WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
IP/C/W/558/Add.4 
14 October 2011 
 (11-5094) 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects of 
Intellectual Property Rights Original:   English 
 
 
 
REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ARTICLE 66.2 
OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT 
 
CANADA 
 
Addendum 
  
 The following communication, dated 6 October 2011, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Canada. 
 
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I. INTRODUCTION 
1. Article 66.2 of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement 
requires "developed country Members to provide in centives to enterprises and institutions in their 
territories for the purpose of promoting and encour aging technology transfer to least developed 
country Members in order to enable them to create a sound and viable technological base".   
2.  Following the Decision of the TRIPS Counc il of 19 February 2003, developed country 
Members decided to submit annual reports on the actions taken or planned in pursuance of their 
commitments under Article 66.2.  The Members decide d to provide new detailed reports every third 
year and, in the intervening years, provide updates to  their most recent reports.  The present note is an 
update report which provides information on Canada 's activities concerning technology transfer to 
least developed countries (LDCs).  
3. Prior to the Workshop on Article 66.2 of the TRIPS Agreement held at the WTO, Geneva on 
27 October 2008, LDCs circulated three general ques tions pertaining to technology transfer.  At the 
Workshop Canada answered these questions and co mmitted to enhancing the 2009 report to address 
the concerns articulated by LDCs.  Similar to the 2010 update report, which addressed LDC concerns, 
the present update report will focus on reporting activ ities that are targeted at LDCs rather than 
developing countries more generally.  In addition, it will report on technology transfer specifically, as 
distinct from technical cooperation (TRIPS Article 67).  
4. Canada's activities promote technol ogy transfer in the form of:  
 
(i) intellectual property embedded in  transferred goods and services; 
 
(ii) management and business know-how to suppor t production and distribution of goods 
and services;  and  
 
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  5. Domestic incentives for the transfer of technology are given for all three forms of technology 
transfer.  A variety of financial and non-financial incentives, (co-financing, loans, insurance, tax 
relief, technical advice, networking and partners hip contacts, and linkages), exist to facilitate 
technology transfer transactions.  Most technolo gy transfer occurs though Official Development 
Assistance (ODA) programmes.   
  
