Transcript UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION Web site: http://www.unido.org THE NEW ECONOMY: THE CHALLANGE CHARACTERISTICS OF NEW ECONOMY Rapid Technological Change Global EcoSensitivity New Economy Disintermediation Standards New Information And Communication Technologies Deregulation And Privatization Volatility Indeterminate Industry Boundaries Convergence The new economy brings opportunities but also.

UNITED NATIONS
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZATION
Web site: http://www.unido.org
THE NEW ECONOMY: THE CHALLANGE
CHARACTERISTICS OF NEW ECONOMY
Rapid
Technological
Change
Global
EcoSensitivity
New Economy
Disintermediation
Standards
New Information
And Communication
Technologies
Deregulation
And
Privatization
Volatility
Indeterminate
Industry
Boundaries
Convergence
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.
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.
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.
UNIDO Response
Objective:
To assist the countries in strengthening their capabilities
in transfer, absorbing and mastering technology:
At policy level, technology foresight permits to define strategic
development directions, guide innovation policy and set up supporting
infrastructure.
At institutional level, strengthening National Innovation Systems,
technology and innovation centres, high-tech parks, etc. and networking
them with UNIDO International Technology Centres, bringing a culture of
innovation to business, strengthening R&D institutions to become
‘demand driven’ and respond effectively to industry needs.
At enterprise level, efforts are focused on building capacities in transfer
and commercialization of technology and sustainable mechanism to
manage technological change.
UNIDO Approach
Application of modern Information and Communications Technologies
(ICT) for improving access to international knowledge, education, training
and networking to meet the basic requirements for industrial capability
building.
Establishment of International Technology Centres as a unique tool to
promote international collaboration, diffuse technological knowledge and
innovations and expand UNIDO capacity in technology transfer.
Promotion of environmentally sound technology (EST) to reduce the
unfavourable environmental effects of industry.
Strong links to financial sources.
Integration of technology transfer process with other dimensions of the
business development, trade liberalization and protection of environment
to enhance the contribution to competitiveness and performance of a firm.
Assistance through the whole cycle of technology transfer.
TECHNOLOGY PROMOTION PROGRAMME
Government
Policy
Technology Foresight
and Monitoring
IT
Technology Acquisition
and Transfer
Institutional
Framework
Technology Management
and Innovation
Enterprises
Competitiveness
UNIDO Service Modules
1. Industrial Governance and Statistics
2. Investment and Technology Promotion
3. Quality and Productivity
4. Small Business Development
5. Agro-Industries
6. Industrial Energy and Kyoto Protocol
7. Environmental Management
8. Montreal Protocol
UNIDO Contribution
(2001):
At the aggregate level of technical cooperation projects
39 % was dedicated to international protocols, agreements and
conventions;
20 % - to investment related technology promotion;
19 % - to environmentally sustainable industrial strategies and
technologies, including quality, standardization and metrology;
10 % - to institutional capacity building, including networked
industrial statistics and information;
10 % - to agro-industry;
2 % - to industrial policy advice.
TECHNOLOGY AND INVESTMENT
PROMOTION
Objective
To help developing countries and economies in transition
bridge the technology divide and the investment gap by
strengthening their capacities for transfer and acquisition
of new technologies, assisting them in technology needs
assessment, attracting investment for industrial projects,
as well as by establishing sustainable mechanism for
technology diffusion and promotion of business alliances
UNIDO: Principal technology transfer
and investment activities and initiatives
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International Technology Centres (ITCs)
Investment and Technology Promotion Offices (ITPOs)
Africa-Asia Investment and Technology Promotion
Centre (AAITPC)
Subcontracting and Partnership Exchanges (SPXs)
UNIDO Exchange
Technology Foresight
Continuous Improvement and Quality Management
SME Clusters and Networks Programme
Training, tools and methodologies
New Initiatives
Technology Foresight Initiative
It aims of providing suitable methodologies to
promote sustainable and innovative development,
fostering economic, environmental and social
benefits at national and regional levels.
The result will be the capability enabling to use
technology foresight as a practical tool in designing
policies and strategies that exploit emerging and
critical technologies for the benefit of countries.
New Initiatives
"Technology Transfer: Needs Assessment Promoting Action"
Objective:
To enable the countries to audit their current
technological capabilities and identify strengths and weaknesses
at national, sectoral and enterprise levels.
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This tool is designed to:
Map out the overall capability level.
Profile the capabilities of a country showing strengths and
weaknesses.
