Industrial Cooperation Programmein the Global Souththrough Technology Transfer from Japan“GS programme”• Aim of the programme• Call for proposals for the programme
Fumio AdachiHead, Investment and Technology Promotion Office, Tokyo, UNIDO
2024/5/23

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UNIDO and Tokyo office – mission and work
Outline of the programme
Details of the programme
1. Demonstrations
2. Global South countries
3. Scale of demonstrations
4. Targeted technical areas
5. Support by UNIDO
6. Capacity building
7. F/S and commercialization
8. Measurable targets
9. Stakeholders in GS countries
IV. Dates of Call for Proposals

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UNIDO and Tokyo office – mission and work
1. UNIDO◆UN specialized agency to promote inclusive and sustainable industrial
development (ISID) in developing countries◆Its mandate recognized in Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 9“Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure”

2. UNIDO Tokyo office• ITPO Tokyo: Investment and Technology Promotion Office• ITPO Tokyo implements the GS programme◆ Promoting and supporting business relationship between Japanesecompanies and developing countries◆ Focusing on African countries in the past decade

UNIDO 67 offices in the world

ITPO Tokyo, UNU building @ Omotesando, Tokyo◆ Supporting tools at glance

More inf., http://www.unido.or.jp/

1. Business seminars & B2B• 39 seminars, 3,900 participants in 2023

2. Inviting high level officials in charge ofinvestment (+seminars, business meetings )• 6 officials in 2023

3. Advisors in African countries• Ethiopia, Mozambique, Senegal since 2013

4. STePP (Sustainable Technology Promotion
Platform)• 145 Japanese technologies (as of today)(1) Vocational Training by STePP companies
using STePP registered technologies•••(2) Promotional activities• STePP corner on our website, Promotional
videos, Seminars, Exhibitions

Phase 1 (2023-2024): 4 African countries
Phase 2 (2024-2025): 4 African + 2 Asian countries
Phase 3 (2025): + other regions• Osaka Expo 2025

II. Outline of the GS programme(1) Funded by Japanese government(2) UNIDO conducts Call for Proposals (CfP)• for Japanese companies to propose their ideas• of a demonstration project• in some of the GS countries(3) Selected Japanese companies implement the demonstration• with support by UNIDO• to achieve outcomes of generating new businesses andemployment opportunities• and to achieve outcomes of innovation and better industry
infrastructure in the GS countries, and resilient value chain.

III. Details of the GS programme
1. Demonstrations• To confirm effectiveness and economic feasibility of 1)technologies,or 2)business model using technologies that are at the stage ofpractical application.
• The stage after feasibility studies but still requires detailed on-siteverification before developing into the commercialization stage.

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2. Global South countries(1) The UNIDO Member States(2) Developing countries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Eastern Europe,Latin America, Middle East and Oceania(3) ASEAN countries and Ukraine are excluded.

3. Scale of demonstrations•••

Large-scale demonstrations
Financial support for Japanese companies
Japanese companies are required to provide co-financing

III. Details of the GS programme
4. Targeted technical areas••CfP shows some specific areas.
Japanese companies shall show in their proposals from theviewpoints of the GS countries;• what social problems in the host countries the demonstrationplans target to solve by innovative technologies/businessmodels• Whether to meet industrial development priorities of the hostcountries◆ Countries/regional and technical diversities

III. Details of the GS programme
5. Support by UNIDO(1) Financial support(2) Advice by UNIDO (ITPO Tokyo & its African advisors, HQs, fieldoffices)• UNIDO sets up “Demonstration supporting team” for eachdemonstration.
(3) Synergy with other UNIDO projects

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6. Capacity building• Japanese companies are required to conduct capacity building
activities for their demonstration/commercialization and for thehost countries.

7. F/S and commercialization• Japanese companies are required to show;(1) F/S reports(2) Commercialization plans after the demonstrations

III. Details of the GS programme
8. Measurable targets• Japanese companies are required to set measurable targets toachieve by the demonstrations.
• UNIDO always request partners to take measures for women’sparticipation and empowerment. Both in the GS countries and atJapanese companies.
9. Stakeholders in GS countries(1) Local partners(2) Government/local government → Authorization/acknowledgement(3) UNIDO field offices(4) Japanese government/governmental organizations(5) Business organizations, universities/research organizations,financial institutes, community groups, other aid agencies, etc

IV. Dates of Call for Proposals(1)1st CfP:
(2)2nd CfP: fall-winter(3)??
• Duration of CfP: Unable to be extended

Thank you.

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