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Outcome of the African Regional Workshop on Transfer of Technology Arusha, Tanzania
Dr. Peter P. ZhouEECG Consultants Pty
Box 402339 GABORONE. BotswanaTel/fax 267-326575: mail [email protected]
Africa Regional Workshop on Transfer of Technology Arusha, Tanzania, 16-18 August 1999
Workshop Objectives:
• Share views/experiences among Parties on past transfer of technology in the African Region.
• Advance the understanding of technology needs & special situations of the African countries.
• Generate information and ideas on practical steps to enhance the transfer of technology to Africa.
• Consider elements of a framework for meaningful and effective actions to enhance implementation of Article 4.5 of the Convention.
Key Themes of Arusha:
Issues and Questions • Technology needs- What & How
• Barriers & Opportunities to the transfer of technology
• Capacity building to enhance tech. transfer_ Specific priorities & Strategies
• Technology information needs
• Transfer of Technology Mechanisms
• Stakeholder Interactions- public-private-MLI, BLI, NGO, Civil (roles and potential)
Themes of the Arusha Workshop
• Technology needs
– What are the technology needs of African countries? What are the priorities?
– Africa to increase Energy-Qty & Quality--Move away from unssustainable traditional biomass- to new and benign sources
– Consider Sociological disparities- industrial complex Versus social upliftment-poverty alleviation
– Africa;s diverse socio-economic/political/resource endowments disparities
– Public Domain Techs- need not most sophisticated
Themes of the Arusha Workshop
• Barriers to the development and transfer of technologies
– Barriers?
– NO CC Policies & Legal- regulatory, Institutional weakness;
– access to finance (local & international); no ready markets, poorly equipped SMMES
– Poorly informed consumer
– political corruption & macroeconomic status;Poor Response to investor enquiry; Battling with ESAPS
Themes of the Arusha Workshop
• Capacity-building for technology transfer
– Focus For capacity-building,?
– Best to learn by doing- engage in EST trial projects- GEF but missed out in AIJ!
– Equip with business skills- part SMMEs
– Empower socioecological groups
– Policy analysis; project development- a think tank idea
– Establish strong legal and regulatory institutions
– Change African notions-rationale & competitive edge
– Matching needs with capacity
Themes of the Arusha Workshop
• Technology information
– What information on technology is needed?
– Most technologies public domain- source & application
– Tracking technology developments
– CC information In hands of govt, NGO but PVT sector lacking- sharing among stakeholders
– Sharing and replication of Experiences In-counytry; S-S and S-N.
– General awareness rationale of CC activities.
Themes of the Arusha Workshop
• Transfer of technology mechanisms
– Other ML and BL have conditionalities and no EST facility
– UNFCCC important jump start for EST
– GEF operative in Africa- no AIJ- Bias towards mitigation and more needed in adaptation
– Sectorally limited to energy
– What are key elements of appropriate technology transfer mechanisms under Article 4.5?- prepare both launching and landing pads
Themes of the Arusha Workshop
• Stakeholder Involvement
– Govt, NGO and RI actively involved
– Limited Pvt sector role- too much risk in new venture- to be involved from project development
– Govt to promote pvt sector confidence in TT as new venture.
– Govt to buy down risks- but current project preferences not conducive to sustainability.
– Informed society
– Int Organizations- promote existing opportunities
Three Key Observationsfrom Africa:
• The synergy between development and climate change policies has been under exploited. Success in RETS.
• Actions to address climate change must simultaneously address development objectives. Past CC taken as technical Fixes/passing phase- even distorted markets
• Success with awareness/skills/information/Fiscal policies
• Development and implementation of actions & initiatives must involve all key stakeholders:
– e.g., intergovernmental and multilateral organizations, national and local governments, private sector, NGOs & public society.
Significant Outcomes from Arusha:
• Require concerted effort to identify and prioritized technology needs- Public Domain for suitability- expanding sectoral scope
• General barriers to technology transfer are known and practical actions to overcomethem should be initiated.
• Agreement on meaningful and effective actions and a framework for actions under the UNFCCC requires continued consultations
• Capacity Building in Africa is of paramount importance but specific priorities and strategies need to be mapped.
Further Significant Outcomes from Arusha:
• Require strategic partnerships between governments, private sector and other stakeholders on technology transfer.
• Require partnerships among African countries as an important and potentially effective mechanism for technology transfer.
• Require multilateral & bilateral donors who play greaterrole in coordination of EST activities
Next steps for African countries...
• Undertaking technology needs assessments to identify priority technology needs
• Further identification and analysis of the barriers to the transfer of priority technologies
• Need a think tank to lead the debate
• Need easier access to financing EST and local tech. dev’t
• Consultation among stakeholders to identify practical actions to overcome barriers & enhance implementation of Article 4.5 & bring climate change on Development Agenda
Development of meaningfuland effective actions under the frameworkof the UNFCCC may be best achieved by:
Next steps for African countries...
Development of meaningfuland effective actions under the frameworkof the UNFCCC may be best achieved by: • Building commercial interest for PVT sector/Civil
society participation
• Information base & Networking at National/Regional/International
• Advocating for easier windows of EST Financing
• Build skills to support Decision making