Assess the effectiveness of current mechanisms for technology
acquisition.
Provide valuable information to help select technology priorities
within a coherent strategy for technology upgrading and
acquisition.
New Initiatives
Trade Facilitation Initiative
Objective:
To build and develop the capacity of
industries in developing countries and economies in
transition to facilitate access to the international
markets of their products.
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Assistance in mobilizing the scientific and technical
skills and capacity to meet the international
standards in quality, productivity, health, safety and
environmental requirements.
New Initiatives
Environment Related Initiatives
Objective:
To support the efforts of the developing
countries and economies in transition in efficient use
of energy and water resources and management of
environmental problems.
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Capacity building to meet the requirements of the
Climate Change Convention and Kyoto Protocol
regime.
Promotion of technology, investment and trade under
Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
Emerging Role of Technology Centres
Emerging Business Environment
Technology
Market
•Technology divide
•Rapid advancement
•Shortened lifecycle
•Globalization
•New economy
•Competition
•Customer demand
Environment &
Quality
Enhanced requirements &
int. standards conformity
Emerging Technology Strategy
TC present & future:
To bridge technological divide through:
•Monitoring technological trends to support Foresight activities.
•Focus on areas with transsectoral & wide-economy impact.
•Identification of needs, sourcing & acquisition of technology.
•Capacity-building for transfer, application, diffusion,
of technological innovation & management of technol. change.
•Linking demand driven projects to industrial investments.
•Networking
INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
CENTRES
Main Features:
mostly operate in the field of new technologies with cross-sectoral and high
environmental and social impact – IT, biotechnology (incl. biomedicine), new
materials, processing technologies;
monitor technological trends (foresight);
bring the innovation results and the innovation culture to the business
environment linking technology with capital, industry and market place;
facilitate transfer and absorption of technology to developing countries
(North-South and South-South);
provide training and support to SMEs in technology transfer,
commercialization, absorption and diffusion, as well as in managing
technological change on sustainable basis;
network with R&D institutes, universities, professional and industrial
associations, government institutions, etc.
INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
CENTRES (ongoing projects)
International Centre for Science and High Technology (ICS, Trieste, Italy)
International Centre for Advancement of Manufacturing Technology (ICAMT,
Bangalore, India)
International Centre for Small Hydro Power (ICSHP, Huanzhou, China)
International Centre for Application of Solar Energy (CASE, Perth, Western
Australia)
International Materials Assessment and Application Centre (IMAAC, Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil)
International Centre of Medicine Biotechnology (ICMB, Moscow, Russia)
International Centre for Materials Evaluation Technology (ICMET, Taejon, Republic
of Korea)
UNIDO-Shanghai International IT Technology Promotion Centre (Shanghai, China)
UNIDO-Shenzhen Environment Technology Promotion Centre (Shenzhen, China)
International Centre for Materials Technology Promotion (ICM, Beijing, China) – the
project started in June 2002
INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
CENTRES (continued)
International/National Centres Cooperating with UNIDO
International Centre for Scientific and Technical Information (ICSTI,
Moscow, Russia, 18 member countries,)
International Technology Centre (InterTec), Vienna, Austria, around
1.000 technologies from Russia)
National Technology Transfer Centre (Minsk, Belarus)
Technology Transfer Centre (Kiev, Ukraine)
National Technology and Innovation Centre in Venezuela
Other R&D institutes, technology centres and universities networked
with UNIDO International Technology Centres
INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
CENTRES (pipeline projects)
UNIDO-Liuyang International Pharmaceutical Industrial Park (LIPIP)
China Climate Finance and Technology Facility (establishment of
Venture Capital Fund and Technology Transfer Centre to catalyze
investment into energy sector to decrease gas emission)
Creatsoul Venture Technology Transfer Centre (to develop bankable
projects for commercialization of high-tech & reduce risk of investment)
UNIDO-Bulgaria Technology Promotion and Innovation Centre (to
facilitate the admission to EU)
National technology upgrading programmes in specific sectors of
industry (4 on-going and 2 pipeline large projects in India)
National technology and innovation centres to strengthen mechanisms
for technology transfer and commercialization through linking the existing
technology base, venture/start up capital and market place (Peru,
Venezuela)
TECHNOLOGY RELATED TOOLS
AND METHODOLOGIES
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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
Technology Transfer & Commercialization
(case studies)
Case 1. Technology transfer to secure employment.
Case 2. Technologies for poor in Africa (South-South).
