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h e U NI DO C ent re fo r So ut h- So ut h I nd ust ri al
C oo per at i on ( I ndia) w as e st abl is hed by U NI D O i nTD e ce m be r 2 0 06 , w it h t h e f u ll s u p po rt a n dassistance of the Government of India. It is located in New
Delhi, India.
T h e m a n d a t e o f t h e U C S S I C i s t o :
lP ro v id e a p l at f or m t o e nc our age c l o se r i ndus tr i al
cooperation among developing countries, so as to
e n su r e t h at t h e l e ss d e ve l op e d ca n be n ef i t f r om t he
e xp e rt i se a n d e x pe r ie n ce o f s u c ce s sf u l s t ra te g ie sado pt e d by t he m o r e de v e l o pe d am o ng t he
developing countries.
lD e s i g n p r a c t i c a l a n d i n n o v a t i v e p r o j e c t s to
f ac il i t at e t he t r ansf e r and di ff us i on o f appr o pri at e
t e ch n ol o gi e s, t h e r e pl i ca t io n o f b e st p r ac t ic e s a n d
p r om o te t ra i n in g , s k il l d e ve l op m en t a n d c a pa c it y
e n h a n c e m e n t i n e n t r e p r e n e u r s h i p , t r a d e a n d
i nv es t m e nt , e i t he r i n e s tabl i s he d f i e l ds o r i n ne w
o ne s , w i t h s o c i al and e c o no m i c de v e l o pm e nt
po t ent i al f o r de ve l o ping c o unt ri e s i n g e ne r al andLDCs in particular.
lA c t a s a c at a ly st, w he r e r e l e vant , t o l e v e rag e v ar io us
o n- go in g p ro je ct s o f g ov er nm en ts a s w el l a s o f
U N I D O , a n d c h a n n e l i s e t h e m i n t o c o h e r e n t
i n i ti a ti v es t o e n h a n ce t h e ir e f fe c t iv e n es s , a n d
l e v er ag e t he i r be ne f it s t o s har pe n t he i r S o ut h-S out h
cooperation component.
I n a c hi e vi n g t h is , t h e U C SS I C c o or di n at es i t s a c ti v it i es
w it h t h e v ar io us Te ch n ic al B ra nc he s a t U NI DO H Q , a n d
U N I DO ' s f i e l d o ff i c e s al l o v er t he w o r ld.
The UCSSIC does not normally fully fund a project;rat her, i t ' co -f un ds '. T ha t i s, i ts f un ds a re i nte nd ed
pr i m ar i l y as :
=P r e par ato r y as s i st anc e f o r pr o je c t de v el o pm ent
and formulation, and
=S e e d m o ne y f o r l e v er ag ing o the r f unds f o r t he
main project
A par t f r o m c o ntr i but io ns f r o m o t he r do no rs t hat m ay be
l e ve ra g ed , b en e fi c ia r y c o un t ri e s t oo a re e xp e ct e d t o
m a ke s o me c o nt r ib u ti o n, if no t i n c a sh th e n a t l e as t i nkind, to demonstrate their commitment to the project.
U C SS I C h a s d e ve l op e d 1 4 p ro j ec t s ( 6 c o mp l et e , 6 u n de r
i m pl e me n ta t io n , 2 i n t h e p i pe l in e ) i n va r io u s s e ct or s:
a g r o -i ndus t r i e s , r e ne wa bl e e ne r g y and c a p a c i t y
enhancement, worth $5.2 m. It has done this by
leveraging an additional $2.5 m. a l on g wi t h i t s o wn
contribution of $ 2. 7 m . T h e m a jo r it y o f U CS S IC p ro j ec t s
ar e de s i gne d t o be ne fi t L D C s .
A par t f r o m t he s pe c if i c r e s ul t s ac hi e ve d in the i ndi v idual
p ro je ct s/ p ro gr am me s t ha t t he U CS SI C h as c om pl et ed ,a n d i s i m p l e m e n t i n g , s o m e s i g n i f i c a n t g e n e r a l
achievements tha t relate to the Centre itself a re as
follows:
U NI DO C e nt re f or S ou th -S ou th I nd u st ri al C oo pe ra ti on ( UC SS IC I n di a)
D r. K a nd e h K . Y um ke l l a, Anthony de Sa, UCSSIC DirectorD G UN I D O w i t h
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lA p r ac t i c al m o d el has be e n e s t abl i s he d i n U N I D O
f o r m u l t i - s e c t o r a l d e l i v e r y o f s o u t h - s o u t h
de v e l o pme nt i ni t i a t i v e s. U C SS I C ( I n d ia ) is t h e f i r st
i n te r na t io n al c e nt r e i n U NI D O, t h e i n di v id u a l
p r o je c t s/ p r og r am m e s o f w h i ch a r e b a c k- s t op p e d
b y d if fe re nt P TC b ra nc he s. I n t hi s s en s e t he modus
operandi e st abl i s he d t hr o ug h e x pe r i e nce f o r t he
d e ve l op m en t a n d im p le m en ta ti o n o f a v ar i et y o f
p ro je ct s c ut ti ng ac ro ss t ec hn ic al b ra nc he s i s a
model for similar initiatives.lU C S S I C ( I n d i a ) h a s a l s o b e e n s u c c e s s f u l i n
f a ci l it at i ng , i n so fa r a s i t s p r oj e ct s / p r og ra m me s a r e
concerned, quadri-lateral coordination between:
=I nd ia a n d t he G ov er nm en ts o f t he b e ne fi ci ar y
countries concerned;
=Te c hn i ca l P ar t ne rs ( t ec h no l og y p ro v id e rs ) a n d
other stakeholders;
=T he t e c hni c al P T C br anch co nc e rne d; and
=t h e U R s / U N I D O f i e l d f o r m a t i o n s i n t h ebe ne f ic i ar y c o unt r i e s c o nce r ne d.
