EUROPEAN UNION 
A. NAME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  SEVENTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME - RESEARCH 
DIRECTORATE GENERAL  
1. General description: 
13. International cooperation in the field of resear ch and technological development (RTD) is 
pursued under the European Union Framework Programme for Research, Technological 
Development and Demonstration , through two complementary routes: 
- An international cooperation dimension in tegral to each specific programme, which 
allows the participation of the third country's partners in the projects; 
 
- the opening of the EU mobility programmes to third countries bringing researchers 
from developing countries for training to Eu rope while offering them a substantial 
return package. 
 14. Under the Seventh Framework Programme ( 2007-2013), International Cooperation Partner 
Countries have received a total EU  contribution of €313.8 million in c ontracts granted so far.  While 
this is about research and development projects, it is quite obvious that collaboration with research 
organizations from developed count ries implicitly results in technol ogy being transferred (either 
informally or formally, e.g. th rough access rights) between the participants and in particular to 
LDC-based entities. 
15. The Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) places new emphasis on international research 
cooperation which is increasingly seen as being at th e centre of Community policies.  The approach 
on international cooperation under FP7 is significantly different than unde r FP6.  It aims at integrating 
international research collaboration throughout  the Framework Programme and includes both 
geographical and thematic targeting. 
16. Moreover, under the "Cooperation" Specific Programme of FP7, specific "International 
Cooperation Actions" will be supported in each thema tic area.  These actions are geared towards the 
research and development needs of third countries.  They are also aimed at addressing the particular 
needs of developing and emerging economies by mean s of dedicated cooperati ve activities.  These 
actions apply to the International Cooperation Pa rtner Countries (ICPCs, including in particular 
ACP countries).  Amongst other aims they should also  ensure participation by countries or regions 
that might otherwise have difficulty in participa ting in the general opening of FP7 for reasons of 
capacity. 
17. It is also worth noting that, under this Specific Programme, the dissemination and transfer of 
knowledge is a key added-value of European research  actions, and measures will be taken to increase 
the use and impact of results by industry, policy ma kers and society.  This will be considered an 
integral task under all thematic areas. 
2. Beneficiary countries: 
18. The Framework Programme is open to all countri es;  however, some specific activities also 
target specifically the least developed countries.  For more information, please consult the website: 
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  3. Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
19. All legally established institutions for R&D and higher education in third countries. 
4. Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: 
Beneficiary 
country(ies)/region Title and date of the 
project Description 
Egypt Research, Development 
and Innovation II  ENPI/2010/021-866 (€20,000,000) 
Improving R&D performance by fostering and innovation culture and enhancing quantity, quality and impact of Egyptian researchers participation in 
EU-funded programmes. 
Moldova Support to the use of 
biomass for energy 
(Moldova AAP 2010) ENPI-2010/021-781 (€14,000,000) 
The overall objective of this project is to support 
more secure, competitive and sustainable energy 
production in Moldova.  This will be achieved through a targeted support to the most viable local 
source of renewable energy, namely biomass, which 
is readily available as waste cereal straw. 
 
The purpose is to implem ent a sizeable number of 
biomass heating plants in rural Moldova which 
contribute to the solution of current local energy 
problems, demonstrate the feasibility of the technological approach and contribute to the 
establishment of a sustainable biomass market. 
Belarus Support to Belarus in the 
Field of Norms and 
Standards Related to 
Energy Efficiency of Consumer Goods and 
Industrial Products  ENPI/2010/022-041 (€9,000,000) 
Honduras Modernización del sector 
forestal (MOSEF)  DCI-ALA/2010/021-598 (€21,500,000) 
The project aims at supporting the ICF's actions to 
dynamize the local development of the forestry 
sector, protected areas and wild life, through joint actions with central institutions (CONADEH, 
SERNA, AMHON, SGJ), municipalities and 
associations of municipalities and local actors, in 
the framework of a productive and social 
development policy and State decentralisation".  
Latin America countries Latin America 
Investment Facility 2009 - LAIF  DCI-ALA/ 2009/021- 734 (€74,850,000) 
LAIF aims at promoting additional investment and key infrastructure in transport, energy and environment.  It supports social and private sector 
development in the LA region through different 
financial instruments integrated in a new Investment Facility.  IP/C/W/558/Add.7 
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  Beneficiary 
country(ies)/region Title and date of the 
project Description 
Mexico EU-Mexico 
Competitiveness and Innovation Programme DCI-ALA/ 2010/022-005 (€9,000,000) 
The project's overall obj ective is to strengthen 
economic, trade, busi ness and technological 
relations between Mexico and the EU. 
The specific objective (purpose) is to increase 
competitiveness and innovation processes of Mexican SMEs in order to facilitate their access to the European Union market. 
India Support to Skills 
Development in India  DCI-ASIE/2010/022-102 (€6,500,000) 
The project will provide te chnical assistance for the 
implementation of the National Policy on Skill 
Development, formulated by the Ministry of Labour 
and Employment in 2009 and implemented by DGE&T. 
India Support to Renewable 
Energy, Clean Technologies and Energy 
Efficiency in India  DCI-ASIE/2010/022-349 (€28,650,000) 
The programme aims to support, on the one hand, policy implementation through capacity building at 
the central, state and local  level and exchange of 
best practices with the EU and on the other hand, technology implementation through demonstration. 
Malaysia EU-Malaysia Forest Law 
Enforcement Governance and Trade  DCI-ASIE/2010/019-277 (€4,000,000) 
Implementation of the FLEGT VPA in Malaysia 
Asia  Technology Transfer for 
Food Security  DCI-FOOD/2010/021-996 (€24,250,585) 
The overall purpose is to improve the food and 
nutritional security of the poorest and most 
vulnerable in South and South-East Asia (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, Nepal 
and Pakistan, India) through improved access to 
agricultural technology.  In addressing this overall objective, the Programme  has the four specific 
objectives:  (1) sustainably raising agricultural 
productivity;  (2) improving linkages to markets for inputs, services and pro duce;  (3) fostering and 
strengthen local institutions. 
North Korea  Supply of small and 
medium-sized machinery 
and equipment DCI-FOOD/2010-022-209 (€2,000,000) 
Supply of small and medi um-sized machinery and 
equipment to cooperative farms or other institutions 
contributing to the improving food security in the DPRK. 
Peru Strengthening pro-poor 
agricultural innovation for food security in the 
Andean region:  
AAP 2010 DCI-FOOD/2010/222822 (€5,000,000) 
Project activities will first focus on capacity building for technological innovation (such as crop 
management, seed systems, adaptation to climate 
change, post-harvest and market access) in 
prioritized zones of the Andean subregion. 
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  Beneficiary 
country(ies)/region Title and date of the 
project Description 
Africa Regional Green Economy and 
Social and Environmental 
Entrepreneurship in 
Africa DCI-ENV/2010/242-703 (€3,200,000) 
The overall objective is to make sure that governments and stakeholders refocus policies and 
investment on green economic sectors, such as 
renewable energy, sustaina ble agriculture, forests, 
water, tourism and waste management;  
strengthening local capacity ;  and enhancing social 
and environmental entrepreneurship.  The specific 
objectives are to stimulate both investment and 
policy initiatives that promote green economy objectives and the creation of social and 
environmental entrepreneurial activities in Africa. 
Africa Regional  Africa-EU Renewable 
Energy Cooperation 
Programme (RECoop) - 
Start Up Phase (Component C) DCI-ENV/2010/247-140 (€5,000,000) 
The overall objective of the RECP is to stimulate 
sustainable economic and social development in 
Africa through an increased use of Africa's renewable energy sources.  The purpose of the EU 
support to the start-up phase is that a basis is 
established for the comprehensive ten-year Africa-EU Renewable Energy Cooperation 
Programme (including inputs to 
planning/preparation and mobilizing stronger EU MS involvement), and that the first activities of the 
programme are successfully  implemented including 
on policy and market development and on 
mobilization of finance. 
Africa Regional Phase II of the ACP 
Science and Technology 
Programme DCI-AFS/2010/022-313 (€20,000,000) 
The overall objectives, as defined by the 10th EDF 
Intra-ACP Strategy, are: 
- To address the scientific divide and to strengthen 
the ACP States' capacity in the areas of science and technology (S&T) and innovation 
(PSTICB-2) with particular emphasis on 
integrated approaches to  enable creation, uptake 
and use of scientific knowledge in ACP 
institutions and social and economic actors. 
- To enhance use of S&T as key enablers for 
poverty reduction, growth and socio-economic development. 
- To contribute to dissemination and adoption of 
relevant biotechnologies for food security and 
poverty reduction in ACP countries. 
The specific objective is to contribute to the 
strengthening of STI in ACP countries. 
  All projects supported will focus on cross-regional 
and cross-institutional experiences, emphasising the 
strengthening of networks within the systems of innovation.  Appropriate mechanisms for 
dissemination of results will be compulsory.  IP/C/W/558/Add.7 
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  Beneficiary 
country(ies)/region Title and date of the 
project Description 
Dominican Republic Competitiveness Sector 
Budget Support FED/2010/022-202 (€22,900,000) 
The overall objective of  the budget support 
programme is to support the government's objective 
of high economic growth with macroeconomic 
stability and poverty reduction  as stated in the NDS.
The specific objective is the achievement of a 
favourable environment for competitiveness and 
innovation, quality, employment and a production 
structure articulated and integrated in a competitive 
manner into the global market.  These strategic priorities correspond to axis  3 of the draft NDS and 
can be achieved by the implementation of the 
NPSC.  
Ethiopia Private Sector 
Development Programme FED/2010/021-440 (€11,000,000) 
Support to Private Sector  Development aims to 
increase the level of comp etitiveness to Ethiopia's 
private sector and to assist the government in its 
efforts to accelerate trade an d facilitate the country's 
integration into the regional and world economy. 
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  Modernization of the 
Health Sector in St Vincent and the Grenadines  FED/2010/022-234 (€6,690,000) 
10 EDF NIP as described in the St Vincent and the Grenadines CSP, project implementation in support of the GoSVG in modernization of the health sector 
via specific project activities. 
Jordan  Support to Research, 
Technological 
Development and Innovation in Jordan - 
Phase II  ENPI/2011/023-204 (€5,000,000) 
The overall objective of SRTD  II is to increase the 
contribution of Jordan's Research and Technological Development and Innovation sectors to Jordan's 
economic growth and employment. 
 
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  B. N
AME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  SUPPORT TO KNOWLEDGE -BASED AND INNOVATIVE 
ENTERPRISES AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TO BUSINESS IN UKRAINE  
1. Description: 
20. The main objective of the EU-funded project a nd implemented by the consortium led by the 
European Profiles is to stimulate the innovative activity of Ukrainian firms by bridging the gap 
between research and production a nd by stimulating technology tran sfers within the national economy 
and with the global economy.  Specific objectives are the following: 
- Development of technology transfer infrast ructure and intermediary organizations for 
innovation support; 
 
- development of Science Centres and s upport for spin-offs of researchers and of 
start-up activities; 
 - launching of genuine Technoparks and i nnovative clusters as instrument for 
innovation and technology transfers to the regions; 
 
 - setting up diversified training structur es and training for innovative managers. 
  The project is organized among four components:  
Component 1: Development of technology transfer infrastructure and intermediary 
organizations for innovation support including launch at least ten new 
intermediary organizations and impl ementation of the EEN network in 
Ukraine; 
Component 2: Development of Science Centres and support for spin-offs of researchers and 
of start-up activities including overall support to at least five Science centres, 
20 spin-offs of researchers from Institutes towards industry with their own 
projects;  20 start-ups of firms based on spin-offs of researchers from Institutes or of engineers from large companies; 
Component 3: Launching of genuine Technoparks and innovative clusters as instruments for 
innovation and technology transfers to the regions including drafting 
five Technopark strategic plans;  drafting three cluster strategic plans; 
Component 4: Setting up of diversified trai ning structures and training for innovative 
managers including building required trai n-the-trainers basis;  developing 
specialized training supply;  setting up a diversified basis of ten training 
centres;  training of a minimum 100 managers. 
 Budget:  €2,478,000 
 Start of activities:  30/06/2009;  End of activities:  29/10/2011 
 
2. Beneficiary country/countries:  
Ukraine 
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  3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given: 
Objective 1: Promote projects such as direct i nvestment, licensing, franchising, sub-contracting, 
etc.  
  - Support to national firms identifying po tential partners (advice, contacts, etc). 
 
Objective 2: Improve access to availabl e techniques and industrial processes. 
  - Access to legal and technological information sources. 
 Objective 5: Capacity building. 
 
Objective 6: Encourage trade in technological goods. 
 
4. Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
- Science parks; 
 
- technology parks; 
 - incubators;  - chambers of commerce;  
- researchers; 
 - technological start-ups and spin offs;  - cluster initiatives. 
 
5. Functioning in practice and examples of implemented projects: 
http://innoenterprise.com.ua/en/  
 
6. Contact (e-mail address, website, name of the person responsible for the programme, 
etc.): 
Leif Grahm, Project Team Leader 
leif@innoenterprise.com.ua  
Address: 9/11 Arsenalna Str., building of SCURPE, of.615 (6th floor), Kyiv, 01011, Ukraine 
Tel.: +38 044 227 02 65/71 Fax: +38 044 227 01 84 
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  C. N
AME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  JOINT SUPPORT OFFICE UKRAINE 'S INTEGRATION IN 
EU RESEARCH AREA 
1. Description: 
21. The overall objective of the project is to suppor t Ukraine's integration into the European 
Research Area.  The project is structured along four main components, each one corresponds to a 
respective purpose: 
Purpose 1:   To raise public awareness on Community R&D activities and technological areas, in 
particular the Seventh Framework Progr amme funded by the EU by providing 
information and technical assistance on the programme's modalities;  the project assumes the following activities under this com ponent:  capacity building of the Joint 
Support Office, partnering, information and consultancy services, organization of 
FP7 InfoDays in R&D domains, mobility, ideas and capacity, promotion campaign. 
 Purpose 2:   To increase the opportunities and partic ipation of the Ukrainian research and business 
communities for integration into the European networks that support innovation and 
commercialization of R&D output;  the project assumes the following activities under 
this component:  capacity-building workshops in Kyiv and regions, support to interested organizations to establish cont acts with the European R&D and innovation 
support networks. 
 Purpose 3: To ensure capacity building and institutional strengthening of the Ministry of 
Education and Science, and the National Information Centre for Ukraine-EU S&T 
Cooperation (NIP-Ukraine);  the project assumes the following activities under this component:  information on FP7 association process practices, training on FP7 management practices, preparation of a publication on the Ukrainian STD landscape and S&T cooperation to promote Ukraine in the EU. 
 
