WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
IP/C/W/551/Add.7 
31 May 2011 
 (11-2726) 
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 3 Marc h 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.    
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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 co untry Members shall submit annually reports on 
actions taken or planned in pursuance of their co mmitments under Article 66.2 (incentives provided to 
their enterprises or institutions for the purpose of promoting and encouraging technology transfer to 
least developed country Members). 
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, Belgium, Finland, France, 
Germany, the Republic of 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 
conditions.  
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.  IP/C/W/551/Add.7 
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6. A privileged channel for technology transfer, in cluding transfer of know-how, is foreign 
direct investment (FDI); joint research projects be tween 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 can not 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 consider 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 that 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 program is specifically 
dedicated to least-developed countries as such.  EU  initiatives are usually specific to countries/groups 
of countries/regions, since the EU strongly support  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 :  7TH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMMES – 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 programme s to third countries bringing researchers 
from developing countries for training to Eu rope while offering them a substantial 
return package. 
 14. Under the 7
th Framework Programme (2007-2013), fu nding requests from LDC-based entities 
amounted to about €610million so far, and the cont racts signed involve a EU contribution of about 
€50million to date.  While this is about research a nd development projects, it is quite obvious that 
collaboration with research organisations from deve loped countries implicitly results in technology 
being transferred (either informally or formally, e.g. through access rights) between the participants 
and in particular to LDC-based entities. 
15. The 7th 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 Part ner Countries (ICPCs, including in particular ACP 
countries).  Amongst other aims they should also en sure participation by countries or regions that 
might otherwise have difficulty in participating 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 makers and society. This will be considered an 
integral task under all thematic areas. 
2. Beneficiary countries: 
18. The Framework Programme is open to all count ries; however, some sp ecific activities also 
target specifically the least developed countries.  For more information, please consult the website: 
http://ec.europa.eu/research/iscp/pdf/newapproach_en.pdf  
 
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3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentives given: 
Objective 1: promote joint sharing of R&D costs, and to support prospective activities 
and the identification of partners (w orkshops, meetings, travel grants in 
contracts); 
 
Objective 2: improve access to available techniques and industrial processes (this 
includes in particular: better access to  legal and technological information 
sources and training in the state of the art); 
 Objective 3: support joint research projects between private and/or public partners; 
 Objective 4: provide training in technology management and production methods, 
especially in the agricultural field; 
 Objective 5: capacity building. 
 4. Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
19. All legally established institutions for R&D and higher education in third countries. 
5. Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: 
20. The following are examples of successful co -operations involving developing countries 
(examples of dedicated interna tional cooperation activities for 2007-200 8, in the Cooperation Specific 
Programme of FP7) :  
 Theme 1:  Health 
 
Developing countries :  "Addressing knowledge gaps in pre gnancy malaria".  The aim is the 
design of new, or the revision of existing therapeutic and/or preventive interventions. 
 
 ICPCs :  "Health and economic cost of antimicr obial resistance".  The objective is to 
undertake studies attempting to assess the increa se in health and economic costs due to 
infections by drug resistant micro-organisms. 
 
 Theme 2: Food, Agriculture And Fisheries, And Biotechnology 
 
Latin America/ACP :  "Bagasses". Improved chemical and enzymatic treatments of bagasses 
from energy crops, for increased bio-fuels production yields.  "Valorisation of Andean microbial biodiversity for agro-industry of basic crops, for 
environmental protection and as a source of novel bioactive compounds" (only Latin 
America).  Research networks supporting research on fisher ies management and aquaculture outside EU 
waters. 
 
Theme 3: Information And Communication Technologies 
 
 Identification and promotion of cooperation opportunities, support to policy dialogues:  
Coordination and Support Actions for the pr omotion of the EU ICT programme and 
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in relevant countries and regions, increasing visibility of mutual RTD potential and networking relevant stakeholders. 
 
 Asia, ACP, Mediterranean Partner Countries and Latin America:  Development-related 
ICT research exploitation and cooperation ro admaps:  Coordination and Support Actions 
aimed at establishing development-related ICT research "cooperation ro admaps" and network 
relevant research communities. 
 
Language and speech technologies with particul ar focus on Arabic-speaking regions / 
countries (including Mediterranean Partner C ountries and ACP countries).  Open Source 
Software with particular focus on Asia, ACP and Latin America.  Accessible and inclusive 
ICT with particular focus on Latin America and ACP. 
 
Theme 6:  Environment (incl . Climate change) 
 
 Africa :  "Georesource information system for Afri ca".  To set-up the preparatory phase for 
the building of an information system cont aining and making available African Geological 
resources including groundwater, energy , raw material and mineral resources. 
  Theme 7:  Transport (incl. Aeronautics) 
 
South-Asian countries : e.g. to develop technology for clean ship dismantling and minimum 
human exposure to toxic substances. 
 
Theme 9:  Space 
 
 Developing countries : Support to activities to disseminate and implement outside the 
European Union products and services derived or customised from current GMES development activities.  Proposals addressing Early Warning Systems linked to natural 
disasters, food security or disease prevention are also encouraged. 
 
B. N
AME OF THE PROGRAMME / INCENTIVE :  EDCTP  
1. General Description: 
21. The European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) was created in 
2003 as a European response to the global health cr isis caused by the three main poverty-related 
diseases of HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis.  These diseases account for over six million deaths 
each year, and the numbers are growing.  Sub-Saharan Africa is the world's worst-affected region 
where besides ravaging lives, they impede development and cause poverty. 
22. The overall budget of EDCTP is around €400 million for 7 years.  This budget cons ists of two 
components. The national contributions of the Member States is estimated at least €200 million.  A financial contribution of the European Commissi on in the sum of €200 million will be made to 
increase the impact of EDCTP. Additional cofunding is sought from other sources, whether public or 
private. 
23. EDCTP aims to accelerate the development of new or improved drugs, vaccines and 
microbicides against HIV/AIDS, malaria and tubercul osis, with a focus on phase II and III clinical 
trials in sub-Saharan Africa. 
24. EDCTP supports multicentre projects which comb ine clinical trials, capacity building and 
networking.  The aim of integrating these three activ ities is to ensure that the developed capacity is 
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25. The basis of EDCTP is partnership. It unit es the 14 participating European Union (EU) 
member States plus Norway and Switzerland with sub-Saharan African countries.  The partnership 
helps EU member States to integrate and coordi nate their own national research and development 
programmes and form partne rships with their African counterpa rts.  All EDCTP-funded projects are 
undertaken in partnership with s ub-Saharan countries.  The partners hip ensures synergy and optimal 
use of resources, and creates a win-win situation for all parties involved.  
26. EDCTP is currently part of the European Co mmission's Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) 
for research and technological development, the European Union's main instrument for funding 
research in Europe. FP6 aims to transform the European Union into a dynamic and competitive 
knowledge-based economy. At the end of the progra mme in 2010 EDCTP is anticipated to move to 
the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). 
 2009*
Value of grants signed (€) 32,626,000 
Numbers of clinical trials approved 45 
Capacity building activities in Africa 181 
* 2nd quarter 2009  
 
2. Beneficiary countries: 
 List of the EDCTP-EEIG member states 
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, German y, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, 
the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. 
 
 List of Sub Saharan African countries 
 Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Bur undi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African 
Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democr atic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Ivory Coast, 
Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, the Gambia, Ghana, Gu inea, Guinea-Bissau, 
Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Mala wi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, 
Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome a nd Principe, Senegal, Se ychelles, Sierra Leone, 
Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tan zania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. 
 
3. Objective(s) and types of incentives given: 
27. The main objectives of EDCTP are: 
- Acceleration of the development of new c linical or improved interventions, in 
particular drugs, microbicides and vaccines to fight HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis in developing countries through conducting and supporting clinical trials 
especially for phases II and III and generally to  improve the quality of research on these 
diseases;  
- Fostering the integration of the national scientific health research programmes of the 
European member States; 
- Strengthening of the related research and de velopment capacity in sub-Saharan Africa. 
This includes securing of an enabling envi ronment for best practices that includes 
capacity development for Good Clinical Prac tice (GCP), sound ethical review and a 
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4. Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
28. Anyone can apply for EDCTP funding, on two cond itions.  Proposals should involve at least 
one Sub-Saharan African institution as well as two institutions from different EDCTP-EEIG Member 
States, and the proposal should follow the published ca ll guidelines closely in order to be accepted for 
review. 
5. Functioning in practice: 
29. EDCTP offers grants that focus on clinical tria ls (which are the principal function of EDCTP) 
as the core and use networking and capacity deve lopment to create a sustainable environment for 
conducting high-quality medical research  in sub-Saharan Africa. The grants are thus used to support 
integrated projects that combine clinical trials with networking and capacity development activities. 
EDCTP also offers grants that focus specifically on networking and capacity strengthening in Africa: 
Senior Fellowships, Ethics review and Regulat ory Affairs and Networks of Excellence. 
30. Once a call for proposals is published on the ED CTP website and in relevant scientific 
journals an applicant can apply for funding if thei r study corresponds with the call text requirements. 
Applications need to be submitted through elig ible and legal institutions from Africa or from 
European Member States, involving a minimum of two European countries and/or African 
institutions. The European Member States should be responsible for co-funding the project, aiming at 
a minimum of 50% of the estimated resources. 
31. Applicants should complete a full proposal (u sing the template provided) outlining the 
objective of their plan and details of all particip ants.  Applications are then sent to the EDCTP 
secretariat via email (the link is published on the we bsite), and must be received before the allotted 
deadline to be considered. 
32. If the proposal is suitable for a selected call th en the application form should be downloaded, 
completed fully, and emailed to proposals@edctp.org  before the specified deadline. 
6. Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: 
 Previous calls for tender  include for example: 
- Clinical trials, capacity building and ne tworking in new and improved diagnostics 
for tuberculosis (TB) (closed on 24 July 2009) 
 The purpose of this call is to develop simple r, cheaper and more accurate TB diagnostic 
tool(s).  Available funds: €8,000,000. 
 
- Senior Fellowship (closed on 1 June 2009) 
 Through this call, EDCTP intends to iden tify and support senior researchers capable of 
building and leading research groups at sub- Saharan African institutions that will be 
internationally competitive and capable of wi nning grants from international funding bodies.   
This grant is both available for researchers alr eady working in Africa as well as those looking 
to return to the continent (re-entry grant).  Fo r this grant scheme EDCTP aims to contribute to 
building sustainable capacity through training and networking with linkage to the EDCTP supported regional Networks of Excellence in  sub-Saharan Africa.  A maximum of one 
Senior Fellowship per disease per region will be supported.  Available funds: €2.4 million.
 
 
 The current calls for tender  include for example: 
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The main objective of this call is to supp ort the conduct of Phase II clinical trials of 
tuberculosis vaccines in African countries w ith a focus on new and upcoming TB vaccines 
such as recombinant BCG vaccines. 
 
- HIV/AIDS Treatment (Published on 15 August 2009 - Deadline: 15 December 
2009) The main objective of this call is to support the conduct of clinical trials that aim to optimize 
the treatment of HIV infection by reducing the high early mortality. 
 
7. Contact : 
Website:  http://www.edctp.org/   
 
EDCTP Secretariat The Hague  EDCTP Secretariat Cape Town 
Postal Address:  
P.O. Box 93015 
2509 AA The Hague 
The Netherlands  
 
Visiting address: 
The Secretariat is based at the ZonMw building: 
Laan van Nieuw Oost Indië 300 
The Hague, The Netherlands 
Phone: +31 70 344 0880/0897 Fax: +31 70 344 0899 Postal Address:   
PO Box 19070 
Tygerberg 7505 
South Africa  
Visiting Address: 
The Secretariat is based at the MRC (Medical 
Research Council) compound: Francie van Zijl Drive,  Parowvallei, Cape Town, South Africa 
 C. N
AME OF THE PROGRAMME / INCENTIVE :  CALL FOR AFRICA  
1. General Description: 
33. Within the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7),  six calls for proposals have been published 
under the Health theme.  One of them, Call of Africa , is to specifically address some of the Science & 
Technology objectives of the "Africa – EU Strate gic Partnership" putting emphasis on "Water and 
Food Security" and "Better Health for Africa". 
34. The call was published on 30 July 2009 with a deadline of 14 January 2010.  The total call 
budget is €63,000,000, of which: 
 €39,000,000 from Theme 1 – Health 
 €6,500,000 from Theme 2 – Food, Agriculture and fisheries, and Biotechnology 
 €17,500,000 from Theme 6 – Environment (including climate change). 
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2. Topics called: 
Theme/Activity Topics called Funding Schemes 
Theme 1:  HEALTH 
Activity 1.2 Translating 
research for human health  HEALTH.2010.2.3.2-4: Controlling malaria by hitting the vector: New or 
improved – Vector Control 
Tools
 Collaborative Project (large scale integrating project) for specific cooperation actions (SICA) dedicated to international collaboration partner 
countries. EU contribution per project: 
min. €6,000,000. EU contribution per project: max. €12,000,000. Only up to one proposal can 
be selected.
Activity 1.2 Translating 
research for human health  HEALTH.2010.2.4.1-4: Infectious agents and cancer in Africa
 Collaborative Project (small or medium-scale focused research project) for specific cooperation actions (SICA) dedicated to 
international collaboration partner countries EU 
contribution per project: max. €3,000,000 . One 
or more proposals can be selected.
 
Activity 1.3 International public health and health systems
 HEALTH.2010.3.4-1: Develop and assess key interventions and policies 
to address the human 
resource crisis in the health sector
 Collaborative Project (small or medium-scale focused research project) for specific cooperation actions (SICA) dedicated to 
international collaboration partner countries. EU 
contribution per project: max. €3,000,000 . One 
or more proposals can be selected.
 
Activity 1.3 International 
public health and health 
systems  HEALTH.2010.3.4-2: 
Feasibility and community 
effectiveness of innovative intervention packages for 
maternal and new-born 
health in AfricaCollaborative Project (small or medium-scale 
focused research project) for specific 
cooperation actions (SICA) dedicated to international collaboration partner countries. EU 
contribution per project: max. €3,000,000 . One 
or more proposals can be selected.
 
Activity 1.3 International public health and health 
systems
 HEALTH.2010.3.4-3: 
Building sustainable 
capacity for research for 
health in   Africa.
 Coordination and Support Action (coordinating action). EU contribution per project: max. 
€ 2,000,000. One or more proposals can be 
selected.
 
Activity 1.3 International 
public 
health and health systems  HEALTH.2010.3.4-4: 
Assessment of migrants' 
health, disease patterns and impact on health systemsCoordination and Support Action (coordinating 
action). EU contribution per project: max. 
€2,000,000. Only up to one proposal can be selected.
Theme 2:  FOOD, AGRICULT URE, AND BIOTECHNOLOGY 
Activity 2.1: Sustainable 
production and management of biological resources from 
land, forest and aquatic 
environment
 KBBE.-2010.1.-2-03: Sustainable water resources management 
(WRM) and soil fertility 
conservation for food production in Africa – 
SICA (Africa) Collaborative Project (large scale integrating 
project) for specific cooperation actions (SICA) dedicated to international collaboration partner 
countries  
EU contribution per project: max. €4,000,000 . Maximum one proposal can 
be selected.
Activity 2.2 Fork to farm: 
Food (including seafood), health and well being
 KBBE.2010.2.2-03: Identifying research needs on malnutrition in Africa – 
(Mandatory Africa)Coordination and Support Action (supporting 
action). EU contribution per project: max € 1,000,000. Maximum one proposal can be 
selected.
Activity 2.3 Life sciences, 
biotechnology and biochemistry for sustainable 
non-food products and 
processes
 KBBE.2010.3.5-02: Coping with water scarcity in developing countries: 
Role of biotechnology in 
water treatment – Coordination and Support Action (coordinating 
action). EU contribution per projectl: max. €1,000,000. Maximum one proposal can be 
selected
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mandatory ICPC (Africa)
Activity 2.4 Other Activities  KBBE.2010.4-02: 
Networking of non-
governmental organisations involved in 
agricultural research for 
developmentCoordination and Support Action (coordinating 
action). EUC contribution per project: max. 
€500,000. Maximum one proposal can be selected.
 