I n t hi s w ay U CS SI C ( In di a) h as b ee n a bl e t o ta p t he
p o te n ti a l f or sy n er g ie s , a n d m a ke i t s c on t ri b ut i on
t o w ar ds t he i m pl e m e nt at i o n o f M D G 8 ( G l o bal
Partnership for Development).
lU C SS I C h a s b e en a b l e t o a cc e ss i n n ov at i ve m o de s o f
development cooperation, including Triangular
Cooperation (involving JICA), and the Public-Private
Partnership mode.
lT h e s o ut h - so u th p r o j ec t s/ p ro g ra m me s o f U C S SI C
h av e s uc ce ed ed i n e l i ci ti ng a s ig ni fi ca n t p os it iv e
r e s po ns e t o :
=t he appl i cat i on o f appropriate technologies;
=the r e pli c a ti o n o f be s t pr a c t i c e s;
=the e n ha n ce m en t o f c a pa c it y through high-
qual i ty t r ai ni ng and s ki l l de v e l opm e nt; and
t he e st ab li sh me nt o f i n st it ut io na l l i nk ag es b e tw ee n
d ev el op in g c ou nt ri es t ha t w il l h op ef ul ly p ro vi de a
framework for sustained future cooperation.
Three broad Focus Areas ha v e be e n i de nti f i e d. T he y
are:
>Agro-Industries
>R e new able E ne r gy
>
Capacity Building , Institutional Strengthening andSkills Development
Among the modes of delivery o f t h e d e ve l op m en t al
cooperation are:
>Awareness Building & Information Sharing
>B e s t P r act i c e s R e pl i c ati o n
>Technology Transfer & Diffusion
>Training & Skills Development
>Entrepreneurship & Investment Promotion
T he U CS SI C ( In di a) i s h ea de d b y a D ir ec to r. T he o th er
s t aff co ns i st s o f a N at i onal P r o gr am me O f f i ce r and an
Administrative Secretary.
UNIDO Centre for South-South Industrial Cooperation
7 / 6 S i r i Fo r t I n st i t u ti o n al A r e a
August Kranti Marg, New Delhi 110 049 INDIATe l: 9 1- 11 -4 175 20 80 Fax: + 91 -1 1-4 17 5 2 082
Anthony de Sa, IAS
KP Lall
D . S r i d ha r a n
Director:
[email protected]; [email protected]
NPO:
[email protected]; [email protected]
Secretary:
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Budget:
lUCSSIC $ 209,000
lUNIDO $ 40,000
lGo vt. of T im or -L este ( in -k in d) $ 25 1,0 00
TOTAL $ 500,000
Duration: 2 0 m o n t h s ( J a n u a r y 2 0 1 1 A u g u s t 2 0 1 2 )
Strategy:
T h e o v e r a l l s t r a t e g y i n v o l v e s t h e o p e r a t i o n a l
strengthening and the capacity building of cooperatives
o f T i m or -L e st e i nv ol v e d i n t he v al ue c hai n i n t he s e afo o d
s e c to r t o i m pr ov e c atc h y i e l ds and e ns ur e i t s c o m pli anc e
w i t h fo o d s af e ty and quali t y s t andar ds , t hus e x pandi ng
d o me s ti c m a rk et a n d ex p or t o p po r tu n it i es , an d at t h e
s am e t i m e e ns ur ing hi g he r l o c al c o ns um e r pr o te c t i on.
T wo f i s hi ng c o o per ati v e s ( i n L i quic a and A taur o ) hav e
been identified for fishing improvement, and a women's
c o o pe r at i v e , C O F E T IL w i l l be t he f o c us o f t he pr o ce s s i ng
initiatives.
T he p ro je ct t ake s t he f or m o f a p il ot p h as e. T he r es ul ts
a c hi e ve d t h r ou g h t h e v a ri o us i n te r ve n ti o ns u n d er t h is
p h as e w i ll f or m t h e b a si s f or a l a rg e s c al e p r og ra m me i n
up-s c al i ng t he e nt i re v al ue c hai n o f t he f i s he ry / s e afo o d
sector in Timor-Leste.
T i t l e o f pro j e c t:
D ev el op me nt o f S a fe ty a n d Q u a li ty I nf ra st ru ct ur e f or
the Seafood sector in Timor-Leste
Location: Timor-Leste
Project Objectives:
T hi s pr o je c t ai m s t o s t r eng t he n i ns t it ut i o nal and
nat i onal c apac i t i es r e l at e d t o s e afo o d pro duc ti o n,
processing and standards, testing and quality through
south-south cooperation and, in doing so, protect
c on su me rs a n d r e du ce t ec hn ic al b ar r ie rs t o t r ad e t ha th am pe r ex po rt s a nd m ar ke t a cc es s fo r T im or es e
seafood products.
U N ID O Te c hn i ca l B ra n ch: Tra de Ca pa cit y- Bu ild in g
(PTC/TCB/PQE)
South-South Technical Resource Institution:
lN at i onal I ns t i t ute f o r F i s he r ie s and P o s t -Har v e st
Technology & Training (NIFPHATT), Kochi, India
P r o ce s s ed s e a fo o d p r o du c t s t h a t N I F PH AT T w i l l tr a i n w o m en ' s
c o o pe r a t iv e i n T i m o r- L e st e t o m a n uf a c tu r e
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Achievements: lTraining of fishermen cooperatives undertaken
i n J ul y -A ug us t 2 0 1 1 by I ndo ne s i an e xpe r t .
lTwo-member expert team from NIFPHATT, India,
h a s s t u d i e d t h e f i e l d s i t u a t i o n a n d a f t e r
interacting with all stakeholders have designed a
seafood processing facility, included specifying
s ui t abl e e qui pme nt , t e c hni c al dr aw ing s f o r c i v i l
m o d i f i c a t i o n s r e q u i r e d e t c , a n d a s s e s s i n g
specialized training needs.
lT im or -L est e G ov er nm en t h as m ad e a va il ab le as ui t abl e bui l ding fo r t he pr o ce s s i ng plant , and
w i l l b e u n d e r t a k i n g c i v i l c o n s t r u c t i o n
modifications, and installation of generator for
elecrricity and tube-well for water.
lOn completion of civil works, equipment will be
p r oc u re d b y U C SS I C/ U NI D O a n d i ns ta l le d a n d
commissioned, and further training provided in
I ndi a as w e l l as o n-s i te i n Ti m o r -L e s te .