Purpose 4:   To encourage the participation of  the Ukrainian R&D institutions and SMEs in the 
EU programmes in the field of innovation and technology transfer and to support the 
Ministry of Education and Science to prepare the ground for future accession of 
Ukraine to the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme;  the project assumes the following activities under this component:  analysis of opportunities and 
respective programmes for development of Uk rainian innovative policy, analysis of 
opportunities for Ukraine's accession to the CIP. 
 Budget:  €3,494,000 
 Start of activities:  31/07/2009;  End of activities:  31/12/2011 
 
2. Beneficiary country/countries:  
Ukraine 
 
3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given: 
Objective 2: Improve access to availabl e techniques and industrial processes. 
  - Access to legal and technological information sources. 
  - Creation of information centres.  Objective 3: Support joint research projects: 
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    - Support for joint research projects between public partners. 
 
Objective 5: Capacity building. 
 
4. Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
- Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine; 
 - National Information Centre for EU -Ukraine Cooperation in Science and 
Technology; 
 
- Research and development (R&D) organizations:  universities that perform research, 
the National Academy of Sciences and its research institutes, other R&D organizations; 
 - Small and medium-sized enterprises,  including start-ups and spin-offs; 
 
- Intermediary organizations such as NGOs , innovation incubators, technology-transfer 
centres, techno-parks, SME consultancy organizations; 
 - State authorities dealing with the issues of science and technology, R&D, innovation.  
5. Functioning in practice and examples of implemented projects: 
http://www.jso-era.org/  
 
6. Contact (e-mail address, website, name of the person responsible for the programme, 
etc.): 
Dr Aleksander Bakowski, Team Leader 
E-mail:  aleksander.bakowski@jsoresearch.kiev.ua Mr Volodymyr Pyzhov, JSO-ERA Deputy Project Director E-mail: ecorys_kyiv@voliacable.com Address: 22-B, Saksaganskoho Str.  O ffice 29, 4th floor, Kyiv, 01033 Ukraine 
Tel: +38 044 289 13 15, 287 15 87, 287 51 87 
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  IV.  MEMBER STATE:  AUSTRIA 
A. N
AME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  DEVELOPMENT AND BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS  
1. Description: 
22. The Austrian Development Agency works with  the private sector to implement inclusive 
business models - sustainable, market-based solutions  that are commercially viable and can deliver 
measurable, impactful and scalable development resu lts for those at the base of the pyramid.  We 
promote good and innovative projects which are jo intly planned, developed, financed and 
implemented.  However, there are certain rules to be observed.  The following criteria need to be met 
for ADA to support a Business Partnership: 
 - Long-term commitment to a country in the South or East as an investor (no 
export-business); 
  - benefit for the local population beyond the company's core business;   - substantial input by the company and its pa rtners of at least 50 per cent of the project 
costs (at least €50,000); 
  - sustainability:  the company or local pa rtner (public institution, partner company) 
must ensure that the commitment will be continued after the end of the project; 
  - compliance with the laws of the partner country as well as internationally recognized 
environmental and social standards (core la bour standards of the International Labour 
Organization (ILO), OECD Guidelines for Mu ltinational Enterprises, principles of the 
UN Global Compact, etc.). 
 23. Economic interests can be interlinked with soci al responsibility in the recipient countries.  
Examples for this linkage between social and economic benefits are: 
 - Training and capacity building for SME promotion and vocational training; 
  - training and capacity building for rural development;   - technology transfer for environment improvements, renewable energy supply, 
improvements in infrastructure, water and waste management; 
  - implementation of social standards;   - implementation of eco-standards; 
 
 - HIV/AIDS prevention and other health care activities;   - good governance;   - sustainable tourism; 
 
 - sustainable land and forest management, including certification processes FSC;   - food quality and safety system development.   IP/C/W/558/Add.7 
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   Duration: Since 2005 
 Budget: 2005-2011:  approx. €14.4 million. 
 
2. Beneficiary country/countries: 
24. Business Partnerships can generally be implemen ted in all developing c ountries.  The current 
list can be found on the website of the OECD Development Assistance Committee 
(www.oecd.org/dac/stats/daclist ).  Preference is given to supporting projects in priority countries of 
the Austrian Development Cooperation. 
 
3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given: 
Objective 1: Promote projects such as direct i nvestment, licensing, franchising, sub-contracting, 
etc. 
  Financial incentives to national firms (100 per cent or co-financing): 
  - Financing or insuring of prospective activities.   - Promote projects such as direct investment, licensing, franchising, 
sub-contracting, etc. through fina ncial incentives (max. 50 per cent 
co-financing). 
  - Support to national and third country  firms identifying potential partners 
(advice, contacts, etc.). 
 
Objective 2: Improve access to availabl e 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 techno logy management and production methods. 
 
Objective 5: Capacity building. 
 Objective 6: Encourage trade in technological goods 
 4. Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
European enterprises  
 
5. Type of technology transferred: 
25. Technology transfer takes place in different sectors such as production processes, e-learning 
processes, train-the-trainer programmes. 
6. Functioning in practice: 
26. Companies submit brief project proposals.  ADA's Business Partnership Office assists 
companies in developing and fine-tuning the project idea and in drafting a project concept.  The project concept serves as a basis for presentation to  the ADA awards committee.  On approval, the 
project concept makes up the substantive content of the contract. 
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  7. Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: 
- Establishing train-the-trainer programmes; 
  - establishing of cooperatives;  
 - training of suppliers; 
  - technology transfer, e.g. energy efficiency. 
 
8. Statistics on the use of the incentive/on the number of supported projects: 
27. 88 supported projects since 2005 (36 finalized, 52 in implementation). 
9. Contact:  
 Austrian Development Agency 
 Unit "Private Sector and Development"  Zelinkagasse 2 
 1010 Vienna 
 Austria   Dr Gunter Schall, Head of Unit  Tel.: +43 (0)1 90399-2570  E-mail: wirtschaft@ada.gv.at  
 Website: www.ada.gv.at  
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  V. MEMBER STATE:  DENMARK 
A. NAME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  DANIDA BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS  
1. General description: 
28. The Danida Business Partnerships Programme (former Business to Business (B2B) and 
Innovative Partnerships for Development (IPD)  Programmes succeeding the Private Sector 
Development Programme) aims at developing the private sector in a range of developing countries by 
supporting the establishment of long-term partnershi ps between Danish companies and partners and 
local businesses and organizations.  The overall objec tive of Danida Business Partnerships is to 
support sustainable development and contribute to poverty reduction. 
29. The support provided by Danida aims to facilita te transfer of knowledge and technology from 
Danish to local partners, including improvement of working and living conditions of the poor and 
enhancing the competitiveness of local enterprises.  In addition, the programme aims at fostering 
innovative solutions and partnerships that will c ontribute to creation of growth and employment in 
Danida Partner countries.  Applications are screened focusing on local needs and demand. 
30. The Danida Business Partnerships Programme  was launched in Augus t 2011 replacing the 
B2B and IPD Programmes opening up for a broader ra nge of types of public-private partnerships. 
2. Beneficiary countries: 
31. Danida Business Partnerships Programme appli es to all Danida partner countries where the 
political and economic context allows commercial c ooperations and where Dani da is represented and 
has the capacity to support a partnership.  In a ddition, regionally oriented  partnerships, including 
partners from non-partner countries, can be supporte d as long as the partnership is anchored in a 
partner country. 
3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentives given: 
Objective 1: Increased employment and creation of decent jobs.  Support is gr anted to facilitate the 
establishment of partnerships that create va lue for companies while at the same time 
add overall value to society.  Financial suppor t is provided to prospective activities in 
the form of reimbursement of costs for study visits, feasibility studies, technical 
assistance, training, technolo gy adaptation, environmental measures, improvements 
of the working environment, set-up costs,  corporate social responsibility measures, 
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: Positive effect on local society by  integration of sustainable business practices and 
sustainability with due respect of climate change and environmental considerations.  
Incentives given are, among others, partia l reimbursement of development of a 
business model and environmental studies.  It  may also be identification of potential 
partners (advice, contacts, etc.) in order for them to improve competitiveness for the 
local partner and introduce innovative production methodologies reducing 
environmental impact. 
 Objective 3:   Improve competitiveness of local partner among other things by improved access to 
finance, markets and available techniqu es and industrial processes:  access to 
technological information sources through the Danish partner (know-how and 
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Objective 4: Provide training in technology management and production methods as well as 
increased use of green technology and improve d protection of external environment.  
The Danish companies provide technical assistance, improved environmental measures 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 cont rol, external courses are also supported, 
if deemed relevant. 
 
Objective 6: Added value through value chain and/or cluster approaches as well as enhanced 
regional integration.  Incentives are given through support for feasibility studies, 
promotion and support to cross-border c ooperation and adaptation of new business 
models. 
 4. Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
32. The Danish companies eligible for support must be registered according to Danish law, be 
commercially driven, comply with certain financia l requirements and have operated a business in the 
field covered by the cooperation for at least five years.  Similar eligibility criteria apply for local 
partners, NGOs, etc. 
5. Type of technology transferred: 
33. This is dependent on the type of partnershi p and line of business.  Transfer of cleaner 
technology has high priority as well as technol ogy contributing to food security locally. 
6. Functioning in practice: 
34. The idea is that Danida Business Partnerships acts 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. 
7. Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: 
(a) Case 1 - Fish processing in Viet Nam 
35. In Viet Nam a large number of families live o ff Pangasius and Black Tiger shrimp farming in 
the Mekong Delta. 
36. During the last five years the farmers have opt ed to increase their Pangasius and Black Tiger 
production levels and to sell th eir products on the export markets, distributed through processing 
plants.  This was the reason for a Danish SME, to establish cooperation with three local processing 
factories. 
37. The Danish company has effectively utilized the funds from Danida to provide technical 
training to the farmers who supply Pangasius and Bl ack Tiger shrimps to its three export partners.  
Two demo farms were selected to apply the Da nish partner's new technology and management 
scheme and have earned much better crops than ever .  The farmers have also saved considerable 
production time and energy consumption by adapting to new technologies.  IP/C/W/558/Add.7 
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  38. Today the total import of Pangasius and Black Tiger shrimp by the Danish partner from 
Viet Nam is 1,000,000 tons per year, serving mostly Scandinavia and European markets.  The company continues to promote a new bra nd "Fair Fish" for the years to come. 
(b) Case 2 - Sustainable cotton production in East Africa 
39. Uganda's smallholder farmers have historically  produced quality cotton for export.  However, 
unrest and new competitors in a global economy in  transition brought the production into despair.  
However, new market opportunities are emerging in the field of quality organic cotton which can be 
labelled as sustainable and socially responsible.  Thus, Danida has in Uga nda supported a partnership 
to establish that small-holder grown Ugandan organic cotton can be made into textiles that could find 
their place in the competitive, premium markets of Europe.  From the farm, through the ginneries and 
then in the spinning and weaving processes, the em phasis was on improving quality  and productivity.  
The results indicated that indeed Uganda's orga nic cotton value chain can be managed to produce 
world class quality textiles.  This in a manner that is profitable and where premiums can also be paid 
to farmers for their environmentally and socially responsible farming. 
40. The partners have benefitted from Danida's  support by scaling-up production and by 
developing the products and their markets.  Within four years 10,000 farming families in 
Northern Uganda are to be trained and registered  to produce certified organic cotton and other organic 
products.  Through local NGOs, extension services to farmers on agronomic, harvesting and storage 
techniques that maximize the qualit y of their seed cotton will be provided.  Supplementary social 
development services to the 10,000 families will also be delivered, e.g. by providing them access to 
microfinance and health and education services.  Corporate social responsibility (CSR) will be a 
keystone to the partnership and a vital elem ent of the cotton's marketing and branding. 
8. Statistics on the use of the incentive/on the number of supported projects: 
41. Over 1,000 collaborations have been supported since the programme w as created in 1993. 
9. Contact: 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
Danida Business Partnerships Secretariat 
E-mail:  dbpartnerships@um.dk
 
 
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  VI. MEMBER STATE:  FINLAND 
A. N
AME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  FINNPARTNERSHIP - FINNISH BUSINESS 
PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMME  
1. Description: 
42. Finnpartnership's mission is to increase commercial cooperation between Finland and 
developing countries.  Finnpartners hip provides advisory services for the business activities of Finnish 
companies in developing countries, as well as fina ncial support for the planning, development and 
implementation phases of a project.  Finnpartnership also offers a matchmaking service for companies in developing countries for creating potential business partnerships with Finnish companies.  Finnfund 
is responsible for the management and implem entation of the business partnership programme on 
behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affa irs of Finland which funds the programme. 
43. The programme is the successor of the so-ca lled EIT appropriation (TTT in Finnish) which 
has therefore ceased to exist. 
2. Beneficiary countrie(s): 
44. The scheme is open to all ODA-eligible countries.  Projects targeted at the poorest of the 
ODA countries are eligible for a higher coverage of their preparatory phase expenses through the 
financial support. 
3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given: 
Objective 1: To promote projects such as direct investment, licensing, franchising,  
sub-contracting and imports from developing countries. 
 
 Non-financial incentives:  support to developing country companies identifying 
potential business partners in Finland via the matchmaking service.  Financial incentives to Finnish companies.  Providing financial support (Business Partnership Support) in the planning phase of the prospective business partnership activities, as well as for the training of target country employees and other capacity-building 
activities in the implementation and business operation phases.  In addition, financial 
support is given for planning, employee training and technical assistance in pilot projects related to Finnish environmenta l technology.  Financial incentives for 
developing country companies:  Financ ial incentives for developing country 
companies with substantial links to Finland.   
 