The International Centre for Advancement of
Manufacturing Technology (ICAMT, Bangalore, India)
started to implement a project aiming at technology
upgrading the foundry industry in the Agra City of India.
The transfer of new technology (at a cost of US$150,000)
and its application at 100 foundries will secure 10,000
working places for local people, thus investing only
US$15 to one job and drastically decreasing the pollution
of environment.
Within the frame of ICAMT project, UNIDO and India have
launched a technology transfer and investment promotion project
for production of cost-effective building materials for low-cost
housing in Africa. These value-added products are manufactured
from recycled agro-industrial wastes & local materials resources.
The machinery already sold to Africa after the exhibition in
Dar-es-Salam (July 2000) has generated employment of 100
skilled, 220 semiskilled & 600 unskilled workers. The project
is being converted into a large-scale South-South programme
between India, Asian, African, L.A.& Caribbean countries.
Case 3. Technologies for the future through partnerships.
The International Center of Medicine Biotechnology
(ICMB) in Moscow, Russia, in cooperation with the
Beijing Free Economic Zone and City Administration,
promoted a modern medical diagnostic centre to be
established in Beijing and facilitated the signing of the
agreement for initial investment of US$20 million.
In addition, ICMB is finalizing a US$7,0 million India
Russia partnership programme and facilitating the transfer
of 4 technologies for new medicines to Venezuela.
Case 4. R&D results are brought to market with capital.
In 2001, the National Centre for Technology Transfer
(NCTT), established by UNIDO in the Republic of
Belarus, facilitated the transfer of 14 technologies
through creating new enterprises in the Shandong
Province of China. At present, more than 100 research
projects are being considered by the Chinese side for
initial commercialization. In this case, UNIDO has
brought a technology transfer cell with research results
to the huge marketplace with start up capital.
INVESTMENT AND TECHNOLOGY
PROMOTION OFFICES’ NETWORK
Investment and
Technology Promotion
Offices (ITPO)
Bahrain
Italy (Bologna and Milan)
Belgium (Walloon region)
Brazil (Pernambuco)
China
France
Greece
Japan
Poland
Slovakia
Republic of Korea
Russian Federation
Investment Promotion Units (IPU)
Egypt
Jordan
Uganda
Tunisia
Morocco
Investment and technology
promotion focal office
in the UK - North-West
Development Agency (NWDA)
and NIMTECH
INVESTMENT AND TECHNOLOGY
PROMOTION OFFICES
(ITPO)
Services
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Information fast lane
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Partnership promotion
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Investment/technology promotion
delegate programme
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Business negotiations
INVESTMENT AND TECHNOLOGY PROMOTION:
DIFFERENCES AND COMPLEMENTARITIES
Investors
Universities
Investment
Funds
Investment
ITPOs
Financial
Institutions
Government
Agencies
Technology
IPAs
Competitive
Production
Sustainable
Growth
Technology
Management
R&D
Institutes
Technology
Centres
Innovation
ITPOs
Venture
Capital
Industrial
Associations
Links of International Technology Centers
with ITPOs in the Production System
Technology upgrading,
transfer & acquisition.
Technology assessment.
Business partnership &
strategy.
Technology monitoring,
sourcing & brokering.
Market & partnership
development.
Awareness &
technology trends.
ValueAdded
Competitive
Products
Manufacturing
Investment,
technology transfer
Promotion
Business Development
Investment
Technology
Industrial R&D
Investment
trends
Marketing, R&D & Business Strategy
ITCs
Government Policy, Strategy
ITPOs
Investment and Technology Promotion
Network: (Locations)
ITCs
ITPOs
UNIDO Subcontracting & Partnership
Exchanges (SPX)
Poland
Slovakia
Czech Rep
Turkey
Cuba
Mexico (6)
Costa Rica
Bolivia (2)
Colombia (2)
Ecuador
Guatemala
Paraguay
Peru (2)
Uruguay
Venezuela (2)
Brazil (2)
Argentina (3)
Chile
Russian
Federation
Jordan
Tunisia
Morocco
Algeria (2)
Cote D’Ivoire
India (7)
Saudi
Arabia
Madagascar
Mauritius
THANK YOU
For more information about technology centres,
please contact:
Vladimir Kozharnovich
Programme Manager
Industrial Promotion and Technology Branch
Programme Development and Technical Cooperation Division
UNIDO, P. O. Box 300
A-1400 Vienna, AUSTRIA
Phone:
Fax:
E-mail:
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(+43-1) 26026-6870
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