T h e N a t i on a l I n s ti t u t e f o r F i s he r i e s a n d P o st - H a r v e st Te c h no l o gy
( N I FP H AT T ) K oc h i , I n di a u n d er t a ke s t r a i ni n g i n a l l a s pe c t s o f t h e
s e a fo o d v a l ue - c ha i n i n a c co r d an c e w i t h E U s t an d a rd s
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Title of project:
P o l ic y F am il i ar i zat i o n P r o gr am m e f o r Af r i c an C i v i l
S e r v ant s - Sanj aya L al l M e m or i al C o nfe r e nce o n I ndi a-
Africa Cooperation in Industry, Trade and Investment
Beneficiary Countries:
S e ni or c iv i l se r v ant s and indus t ry r e pre s e ntat i ve s f r o m
1 3 A f ri ca n c o un tr i es : C a me ro o n, E t hi o pi a , G h an a ,
K e ny a, M adagas c ar, M o z am bique , N i g e ri a, S e ne g al ,
South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia
Project Objectives:
Organized by UCSSIC, jointly with UNIDO, UNCTAD, ITC,a n d t h e G o ve r nm e nt o f I n di a , f or ci v il s e rv a nt s a n d
i n du s tr y r ep r es e nt at i ve s f r om A f ri ca , t he p r og ra m me
aimed at:
lf am i l i ar i z at i o n w i t h t he l at e s t t r e nds and
d ev el op me nt s i n i nd us tr ia l, i nv es tm en t a n d
t r a d e p o l i c y t h i n k i n g , c h a l l e n g e s , p i t f a l l s ,
benefits and opportunities;
li de nti f y i ng ne w o ppo r tuni t i es f o r S o ut h-S o ut h
Cooperation between India and Africa;
ls tr e ng th e n in g th e c a pa c it y o f Af r ic a n p o li c y-
m ake rs t o i mp le me nt i nd us tr ia l p ol ic y a t t he
nat i onal l e ve l , and i mpr o vi ng t he s ki l l s o f po l ic y
m a k e r s t o c o m m e r c i a l i z e n e w k n o w l e d g e
t h r o u g h r e l e v a n t p o l i c y i n i t i a t i v e s a n d
i n te r ve n ti o ns t h at f os te r s us ta i n ab l e i n du s tr i al
development.
T he j oi nt p ro gra mm e wa s b as ed on th e w or k o f P ro f.
S anj ay a L al l , w ho pl aye d a ke y r o l e i n s hapi ng a c o he re nt
a n al y ti c al a p pr o ac h f or t h e w or k o f i n te r n at i on a l
o r gani z at i o ns o n t he c o m ple x and c l os e l y r e l at e d i s s ue s
of industrial development, foreign direct investment( F D I ), m e as ur i ng t he di s tanc e t o t e c hnol o g i cal f r o nt i er s
and t he r e quir e d t e c hnol o g i cal e f f o r ts and c apabi l it i e s ,
SME competitiveness and development.
Africa Conference inaugurated by
I n d ia n M i n i st e r f o r C o m me r c e & I n d us t r y
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UNIDO Technical Branch: P C F/ R S P/ O D
South-South Resource Institutions:
lF e de rat i on o f I ndi an C hambe r s o f C o m me r c e
and Industry(FICCI)
lConfederation of Indian Industry (CII)
Budget:
lU C SS I C $ 1 2 2, 4 00
lI ndi an I ndus tr y ( i n-ki nd) $ 9 , 6 00
TOTAL $ 132,000
Achievements:
lI n te r n at i o na l C on f e re n c e w a s h e l d i n N e w De l h i
on 1 0- 14 S ep te mb er 2 00 7 i n c oo pe ra ti on w it h
U N ID O, U N CTA D, I T C, M i ni st r y o f I n du st r y &
C o m me r c e, G o ve r n me n t o f I n di a , a nd I n d us t r y
Associations (FICCI and CII) which was attended
by 2 8 d e le g at e s from 1 3 A f r i ca n c o un t r i es and
over 1 2 5 B u s i ne s s De l e ga t e s a n d Re s o ur c e
Persons f rom I ndi a, i nc ludi ng of fi ci al s f rom
Central and State Governments, International
a n d N a t i o n a l E x p e r t s , a n d I n d u s t r y
Representatives.lT h e c i v i l s e r v a n t s a n d p r i v a t e s e c t o r
r ep res en ta ti ve s we re exp os ed t o t he n ew
di m e ns i o ns o f I ndus t r i al and T r ade P o l i c y
m aki ng and t he de t er m i nant s o f ef f e ct i v e po l i cy
implementation.
lS e ct or al S es s io n s w er e o rg an i ze d on s ix ke y
I n du s tr y S e ct o rs , e ac h p re s en te d b y a p a n el o f
e xp e rt s , p ol i cy - ma ke rs a n d h e ad s o f r el e va n t
t e c hni c al R & D i ns t it ut i ons :
=ICT in Industry
=A ut o C o m pone nt s & H and To o l
=C o s t E f fe c t i ve H o us ing & B ui l ding M at e r i al s
=R e new abl e E ne r g y ( B i o mas s & W i nd)
=Pharmaceuticals
=Leather and leather products
lG ro up d i sc u ss i on s a n d s it e v i si t s p ro vi d ed
s e v e r al o ppo r t uni t i e s f o r ne t -w o r ki ng and
establishing linkages.
