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George Assaf Chief Technology Promotion Unit Investment & Technology Promotion Branch UNIDO

The Role of UNIDO in the Promotion of Innovations and International Technology Cooperation International Seminar “Scientific and Technological Innovation: National Experience and International Cooperation” 29 May 2007, Vienna, Austria. George Assaf Chief Technology Promotion Unit

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George Assaf Chief Technology Promotion Unit Investment & Technology Promotion Branch UNIDO

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  1. The Role of UNIDO in the Promotion of Innovations and International Technology CooperationInternational Seminar“Scientific and Technological Innovation:National Experience and International Cooperation”29 May 2007, Vienna, Austria George Assaf Chief Technology Promotion Unit Investment & Technology Promotion Branch UNIDO

  2. THE NEW ECONOMY: THE CHALLENGE We are living in a new global economy – powered by technology. The new economy brings opportunities but also challenges to developing countries Without investment, technology and innovation, they run the risk of becoming increasingly marginalized from global markets

  3. The Technology Divide: Outlook • A small number of industrialized countries provide practically all the world’s technology innovation • Some developing countries are able to adopt these technologies in production and consumption • The remaining part is technologically disconnected, neither innovating nor adopting foreign technologies

  4. Lack of access to information on new technologies and innovations • Inadequate institutional infrastructure, management and marketing human skills • Organizational rigidities within the firms themselves • Limited access to finances • Regulatory constraints • Inefficient R&D institutes and disconnection from needs of industry • Inadequate human resources and mechanisms for their upgrading • Lack of resources, knowledge and capabilities within policy institutions • Low efficacy of government support schemes Barriers to Technology Transfer

  5. Technology & Investment Promotion Services Objective To help developing countries and economies in transition bridge the technology divide and the investment gap by strengthening their capacities and establishing sustainable mechanism for technology diffusion and promotion of business alliances

  6. Integrated Strategies for Technology & Investment Promotion • Technology Needs Assessment to identify Technologies for Development • Country Investment Surveys in priority areas of National Industrial Development • Mobilization and Promotion of Technology and Investment resources through ITCs, ITPOs & SPXs • Application of ICTs • Regional and sub-sectoral networking of main steak-holders in public & private sectors

  7. UNIDO Technology Promotion Programme Components • New and enabling technologies (bio-technology, ICT, new materials) • Technology Foresight • Technologies for the Poor • Technology Centres • Technology Parks • Investment and Technology National Innovation Systems Promoting enabling and new technologies to address critical social and economic problems for poverty reduction and achievement of MDGs

  8. Advice on Policy & Legal Framework • Legal and contractual framework for Technology Transfer, Adoption and Management of Technological Change and Investment • Identification of vision, scenarios, priorities and relevant strategies for national industrial development • Decision Support Systems for enhancing Government functions in Policies and Information Management and Monitoring (e-Government)

  9. Technology Foresight Need for: • Know about future needs of society and economy (“anticipatory intelligence”) • Competitiveness of a nation is related to knowledge-based economy • Determining technology trends & trajectories • Setting priorities on resource use (“targeting and focusing”) • Regional dimension - UNIDO’s comparative advantage/niche • Future technologies require modified infrastructures in innovation systems

  10. International Technology Centers (ITCs) UNIDO is the only UN agency establishing ITCs to promote new technologies & facilitate partnerships. Acts as distributed knowledge resource base due to their networks Strengthens UNIDO’s competence in many technological areas Self-financed and help mobilize funds for new projects Has limited staff leveraged by experts, when required Fast growing demand on technical services Global Forum Dissemination of technological advances and global trends Effective framework for public/private and research/industry partnership Fosters N-S, S-S and E-S cooperation Technology Diffusion Technology sourcing and advice with focus on provision of options Verification of technology and ownership Facilitation of technology transfer and acquisition

  11. NAT I ONAL I NNOVAT I ON S Y STEMS Technology Parks International Technology Centres (identified needs of extension services for follow-up into) Technology Foresight (identified technology priorities implemented through the set-up of) Cooperation with Investment Promotion and ITPO services (attraction of foreign driven technology businesses) TPU focus TECHNOLOGY PARKS ECO-TECH PARKS BIOTECH PARKS Cooperation with Energy, Environment, Trade Capacity Building Services International agenda focus

  12. Biotechnology • Key driver of the knowledge-base economy • Set of technologies cutting across all industrial sectors • Essential for upgrading & diversification of industries • Wide ranging impacts on socio-economic problems/challenges • UNIDO mandates • Unique opportunity to lead within the UN system • Task Manager for Chapter 16 of Agenda 21 • Biosafety - ECOSOC 1999, renewed 2004 • Industrial Biotech - Global Biotechnology Forum, 2004

  13. Technologies for the Poor Technologies for sustainable poverty reduction • “The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid” • Technology diffusion methods for industrial application on • Inter-Agency synergies (WFP-UNICEF-WHO etc.) Market-led technology upgrading • Industry catering to health care market • Supply and recycling chains • Inter-Agency synergies (WHO – UNEP); MDG Relevant • Income and Productivity • Water and Sanitation • Food and Shelter • Health and Environment

  14. Technology Related Tools & Methodologies • Technology Needs Assessment Manual and reporting software system • UNIDO Manual on Technology Transfer Negotiation and Training Kit • Training Package on Technology Management • Guidelines on Business Alliances • Guide on Joint Ventures • UNIDO BOT Guidelines • UNIDO’s Subcontracting System

  15. National Innovation System Government R&D Business Organisations Firms S&T Structure Market Place Productive Chains Financial System Learning &Education System Conformity System

  16. Investment and Technology Promotion Network: (Locations) ITCs ITPOs

  17. Thank you ...for your attention.

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