6. Several Canadian Government  departments, agencies and programmes are involved in 
providing incentives, either directly or indirectly, for Canadian enterprises and institutions to engage 
in activities involving technology transfer to de veloping country and LDC WTO Members.  The 
Canadian agencies principally involved in technolog y transfer activities are the Canadian International 
Development Agency (CIDA) and the Internati onal Development Research Centre (IDRC).  A 
number of other government departments, agencies  and programmes, such as Industry Canada, and 
the National Research Council (NRC), also cont ribute significantly to providing incentives for 
technology transfer.  The present document describes the ongoing activities of these bodies. 
7. Canada notes LDC Members' interest in lear ning more about the impact and the functioning 
of developed country Members' technology transfer  programmes.  As a result, a table highlighting 
specific examples of technology tran sfer to LDCs is presented in an annex following this report.  The 
table has been updated in light of comments r eceived from LDCs further to the workshop on 
Article 66.2 that took place in 2010. 
II. CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (CIDA) 
8. The Canadian International Deve lopment Agency (CIDA) is the lead organization responsible 
for Canada's Official Developm ent Assistance ( ODA) Programme.  CIDA's aim is to reduce poverty, 
promote human rights, and support sustainable deve lopment.  The technology transfer programmes 
and projects undertaken by CIDA aim to fulfil these wider objectives. 
9. CIDA's Canadian Partnership Branch (CPB ) contributes to international cooperation 
initiatives designed and delivered by Canadian priv ate- and voluntary-sector organizations, including 
non-governmental organizations, e ducational institutions, professional memberships and associations, 
cooperatives, youth organizations, and companies.  Canadian Partnership Programmes focus primarily 
on supporting north-south partnerships , to promote capacity building of  local civil society and private 
sector entities that can then work locally to attain poverty reducti on and sustainable development.  
Canadian partners funded by CPB also play an im portant role in terms of  public engagement of 
Canadians at large.  The following programmes that pertain to technology transfer which are managed 
by CPB are presented below in paragraphs 10 to 26. 
10. Canadian Partnership Branch's Economic Growth and Environmental Sustainability 
Directorate:  CIDA's Canadian Partnership Branch's  Economic Growth and Environmental 
Sustainability Directorate supports programmes and pr ojects that promote:  economic growth which is 
effective in achieving poverty redu ction, is environmentally sust ainable, and ensures human well-
being through inclusivit y and equitable access to, control ove r, and distribution of resources and 
benefits;  and environmental sustainability throug h resilient livelihoods an d community development 
for the poor (including agriculture for incr eased food security) that promote equitable access to, 
participation in, and benefits fro m the conservation of ecosystems, biological diversity, and natural 
resources.  Most funding is provided to eligible Canadian voluntary sector organizations to support 
their programmes and projects in promoting economic growth in least-developed and developing 
countries, including most countries eligible for Ca nadian Official Development Assistance (ODA).  A 
number of these initiatives involve technology transf er and development assistance in technical and 
vocational education and training in developing countries.  For example, the Telecommunications 
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  executives of public and private corporations workin g in the telecommunications and the information 
and communication technology (ICT) sectors of developing and emerging economies. 
11. Canadian Urban Institute - International Urban Partnerships Programme (2010-2013):   
CAN$3.5 million.  The programme aims to improve  citizens' quality of life by improving urban 
management and national and local pol icies.  It contributes to reducing poverty through initiatives that 
address the environmental and social impacts of ra pid urbanisation, while promoting the adoption of 
good governance practices.  The programme facilitates th e transfer of innovative solutions for urban 
sustainability between developing countries, at both the institutional and peer levels, thereby 
strengthening professional relationships that promote learning.  This transfer of innovative solutions 
leads to building a body of knowledge about sustai nable economic growth and the development of 
southern urban regions. 
12. Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development (2009-2013):  This project aims to improve 
the livelihood of individuals living in margina lized communities by building their capacity to 
participate in private sector development.  The pr oject uses a train-the-trainer approach.  Thirty 
interns (recent college or university graduates) are selected and trained to deliver two training 
programmes (ReachUp! and StartUp!) to 3,000 comm unity participants.  They teach practical 
knowledge about job readiness, entrepreneurship, and the income-generating potential of information 
and communications technologies (ICTs), through a combination of experiential learning, locally relevant curricula, and a programme of advisory support.  The project is being implemented in 
11 developing countries, two of whic h are LDCs (Rwanda and Ethiopia).  
13. Skills Training for Youth Employment Programme (2010-2015): CAN$3.6 million. The 
project aims to increase vocational training for 1, 200 youth with little or no schooling (30% girls) 
through on-the-job vocational training.  Training  is provided by 115 master-craftspersons 
(20% women) in their own shops using a compet ency-based approach.  Activities support the young 
trainees' integration into the labour market in or der to reduce unemployment and poverty, and to allow 
them to participate in the economic development of  their regions.  The project is being implemented 
in Haiti, Benin, and Mali.  
14. The Education for Employment Programme (EFE) (2008-2012): CAN$20 million. This 
programme falls under the Canadian Partnership Branch's Economic Growth and Environmental 
Sustainability Directorate.  It aims to develop the capacity of local stakeholders and training institutions to design and deliver strong technical and vocational training systems to build a skilled 
and qualified workforce to meet the needs of the labour market.  EFE promotes technology and 
knowledge transfer, and builds capacity through activ ities such as curriculum reform, development of 
training programmes, advisory services, teacher trai ning, and employment training.  The programme, 
which is open to all Canadian community colleges, CÉGEPs (C ollèges d'enseignement général et 
professionnel ), and technical institutes, is being impl emented by the Association of Canadian 
Community Colleges (ACCC); the umbrella organi zation for Canadian colleges, CÉGEPs and 
institutes offering technical and vocational educati on and training.  Funding to the EFE programme in 
its first year of 2008-2009 was CAN$500,000.  Th e overall CIDA contribution to the programme is 
up to CAN$20 million from 2008 to 2012.  The prog ramme operates in many developing countries, 
notably in Tanzania, Senegal, and Mozam bique, all three of which are LDCs.   
15. The Canadian College Partnership Programme (CCPP) (2006-2011):  The Canadian College 
Partnership Programme (CCPP) is a mechanism th rough which Canada supports  and provides funding 
for partnership activities between Canadian and developing country education responsible for 
educating and/or training the country's human resources.  CCPP projects promote technology and knowledge transfer, and increase the capacity of developing country education and training 
organizations to address their country's sustainabl e development priorities through the provision of 
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  managed by the Association of Canadian Comm unity Colleges (ACCC), and Canadian community 
colleges, CÉGEPs, and technical institutes are elig ible to design and implement projects under the 
CCPP in collaboration with their developing-count ry partners.  Developing countries eligible for 
Canadian Official Development Assistance are eligible to receive support under CCPP.  Also, programme criteria ensure that 50% of the projects should benefit mainly African countries.  Funding 
to the CCPP programme in 2008-2009 was CAN$7,100,999, of which 52% (30 projects) were 
implemented in LDCs. 
16. University Partnerships in Coopera tion and Development Programme (UPCD)  (2009-2013):  
CIDA's Canadian Partnership Branch has launc hed regular competitions and funded numerous 
projects aimed at enhancing the capacity of southe rn educational institutions.  CPB has worked in 
close collaboration with the Association of Un iversities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) in 
implementing initiatives such as the University Partnerships in Coope ration and Development 
(UPCD) Programme.  The UPCD is one of the mechanisms through which CIDA supports 
collaborations with developing-country education and training organizations, aimed at building 
academic capacity for promoting sustainable deve lopment.  Projects supported by the UPCD on a 
cost-shared basis are designed and implemented jo intly by Canadian universities and their least-
developed and developing-c ountry partner institutions.  LDCs are eligible for the programme and the 
programme criteria ensure that 50% of the projects should benefit mainly African countries, where the 
majority of LDCs are located.  Funding to the UPCD Programme were approximately CAN$15 million in 2009-2010.  The fina l phase of the UPCD will end in 2013. 
17. The International Youth Internship Programme (IYIP) :  The International Youth Internship 
Programme (IYIP) is a programme for Canadian gr aduates (ages 19 to 30 inclusive), part of the 
Career Focus stream of the Government of Canada 's Youth Employment Strategy (YES).  Canada's 
YES provides Canadian youth with tools and expe rience they need to launch successful careers.  
CIDA funds selected Canadian partner organizations (CPOs) to deliver IYIP projects in accordance 
with agreed administrative and financial proce dures.  The CPOs include Canadian professional 
associations; Canadian educational institutions ; Canadian non-governmental organizations; and 
private Canadian companies.  Funding is provided fo r a variety of costs related to the internship, 
including travel, living allowance, and administra tive costs.  CIDA allocates up to CAN$15,000 per 
internship to Canadian partner organizations.  Sel ected Canadian partners work with overseas partner 
organizations to design, deliver and monitor inte rnships supporting local development projects that 
reflect CIDA's priority sectors.  Interns are recru ited by the CPOs to carry out the development-related 
activities identified in a work plan establishe d by all parties.  IYIP's annual budget is 
CAN$5.9 million.  In the past, interns have been  placed in many LDCs including Bangladesh, Benin, 
Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, 
Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia.  The progr amme has also funded internship projects in 
Ethiopia and Lao PDR (which are seeking to join  the WTO).  In many cases the IYIP within the 
LDCs facilitates technology transfer. 
18. CIDA also supports research and technology tran sfer in some of its projects in LDCs through 
its bilateral programming.  The following programme s (sections 19 to 25) exemplify CIDA's bilateral 
technology transfer initiatives: 
19. Market based Solutions for Improved Livelihood (2009-2015):  CAN$10 million.  The project 
seeks to increase incomes and improve livelihoods of 10,000 households in  Ethiopia (estimated 
around 50,000 people) by focusing on viable and hi gh potential value chains in agricultural products 
and rural enterprise and enhancing their access  to better production techniques, appropriate 
technologies, improved input supplie s, and affordable support services, including rural finance. 
Technical assistance, training and mentoring will be provided to key value chain actors including farmers and small-scale producers, private sector stakeholders that supply inputs and marketing 
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  as agricultural extension and small and medium ente rprise development.  Activities will include the 
identification and implementation of market developm ent models in order to link value chain actors to 
higher value markets.  The project will implemen t capacity building programmes to enable service 
providers and financial institutions to delive r support to clients on a sustainable basis. 
20. TECHNO-LINKS: Technology Links fo r Improved Access and Income  (2011-2014): 
CAN$1.7 million.  The programme will help lo cal businesses develop financial and agricultural 
technology-related products and services, so they can better respond to the needs of smallholder 
farmers and enterprises in Zambia, Nicaragua a nd Peru.  The programme has two components:  
(1) Technology Links for Financial Services: - wo rk with MiCredito, a microfinance institution in 
Nicaragua and Mobile Transaction Zambia Limi ted (MTZL) a mobile transaction company in 
Zambia, to develop their capacity to serve low-in come customers with appropriate and affordable 
financial products.  (2) Technology Links for Ag riculture – establishment of an Agriculture 
Technology Matching Grant Fund in Peru and Nicaragua. 
21. International Urban Partnership Program (Bilateral) (2009-2013): CAN$3.57 million.   The 
goal of the I-UP program is to advance sustai nable economic growth an d development of urban 
regions in partner countries (Ethiopia, Jamaica and Philippines) consiste nt with their national 
development agendas.  The purpose of the programme is threefold:  (1) to improve equity of access by citizens and communities (women, men, and youth)  to local government planning and decision 
making, ( 2) to build the skills of our partners (l ocal governments, civil so ciety and private sector 
groups) in participatory planning, public administ ration, and governance, and (3) to encourage our 
partners and other urban actors in partner countri es, Canada and internationally to upscale project 
based initiatives and practices.  
22. Entrepreneurship & Enterprise in Rwanda (2009-2013):  CAN$0.5 million.  This project 
aims to improve the livelihood of individuals liv ing in marginalized communities in Rwanda by 
building their capacity to participate in private sector development.  The project uses a train-the-
trainer approach.  Thirty interns (recent college or  university graduates) ar e selected and trained to 
deliver two training programs (ReachUp! and StartUp !) to 3,000 community participants.  Training is 
in practical skills like job readiness, entreprene urship, and the income-generating potential of 
information and communications technologies (ICTs).   It is undertaken through a combination of 
experiential learning, locally relevant curricula, and a programme of advisory support.  Digital 
Opportunity Trust interns and staff deliver the Re achUp! and StartUp! pr ogrammes to individuals 
who live in disadvantaged communities, through a network of local community organizations and 
with the support of local government, donors, and private enterprise.  
23. Schools of Health Technology and Primary Health Care (2003-2011):  CAN$20 million.  The 
project aims to improve primary health care in Nigeria's Bauchi and Cross River States by strengthening the capacity of the School of Health Technology in Ningi, Bauchi State, and the College 