P a r ti c i p an t s i n I n d ia A f r ic a I n te r n at i o na l C o n f e r e nc e
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T i t l e o f pro j e c t:
C a p ac i ty B u il d in g o f s e n io r o f fi c ia l s o f G o ve r n me n t o f
K e n y a ( G o K ) a n d K I R D I t e c h n o c r a t s t o w a r d s Modernization, Up-gradation and Revitalization of the
K e ny a I ndust r i al R e s ear c h and D ev e l opm e nt I ns ti t ut e
(KIRDI-Phase-I)
Beneficiary country: Kenya
Project Objective:
T h e p r oj e ct a i me d a t i m pr ov i ng t h e c a pa c it y o f K I RD I t o
e n h an c e p r od u ct i vi t y a n d q u a l it y o f i n d u st r ia l t r a in i ng
a nd t o b ec om e a C en tr e o f Exc el le nc e i n in du st ri al
research, technology and innovation in Kenya, and to
e xp os e s en io r p ol ic y m ake rs a nd t ec hn oc ra ts f ro m
K e n y a t o t h e l a t e s t t r e n d s i n i n d u s t r i a l p o l i c y
d e v e l o p m e n t a n d a p p r o p r i a t e t e c h n o l o g i e s , a n d
e s tabl i s h i ns ti t ut i onal l i nk ag es w i t h I ndi an i ndust r i al
R & D i ns t it ut i ons .
UNIDO Technical Branch:
Business, Investment and Technology Service (PTC/ BIT/
ITU and PCF/FLD/AFR/K)
Budget:
l
U CS SI C $ 9 0, 40 0lI ndust r y ( i n-ki nd) $ 1 5 , 00 0
TOTAL $ 105,400
Duration: 1 4 m o nt hs ( O c t o be r 2 0 08 t o D e c em be r 2 0 09 )
Achievements:
l
2 w e ek st u dy t ou r of 9 s en io r o ff ic ia ls and KIRDItechnocrats f ro m Go ve rn me nt o f Ke ny a t o In d ia
(November 2008), namely:
=Pe rm an ent Se cre ta ry to th e Go ve rn me nt of
Kenya, Ministry of Industrialization
=Chief Industrial Development Officer, Ministry of
Industrialization
=I n d u st r i al D e v e lo p m en t O f f i ce r, M i n i st r y o f
Industrialization
=D i r e c t o r , K e n y a I n d u s t r i a l R e s e a r c h a n dD e v el o pm ent I ns t it ut e ( K I R DI )
=C h a i r m a n , F i n a n c e a n d A d m i n i s t r a t i o n
C o m m it t ee o f t he B o ar d, K I R D I
=Chairman, KIRDI Board of Directors
=M anag ing D i r e c to r, K e ny a I ndust r i al P r ope r t y
I ns ti t ut e ( K I P I)
=General Secretary, Jua Kali (National Association
of MSMEs in Kenya)
=C E O, J ua K al i ( Nat i onal A s s oc i at io n o f M S M Es i n
Kenya)
H i g h- l e v el te c h no c r at s f r o m G o v t. o f K e ny a a n d K I R DI a t
IMTT, Batala, Punjab, India during their intensive study-tour of India
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lOrganized presentations/discussions at following
institutions, and industry associations, in addition
to s e ve r al s i t e v i s i t s to industrial clusters, SEZs, andbusiness incubators, namely:
=N at i o nal I nt e l l e c t ual P r o pe r t y O f f i c e ( I P R ) ,
Government of India, New Delhi
=F oo tw ea r D es ig n a n d D e ve lo pm en t I ns ti tu te
(FDDI), Noida
=National Council for Cement & Building Materials
(NCCBM), Ballabhgarh
=I n st i tu t e f or M a c h in e To ol s Te c hn o lo g y ( I MT T ) ,
B at ala, P unj ab
=I n s t i t u t e f o r A u t o P a r t s a n d H a n d T o o l s
Technology, Ludhiana, Punjab
=R & D C e nt r e f or B i cy cl e a n d S e wi n g M a ch i ne s ,
Ludhiana, Punjab
=R aj as t han S t at e I ndus t r i al D e v e l o pm e nt &
Investment Corporation Ltd (RIICO), Jaipur
=N at io na l C en tr e f or D e ve lo pm en t o f S to ne s
(CDOS), Jaipur, Rajasthan=Export Promotion Industrial Park, Sitapura,
Jaipur, Rajasthan
=Central Tool Room, Ministry of Micro Small and
Medium Enterprises, Ludhiana
=I n di a n I n st i tu t e o f S c in e ce ( I IS c ), B a ng al o re ,
Karnataka
=C e nt r al M anuf ac t ur i ng T e c hno l o g y I ns t i t ut e
(CMTI), Bangalore, Karnataka
=Indian Plywood Research & Technology Institute
(IPRTI), Kochi, Kerala
=S o c ie t y f o r D e v e lo pm e nt o f C o mpo s i te s ( T I FA C ) ,
Bangalore
=I ndi an M ac hi ne To o l M anuf act ur e rs A s s o ci at i on
(IMTMA)
=Te ch n op a rk - Te ch n ol og y B u si ne s s I n c ub a to r,
Trivandrum, Kerala
=E n e r g y M a n a g e m e n t C e n t r e a n d U N I D O
R e g i o n a l C e n t r e f o r S m a l l H y d r o P o w e r ,
Trivandrum, Kerala
=C hi ng ol i C o ir I ndus tr i al C o ope r at i v e S o c ie t y,
Kayamkulam, Kerala
=Mats & Matting Society, Ambalapuzha, Kerala
=I nt er na ti on al Ce nt re f or th e A dv an ce me nt o f
Manufacturing Technology (ICAMT), Bangalore,
Karnataka
=U E I G l o bal S c ho o l f o r S e r v i ce M anag em e nt ,
Jaipur, Rajashtan
=Kochi Chamber of Commerce, Kochi, Kerala
=F e der at io n o f I ndian C ham ber s o f C o m me r c e
and Industry(FICCI), Jaipur, Rajasthan
=Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), New Delhi
=B a n g a l o r e I n t e r n a t i o n a l E x h i b i t i o n C e n t r e ,
Bangalore, Karnataka
lN e ed s A s se s sm e nt R ep o rt p r ep a re d a s f ol l ow - up b y
e x per t t e c hni c al m i s s i o n t o K e ny a i n F e br uar y 2 0 0 9.
lProject document for Phase-II prepared.