Objective 5: Capacity building by providi ng advisory services to Finnish companies. 
 
4. Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
45. Eligible applicants for the financial support a nd advisory services are companies registered in 
Finland or elsewhere that have s ubstantial links to Finland;  resear ch facilities, universities or similar 
organizations based in Finland;  or associations re gistered in Finland.  Matchmaking services may be 
applied for by developing country companies that  are searching for partners for their business 
opportunities in Finland.  IP/C/W/558/Add.7 
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  5. Type of technology transferred: 
46. The programme enhances technology transfer in  accordance with the general conditions of 
the Business Partnership Support Facility (the  programme covers all sectors except the ones 
mentioned in the exclusion list). 
6. Functioning in practice: 
47. The business partnership support facility appropri ations cover 30 to 70 per cent of the total 
costs of the planning phase and/or target country company employee training/capacity building of commercially viable projects contributing to positiv e developmental effects in the target countries. 
48. The coverage depends on the size of the applicant company and the target country.  The 
remaining costs are to be borne by the applicants th emselves.  The support is paid after the project has 
been implemented based on accrued expenses. 
49. With the matchmaking service Finnish compan ies and companies in developing countries 
may search for an appropriate partner for their business opportunities.  Viable business partnership 
initiatives are forwarded to potential partners. 
7. Statistics on the use of the incentive/on the number of supported projects: 
50. The programme started operations in June 2006.  In 2006 Finnpartnership received 
43 applications, and in 2007 the num ber of applications received rose to 107.  In 2008 Finnpartnership 
received 93 applications and in 2009 the number of  applications was 118.  In 2010 Finnpartnership 
received 115 new applications and as of the end of August 2011, the number of  new applications was 
84. 
51. The number of projects approved by Finnfun d Support Committee was 22 in 2006 (support 
allocated €1.8 million), 79 in 2007 (support allocated  €3.9 million), 68 in 2008 (support allocated 
€3.6 million), 77 in 2009 (support allocated €4. 2 million) and 110 in 2010 (support allocated 
€4.3 million).  The majority of the projects invol ve FDI or other activities involving transfer of 
technology or know-how. 
8. Contact:  
Finnpartnership - Finnish Business Partnership Programme 
c/o Finnfund Ms Siv Ahlberg, Programme Director P.O.  Box 391, FI-00121 Helsinki, Finland Tel.: +358-9-3484 3314 Fax: +358-9-3484 3346 
E-mail: siv.ahlberg@finnpartnership.fi  
Website: http://www.finnpartnership.fi 
 
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  B. N
AME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  FINNISH FUND FOR INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION LTD. 
(FINNFUND ) 
1. Description: 
52. Finnish Fund for Industrial Cooperation Ltd. (F innfund) is a development finance company 
that provides long-term risk capital for profitable private projects in developing countries and Russia. 
53. Finnfund finances private projects that involve a Finnish interest.  
2. Beneficiary countrie(s): 
 Not specific to LDCs. 
 
3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given:  
54. Finnfund promotes the economic and social deve lopment of countries which the Development 
Assistance Committee (DAC) of the Organizati on for Economic Cooperation and Development 
(OECD) has classified as developing countries by directing human and material resources to the 
development of the industrial and other economic corporate activities of these countries. 
55. Finnfund promotes developing and innovative private enterprises, thus encouraging 
technology transfer to the target country. 
Objective 1: Promote projects such as direct i nvestment, licensing, franchising, sub-contracting, 
etc. 
  Non-financial incentives: 
  - Support to national firms identifying po tential partners (advice, contacts, etc). 
  - Support to third countries (advice, contacts, etc). 
  Financial incentives to national firms (100 per cent or co-financing): 
  - Financing or insuring of prospective activities. 
  - Loans.   Financial incentives to third country firms 
  - Financing or insuring of prospective activities. 
  - Loans. 
  - Guarantee of loans.   - Equity participation.  Objective 6: Encourage trade in technological goods. 
 
4. Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
56. The investment commitments by Finnfund involve a representative sample of Finnish 
high-tech companies as well as innovative small and medium-sized companies.  
5. Type of technology transferred: 
57. All types of technology.  
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  6. Functioning in practice: 
58. Finnfund invests mainly with Finnish companies but  it can also finance their partners such as 
long-term customers, suppliers, subcontractors and companies that license technology.  Finnfund typically focuses on projects involving advanced but commercially proven technology while contributing to economic and social development in target countries. 
59. Finnfund provides investment financing in th e form of minority equity investments, 
investment loans, mezzanine financing and a combination of these. 
60. The projects should have an experienced i ndustrial sponsor, strongly committed to the 
project.  If the sponsor is not a Finnish parent company, some other link to Finnish interests must be demonstrated. 
61. The project itself must operate in a developing country or in Russia.  Finnfund's financing 
often enjoys exemption of withholding and capital gains taxation due to bilateral tax treaties.  
Finnfund's financing is not tied to exports from Finland.  
7. Equity financing: 
62. Equity investments are typically made direc tly (or through a holding company) into the 
project company.  Finnfund's equity participati on is limited to minority shareholding and does not 
usually exceed the shareholding of the sponsor.  The investment and exit terms are agreed in advance 
with the sponsor. 
8. Investment loans: 
63. Finnfund grants medium- to long-term investment  loans for the establishment or expansion of 
activities.  Its share can cover about one third of the project's total financing requirement. 
64. The interest rate on investment loans depends on the project and the country risk, as well as 
on loan collateral, the length of any grace peri od and the repayment period.  Maturities and grace 
periods are tailored to suit the project. 
65. Loan currency is usually dollar or euro.  In many countries, interest paid to Finnfund is 
exempt from withholding tax which is a noticeable benefit to our clients. 
9. Mezzanine financing: 
66. To best suit the capital needs of the project  Finnfund can also arrange financing with 
mezzanine instruments.  These include unsecured subor dinated loans, preferred shares and convertible 
bonds. 
10. Guarantees: 
67. In exceptional cases Finnfund can grant guarantees, for example to facilitate a client's access 
to financing in the local currency. 
11. Co-financing: 
68. When the financing needs are substantial, the project can be financed together with other 
finance institutions.  Finnfund is a member of EDFI  (European Development Finance Institutions) and IP/C/W/558/Add.7 
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  collaborates closely with its members.  Finnfund also has a long-standing cooperation with 
IFC (International Finance Corporation), the EBRD (European Bank for Reconstruction and 
Development) and other devel opment banks as well as commercial banks.  Finnfund is also an 
investor in a number of private equity funds active in developing countries. 
 
12. Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: 
69. Universal Corporation Ltd was established by  a Finnish engineer, Pentti Keskitalo, and 
two Kenyan partners, the Dhanani brothers, and began operating at the turn of the millennium.  
Among its products are off-patent generic drugs for treating AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis.  From 
producing oral liquids, tablets and capsules, the company has expanded into ointments.  In 2005 
Finnfund decided to invest in a production plant in Kikuyu, near Nairobi.  At the same time Finnfund 
became a shareholder in the company.  In 2008 Finnfund granted additional financing of US$10 million for developing Universal Corporation's plant and for obtaining quality certification by the World Health Organization. 
70. The WHO certification will allow Universal Co rporation to participate in international 
bidding to provide malaria, tuberculosis and AIDS  drugs.  International aid organizations and donors 
provide billions for combating malaria, tuberculosis  and AIDS in Africa, and Universal Corporation 
aims to be one of the first African drugs manufactur ers to be accepted for these projects.  Universal 
Corporation's operations are profitable and there are promising growth prospects in Africa's 
pharmaceuticals market. 
13. Statistics on the use of the incentive/on the number of supported projects:  
71. Finnfund's investments range from manufacturing and forestry to renewable energy, 
telecommunications and pharmaceuticals.  Today it has approximately €495 m illion invested in or 
committed to 143 projects in 25 countries. 
14. Contact (e-mail address, website, name of the person responsible for the programme, 
etc.): 
Finnish Fund for Industrial Cooperation Ltd. (Finnfund) 
Mr Jaakko Kangasniemi, CEO P.O.  Box 391 FI-00121 Helsinki, Finland Tel.: +358-9-348-434 Fax: +358-9-3484-3346 
E-mail: Jaakko.kangasniemi@finnfund.fi  
Website: http://www.finnfund.fi  
 
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  VII. MEMBER STATE:  FRANCE 
Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries, Rural Affairs and Land Use Planning (MAAPRAT) 
 
Technical Cooperation 
72. The MAAPRAT directly supports the transfer of skills and technology to third countries by 
means of specific cooperation activities.  It finan ces or co-finances activities, drawing on its own fund 
of experience and on the expertise of specialists wo rking in French bodies such as technical centres, 
professional organizations and research establishments. 
 
73. The MAAPRAT provides financial support amounting to €0.8 million a year for all such 
activities.  They are implemented by some 20 officials in France and coordinated by the public 
interest association Agency for the Development of  International Cooperation Relating to Agriculture, 
Food and Rural Areas (ADECIA).  The network of  cooperation and economic services of the local 
French embassies is also involved. 
74. The activities may concern the transfer of skills and technologies in areas such as irrigation, 
crop certification and/or standardi zation, veterinary services, geogr aphical indications, product quality 
and quality policies. 
Education and Research 
75. With its recognized expertise in education, vocational training, and basic and applied research 
in agricultural and veterinary training, the Direct orate-General for Education and Research of the 
MAAPRAT provides support for the transfer of sk ills and technologies to third countries through its 
involvement in: 
 - Training activities concerning plant and animal products and forestry and aquaculture 
products, the processing and conservation of foodstuffs, environmental management, 
the organization of farms and fish farms, rural development, public policies relating 
to agriculture and food, etc.; 
 
 - support for the organization of initial and further training schemes and teacher 
training.  Such activities are carried out in conjunction with funding bodies at the national level (local authorities, Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and at the international level (World Bank, etc.). 
 
A. N
AME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  TECHNICAL COOPERATION UNDER THE MINISTRY 
OF AGRICULTURE , FOOD, FISHERIES , RURAL AFFAIRS AND LAND USE PLANNING  
1. Description: 
76. Funding of technical cooperation activities in the agricultural sector. 
2. Beneficiary countries: 
77. The activities in question do not solely concer n the LDCs.  Some 30 countries benefited from 
MAAPRAT cooperation activities in 2010.  LDCs are e ligible for this programme on the same basis 
as developing countries and certain emerging, or even developed, countries (institutional 
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  78. The LDCs that benefited from this progra mme in 2010 were:  Burkina Faso, Mali, 
Mauritania, Senegal, Viet Nam and Haiti.  Regional activities were also conducted in 
sub-Saharan Africa and in South and South-East Asia. 
3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentives given: 
Objective 2: Improve access to existing techniques and industrial processes: 
  - Access to sources of legal and technological information. 
  - Prior art training.  Objective 3: Support joint research projects among public partners. 
 
Objective 4: Provide training in techno logy management and production methods. 
 
4. Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
79. Any public or private enterprise or institu tion:  central or local government bodies, 
professional organizations, private enterprises. 
5. Type of technology transferred: 
80. Very broad range: 
- Management of irrigation networks; - training of veterinary inspectors; - technical training (cereal and oilseed farming practices, milk processing, etc.); - standardization/certification of fruit and vegetables; 
- forest management; 
- development of geographical indications; - seed certification system. 
6. Functioning: 
81. Priorities are identified by the relevant French  bodies, the MAAPRAT and the public interest 
association ADECIA (Agency for the Developmen t of International Cooperation Relating to 
Agriculture, Food and Rural Areas) on the basis of demand as identified by the economic and cooperation services of French embassies, which ar e in direct contact with local authorities and 
professionals in order to determine the sectors in which French expertise will be most appreciated. 
7. Examples of projects: 
- Multi-country training of officials in ch arge of geographical indications (Brazil, 
China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Syria); 
- supporting the evaluation of genetic vine -propagating material and the use of 
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  - continuing support for fruit and vege table quality control in Senegal; 
- supporting the introduction of legislation on the protection of new plant varieties in 
Viet Nam; 
- development of seed certification systems in several African and Asian countries and 
strengthening the capacities of the regional  organizations concerned (OAPI, ARIPO, 
AFSTA, APSA). 
8. Statistics on the use of the incentive/number of supported projects: 
82. The programme was allocated €1.0 million in MAAPRAT financial support in 2010, roughly 
one quarter of which was for LDCs.  It is implemented by some ten MAAPRAT officials, and also relies on the participation of the cooperation and economic services of French embassies. 
9. Contact point: 
Ministère de l'Agriculture, de l'Alimentation, de la  Pêche, de la Ruralité et de l'Aménagement du 
Territoire Direction Générale des Politiques Agricole , Agroalimentaire et des Territoires 
Service des Relations Internationales 
Bureau des relations bilatérales 
3 rue Barbet de Jouy 75349 Paris 07 SP France  B. N
AME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  SUPPORT FOR THE  INTRODUCTION OF RURAL 
TRAINING BY THE MAAPRAT  DIRECTORATE -GENERAL OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH 
(DGER) 
1. General description: 
83. Organization of training in the agronomic area in the broad sense of the term (cattle, sheep, 
goat and poultry breeding, aquaculture, vege table and fruit cultivation, agricultural water 
management, organic farming). 
84. Support for the setting up of rural training schemes (initial training, further training, 
alternating school/enterprise training), matching training to employment. 
85. Establishment and development of  geographical or thematic netw orks of training institutions. 
2. Beneficiary countries: 
86. The jointly funded activities do not solely concer n the LDCs.  In 2010, over a dozen countries 
benefited from the cooperation activities of the DGE R, including a number of developing countries 
(in particular Algeria, Morocco, Brazil, Chile and India) and the following LDCs:  Benin, 
Burkina Faso, Mali and Mauritania. 
3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentives given: 
Objective 2: Improve access to available techniques and processes: 
  - Access to legal and technological information sources. 
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    - Prior art training. 
  - Organization of training systems (basic and post-school training).  Objective 3: Support joint research projects: 
  - Between private partners. 
  - Between public partners. 
 Objective 4: Provide training in techno logy management and production methods. 
 