of Health Technology in Calabar, Cross River St ate to provide appropriate, quality education to 
primary health care workers.  The project w ill enhance the curriculum, administration and 
management, and the physical infrastructure of the Schools. It will also provide both entry level and 
in-service training to primary health care workers.  The project will also help the Schools strengthen 
and expand community outreach. This in turn w ill improve understanding of local needs and ensure 
the relevance of teaching content and methods.  The project will work with 14 site-based primary 
health care facilities which will be updated, renovated and/or rebuilt.  The project is managed by a 
consortium of executing agencies. Agriteam Canada is the lead, and CARE Canada is a partner. 
24. Open Distance Learning for Seed Technology (2010-2013):  CAN$0.3 million. University of 
Guelph/Open Distance Learning. The Tamil Nadu Ag ricultural University (TNAU), India, recently 
collaborated with the University of Guelph on the CIDA/AUCC Tier2 project "Distance Learning for 
Seed Technology".  This second project builds on the relationship established.  The purpose of the IP/C/W/558/Add.4 
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  project is to promote Open Distance Learning for Seed Technology.  While India is not an LDC, this 
program provides an example of technology transfer.  The TNAU is an agricultural institution in the 
state of Tamil Nadu and Open Distance Learning (ODL) will be improved and utilized to affect 
agricultural production through improved seed and seed technologies.  Specifically, the project is expected to:  (1) Compile new improved seed technologies of relevant crops;  (2) Compile the 
improved skills and practices in agro-forestry and environmental practices;  (3) Disseminate 
knowledge and information through ODL and other t echnologies;  (4) Incr ease the awareness of 
gender issues.  (5) Promote awareness of social issues;  ( 6) Propagate awareness of good governance 
and public responsibilities.  
25. Water harvesting and institutional strengthening in Amhara  (2005-2011): CAN$16.9 million.   
CIDA is funding a project in the regional state of Am hara in Ethiopia implemented by a consortium of 
Canadian organizations led by Hydrosult Inc.  The goal of the project is to increase the capacity of the 
Amhara regional government institu tions and farmer associations  to develop and promote the 
sustainable use of water for irrigation and improved agricultural production.   
26. Finally, CIDA supports multilateral programmi ng involving technology transfer.  One 
example is the Global Gas Flaring Reduction partne rship (GGFR), a public-private partnership housed 
at the World Bank, which assists governments and comp anies in their efforts to reduce the amount of 
gas flared or vented around the world.  CIDA participation in the partnership involves collaboration with the Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB), formerly the Alberta Energy and Utilities 
Board, which has served as a Steering Comm ittee member since 2002.  CIDA has provided 
CAN$1.4 million to the initiative since joinin g in 2004.  The initiative remains ongoing; CIDA 
committed funds towards the GGFR through to June 2011. 
III. INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTRE (IDRC) 
27. IDRC is a Canadian Crown corporation mandate d to initiate, encourage, support and conduct 
research into the problems of deve loping regions of the world and th e means of applying and adapting 
scientific, technical and other knowledge to the econom ic and social advancem ent of those regions.  
IDRC has been promoting technologies for managing and sharing technology for the past 40 years 
through funding partnerships with other donors, including those from the private sector.  
28. IDRC's policy is to promote the creation and retention of knowledge and technology in the 
developing countries in which it works.  The vast majo rity of IDRC's recipients of research funding 
are in the developing world, including least-developed countries; the funding recipients retain copyright to the product of their work funded by IDRC.  IDRC also promotes the dissemination of 
research results to other communities in the devel oping and least-developed world by retaining some 
dissemination rights and by encouraging wide dissemination by the recipients.  IDRC enters into numerous agreements for the development of soft ware in the developing and least-developed world 
on an open source basis.   
29. For technology transfer, IDRC supports research in least-developed countries to promote 
growth and development.  It does so using an a pproach that combines financial support to create new 
opportunities for research, intellectual engagement a nd mentoring with recipients in the research 
process, and brokering that helps move research to  policy.  These activities assist least-developed 
countries to develop their own technologies, adapt existing technologies to their needs, and increase their know-how to manage research.   
30. During 2011, examples of IDRC support in l east-developed countries included: improving the 
availability of soil nutrients and moisture for crops  in Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali and Benin through 
the testing and use of water harvesting and fer tilizer technology (106516); supporting local research 
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  to improved health equity and stronger health systems (106229); research in Haiti to identify and 
overcome barriers to increasing immunization rat es (105521); addressing the interface between food 
security and climate change in Cambodia through research on land use and water governance (106291).  Further details on ID RC projects are searchable online via http://idris.idrc.ca .    
31. IDRC has four main programmes through wh ich it supports research, listed below:   
32. Agriculture & Environment  - Better agricultural practices and a healthy environment 
contribute to human developmen t and economic growth.  This programme supports research to 
increase agricultural productivity and food secur ity, improve human health through a clean 
environment, adapt to the effects of climate change, and understand th e economic aspects of 
environmental challenges.   
33. Global Health Policy  - Research can save lives by providing evidence on the local burden of 
disease, understanding how to apply new discove ries and technologies, and monitoring the 
effectiveness of health care.  This programme a ddresses problems in the developing world related to 
improving access to health care, enhancing health  information systems, and controlling chronic 
diseases.   
34. Science and Innovation  - Access to information and the use of new technologies can promote 
growth and reduce poverty.  This programme  addresses problems related to how science and 
innovation are applied in developing countries, such as how granting councils and universities can 
address the needs of the poor; and how informati on and communication technologies contribute to 
social innovation and change.   
35. Social and Economic Policy - Public policy can help redu ce poverty and promote greater 
social equity in developing countries.  Strong, informed policies can help establish more stable 
economies with decent work opportunities for the poor, build peaceful societies, and advance gender 
equity. That's why IDRC's Social and Econom ic Policy programme works to build the right 
environment for change. 
IV. INDUSTRY CANADA  
36. Industry Canada's Communications Research  Centre Canada (CRC) is the federal 
government's primary laboratory for research and de velopment in advanced telecommunications and a 
centre of excellence in information and communi cations technologies.  It is the only national 
laboratory with expertise across the four major plat forms that form the basic back bone for modern 
communications across Canada:  wireless, broadcasting, satellite and fibre optics. 
37. While not specific to LDCs, Industry Canada s ponsors several programmes for the transfer of 
communications technology by Canadian institutions and enterprises.  In the field of 
telecommunications, Industry Canada promotes  global connectivity and inter-operability of 
broadband networks, applica tions and services (e.g. telehealth and telelearning).  This work aims to 
improve the domestic and internati onal investment climate in orde r to create incentives to global 
markets, including developing country Members and LDCs, by spurring companies to make their 
products and services export-ready.  It also supports  international collaboration for Canadian research 
institutions in emerging areas such as electronic commerce, genomics, environmental technologies 
and advanced engineering. 
38. The Broadband Applications and Demonstra tion Laboratory (BADLAB) is a CRC facility, 
which is used to test new broadband applications  and services over a variety of telecommunications 
networks across Canada and the world.  As a ma jor Canadian research organization working in the 
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  in order to provide advice on important national initiatives such as the Information Highway, and also 
to demonstrate the application of CRC technologi es in a real operational network environment.  
BADLAB is a principal node on CA*net 4, Canada's Research and Innovation Network. 
39. As a result of its research and development pr ogrammes, CRC holds an extensive intellectual 
property portfolio consisting of approximately 240 patents representing some 90 technologies in the 
communications field.  These proprietary technologies are licensed to both Canadian and 
international companies for commercial use.  In  addition, CRC runs a small business incubator for 
high technology start-ups.  The CRC Innovation Centre  is dedicated to assisting small Canadian 
start-ups in their formative years, offering expe rtise, technology and laboratory facilities.  The 
programme is run on a cost-recovery basis for qualif ied candidates.  As an example of Canadian 
involvement in the transfer of technology, over the last decade, CRC has had an ongoing R&D 
relationship with the Centre for Development of Te lematics (C-DOT) in India.  Originally sponsored 
by CIDA in 1999 to collaborate in monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) chip 
development for radio frequency (RF) components and subsystems, and microstrip patch antenna 
designs, CRC and C-DOT have continued to work in more recent years on wireless communications 
systems development for enhanced infrastructure of broadband delivery in rural India.  CRC has also 
transferred Software Defined Radio technology to In dia through licensing its SCARI suite of software 
to six Indian organizations and has an ongoing R&D collaboration with Jasmin Inc. of India aimed at 
developing digital radi o receiver technology. 
40. In the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Telecommunications and Information Working 
Group (APEC TEL), in the Inter-American Telecommunications Commission (CITEL), and in the 
Telecommunications Development Advisory Gr oup (TDAG) meetings of the International 
Telecommunication Union (ITU), Industry Canada supports capacity building initiatives, seminars 
and workshops on ICT/telecommunication policy and regulatory issues that foster the discussion on 
viable pro-competitive regulatory options for the development of telecommunications and ICTs in 
LDCs.  
V. NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA (NRCAN) 
41. Senegal National Geomatics Plan  (2009-2013):  Natural Resources Canada's Earth Sciences 
Sector is working with CIDA under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government 
of Senegal to partner on a CAN$6 million (plus in -kind contributions) "Senegal National Geomatics 
Plan".  This project will contribute to sustainabl e management in Senegal and the development of 
related human and technical resources.  The Objectives of the Geomatics Plan are to: 
 Develop uniform standards for spatial data.  
 Establish standards for cost-sharing of responsibilities. 
 Expand existing data infrastructure and tec hnologies for data collection to establish a 
topographic data base.  
 Provide training on use and implementation of geomatics technologies.  
 Promote awareness amongst Senegal's privat e sector and operational management on the 
capabilities and applications of geos patial information and models.  
42. China Hydrocarbon Geosciences Collaboration Project  (2004-2012):  Several Canadian and 
Chinese stakeholders are partnering to significantly a dvance geochemical research.  This is a key area 
of research because heavy oil and unconventional g ases are the largest sources of fossil fuels in both 
countries.  Through a comparative study of Chinese and Canadian basins of acidic petroleum, the 
early phases of the Project centered on the developm ent of laboratory analytical protocols for its 
characterization, as well as development of subs urface mapping techniques to identify petroleum 
traps.  The current phase of the project focu ses on geochemical research capacity building for 
unconventional gas resources.  Through personnel ex change and joint workshops, the project is  IP/C/W/558/Add.4 
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  utilizing the geoscientific expertise of NRCan (E arth Sciences Sector) and other Canadian and 
Chinese stakeholder to provide mutual sample a nd data access in Canadian and Chinese shallow gas 
and deepwater projects;  develop practical tools for characterizing shallow gas and deepwater gas 
systems;  and improvise methodologies for gas res ource assessment and spatial prediction.  While 
China is not an LDC, this programme is an exampl e of technology transfer.  Overall, the objective of 
the "China Hydrocarbon Geosciences Collaboration Project" is to:  
 Develop better techniques to define h eavy oil and unconventional gas deposits.  
 Enhance Chinese expertise and capacities in geochemical research.  
 Help Canadian private sector and Chinese i ndustry identify investment opportunities in the 
Canadian oil and gas sector.  
 Create deeper research ties and futu re opportunities with China.  
VI. NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL (NRC)  
43. The National Research Council's Industrial Research Assistance Programme (IRAP) 
encourages and supports Canadian small and me dium-sized entities to develop international 
technology-based partnerships with both deve loped and less developed economies.  IRAP, in 
partnership with Canada's Depart ment of Foreign Affairs and Inte rnational Trade, supports group 
missions to explore opportunities for partnerships.  IRAP also carries out activities independently and 
with other partners.  In addition to group missions , IRAP is involved with individual companies, 
sectors and competitive technical intelligence. 
VII. MULTILATERAL ACTIVITIES 
44. At the multilateral level, Canada continues to  actively contribute to many international 
institutions which, in turn, provide incentives for technology transfer to developing country Members 
and LDCs.  In this respect, Canada's continuing contribution to the WTO's technical assistance fund, 
the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Ba nk, the African Development Bank and the Asia 
Development Bank all help to encourage the transf er of technology.  Canada also supports sector-
specific programming notably through the Consultati ve Group on International Agricultural Research 
(CGIAR). 
45. Canada participates in the WTO Working Group on Trade and Transfer of Technology 
(WGTTT), established in 2002 as part of the Doha Development Round.  Cana da supports the efforts 
of the Working Group to help WTO Members identify ways to increase the transfer and absorption of 
technology through trade, investment and the provision of technical assistance. 
  