D e l e ga t i on f r o m G o v t o f K e ny a a n d K I R DI a t I M T T, B a ta l a
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UNIDO Technical Branch:
Business, Investment and Technology Service
(PTC/BIT/ ITU)
South-South Resource Institutions:lNielsen Company, Mumbai
lF e der at io n o f I ndi an C ham be rs and I ndus t r y
(FICCI)
lConfederation of Indian Industry (CII)
Budget: $ 2 8 , 0 0 0
Duration: 1 8 m o nt hs ( A pr i l 2 0 1 0 S e pte m be r 2 0 1 1)
P o te n t ia l In v est ors i n Af ri ca S u rv ey
T i t l e o f pro j e c t:
P o te nt i al I nv es t or s i n A f r i c a S ur v e y ( I ndi a C o m pone nt )
Project Objectives:
T he P o te nt i al I nv es t or S ur v ey ' s pr ox i m at e pur po se w asto gather information from senior executives of
c o m pani e s i n f i v e c o unt r i e s ( C hi na, F r ance , I ndi a, So ut h
A f r i ca and t he U ni te d K i ng do m ) t o unde rs t and the i r
f o re i g n i nve s t me nt de c i si o ns . T hi s pr o je c t r e l at e s t o t he
I n di a n c o mp o ne nt o f t h e s u r ve y. I t s u l ti m at e o b je c ti v e
w as t o i mp ro ve t he c ap ac it y o f A fr ica n c ou nt ri es t o
at t rac t F D I by pr o v idi ng t he m w i t h t he i nf or m at io n t o
t a r g e t p a r t i c u l a r t y p e s o f i n v e s t o r s a n d d e s i g n
appr opr i ate pr o m ot i o n s t r ate g i e s. I t i s e x pec t e d t o as s i s t
A f r i can c o unt r i es i n i m pr o v i ng t he c o ndit i o ns f o r f o re i g n
i n ve st m en t a n d i n d ir e ct l y t o s t im u la te s u st a in a b le a n d
equitable growth and poverty reduction.
This specific project is the India Component, and
s ur v e ye d I ndi an co m panie s o n t he i r at t i tude s t o war ds
b u si ne ss o pp or tu n it ie s i n A f ri ca a nd t he o bs ta cl es t o
investing there. The project is comp lementary to
U N I D O ' s o n - g o i n g A f r i c a I n v e s t o r S u r v e y b e i n g
implemented by PTC/BIT/ITU.
I t addr es s e s a pr o bl e m o f se l e ct i o n bi as i n o t he r A f r i ca-
r el at ed i nv es tm en t s ur ve ys . W he re as o th er s u rv ey sh av e s am pl ed f ir ms a lr ea dy i n Af ri ca , th e Po te nt ia l
I nv es t or S ur v e y s am pl ed c o m panie s t hat hav e e i t he r no t
i nv es te d o r h av e c on si de re d b u t n ot y et c om mi tt ed
t he m se l v e s t o i nv e st i ng i n A f r i c a. T he di f fe r e nce m at te r s
b ec au se i t i s t he a s y et u nc om mi tt ed f ir ms t ha t p ol ic y-
m ake r s i n A f r i c a w i s h t o at t rac t and w ho s e pe r c ept i o ns
and pr e fe r e nc e s ar e l i ke l y t o di f fe r s y st e m at i c all y f r o m
those of existing investors.
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Achievements:
=Nielsen Company, Mumbai, identified as Survey
firm.
=Specialised training of enumerators undertaken.
=185 Indian companies having an investor-
connection with, or contemplating investment
i n, A f r i ca s ur v ey e d i n s e v er al c i ti e s i n 1 0 S t at e s of
I ndi a, e . g . M aharas ht ra ( M um bai , P une ) ; D e l hi ;
U tt a r P ra d e sh ( No i da ) ; H a ry a na ; Ta m il N a du
( C h e n n a i ) ; K a r n a t a k a ( B a n g a l o r e ) ; A n d h r a
P ra d es h ( H yd e ra b a d) ; We s t B e ng al ( K o lk at a );
Rajasthan (Bhiwadi); and Gujarat.
=D at a c o l le c t ed, and e l e c t ro ni cal l y s ubm i tt e d t o
C o l umbi a U ni ve r s it y f o r anal y si s .
=O n c o m pl et i o n o f s i m il ar s ur v e ys i n o t he r ke y
i nv e s t i ng c o unt r i e s , t he c o m par at i v e dat a
anal ys i s w i l l be pr e s ent e d to I ndi an indus tr y and
po l i cy m ake r s o f c o untr i e s i n A f r i c a.
=T he r es ul ts a re e xp ec te d t o i nf or m U NI DO 's
w or k w it h i nv es tm en t p ro mo ti on a g en ci es i n
A f r i ca and, ul t i m at e l y, t o s t r e ng the n t he e f fo r t s
o f A fr i ca n c ou n tr i es t o a tt ra c t f or e ig n d i re c t
investment including from emerging economiess uc h as I ndi a and C hi na.