Objective 5: Capacity building: 
  - Organization of geographical a nd thematic networks of teaching 
establishments (aquaculture, organic fa rming, biodiversity, etc.) for the 
shared use of educational tools an d information systems, and for the 
exploitation and sharing of experiences. 
  - 2,000 training and foreign travel fellowships. 
 
4. Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
87. Public or private training centres at all le vels (primary, secondary, higher), specialized 
(agriculture, animal husbandry, et c.) or not, technical or general, according to the organization of 
education in the country concerned. 
5. Type of technology transferred: 
88. Broad, multidisciplinary range: 
- Agricultural water management; - development of aquaculture; - training of trainers, assistance in drawing up job referentials, trai ning and evaluation; 
- organization of training for agricultural technicians; 
- local development by professional organizations; 
- environmental protection; - techniques for diversification of agricultural production; - development of rural tourism (multiple activities); - processing and preservati on of food products; 
- tropical veterinary and animal sciences (p arasitology, optimization of livestock feed, 
selection of species and adaptation to the environment). 
6. Functioning: 
89. Requests are gathered by the DGER's geographical  networks, groups of technical and higher 
agronomic and veterinary training establishments, which cooperate on an ongoing basis with the 
countries concerned.  IP/C/W/558/Add.7 
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7. Examples of projects: 
- Training of decision-makers from agricultu ral technical establishments in Algeria; 
- restructuring of the rural training system in Burkina Faso; - training programme design and developmen t and training of trainers in Haiti. 
8. Statistics on the use of the incentive/number of supported projects: 
90. The projects are co-funded by the local author ities, the French Ministry of Foreign and 
European Affairs and the professional agricultural or ganizations (Afdi, chambers of agriculture). 
9. Contact point: 
Ministère de l'Agriculture, de l'Alimentation, de la  Pêche, de la Ruralité et de l'Aménagement du 
Territoire 
Direction Générale de l'Enseignement et de la Recherche Bureau des Relations Européennes et  de la Coopération Internationale 
1ter avenue de Lowendal 75700 Paris 07 SP 
France 
 Websites:   http://www.educagri.fr/lenseignement-agricol e-public/la-cooperation-in ternationale.html  
http://www.chlorofil.fr/systeme-educatif-a gricole/cooperation-in ternationale.html 
 
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  VIII.  MEMBER STATE:  IRELAND 
A. N
AME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  TRAIDLINKS  
1. Description: 
91. Irish Aid is the official deve lopment assistance programme of the Irish Government.  Through 
the Embassy of Ireland in Kampala, Irish Aid is pr oviding support to an Irish NGO called Traidlinks.  
Traidlinks is implementing a business mentoring and a regional export promotion programme in 
Uganda and supports business-to-busin ess links between Ireland and Uganda.  
2. Beneficiary country/countries:  
Uganda 
 
3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given:  
Objective 1: Promote projects such as direct i nvestment, licensing, franchising, sub-contracting, 
etc.  
  Non-financial incentives: 
  - Support to national firms identifying po tential partners (advice, contacts, etc). 
  - Support to third countries (advice, contacts, etc). 
 Objective 2: Improve access to availabl e techniques and industrial processes. 
  - Training in the state of the art. 
 Objective 4: Provide training in techno logy management and production methods. 
 
Objective 5: Capacity building. 
 4. Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
92. Small and medium-sized enterprises in Uganda. 
5. Type of technology transferred: 
93. Financial management, opera tional management (production), quality assurance, human 
resource management, marketing, supply chain management. 
6. Functioning in practice: 
94. Traidlinks has an office in Dublin and in Kampala, Uganda.  From the country office in 
Uganda, the organization acquires client companie s to its export promotion and business mentoring 
programme.  Through the established contacts to lo cal enterprises and the contacts of the Dublin 
office, Traidlinks is able to create business-to-bus iness links which sometimes result in partnerships 
between Irish and Ugandan companies. 
7. Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: 
- MarketLinked (regional e xport promotion programme)  target market in 2011 is 
Rwanda and Kenya; 
- Business mentoring programme; - B2B linkages programme.  IP/C/W/558/Add.7 
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8. Statistics on the use of the incentive/on the number of supported projects:  
MarketLinked 
 
 - Companies reported 69 potential B2B linkages resulting from the 194 engagements 
during MarketLinked sales missions to Kenya and Rwanda. 
  - Ten new export deals Oct 2010.  Deals amounting to $2.5m signed up by Q2 2011 
from 2010 Kenya/Rwanda missions. 
 
 - Significant improvements in companies export effectiveness based on monitoring of 
companies six months after their participation in MarketLinked. 
 Mentoring 
 
 - Currently there are 14 companies on the mentoring programme.  Four new companies 
have signed mentoring agreements and are paying a mentoring service charge. 
  - The total turnover of the 14 companies on the mentoring programme was 
U Sh118 billion UGX at the end of 2010 ($59 million).  The total number of employees in the 14 companies was 2,968 at January 2011. 
 
 - A monitoring and evaluation scorecard has been introduced to assess the programmes 
performance.  The mentoring scorecard indicates a 23 per cent average improvement on all companies for the first six months of 2011. 
 9. Contact (e-mail address, website, name of the person responsible for the programme, 
etc.): 
Thomas Benninger, Embassy of Ireland, Kampala 
E-mail: thomas.benninger@dfa.ie  
Website: http://www.traidlinks.ie  
 
 
B. NAME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  PROGRAMME OF STRATEGIC COOPERATION 
BETWEEN IRISH AID AND HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES (PSC) 
1. Description: 
95. Irish Aid is the official development assistance programme of the Irish Government.  The 
Irish Aid Programme of Strategic Cooperation ( PSC), established in 2006, promotes collaborative 
partnerships for research and learning between highe r education institutes in Ireland and in developing 
countries.  The ultimate aim of th e programme is to promote pro-poor policy making and to further 
develop the skills and knowledge needed to res pond to development challe nges and opportunities in 
our partner countries.  The PSC is administered by the Higher Education Authority (HEA) on behalf 
of Irish Aid. 
2. Beneficiary country/countries:  
96. Only institutions from LDCs, with a particular  emphasis on Irish Aid partner countries, are 
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  97. Irish Aid Partner Countries:  Uganda, Tanzan ia, Mozambique, Zambia, Ethiopia, Malawi, 
Lesotho, Viet Nam, East Timor. 
98. Other countries, with partners under the PSC:  Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan. 
3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given : 
Objective 5:  Capacity building. 
 
4. Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
99. Higher education and research institutes in the bene ficiary countries, in partnership with lead 
institutions from Ireland. 
5. Type of technology transferred: 
6. Functioning in practice: 
100. The first phase of the programme has a strong focus on strengthening capacity of the higher 
education sector in Ireland.  Two rounds of calls have resulted in an allocation of €12 million to 
eight full projects and five networking grants, and, as a result, a wide range of institutions in Ireland 
have formed partnerships betw een each other and with institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa. 
101. All projects promote multi-disciplinarity, inter-institutional collaboration, skills transfer and 
capacity building including through support for PhD programmes.  There has also been a significant 
investment by projects on capacity assessments.  The thematic focus of projects are aligned with Irish Aid and development priorities in areas such as health, education and the environment. 
102. A new round of funding in 2012 (Transition Phase) will place a greater emphasis on capacity 
building of southern institutions, and will also fo cus more strongly on a smaller number of thematic 
priorities.  Eligible lead institutions include all HEA recognized third level institutions in Ireland.  
Projects will commence in 2012 for a maximum of three years.  
7. Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: 
- Research project that supports sustainabl e water resource management as an essential 
element is ensuring sustainable economic a nd social development in rural Uganda. 
 - Delivery of optometry training designed to  focus on needs-driven research for service 
delivery in Mozambique. 
 - Summarize existing research and knowledge gaps in six African countries on human 
resources for health, equity, and access to services and governance of the health 
system. 
8. Statistics on the use of the incentive/on the number of supported projects:  
9. Contact (e-mail address, website, name of the person responsible for the programme, 
etc.): 
Public Information and Development Education Unit 
Irish Aid Riverstone House 
Henry Street, 
Limerick. E-mail: developmenteducation@dfa.ie  
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IX. MEMBER STATE:  LITHUANIA 
A. NAME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  EUROPEAN NEIGHBOURHOOD AND PARTNERSHIP 
INSTRUMENT 2007-2013  CROSS BORDER COOPERATION PROGRAMME 
LATVIA -LITHUANIA -BELARUS  
1. Description: 
103. The Latvia, Lithuania and Belarus Cross Border  Cooperation Programme within the European 
Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (hereafte r referred to as the "Programme") has been 
prepared jointly by the Latvian Ministry of Re gional Development and Local Governments, the 
Lithuanian Ministry of Interior and the Bela rusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other 
representatives of regional and national author ities of relevant countries following the good 
neighbourhood and partnership principles. 
104. The ENPI CBC instrument for the Latvian-L ithuanian-Belarusian cross-border region shall 
serve as a tool to facilitate the sustainable so cio-economic development a nd cohesion of the border 
regions, and to secure an attractive living environmen t and welfare for its inhabitants.  Cross-border 
cooperation shall also be utilized to minimize the impact of national borders  and contribute towards 
improved partnership and better cooperation of the three nei ghbouring countries.  The Programme 
shall keep a purely cross-border character and addre ss only the issues that requi re intervention on at 
least two sides of the border.  In addition, attempts  shall be made to focus on the needs and interests 
of the local population across the border area to en able it to actively participate in funded activities 
and grasp tangible results of the Programme, there by promoting social and cultural contacts of border 
communities and people.  The followi ng priorities can be established: 
Priority 1:  Promoting sustainable economic and social development. 
Priority 2:  Addressing common challenges. 
 Indicative financing plan (2007-2013): 
€ EC funding Co-financing Co-fi nancing rate Total funding 
Priority 1 18,781,500 1,878,150 10% 20,659,650 
Priority 2 18,781,500 1,878,150 10% 20,659,650 
Technical assistance 4,173,666 1,177,188 22% 5,350,854 
Total 41,736,666 4,933,488 11.82% 46,670,154 
 
2. Beneficiary country/countries:  
105. The projects shall be submitted by applicants re presenting partnerships consisting of at least 
one partner from a Member State participating in the Programme (Lithuania and/or Latvia) and at 
least one partner from Belarus.  The partnerships mentioned above shall be comprised of one Project 
Beneficiary and an unlimited number of project part ners.  The beneficiary and all project partners 
must be located in the eligible programme area. 
3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given:  
106. By its Priority 1 this Programme seeks to encourage co-operation by connecting people, 
organizations of regions and sectors, for creating th e opportunity to develop the region's strengths and 
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  107. By its Priority 2 this Programme is aimi ng to improve environmental conditions, solve 
various issues in social, educational and health spheres and help the achievement of the second 
objective of ENPI Strategy Paper. 
Objective 1: Economic and social development: 
 
  - Promotion of socioeconomic deve lopment and encouragement of business 
and entrepreneurship. 
  - Enhancement of local and regiona l strategic development and planning. 
  - Improvement of cross-border acces sibility through the development of 
transport and communication networks and related services. 
  - Preservation and promotion of cultural  and historical heritage, promotion of 
cross-border tourism. 
 Objective 2: Common challenges: 
 
  - Protection of environmental and natural resources. 
  - Enhancement of education, hea lth and social sphere development. 
 Objective 3: Secure and efficient borders: 
   - Improvement of infrastructure and equipment related to the border crossing 
points. 
  - Improvement of border management  operations and customs procedures. 
 Objective 4: People to people cooperation: 
 
  - Strengthening of social-cultural networking and community development. 
 
4. Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
108. In accordance with Article 14 of the EC Re gulation No 1638/2006 establishing a ENPI 
instrument, the following can become Project Beneficiaries and/or Partners: 
 - National and regional institutions; 
 
 - decentralized bodies in the partner countries, such as regions, departments and 
municipalities; 
  - joint bodies set up by the partner countries and regions and the community; 
 
 - international organizations, including regional organizations, UN bodies, departments 
and missions, international financial institu tions and development banks, insofar as 
they contribute to the objectives of this Programme; 
  - community institutions and bodies, but only for the purposes of implementing support 
measures of the type referred to in Artic le 16 of the EC Regulation No. 1638/2006; 
  - European Union agencies;   - public or parastatal bodies, local authorities or administrations and consortia thereof; 
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   - the following non-state actors:  non-governmental organizations;  organizations 
representing national and/or ethnic minorities;  local citizens' groups and traders' associations;  cooperatives, trade unions,  organizations representing economic and 
social interests;  local organizations (i ncluding networks) involved in decentralized 
regional cooperation and integration;  c onsumer organizations, women's and youth 
organizations, teaching;  cultural research and scientific organizations;  universities;  
cross-border associations, non-governme ntal associations and independent 
foundations. 
 
5. Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: 
Project:  Innovation networking for economic development (LT.InnoConnect.BY) 
 109. The overall objective is to stimulate cross-bor der economic development through diffusion of 
innovation both locally and trans-nationally in accord ance with the needs of the industrial, economic, 
and social fabric in LT-BY regions.  To this extent, knowledge exchange, mutual learning of 
innovation support practitioners and op erational networking with other key innovation stakeholders in 
both countries will help the regional milieus to become more conducive to innovation. 
Target groups: 
 
 - Innovation intermediaries (innova tion centres, university technology 
transfer/innovation offices, science and technology parks, etc); 
 
 - research institutions, universities;   - business organizations (business associations, chambers of commerce, etc);  
 - innovative SMEs.  Approx. 
  - policy makers/institutions.  110. The activities of the project are grouped: 
 - "Management, coordination and communica tion" is intended to ensure qualitative 
implementation of the Action, visibility of the collaborative approach, and promotion 
of Action's results. 
  - "InnoConnect community building".  Th e target is innovation support practitioners 
implementing methodological framework for knowledge and competence sharing, 
exchange good practice and develop appr oaches for cross-border innovation support. 
  - Mobilization of key regional innovation st akeholders.  Activities aimed at engaging 
other regional innovation stakeholders in developing overall understanding and roles 
played by them in regional innovation development. 
 
