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A Global UNIDO Network of University Chairs on Innovation

A Global UNIDO Network of University Chairs on Innovation. 15 October 2009 Evert Kok. UNIDO - Key Facts…. UNIDO - Key Facts…. UN Specialized Agency since 1986 Lead role within UN system on industrial development

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A Global UNIDO Network of University Chairs on Innovation

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  1. A Global UNIDO Network of University Chairs on Innovation 15 October 2009 Evert Kok

  2. UNIDO - Key Facts… UNIDO - Key Facts… • UN Specialized Agency since 1986 • Lead role within UN system on industrial development • Constitutional mandate to promote sustainable industrial development in developing countries and countries in transition • Focus on technical cooperation: policy advice, institutional capacity-building and business development services

  3. UNIDO UNIDO - Key Figures (2007) • Member states : 172 • Countries with UNIDO presence : 78 • Staff on board (non-project) : 654 • Annual Budget : € 356 million • Project expert appointments : 2,800(per year, about half from developing countries)

  4. Headquarters in Vienna 30 Field Offices plus 13 units in UNDP offices Liaison offices in New York, Geneva Brussels Some 50 Subcontracting Exchanges 19 Investment and Technology Promotion Offices 34 National Cleaner Production Centres/ networks 9 Industrial Technology Centres Headquarters, Vienna

  5. Poverty Reduction through Productive Activities

  6. Poverty Reduction through Productive Activities

  7. Innovation; a few remarks

  8. Innovation is not Technology is not Science

  9. $$$ => Science & Technology => Ideas

  10. Ideas => Innovation => $$$

  11. One of the determinants of success of innovations Intervention + Context = Impact E. Arnold, fm Pawson & Tilley

  12. Market = Need + the Capacity to Pay

  13. Vision • By 2013, a UNIDO Global University Innovation Network connects 300 Universities. • Each Member State has obtained significant capacity to raise Industrial Innovators. • Effective Industry – University cooperation in Innovation that brings commercial benefits.

  14. Essential Elements • University Chairs on Innovation • Professors from Industry (funding external to UNIDO) • Actual Innovation projects with Industry • UNIDO Consultative Committee on Innovation (Systems) Strategies • Annual publication on strategies that actually work • National Programmes for Human Resource Development for Innovation • PHD, Masters, Vocational • Curriculum re-building • Secondary education programmes on creativity and co-operation • University Alumni and Professional Associations outreach programme • Amongst others, connect with TNCs’ board rooms • South-south cooperation

  15. A Global UNIDO Network of University Chairs on Innovation

  16. Pilot phase: Africa - Europe • Expert Group Meeting April 2007 • Technical Meeting August 2007

  17. First Externally Financed ProjectUNCHAIN EC-MEDA Countries

  18. What does UNIDO bring to the UNCHAIN project ? (apart from role in WP 9) • Information and Intelligence on upcoming developments • in the UN (UN cluster on S&T – for Africa-, contact with UNECA) • in the non UN intergovernmental bodies (AUC etc.) • Contacts and opportunities on cooperation (WIPO, Brazil etc.) • Contribute to find funding to achieve financial stability • Etc.

  19. Examples

  20. CAMI – 18th Ordinary Session, 24-28 October 2008, Durban • The Adoption of the Strategy for the Implementation of the Plan of Action for the Accelerated Industrial Development of Africa • 7 Programme Clusters (21 immediate projects) • 4 Immediate projects under cluster 5, one of which is: • “Establishment of university chairs on innovation • in African universities”

  21. UN RCM – Africa Regional Consultation Mechanism • 40+ Agencies (AfDB, IMF, World Bank, etc.) • May 2003 : Establishment of the UN Science and Technology Cluster (at the 5th RC) • UNESCO as Convener, UNECA as Vice Convener • 04 September 2009 4th meeting of UN S&T cluster in Geneva • Two of the 4 recommendations earmarked for 2010: • Cooperation between UNIDO and UNESCO and others on STIP Reviews (Science,Technology and Innovation Policy) (UNESCO has received over 20 official governmental requests for Africa) • An Innovation Endowment Fund

  22. UNECA – Economic Commission for Africa • African Science to Business Challenge (ASBC) • African Science Philanthropy Initiative (ASPI) • Science Commons & Africa Innovation Platform, hosted by ECA • “2nd Science with Africa” Conference, Q1, 2010

  23. WIPO- World Intellectual Property Organization • Curricula development • Audit Tools • Manuals such as on patent drafting • Etc.

  24. Cooperation with the Brazilian Government. • Through the Brazilian Cooperation Agency • Our network contact: Prof. Carlos N. Vieira from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro • Guidelines for TCDC • Apply to the Brazilian Embassy in your country (to fill out a project brief) • A technical assessment mission from Brazil will come over (in case it is interesting to jointly formulate a final project proposal, Carlos was part of a mission to South Africa

  25. Your feedback on the implementation of the UNCHAIN network.

  26. Thank you for your attention Evert Kok Technology Promotion Unit Investment and Technology Promotion Branch e.kok@unido.org www.unido.org/innochairnet

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