S o me o f th e p o te n ti a l b e ne f it s t o I n di a n a n d A f r ic a n
c o m pani e s ar e :
lT he o pp or tu ni ty t o u se t he d ata t o a na ly se t he
i nv e st m en t e n vi ro n me n t i n A f r ic a n a nd o t h erd ev el op in g co un tr ie s, a nd t o h av e a v oi ce i n
po l i cy adv o cac y ;
lT h e o p po r tu n it i es t o u s e t h e d a ta t o a s se s s t h ei r
s t re ng th and w e akne s s i n co m par is o n w i t h
s i m i lar c o m pani e s o pe rat i ng i n t he s am e s e c to r
and i n t he s am e c o unt r i e s ;
lT he o ppo r tuni t y t o us e dat a f o r t r e nd and suppl y
c h ai n a na l ys i s i n o rd e r to e vo l ve a p p ro p ri a te
strategies.
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Title of project:
E s ta b li s hm e nt o f UNIDO-VIMTA South-South Training
F ac il it y f or Te st in g L ab or at or ie s ( UV SS TF ) and initially
t r ai ni ng 8 9 t e c hni c al s t aff f r o m fo o d, drug s and bi ot e c h
testing laboratories in developing countries.
Location: Hyderabad, India
P r o je c t O bj e ct i v es :
T he pr i m e o bj e ct i v e o f t hi s i ni t iat i ve w as t o e s t abl i s h t he
UNIDO-VIMTA South-South Training Facility for Testing
L abo rat o ri e s ( U V SS T F ) j o int l y w i t h U N I DO / U C SS I C and a
private sector partner VIMTA Labs.
T hi s U V S ST F i s a t r ai ni ng f ac il i t y f o r C he m i st s / S c i e nt i s ts /
Analysts/ Laboratory Management Staff from food, agro
and drug testing laboratories in developing countries. It
i s a s o ut h - so u th c o op e ra t io n i ni t ia t iv e i n p ar t n er s hi pw it h V im ta L ab s, G en om e Va ll ey, H y de ra b ad , I nd ia ,
w hi c h f aci l i tat e s t r ai ni ng , k no wl e dg e t r ans f er and s ki l l
de v e l o pm e nt i n o pe r at i ng and m anag i ng t e s t i ng
laboratories, laboratory accreditation, and in analyzing
contaminants, residues and adulteration in food, agro-
p r o d u c t s , d r u g s a n d p h a r m a c e u t i c a l s , q u a l i t y
assurance, control measures and standards adherence.
T h i s t ra i n in g c o u rs e s i n cl u d e e n h an c in g t e c h ni c a l
c ap ab il it ie s o f t he s ta ff o f t h e t es ti ng l a bo ra to ri es i n
d e v e l o p i n g c o u n t r i e s i n t h e u s e o f a n a l y t i c a linstruments and techniques, and exposing them to the
l a te s t l e ga l a n d t e ch n i ca l r e qu i re m en t s i n f o od & a g ro -
p ro du ct s e xp or t, th us h av in g a d ir ec t i mp ac t o n t he
g r ow t h o f e x por t s o f t he ag r o & f o od pr o c e ss i ng s e ct o r,
as w e l l as o n publ ic he al t h st andards .
UNIDO Technical Branch : Trade Capacity-Building
(PTC/TCB/PQE)
Private Sector Partner: VIMTA Labs, Hyderabad, India
Budget:
=UCSSIC $ 273,000
=UNIDO $ 100,000
=VIMTA Labs ( in kind) $ 1 00,000
TOTAL $ 473,000
Duration: 1 8 m o nt hs ( A pr i l 2 0 1 0 t o S e pte m be r 2 0 11 )
PPP Mode:
T he u ni qu e fe at ur e o f t hi s U CS SI C p ro je ct i s t ha t i t h as
been implemented in Public-Private Partnership mode
with VIMTA Labs.
V im ta L ab s i s o ne o f I nd ia 's l ea di ng c on tr ac t r es ea rc h
and t e st i ng o rg aniz at io ns bas e d i n G eno m e Val l e y, i n
Hyd era ba d. I t h as e ar ne d a gl ob al r ep uta ti on a s a n
integrated, quality-driven, customer-sensitive, contract
r es ea rc h a n d t es ti ng or ga ni za ti on . I t i s r ec og ni ze d
n a ti on a l ly a n d i n te r na t io n al l y f or i t s c o mp e te n ce a n d
c ap ab il it ie s i n a ra ng e o f t es ti ng ar ea s, an d f or
adhe re nc e t o i nt e r nati o nal s t andar ds and qual i t y. V i m ta
is a pp ro ve d b y t he US FDA , t he E U a nd WH O. I t is a n
a c ti v e m e mb e r o f WA I TR O ( Wo r ld A s so ci a ti o n o fIndustrial and Technological Research Organizations),
and has a l o ng as so c i at i o n o f m any y e ars w i t h s e ve r al U N
agencies, including UNIDO, IAEA, UNODC, WHO, FAO
e tc , f or w h i ch i t h a s e xe c ut ed j o b s a s w e ll a s c on d u ct e d
t ra i ni n gs . V i mt a L a b s h a ve a l so p ar t ne r ed w it h UN I DO
and WAITRO to design and launch the LABNET portal for
t he b en ef it o f Te st in g La bo ra to ri es i n de ve lo pi ng
Inauguration of the UNIDO-VIMTA South-South Training Facility,
Hyderabad, September 2010
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c o un t ri e s. V i mt a L a bs h a s s ta te - of - th e - ar t e q u ip m en t i n
a w or l d- c la s s s e tt i ng . I t s i n ve st m en t i n e q ui p me n t a l on e
i s t o t he t une o f 3 0 m i l l io n do l l ars .
