Transcript ESCTIC 4 2-3 March 2008

4th Meeting of ESCWA-ESTIC
ESCWA TECHNOLOGY CENTRE
DETAILED ASSESSMENT OF REGIONAL NEEDS
& PRIORITIES AND IDENTIFICATION OF
IMPLEMENTATION MECHANISMS
H.H. Kouyoumjian
ICTD - ESCWA
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HISTORICAL
 ESCWA 23rd ministerial session:
“Decided to prepare for the
establishment of ESCWA TC”
A Pre-feasibility study
on the
Establishment of the ESCWA Technology Centre
for Development
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HISTORICAL
 ESCWA 24th ministerial session:
“approved, in principle, the
establishment of the ESCWA TC”
Detailed Assessment of Regional Needs and
Priorities and Identification of
Implementation Mechanisms
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Why this decision ?
 Due to collective realization that ,
although major advances have been
marked in fields like education and
health, the ESCWA Region was lagging
behind newly industrialized countries
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14000
12000
10000
8000
Arab
China
India
6000
4000
2000
0
study abroad
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HSP in OECD countries %
60
4.0 m
50
40
2.0 m
30
20
Arab
China
India
1.7 m
10
0
HSP %
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The Challange
 CONVERTING KNOWLEDGE
EMBODIED IN HUMAN CAPITAL INTO
SOCIO-ECONOMIC BENEFITS
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THIS IS BEST DONE BY:
 Mobilizing and/or transforming
available capabilities and resources
 Techno-acquisition becomes integral
part of national and regional economy
 A better knowledge of the market
place
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How is the local TECH market ?
 Manpower: lacking in quality and
availability
 Technology-free transfers result in
employment deficit
 Available core activities not outsourced
 Value added per worker wanting
 Systemic issues that need to be addressed
 Resource based and not much value added
to exports
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What are major regional needs ?
Job generation
Eradication of poverty and
Socio-economic development
Acquisition of scientific &
technological capabilities
associated with industrial
Development programmes
The benchmarking of STI
progress through agreed upon
set of indicators
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What are major regional needs ?
 Con’t
Create linkages between supply
and demand
Identify priorities & diffuse best practices
Facilitate agricultural and industrial
growth and competitiveness
Improve management of water and
resources
and the environment
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ESCWA TECHNOLOGY
CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT
Mission
 TO ASSIST MEMBER COUNTRIES AND THEIR
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ORGNIZATIONS TO
ACQUIRE THE NECESSARY TOOLS AND
CAPABILITIES TO ACCELERATE SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN ORDER TO
ATTAIN TECHNOLOGICAL PARITY WITH OTHER
NATIONS AND REGIONS
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OBJECTIVES OF ESCWA TC
 To contribute to the strengthening of
national STI systems
 To develop capabilities in problem
solving and policy formulation
 To foster synergy and
complementarity at the regional level
in the application of technology
 To support the attainment of MDGs
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How will this be done !!!
By addressing the following major issues:
1.
Identification of systematic issues that
obstruct national and regional development
2.
Providing insight and assistance to EMCs on
effective mechanisms of technology
acquisition and accumulation
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Con’t.
3. Making available through out-sourcing the
considerable technological capabilities
sequestered in existing national industries
4. Proposing mechanisms for a more effective
utilization of national infrastructures and the
massive human capital
5. Providing assistance in strengthening national
STI policies and disseminating best practice
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Con’t.
6. Facilitating access to
information at low cost
7. Providing assistance to
EMCs in achieving the MDGs
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TO TAKE OFF: a 4-track approach
1. Information services
2. Systemic issues
3. The regional technology
market
4. Self-organized criticality
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TRACK 1: Information services
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Response to requests
On-line availability of info
Support of STI observatories
Developed portal
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TRACK 2: Systemic issues
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Elimination of structural obstacles
Securing missing capabilities
Increasing labour productivity
Introducing skill certification
Promoting outsourcing
Acquiring industry related services
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Trade in services / GDP
18
16
14
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Arab World
USA
EU
Japan
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
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Agricultural productivity
 Saudi Arabia: 6-fold increase over the
past 10 years
 All other Arab countries: 1.2–1.6 fold
Value added per farmer is 5% of farmers in
industrialized world
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TRACK 3: Regional technology
market
 Fostering cooperation
 Acquiring capabilities for competition
 Undertaking forward and backward
linkages
 Acquiring capacity to innovate in
process and design
 Establishing foundations for
knowledge based economy
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TRACK 4: Self-organized criticality
 Mobilize human resources
 Catalyzes complementarity
 Promote Internet based networking
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DOMAINS OF ATTENTION
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Agriculture
Water
Construction industry
Industrial technologies
Energy
ICT
New materials
Etc…
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ESCWA Member Countries and Other Partners
Proposed structure
Board of Governors
Office of the
BoG
Executive
Director
Office of the
Exec. Director
Administrative
Services Division
Board of Directors
Division of Systems and
Projects
Capacity Building &
Training Unit
Information and
Data Management
Division
Internal Structure
Network of STI
Organizations and
Centres in ESCWA
Countries
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Pool of Consultants
Notes
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Boards
Management and Execution
Director and support offices
Resources
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BUDGET
in USD
 Annual operations,
Personnel, services
9 000 000
 Set-up costs
11 000 000
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A PARTNERSHIP
UN-ESCWA
TECHNOLOGY CENTRE
CENTRES OF
EXCELLENCE
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A VIABLE
VIABLE CORE
CORE
PRODUCTIVE
SECTORS
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