 - "Sustainability and pilot actions" will provide opportunities for promotion of 
collaborative approaches for regional innova tion support and also development of 
innovation partnerships between LT-BY bus iness and R&D institutions, with a view 
of enlargement of networking after the end of the project. 
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  6. Statistics on the use of the incentive/on the number of supported projects:  
111. In total 18 applications were approved for funding out of 110 applications submitted under 
the first call for proposals. 
112. 162 applications were received dur ing the second call for proposals. 
7. Contact (e-mail address, website, name of the person responsible for the programme, 
etc.): 
Joint Technical Secretariat 
Giedrius Surplys ENPI information officer 
 Tel.: +370 5 261 3809, +370 5 261 0477, Mob.: +370 614 32124 
 Fax: +370 5 261 0498 
 E-mail: giedrius.surplys@enpi-cbc.eu 
 
B. N
AME OF PROGRAMME OR INCENTIVE :  AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE 
STATE OF ISRAEL AND THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA ON BILATERAL COOPERATION IN THE 
PRIVATE SECTOR IN INDUSTRIAL R&D,  SIGNED IN DECEMBER OF 2010 
1. Description: 
113. Under the cooperation agreement both countries co mmitted to undertake a sustained effort to 
promote, facilitate and support joint industrial R& D projects, between businesses, corporations or 
entities from the two countries leading to commercialization in the global market. 
114. Both countries authorized the national industrial R&D funding agencies to develop the 
bilateral cooperation and frame a joint programme for the support of joint industrial R&D projects. 
2. Beneficiary country/countries: 
 Not for LDCs. 
 
3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given: 
115. The main objectives of the bilateral cooperation are: 
- To support joint industrial R&D proj ects between private and public partners; 
 - to provide training and best practice exchange in technology management and IPR;  - capacity building; 
 
- to encourage trade in technological goods, research commercialization; 
 - to assist in evaluation processes, partner search, etc. 
 4. Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
116. Private companies implementing R&D, especi ally SMEs, private and public research 
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  5. Functioning in practice: 
117. The action plan for 2011-2015 on  bilateral cooperation in private sector in industrial R&D 
will be signed between Lithuanian Agency for Science, Innovation and Technology (MITA) and 
MATIMOP (Israeli Industry Centre for R&D). 
118. Both institutions will implement best prac tices exchange, development of bilateral 
cooperation scheme, assistance in part ner search, companies missions, etc. 
119. The institutions are expected to  frame a joint programme for the support of joint industrial 
R&D projects, launch joint calls and fund joint projects.  
6. Contact (e-mail address, website, name of the person responsible for the programme, 
etc.): 
Agency for Science, Innovation and Technology 
A. Gostauto 12-219, LT-01108 Vilnius, Lithuania Tel.: +370 5 2644708 E-mail: info@mita.lt  
Website: www.mita.lt  
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  X. MEMBER STATE:  SLOVAKIA 
A. N
AME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  RECOVERY OF AGRICULTURE BY MODERN 
TECHNOLOGY  
1. General description: 
120. The aim of the project is to provide traini ng in cultivation and agricultural production for 
60 selected locals from the municipalities in the Maridi region.  The project encompasses also 
micro-loans and necessary technological equipment.  After three months training participants should 
be able to manage farming independently. 
2. Beneficiary countries: 
Sudan 
 
3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentives given: 
Objective 2: Improve access to availabl e techniques and industrial processes. 
 
Objective 4: Provide training in techno logy management and production methods. 
 
Objective 5: Capacity building. 
 
4. Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
121. The project is implemented by the civil associa tion Savio in coordinati on with Slovak Agency 
for International Development Cooperation (SAIDC). 
5. Functioning in practice: 
122. The project is implemented in the framework of  the Slovak Official Development Assistance, 
in the competence of the Ministry for Foreign Affa irs of the Slovak Republic.  Duration of the project 
is from November 2010 to November 2011. 
6. Statistics on the use of the incentive/on the number of supported projects: 
123. The sum of the project was €188,103. 
7. Contact: 
Slovak Official Development Assistance 
Slovak Agency for International Development Cooperation (SAIDC) 
Drotarska cesta 46 811 02 Bratislava 
 Slovakia 
E-mail:  info@slovakaid.sk  
 
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  B. NAME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  THE BUSINESS -TO-BUSINESS (B2B) PROGRAMME  
1. General description: 
124. The B2B Programme was launched in 2010 pr oviding for a new form of development 
assistance as a part of the annual plan of the Slova k Official Development Assistance (ODA).  The 
aim is to create a missing system of support for Slov ak private companies in their efforts to establish 
long-term and mutually committing partnerships with  companies in the developing countries.  There 
will be a special procedure for obtaining fina ncial support compared to other ODA projects. 
2. Beneficiary countries: 
125. The B2B Programme includes all the ODA countries:  Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Afghanistan, 
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Mongolia, Viet  Nam, Ukraine, Beloru ssia, Moldova, Georgia, 
Serbia, Montenegro, Albania, Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina. 
3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentives given: 
Objective 1: Promote projects such as direct i nvestment, licensing, franchising, sub-contracting 
etc. 
 
Objective 3: Support for joint research projects between private partners. 
 
Objective 5: Capacity building. 
 
4. Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
126. Slovak private companies, further requirements not yet specified. 
5. Type of technology transferred: 
127. This is dependent on the type of partnership and line of business. 
6. Functioning in practice: 
128. The aim of the B2B Programme is to encour age private companies to search and build 
partnerships in developing countries.  Private companies are free to choose type of activity they are 
interested in or to propose their own initiative.  The preferred activities include feasibility study, cost 
of establishment, workshop, investment meeting, e nvironmental impact study, etc.  The programme is 
supposed to be put in practice in 2012. 
7. Statistics on the use of the incentive/on the number of supported projects: 
129. The sum of the programme is approximately €60,000. 
8. Contact: 
Slovak Official Development Assistance 
Slovak Agency for International Development Cooperation (SAIDC) 
Drotarska cesta 46 811 02 Bratislava Slovakia 
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  XI. MEMBER STATE:  SPAIN 
A. N
AME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  IBEROEKA 
1. Description: 
130. The IBEROEKA projects are an instrume nt which supports technological business 
cooperation in Latin America.  This initiative is included within the Latin American Programme of 
Science and Technology fo r Development (CYTED). 
2. Beneficiary countries: 
131. Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Co sta Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Spain, 
Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Dominican Republic, 
Uruguay and Venezuela. 
3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given:  
Objective 1: Promote projects such as direct i nvestment, licensing, franchising, sub-contracting, 
etc. 
  Non-financial incentives: 
  - Support to national firms identifying po tential partners (advice, contacts, etc). 
  - Support to third countries (advice, contacts, etc). 
  Financial incentives to national firms (100 per cent or co-financing): 
  - Financing or insuring of prospective activities.   - Loans:  zero interest credits  Objective 3: Support Joint Research projects: 
  - Support for joint research projects between private partners.  Objective 6: Encourage trade in technological goods. 
 4. Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
132. These projects are only intended for Spanish private companies. 
5. Type of technology transferred (if such information is available): 
133. All technology except military technology. 
6. Functioning in practice: 
134. IBEROEKA is based on the fundamental prem ise of bottom-up, by virtue of which 
participants are free to choose their own criteria with which to formulate, develop and finance 
R&D&I projects in accordance with their needs. 
135. CDTI, as the Spanish management organizati on of the IBEROEKA projects, promotes the 
participation of Spanish companies in this initiativ e by advising on the presentation of new proposals, 
on the search for partners and on access to sources of financing. 
136. The agreement stipulates mechan isms for the joint evaluation and financing of technological 
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  will allow them to be financed through the nati onal instruments available in each country, in 
accordance with their respec tive rules and procedures. 
137. For the Spanish companies, CDTI will provi de financing in the following conditions: 
 - Zero interest credit of up to 75 per cen t of the budget of Spanish participation; 
 - a period of amortization of up to ten years; 
 - a non-reimbursable tranche of 33 per cent of the credit granted by the CDTI. 
 
7. Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: 
8. Statistics on the use of the incentive/on the number of supported projects:  
138. In 2010, 15 IBEROEKA projects with Spanish participation were a pproved, with a total 
budget of €7.11 million. 
9. Contact: 
Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology 
E-Mail: iberoeka@cdti.es  
Website: http://www.cdti.es  
 
B. NAME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  E+INDIA (OLD NAME ISI) 
1. Description: 
139. The India-Spain Bilateral Technology Coope ration Programme promotes joint technology 
cooperation projects between companies from India and Spain via technology transfer, industrial research, technological development and innovation.  The objective of this programme is to promote, 
assist and fund the development of joint technol ogy cooperation from India and Spain in areas of 
mutual interest for the purpose of genera ting economic benefits for both countries. 
2. Beneficiary countries:  
 India and Spain 
 3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given:  
Objective 1: Promote projects such as direct i nvestment, licensing, franchising, sub-contracting, 
etc. 
  Non-financial incentives: 
  - Support to national firms identifying po tential partners (advice, contacts, etc.) 
  - Support to third countries (advice, contacts, etc.) 
  Financial incentives to national firms (100 per cent or co-financing): 
  - Financing or insuring of prospective activities. 
  - Loans:  zero interest credits. 
 
Objective 3: Support joint research projects: 
  - Support for joint research projects between private partners. 
 
Objective 6: Encourage trade in technological goods. 
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  4. Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
140. Two or more business entities from both countries.  The participation of other business 
entities or public research bodies with in the consortium is permitted. 
5. Type of technology transferred (if such information is available): 
141. All technology except military technology. 
6. Functioning in practice: 
142. Each country, through its managing entities, CDTI in Spain and TDB in India, is responsible 
for evaluating and later certifying the projects appr oved with a "seal of quality" that offers the 
participating companies: 
 - Added value associated with internati onal cooperation and acknowledgment of the 
participants' technological level; 
  - it makes it easier for the companies to ge t financial aid in each country, in accordance 
with their own rules and without exchanging funds. 
 
143. For the Spanish companies, CDTI will grant financing to the approved projects under 
preferential conditions: 
 - Zero interest credits of up to 75 per cen t of the budget of Spanish participation; 
   - a period of amortization of up to 10 years;   
 - possibility of a non-reimbursable tranche of 25 per cent of the credit granted by the 
CDTI. 
 
7. Examples of ongoing/implemented projects 
8. Statistics on the use of the incentive/on the number of supported projects:  
144. In 2010, three ISI projects were approved,  with a total budget of €3.30 million. 
9. Contact: 
Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology 
E-Mail: isi@cdti.es  
Website: http://www.cdti.es  
 
C. NAME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  E+C OREA (KSI) 
1. Description: 
145. The KSI (Korea & Spain Innovating) Bilateral Technology Cooperation Programme promotes 
joint technology cooperation projects between companies from South Korea and Spain via technology transfer, industrial research, technological deve lopment and innovation.  The objective of this 
programme is to promote, assist and fund the development of joint technology cooperation from 
South Korea and Spain in areas of mutual interest  for the purpose of generating economic benefits for 
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  2. Beneficiary countries:  
 South Korea and Spain 
 
3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given : 
Objective 1: Promote projects such as direct i nvestment, licensing, franchising, sub-contracting, 
etc. 
  Non-financial incentives: 
  - Support to national firms identifying po tential partners (advice, contacts, etc.) 
  - Support to third countries (advice, contacts, etc.)   Financial incentives to national firms (100 per cent or co-financing): 
  - Financing or insuring of prospective activities.   - Loans:  zero interest credits. 
 
Objective 3: Support joint research projects: 
  - Support for joint research projects between private partners. 
 
Objective 6: Encourage trade in technological goods. 
 4. Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
146. Two or more business entities from both countries.  The participation of other business 
entities or public research bodies with in the consortium is permitted. 
5. Type of technology transferred: 
147. All technology except military technology. 
6. Functioning in practice: 
148. Each country, through its managing entities, CDTI in Spain and ITEP in South Korea, is 
responsible for evaluating and later certifying the proj ects approved with a "seal of quality" that offers 
the participating companies: 
 - International recognition of the t echnological level of participants; 
  - access to funding in their respective count ries according to their internal rules and 
regulations. 
 149. For the Spanish companies, CDTI will grant financing to the approved projects under 
preferential conditions: 
 - Zero interest credits of up to 75 per cen t of the budget of Spanish participation; 
 
 - a period of amortization of up to ten years;   - a non-reimbursable tranche of 33 per cent of the credit granted by the CDTI.  IP/C/W/558/Add.7 
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  7. Examples of ongoing/implemented projects 
8. Statistics on the use of the incentive/on the number of supported projects:  
150. In 2010, two KSI projects were approved,  with a total budget of €0.85 million. 
9. Contact: 
Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology 
E-Mail: ksi@cdti.es  
Website: http://www.cdti.es  
 
D. NAME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  E+C HINA (OLD NAME CHINEKA ) 
1. Description: 
151. The Bilateral Spanish-Chinese Programme for Technological Cooperation (e+China) 
promotes international technological cooperation be tween entities in Spain and China, through 
projects led by companies with the goal of prom oting the competitiveness of  Spanish and Chinese 
companies, by fomenting and supporting the execution of joint technological projects oriented towards the development and/or adaptation of  new products, processes or services intended for 
international markets. 
2. Beneficiary countries:  
China and Spain 
 
3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given:  
Objective 1: Promote projects such as direct i nvestment, licensing, franchising, sub-contracting, 
etc. 
  Non-financial incentives: 
  - Support to national firms identifying po tential partners (advice, contacts, etc.) 
  - Support to third countries (advice, contacts, etc.)   Financial incentives to national firms (100 per cent or co-financing): 
  - Financing or insuring of prospective activities.   - Loans:  zero interest credits.  Objective 3: Support joint research projects: 
  - Support for joint research projects between private partners.  
Objective 6: Encourage trade in technological goods. 
 
4. Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
152. Two or more business entities from both countries.  The participation of other business 
entities or public research bodies with in the consortium is permitted. 
5. Type of technology transferred (if such information is available): 
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  6. Functioning in practice: 
154. Each country, through its managing entities, CDTI in Spain and Torch in China, is 
responsible for evaluating and later certifying the proj ects approved with a "seal of quality" that offers 
the participating companies: 
 - Added value associated with internati onal cooperation and acknowledgment of the 
participants' technological level; 
  - it makes it easier for the companies to ge t financial aid in each country, in accordance 
with their own rules and without exchanging funds. 
 
155. For the Spanish companies, CDTI will grant financing to the approved projects under 
preferential conditions: 
 - Zero interest credits of up to 75 per cen t of the budget of Spanish participation; 
  - a period of amortization of up to ten years; 
 
 - a non-reimbursable tranche of 33 per cent of the credit granted by the CDTI.  
7. Examples of ongoing/implemented projects 
8. Statistics on the use of the incentive/on the number of supported projects:  
In 2010, four Chineka projects were approve d, with a total budget of €3.70 million. 
 9. Contact: 
Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology 
E-Mail: chineka@cdti.es  
Website: http://www.cdti.es  
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  XII. MEMBER STATE:  SWEDEN 
A. N
AME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  SWEDFUND  
1. Description: 
156. Swedfund provides risk capital, expertise and fi nancial support for investments in developing 
countries.  Swedfund is a bilateral Development Finance Institution (DFI) wholly owned by the 
Swedish Government and reports to the Swedish Mini stry for Foreign Affairs.   The objective is the 
contribution to the goal of Sweden's Policy for Global Development (PGD), i.e. equitable and 
sustainable global development.  Swedfund's co-fi nancing of investments facilitates transfer of 
technology in its broadest sense (by establishi ng networks, supporting vari ous partnerships and 
diffusion of knowledge). 
157. Swedfund also has at its disposal certain funds for financing technical assistance, the 
objective being the initiation of new joint ventures by e.g. supporting pre-investment activities and measures to enhance the quality of  potential or existing projects. 
2. Beneficiary country/countries:  
158. Swedfund invests in small and midsize compan ies (SME), primarily in LDCs, with large 
focus being placed on Africa (e.g.  Rwanda, Liberia and Ethiopia). 
3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given: 
Objective 1: Promote projects such as direct i nvestment, licensing, franchising, sub-contracting, 
etc. 
  Financial incentives to firms (co-financing): 
 - Financing of prospective activities. 
 - Loans. 
  Financial incentives to third country firms: 
  - Financing of prospective activities.   - Loans. 
 - Equity participation. 
 
Objective 2: Improve access to availabl e techniques and industrial processes. 
 
Objective 6: Encourage trade in technological goods. 
 4. Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
159. Companies investing in developing countries, including LDCs, and their partner companies in 
the host countries. 
5. Type of technology transferred: 
160. Various types of technology may be involved (e .g. healthcare, cleantech, chemicals, ICT and 
agriculture). 
6. Functioning in practice: 
161. Swedfund offers risk capital to companies willing to invest in developing countries, having 
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  team capable of operating in the country under cons ideration.  Every investment decision made by 
Swedfund is preceded by a review of local economi c, environmental and social conditions.  Swedfund 
requires all of its portfolio companies to submit y early reports concerning their environmental efforts 
and impact on social conditions.  More informat ion is available from Swedfund's Sustainability 
Report ( http://www.swedfund.se/en/press-and-publicati ons/publications/swe dfund-publications/ ), which 
follows the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) framewo rk and contains information about the sectors 
and regions Swedfund invests in, the number of em ployees at Swedfund's portfolio companies, and 
descriptions of how these enterprises c ontribute to development cooperation. 
7. Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: 
162. In collaboration with Fikmar Medical AB and Octopus Medical AB, Swedfund invested 
SKr16,500,000 in the Addis Cardiac Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in 2006 establishing the 
country's first hospital for treatment of cardiovascula r disease.  The investment has resulted in transfer 
of technology and technological knowledge in the cardiovascular field. 
163. Together with Vattenfall AB, a Swedish ener gy company, Swedfund acquired 30 per cent of 
Buchanan Renewables Fuel, a Liberia-based company specializing in producing biomass from 
non-producing rubber trees.  The investment enabled the further development of energy technology in 
the host country improving its technological base. 
8. Statistics on the use of the incentive/on the number of supported projects:  
164. By the end of 2010, Swedfund's total inv estment portfolio amounted to a little over 
two billion SKr divided over 93 different accounts in 46 countries.  During 2010, Swedfund made 
17 new investments. 
9. Contact:  
Swedfund International AB 
Sveavagen 24-26 P O Box 3286 SE-103 65 Stockholm 
Sweden 
Tel.: +46 8 725 94 00 E-mail: karin.isaksson@swedfund.se Website: www.swedfund.se  
 
B. NAME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  SWEDPARTNERSHIP  
1. Description: 
165. Swedpartnership offers financ ial support to Swedish small and medium-sized companies for 
transfer of know-how and investments in equipm ent, when establishing a business partnership in 
developing countries.  Swedpartners hip offers financial assistance given as a loan convertible into a 
grant when the project has been completed accordi ng to plan.  The maximum financial assistance is 
limited to SKr 750,000 and not more than 40 per cent of the total project cost. 
2. Beneficiary country/countries:  
166. Swedpartnership financial support is available to technology transfer to developing countries 
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  3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given: 
Objective 1: Promote projects such as direct i nvestment, licensing, franchising, sub-contracting, 
etc. 
  Financial incentives to firms (co-financing): 
  - Financing of prospective activities. 
  - Loans that can be converted into grants. 
 Objective 2:  Improve access to availa ble techniques and industrial processes. 
  Access to legal and technological information sources. 
  Training in the state of the art. 
  Equipment and services. 
 Objective 4:  Provide training in techno logy management and production methods. 
 
Objective 6: Encourage trade in technological goods. 
 4. Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
167. The target group is Swedish small and medium-sized companies in the process of starting a 
sustainable business cooperation with a company in a developing country. 
5. Type of technology transferred: 
168. The technology involved can range from equipm ent to knowledge in a range of sectors. 
6. Functioning in practice: 
169. A project should be based on a long-term commercial cooperation between a Swedish 
company and a local company, e.g. a subsidiary, joint venture company, a supplier or a distributor to 
the Swedish company, in the country where the pr oject is implemented.  The financial support is 
given as a loan that can be converted into a gran t when the project has been completed according to 
plan.  The maximum financial assistance is limite d to SKr 750,000 and 40 per cent of the total project 
budget. 
7. Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: 
170. In 2010 investments were made in a joint ve nture aimed at establishing manufacturing of 
protective gloves in Ethiopia.  The investment en abled a Swedish SME and a partner company to set 
up production facilities in the host country, export e quipment and provide training of local personnel. 
8. Statistics on the use of the incentive/on the number of supported projects: 
171. In the year of 2010 a total of 30 loan agre ements were signed covering commitments of 
SKr19,300,000. 
9. Contact:  
Swedpartnership 
P O Box 3299 
SE-103 65 Stockholm Tel.: +46 8 725 94 00 E-mail: staffan.ahl@swedfund.se Website: www.swedpartnership.se   IP/C/W/558/Add.7 
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  C. NAME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  DEMOENVIRONMENT  
1. Description: 
172. The Swedish Agency for Economic and Regi onal Growth is commissioned by the Swedish 
International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)  to run DemoEnvironment.  The objective is to 
support environmental technology efforts to achieve  sustainable urban deve lopment and renewable 
energy in developing countries. 
173. DemoEnvironment is a grant offering support fo r modern environmental technology solutions 
in the areas of sustainable urban development and renewable energy.  DemoEnvironment gives the recipient countries an opportunity to test modern  environmental technology solutions and makes it 
possible for small and medium-sized companies to demonstrate their knowledge and products.  One of 
the criteria for approving projects is the capacity of the recipient/buyer to ad apt to and absorb the 
technology. 
2. Beneficiary country/countries:  
174. DemoEnvironment financial support is availa ble for technology transfer to developing 
countries in general, including LDCs.  Projects have, inter alia , benefited Uganda, Mali, Ethiopia, 
Burkina Faso and Zambia (see below). 
3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given:  
Objective 1: Promote projects such as direct i nvestment, licensing, franchising, sub-contracting, 
etc. 
  Financial incentives to national firms (100 per cent or co-financing): 
  - Financing of prospective activities. 
  Financial incentives to third country firms: 
   - Financing of prospective activities. 
 Objective 2: Improve access to availabl e techniques and industrial processes: 
 - Equipment and services. 
 
Objective 6:   Encourage trade in technological goods. 
 4. Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
175. The target group is small and medium-sized comp anies in the process of starting a sustainable 
business cooperation with a company in a developing country. 
5. Type of technology transferred: 
176. Tested and modern, environment-friendly technol ogy and technology solutions never used in 
the host country before. 
6. Functioning in practice: 
177. The aim of the DemoEnvironment Programme is  to give developing partner countries the 
opportunity to use proven modern environmental technol ogy solutions that are new to their countries.  
The grant is available for technology that can cont ribute to sustainable urban development, such as 
waste management and renewable energy.  In rura l areas grants are only given to initiatives in 
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  needed for the equipment to function on the gr ound.  The grant ranges between SKr 500,000 and 
SKr 3,000,000.  The project has to be implemented in  a way that inspires others to follow its example, 
so that environmental technology can be spread in the developing country.  The buyer applies for the grant, and is also responsible for management a nd finances of the project.  DemoEnvironment also 
gives small and medium companies support to pre- studies for action intended to find a possible user 
of environmental technology in one of the selected countries. 
7. Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: 
178. During the second half of 2010, DemoEnvironm ent helped finance investments made by 
Swedish water and sanitation firm Josab Internationa l AB in Uganda resulting in transfer of water 
purification technology to urban water systems in the host country. 
179. Earlier projects include financing and co-fi nancing of transfer of water purification 
technology in Mali, Ethiopia and Burkina Faso (SKr  2,393,000 in 2010), transfer of renewable energy 
technology (waste biomass briquettes) in Uganda (S Kr 1,944,000 in 2010) and transfer of waste 
management solutions (SKr 1,652,000 in 2009) in Zambia. 
180. The Programme components are currently being assessed which is why no new applications 
are accepted for the moment. 
8. Statistics on the use of the incentive/on the number of supported projects: 
181. During the whole period of the programme (2007-2010) the project budget amounted to 
SKr 93,694,422 (of which nearly a third - SKr29,371,916 - was spent during 2010). 
9. Contact: 
Tillväxtverket 
P O Box 4044 
102 61 Stockholm Tel: +46 8 681 91 25 E-mail: stefan.berry @tillvaxtverket.se 
Website: www.tillvaxtverket.se  
 
D. NAME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  WIND POWER DEVELOPMENT AND USE 
INTERNATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMME  
1. Description: 
182. The Swedish International Development Coope ration Agency (Sida) has commissioned LIFE 
Academy to carry out eight international trai ning programmes on Wind Power Development and Use 
which are implemented in cooperation with the Sw edish Royal Institute of Technology and Favonius 
AB, a public wind power company.  The overall objective of the programme is to contribute to capacity building and increased understanding of the importance of wind power and other renewable 
energy sources among institutions and private compani es in developing countries through training of 
in total 200 representatives. 
2. Beneficiary country/countries:  
183. Whereas the programme is open to developing  countries in general, 25 per cent of the 
participants in the most recent programmes came from LDCs (Kenya, Mozambique, Nepal, Tanzania 
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  3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given: 
Objective 2:  Improve access to availa ble techniques and industrial processes. 
 Training in the state of the art. 
 Objective 4:   Provide training in tech nology management and production methods. 
 
Objective 5:   Capacity building. 
 4. Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
184. The programme is open to planners, trainers, managers and specialists in the wind power 
sector working at government institutions or private companies in developing countries. 
5. Type of technology transferred: 
185. Knowledge of various methods of  central importance in developing wind power plants such 
as wind measurement, localization and design, dema nds on the infrastructure and the electric grid, 
environmental impact analysis, management, orga nization and economy of wind power plants, etc. 
6. Functioning in practice: 
186. Each programme runs over a period of 18 months with continuous support from 
LIFE Academy.  It includes workshops in the partner countries as well as a three to four weeks study period in Sweden. 
7. Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: 
187. The programme has resulted in transfer of t echnological knowledge in the wind energy field 
and contributed to expanding a nd improving the technological base in the partner developing 
countries. 
188. Examples of more specific results can be found in the change projects for participants in the 
2009 programme: 
- New energy laws proposed in Nepal, Namibia and Viet Nam; 
 
- several feasibility studies for wind power plants  have been made in India, Viet Nam, 
South Africa and Tanzania; 
 
- a model for offshore wind power in typhoon prone areas in China; 
 
- a blog for public information on and pub lic debate on wind pow er is up and running 
in India. 
 
8. Statistics on the use of the incentive/on the number of supported projects:  
189. The programme has been started in three con secutive years (2009, 2010 and 2011) and is 
offered twice 2011.  To the initial 100 availabl e positions, 250 applications were received. 
47 participants have completed a full programme  while 48 are currently taking the programme. 
190. The programme has been extended to run 2012 and 2013, both years with two annual 
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  9. Contact:  
LIFE Academy 
Köpmannagatan 2 SE-652 62 Karlstad Sweden 
Tel.: +46 54 18 75 15 
E-mail: info@life.se Website: www.life.se  
 
E. NAME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  INTERNATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMME ON PLANT 
BREEDING AND SEED PRODUCTION (PBSP) 
1. Description: 
191. The overall objective of the five training progr ammes organized annually 2007-2011 is to 
improve the participants' knowledge of an integrat ed seed industry chain, from plant breeding to seed 
production, processing and marketing.  The programme  wants to inspire and give the participants 
tools in order to start a process of change within the field of modern plant breeding and 
commercialization of the seed sector.  The programme is directed towards individuals working in the 
agriculture and seed sector in developing countries. 
2. Beneficiary country/countries:  
192. All developing countries are eligible to particip ate in the programme.  However, participation 
from LDCs has increased proportionately and amounted  to almost half of the participants in 
2009-2011 (Bangladesh, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Mo zambique, Myanmar, Rwanda, Tanzania, 
East Timor, Uganda and Zambia). 
3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given: 
Objective 1:  Promote projects such as direct i nvestment, licensing, franchising, sub-contracting, 
etc. 
   Support to national firms identifying potential partners (advice). 
 Objective 2: Improve access to availabl e techniques and industrial processes. 
  Access to legal and technological information sources. 
 Training in the state of the art. 
 