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  The following chart presents some project and programme examples undertaken by the principle Canadian agencies involved in tec hnology transfer 
activities, the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and the International Developmen t Research Centre (IDRC).  The  following chart is not an 
exhaustive list of programmes and projects undertaken by Canadian agencies, but rather serves to exemplify the institutions and  enterprises that transfer physical 
capital and goods, know-how, information, and da ta to LDCs.  This chart has been devel oped to show certain criteria as requeste d by LDCs at the October 2008 
and October 2010 Workshops on Artic le 66.2.  It reveals Canada's conceptualiza tion of technology transfer and illustrates the C anadian initiatives that are 
specific to LDCs. 
 
CANADA:  EXAMPLES OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROGRAMMES AND PROJECTS 
I.  CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AG ENCY'S (CIDA) BILATERAL PROGRAMMES: 
Project/ 
Programmes Objective Types of 
Incentives 
provided to 
local entities Transferor Transferee 
(Beneficiary 
LDCs) 
 Field or 
sector of 
technology Type of 
activities in 
technology 
transfer Expected 
output related 
to technology 
transfer 
 Expected 
Outcomes Budget 
or funds 
allocated 
(CAN$) Duration Status 
Market-
Based 
Solutions for 
Improved 
Livelihoods Increase 
incomes and 
improve 
livelihoods by 
focusing on 
viable and 
high potential 
value chains 
in agricultural 
products and 
rural 
enterprise and 
enhancing 
their access to 
better 
production 
techniques, 
appropriate 
technologies, 
improved 
input 
supplies, and 
affordable 
support 
services, 
including 
rural finance Capacity 
building 
through 
technical 
assistance, 
training and 
mentoring  Mennonite 
Economic 
Development 
Associates  
 Ethiopia  Agricultural 
services  
 