Theme 3 : ENVIRONMENT (INCLUDING CLIMATE CHANGE° 
Activity 6.1 Climate Change, 
pollution and risks  ENV.2010.1.2.1-1: The effect of environmental 
change on the occurrence and distribution of water 
related vector-borne 
diseases in AfricaCollaborative Project (small or medium-scale 
focused research project) for specific 
cooperation actions (SICA) dedicated to international collaboration partner countries. EU 
contribution per project: max. €3,500,000. 
Maximum one proposal can be selected.
 
Activity 6.1 Climate Change, pollution and risks
 ENV.2010.1.3.3-1: Early warning and forecasting 
systems to predict climate 
related drought  vulnerability and risks in 
Africa
 Collaborative Project (small or medium-scale 
focused research project) for specific 
cooperation actions (SICA) dedicated to 
international collaboration partner countries. EU contribution per project: max. €3,500,000. 
Maximum one proposal can be selected.
 
Activity 6.2 Sustainable 
management of resources  ENV.2010.2.1.1-1: Integrated management of water and 
natural resources in Africa
 Collaborative Project (small or 
medium-scale focused re search project) for 
specific cooperation actions (SICA) dedicated to 
international collaboration partner countries. EU 
contribution per project: max. €3,500,000. Maximum one proposal can be selected
 
Activity 6.3 Environmental 
technologies  ENV.2010.3.1.1-3: Decentralised water supply 
and sanitation technologies 
and systems for small 
communities and peri-urban areasCollaborative Project (small or medium-scale 
focused research project) for specific 
cooperation actions (SICA) dedicated to 
international collaboration partner countries. EU 
contribution per project: max. €2,000,000. Maximum two proposals can be selected.
 
6.3 Environmental 
technologies  ENV.2010.3.1.1-4: Water harvesting technologies in 
Africa
 Collaborative Project (small or medium-scale 
focused research project) for specific 
cooperation actions (SICA) dedicated to international collaboration partner countries. EU 
contribution per project: max. €2,000,000. 
Maximum two proposals can be selected
 
3. For more information on this programme: 
Please consult the following Website: 
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm?fuseacti on=UserSite.FP7DetailsCallPage&call_id=268&act_
code=HEALTH&ID_ACTIVITY=1#infopack   
 
D. NAME OF THE PROGRAMME / INCENTIVE :  EU RESEARCH IN NEGLECTED INFECTIOUS 
DISEASES  
1. General Description: 
35. Research into neglected infectious diseases (N ID) is included in the European Commission's 
seventh Framework Programme (FP7, 2007-2013) as one of four pillars in infectious diseases 
research.  
36. The aim is to address research gaps and priority areas for NID through genomic and post-
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(vaccines), treatments, diagnostics or control tools for neglected infectious diseases.  The collaboration between European scientists and scientists in disease endemic countries is highly 
prioritised, as is the involvement of industry, p ublic-private partnershi ps and non-governmental 
organisations. 
2. Objectives: 
37. The objective of the European Commission in th e area of NID is to  support Research and 
Development to improve existing and develop new approaches for preventing, diagnosing, treating, 
and controlling neglected infectious diseases which are applicable, acceptable and affordable in 
disease endemic countries.  
Priority disease and research areas 
38. The main focus of research will be on neglected  infections diseases with a major impact on 
human health, and with clearly defined unmet medical needs.  These in clude diseases caused by 
protozoal, bacterial and helminth infections, wh ereas neglected viral diseases are covered by another 
part of the FP7 programme (Emerging Epidemics under Infectious Diseases).  The focus will be on 
applied research, with the aim of translating b asic research findings into clinical practice. 
39. The following table provides an overview of pr iority diseases that have been identified.  
Please note that the list of research gaps in no way should be considered comprehensive or prioritised 
with respect to future topics in the EU work programmes 
 PRIORITY DISEASES  DISEASE 
BURDEN 
(DALY/YEAR 
in 1000)*  GLOBAL 
PREVALENCE 
(Millions)  ANNUAL 
DEATHS (1000)  
PROTOZOAL  Trypanosomiasis (sleeping 
sickness) 1598 0.3 48 
Leishmaniasis (Kala Azar) 2090 12 51 
Chagas 667 8 14 
BACTERIAL  Buruli ulcer + Leprosy >199** 
 >0.4** >0.6** 
 
Trachoma 2329 84 0 
Infantile diarrhoea 61966*** ND 1798*** 
HELMINTHS  Lympathic filariasis 
(Elephantiasis) 5777 120 0 
Schistosomiasis 
(Bilharzia) 1702 207 15 
Soil-transmitted 
nematodes (Ascariasis, 
Trichuriasis, Hookworm) 2951 1987 9 IP/C/W/551/Add.7 
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3. Functioning in practice: 
40. The support to NID research in the EU's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) will build on 
the advances of previous programmes but will ha ve an increased focus on translation of research 
results into applications and products. The ambitious  goal of the EC is to contribute to the long-term 
control of neglected infectious diseases. 
41. To reach this goal, support will be provide d to collaborative research projects for the 
development of new promising candidate vaccines, drugs and diagnostics, as well as to research on 
implementation, health systems and disease control.  
42. In all activities, participation of researchers and stakeholders from disease-endemic countries 
is essential. Participation of indus try partners, particularly from small and medium-sized biotech 
enterprises will also be encouraged, wherever relevant. 
43. The current call for proposals was published on 30 July 2009 with a deadline of 30 November 
2009: http://ec.europa.eu/research/health/infec tious-diseases/neglected-diseases/call-for-
proposals_en.html   
4. Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: 
44. The first NID projects to be funded under FP7 addressed diseases from parasites of the 
Trypanosomatidae family (African sleeping sickness, Chagas diseases and Leishmaniasis).  Find below some examples of ongoing projects: 
 ChagasEpiNet (EU contribution: €2.876.507;  Duration: 36 months;  
Starting date: 1/01/2009) 
 
45. The focus of this multidisciplinary proposal is to elucidate the epidemiology of the genetic 
lineages of T. cruzi, for improved understanding and prevention of Chagas disease.  The project will 
unite skills in genotyping, genomics, genetics a nd pathogenesis in Europe with considerable 
compatible skills in South America, and with ke y research in endemic areas that have distinct 
characteristics.  
46. The proposal is intended to be high impact in terms of both research progress and fostering of 
collaborative networks.  
47. The aim is to elucidate the epidemiology of the genetic lineages of T. cruzi, for improved 
understanding and prevention of Chagas disease.  
 LEISHDNAVAX  (EU contribution: €2,989,200; Duration: 36 months; 
Starting date: 01/11/2008)  
 
48. The aim is to develop a protective and th erapeutic DNA vaccine against visceral and 
cutaneous forms of leishmaniasis. Select sites a nd prepare for ICH-GCP trials in endemic country. 
 Trypobase   (EU contribution: €2,557,188; Duration: 36 months; Starting date: 01/01/2009)  
 49. Leishmaniasis, African trypanosomiasis and Chagas' disease are neglected diseases 
responsible for substantial global mo rbidity, mortality, and economic adversity, and in most countries, 
existing strategies for control and treatment are either failing or under serious threat.  New tools for 
combating pathogenic protozoa and the developm ent and exploitation of new drug targets are  IP/C/W/551/Add.7 
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required.  The main objective is the identifica tion of novel compounds for the treatment of the 
leishmaniases and trypanosomiases. 
E. NAME OF THE PROGRAMME / INCENTIVE :  CAAST-NET 
1. General Description: 
50. CAAST-Net is a four-year joint Africa-Europe platform dedicated to advancing bi-regional 
cooperation in science and technology.  
51. The Joint Africa-EU Strategic Partnership, e ndorsed at the December 2007 Summit in Lisbon, 
is a political vision and roadmap for the future coope ration between the two continents in existing and 
new areas. Cooperation between Europe and Africa in the field of science and technology, with its 
long and multifaceted history, is one of the pilla rs supporting the increasingly diverse relationship 
between the two continents and is a strand runnin g both explicitly and implicitly through the joint 
strategy and its first action plan.   
52. Against the background of a global consensus that indigenous capacity in science and 
technology is an essential pre-requisite to econo mic competitiveness, sustainable development and 
poverty reduction, the Network for the Coordina tion and Advancement of Sub-Saharan Africa-EU 
Science & Technology Cooperation (CAAST-Net) h as been developed as a high-level platform, 
financed by the European Union's Seventh Framew ork Programme (FP7), to advance international 
cooperation between Europe and Africa for mutual benefit.  
53. CAAST-Net has a range of activity clusters aiming:    
- To support and inform existing Europe-A frica S&T policy dialogue and cooperation 
processes.  
- To identify and prioritise common research areas of  mutual interest and benefit, especially for 
inclusion in the thematic priorities of the FP7 Cooperation Programme, harnessing 
cooperation to address specific problems faced local ly and regionally within Africa, as well as 
common problems of a global nature.  
- To promote synergy between Europe-Africa S& T partnerships and de velopment cooperation 
instruments in order to enhance the creation and application of new knowledge in support of 
achieving the MDGs, poverty allevi ation and economic growth.  
- To undertake specific activities dedicated to st rengthening of the participation of African 
countries in the Framework Programme through a ser ies of events aimed at raising awareness, 
providing information, brokering partne rships and optimising synergies.  
- To monitor the performance and impact of  Europe-Africa S&T cooperation under the 
Framework Programme to inform  future cooperation policy.  
 
2. Objectives: 
54. CAAST-Net's goal is an increase in the qualit y and quantity of bi-re gional cooperation in 
science and technology between Eur ope and Africa, targeting areas of  mutual interest and benefit 
through greater use of instruments under the FP7, as well as through other instruments of international 
cooperation, and through lobbying for greater syner gy between R&D and development instruments.  
3. Functioning in practice: 
55. The foundation of the work plan is the establis hment of a dedicated capacity to gather and 
analyse information on the current state of Europe-Africa S&T collaboration as well as the two partner regions' respective S&T policies and capaciti es, which determine the scope and opportunities 
for future cooperation.  This analytical work, wh ich will constitute a dedicated Work Package (WP1), IP/C/W/551/Add.7 
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will inform the content of discussions in the Eur opean–African S&T policy dialogue platform as well 
as the work of the Europe-Africa S&T cooperation platforms.  
56. The S&T policy dialogue platform, establis hed under the dedicated WP3, will promote 
deepened Europe-Africa S&T policy discussions on them es identified during the analytical work in 
order to frame an optimally enabling policy envi ronment for S&T cooperation. The S&T cooperation 
platforms, established under a dedicated Work Pack age (WP4), will undertake concerted activities to 
actively promote Europe-Africa S&T partnershi ps, especially under FP7 drawing on the policy 
analysis and advice (for example with regard to iden tification of research priorities to be included in 
FP7 as SICAs for Africa).  
57. CAAST-Net will have a specific focus on pr omoting cooperation under FP7, but will also 
foster greater synergy between S&T partnershi ps and other instruments for Europe-Africa 
cooperation. Work Package 5 will therefore fo cus on improving FP7 information and advisory 
capacities available to African rese archers, whilst another Work P ackage (WP2) will seek to deepen 
participants' understanding of and exploit the s ynergy between S&T partne rships and development 
cooperation instruments.  
58. The Work Packages portfolio will be comple ted by one focused on knowledge management 
and outreach (WP6), in order, for example, to ensu re the sharing of project outcomes with a broader 
community of stakeholders, and one dedicated to  ensuring efficient project management (WP7). 
59. List of consortium partners: 
 The Africa Unit, Association of Commonwealth Universities (AU-ACU) 
 National Research Foundation, South Africa (NRF) 
 The South African Department of Science and Technology, South Africa (DST) 
 Project Management Agency of the Germ an Federal Ministry of Education and 
Research at the German Aerospace Centre, Germany (PT-DLR) 
 The French Institute for Deve lopment Research, France (IRD) 
 ResearchResearch (Africa) (Pty.) Ltd., South Africa (RA) 
 Ministry of Science and Technology, Kenya (MOST-KE) 
 Ugandan National Council of Scien ce and Technology, Uganda (UNCST) 
 Ministry in the President's Office in Charge of Science, Technology and Scientific 
Research, Rwanda (MINISTR) 
 The Research Council of Norway, Norway (RCN) 
 Finnish Universities' Partnership for In ternational Development, Finland (JYU-
UniPID) 
 Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems, Sweden (VINNOVA) 
 Centre de coopération internationale en r echerche agronomique pour le développement, 
France (CIRAD) 
 Direction of Research, Madagascar (DR-MENRS) 
 Ministry of Education, Sport and Science, Ghana (MINESS) 
 Direcção Geral de Ensino Superior e Ciência, Cape Verde (DGESC) 
 Ministry of Scientific Research and Innovation, Cameroon (MINRESI) 
 Ministère de la Recherche Scientifique, Sénégal (MRS) 
 Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal (FCT) 
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4. Examples of ongoing/implemented activities: 
 21 October 2009:  IST-Africa Linking European and African Researchers 
Workshop  
Istanbul, Turkey. Aim: To raise awareness of African research capacity and encourage 
the FP7 participation. 
 1-3 November: 3rd African Congress for Scientific Research and Technology  
Cairo, Egypt. Scientific research and tec hnology to meet the millennium development 
goals. 
 4-5 November 2009 : CAAST-Net Thematic Workshop – Health.  
 Yaoundé, Cameroun. Researchable topics of mutual interest to EU and SSA researchers 
in the field of health. 
 10-11 November 2009: CAAST-Net Stakeholders' Conference  
 Mombasa, Kenya.  Aim:  Africa-Europe science and technology cooperation and 
policy.  
 23-25 November 2009: COVIDSET III  
 Kampala, Uganda .  Third Conference of Vice-Chancellors and Deans of Science, 
Engineering and Technology 
 25-27 November 2009: AFRICOMM 2009 
 Maputo, Mozambique; The 1st Internati onal ICST Conference on e-Infrastructure and 
e-Services for Developing Countries. 
 