V i mt a L a b s h a s a n e xc e ll e nt t ra i ni n g i n fr as t ru c tu r e f or
t r ai ni ng pr i m ari l y f o r t he ir o w n s t aff o n i nduc t i o n
c on fe re nc e r oo ms , le ct ur e t he at re s, a l ib ra ry, a n
auditorium, practice laboratories, modern equipments,
canteen and accommodation facilities.
Vimta Labs h as a team of o ver 7 00 professionals,c o mp r is i ng a lm o st 5 0 0 s c ie n ti s ts i n va r io u s d i sc i pl i ne s
s u c h a s C h e m i s t r y , P h a r m a c e u t i c a l s , M e d i c i n e ,
M i c ro bi o lo g y, M o l e c ul ar bi o l og y and I nf o r mat i c s. M o re
t han 1 5% o f the s e ar e P hD s . S e v er al of t he s t aff have r i c h
e xp e ri e nc e o f wo r ki n g in t h e U S, C a n ad a , Eu r op e a n d
Australia.
Achievements:
lU NI DO -V IM TA S ou th -S ou th Tr ai ni ng F ac il it y f or
Te st in g L ab or at or ie s ( UV SS TF ) est ab li sh ed a s a
f u n ct i on a l ' v ir t u al ' f a ci l it y i n P P P m o de j o in t ly b y
U N ID O / U C SS I C a n d p r iv at e s e ct or p ar t ne r VI M TA
L abs , at H y de rabad, I ndia.
lTr ai n ee s h a ve a c ce s s t o s ta te - of - t he - ar t w o rl d c l a ss
equipment during training.
l1 3 t ra i ni n g c o ur se s conducted for 8 9 p a rt i ci p an t s
from 4 5 l a bo ra to r ie s in 2 3 d e ve l op i ng c o u nt r ie s
be t we e n J ul y 2 0 1 0 and S e p 2 0 1 1.
lC ou nt ry -w is e b re ak -u p of t he 8 9 b en ef ic ia ri es i s :
Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan ,Burundi, Cambodia,
China, Ethiopia, Ghana, Lao PDR, Liberia, Libya,
M a l a w i , M a l d i v e s , M o n g o l i a , M o z a m b i q u e ,
N a m ib i a , N e p al , Ta n z an i a , S i er r a L e o n e, T og o ,
Uganda, Vietnam, and Zambia.
lTr ai n in g c o ur se s w e re u n d er t ak en i n f ol l ow i ng 6
areas:
=C h em i ca l A n al y si s o f f oo d p r od uc t s f or m et al s ,
moisture and proximate analysis
=L a bo ra t or y a c cr ed i ta t io n a nd a s pe c ts o f Q ua l it y
Systems
=P h a r m a c o e p i a l t e s t i n g o f d r u g s a n d d r u g
products
=Microbial analysis of food products
=Analysis of food products for vitamins, fatty
acids, additives (BHA) and anti-biotic residues
=Pesticide (organochlorine and arganophosphate)
r es id ue a nal ys is i n w ate r a nd f oo d m ate ri al s b y
gas chromatography mass spectroscopy
lAc ti on un der way for usi ng th e UV SST F on a
s ust ai na bl e b as is fo r va ri ou s b io te ch a nd fo od
related testing trainings.
A training session underway at UVSSTF, Hyderabad, India
VIMTA Labs, Hyderabad, location of UVSSTF
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Title of project:
Yo ut h E nt re pr e ne ur shi p & S ki l ls D e v e lo pm e nt I ni t i at i v e
( Y E S -DI ) t o aug me nt Yo ut h E m plo y m e nt o ppo rt uni t ie s
in the Mano River Union
Location: Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone
P r o je c t O bj e ct i v e s: The objective of t he project is tol e v er ag e I ndi an i nst i t ut io nal c apaci t y and be s t pr ac ti c e s
e x per i e nc e f o r y o ut h e nt r e pre ne urs hi p de v e l o pm e nt
and yo ut h e m pl o ym e nt g e ne rat i on i n t he 4 c o unt r i e s o f
the Mano River Union region.
UNIDO Technical Branch:
B u s i n e s s , I n v e s t m e n t a n d T e c h n o l o g y S e r v i c e
(PTC/BIT/ITU)
South-South Technical Partners:
lVellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, India
lMano River Union Secretariat
Budget:
lUCSSIC: $ 169,500
lVIT (in-kind): $ 43,200
TOTAL $ 212,700
Duration: 1 8 m o nt hs ( J une 2 0 1 1 t o No v e mbe r 20 1 2 )
Strategy:
lT h e c a p a c i t y o f t h e V e l l o r e I n s t i t u t e o f
Te c hnol o g y ( V I T ), I ndia, i s be i ng l e v e rag e d f o r
de s i gni ng and i m pl em e nt ing a t hr e e-m o nt h
e nt re pr e ne ur shi p de ve l o pme nt pr o gr am me f o r
2 4 p a rt i ci p a nt s , a t i t s c a mp u s i n Ve l lo re , I n d ia .
V I T i s o ne o f I ndi a ' s pr e mi e r t e c hno l o g yi ns ti t ut es , t ha t i nc l udes t he V e l lo r e I ns t i tut e o f
T e c h n o l o g y ( V I T ) B u s i n e s s S c h o o l a n d
T e c h n o l o g y B u s i n e s s I n c u b a t o r ( T B I ) .
P r og r amme s a t V I T a r e a c c re di te d by N a t io na l
a n d I n te r na t io n al a g en c i es s u ch a s N BA , NA A C,
I E T ( UK ) , E ne rg y R e s ea r c h I ns ti t ut e ( UK ), a nd
ABET, USA.
lT he p a rt ic ip an ts c on si st o f 1 6 p ot en ti al yo ut h
e nt re pr en eu rs ( 4 f ro m ea ch c ou nt ry ) a nd 8
R e s o ur c e P e r s o ns ( 2 f r o m e ac h c o unt r y ) ,selected through a transparent system of inviting
applications, and then screening according to
r e l ev ant c r i te r i a by J o i nt N at io nal C o m m it t ee s as
w e ll a s U C SS I C / V I T.