Agricultural 
financial 
services  
 
Small and 
medium-
sized 
enterprises 
(SME) 
development  
 
Cottage 
industries 
and 
handicrafts 
 Market 
development 
models to 
link value 
chain actors 
to higher 
value 
markets and 
the design 
and delivery 
of capacity 
building 
programmes 
to enable 
service 
providers and 
financial 
institutions to 
deliver 
support to 
clients on a 
sustainable 
basis 
 
 Facilitate 
households' 
participation in 
value chains in 
agricultural 
products and 
rural 
enterprise, and 
enhance their 
access to better 
production 
techniques, 
appropriate 
tech-nologies, 
improved input 
supplies, and 
affordable 
support 
services, 
including rural 
finance  Increase 
incomes 
and 
improve 
livelihoods 
of 10,000 
households 
 10.0 
million 2010 - 
2016  Project 
ongoing   
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I.  CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AG ENCY'S (CIDA) BILATERAL PROGRAMMES: 
Project/ 
Programmes Objective Types of 
Incentives 
provided to 
local entities Transferor Transferee 
(Beneficiary 
LDCs) 
 Field or 
sector of 
technology Type of 
activities in 
technology 
transfer Expected 
output related 
to technology 
transfer 
 Expected 
Outcomes Budget 
or funds 
allocated 
(CAN$) Duration Status 
Water 
Harvesting 
and 
Institutional 
Strength-
ening in 
Amhara To increase 
the food 
security of 
poor male 
and female 
farmers 
through 
improved 
water 
management Capacity 
building:  
training,  
Demonstra-
tion, accom-
paniment  A 
consortium 
comprised of 
Hydrosult 
Inc, Agrodev 
Canada Inc. 
and Oxfam 
Canada Amhara 
Region 
Bureau of 
Agriculture 
and Rural 
Devt. 
(BoARD);  
Amhara 
Region 
Agricultural 
Research 
Institute 
(ARARI) –
Ethiopia 
 Sustainable 
water 
harvesting 
and the use 
of water for 
irrigated 
agricultural 
production Expertise 
and know-
how 
required to 
plan, design, 
implement 
sustainable 
water 
management 
 
 Increase the 
capacity of 
Amhara 
regional 
government 
institutions 
and farmer 
associations to 
develop and 
promote the 
sustainable 
use of water 
for irrigation Improved 
agri-
cultural 
production 16.9 
million 2005 - 
2011 Project 
ongoing  
 
   
  
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Project/ 
Programmes Objective Types of 
Incentives 
provided to 
local entities 
 Transferor 
 Transferee 
(Beneficiary 
LDCs) 
 Field or 
sector of 
technology Type of 
activities in 
technology 
transfer Expected 
output related 
to technology 
transfer 
 Expected 
Outcomes 
 Budget or 
funds 
allocated 
(CAN$) Duration Status 
 
i. Voluntary Sector Fund example : 
Entrepre-
neurship and 
Enterprise 
Development 
(in Rwanda & 
Ethiopia) Improve the 
livelihood of 
individuals 
living in 
marginalized 
communities 
by building 
their capacity 
to participate 
in private 
sector 
development Train-the-
trainer 
approach 
Experiential 
learning, 
locally 
relevant 
curricula, and 
a programme 
of advisory 
support 
 Digital 
Opportunity 
Trust Digital 
Opportunity 
Trust – 
Rwanda, 
Ethiopia Information 
and 
Communi-
cation 
Technology 
(ICT) 
 