5. Contact : 
http://www.caast-net.org/x wiki/bin/view/Main/   
 
 
F. NAME OF THE PROGRAMME / INCENTIVE :  ST-EAP  (SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY -EUROPE 
AFRICA PROGRAMME ) 
1. General Description: 
60. In Africa, there is under-utilisation of good resear chers due to a lack of good programmes and 
funding resources.  Hence the need to encourag e and facilitate more involvement of African 
researchers in the European Union's Framework Programmes (EU FPs) through partnerships and an 
increased number of proposal submissions to the EU 's project calls.  This should lead to capacity 
building and an improvement in the quality of resea rch.  Therefore it is important to improve the 
quality of bilateral and multilateral cooperation in science and technolog y between Europe and Africa.  
61. The EU seeks to enhance its specific programme , "Integrating and Strengthening the Europe 
Research Area (ERA)" through leveraging of th e international dimension of its cooperation 
agreements.  The EU will improve the achievement  of its foreign policy goals (transversality and 
access to skills) and the opening of the ERA to African research community via:  
 a better uptake (both quantitative and qualitative)  of African research institutions in 
Framework Programme 7 (FP7) research programmes, and especially Marie Curie 
mobility actions  
 the possibility of adopting procedures in future  that will facilitate greater participation 
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 more responsive partners from Africa for ins titutions in the North, allowing them to 
forge links with better follow-up, and gi ving them more effective access to the 
scientific competencies that exist in Africa  
62. Subsequently, African academics w ill have access to suitable tools to  foster their participation 
in European programmes and to boost the position of their centres of excellence engaging with 
partners within the European Research Area (ERA).  
63. This EU Africa platform will play an important  role within these institutions by providing 
them with:  
 a knowledge of the challenges and political  goals that underlie the EU's FPs  
 an understanding of the relevant S&T progr ammes managed by Directorates-General 
other than DG Research (such as the progra mme on science and technology capacity 
building for the ACP group, managed by DG DEV and AIDCO)  
 an understanding of the administrative principles of the various stages in the life of an 
FP project (from designing a project through to running one as a partner or 
coordinator)  
 a better understanding of opportunities for pa rticipation in other European-funded 
programmes, such as the European Clinical Trials Developing Countries Partnership 
(EDCTP), Co-operation in Science and Technology (COST), etc.  
2. Objectives: 
64. The overall aim is to form a dedicated plat form for the advancement of EU-sub-Saharan-
Africa scientific and technological (S&T) co-operation: 
 ST-EAP aims to heighten awareness of Eur opean S&T co-operative instruments that 
support the creation of African/European c onsortia. In particular, ST-EAP seeks to 
create an increased awareness of the role of the Framework Programmes (FPs) and a 
greater shared knowledge of the S&T capacity of the two regions  
 ST-EAP will seek mechanisms to f acilitate increased EU Africa/NEPAD 
collaboration, and provide an input into future Framework Programmes  
 ST-EAP will also promote the "internationalising" of the European Research Area 
(ERA)  
 ST-EAP is supportive of and aligned with  NEPAD's recently adopted "Africa's 
Science and Technology Consolidated Plan of Action"  
 ST-EAP offers a significant opportunity  to increase overall S&T cooperation in 
Africa and with Africa. 
3. Examples of past and ongoing activities : 
 Science and Technology - Europe Africa Project Workshop  
26 - 27 March 2009, Kenya  
The objectives of the workshop were to raise awareness among participating European FP7 
Researchers of the potential for researchers in Africa to participate in FP7 as well as looking 
into the challenges thereof, pr oviding a basis for networking between African researchers in 
order to promote cooperation a nd coordination between African countries with regard to 
promoting African participation in FP7, increasi ng awareness of the role of the Science and 
Technology Framework Programme and fostering participation of African researchers in FPs 
to boost the position of centres of excellence e ngaging with partners within Europe Research 
Area. 
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 CSIR EU FP7 Workshop   
18 - 19 November 2009, Pretoria, South Africa  
The Science and Technology - Europe Africa Proj ect (ST-EAP) and the World Association of 
Industrial and Technological Research Organi sations (WAITRO) are hosting an European 
Union Focal Point 7 (EU FP7) Work shop at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research 
(CSIR), Pretoria, South Africa. The objectives of the workshop are:  
- To raise awareness among African researchers to participate in FP7, as well as to look 
into its challenges;  
- To provide a basis for networking between African researchers to promote cooperation 
and coordination between African countries to  encourage participation in FP7;  and  
- To increase awareness of available science and technology programmes.  
 CHPC National Meeting 2009 and 5th BELIEF Symposium  
7 - 9 December 2009, Sandton, South Africa  
The event is hosted by the Centre for High Performance Computing (CHPC) and Bringing Europe's eLectronic Infrastructure to Expandi ng Frontiers - Phase II (BELIEF II). The event 
is aimed at advancing research collaboration a nd competitiveness through an integrated South 
African national cyberinfrastructure. 
 
4. Contact: 
http://www.st-eap.org/aboutus/index.html   
 
G. NAME OF THE PROGRAMME / INCENTIVE :  CPN  AFRICA (CONTACT POINT NETWORK TO 
ATRACT YOUNG AFRICAN SCIENTISTS TO PARTICIPATE IN EU -FUNDED POVERTY RELATED 
DISEASE RESEARCH PROJECTS ) 
1. General Description: 
65. The Seventh Framework Programme for Research  and Technological Development (FP7) is 
the EU's main instrument for funding research in Europe and it will run from 2007 to 2013 with a 
budget of € 50.5 billion. FP7 supports research in sel ected priority areas, one of them being "Health", 
which will be funded with a budget of € 6.1 billion.  The objective of the health research programme 
is, besides improving the health of European citi zens and supporting health related industries, to 
address global health issues, like emerging epidemic s and the so called poverty related diseases (PRD) 
HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, etc.  Within FP7  African institutions are given the opportunity to 
receive funding and to collaborate with European pa rtners, which may help also to develop research 
capacities in their countries. 
66. PRD research funded by the EU has so far been dominated by Western or well established 
African scientists. The information on EU-funding  opportunities in the field of PRD has not 
sufficiently reached the younger generation of African  scientists which however might give important 
contributions in fighting AIDS, malaria and TB, wh ich together account for over five million deaths, 
predominantly in the developing countries. Since th is has a severe impact on the structure of society 
and social and economic development in the DCs the research on PRD at a local level should be promoted and its sustainability secured. The support of YAS by helping them to achieve EU funding 
might contribute to this goal.  
2. Objectives: 
67. The long-term aim of the project is the creati on of a self-sustainable network of information 
points in the form of three Regional and nine Local Contact Points in sub-Saharan Africa.  IP/C/W/551/Add.7 
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68. The project also intends to raise awareness at d ecision-making levels such as to ministries of 
health and economy and to incorporate African small and medium enterprises (SMEs) into the 
network.  
69. EU activities will strengthen the North-Sout h but especially the South-South network 
activities and therefore attract more young African scientists, especially female ones, to the PRD 
research field and make PRD research an attractive career for young scientists in general.  
3. Functioning in practice: 
70. The project will set up three Regional contact points serving as multiplier and example.  They 
will give assistance in the implementation of c ontact point network and so establish nine Local 
Contact Points.  
71. The Contact Points will provide information about funding opportunities of the FP7, raise 
awareness for the programme, provide training for sci entist interested to apply and assist them in 
proposal writing and during project execution.  They  will conduct nine Information Days and three 
PRD Seminars to disseminate information on the EU and other funding opportunities as well as to 
inform on recent developments in the PRD research field.  
72. By granting 120 fellowships for YAS to attend Talent Days and PRD seminars and 50 
fellowships for RCP and LCP officials to come to European Partner institutio ns to gain knowledge of 
the day-to-day management of EU-funded projects, th e project will reinforce PRD research in Africa.  
73. The e-learning tool will operate as a platfo rm being complemented by teaching modules, 
databases, news on EU funds a nd press-related information. 
4. Contact: 
http://www.cpnafrica.eu/?menu=20&page=20   
 
H. NAME OF THE PROGRAMME / INCENTIVE :  BIO CIRCLE  
1. General Description: 
74. BIO CIRCLE is a project funded by the European Commission. It aims at increasing the 
participation of researchers from outside Europe in research projects under the Food, Agriculture, 
Fisheries and Biotechnology theme (FAFB) of the 7th Framework Programme (FP7). 
75. BIO CIRCLE organises trainings on FP7 for researchers outside Europe (in Third Countries); 
helps Third Countries identify national research topics that  are also of interest to the European Union; 
helps agro-food researchers to network and find new partners. 
2. Objectives: 
76. BIO CIRCLE aims at increasing the participation of researchers from outside Europe in 
research projects under the Food, Agriculture, Fisheries and Biotechnology theme (FAFB) of the 7th Framework Programme (FP7). 
3. Functioning in practice: 
 BIO CIRCLE organises training for researchers from outside Europe interested in 
FAFB research projects. You will understa nd FP7 and get to know the scientific and 
administrative aspects of FP7 research proj ects. BIO CIRCLE also keeps you updated 
on new opportunities to participate in international FAFB research projects.   IP/C/W/551/Add.7 
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 BIO CIRCLE assists researchers from outside Europe to improve their visibility in 
Europe. This is done through an (online) cat alogue of researcher pr ofiles that is made 
available European project coordinators.    
 
 BIO CIRCLE helps researchers from outside Europe to network with European 
researchers: 2 large Brokerage Events will be organised in Europe.    
 
 BIO CIRCLE helps to identify collaborativ e research opportunities: roundtables will 
be organised to collect research topics that are of common interest – and often of global concern.  
 
4. Contact: 
http://www.biocircle-project.eu/dnn4/ 
 I. N
AME OF THE PROGRAMME / IINCENTIVE :  INTERLINK (INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION FOR 
ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH THROUGH DISSEMINATION AND NETWORKING ACTIVITIES ) 
1. General Description and objectives: 
77. The major objectives of this Specific Support Acti on are to promote the role played by the 
Framework Programme in enabling Internationa l Cooperation on Global Ch ange and Ecosystems 
research and to facilitate the uptake of the results of the research being carried out. This will be done 
by using a combined approach of awar eness-raising and networking activities. 
78. The project will focus in particular on two gr oups of Third Countries: Africa and the Newly 
Independent States since enhanced cooperation with these third countries would have a high impact 
on the implementation of both Research and Sustainable Development policies of the European Union.  
79. In order to have direct access to the Environmental scientific community a consortium has 
been composed of National Contact Points, Inte rnational Organisations and National Information 
Points, spanning across Europe, Africa and the newly independent states. 
2. Project proposed activities: 
80. The networking activities will help build interfaces/linkages between 
 the European scientific community and th e Third Country scientific community;  
 the scientific and the development cooperation communities;  
 the network of National Contact Points to other networks in Third countries who are 
active in the promotion of the Framework Programme or could potentially play this role;  
 The NCP community for environment, and related fields . 
 
81. The dissemination and networking activities will pave the way to an enhanced cooperation 
with Third Countries.  The project does not cover the normal duties of NCPs but the additional networking activities. IP/C/W/551/Add.7 
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3. Example of ongoing project: 
 AMMA - Better predictions of variations in the West African monsoon and their socio-
economic consequences 
Geographic area: West Africa;  Period: 60 months: January 2005 to December 2009 
Environmental issues addressed: atmospheric pollu tants ; climate change ; coastal fishing ; 
agricultural resources;  and water resources  
82. The West African Monsoon's watershed volume ha s sharply decreased from the 50s to the 90s 
with devastating socio-economic impacts. AMMA ai ms to improve the assessment of rainfall changes 
at seasonal, inter-annual and decadal timescales so  that short, medium and long term mitigation 
measures of the socio-economic impacts can be devised. Rainfall forecasts are being set up thanks to multi-disciplinary analysis of the complex inte ractions between land-surface, ocean and the 
atmosphere.  Therefore partners with complementar y skills have been included in the consortium, not 
merely related to meteorology and climatology but  also, for instance, to analyze impacts of the 
changes in the Monsoon on water resources, agri culture and health.  The significant number of 
European and African partners has made it possible to take measurements si multaneously at different 
locations and at various scales.  African partne rs involved disseminated adaptation methods for 
agriculture and water use will also contribute to reach  the objective of training and education of local 
scientists to improve their capacity to follow up m onitoring of the Monsoon variability after the end 
of the project.  The 2006 seasonal observation ca mpaigns enabled to collect a unique set of 
observations in the air, on the sea and on the land,  which can now be used, along with previously 
collected data, to establish weather forecasting tools.  
4. Contact: 
http://www.interlink-fp6.com/default.asp   
 
J. NAME OF THE PROGRAMME / INCENTIVE :  ACP  SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME  
1. General Description: 
83. The ACP Science and Technology Programme is an ACP-EU co-operation programme 
launched in June 2008.  Open to all 79 member stat es of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of 
States (ACP), the 27 member states of the Europ ean Union (EU), the 3 EU candidate countries, and 
the 3 member states of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) that belong to the European 
Economic Area (EEA), it funds partnership projects to be selected through an open Call for Project 
Proposals. 
2. Objectives: 
84. The overall objective  of the ACP Science and Technology Programme is to support ACP 
countries in formulating and implementing science and technology (S&T) policies that can lead to 
sustainable development and to poverty redu ction through economic growth and progressive 
integration in the world economy.  
85. The purpose  is to strengthen the internal S&T capacity of ACP countries to support research, 
development and innovation in th e ACP region at three levels: 
 Institutional, administrative and policy making; 
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 Business and civil society; 
86. The Programme promotes interdisciplinary approaches to sustainable development along 
three main axes: 
 Co-ordination and networ king in applied research. 
 Instruments for collaborative research. 
 Management of research activities and reinforcement of research. 
87. The expected results of the ACP Sc ience and Technology Programme are: 
 Networks established or consolidated at intr a ACP-level with linkages to international 
networks. 
 Increased capacity to assess r esearch needs to facilitate the formulation and 
implementation of research policies. 
 Increased capacity and incentives to research network partners to  prepare and submit 
project proposals to funding, including for example the EU's Seventh Framework 
Programme for research and t echnology development (FP7). 
 Research results better capitalized and disseminated. 
 Quality of research results improved. 
 
3. Functioning in practice: 
88. The projects to be funded should primarily focus on: 
 Quality health care:  traditional and biodiversity-dependent community medicines; 
biotechnology. 
 Environmental research activities:  clim atic variability, loss of biodiversity, 
deforestation, desertification and rising sea levels; indigenous technology; use of 
foreign technology. 
 Energy:  renewable sources of energy. 
 Transport:  congestion, air pollution; accidents. 
 Agriculture and agro-industry:  food productivity and security; agro-products; 
farmers' participation in produc tion and post-harvest management. 
 Sustainable  trade:  investments; private sector; trading capacity of ACP countries; 
socio-economic impact of internationa l trade agreements and protocols. 
89. The latest call for proposals was closed on 13 March 2009. 
4. Contact: 
http://www.acp-st.eu/  
 
K. NAME OF THE PROGRAMME / INCENTIVE :  PRO€INVEST   
1. General Description: 
90. PRO€INVEST is a programme of the Group of ACP States and the European Commission for 
the promotion of investments in ACP countries,  and operates through the strengthening of ACP 
private sector intermediary and professional organisa tions. Its management has been entrusted to an IP/C/W/551/Add.7 
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autonomous management unit within the Centre fo r the Development of Enterprise (CDE) under the 
supervision of the EuropeAid Co-operation Office of the European Commission.  
91. The programme was established in 2002 for duration of 7 years with a budget of €110 
million; its implementation period has been ex tended till 30 March 2011.  From 2008 onwards, the 
programme no longer provides direct support to ente rprises, as this benefit indirectly from the 
intermediary organisations they belong to.  In a ddition the programme will be able to work directly 
with Regional Economic Groupings in the ACP countries.  
2. Beneficiary countries: 
All ACP Countries.  
Since the closure of the ESIPP programme, it also includes SADC countries.  
 
3. Objective(s) and types of incentives given: 
The specific objectives of the programme are to:  
 -  promote sustainable and environmentally fri endly investment and technology transfers to 
increase the competitiveness of ACP economies.  
-  strengthen the role of ACP private sector actors such as Investment Promotion Agencies 
and private intermediary organisations both in  public private policy dialogue and in the 
provision of support services to their members and investors;  
 
4. Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
92. ACP Intermediary organisations such as Investment Promotion Agencies, Chambers of 
commerce, sector associations, financial institutio ns, consultants' associations and professional 
associations.  
93. 8th EDF EC counterpart institutions in partne rship with the above mentioned ACP bodies.  
5. Type of technology transferred: 
94. Capacity building for intermediary organisations , including transfer of know-how and  skills 
development.  
6. Functioning in practice: 
95. PRO€INVEST technical assistance is delivered through the following instruments:  
 Direct technical assistance 
The programme's Technical Assistance (TA) consists of:  
 
Non-ICT covering sector/thematic activities whic h directly impact on the capacity of these 
organisations to provide better and wider range of services to their members;  
 ICT-related activities, namely:  
- Information and IT-related capacity building to beneficiaries;  
- Networking activities of private sector actor s that will result in developing business 
opportunities;  
- Use of new information and communication technologies (ICT)  
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 Grant facility  
This facility was put in place to assist ACP IO s in their quest for developing sustainable 
services for their members. From among the applications received by the European Commission between 15 December 2008 and 29 Ma y 2009 in response to a call for proposals 
for the PRO€INVEST programme, 22 grants have been awarded. The European Commission 
will publish the list of grants awarded.  
 
