Transcript C dric Philibert

International Technology
Collaboration
An Introduction
Cedric Philibert,
Energy and Environment Division
AIXG seminar – 22 March 2005
Annex I Expert Group
Previous work
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Technology Innovation, Development and
Diffusion (2003)
 Technology-focussed
approaches very useful
for the long run, other approaches may be
needed in the shorter term
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International Technology Collaboration and
Climate Change Mitigation
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collaboration between industrialised
countries and collaboration with/transfer to
developing countries
 What already exists, what can be added
Annex I Expert Group
Case Studies
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Concentrating Solar Power
Agriculture: high-yielding varieties
Appliance Energy Efficiency
Clean Coal technologies
Wind Power Grid Integration
Towards a synthesis
Annex I Expert Group
International Technology
Collaboration
Towards a synthesis
Cedric Philibert,
Energy and Environment Division
Aixg seminar – 22 March 2005
Annex I Expert Group
Selected lessons (1)
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International collaboration very useful at
R&D level:
 information/cost
sharing
 Collaboration needs & builds capacities
 Need to link international R&D to national &
local innovation systems
 Need to accomodate a great number of
stakeholder viewpoints
Annex I Expert Group
Selected lessons (2)
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Domestic level key for dissemination but
international collaboration helps:
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Keep momentum
Harness private sector’s potential
Expand markets/Share « learning investments »
Harmonise standards
Build policy implementation capacity
Transfer is more than equipment transfer
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May not work with ready-made technologies
May not work with not-yet-ready technologies
Importance of intellectual property rights
Transfer know-how to address barriers
Annex I Expert Group