Business 
Support 
Services and 
institutions Practical 
knowledge 
about job 
readiness, 
entrepreneurs
hip and the 
income-
generating 
potential of 
information 
and 
communicatio
ns 
technologies 
(ICTs) Building the 
capacity to 
participate in 
private sector 
development of 
individuals 
living in 
marginalized 
communities  Improved 
livelihood of 
individuals 
living in 
margina-
lized com-
munities  363,540 
(Ethiopia) 
499,088 
(Rwanda) 2009 - 
2013 Project 
ongoing 
ii. Cooperation and Education Fund examples:   
Canadian 
Urban Institute 
– International 
Urban 
Partnerships 
Programme 
2010-2013 To advance 
sustainable 
economic 
growth and 
development 
of urban 
regions in 
partner 
countries 
consistent 
with their 
national 
development 
agendas Strength-
ening the 
skills of 
partners and 
local 
stakeholders 
Technical 
advice  The Canadian 
Urban 
Institute and 
The 
Government 
of Canada 
through the 
Canadian 
International 
Development 
Agency 
(CIDA) The Canadian 
Urban 
Institute – 
Ethiopia Private sector 
Development 
 
Improving 
Urban 
Management 
and National 
and Local 
Policies Innovative 
Solutions for 
Urban 
Sustainability 
 
 Advance 
sustainable 
economic 
growth and 
development in 
urban regions in 
developing 
countries, 
consistent with 
the countries' 
national 
development 
agendas Sustain-able 
economic 
growth and 
develop-
ment 3.57 
million 2010 - 
2013 Project 
ongoing   
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Programmes Objective Types of 
Incentives 
provided to 
local entities 
 Transferor 
 Transferee 
(Beneficiary 
LDCs) 
 Field or 
sector of 
technology Type of 
activities in 
technology 
transfer Expected 
output related 
to technology 
transfer 
 Expected 
Outcomes 
 Budget or 
funds 
allocated 
(CAN$) Duration Status 
 
Skills Training 
for Youth 
Employment 
Programme Increase 
vocational 
training for 
1,200 youth 
with little or 
no schooling 
(30% girls) in 
Haiti, Mali 
and Benin Capacity 
building, 
coaching, and 
provision of 
equipment 
Using a 
competency-
based 
approach  Fondation 
Paul Gérin-
Lajoie 
 
 Four local 
partner NGOs 
– 
Haiti, Mali 
and Benin Private Sector 
Development 
 
Vocational 
Training On-the-Job 
Vocational 
Training 
Integration 
into the 
Labour 
Market Increase 
vocational 
training for 
1,200 youth 
with little or no 
schooling (30% 
girls) in Haiti, 
Mali and Benin 
through on-the-
job vocational 
training Increased 
vocational 
training  3.62 
million 2010 – 
2015 Project 
ongoing  
iii. Economic Growth and Envi ronmental Sustainability Director ate Programme (EGES) example: 
Capacity 
Building in the 
Information 
and 
Communica-
tion 
Technology 
(ICT) sector. 
 Support 
capacity 
building of 
local and 
regional 
organizations 
through the 
training of 
senior 
managers 
working in 
the  ICT 
sector  
 Technical 
training, 
curriculum 
develop-ment, 
teacher 
training and 
technical 
advisory 
services  Telecom-
munications 
Executive 
Management 
Institute of 
Canada 
(TEMIC) Policy-
Makers, 
Regulators  & 
Operators of 
Local and 
Regional 
organization 
in the ICT 
sector – 
Africa 
multiple 
countries, 
Americas 
multiple 
countries, 
Asia multiple 
countries Telecom-
mmunica-
tions Transfer of 
skills, 
knowledge 
and expertise. 
 
 Allow 
executives 
working at the 
policies, 
regulation or 
operation level 
to better face 
the challenges 
of the 
institutional 
reform and 
improved 
service 
delivery. Improved 
service 
delivery 892,950 2007-2012
 Project 
terminating   
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Programmes Objective Types of 
Incentives 
provided to 
local entities 
 Transferor 
 Transferee 
(Beneficiary 
LDCs) 
 Field or 
sector of 
technology Type of 
activities in 
technology 
transfer Expected 
output related 
to technology 
transfer 
 Expected 
Outcomes 
 Budget or 
funds 
allocated 
(CAN$) Duration Status 
 
iv. Canadian College Partners hip Programme (CCPP) examples:  
Sustainable 
Rice Fish 
Integration 
(CCPP 
Program) 
 To enhance 
the skills and 
knowledge of 
sustainable 
rice fish 
integration 
and increase 
food security 
among rural 
farmers Technical 
training, 
curriculum 
develop-ment, 
teacher 
training and 
technical 
advisory 
services  Fisheries and 
Marine 
Institute 
Memorial 
University  
 Prek Leap 
National 
School of 
Agriculture 
(PNSA) –  
Phnom Penh, 
Cambodia Agriculture 
  
Fisheries Transfer of 
skills, 
knowledge 
and expertise 
 
 Enhance the 
institution-nal 
capacity of Prek 
Leap National 
School of 
Agriculture to 
develop and 
deliver 
extension 
Training 
programs in 
sustainable rice 
fish integration 
for rural 
farmers Enhanced 
delivery of 
Training 
programs  399,940 2006-2011 Project 
ongoing  
Renewal of 
Agricultural 
Science (CCPP 
Program) 
 To develop 
educational 
training 
program in 
agriculture 
and 
environment Technical 
training, 
curriculum 
and 
pedagogical 
resource 
develop-ment 
and teacher 
training  Alfred 
College, 
Guelph 
University Institut 
universitaire 
des sciences 
agrono-
miques et de 
l'environ-
nement de 
Sarh –  
Chad 
 Agriculture 
 
Environ-ment Transfer of 
skills, 
knowledge 
and expertise 
 Update the 
agricultural and 
environ-mental 
training 
program of the 
University 
Institute of 
Agricultural 
and Environ-
mental Sciences 
in Sarh, Chad Updated 
agricul-tural 
and environ-
mental 
training 
program 399,896 2005-2012 Project 
ongoing   
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Programmes Objective Types of 
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provided to 
local entities 
 Transferor 
 Transferee 
(Beneficiary 
LDCs) 
 Field or 
sector of 
technology Type of 
activities in 
technology 
transfer Expected 
output related 
to technology 
transfer 
 Expected 
Outcomes 
 Budget or 
funds 
allocated 
(CAN$) Duration Status 
 