 Information and Communica tion Community (PICC)  
PRO€INVEST e-Community will comprise a knowledge centre which will:  
- Allow beneficiaries and partners of the programme to create networks, to share 
experience and concerns, to identify best prac tices in the field of investment promotion 
and technology transfer, to initiate common projects likely to benefit from support from 
the programme or other donors  
- Provide direct technical assistance linked to the use of new information and 
communication technologies for ACP organisations, such as assisting them to implement 
electronic databases, publish information for their members, promote their activities, 
adapt best practices from other countries to th e specific needs of their region or country, 
etc.  
 
7. Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: 
96. 7 projects that fulfilled the call for proposals la unched in 2006 by the PRO€INVEST 
programme are being financed for a total of €1,726 110.  These include the Association Afrique Agro 
Export (AAFEX), the Mouvement des Entreprises du Sénégal (MEDES), the Conseil National du 
Patronat du Sénégal (CNPS), the Inter-African Forest Industries Association (IFIA), the Chambre 
Régionale de Commerce et d'Industrie de Haute Normandie , the United Nations Industrial 
Development Organization (UNIDO) and the South Paci fic (Pacific Asia Travel Association).  These 
were implemented in 2009 – 2010. 
97. Activities to strengthen the capacities of intermedia ry organisations to help them develop new 
services for their members have been implemented in 2009-2010, namely be nchmarking workshop to 
identify best practices and develop capacity improvement  plans were held in East and Western Africa.  
98. Other activities have also led to further promotion of investments in ACP countries, and in 
particular the TRINNEX (Trade and Investment Nexus) workshops.  TRINNEX is an initiative of 
the PRO€INVEST Programme to better inform the AC P private sector and its organisations of the 
linkages between trade and investment. TRINNE X contributes to the general objective of 
PRO€INVEST to develop the capacity of Intermedia ry Organisations to provide efficient services to 
the ACP Private Sector and to engage in a dynamic public private dialogue.  Various TRINNEX 
workshops will be implemented in 2010-2011 in different regions within the ACP. To see all 
TRINNEX events, please check our website: www.proinvest-eu.org  
99. At the PROMOTE 2008 exhibition (Yaoundé, Cameroon) , PRO€INVEST organised and 
financed three thematic workshops (Transport, ICT and Financing mechanisms).  The workshops 
were organised in partnership with regional inte gration organisations – the Economic and Monetary 
Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) and the Ec onomic Community of Central African States 
(ECCAS) covering 10 Central African countries – and with the support of the European Union 
Delegation.  Specific projects were proposed and two studies were launched: one relating to the 
harmonisation of the regulatory framework for public /private-sector partnerships in the transport 
sector and the other on the development of t ools to encourage the financing of SMEs.  
100. Other PRO€INVEST initiatives also opened up  regional opportunities, including the 
MBOKA project in Gambia that led to an  inter-state cooperation agreement  (between Gambia and 
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and Monetary Union (WAEMU), led to the creati on of a partnership to foster greater regional 
harmonisation in the subcontracting sector in the West Africa region.  
8. Contact : 
PRO€INVEST Management Unit-CDE  
Avenue Hermann-Debroux 52  
1160 Brussels-Belgium  
Tel: + (32 2) 679 18 50/1; Fax: + (32 2) 679 18 70  E-mail:  infos@proinvest-eu.org  
Website:  www.proinvest-eu.org   
 
L. NAME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  CDE  – CENTRE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF 
ENTERPRISE  
1. General description: 
101. The CDE, a component of Europe's overall system of development aid to the private sector, is 
an institution of the ACP Group of States and the Eur opean Union.  It operates in the framework of 
the Cotonou Agreement.  Headquartered in Bru ssels, it has regional field offices, and networks 
covering the EU and ACP countries. 
102. The CDE operates by providing non financial business development services (technical 
studies, studies, training) to ACP companies and joint initiatives undertaken by ACP and EU economic sectors, with the main aim of enhanc ing the competitiveness of ACP enterprises.  Its 
services are paid for in part by beneficiaries (1/3 ) and the balance by grants.  While the CDE does not 
finance investments per se, it may act as a catalyst, helping beneficiary enterprises find suitable 
financing.  In its support to SMEs, the CDE has opted for a decentralized, proactive, sectoral and 
regional programme-based approach.  It does so wi th the aim of maximizing the scope for synergy 
across sectors, countries and regions.   
103. The Centre's financial resources are derived mainly from the European Development Fund 
(EDF).  Further amounts are availed through co-financing as well as from funds provided by various 
partners and by the client enterprises who contribut e to part of the costs of the interventions.   
104. It manages PRO€INVEST, a programme promoti ng investment in ACP countries planned and 
launched by the European Commission on behalf of those countries. This programme is managed by 
the PRIMS/CDE, a management Unit with substan tive autonomy within CDE, under the supervision 
of the European Commission Europe-Aid office. PRIMS/CDE has been set up within the CDE in 
order to implement the programme  and is manned by CDE staff. 
2. Beneficiary countries:  
105. They are the 78 ACP (African, Caribbean, and Pacific) countries that have signed the 
Cotonou Agreement. 
3. Objective(s) and types of incentives given: 
106. Under its sector programmes -- or on an ad-hoc basis for individual enterprises selected on the 
basis of rigorous criteria -- the Centre provides a comprehensive range of services.  These help develop linkages between ACP enterprises in a give n sector, trade or branch of activity and their 
counterparts in the European Union.  CDE's operations meet the following specific objectives: 
- Objective 1:  to facilitate ACP-EU business partnerships;  IP/C/W/551/Add.7 
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 - Objective 2:   to facilitate the devel opment of enterprise support services in ACP 
countries (capacity building within private sector organisations and 
service provider); 
  
- Objective 3:   to lend support to investment promotion activities and organisations;
    
- Objective 4:   to support transfer  of technologies and management skills. 
 
4. Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
107. The recipients of CDE assistance are: 
 enterprises  in the formal sector which are in a start-up, expansion, diversification or 
restructuring phase, with a perspective of be ing profitable and viable; with potential for 
sustainable development; with financially a nd technically sound promoters; and with net 
assets of at least €80,000 and/or turnover of €250,000 and at least five employees; 
 organizations serving the private sector  and agencies promoting investment , 
including technical and training centres specializing in development programmes for enterprises; 
 service providers , such as management consultant s, with potential for acquiring new 
methods to meet the needs of SMEs; 
 development finance institutions  seeking assistance in the iden tification, evaluation and 
supervision of private sector projects.  
 108. While CDE provides non financial business deve lopment services to private enterprises and 
intermediary organizations, it often tries to help  enterprises locate appropriate sources of funding 
thanks to its network of financial correspondents.  
109. An enterprise seeking assistance has to make a formal application  to the CDE, or to one of 
its regional field offices, decentralized management units, outposts or correspondents in the European 
Union and ACP countries, giving details of its stat us, the precise nature of its business and the 
assistance being sought. 
5. Type of technology transferred: 
110. CDE operations are increasingly conducted on an  industry-wide, thematic or regional and 
sub-regional basis through a structured (with 3-5 years term) approach via programmes for groups of 
enterprises and intermediary organizations.  They can be complemented, as necessary, by ad hoc 
assistance in response to individual demand.  The CDE is also called on to implement private sector 
development support programmes funded by third parties. 
Programme approach  
 
 Primary objective: 
 Identify and support the activities of the most promising private sector companies in 
selected sectors with highest potential for economic and social development in ACP 
countries 
 
 Main advantages 
 buy-in by concerned companies & interm ediary organisations via consultative 
approach through local coordination; 
 availability of in-depth knowledge of key sectors; IP/C/W/551/Add.7 
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 quicker and more effective response to the needs of enterprises;  
 achievement of synergies with other stak eholders in the sectors concerned –national 
authorities, regional institutions, international donors; 
 better complementarity and coherence with th e priorities of other development actors. 
 
 Selection of sub-sectors with regard to 
 comparative advantages;  
 sustainable growth potentials;  
 innovation and emulation perspectives;  
 partnership potentials and socio-economic merits (internal economic linkages, 
cumulated value-added, employment  and productivity improvement).   
 
Ad-hoc assistance  
 
111. In spite of the CDE's more selective approach to ad-hoc requests from individual enterprises, 
the demand remains high. Hence, the Centre con tinues to provide ad hoc assistance to individual 
enterprises, intermediary organizations and servi ce providers of the private sector upon request. 
Private sector development programmes (PSDP) 
 
112. In view of responding to today's challeng es of global economic development in the 
framework of WTO rules and the trade agreements these lead to, many ACP countries have opted to 
develop their SMEs and increase their competitiveness.  
113. Policy directions and programmes to develop the private sector have been launched at 
national and regional levels (West Africa, Central Africa, East Africa and Indian Ocean, Southern 
Africa, Caribbean and Pacific). Cooperation and pa rtnership with the CDE thus constitute essential 
catalysts in favour of the SME sector, both for the drafting of these programmes and for their execution.  
114. The purpose in a number of countries and regi onal groupings, is to set up an operational 
support mechanism for SMEs and intermediary organi zations, through the various following services :  
 Grouped assistance to SMEs :  
  - group training (basic accounting, management, etc.); 
 -  more specific group training by sector; 
 -  trade fairs and seminars;  
 - group missions of entrepreneurs to ACP/EU countries;  
 -  studies and technical assistance;  
 Individual assistance to SMEs  :  
 - technical assistance and assistance in marketing, training ;  
 - partial or complete market or pre-feasibility studies ;   - diagnostics ;   - search for financing and support in negotiations ;   - management support befo re and during production ; 
 - support for pilot and demonstra tion projects, start-up support ;  
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Capacity strengthening for Intermediary Organizations (IOs) :  
 - project design and management (monito ring and evaluation), market research, 
information services, business plans and search for financing, project and company assessment, marketing, training ;  
 - organization of their business support services : structure and organization, role of their 
management and committees, increasing membership, communication with members, 
lobbying, marketing campaigns ;  
 - networking:  working with other intermed iary organizations in the region or further 
afield, promoting a network of expert consultants.  
 
The programmes' specific objectives are :  
 -  to improve the competitiveness and structure of the private sector ;   -  to strengthen the capacity and productivity of SMEs as well as of IOs (private sector 
intermediary organizations) in the country ; 
 - improve the business climate by favouring di alogue or partnership between the private 
and public sectors ;  
 -  improve SMEs access to funding ;  -  facilitate financial intermediation ;   -  build the capacity of consultancies, indi vidual consultants and local service providers 
 (national and regional). 
 Aims: 
115. The programme will focus specifically on all small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with 
strong growth potential as well as intermediary organi zations likely to contribute most to the objective 
of modernizing the private sector.  
Expected results:  
 -  reinforced SME capacity and productivity;  
 -  reinforced capacity of Intermediary Organizations (professional associations, business 
 groups and trade boards);  
 -  improvement of the business climate, favouring enterprises through the strengthening of 
 public-private dialogue;  
 -  improved access to credit for a wi de range of economic operators;  
 -  strengthened financial intermediation;  
 -  strengthening of consultants and service providers' capacities.  
 116. These programmes, funded either by ACP countries' own resources, by European 
Development Fund (EDF) resources, or by other donors , have sectoral and thematic priorities set by a 
national or regional committee which includes repr esentatives of both public and private sectors.  
6. How it works in practice: 
117. CDE interventions take the form of sectoral programmes financed by its own budget.  These 
programmes usually include technical assistance and capacity building initiatives, which are funded by CDE grants and beneficiary contributions.  The CD E is headquartered in Brussels, but continues its 
policy of decentralisation towards the ACP countri es through its regional field offices and a network 
of national correspondents.   
118. In common with other development institutions, the Centre has adopted a matrix structure 
combining a region/country approach with sectoral are as of expertise.  This structure has been adapted 
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119. The CDE's field network consists of the following: 
 Regional field offices : the Centre has already transferred part of its operational 
activities to CDE professionals operating from regional field offices.  Four offices are already operational:  Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) for the Caribbean, Gaborone (Botswana) for Southern Africa; Dakar (Senegal) for West Africa; and 
Nairobi (Kenya) for Eastern Africa.  Offices in Central Africa and the Pacific should 
be opened in 2010. 
 
7. Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: 
120. Details of recent, ongoing and forthcomi ng programmes can be found on CDE's website 
www.cde.int .  These include:  
121. Under the aspects of strategic focus and in rela tion to main categories of requirements of the 
ACP enterprises, current programmes can also be cl assified with regard to  the following headings: 
- Increase of competitiveness  and upgrading of operational productivity  
- Improvement of market access  (especially exports) 
- Facilitation of access to investment finance . 
 
122. The allocation of programmes according to their main focus is given in the listing below:  
competitiveness  
 
 one major generic programme (in East Africa) 
 (to be rolled-out to several regions when budget allows) 
 industrial and semi-industrial fish  farming (main issues: operati onal control, cost of feed, 
production standards, hygiene and efficiency)  maintenance of public infrastructure by SMEs  (opening opportunities for local SMEs, versus 
large foreign firms, to enter the public tender market by subcontracting and competitive bidding; 
performance-based lots of maintenance services)     
 tourism upgrading with emphasis on ecotourism (competitive niche for local SMEs versus 
large international groups)  support for SMEs in optimal energy management  (strengthening energy efficiency, especially 
under rising energy cost conditions; to maintain co mpetitiveness by higher efficiency adjustment, use 
of alternative and renewable energies)  processing of  cereals and leguminous plants  
 
market access   
 
- sustainable forest management and timber processing (ecological forest management 
essential for internationally accepted product cer tification; further processing into timber 
products needs improved/co mpetitive quality standards)   
- component of fish farming, especially for export markets (processing, conditioning, 
hygiene standards, marketing support)  
- component of tourism, especially in th e Caribbean (market access for SME hotels, 
linkage for joint marketing through ICT facilities and quality certification/grading)  
- information and telecommunications (ICT), strengthening SME operators' capacities for 
being subcontracted into BPO, call centres, etc.              
 
investment finance   
 
- improving SME access to investment finance   IP/C/W/551/Add.7 
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one dedicated programme only (for the time being) with focus on providers of equity and risk 
finance (venture funds, SME banks, guarantee funds ), to strengthen financial intermediaries' 
capacity for project appraisal and their support provided for their investee firms (monitoring, management and technical assistance).  
 