Objective 4:  Provide training in techno logy management and production methods. 
 
Objective 5: Capacity building. 
 Objective 6: Encourage trade in technological goods. 
 4. Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
193. Individuals working within agriculture a nd the seed industry in developing countries. 
5. Type of technology transferred: 
194. Knowledge of modern plant breeding and seed  industry, organization management and 
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  6. Functioning in practice: 
195. The programme includes lectures, group and individual work, study visits and field studies.  
Project work and communication are continuous parts of the programme and focus is on active participation and the applicability in the participants' countries. 
196. After the training the participants will inter alia  have an improved knowledge of plant 
breeding and agricultural biotechnology, be fam iliar with seed production and processing including 
seed treatment and storage, have an improved know ledge of business development and marketing and 
have established contacts with Swedish organizations or companies. 
7. Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: 
197. All participants write situation analyses describ ing the current situation in plant breeding and 
seed production in their home countries.  Based on th ese analyses, they design "Projects of Change" - 
a key output of the training programme.  All par ticipants receive a mentor advising them during the 
implementation of the Projects of Change.  The progr amme thus achieves transfer of knowledge to the 
developing countries involved and creates internat ional networks of professionals in the sector 
facilitating future technology transfers. 
198. One example of a result through one of the pa rticipants' change projects is training of 
120 Ugandan farmers and rural students in seed produc tion of soya beans.  Their first crop amounted 
to 2,500 tons of high quality seed that was partly so ld to private companies, partly used in their own 
farming. 
8. Statistics on the use of the incentive/on the number of supported projects:  
199. The programme has been organized during fi ve consecutive years (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 
and 2011). 108 participants have completed a full programme while 24 are currently taking the 
programme. 
200. The allocated budget is SKr 25,000,000 in  total or SKr 200,000 per participant. 
9. Contact:  
Svalöf Consulting AB 
Onsjövägen 19 
SE-268 31 Svalöv Sweden Tel.: +46 418 66 51 22 E-mail: marie.hardfors@svalofconsulting.com Website: www.svalofconsulting.com  
 
F. NAME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT 
ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMME (EDM) 
1. Description: 
201. Grontmij International AB together with ÅF -Process AB have been commissioned by the 
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agen cy (Sida) to run the Electrical Distribution 
Management Advanced International Training Programme (EDM) annually since 2007.  The 
programme provides know-how in the field of electricity distribution, including rural electrification, covering financing, management and technical questions.  The objective is to create awareness of IP/C/W/558/Add.7 
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  integrated approaches towards electricity distributio n in relation to energy supply, country planning 
and environmental aspects. 
2. Beneficiary country/countries:  
202. More than 70 per cent of the participants co me from LDCs (Ethiopia, Gambia, Liberia, 
Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Si erre Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia).  However, 
candidates from any developing country are eligible to participate in the programme. 
3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given: 
Objective 2: Improve access to availabl e techniques and industrial processes. 
  Access to legal and technological information sources. 
 
Objective 4:  Provide training in techno logy management and production methods. 
 
Objective 5: Capacity building. 
 4. Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
203. Participants should be individua ls from developing countries acting in the field of sustainable 
supply of energy, e.g. network operators, electric ity cooperatives, contractors or power companies. 
5. Type of technology transferred: 
204. Technological knowledge of electrical distribution management. 
6. Functioning in practice: 
205. The programme is divided into five phases focusing inter alia  on the fundamentals of 
electricity distribution, privatization and deregulat ion of electricity markets, risk and life cycle 
analysis, quality of supply, technical solutions fo r existing and future systems, small scale local 
generation and organization of electricity distribu tion.  The training includes different methods of 
instruction, such as lectures, exercises, group discu ssions, study visits and project work, preparation 
of participants' own projects together with  designated mentors and follow-up seminars. 
7. Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: 
206. The training of individuals from participati ng developing countries is directly aimed at 
facilitating the transfer of technology (technologi cal knowledge) to the countries at hand thereby 
improving their technological base.  The mentorship feature enables networking among professionals in the field of electrical distribution and fac ilitates future technology transfers by potential 
partnerships and cooperation. 
207. Examples of more specific results can be found in the change projects for participants in the 
2007 programme: 
- Improved system for electricity maintenance in Mozambique; 
 
- higher level of domestic connections in Rwanda; 
 
- training of electricians to rec onstruct the grid in Liberia. 
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  8. Statistics on the use of the incentive/on the number of supported projects:  
208. The programme has run on an annual basis sinc e 2007 with 149 participants accepted to the 
programme.  The overall budget amounts to SK r 24,000,000 or SKr 161,000 per participant. 
87 participants have completed the pr ogramme and 62 are currently enrolled. 
9. Contact:  
Jan Klevås 
Grontmij International AB P O Box 2909 SE-212 09 Malmö Sweden 
Tel.: +46 10 480 21 94 
E-mail: training@edm2011.net Website: www.edm2011.net  
 
G. NAME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  RISK MANAGEMENT IN BANKING INTERNATIONAL 
TRAINING PROGRAMME  
1. Description: 
209. The Risk Management in Banking International Training Programme aims at contributing to 
the long-term capacity for reforms and change pro cesses in the financial sector in the developing 
countries involved by enhancing the participants ' understanding of the corre lation between economic 
growth, openness and poverty reduction,  the financial sector as an indispensable part of the economic 
infrastructure and the impact of financial markets on public finances. 
2. Beneficiary country/countries:  
210. The programme is open to partic ipation of individuals from a group of prioritized developing 
countries of which more than half consists of African LDCs (Ethiopi a, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and 
the Democratic Republic of Congo). 
3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given: 
Objective 2: Improve access to available techni ques and industrial (financial risk management) 
processes. 
  Access to legal and technological information sources.  Objective 4:  Provide training in technology (financial) management. 
 Objective 5: Capacity building. 
 4. Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
211. The programme is open to individuals working in  the finance sector in developing countries 
such as managers with responsibility for business development, credit granting, administration, 
trading and/or investing, lawyers within banks, financial institutions, pension funds, microfinance, 
supervisory authorities or managers with responsibility  for the procurement of analytical tools for risk 
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  5. Type of technology transferred: 
212. Advanced knowledge risk manage ment in financial markets. 
6. Functioning in practice: 
213. The training programme consists of five phases.  Teams of participants work together in a 
defined "change initiative".  The training programme  engages the participan ts during approximately 
14 months, of which approximately 4.5 weeks are educational (three weeks in Stockholm, Sweden 
and ten days in one of the participant countries).  The programme includes an overview of the financial and banking markets and its players, analys is of market-adjusted pricing according to risk 
level, methods and tools for risk management, cred it analysis and monitoring, review of the credit 
granting process and analysis of possible credit fac ility alternatives adjusted  to local needs with 
maintained risk exposure. 
7. Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: 
214. Examples of more specific results can be found in the change projects for participants in the 
2009 programme: 
- Establishing guidelines and framework for the establishment of a systematic 
microfinance credit risk management system in Tanzania; 
 
- enhancing the credit risk management guide lines for financial institutions in Uganda; 
 
- reforming the process for the supervision a nd management of retail loan portfolios in 
the financial sector in Zambia. 
 
8. Statistics on the use of the incentive/on the number of supported projects:  
215. The programme has been launched started during three consecutive years (2009, 2010 and 
2011) and is offered twice 2009 and 2011.  It will be extended to run 2012 and 2013, both years with 
two annual programmes.  
216. Previous programme ran during 2009-2010 and in volved payments of SKr 8,383,608 in total 
so far. 
9. Contact:  
KPMG Bohlins AB 
P O Box 16106 SE-103 23 Stockholm 
Sweden 
Tel.: +46 8 723 91 00 E-mail: financial.training@kpmg.se Website: www.kpmg.se  
 
 
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  XIII.  MEMBER STATE:  UNITED KINGDOM 
A. NAME OF PROGRAMME :  UK-S ENEGAL INVESTMENT FORUM , LONDON , JUNE 2011 
1. Description: 
217. Identify and develop relationshi ps with UK companies with an interest in doing business 
in/with Senegal, highlighting the benefits of attending the UK-Senegal Investment Forum taking place 
in London on June 2011 (organized by Africa Matters).  
2. Beneficiary countries: 
Senegal 
 
3. Objective(s) type of incentives given: 
Promote trading partnerships and investme nt through supporting a networking forum.  
Foreign and Commonwealth Office Commercial Diplomacy Fund [£2,150]. 
 
4. Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
218. Potential UK investors and business associations and Senegalese Diaspora Community. 
5. Type of technology transferred: 
219. All. 
6. Functioning in practice: 
- Direct contact with a network of UK companies via the Business Council for Africa; 
 - increased awareness of the Forum and its potential benefits, not only amongst 
potential UK investors and business associations but also within the Senegalese Diaspora Community; 
 - a detailed list of UK companies with an interest in the forum (and therefore with 
doing business in/with Senegal) will be compiled; 
 - engagement with Africa Matters and the Senegalese Embassy on the draft 
programme, including a "matching the market" exercise (strength of the UK and needs for Senegal). 
 7. Examples of ongoing projects: 
220. The British Embassy in Dakar is committed to liaising with the Investment Promotion and 
Major Projects Agency (APIX) and the Senega lese Government and to facilitate the ongoing 
communication with Africa Matters, Developing Markets Associates and Business Council for Africa to ensure a successful Investment Forum, which can  both deliver benefits to UK businesses and act as 
a catalyst for sustainable growth of the Senegalese economy. 
8. Contact: 
Manjula Jayakody, Commercial and Economic Diplomacy Team 
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B. N
AME OF PROGRAMME :  POST-UK-M OZAMBIQUE INVESTMENT FORUM PROJECT  
1. Description: 
221. Build upon the momentum generated by the firs t UK-Mozambique Investment Forum, held in 
London on 2 December 2010, to identify the needs of  potential investors and the barriers to greater 
trade between Britain and Mozambique.  
2. Beneficiary countries: 
Mozambique  
 
3. Objective(s) type of incentives given: 
Promote trade and investment partnerships.  Foreign and Commonwealth Office Commercial 
Diplomacy Fund [£15,500]. 
 
4. Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
222. Potential UK investors and local Mozambican partners;  British High Commission in Maputo;  
Mozambique's inward investment agency (CPI). 
5. Type of technology transferred: 
223. All. 
6. Functioning in practice: 
- Establish a closer and more meaningf ul interface with the Government of 
Mozambique and develop a network of th e key commercial entities in the market; 
 
 - initial market research:  approaching comp anies that attended the event to ascertain 
those with the highest level of interest; 
  - better understanding of investors' n eeds and requirements when considering 
investment opportunities in emerging/and developing markets.  
 
7. Examples of ongoing projects: 
224. British High Commission (BHC) in Maputo provided with a final report with 
recommendations to assist in its l obbying and advocacy work for investment and trade promotion.  
This helped the BHC in its efforts to encourage removal of barriers and fostering a positive business 
environment.  The research results shared with Mozambique's inward investment agency (CPI) and 
the Mozambican High Commission in London to coor dinate approach in making a success of the most 
promising business leads. 
8. Contact: 
Manjula Jayakody, Commercial and Economic Diplomacy Team 
Tel.: 020 7008 3962 
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  C. NAME OF PROGRAMME :  MOBILE PHONE BANKING PROJECT  
1. Description: 
225. Facilitate a mobile phone banking event br inging together mobile phone operators, 
commercial banks, and African Central Bank and te lecommunications regulators to identify how to 
improve the regulatory framework for mobile  phone banking and scale up mobile phone banking 
success across Africa.  
2. Beneficiary countries: 
Across Africa 
 
3. Objective(s) type of incentives given: 
226. Encourage trade in technological goods through re moving barriers to scaling up mobile phone 
banking success across Africa.  Foreign and Co mmonwealth Office Commercial Diplomacy Fund 
[£30,000].  
4. Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
227. British and African mobile phone opera tors, banks and African regulators. 
5. Type of technology transferred: 
228. Mobile phone banking. 
6. Functioning in practice: 
- Roughly 50 strong events hosted on the 28th of March, well attended by British and 
African mobile phone operators, banks and African regulators; 
 
 - strong industry-led recommendations for improving mobile phone regulatory 
framework produced in a short report and soon to be widely circulated. 
  - concrete introductions/networking made be tween key stakeholders in this sector and 
the policy makers in host African countries. 
 