Education for 
Employment 
(Senegal, 
Mozambique 
and Tanzania) Support 
private sector 
development 
through 
workforce 
training and 
micro-
enterprise 
support in 
sectors of the 
economy 
where there is 
a lack of 
qualified 
workers and 
entrepreneurs Curriculum 
reform, 
develop-ment 
of training 
programs, 
advisory 
services, 
teacher 
training, 
employment 
training.  Canadian 
colleges, 
CÉGEPs, and 
technical 
institutes Related 
government 
ministries, 
economic 
sectoral 
enterprises 
and technical 
and 
vocational 
education 
training 
institutions –  
Senegal 
Mozambique 
Tanzania  Senegal: 
building and 
public works, 
marine and 
port activities, 
agrifood 
industry  
 
Mozam-
bique: 
Construc-tion, 
mining, 
fisheries and 
tourism 
 
Tanzania: 
agriculture, 
mining and 
tourism Transfer of 
Skills, 
Knowledge 
and Expertise 
 
 Support private 
sector 
development 
focusing, on the 
one hand, on 
the needs of 
businesses in 
the targeted 
sectors for 
stability, and 
the creation and 
mainte-nance of 
sustainable jobs 
and, on the 
other hand, 
social 
integration by 
contribu-ting to 
an expansion of 
continuing 
education for 
the labour force 
which is 
transferable and 
produces 
qualified 
graduates Poverty 
reduction  20 million 2008-2012 Project 
ongoing   
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provided to 
local entities 
 Transferor 
 Transferee 
(Beneficiary 
LDCs) 
 Field or 
sector of 
technology Type of 
activities in 
technology 
transfer Expected 
output related 
to technology 
transfer 
 Expected 
Outcomes 
 Budget or 
funds 
allocated 
(CAN$) Duration Status 
 
University 
Partnerships in 
Cooperation 
and 
Development 
Program 
(UPCD) The UPCD is 
one of the 
mechanisms 
through which 
CIDA 
supports 
collaborations 
with 
developing-
country 
education and 
training 
organizations, 
aimed at 
building 
academic 
capacity for 
promoting 
sustainable 
development Capacity 
Building  
(academic) 
Collaboration 
with 
developing-
country 
education and 
training 
organiza-tions  works in close 
collaboration 
with the 
Association of 
Universities 
and Colleges 
of Canada 
(AUCC) Projects 
supported by 
the UPCD on 
a cost-shared 
basis are 
designed and 
implemented 
jointly by 
Canadian 
universities 
and their 
least-
developed and 
developing-
country 
partner 
institutions –  
Bangladesh 
Benin 
Bolivia 
Brazil 
Burkina-Faso 
Congo 
Democratic 
Republic 
Chile 
China 
Costa Rica 
Cuba 
Dominican 
Republic 
Ethiopia 
Gambia  
Ghana Sustainable 
Development  
(African 
country focus)Transfer of 
Skills, 
Knowledge 
and Expertise 
 
 Strengthen the 
capacities of 
higher 
education 
institutions in 
developing 
countries in a 
wide range of 
areas Poverty 
reduction 19.8 
million 2009-2013 Project 
ongoing  
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provided to 
local entities 
 Transferor 
 Transferee 
(Beneficiary 
LDCs) 
 Field or 
sector of 
technology Type of 
activities in 
technology 
transfer Expected 
output related 
to technology 
transfer 
 Expected 
Outcomes 
 Budget or 
funds 
allocated 
(CAN$) Duration Status 
 
Grenada 
Haiti 
Honduras 
Kenya 
Lao PDR 
Madagascar 
Malawi 
Mali 
Mongolia  
Morocco 
Mozambique  
Nigeria 
Rwanda 
South Africa 
Tanzania 
Uganda 
Uruguay  
Viet Nam  
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Project/ 
Programmes Objective Types of 
Incentives 
provided to 
local entities 
 Transferor 
 Transferee 
(Beneficiary 
LDCs) 
 Field or 
sector of 
technology Type of 
activities in 
technology 
transfer Expected 
output related 
to technology 
transfer 
 Expected 
Outcomes 
 Budget or 
funds 
allocated
(CAN$) Duration Status 
 
i. Science and Innovation  
Human 
Language 
Technologies 
for 
Development 
(106479) The adoption of 
information and 
communi-cation 
technology (ICT) 
is reaching an 
unprecedented 
level in 
developing 
countries. 
Governments are 
providing schools 
and public 
services with 
computers, with a 
view to providing 
e-education and 
e-health. 
However, there 
remains a need 
for expertise in 
localization – 
adaptation of 
both technology 
and content in 
local languages.  
This grant will 
allow two IDRC-
supported 
networks - the 
African Network 
of Localization 
(ANLoc) and the The 
conference 
will be the 
first 
international 
event to be 
organized by 
local 
researchers 
from Africa 
and Asia with 
an 
international 
scope and 
coverage. It 
will be an 
occasion to 
show the 
importance of 
languages and 
language 
technologies 
for 
development, 
and share 
expertise 
based on 
research to 
date.   
The team is 
expecting to 
repeat the IDRC-
supported 
experts 
/technology 
specialists 
from the 
African 
Network of 
Localization 
(ANLoc) and 
PAN Asia 
Networking 
Localization 
Network 
(PANL10n) Researchers 
seeking to 
gain 
knowledge 
and expertise 
in localization 
from across 
Africa and 
Asia, 
including 
from LDCs  ICTs  
 
Languages 
 Sharing 
technical 
knowledge 
and expertise 
on 
localization  Organize a 
conference that 
allows localiza-
tion researchers 
to engage on 
issues of human 
languages 
technologies 
and their use 
for social and 
economic 
development 
within Africa 
and Asia. 
 
Provide an 
opportunity for 
research papers, 
posters, and 
demos to be 
presented by 
researchers 
from Africa and 
Asia, and to be 
published after 
the conference 
 
Provide an 
opportunity for 
researchers and 
industry  to 
meet and An expanded 
network of 
experts and 
practitioners in 
Africa and Asia 
(including from 
LDCs) working 
in the field of 
localization.  157,800   February 
2011 to 
March 
2012  Confe-
rence took 
place in 
May 2011.  
Comp-lete 
procee-
dings 
available 
at 
http://ww
w.hltd.org    
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provided to 
local entities 
 Transferor 
 Transferee 
(Beneficiary 
LDCs) 
 Field or 
sector of 
technology Type of 
activities in 
technology 
transfer Expected 
output related 
to technology 
transfer 
 Expected 
Outcomes 
 Budget or 
funds 
allocated
(CAN$) Duration Status 
 