8. Contact: 
 Brussels headquarters:    
 CDE, Avenue Hermann Debroux 52, B1160 Brussels 
Tel: +32 2 679 18 11; Fax: +32 2 675 26 03;  E-mail: valerie.deoliveira@cde.int ;  
info@cde.int   
 Contact: Valérie de Oliveira, Communi cation and External Relations Officer 
 Website: www.cde.int  
 
 Regional Field Offices:    
 Dakar: Mr. Aliou ABDOULLAHI, aliou.abdoullahi@cde.int   
 Gaborone: Mr. Sid BOUBEKEUR, sid.boubekeur@cde.int  
   Santo Domingo: Mr. Patrick KEENE, patrick.keene@cde.int     
 Nairobi : Mr. Farai MAJURU, farai.majuru@cde.int  
 
 Other contacts 
 Network members in ACP and European Union countries 
 Bilateral, multilateral or local financial institutions  (Addresses on the CDE's website)  M. N
AME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  ACP-EU  WATER FACILITY  
1. General description: 
123. In March 2004, the EU Council decided to cons ider allocating a total amount of € 500 million 
for an ACP-EU Water Facility, to be funded from the conditional €1 billion of the 9th EDF.  The 
establishment of the ACP-EU Water Facility and its  funding was endorsed by the ACP-EU Council of 
Ministers at its meetings in Gaborone in May 2004 and Luxemburg in June 2005.  The two tranches 
of €250 million each have been made available. 
124. The ACP-EU Water Facility provides crucial but  hard-to-find seed financing that encourages 
private companies and other stakeholders to invest in clean water and sanitation projects. 
125. The fund has so far spent €500 million in the form of financing grants, soft loans, guarantees 
and micro-finance. The cash helps forge new pa rtnerships and increase spending on water and 
sanitation in some of the world's poorest nations. 
126. The ACP-EU Water Facility has also helped to finance: 
 The African Water Facility – an initiative from African water ministries which aims 
to boost investment in clean water and basic sanitation  
 The Nile Basin Initiative, which is developi ng 'fast-track' investment to better manage 
resources and strengthen flood defenses. 
2. Beneficiary countries: 
127. All ACP countries. IP/C/W/551/Add.7 
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3. Examples of activities: 
Country of project Name of 
applicant Title of project Requested EU 
Contribution 
Cook Islands, Fiji, Federal States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall 
Islands, Nauru, Niue, Samoa, 
Solomon Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu South Pacific 
Applied 
Geoscience 
Commission (IO, based in 
Fiji) Pacific SIDS Integrated Water 
Resources Management 
Planning Programme €2,823,000 
Ethiopia InterAide Sustainable access to safe water 
and basic sanitation services through improved capacities of 
the community based and local 
institutional actors €1,625,820 
Timor Leste Austrian Red 
Cross Integrated rural community 
water and sanitation 
development project in the 
districts Ermera, Liquica and 
Bobonaro €1,095,000 
 
4. Contact: 
http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/where/acp/regi onal-cooperation/wate r/in_detail/index_en.htm 
 
N. NAME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  ACP-EU  ENERGY FACILITY  
 1. General description: 
128. There is a serious problem of lack of investme nt in the ACP energy sector in general and in 
rural and peri-urban electrification in particular.  Both local and foreign private companies have 
shown limited interest in this domain.  This is due to financial as well as governance and technical 
challenges, including: 
 Improving technical capacity of private local actors in various technical matters, 
notably for decentralised electrification solutions; 
 Lack of support to the developm ent of new management modalities; 
 Need for technical education adapted to training of qualified staff in main 
stakeholders of the sector; 
 Technical standards not adapted to low inco me countries; this frequently leads to over 
dimensioned infrastructures or high maintenance costs. 
129. On 24 June 2005, the ACP-EU C ouncil approved the creation of an Energy Facility with a 
total amount of €220 million.  After the successful implementation of the first phase, the European 
Union and the ACP countries agreed to earmark €200 million  to a new phase of the Energy Facility 
under the 10th European Development Fund for the period 2009-2013. 
2. Beneficiary countries:  
130. The Facility is available to all eligible AC P countries but access to the funds is competitive 
and demand driven.  Grants are offered to co-f und energy-related projects located in ACP countries 
which would help alleviate poverty in those countries.  IP/C/W/551/Add.7 
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3. Objective(s): 
131. The overall objective is to increase access to energy services in rural and peri-urban areas 
while fighting against climate change.   
4. Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
 All ACP and EU stakeholders (State act ors and public bodies, local authorities, 
regional organisations, NGOs, private companies, etc); 
 Non ACP International Organisations are a llowed to participate only as partners, co-
donors or associates 
 A partnership with ACP actors is compulsory. 
 
5. How it works in practice: 
132. The launch of a new call for proposals is e xpected in November 2009, provided the EU 
Member States give their final approval at the end of October.  For more information, please consult: 
http://wcmcom-ec-europa-eu-wip.wcmvue.cec. eu.int:8080/europeaid/where/acp/regional-
cooperation/energy/index_en.htm  
133. The following list of activities (not exhaustiv e) may be funded under the Energy Facility: 
Activities for providing access to electricity (investment projects): 
 
 Provision of electricity to dispersed populations in isolated areas 
The actions supported by the Energy Facility for this type of projects will be decentralized 
systems mainly based on: 
- Small solar / wind / bio-energy / hydro power plants in combination with a rural 
distribution network; 
- Technical innovations for rural electrification in areas such as bio-fuels for village 
diesel motors (e.g. multifunctional platform), micro-hydro, new types of electricity 
distribution technology, decentralised grids, etc.); 
 Electrification of rural growth centres 
Projects aiming at implementing decentralized solutions, based on renewable energy, for 
ruralgrowth centres and surrounding areas (which in  a later phase might be connected to the 
national grid). These projects could have electri city surpluses potentially sold in the medium-
term to the national grid. Such projects could benefit from blended funding (mix of loans and 
grants) with a contribution from the EF. 
 
The EF will also support projects managed by ru ral electrification funds and agencies, in 
particular those involving co-financing of investment projects (with the possible involvement of Member States and European Financi ng Institutions) and those aimed at rural 
electrification schemes covering a regional concession area, including renewable technologies 
and decentralised solutions. 
 
 Access for poor population in peri-urban areas 
 For this type of projects aiming at peri-urban areas, the actions supported by the 
Energy Facility will focus on institutional set-up and management of electricity 
supply in these areas, as well as investment  projects focusing on innovative solutions 
for resolving the challenges of electricity provision in these areas. 
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 Activities for improving governance and capaci ty development for rural and peri-urban 
electrification:  
 Actions aiming at improving policies, legi slation and of stakeholders' capacity 
building; 
 Actions promoting communication and excha nges of views between stakeholders of 
the rural and peri-urban electrification sector; 
 Actions aiming at improving regulation an d promoting innovative financing and 
organisational schemes which can allow for sustainable rural and peri-urban electrification; 
 Training of entrepreneurs, development of markets, awareness campaigns in rural and 
peri-urban electrification and renewable technologies; 
 Actions aiming at promoting small and medium enterprises to engage in small scale 
power generation (renewable energy), distribution networks, operation and 
maintenance of decentralized systems etc. 
 Actions likely to encourage private national and foreign companies to be more 
involved in rural and peri-urban electrification; 
 Actions to provide technical assistance with  the aim of improving key functions of 
rural electrification funds and agencies (planning, project design, management, 
control, reporting...) and their negotiatio n capacity with financial institutions. 
 
6. Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: 
Countries Name of applicant Title 
Benin Deutsche Gesellschaft 
fur Technische 
Zusammenarbeit Programme d'electrification 
rurale par réseau SBEE 
Burkina Faso N.V. Nuon Solar energy for improved 
energy services in rural 
areas 
Eritrea Ministry of Energy and 
Mines the State of Eritrea Expansion of LPG storage and 
distribution facilities to rural aereas of Eritrea 
Ethiopia Plan UK Community managed renewable 
energy programme for rural Ethiopia. 
 134. For the complete list of approved projects:  http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/where/acp/regional-
cooperation/energy/documents/finallist_en.pdf   
O. NAME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  SWITCH ASIA 
1. General description: 
135. The SWITCH programme with its particular  focus on SMEs contributes directly and 
indirectly to poverty alleviation by improving th e living conditions of poor households in the 
surroundings and down-stream of sub-urban SMEs  by reducing water pollution (particularly 
improving conditions of women who tr aditionally have to source drinking water), solid waste, and air 
pollution.  SWITCH also contributes to increased employment and incomes by increased production that meets international environmental standards and higher competitiveness, e.g. through resource 
savings and better access to supply chains of intern ational companies.  In addition, adoption of SCP 
will help improving the conditions of both female and male labourers promoting reasonable salaries, 
decent working conditions and protection of ch ildren rights (social corporate responsibility).  IP/C/W/551/Add.7 
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136. The SWITCH programme seeks to enhance the uptake of SCP by working simultaneously on 
the production and consumption sides, employi ng a multi-stakeholder approach with strong and 
intensive working relationships with SMEs, build ing upon existing structures and networks, and by 
scaling up results achieved in earlier projects.  Projec ts will have to actively disseminate their results 
and facilitate exchange of good practices, and w ill be supported in this task by the SWITCH 
programme Network Facility. 
2. Beneficiary countries: 
137. SWITCH will award grants to EU-Asia part nerships of non-profit making organisations 
interested in pursuing sustainable development,  such as chambers of commerce, industrial and 
professional associations, regulatory bodies (regional and local authorities), research organisations 
and development agencies.  These organisations mu st demonstrate an ability to reach out to large 
numbers of SMEs or consumer groups.  Proposals wh ere intermediaries such as business associations, 
industry associations, retailers, and chambers of comme rce will play an active role in the partnerships 
are especially welcome.  
138. Partnerships will have a minimum of tw o partners, one from each country group: 
 Europe : Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, 
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Ital y, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, 
Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sl ovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United 
Kingdom. 
Asia : Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia,  China (excluding Hong Kong, China, 
Macau, China, and Chinese Taipei), India, Indonesia, DPR Korea, Lao PDR, Myanmar, 
Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan , the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet 
Nam. 
Organisations from Hong Kong,China, Macau Ch ina, Chinese Taipei, Brunei Darussalam and 
Singapore can participate as associates. 
3. Objective(s) and types of incentives given: 
139. Under the Switch Asia programme, activities should aim to: 
 Promote the use of environmentally friendly technologies and practices;  
 Promote a change in consumption of l ess environmentally damaging products and 
services;  
 Reinforce and implement legal environment and safety instruments;  
 Develop and apply effectiv e economic instruments that enhance sustainable 
consumption and production.  
140. No a priori choice is made to orient on specifi c sectors for the projects.  To achieve tangible 
impact, SMEs should be selected from sectors or industrial areas that: 
 Substantially contribute to overall pollu tion (especially water pollution and CO2-
emissions) and/or are resource (water and/or energy) intensive;  
 Have sufficient potential for improvement;  
 Form a substantially share of the economy;  
 Have sufficient potential for further multipli cation in the country and/or region.  
141. Within the framework of the Commission's efforts to promote and encourage technology  
transfer, the following objectives may be indirectly  addressed by the SWITCH Asia Programme as it 
supports business cooperation between the EU and Asia:  IP/C/W/551/Add.7 
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Objective 1:  promote projects such as direct investment, licensing, franchising, 
sub-contracting, etc. by supporting  partnership building opportunities 
between EU and Asian companies; 
 Objective 2:  improve access to available techniques, standards and business processes 
through capacity-building of Asia n business intermediaries, including 
Chambers of Commerce and other business organizations in Asia; 
 Objective 4:  provide traini ng through technical assistance to groups of Asian companies 
that could include technology ma nagement and production methods; 
 
Objective 5:  more directly, to improve th e absorption capacity of LDCs through business 
missions, technical assistance and institu tional building projects with higher 
levels of co-financing. 
 
4. Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
142. Applicants and partners must be non-profit-making organisations such as networks, 
Chambers of Commerce, industry associations, a nd local governments that support SMEs.  Each 
partnership must contain at least one EU partner and at least one partner from an eligible Asian 
country. It is strongly encouraged to involve more partners. 
 European eligible countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, 
Czech Rep.,Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, 
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta , Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, 
Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom 
 
 Asian eligible countries : Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, DPR 
Korea, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam..   
 5. Functioning in practice: 
143. Switch will be running from 2007 to 2010 and three call for proposals are expected during 
that period.  The first call for proposals, launched in 2007 have been completed and the first SWITCH 
projects started operating at the beginning of 2009.  The list of the selected projects is available on: 
http://www.switch-asia.eu/  .  The evaluation procedure of the second call for proposals was finalised 
in July 2009. 
6. Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: 
 Re-Tie Bangladesh : Reduction of environmental threats and increase of exportability of 
Bangladeshi leather products.  Total budget: €2,0 71,001, EU contribution: 90%.  Duration of 
the project:  36 months, starting in February 2009. 
 Green Products Developm ent and Labelling in Mongolia. Total budget: €933,257, 
EU contribution: 80%.  Duration of the pr oject: 36 months, starting in December 2008. 
 Enhancement of Sustainable Production of  Lokta Handmade Paper Production in Nepal . 
Total budget: €1,400,004, EU contribution: 90%.  Duration of the project: 48 months, starting 
in January 2009. 
 Establishing a Sustainable Production System for Rattan Products in Cambodia, Lao PDR, 
Viet Nam .  Total budget: €2,417,694, EU contribution: 80%.  Duration of the project: 
36 months, starting in January 2009.  IP/C/W/551/Add.7 
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 Enhancing Environmental Performance in Key Sri Lankan  Export Sectors.  The project 
targets the reduction of negative environmental im pact of major polluting export sectors of Sri 
Lanka across the industry value chains thr ough the introduction of sustainable production 
practices and technologies.  Total budget: €1,588,5 38, EU contribution: 80%.  Duration of the 
project: 42 months, starting in March 2009. 
 
P. NAME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  FLEGT  ASIA 
1. General description: 
144. The Regional Support programme for the EU FLEGT Action Plan in Asia, commonly called 
"FLEGT Asia", is a €6 million Regional Programme  executed jointly with the European Forest 
Institute (EFI). The programme started on 15 November 2008 and will run for four years. 
Funding  
Total budget:€ 6,105,000   
EuropeAid: €5,800,000   Co-funding: DFID 
 
2. Beneficiary countries: 
145. The Programme aims at strengthening the regi onal cooperation. Support will be provided on a 
demand-led basis, and it is expected that this will mostly cover all countries in the South-East Asian  
region  and will take into consideration trade links with China and India. 
146. The regional focus of the programme will comple ment actions that are already taken at the 
bilateral level through Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs) between the EU and timber-
producing countries. VPAs form the cornerstone of the EU FLEGT Action Plan. These bilateral 
agreements, when operational, sha ll be supported by licensing scheme assuring that timber products 
exported from signatory countries (Partner Countri es) to the EU have been legally produced. 
However, because of their bilatera l nature, VPAs are not able directly to regulate the significant 
intraregional trade or trade from Partner Count ries to third countries. FLEGT Asia intends to 
complement VPAs on a regional level by addressing fundamental sector challenges. 
3. Objective(s) and types of incentives given: 
147. The overall objective of the Action is to impr ove forest governance, contributing to poverty 
eradication and sustainable management of natural resources in Asia, through direct support to the 
implementation of the EU FLEGT Action Plan.  The Action has three specific objectives: 
 to address gaps in current information co llection and provision networks in Asia, 
 to strengthen the key institutions for impr oved forest governance at the regional level, 
 to invest in customs capacity to efficiently ma nage regional trade in legal timber and exclude 
illegal timber from the legitimate trade. 
148. The aim of the Action is to benefit poor and excluded groups in the region by supporting 
improved forest governance, which would lead to mo re equitable and sustainable forest management 
in Asia. 
149. As a result of this Action, information relevant for FLEGT is collected, analysed and 
disseminated and incorporated into policy decisi ons at national and regi onal levels.  This will 
strengthen national and regional institutions and initiatives relevant for FLEGT and improve 
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detect and prevent illegal forest sector activities through enhanced coopera tion between relevant 
national enforcement agencies, including customs. 
4. Examples of activities: 
 Collate of existing research results and, wh ere appropriate, undertake primary research in 
areas related to FLEGT 
 Improve the dissemination of research conclusi ons, with particular emphasis on development 
of FLEGT-related policy in the region 
 Establish regional networks of  experts and policy makers 
 Support multi-stakeholder approaches to forest governance in the  region 
 Strengthen regional institutions and national capacity to engage  with regional processes with 
a focus on improved forest sector governance 
 Improve capacity of customs and other enforcement agencies to collaborate to control the 
flow of illegal wood in the region 
 Support development of sustainable financing models in the region 
 Complement the FLEGT voluntary partnership ag reements with supporting measures in key 
trade partners 
 Support the establishment of trade links that emphasise supplies of legal and sustainable 
timber between EU-based buyers and suppliers in the region 
5. Contact: 
http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/where/asia/regi onal-cooperation/environment/flegt_en.htm  
 
Q. NAME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  COMPETITIVE GRANT SCHEMES FOR AGRICULTURAL 
RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENT (ARD)  IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA  
1. General description: 
150. The sub-regional1 Competitive Grant Schemes are fi nancing mechanisms for research 
activities aimed at improving the performance of production systems and stimulating sustainable 
market-oriented agricultural production in Africa.  As part of this effort, the SROs (Sub-Regional 
Organizations in charge of ARD at sub-regional le vel) will promote agricultural technology exchange 
through collaboration between research organiza tions and the stakeholde rs involved (farmers, 
associations, NGOs, universities, etc.) in  their respective sub-regions.   
151. The SROs expect to reach this goal by: 
- providing grants on a competitive basis to r esearchers to work toge ther with research 
institutions, civil society partners includi ng private companies, and beneficiaries 
dedicated to technology development that shows promise for replicability and adoption; 
 
- using the experience of funded projects to  develop lessons and guidelines applicable 
to help solve the problems of technology development in the region;  and 
 
- supporting projects that will make a pos itive contribution toward the region's 
economic development through investment in agricultural research. 
 