7. Examples of ongoing projects: 
229. Recommendations from the event shared with par ticipants and to invite participants to 
feedback particularly on how they intend to take  recommendations forward.  Three countries (Ghana, 
Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda) are looking to replicat e a similar format in their 
countries, with Ghana the first to request FCO/UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) assistance in Accra 
May 2011.  The aim will be to identify the most relevant regulatory requirements specific to Ghana 
and through dialogue with Ghanaian regulator s, Central Bank, mobile phone providers and 
commercial banks address obstacles to growth in this sector. 
8. Contact: 
Manjula Jayakody, Commercial and Economic Diplomacy Team 
Tel.: 020 7008 3962 
E-mail: Manjula.Jayakody@fco.gsi.gov.uk  
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D. N
AME OF PROGRAMME :  ENGLISH IN ACTION (EIA A), BANGLADESH  
1. Description: 
230. English in Action (EIA) is a nine-year Englis h language education programme implemented 
through a partnership between the UK Government and the Government of Bangladesh.  The goal of 
EIA is to contribute to the economic growth of Bangladesh by providing English language as a tool 
for better access to the world economy.  EIA wo rks to reach a total of 25 million primary and 
secondary students and adult learners through co mmunicative language learning techniques and the 
use of ICT, textbooks and supplementary materials in  an innovative way.  To enhance the quality of 
learning in schools, EIA is using a combination of existing and new methods, including interactive 
audio and mobile technology.  Teachers receive ma terials (including digital content), training and 
ongoing support fully linked to the curriculum that is used in Bangladeshi classrooms.  In addition, 
EIA has introduced adult and community interv entions using mobile phone, television and the 
internet.  The aim of these activities is to incr ease motivation and access to learning materials for 
adults and decrease barriers to learning English.  Millions of people in Bangladesh have already 
accessed the English learning content made available through the mass media. 
2. Beneficiary countries: 
 Bangladesh 
 
3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentives given: 
- Provide training in technology, management and production methods; 
 
 - more indirectly, improve the absorptio n capacity of LDCs (capacity building). 
 
4. Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
- Primary and secondary schools across the country as well as mass audiences through 
the use of media; 
 
 - institutional partners are the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education (MoPME) and 
the Ministry of Education (MoE) of the Government of Bangladesh. 
 
5. Functioning in practice: 
Technology in schools 
 
231. EIA is using cost-effective, ICT-enhanced appr oaches to maximize improvements in English 
language teaching and learning.  In particular, EI A is concentrating on providing mobile devices to 
bring good examples of spoken English into primary and secondary school classrooms across 
Bangladesh along with a more participatory way of learning.  The technology does not replace the 
teacher, but through the EIA training and support the cap acity of teachers is built to use technology in 
their classroom and to change their teaching practi ces.  Independent research has shown that the EIA 
interventions have not only led to a fundamental chan ge in classroom practices in a short time period, 
but have also raised English proficienc y levels among both teachers and students. 
232. It needs to be realized that EIA is not a t echnology project.  As far as the schools component 
is concerned, EIA is an educational transformati on project that uses technology as an instrument.  
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  mobile phones and speakers has proved to be tr emendously helpful in realizing the current 
classroom-based changes.  The inte ractive nature of the methods and materials, delivered through 
audio, has proven to be highly eff ective in reaching a large number of children in changing the way in 
which English is taught and learnt.  After brief training and with ongoing support, teachers find it 
relatively easy to use the technology and to actively integrate the audio in their classroom teaching.  
The mobile devices we use are not dependent upon  a permanent electricity supply - they can be 
charged in one location and used in another.  They are portable, fit unobtrusively into the existing classroom environment and are relatively easy to store safely. 
Technology for mass audiences 
 233. EIA is using television, mobile telephones and th e internet to provide learning materials for 
adults, and decrease the barriers to their learning E nglish.  To this end EIA has introduced a service, 
BBC Janala (www.bbcjanala.com), which looks to transform the way people learn language using 
technology.  Support is provided through mobile  telephony where by simply dialling the number 
3,000 learners can access lessons ranging from:  "Ess ential English" for beginners, to "How to tell a 
story" for those more advanced.  Through televisi on EIA has reached millions of ordinary people who 
have low English language skills, but high aspirations  to learn.  Viewers learn a range of essential 
dialogues and vocabulary to use in their everyday li ves, providing them with the building blocks to 
speaking English.  The BBC has produced a youth magazine show, a drama and a language support show, all broadcast at prime time on national TV ch annels.  Meanwhile dedicated learners that take 
advantage of the complete educational packag e across TV, mobile, print and web have the 
opportunity to significantly increase their English skills. 
234. The total number of people having accessed EI A's mass media products thus far exceeds 
27 million. 
6. Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: 
 See above. 
 
7. Contact: 
English in Action (EIA) 
House 1, Road 80 
Gulshan-2, Dhaka 1212 Bangladesh Tel.:: +88 (02) 882 2161, +88 (02) 882 2234 Fax: +88 (02) 882 2663 
E-mail: info@eiabd.com 
Website: www.eiabd.com  
 
E. NAME OF PROGRAMME :  DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIPS IN HIGHER EDUCATION (DELPHE ) 
1. Description: 
235. The UK Government's Department for Interna tional Development (DfID) is investing up to 
£3 million a year in DelPHE, running from June 2006 to March 2013.  The programme will provide 
funding to support partnerships between Highe r Education Institutions (HEIs) working on 
collaborative activity linked to the UN Millennium De velopment Goals.  DelPHE is administered by 
the British Council. IP/C/W/558/Add.7 
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  236. The overall goal of DelPHE is to enable HEIs  to act as catalysts for poverty reduction and 
sustainable development.  DelPHE aims to achieve  this by building and strengthening the capacity of 
HEIs to contribute towards the MDGs and prom ote science and technology-related knowledge and 
skills.  It is expected that around 200 partnerships  will be funded during the lifetime of the scheme. 
237. A broad definition of HEIs has been adopted.  It includes universities,  colleges, research 
institutes and medical institutions. 
2. Beneficiary countries: 
 Africa: Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethi opia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, 
Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. 
 
 Asia: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indi a, Nepal, Pakistan, Viet Nam and Yemen. 
 
3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentives given: 
Objective 5: Improve the absorption cap acity of LDCs (capacity building). 
 
4. Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
238. Higher education institutions in the beneficiary countries, in partnership with an HEI from 
another country (not restricted to the UK). 
5. Functioning in practice: 
239. Partnerships may be formed not only with ins titutions in the UK but also with any HEI from 
across the globe providing that the lead partner is a HEI from one of the focus countries.  All 
partnerships must involve at least two countries thou gh they do not need to include the UK.  Projects 
between other focus and non-focus countries in the global south are particularly encouraged. 
240. The onus is with the lead partner in one of the focus countries to work with whom and how 
they wish.  The team within the lead HEI should jo intly write the proposal with appropriate partners 
on the basis of local need.  Partners must ensure that the initiative is locally owned and driven by 
development needs of the focus country or countries. 
241. Proposals are expected to cover a wide range of topics including scientific and technological 
research, with a particular focus on local issues, health, education, gender equity, infrastructure, 
water, fisheries, agriculture and information co mmunication technology.  Proposals in any subject 
area will be considered as long as the applicants can clearly demonstrate how the project will result in 
outputs and outcomes which will strengthen HEI capacity and impact more widely in ways which 
work to reduce poverty and promote sustainable de velopment.  All projects should demonstrate a 
fundamental commitment to the MDGs. 
242. Funding will be for a maximum of three years and is expected to vary from £15,000 
per annum for a bilateral project to up to a ma ximum of £50,000 a year for complex larger-scale 
projects involving a number of institutions or  countries.  The scheme provides "seed funding" 
primarily for travel and subsistence, to fac ilitate joint research, new courses, networking and 
exchange of ideas, workshops, professional developm ent, improved training of education and health 
workers and policy development. 
243. All partnerships are expected to be fully su stainable after DelPHE funding has finished.  IP/C/W/558/Add.7 
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  6. Contact: 
Development Partnerships in Higher Education 
British Council Bridgewater House 58 Whitworth Street 
Manchester M1 6BB 
Tel.: +44 (0) 161 957 7671 Fax: +44 (0) 161 957 7561 E-mail: delphe@britishcouncil.org  
F. N
AME OF PROGRAMME :  AFRICA ENTERPRISE CHALLENGE FUND 
1. Description: 
244. The UK's Department for Intern ational Development is one of the funders of the companies 
which have started, or intend to start, enterpri ses in sub-Saharan Africa.  The Africa Enterprise 
Challenge Fund (AECF) has run a number of comp etitions each year since 2008.  The Fund is 
expected to stimulate over US$200 million additional private sector investment in financial and 
agricultural markets across Africa.  DFID is comm itted to working with other donors to deliver this 
fund. 
2. Beneficiary countries: 
245. All countries in sub-Saharan Africa, but th e Fund will initially focus on Kenya, Uganda, 
Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Ghana, Nigeria, Mali, Burkina Faso, South Africa, Mozambique, 
Malawi, South Sudan, Zambia and Zimbabwe. 
3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentives given: 
Objective 1: Promote projects, such as direct i nvestment, licensing, franchising, sub-contracting, 
etc. to make agri-business;  rural finance and other rural market systems work better 
for the poor in selected African countries. 
 
4. Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
246. Companies which have started, or intend to start, enterprises in sub-Saharan Africa. 
5. Type of technology transferred: 
- Agricultural and climate adaptation technology; 
 
 - financial services; 
  - media and other information services directly related to agribusiness and rural 
financial services. 
 6. Functioning in practice: 
247. The applicant must be a for-profit company with  at least two years of audited accounts.  In 
exceptional cases the AECF will fund new businesses wh ere there is strong evidence that the new 
company has credible investors and demons trable capacity to implement the project. IP/C/W/558/Add.7 
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  248. The AECF's minimum grant+repayable gran t size is US$250,000 and maximum is US$1.5m. 
249. The company/applicant must at least match (in cash or kind) the AECF's contribution.  The 
business idea must be innovative (a new product, ser vice or business model in an existing market or 
an existing product, service or business model in a new market, country, geographical area or target group). 
250. The funds requested from the AECF must be add itional, i.e. the project would not take place, 
or would not take place at the same size or scale without AECF funding. 
251. The business idea must have the potential to be co mmercially viable so that benefits can be 
sustained beyond the period of AECF support. 
252. Ideally all projects supported by the AECF should contribute to some level of systemic 
change in the market system in which the projec t/business idea takes place.  The objective is to leave 
behind market systems that work better for the rural poor rather than helping a single company to do 
better business. 
253. The business idea/project must benefit larg e numbers of people living in rural areas
 delivering 
increased employment and income, reduced costs, and/or improved productivity. 
7. Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: 
254. The AECF is in its third year of operation.  Since June 2008, it has held 11 competitions, of 
which eight have been completed. 58 businesses (41 contracted, 17 at contract stage) in 16 countries have been awarded a total of $44m.  AECF-fu nded competitions have been continent-wide, 
country-specific (in the case of Zimbabwe and Tanz ania), and thematic (research into business aiming 
at commercializing agricultural research, and renewa ble energy and adaption to climate technologies). 
8. Contact: 
Tonderayi Makumire 
Projects Officer Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund 4
th Floor, Office Suite 4D 
K-Rep Centre 
Wood Avenue Kilimani Nairobi Kenya Tel.: +254 20 239 73 94 
Fax: +254 20 239 73 95 
E-mail: projects@aecfafrica.org  
 
G. NAME OF PROGRAMME :  BUSINESS CALL TO ACTION (BC TA) 
1. Description: 
255. The UK's Department for International Deve lopment (DFID) and the United Nations 
Development Programme (UNDP) are working together  to establish global development targets to be 
achieved by the year 2015, termed the Millennium  Development Goals (MDGs).  The Business Call 
to Action challenges businesses to implement concre te initiatives that apply their core business and 
skills in a transformative and scalable manner that will enhance growth and wealth creation to help  IP/C/W/558/Add.7 
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  meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).  This is about producing business ideas that are 
both commercially viable and help to achieve the MDGs. 
256. We want to mobilize the private sector to he lp meet the MDGs.  We call on businesses to put 
their talents into creating businesses and jobs in the new economies to ensure a new generation of 
entrepreneurs for the future. 
 
257. Businesses are an engine of growth and devel opment, and can have a potentially huge impact 
on improving the lives of people in developing co untries through increasing investment, creating jobs 
and increasing skills, and developi ng goods, technologies and innovati ons which can make people's 
lives better. 
258. We are also providing UNDP with £920,000 to establish the Secretariat for the Business Call 
to Action in New York. 
2. Beneficiary countries: 
259. Commitments have been made to India and sub-Saharan Africa including the Ivory Coast, 
Ghana, Kenya, Cameroon, Nigeria, Uganda and Burkina Faso. 
3. Objective(s) type of incentives given: 
260. The Business Call to Action initiatives might achieve one or more of the following: 
 - Generate significant new employment opportunities  in developing countries; 
 
 - improve the quality of supply chains , helping local businesses to diversify, and/or 
become internationally competitive; 
 
 - include  innovations and/or technologies  which make it easier for individuals and 
businesses to do business. 
 
4. Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
261. Private companies who are co mmitted to creating value for communities by responding to 
local development needs through their core bus iness activities are welcome to join the BCtA. 
5. Type of technology transferred: 
- Agricultural technology, advice and information; 
 - financial services; 
 
- public information systems;  - IT skills development and business monitoring;  
- financial and technical support. 
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  6. Functioning in practice: 
262. Companies clearly offer the potential to gene rate significant development benefits in 
developing countries.  Initiatives should be linked to the company's core business while having the 
ability to deliver development bene fits.  Incorporate a fresh approach to business for the company, 
enabling it to access and serve markets in ways not previously achieved. 
7. Examples of ongoing projects: 
ASDA - increased sourcing of local produce from Africa 
 ASDA will source at least an extra £30 milli on worth of fresh produce from Africa over the 
next five years.  This will create more sustained employment with trading partners in South Africa, Kenya, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Burkina Faso. 
 
Cisco - agricultural advice to farmers 
 Cisco, in association with BT and OneWorld , plan to expand the LifeLines service which 
currently provides productivity-enhancing agricultural advice to 40,000 farmers in 700 villages in India.  Cisco estimates that the LifeLines service can be developed over 
five years to provide information on pesticid es, crop yields, animal husbandry and market 
opportunities to 500,000 farmers in Kenya. 
 
Cadbury - increased productivity in farming in Ghana 
 Cadbury will improve the productivity and in comes of over one million cocoa farmers over 
the next ten years.  They will initially focu s on 100 cocoa farming communities in Ghana, 
reaching 80,000 people and investin g £30 million over the next ten years.  This is expected to 
increase farmer productivity by 20 per cent in the first five years, rising to a 100 per cent 
increase by year ten. 
 
8. Contact: 
BCtA Secretariat 
UNDP Private Sector Division 
One UN Plaza DC1 New York, USA E-mail: secretariat@bcta-initiative.org 
 
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