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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
Investment & Technology Promotion Branch
UNIDO
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THE NEW ECONOMY: THE CHALLENGE
C H A R A C T E R IS T IC S O F N E W E C O N O M Y
R ap id
T ech n ological
C h an ge
G lob al
E coS en sitivity
N ew E co n o m y
D isin ter m ed iation
S tan d ard s
N ew Inform ation
A n d C o m m u n ication
T ech n ologies
D eregulation
A nd
P rivatization
V olatility
In d eterm in ate
In d u stry
B ou n d aries
C on vergen ce
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
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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
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Barriers to Technology Transfer
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
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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
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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
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UNIDO Technology Promotion Programme
Components
National
Innovation
Systems
New and enabling technologies (biotechnology, ICT, new materials)
Technology Foresight
Technologies for the Poor
Technology Centres
Technology Parks
Investment and Technology
Promoting enabling and new technologies to address critical
social and economic problems for poverty reduction and
achievement of MDGs
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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)
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Technology Foresight
Need for:
 Know about future needs of society and economy
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(“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
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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
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Technology Parks
Technology Foresight
(identified technology
priorities implemented
through the set-up of)
TPU
focus
International
Technology
Centres
(identified needs
of extension
services for
follow-up into)
TECHNOLOGY PARKS
International
agenda
focus
ECO-TECH PARKS
BIOTECH PARKS
Cooperation with
Investment
Promotion and
ITPO services
(attraction of
foreign driven
technology
businesses)
Cooperation with Energy,
Environment, Trade
Capacity Building Services
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Biotechnology
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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
• Task Manager for Chapter 16 of Agenda 21
• Biosafety - ECOSOC 1999, renewed 2004
• Industrial Biotech - Global Biotechnology Forum, 2004
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Unique opportunity to lead within the UN system
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Technologies for the Poor
Technologies for sustainable poverty reduction
 “The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid”
 Technology diffusion methods for industrial application on
• Income and Productivity
• Water and Sanitation
• Food and Shelter
• Health and Environment
 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
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Technology Related Tools &
Methodologies
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Technology Needs Assessment Manual and reporting software
system
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UNIDO Manual on Technology Transfer Negotiation and
Training Kit
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Training Package on Technology Management
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Guidelines on Business Alliances
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Guide on Joint Ventures
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UNIDO BOT Guidelines
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UNIDO’s Subcontracting System
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National Innovation System
Government
R&D
S&T
Structure
Productive
Chains
Learning &
Education
System
Business
Organisations
Firms
Market
Place
Financial
System
Conformity
System
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Investment and Technology Promotion
Network: (Locations)
ITCs
ITPOs
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