                                                      
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2. Beneficiary countries:  
 Countries covered under the three Sub-Regional Organizations: 
 ASARECA: Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and 
Central Africa; 
 CORAF: Conseil Ouest et Centre Africain pour la Recherche et le Développement 
Agricoles; 
 SADC-FANR: Southern African development Community - Food, Agriculture and 
Natural Resources. 
 
3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentives given:  
Objective 1: promote projects such as direct investment, licensing, franchising, 
sub-contracting, etc. 
non-financial incentives : 
support to national firms identifying pot ential partners (advice, contacts, 
etc.); 
   Objective 2: improve access to availabl e techniques and industrial processes - 
creation of information centres; 
  
Objective 5: capacity building; 
 Objective 6: encourage trade in technological goods. 
 
4. Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
152. EU and DCs' enterprises and institutions invol ved in agricultural research for development 
and extension. 
5. Type of technology transferred: 
153. This is dependent on the type of  partnership.  They will be related mainly to agricultural 
research and socio-economic development. 
6. Functioning in practice: 
154. All proposals submitted to the SROs should addr ess the research priorities identified in their 
respective strategic plan and demonstrate a collabor ative approach.  Proposals are submitted based on 
a call for proposals issued by the SROs and mu st be presented in accord ance with the Proposal 
Presentation Guide.  Proposals are considered for funding once a year (for the initial launching of the 
process).  Projects may receive funding for up to three years.  In rare cases and where projects have 
proved particularly successful or innovative, the Board can approve funding up to an additional two 
years.  Projects responding to a call for proposals must have a minimum value of US$50,000;  maximum funding amounts are established in each call for proposals.  In most cases grants will not exceed US$300,000 over a three-year period. IP/C/W/551/Add.7 
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7. Contact: 
 CORAF 
 Internet: http://www.co raf.org/coraf_action.php 
 ASARECA 
 Internet: http://www.asareca.org/  
 SADC-FANR 
 Keoagile Molapong  Research expert  Agricultural Research & Training  E-mail: kmolapong@sadc.int  
 EIARD (European Initiative for ARD) 
 Internet: http://www.eiard-infosys.org  
 European Commission 
 Marc DEBOIS  DG Development 
 E-mail: Marc.Debois@ec.europa.eu  
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IV. MEMBER STATES:  AUSTRIA 
A. NAME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS  
1. General description: 
155. The Austrian Development Agency works with  the private sector to implement inclusive 
business models – sustainable, market based soluti ons that are commercially viable and can deliver 
measurable, impactful and scalable development results for those at the base of the pyramid.  Austria 
promotes good and innovative projects which are jointly 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 partners of at least 50 per cent of the project costs (at 
least €50,000) 
 Sustainability: the company or local partner ( public institution, partner company)must ensure 
that the commitment will be continued after the end of the project 
 Compliance with the laws of the partner c ountry as well as internationally recognized 
environmental and social standards (core la bour standards of the International Labour 
Organization ILO, OECD Guidelines for Multin ational Enterprises, principles of the UN 
Global Compact, etc.) 
156. Economic interests can be interlinked with so cial 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 im provements, renewable energy supply, 
improvements in infrastructure, water and waste management; 
 - implementation of social standards; 
 - implementation of eco-standards; 
 - HIV/AIDS prevention and other health care activities; 
 - good governance; 
 - sustainable tourism; 
 - sustainable land and forest management, including certification processes FSC; 
 - food quality and safety system development. 
  Duration: since 2005    Budget  2005-2010: approx. €12 million. 
 
2. Beneficiary countries: 
157. 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 
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3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentives given:  
Objective 1: promote projects such as direct i nvestment, licensing, franchising, sub-contracting, 
etc. 
Financial incentives to national firms (100% or cofinancing): 
- Financing or insuring of prospective activities;  
- Promote projects such as direct investment, licensing, franchising, sub-
contracting, etc., through financia l incentives (max. 50% co-financing); 
- Support to national and third country firms identifying potential partners 
(advice, contacts, etc.); 
 
Objective 2:  improve access to availa ble 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: 
158. European enterprises 
5. Type of technology transferred  
159. Technology transfer takes place in different sectors such as production processes, e-learning 
processes, train the trainer programs. 
6. Functioning in practice  
160. Companies submit brief project proposals. ADA's Business Partnership Office assists 
companies in developing and fine-tuning the project idea and in drafting a project concept.  The project concept serves as a basis for presentation to  the ADA awards committee.  On approval, the 
project concept makes up the substantive content of the contract. 
7. Examples of ongoing/implemented projects  
 - establishing trainer of trainer programmes; 
 - establishing of cooperatives; 
 - training of suppliers;  
 - technology transfer eg. Energy efficiency.  
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8. 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 • www.ada.gv.at 
 
 
V. MEMBER STATES:  BELGIUM 
A. NAME
 OF THE  PROGRAMME/INCENTIVE:  FLANDERS  SUPPORT  TO UNESCO  
PROJECT  OFFICE  FOR  IODE   
1. Description: 
161. Support activities from UNESCO 's science programmes with focus on: 
 The "On the job"- training related to "Dat a and Information Management' and 'Integrated 
Coastal Area Management1 from the IOC (In tergovernmental Océanographie Commission); 
Expert meetings for the development of new methodologies and tools related to data end 
information management 
 
2. Beneficiary countries: 
162. Global:  actual 544 overall trainees and visitors from 98 countries. 
(Website: http://www.iode.org/projectoffice/) 
3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given: 
Objective 1: promote projects such as direct investment, licensing* franchising, 
sub-contracting, etc. N. A. 
Objective 2: improve access to available techniques 
access to legal and technological information sources; 
creation of information centers; 
training in the state of the art; 
others (specify): stimulate ne tworking (Global and regional); 
Objective 3: support Joint Research projects: 
support for  joint research projects between public partners: Improve 
capability of Research centers and in stitutional bodies (incl. ministry 
departments, agencies); others (specify); 
Objective 4: provide training in technology  management and production methods:  N.A.; 
Objective 5: capacity building: in all training and projects; 
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4. Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
163. Research centres and institutional bodies (ministries, agencies): 
 5. Type of technology transferred  (if such information is available):  
6. Functioning in practice : 
 http://www.iode.org/projectoffice  
7. Examples of ongoing/implemented projects 
 Projects and websites above 
8. Statistics on the use of the incentive / on the number of supported projects: 
 see project websites (if available) 
 
9. Contact (e-mail address, website, name of the person responsible for the progi anime, 
etc.) 
 Dr. Rudy HERMAN 
 Rudy.herman@ewi.vlaanderen.be 
 
B. NAME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  FLANDERS UNESCO  SCIENCE TRUST FUND 
1. General description: 
164. Trust Fund to support activities from UNESCO' s Science programmes, with focus on 
activities related to "water" (within the Intern ational Hydrological Programme and Man And 
Biosphere programme) and to 'Data and Informat ion Management' and 'I ntegrated Coastal Area 
Management' from the IOC (Intergovern mental Oceanographic Commission). 
2. Beneficiary country:  
 -  ODINAFRICA: 25 countries involved (cf. http://www.ODINAFRICA.org  ) 
 -  FET-Water and FET REMSENS (Southern Africa) 
 -  FRIEND/NILE: 10 countries involved (cf:  
  http://www.unesco-cairo.org/index/progs/hyd/hydactivities/uco-hyd0.html) 
 -   CAZALAC: 22 LAC involved (cf. http://www.CAZALAC.org ) 
 -  SUMAMAD: 8 countries involved (cf. 
http://www.inweh.unu.edu/inweh/drylands/SUMAMAD.htm) 
 Overall website: http://www.iode.org      
 
3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentives given: 
Objective 1: promote projects such as direct investment, licensing, franchising, sub-
contracting, etc.: N.A.;  
  
Objective 2: improve access to available techniques; 
- Access to legal and technological information sources: partly in   ODINAFRICA (legal); - Creation of information centres: in ODINAFRICA and CAZALAC; - Training in the state of the art: all above mentioned projects;  IP/C/W/551/Add.7 
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- Others (specify): stimulate networking (in all projects). 
Objective 3: support Joint Research projects: 
 - Support for joint research projects between public partners:     
 Research centres and institutional bodies (ministries, agencies). - Others (specify): 
Objective 4: provide training in technology  management and production methods: N.A. 
 
Objective 5: capacity building: in all projects; 
 Objective 6: encourage trade in technological goods: N.A. 
 
4. Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
165. Research centres and institutional bodies (ministries, agencies).  
5. Functioning in practice: 
 http://awi.vlaanderen.be/internati onale_samenwerking /index.php?id=61 
 
6. Examples of ongoing/implemented projects :  
166. cf Projects and websites above 
7. Statistics on the use of the incentive / on the number of supported projects: 
 See project websites (if available) 
 
8. Contact: 
Dr. Rudy HERMAN 
Rudy.herman@ewi.vlaanderen.be   
 
 
VI. MEMBER STATES:  FINLAND 
A. NAME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  FINNISH FUND FOR INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION LTD 
(FINNFUND ) 
1. General description: 
167. 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. 
168. Finnfund finances private projects that involve a Finnish interest.  
2. Beneficiary countries: 
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3. Objectives and type(s) of incentives given: 
170. 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 ec onomic corporate activity of these countries. 
171. Finnfund promotes developing and innovative private enterprises, thus encouraging 
technology transfer to the target country. 
 Objective 1:  promote projects such as direct investment, licensing, franchising, sub-
contracting, etc. 
 
  Non-financial incentives : 
  - Support to national firms identifying potential partners (advice, contacts, etc.) 
  - Support to third countries (advice, contacts, etc.)  
Financial incentives to national firms (100% or cofinancing) : 
- Financing or insuring of prospective activities  
- Insurance coverage of  :   economic   political   risk 
- Tax relief or deferre d payment of taxes 
- Loans - Others(please specify) : 
 
Financial incentives to third country firms 
  - Financing or insuring of prospective activities  
- Loans - Guarantee of loans 
- Equity participation 
- Others (specify):  
 
Objective 2:  improve access to availa ble techniques and industrial processes 
  - Access to legal and technological information sources 
  - Creation of information centres 
- Training in the state of the art  
- Others (specify):  
   Objective 3:  support Joint Research projects : 
  - Support for joint research projects between private partners 
  - Support for joint research projects between public partners 
  - Others (specify):  
Objective 4 : provide training in technolo gy management and production methods  
 
Objective 5 : capacity building  
 
Objective 6 : encourage trade in technological goods 
 
4. Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
172. The investment commitments by Finnfund involve a representative sample of Finnish 
high-tech companies as well as innovative small and medium-sized companies.  
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5. Type of technology transferred:  
173. All types of technology 
6. Functioning in practice: 
174. 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.  
175. Finnfund provides investment financing in th e form of minority equity investments, 
investment loans, mezzanine financing and a combination of these. 
176. 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. 
177. 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: 
178. Equity investments are typically made direc tly (or through a holding company) into the 
project company. Finnfund's equity participation 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: 
179. 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.  
180. 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.  
181. 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 client. 
9. Mezzanine financing: 
182. 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: 
183. In exceptional cases Finnfund can grant guarantees, for example to facilitate client's access to 
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11. Co-financing: 
184. 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 
collaborates closely with its members.  Finnfund also has a long-standing cooperation with IFC 
(International Finance Corporation), the E BRD (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: 
185. Universal Corporation Ltd was established by a Finnish engineer, Pentti Keskitalo, and two 
Kenyan partners, the Dhanani brothers, and began op erating 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, n ear Nairobi.  At the same time Finnfund became a 
shareholder in the company.  In 2008 Finnfun d granted additional financing of US$10 million for 
developing Universal Corporation's plant and for ob taining quality certification by the World Health 
Organization. 
13. Contact: 
 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  
 
14. TRIPS Article 66.2 in 2009 
China 
Jordan 
Kenya Malawi 
Mauritius 
Palestine Romania 
Serbia 
Thailand Zimbabwe Practical 
Training 
Course on Copyright and 
Related Rights 
(Helsinki, October 26 - 
November 6, 
2009) Ministry of Education and 
Culture in cooperation with  
WIPO worldwide Academy, The Finnish Copyright Institute, 
Finnish copyright organisations 
and other partners in cooperation. The participants were provided an 
introduction to the set of Finnish, Nordic 
and European copyright and neighbouring rights norms and the solutions concerning 
collective administration, management of 
rights, and questions relating to enforcement of rights. 
 
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VII. MEMBER STATES:  FRANCE 
Ministry Of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries (MAAP) 
 
Technical Cooperation 
 
186. The MAAP directly supports the transfer of skills and technology to third countries by means 
of specific cooperation activities.  It finances or  co-finances activities and draws 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. 
187. The MAAP provides financial support amounting to €1 million a year for such activities.  
They are implemented by some 20 officials in Fr ance and coordinated by the public interest 
association ADECIA ( Agence pour le développement de la coopération internationale dans les 
domaines de l'agriculture, de l' alimentation et des espaces ruraux  - Agency for the Development of 
International Cooperation Relating to Agricultu re, Food and Rural Areas).  The network of 
cooperation and economic services of the local  French embassies is also involved. 
188. 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 
 
189. 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 
MAAP provides support for the transfer of skills and technologies to third countries through its involvement in: 
Training activities concerning plant and animal products and forestry and aquaculture 
products, the processing and conservation of fo odstuffs, environmental management, the 
organization of farms and fish fa rms, 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.).
 
 
Development Research Institute (IRD) 
 
190. The Development Research Institute is a public  science and technology research institute, 
which implements programmes focusing on the rela tionship between man and his environment in 
countries in the inter-tropical zone.  In addition to conducting research and providing expertise, the 
IRD pursues a policy of research capacity building among its scientific partners in the countries of the South. 
191. The IRD has three major objectives: 
 To provide training in the research professions  and go from a simple knowledge 
transfer approach to an approach focusi ng on the learning of research skills, which 
includes the organization of scientific activities, project management, and the 
evaluation and transfer of findings and competencies. 
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 To promote the establishment of research teams and strengthen their competencies , 
thus going beyond an individual and dispersed approach so as to achieve a critical mass 
of visible and stable research groups. 
 
 To promote autonomy and integration of th e teams in the inte rnational scientific 
community , thereby enabling them to gain acces s to additional resources, recognition 
by their peers, and to make an active contribution to global scientific issues. 
 192. Various forms of support are being implemented: 
 Support for individuals:  thesis grants, further training grants and short-term scientific 
exchange grants. 
 Support for research teams or associations:  various support procedures with a view to 
integrating scientists from the South in international research networks. 
 Support for the research environment:  support for initiatives to estab lish facilities that 
are multidimensional (training, research, expertise), multi-institutional (universities, centres, NGOs, decision-makers, local aut horities, companies), multidisciplinary and 
North/South. 
 