PAN Asia 
Networking 
Localization 
Network 
(PANL10n) - to 
organize a joint 
conference on 
Human 
Languages 
Technologies for 
Development that 
will expose a 
broad group of 
stakeholders to 
the issues 
involved in 
localization. 
The main 
objective of this 
project is to 
disseminate the 
achievements of 
the Centre-
funded Networks 
for Localization 
by organizing an 
international 
conference on 
Human 
Languages 
Technologies for 
Development 
(HLTD), which 
will serve as a conference 
every one or 
two years and 
establish it as 
an 
international-
ly recognized 
event. 
 discuss issues 
of the role of 
Human 
Languages 
Technologies in 
development as 
a research 
domain.   
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Programmes Objective Types of 
Incentives 
provided to 
local entities 
 Transferor 
 Transferee 
(Beneficiary 
LDCs) 
 Field or 
sector of 
technology Type of 
activities in 
technology 
transfer Expected 
output related 
to technology 
transfer 
 Expected 
Outcomes 
 Budget or 
funds 
allocated
(CAN$) Duration Status 
 
forum to share 
knowledge and 
expertise among 
different 
stakeholders 
ii. Agriculture and Environment 
Development 
and Commod-
tization of 
Prefabricated 
Engineered 
Bamboo 
Housing in 
Africa 
(105191) This project will 
endeavour to 
transfer new 
bamboo-based 
prefabricated 
housing 
technology from 
China and India 
to East Africa, 
thereby providing 
affordable, 
durable, healthy 
and 
environmental-ly 
friendly houses 
for the urban 
poor. 
 
The research's 
overall goal is to 
test and assess 
bamboo, as an 
eco-friendly, low-
cost building In Ethiopia, 
the project 
will support 
research, 
technology 
transfer, 
capacity 
building, 
networking 
and 
innovative 
design 
strategies 
to set up pre-
processing 
and 
production 
centers 
producing 
prefabricated 
bamboo-
based houses. 
It will also 
build local This project is 
South-South 
cooperation 
not involving 
Canadian 
firms.  This 
project will 
endeavour to 
transfer new 
bamboo-
based 
prefabricated 
housing 
technology 
from China 
and India to 
East Africa.  
 
The project is 
managed via 
the Global 
Bamboo 
Housing 
Project Micro and 
Small 
Business 
Develop-ment 
Agency - 
FEMSEDA – 
 
Ethiopia;   
Makere 
University – 
 
Uganda;   
Maseno  
University – 
 
 Kenya  
 Low-Cost 
Housing 
Techno-logy 
(use of 
bamboo as a 
sustainable 
material for 
construc-tion) 
Environ-ment 
 Production 
skills and 
expertise;   
Transfer of 
new bamboo-
based 
prefabricated 
housing 
technology 
from China 
and India to 
East Africa. 
 A cost-benefit 
analysis of low 
cost, energy 
efficient, eco-
friendly 
bamboo 
housing for 
low-income 
residents in 
Ethiopia, 
Uganda and 
Kenya; 
a compilation 
of bamboo 
housing designs 
incorporating 
contemporary 
local and green 
designs for 
building with 
bamboo; 
- 2 community 
bamboo centers 
in Kenya and The project 
should: 
- generate, and 
share 
knowledge on 
practical 
validation of 
bamboo 
housing 
technologies; 
- improve 
knowledge 
bamboo 
conventional 
and modern 
housing 
technologies in 
Ethiopia, 
Uganda and 
Kenya; 
- contribute to 
developing 
sound solutions 
to the housing 496,300  March 
2009 to 
Nov 2011  Project 
ongoing   
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provided to 
local entities 
 Transferor 
 Transferee 
(Beneficiary 
LDCs) 
 Field or 
sector of 
technology Type of 
activities in 
technology 
transfer Expected 
output related 
to technology 
transfer 
 Expected 
Outcomes 
 Budget or 
funds 
allocated
(CAN$) Duration Status 
 
material to meet 
urgent housing 
needs for the 
poor in Africa.  
In Ethiopia, the 
project will 
support research, 
technology 
transfer, capacity 
building, 
networking and 
innovative design 
strategies to set 
up pre-processing 
and production 
centres producing 
prefabricated 
bamboo-based 
houses.  It will 
also build 
capacities in 
Uganda & Kenya 
to build 
conventional 
bamboo housing 
systems.  
 capacities 
in Uganda 
and Kenya to 
build 
conventional 
bamboo 
housing 
systems. It 
will identify 
strategies to 
build 
awareness and 
market 
demand for 
bamboo 
construction 
and will 
support 
capacity 
building 
activities to 
promote pre-
fabricated 
bamboo 
housing 
industries. 
The project 
will also 
investigate 
solutions to 
develop 
innovative 
integrated 
housing (GBHP) at the
International 
Network for 
Bamboo and 
Rattan 
(INBAR).  Uganda; 
- a modern 
bamboo 
housing 
production 
center in 
Ethiopia; 
- 3 community-
based pre-
processing 
centers in 
Ethiopia; 
- 30 people 
trained in 
bamboo 
resource 
management, 
harvesting and 
pre-processing 
techniques in 
Ethiopia, 
Uganda and 
Kenya; 
- 20 Ugandan 
and Kenyan 
professionals 
trained on 
conventional 
techniques for 
building with 
houses bamboo;
- 1 set of 
published 
national shortage and 
produce healthy 
and 
environmentall
y friendly low-
cost 
housing for the 
urban poor - 
group in which 
women are 
particularly 
overrepresented 
- in Ethiopia, 
Uganda and 
Kenya; 
- improve 
research 
infrastructure 
for bamboo 
housing 
research in 
Ethiopia, 
Uganda and 
Kenya; 
- achieve some 
recognition of 
bamboo 
housing 
research and 
technologies 
among different 
stakeholders 
and their 
eventual  
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provided to 
local entities 
 Transferor 
 Transferee 
(Beneficiary 
LDCs) 
 Field or 
sector of 
technology Type of 
activities in 
technology 
transfer Expected 
output related 
to technology 
transfer 
 Expected 
Outcomes 
 Budget or 
funds 
allocated
(CAN$) Duration Status 
 
systems for 
waste 
management 
and 
sanitation. building codes 
for 
conventional 
and modern 
bamboo 
housing for 
Ethiopia, 
Uganda and 
Kenya; 
- 2 research 
reports on 
sustainable 
value chain and 
bamboo 
housing 
production 
efficiency; and 
- 1 peer-
reviewed paper 
discussing the 
process, lessons 
learned and the 
results of the 
research  integration into 
strategic 
planning, 
university 
curriculum, 
policies and 
practices; and 
- contribute to 
livelihoods 
diversification 
of smallholder 
farmers, 
particularly for 
women and 
disadvantaged 
groups 
 
 
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