a global unido network of university chairs on innovation
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A Global UNIDO Network of University Chairs on Innovation. 15 October 2009 Evert Kok. UNIDO - Key Facts…. UNIDO - Key Facts…. UN Specialized Agency since 1986 Lead role within UN system on industrial development - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
UNIDO - Key Facts…
• UN Specialized Agency since 1986• Lead role within UN system on industrial development• Constitutional mandate to promote sustainable industrial development in developing countries and countries in transition• Focus on technical cooperation: policy advice, institutional capacity-building and business development services
UNIDO - Key Facts…
UNIDO - Key Figures (2007)
• Member states : 172
• Countries with UNIDO presence : 78
• Staff on board (non-project) : 654
• Annual Budget : € 356 million
• Project expert appointments : 2,800 (per year, about half from developing countries)
UNIDO
Headquarters, Vienna
34 National CleanerProduction Centres/
networks
30 Field Offices plus13 units in UNDP
offices
9 Industrial Technology
Centres
19 Investment and Technology
Promotion Offices
Liaison offices inNew York, Geneva
Brussels
Some 50 Subcontracting
Exchanges
Headquarters in Vienna
T h e m a t i cP r i o r i t i e s
E n e r g y a n d e n v i r o n m e n t
T r a d e c a p a c i t y - b u i l d i n g
P o v e r t y r e d u c t i o n t h r o u g h p r o d u c t i v e a c t i v i t i e s
L o n g - t e r mG o a l
T o c o n t r i b u t e t o t h e a c h i e v e m e n t o f t h e M i l l e n n i u m D e v e l o p m e n t G o a l s ( M D G s ) , i n p a r t i c u l a r t o p o v e r t y e r a d i c a t i o n t h r o u g h s u s t a i n a b l e i n d u s t r i a l d e v e l o p m e n t .
P r o g r a m m eC o m p o n e n t s
I n d u s t r i a l P o l i c y , B u s i n e s s E n v i r o n m e n t a n d
I n s t i t u t i o n a l S u p p o r t
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R u r a l a n d W o m e n ’ s E n t r e p r e n e u r s h i p D e v e l o p m e n t
P r o m o t i o n o f D o m e s t i c I n v e s t m e n t , F D I a n d A l l i a n c e s
S M E C l u s t e r D e v e l o p m e n t
A g r o - p r o c e s s i n g a n d V a l u e C h a i n D e v e l o p m e n t
R u r a l E n e r g y f o r P r o d u c t i v e U s e
S u s t a i n a b l e P r o d u c t i o n i nP o o r C o m m u n i t i e s
T e c h n o l o g y D i f f u s i o n
I n n o v a t i o n S y s t e m s , T e c h n o l o g y M a n a g e m e n t a n d F o r e s i g h t
M o d e r n i z a t i o n o f E x p o r t -o r i e n t e d A g r o - i n d u s t r i e s
S M E E x p o r t C o n s o r t i a
S t a n d a r d s , M e t r o l o g y , T e s t i n g a n d C o n f o r m i t y
C l i m a t e C h a n g e a n d I n d u s t r i a l E n e r g y E f f i c i e n c y
C l e a n e r a n d S u s t a i n a b l e P r o d u c t i o n
W a t e r M a n a g e m e n t
M o n t r e a l P r o t o c o l
S t o c k h o l m C o n v e n t i o n
C o m p e t i t i v e n e s s A n a l y s i s a n d T r a d e - r e l a t e d P o l i c i e s
C o r p o r a t e S o c i a l R e s p o n s i b i l i t yf o r M a r k e t I n t e g r a t i o n
One of the determinants of success of innovations
Intervention + Context = Impact
E. Arnold, fm Pawson & Tilley
Vision
By 2013, a UNIDO Global University Innovation Network connects 300 Universities.
Each Member State has obtained significant capacity to raise Industrial Innovators.
Effective Industry – University cooperation in Innovation that brings commercial benefits.
Essential Elements
University Chairs on Innovation– Professors from Industry (funding external to UNIDO)
– Actual Innovation projects with Industry UNIDO Consultative Committee on Innovation (Systems) Strategies
– Annual publication on strategies that actually work National Programmes for Human Resource Development for Innovation
– PHD, Masters, Vocational– Curriculum re-building– Secondary education programmes on creativity and co-operation
University Alumni and Professional Associations outreach programme– Amongst others, connect with TNCs’ board rooms
South-south cooperation
What does UNIDO bring to the UNCHAIN project ? (apart from role in WP 9)
Information and Intelligence on upcoming developmentsin the UN (UN cluster on S&T – for Africa-, contact with UNECA)in the non UN intergovernmental bodies (AUC etc.)
Contacts and opportunities on cooperation (WIPO, Brazil etc.)
Contribute to find funding to achieve financial stabilityEtc.
The Adoption of the Strategy for the Implementation of the Plan of Action for the Accelerated Industrial Development of Africa
7 Programme Clusters (21 immediate projects)4 Immediate projects under cluster 5, one of which is:
“Establishment of university chairs on innovation in African universities”
CAMI – 18th Ordinary Session, 24-28 October 2008, Durban
40+ Agencies (AfDB, IMF, World Bank, etc.)
May 2003 : Establishment of the UN Science and Technology Cluster (at the 5th RC)
UNESCO as Convener, UNECA as Vice Convener
04 September 2009 4th meeting of UN S&T cluster in Geneva
Two of the 4 recommendations earmarked for 2010: Cooperation between UNIDO and UNESCO and others on STIP Reviews
(Science,Technology and Innovation Policy) (UNESCO has received over 20 official governmental requests for Africa)
An Innovation Endowment Fund
UN RCM – Africa Regional Consultation Mechanism
African Science to Business Challenge (ASBC)
African Science Philanthropy Initiative (ASPI)
Science Commons & Africa Innovation Platform, hosted by ECA
“2nd Science with Africa” Conference, Q1, 2010
UNECA – Economic Commission for Africa
Curricula development Audit ToolsManuals such as on patent drafting
Etc.
WIPO- World Intellectual Property Organization
Through the Brazilian Cooperation Agency
Our network contact: Prof. Carlos N. Vieira from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Guidelines for TCDC
Apply to the Brazilian Embassy in your country (to fill out a project brief)
A technical assessment mission from Brazil will come over (in case it is interesting to jointly formulate a final project proposal, Carlos was part of a mission to South Africa
Cooperation with the Brazilian Government.
Thank you for your attention
Evert Kok
Technology Promotion Unit
Investment and Technology Promotion Branch
www.unido.org/innochairnet