International Cooperation Centre For Agro nomic Research For Development (CIRAD)  
 193. The transfer of technologies and skills lies at the heart of CIRAD's work, which takes the 
form of: 
 - A statutory obligation, arising from its mandate as an industrial and commercial public 
establishment; 
 
 - a contractual obligation, defined in the contract of objectives between the State and 
CIRAD, which provides for an increase in its own resources, principally resulting from contracts governing transfers of technologies and skills to the countries of the South. 
 194. In fact, no specific regime to promote the tr ansfer of technologies and skills to the LDCs 
exists within CIRAD, since its basic objectives lead  it naturally to perform this kind of action.  
CIRAD operates so as to provide knowledge and tran sfer findings, products, expertise and training to 
France's partners and users in the LDCs.  About 80 per cent of CIRAD's budget is used for research 
and development support programmes aimed at transferring technologies and skills. 
195. In addition, CIRAD acts in the following fields: 
- Implementation of its own intellectual propert y charter, with particular attention to 
the LDCs; 
- the strengthening of the internal system of  promotion experts, and the establishment 
of systems of reference (products, partners, sponsors, enterprises, etc.); 
- the preparation of an up-to-date guide on the procedures for responding to invitations 
to tender involving different EU progr ammes and other funding agencies; 
- legal assistance for the protection of inte llectual property rights and for financial 
arrangements; 
- support for the establishment of start-up activities. 
 196. Furthermore, CIRAD's Directorate of Innova tion and Communication manages an incentive 
budget for the purpose of underwriting the costs involved  in the registration of patents and certificates 
of new plant varieties within the framework of the research and development activities of CIRAD and 
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A. NAME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE : TECHNICAL COOPERATION UNDER THE MINISTRY OF 
FOOD, AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES  
1. Description 
197. Funding of technical cooperation activities in the agricultural sector. 
2. Beneficiary countries 
198. The activities in question do not solely concer n the LDCs.  Some 30 countries benefited from 
MAAP cooperation activities in 2009.  LDCs are elig ible for this programme on the same basis as 
developing countries and certain emerging, or even  developed, countries (institutional cooperation). 
199. The LDCs that benefited from this programme  in 2009 were:  Burkina Faso, Cambodia, 
Madagascar and Senegal.  Regional activities we re also conducted in sub-Saharan Africa and 
South-East Asia. 
3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentives given 
Objective 2: Improve access to existing t echniques and industrial processes;  access to 
sources of legal and technological in formation:  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 
200. Any enterprise or institution:  central or local government bodies, professional organizations, 
private enterprises. 
5. Type of technology transferred 
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 
201. Priorities are identified by the relevant Fren ch bodies, the MAAP 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. 
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7. Examples of projects 
 - Capacity building for animal health personnel in Madagascar. 
 - Support in upgrading fruit and vege table quality control in Senegal. 
 - Development of seed certification systems in several African countries and 
strengthening the capacities of the regional  organizations concerned (OAPI, ARIPO). 
 
8. Statistics on the use of the incentive/number of supported projects 
202. The programme was allocated €0.8 million in MAAP financial support in 2009, roughly one 
quarter of which was for LDCs.  It  is implemented by some ten MAAP officials, and also relies on the 
participation of the cooperation and eco nomic services of French embassies. 
9. Contact point 
Ministère de l'Alimentation, de l'Agriculture et de la Pêche 
Direction Générale des Politiques Agricoles,  Agroalimentaires et des Territoires 
Service des Relations Internationales Bureau des relations bilatérales 
3 rue Barbet de Jouy 
75007 Paris FRANCE  B. N
AME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  SUPPORT FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF RURAL 
TRAINING BY THE MAAP  DIRECTORATE -GENERAL OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH (DGER) 
1. General description 
203. 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). 
204. Support for the setting up of rural training schemes (initial training, further training, 
alternating school/enterprise training), matching training to employment. 
205. Establishment and development of  geographical or thematic netw orks of training institutions. 
2. Beneficiary countries 
206. The jointly funded activities do not solely concer n the LDCs.  In 2009, over a dozen countries 
benefited from the cooperation activities of the DGE R, including a number of developing countries 
(in particular Brazil, Cameroon, Morocco and Vi et Nam) and the following LDCs:  Burkina Faso, 
Cambodia, Mali and Senegal. 
3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentives given 
 Objective 2: Improve access to available techniques and processes: 
 
Access to legal and technological information sources; 
establishment of information centres; 
prior art training; organization of training systems (basic and post-school training). 
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 Objective 3: Support joint research projects: 
 Between private partners; 
between public partners. 
  Objective 4: Provide training in techno logy management and production methods; 
 
 Objective 5: Capacity building: 
 
Organization of geographical and thematic networks of teaching 
establishments (aquaculture, organic fa rming, biodiversity, etc.) for the 
shared use of educational tools an d information systems, and for the 
exploitation of experiences; 2,200 training and foreign travel fellowships. 
 
4. Eligible enterprises or institutions 
207. 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 
208. 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 preserva tion of food products; 
 - tropical veterinary and animal sciences (p arasitology, optimization of livestock feed, 
selection of species and adaptation to the environment). 
 6. Functioning 
209. Requests are gathered by the DGER's geographical  networks, groups of technical and higher 
agronomic and veterinary training establishments, which cooperate on an ongoing basis with the 
countries concerned. 
7. Examples of projects 
 Training of trainers in Mali and Senegal. 
 Restructuring of the rural training system in Burkina Faso. 
 Agricultural diversification techniques in Cambodia. 
 
8. Statistics on the use of the incentive/number of supported projects 
210. 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). 
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9. Contact point: 
Ministère de l'Alimentation, de l'Agriculture et de la Pêche 
Direction Générale de l'Enseignement et de la Recherche Bureau de la Coopération Internationale 1ter avenue de Lowendal 
75700 Paris 07 SP 
France fopdac.bci@educagri.fr 
http://www.educagri.fr/reseaux/resgeo/presreseaux.htm  
 
C. N
AME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH INSTITUTE (IRD)/ 
DEPARTMENT OF SUPPORT AND TRAINING FOR SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITIES OF THE SOUTH  
1. General description 
211. The Development Research Institute (IRD) is  a public science and technology research 
institute.  In addition to conducting research and providing expertise, the IRD pursues a policy of 
research capacity building among its scientific pa rtners in the countries of the South. 
2. Beneficiary countries 
212. The 40 or so beneficiaries are the IRD's scientific partner countries, located mainly in the 
inter-tropical zone.  Most of them are least devel oped countries, and there are also a number of other 
developing or emerging countries in sub-Saharan A frica (Senegal, Mali, Burkin a Faso, Niger, Guinea, 
Côte d'Ivoire, Benin, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Seychelles, Madagascar, South 
Africa);  in North Africa and the Middle East (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Lebanon);  in South and South-East Asia (India, Thailand, Lao PDR, Vi et Nam, Indonesia);  in Latin America (Mexico, 
Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Argentina);  and a number of countries in the 
Caribbean region. 
3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentives given 
 Objective 3:  Support joint research projects:  
 
 Support for joint research projects between public partners  
 Objective 4:  Provide training in technology management and production methods:  
 
 Training in scientific methods or techniques that are not available in many developing 
countries (biotechnology, genomics, GIS, etc.) 
  Objective 5 : Capacity building: 
 
 - Training in scientific research:  training of human resources (doctorate, further training, 
mobility grants); 
 - support for research teams in the developi ng countries through partnership with French 
research teams, with a view to integrating researchers from the South in international research networks; 
 - support for research groups in the countries of the South with a view to consolidating 
and future proofing their scientific research capacity; 
 - support for training:  university traini ng, summer schools, methodological seminars, 
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4. Eligible enterprises or institutions 
213. First and foremost, public scientific institutions  (universities and research institutes) located 
in the countries of the South, associations conducting sci entific research located in the countries of the 
South and any research institution (n ational, regional or internationa l) working on scientific matters 
related to the development of the countries of the South. 
5. Type of technology transferred 
214. Very broad, multidisciplinary range: 
 - Data acquisition methodologies and tec hnologies in climatology, oceanography, 
biodiversity, the environment, agronomy, animal sciences and aquaculture; 
 - development of modelling, diagnostic and decision-making tools:  water resources, 
ecosystem management, cropping, animal  husbandry and aquaculture systems, 
agricultural and food policies, so cial institutions and systems. 
 
6. Functioning 
215. Requests are identified either by IRD offices abroad or by the embassies (cooperation 
services), within the framework of their relations with  local partners, or directly by the MAAP, in the 
context of institutional relations with the admini strations or other nationa l organizations of the 
countries concerned. 
7. Examples of projects 
216. Great variety of projects:  no prior selection - projects are selected according to the 
qualifications of the persons i nvolved and how they match the n eeds of the partner scientific 
institutions (LDCs and emerging countries). 
217. Some examples are: 
- Establishment of a network of African centres of excellence on water issues; 
- research programme on the interactions between ecosystems and societies in 
West Africa; 
- aquaculture project in Indonesia; - social science research programme in the Mekong region; - regular invitations to apply for individual fellowships; - regular invitations to research groups to apply for support. 
 8. Statistics on the use of the incentive number of supported projects 
218. In 2009, all support went to researchers or res earch teams from least developed or emerging 
countries. 
 - Individual support: 
 
  In 2009, 142 fellowships were awarded to  scientists from the countries of the South, 
including 98 thesis or master's degree fellowships, 27 further training fellowships 
(training in methods or techniques) and 17 scientific exchange fellowships to promote 
the integration of researchers from the Sout h in the international research networks. 
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  23 research teams associated with IRD research units;   17 teams given support to build up their research capabilities;   53 scientific partnership projects betwee n teams from the North and teams from the 
developing countries. 
 9. Contact point 
IRD 
Département soutien et formation des communautés scientifiques du Sud 
213 rue Lafayette 75480 Paris Cedex 10 
http://www.ird.fr/  
 
VIII.  MEMBER STATES:  GERMANY 
A. NAME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  DEVELO PPP. DE 
1. Description 
219. Public-private partnerships (PPP), as run u nder the develoPPP.de programme, are alliances 
between German Developmen t Cooperation and private industry, su ch that both sides benefit.  The 
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperati on and Development (BMZ) supports the projects 
of private businesses in foreign countries provided they generate tangible benefits in line with the 
goals of German development c ooperation (e.g. technology transfer to LDCs).  PPP projects are 
planned, financed and implemented jointly by  German Development Cooperation and private 
companies.  The PPP programme co mbines the respective strengths of public and private partners. 
German Development Cooperation supplies know-how  and contacts, supports  concept-development 
and financing, coordinates the various measures, a nd networks with other important decision-makers. 
Private companies contribute technology, capital and expertise and are usually responsible for carrying out the projects on site.  The partners share the costs and risks equally. 
2. Beneficiary countrie(s) 
220. Not specific to LDCs. 
3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given 
Objective 1:  promote projects such as direct investment, licensing, franchising, sub-
contracting, etc. 
 Non-financial incentives: support to Eur opean firms and to third countries in 
identifying potential partners (advice, c ontacts, etc.), in concept-development 
(technical assistance) and networking 
 Financial incentives to European firms through co-financing (up to 50%) 
 Financial incentives to third country firms through co-financing (up to 50%)
  
Objective 2: improve access to availabl e techniques and industrial processes 
- Support the introduction of new technologies in local firms 
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Objective 4 :  provide training in techno logy management and production methods  
 
4. Eligible enterprises or institutions 
221. European firms as well as private companies in African partner countries of German 
Development Cooperation 
5. Type of technology transferred  
222. Not specified. PPP projects contribute to technology  transfer in different areas such as e.g. 
 Training and capacity building for SME promotion and vocational training; 
 Training and capacity building for rural development; 
 Technology transfer for environment im provements, renewable energy supply, 
improvements in infrastructure, water and waste management; 
 Implementation of social standards; 
 Implementation of eco-standards; 
 Aids prevention and other health care activities; 
 Good governance; 
 Sustainable tourism; 
 Sustainable land and forest management, including certification processes FSC; 
 Food quality and safety system development. 
 6. Functioning in practice 
223. Companies submit brief project proposals which are selected by GTZ according to established 
criteria. 
224. The following five conditions must be met in order to implement a PPP project (political 
parameter of BMZ): 
 Compatibility with German Government specifications:  The project must conform to the 
development policy principles of the German Government. 
 Common goals:  The contributions of the partners  must complement one another, so that all 
sides achieve their respective goals – devel opment policy benefits and commercial success – 
more economically, effectively and rapidly than they otherwise would.  
 Corporate contribution:  The private partner must make a major contribution to the project in 
terms of financing, human resources and/or materials.  As a rule, the private partner bears at 
least 50 percent of project costs.  The terms of private and public contributions are agreed individually for each project.  
 Subsidiarity instead of subsidy:  The scope of PPP projects must clearly go beyond the limits of normal commercial activity. GTZ particip ates only in activities that businesses do not 
undertake themselves anyway, whether because they are part of their legal obligations or are 
essential to their core business.
 
 Competitive neutrality:  All companies are eligible to cooperate with GTZ.  All 
communication is transparent. 
 7. Examples of ongoing/implemented projects:  
 Organic Production of High Quality Tea in Rural Areas of Nepal:   A German 
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customers with organically grown tea from Nepal.  The objective of the project is to train Nepalese tea farmers and processors in the Eastern part of the country to produce and market a tea which meets the international standards of organic tea 
production and fair trade.  Furthermore, Nepa lese trainers and advisors are trained in 
order to continuously provide advice to the farmers after the project has ended.  
 Good Governance by the use of "One Stop Windows" A German company 
allocates software which is adopted for th e electronic provision of services of the 
public administration in Cambodia. In two provincial capitals this software 
application is implemented as a showcase. Users are citizens who can register their 
businesses online and buy licences. Public  administrations possess a useful 
instrument for the fight against corruption and shadow economy. 
 
