1. ESTIC 4Bahrain, 1-2 April 20081 4 th Meeting of ESCWA-ESTIC ESCWA TECHNOLOGY CENTRE DETAILED ASSESSMENT OF REGIONAL NEEDS & PRIORITIES AND IDENTIFICATION OF IMPLEMENTATION MECHANISMS H.H. Kouyoumjian ICTD - ESCWA

2. ESTIC 4Bahrain, 1-2 April 20082 HISTORICAL  ESCWA 23 rd 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

3. ESTIC 4Bahrain, 1-2 April 20083 HISTORICAL  ESCWA 24 th ministerial session: “approved, in principle, the establishment of the ESCWA TC” Detailed Assessment of Regional Needs and Priorities and Identification of Implementation Mechanisms

4. ESTIC 4Bahrain, 1-2 April 20084 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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6. ESTIC 4Bahrain, 1-2 April 20086 HSP in OECD countries % 1.7 m 2.0 m 4.0 m

7. ESTIC 4Bahrain, 1-2 April 20087 The Challange  CONVERTING KNOWLEDGE EMBODIED IN HUMAN CAPITAL INTO SOCIO-ECONOMIC BENEFITS

8. ESTIC 4Bahrain, 1-2 April 20088 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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10. ESTIC 4Bahrain, 1-2 April 200810 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

11. ESTIC 4Bahrain, 1-2 April 200811 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

12. ESTIC 4Bahrain, 1-2 April 200812 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

13. ESTIC 4Bahrain, 1-2 April 200813 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 SOCIO- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN ORDER TO ATTAIN TECHNOLOGICAL PARITY WITH OTHER NATIONS AND REGIONS

14. ESTIC 4Bahrain, 1-2 April 200814 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

15. ESTIC 4Bahrain, 1-2 April 200815 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

16. ESTIC 4Bahrain, 1-2 April 200816 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

17. ESTIC 4Bahrain, 1-2 April 200817 Con’t. 6.Facilitating access to information at low cost 7.Providing assistance to EMCs in achieving the MDGs

18. ESTIC 4Bahrain, 1-2 April 200818 TO TAKE OFF: a 4-track approach 1.Information services 2.Systemic issues 3.The regional technology market 4.Self-organized criticality

19. ESTIC 4Bahrain, 1-2 April 200819 TRACK 1: Information services Response to requests On-line availability of info Support of STI observatories Developed portal

20. ESTIC 4Bahrain, 1-2 April 200820 TRACK 2: Systemic issues Elimination of structural obstacles Securing missing capabilities Increasing labour productivity Introducing skill certification Promoting outsourcing Acquiring industry related services

21. ESTIC 4Bahrain, 1-2 April 200821 Trade in services / GDP

22. ESTIC 4Bahrain, 1-2 April 200822 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

23. ESTIC 4Bahrain, 1-2 April 200823 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

24. ESTIC 4Bahrain, 1-2 April 200824 TRACK 4: Self-organized criticality Mobilize human resources Catalyzes complementarity Promote Internet based networking

25. ESTIC 4Bahrain, 1-2 April 200825 DOMAINS OF ATTENTION Agriculture Water Construction industry Industrial technologies Energy ICT New materials Etc…

26. ESTIC 4Bahrain, 1-2 April 200826 Proposed structure

27. ESTIC 4Bahrain, 1-2 April 200827 BUDGET in USD  Annual operations, Personnel, services 9 000 000  Set-up costs 11 000 000

28. ESTIC 4Bahrain, 1-2 April 200828 A PARTNERSHIP UN-ESCWA TECHNOLOGY CENTRE PRODUCTIVE SECTORS CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE A VIABLE CORE

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