8. Statistics on the use of the incentive / on the number of  supported projects 
225. From 1998 until 2009, the following projects we re supported through the Public-Private 
Partnership Facility: 
General:   
 Current projects  102
 Completed projects  441
Current and completed projects in:  
 Africa  147
 Asia 164
 Latin America  105
 Maghreb, Middle East    51
 Eastern Europe  59
 Central Asia   12
 Thereof Supra-regional  32
Funding in millions of euros in 2009:  
 German Agency for Development Cooperation (GTZ) 10,1
 Private partners 10,6
 Third parties  0,7
 In total  21,4
 
9. Contact ( e-mail address, website, name of the p erson responsible for the programme, etc.) 
Jörg Hartmann 
Centre for Cooperation with the Private Sector 
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit Dag-Hammarskjöld-Weg 1-5 65760 Eschborn Germany Email:  ppp-buero@gtz.de  
Website:  www.gtz.de/ppp  
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B. NAME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE : ENGINEERING CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMME IN 
ETHIOPIA  
1. Description 
226. The Ethiopian Industrial Development Stra tegy of August 2003 aims to improve the 
competitive capacity of the local economy and recognises the private sector as the driving force 
behind development. However, fra mework conditions are still not c onducive to development of the 
private sector. The Ethiopian economy has therefore been inefficient and unable to compete, while 
unemployment and underemployment continue.  Th e Ethiopian government developed a "Road Map 
for Engineering Capacity Building" in 2004, with the goal of comprehensive modernisation of the 
private sector and its supporting institutions.  The Engineering Capacity Building Program (ecbp) was 
finally launched in November 2005. German Deve lopment Cooperation is supporting the Ethiopian 
Government in the implementation of ecbp throug h technical and financial assistance. Technical 
assistance entails capacity building measures in the areas of university reform, quality infrastructure, 
vocational education and private sector development. 
2. Beneficiary countrie(s)  
227. Ethiopia 
3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given  
Objective 1:  promote projects such as direct investment, licensing, franchising, sub-
contracting, etc. 
 Non-financial incentives: support to Eur opean firms and to third countries in 
identifying potential partners (advice, contacts, matchmaking etc.) 
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   
 4. Eligible enterprises or institutions 
228. German Development Cooperation works closely with Ethiopian and European companies in 
the priority sectors identified by the Ethiopian Gove rnment: construction, textile, food/agribusiness, 
leather, pharmaceuticals/chemicals. 
5. Type of technology transferred  
229. Technologies in the priority sectors identified by the Ethiopian Government: construction, 
textile, food/agribusiness, leather, pharmaceuticals/chemicals. 
6. Functioning in practice 
230. At the centre of ecbp efforts are four reforms:  strengthening the private sector and enterprise 
development, reforming technical courses of study at universities, improving the system of vocational 
basic and further training, and th e development of a national quality-control infrastructure.  Experts 
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selected products.  This includes support in attracting new investors to Ethiopia in order to promote 
technology transfer (i.e. matchmaking activities). Ca pacity development features in all four of the 
reform areas – the objective is to promote competen cies and to help the Ethiopian partners to solve 
their problems independently.  Therefore, each seconded expert is partnered with at least one 
Ethiopian colleague, ensuring that the reforms also have long-term results and clear Ethiopia's way to 
fast and sustainable economic growth. 
7. Contact (e-mail address, website, name of the person responsible for the programme, 
etc.) 
Sabine Becker 
Engineering Capacity Building Programme (ecbp) 
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) 
Email: sabine becker@gtz.de Website: www.ecbp.biz  
 
C. NAME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :  ADVISORY SERVICE ON AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH 
FOR DEVELOPMENT (BEAF) 
1. Description 
231. Germany, as a member of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research 
(CGIAR), has been committing substantial resources  to development-oriented agricultural research 
for over 30 years. A quarter of the funding from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) is not tied to sp ecific projects, but is channelled into research-
centre budgets.  The remaining 75 per cent goes to th e Advisory Service on Agricultural Research for 
Development (BEAF) of the German Agency fo r Technical Cooperation (GTZ) for project-linked 
development.  This means that BEAF is responsib le for selecting the centres' research projects to be 
funded in accordance with development and scientific criteria. BEAF also supports and finances the 
secondment of German experts to the inte rnational agricultural research centres. 
2. Beneficiary countrie(s)  
232. Not specific to LDCs. 
3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given  
Objective 3:  support Joint Research Proj ects between public and private partners 
 
4. Eligible enterprises or institutions 
233. In addition to the 15 CGIAR centres, the World Ve getable Centre, the International Centre of 
Insect Physiology and Ecology and research program s (in Germany, developing countries and LDCs) 
dealing with particular priority issues (see below) may submit a proposal.  
5. Type of technology transferred  
234. Six priority areas (derived from the 20 priority themes addressed by CGIAR) are included in 
BEAF:  
 Promoting conservation and characterizati on of underutilized plant genetic resources 
to increase the income of the poor;  
 Tolerance to selected abiotic stresses;  
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 Income increases from livestock;  
 Integrated land, water and forest manage ment at landscape level;  as well as   
 Rural institutions and their governance. 
6. Functioning in practice 
235. The research projects that are granted support are selected according to their degree of 
correspondence with the development policy principl es of the German Federal Ministry for Economic 
Cooperation and Development (BMZ) a nd with six priority areas derived from the 20 priority themes 
addressed by CGIAR (see above).  The centres subm it each year a proposal for research funding 
which corresponds to at least one priority area.  The proposals for research funding are assigned to 
one of the six priority areas and examined from bot h a scientific and development policy perspective 
by a team of experts versed in this area.  The t eams then suggest to BEAF which projects they feel 
should receive support.  The final selection is made  by BMZ. BEAF conveys this decision to the 
centres and draws up the contracts. In order to guarantee the quality and relevance of the research, 
BEAF provides advice to the centres concerned dur ing the research process.  The development policy 
results are evaluated on the basis of the annual an d final reports submitted. In selected cases BEAF 
conducts evaluations.  Furthermore the Internati onal Agricultural Research Centres and German 
Research Institutes can apply for small grants fo r innovative projects.  However, it is a precondition 
that the international centre cooperates with a Germ an Institute and accordingly the German one with 
an International Centre. 
7. Examples of ongoing/implemented projects:  
 Mitigating the impacts of climate change – drought-tolerant maize for Africa : 
Climate researchers worldwide warn that Africa is more vulnerable than any other 
continent to the impacts of cl imate change. It is vital th at agricultural production be 
adapted now to the more frequent and longe r periods of drought that are expected.  
The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) is already 
playing an important role in this respect by breeding new varieties of maize which are tolerant to drought. Around 50 such varie ties are already being cultivated on more 
than a million hectares of land. BMZ is supporting the programme to the amount of €2.2 million.  Further, the programme is setting new standards by placing particular 
emphasis on the close collaboration between researchers, advisers and farmers.  Trials 
are not conducted behind the fences of the r esearch station, but on experimental areas 
under natural conditions.  This ensures that  the new maize varieties can also be 
utilised by small farmers, who have pr eviously been unable to benefit from 
conventional maize research. 
 Aquaculture saves world fish stocks :  The worldwide depletion of fish stocks is 
life-threatening to millions of the poor in A frica and Asia, because fish is often their 
only source of animal protein. Aquaculture in lakes, ponds and coastal areas offers a 
real alternative to sea fishing. When integr ated in agricultural sy stems it also has the 
potential to increase production considerably. Since the mid-1980s BMZ has been supporting an integrated agriculture-aquacu lture project of the Malawi government 
and the WorldFish Center.  The project works on the principle that fish farming and 
agriculture are complementar y.  The approach generates a closed-loop system, in 
which fish output is increased by using farm waste as fish food, while the maize fields and vegetable crops benefit from i rrigation with water from the ponds.  In 
addition, the nutrients from the ponds are utilised to fertilise the fields.  A 2004 WorldFish Center study shows that cereal yields in an integrated system can reach 
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Annual fish production was up to 1,800 kilograms compared with 800 kilograms in non-integrated fish farms. 
8. Contact (e-mail address, website, name of the person responsible for the programme, 
etc.) 
Dr. Wolfgang Kasten 
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) 
Dag-Hammarskjöld-Weg 1-5 65760 Eschborn Germany Email: Wolfgang.Kasten@gtz.de   
Website: www.gtz.de/en/themen/laendliche-entwicklung/1815.htm  
 
 
IX. MEMBER STATES:  REPUBLIC OF SLOVAKIA 
A. NAME OF PROGRAMME :  THE BUSINESS -TO-BUSINESS (B2B)  PROGRAMME  
1. General description: 
236. 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 w ith the companies in the developing countries. 
There will be a special procedure for obtaining fi nancial support compared to other ODA projects. 
2. Beneficiary countries: 
237. The B2B Programme includes all the ODA countri es: 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 investment, licensing, franchising, sub- 
contracting etc; 
Objective 3: support for joint research projects between private partners; 
Objective 5: capacity building; 
 
4. Eligible enterprises or institutions: 
238. Slovak private companies, further requirements not yet specified. 
5. Type of technology transferred: 
This is dependent on the type of partnership and line of business. 
6. Functioning in practice: 
239. The aim of the B2B Programme is to encour age private companies to search and build 
partnerships in developing countri es. In the current phase, private companies are free to choose type 
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feasibility study, cost of establishment, workshop, investment meeting, environmental impact study 
etc. 
7. Statistics on the use of the incentive/on the number of supported projects: 
240. The sum of the programme is approximately €60 000. 
8. Contact: 
The Slovak Agency for International Development Assistance 
Drotarska cesta 46  811 02 Bratislava, Slovakia info@slovakaid.sk   
 
 
X. MEMBER STATES:  SWEDEN 
A. NAME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :   SWEDPARTNERSHIP   
1. General Description: 
241. To promote the development of the private sector in developing countries, Swedfund, 
Sweden's risk capital company specialised in investments in these countries, operates 
Swedpartnership. 
242. The target group is Swedish companies in th e process of starting a sustainable business co-
operation with a company in a developing country.  
243. Transfer of technological know-how is often a pr erequisite for a successful co-operation.  To  
encourage such transfer, Swedpartnership offers fi nancial assistance given as a loan that can be 
converted into a grant when the project has b een completed according to plan.  The maximum 
financial assistance is limited to SKr750,000, and not more than 40% of the total project cost. 
2. Beneficiary Countries: 
244. (Not LDC specific) 
 Africa:  Angola, Algeria, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, 
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopien, the 
Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Cameroon, Kap Verde, Kenya, Congo, Lesotho, 
Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone , Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda and Zambia 
  Asia: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Banglad esh, Bhutan, the Philippines, Georgia, India, 
Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordania, Cambodia, Ch ina, Kyrgyzstan, Lao PDR, Mongolia, Nepal, 
Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka, Syri a, Tadjikistan, Tha iland, Timor Leste, 
Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam, Yemen  
  South America: Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Ri ca, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, 
Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jam aica, Nicaraugua, Paraguay and Peru 
  Western Balkans: Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Makedonia, Montenegro, Serbia 
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3. Projects initiated during 2009-2010 : 
245. Since the start-up of Swedpartnership in April 2009 to the end of May 2010, a total of 35 
Swedish companies have applied for financial assist ance, and to date, a total of 17 companies have 
received funding.  
4. Contact point : 
http://www.swedpartnership.se/    
B. NAME OF THE PROGRAMME /INCENTIVE :   DEMOENVIRONMENT 
1. General Description: 
246. The Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Gr owth, in collaboration with Swentec, is 
commissioned by the Swedish International Deve lopment Co-operation Agency (Sida) to run 
DemoEnvironment.  The objective is to support environmental technology efforts to achieve 
sustainable urban development and renewable energy.  The support is targeted at developing countries 
in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern and Central Europe. 
247. DemoEnvironment is a grant offering support fo r modern environmental technology solutions 
in the areas of sustainable urban development and renewable energy. 
248. DemoEnvironment gives the recipient countries an opportunity to test modern environmental 
technology solutions and makes it possible for sma ll and medium sized companies to demonstrate 
their knowledge and products. 
249. One of the criteria for approving projects is the capacity of the recipient/b uyer to adapt to and 
absorb the technology.  
2. Beneficiary Countries:  
250. (Not LDC specific) 
  Africa: Botswana, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Et hiopia, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, 
South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia. 
  Latin America: Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, 
Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru. 
  Asia: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, the Philippines, 
Viet Nam, Lao PDR, Cambodia, China, Mongolia, Iraqi Kurdistan, Pakistan. 
  Western Balkans: Albania, Bosnia-Herze govina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia. 
  CIS: Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Moldavia. 
3. Projects in LDCs approved during the second ha lf of 2009 and the first half of 2010  
- Ethiopia, Mali, Burkina Faso: Technology  transfer for access to saft water in a 
changing climate 
- Burkina Faso: Solar air conditioning - Bangladesh: Environmentally friendly leather - Bangladesh: Rural electrification with Solar Home Systems 
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- Mozambique: Energy effi ciency and energy saving 
- Tanzania: Partner for renewable energy - Tanzania: Seaweed Center (renewable energy)  
4. Contact point : 
http://www.tillvaxtverket.se/huvudmeny/englishpages/ demoenviroment.4.74f 57d0f1283a4f88ff80001
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XI. MEMBER STATE:  UNITED KINGDOM 
A. NAME OF PROGRAMME :  BUSINESS CALL TO ACTION (BC TA) 
1. Description : 
251. The UK's Department for International Deve lopment (DFID) and the United Nations 
Development Program (UNDP) are working together to establish global development targets to be 
achieved by the year 2015, termed the Millennium  Development Goals (MDGs).  The Business Call 
to Action challenges businesses to implement concre te initiatives that apply their core business and 
skills in a transformative and scalable manner that will enhance growth and wealth creation to help 
meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDG's).  This is about producing business ideas that are 
both commercially viable and help to achieve the MDGs. 
252. The UK wants to mobilize the private sector to help meet the MDGs. The UK calls on 
business to put their talents into creating businesses and jobs in the new economies to ensure a new 
generation of entrepreneurs for the future. 
253. 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.  
254. The UK is also providing UNDP with £920,000 to establish the Secretariat for the Business 
Call to Action in New York. 
2. Beneficiary Countries : 
255. 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 : 
256. 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. 
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4. Eligible Enterprises or Institutions 
257. Private companies who are co mmitted to creating value for communities by responding to 
local development needs through their core busin ess 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  
6. Functioning in practice : 
258. 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 million worth of fresh produce from Africa over the 
next five years. This will create more sustaine d 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 Li feLines service can be developed over five years 
to provide information on pesticides, crop yi elds, animal husbandry and market opportunities 
to 500 000 farmers in Kenya.  
 
Cadbury – Increased productivity in farming in Ghana  
Cadbury will improve the productivity and incom es of over 1 million cocoa farmers over the 
next 10 years. They will initially focus on 100 cocoa farming communities in Ghana, reaching 
80,000 people and investing £30 million over the next ten years. This is expected to increase 
farmer productivity by 20% in the first five years, rising to a 100% 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 
B. NAME OF PROGRAMME :  DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIPS IN HIGHER EDUCATION (DELPHE) 
1. Description : 
259. The UK Government's Department for Interna tional Development (DfID) is investing up to 
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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. 
260. 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  wil be funded during the lifetime of the scheme. 
261. 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, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, 
Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. 
 
Asia: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Viet Nam and Yemen.  
 3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentives given : 
262. Objective 5: improve the absorption cap acity of LDCs (capacity building)  
4. Eligible Enterprises or Institutions : 
263. Higher Education institutions in the beneficiary countries, in partnership with an HEI from 
another country (not restricted to the UK). 
5. Functioning in practice : 
264. Partnerships may be formed not only with in stitutions in the United Kingdom but also with 
any HEI from across the globe providing that the lead partner is a HEI from one of the focus 
countries.  All partnerships must involve at least  two countries though they do not need to include the 
United Kingdom.  Projects between other focus a nd non-focus countries in the global south are 
particularly encouraged.  
265. 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.  
266. 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. 
267. Funding will be for a maximum of three years and is expected to vary from £15,000 per 
annum for a bilateral project to up to a maximum of £50,000 a year for complex larger-scale projects 
involving a number of institutions or  countries.  The scheme provides "seed funding" primarily for travel and subsistence, to facilitate joint resear ch, new courses, networking and exchange of ideas, IP/C/W/551/Add.7 
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workshops, professional development, improved traini ng of education and health workers and policy 
development.  
268. All partnerships are expected to be fully su stainable after DelPHE funding has finished. 
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  C. N
AME OF PROGRAMME :  AFRICA ENTERPRISE CHALLENGE FUND 
1. Description: 
269. The UK's Department of International Developm ent 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 competitions 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: 
270. 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 and Zambia. 
3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentives given: 
Objective 1:  promote projects, such as direct investment, 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: 
271. Companies which have started, or intend to start, enterprises in sub-Saharan Africa. 
5. Type of technology transferred: 
 agricultural technology 
 financial services 
 media and other information services directly related to agribusiness and rural 
financial services 
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6. Functioning in practice: 
272. The applicant must be for-profit company with  at least two years of audited accounts. In 
exceptional cases the AECF will fund new businesses wh ere there is strong evidence that the new 
company has credible investors and demons trable capacity to implement the project. 
273. The AECF's minimum grant+repayable gr ant size is US$250,000 and maximum is 
US$1.5million. 
274. 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). 
275. 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. 
276. The business idea must have the potential to be co mmercially viable so that benefits can be 
sustained beyond the period of AECF support. 
277. 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. 
278. The business idea/project must benefit large numbers of people living in rural areas,
 
delivering increased employment and income, re duced costs, and/or improved productivity. 
7. Examples of ongoing/implemented projects: 
279. By the end of 2009 AECF had completed four ro unds of its standard competition, targeting 
agri-business and rural financial services, across the continent.  The end of 2009 also saw the launch 
of the first country-specific round, also targeted at  agri-business, rural financial services and the value 
chain, in Zimbabwe.  Early 2010 saw the launch of  the Research Into Bu siness (RIB) window, aimed 
at commercialising agricultural research.  
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 Email:  projects@aecfafrica.org  
 
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