Vellore Institute of Technolo gy (VIT) Campus, Vellore, India
Youth Entrepreneurship (Mano River Union)
VIT Central Library
V I T - TB I : Te c h no l o gy B u s in e s s I n c ub a t or - b u i l di n g ' t e ch n o pr e n e ur s '
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lT he t r aini ng i n V I T is de s i gne d t o e nabl e s e l e ct e d
M R U y o ut h w i th e nt r e pre ne ur ial am bi t i o ns t o
a c q u i r e b a s i c m a n a g e r i a l s k i l l s , a b r o a d
unde r s t andi ng o f t he k no w l e dg e -e c o no m y ,
e x p o s u r e t o r e a l - l i f e e n t r e p r e n e u r s h i p
s i t uat i o ns , be s t pr ac t i c e s and appr o pr i at e
technologies in their chosen industrial sector,
and thus as s i st t he m i n de v e l opi ng t he i r i de as
into viable, bankable projects.
lT h e R e s o u r c e P e r s o n s f r o m b u s i n e s s o r
a c ad e mi c i n st i tu t io n s i n t h e s e le c te d c o un t ri e s
w i ll b e t ra i ne d to fo l lo w -u p a nd s u pp o rt t h e
y o ut h e nt re pr e ne ur s i n the i m pl e me nt at i o n o f
t he i r pl ans i n t he i r ho m e c o unt r i e s .
lP ar ti c i pant s i n t he t r aini ng w i ll hav e ac c e ss t o t he
VIT Technology Business Incubator (VIT-TBI) on
t he c am pu s, wh ic h a dd s s pe ci al va lu e t o t he
ch oice of VIT as a p artner in this project.
E s t abl i s hed w i th s uppo r t f r o m t he D e par tm e nt
o f S c i enc e & Te c hnol o g y, G o v er nm e nt o f I ndi a,
and up-gr ade d w i t h as s i st anc e f r o m t he W or l d
B a nk u n d er t h e I N FO - D EV p r og ra m me , t h e V I T-
T B I o f f e r s a s p i r i n g e n t r e p r e n e u r s s e v e r a l
w i ndow s o f s uppo r t, i nc l uding he l p i n f r am i ng
appl i cat i ons f o r f inanc e , te c hnic al and f i nanc i alassistance for prototype development, common
f ac il i t i es f o r of f i c es , ' we t l abs ' , and c o nt i nuo us
f o l lo w -up and s uppor t . T he r e ar e s e v er al s uc ce s s
s to r ie s , a n d a n u mb e r o f i n cu b at ee s c u rr e nt l y
a tt ac he d. T he V IT -T BI s pe ci al is es i n a ss is ti ng
w h at t h ey c a ll 'Technopreneurs' e nt re pr e ne ur s
using technology to establish businesses.
lT h e t r ai n ee s a n d R e s ou r ce P er so n s w i ll b e l i nk ed
t o ot he r be ne f ic i ar ie s o f t he M ul t i -s t ake ho l der
p r o g r a m m e t o s t r e n g t h e n n e t w o r k o fe nt re pr e ne ur s and bus i nes s t r ai ne r s
Achievements:lA p pl i ca t io n s i n vi te d f r om 4 M R U c ou nt r ie s a n d
s c r e e ni ng o f appl i c ant s m ade by N at i o nal
Selection Committees and VIT
l1 6 y ou th e nt re pr en eu rs a nd 8 I nst it ut io na l
R es o ur ce P er so n s f r om f ou r M R U c ou n tr i es
identified.
l1 6 e n tr e pr e ne u ri a l id e a s f or d e ve l op m en t i n to
c o ncr e te pr o je c t s i de nti f i e d.
l3 -m o nt h t r ai ni ng c o urs e at V I T, I ndi a s c he dul e ddur i ng 1 8 J an- 1 4 A pr 2 0 1 2
lH an d- h ol di ng b y R es ou rc e P er so ns u nd e r t he
guidance of VIT proposed subsequently
lF ur t her f o ll o w up te c hnic al m i s s io n o f V I T &
UCSSIC proposed in September/October 2012
Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT)
Campus
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P r ot ot y pe o f B i o ma ss G as i fi e r t o b e i n s ta l le d i n B e ni n a n d N i ge r ia
T i t l e o f pro j e c t:
R en e wa bl e E ne rg y t hr ou gh B io ma ss G as if ic at io n f or
Productive Uses and Rural Transformation in West Africa
Location: Ebonyi in Nigeria and S o ng hai C e nt re i n Benin
Project Objective:
B r o adl y t he pr o gr am me has be e n de v e lo pe d t o ac hi e ve
following objectives:
a) D e m o ns tr ate t e c hno -e c ono m i c f e asi bi l i ty o f bi o m as s
g as if i c at i o n t e chno l og i e s f o r po we r g e ne rat i o n and
pr o duc t i ve us e s i n r ur al ar e as ;
b) I nst al l 5 0 K W o f r ene w abl e e ne rg y i n t wo l oc at io ns ,
a n d bu i ld l o ca l c a pa c it y i n o pe ra t io n , m a in te n a nc e &
m a n ag e me n t, a nd t h us t o di s se m in a te i n fo r ma t io n
abo ut t hi s t e c hno l o gy f o r w i de r r e pl i cat i on.
T h e p r oj e ct a s si s ts t h e c o un te r pa r ts ( S on g h ai C e nt re i n
B e ni n and N g bo B us i nes s A r e a i n E bo ny i S t at e o f N i g e r ia)
i n s e tt i ng up bi o mas s g asi f i e rs o f 2 5 KW e ac h as a s o ur ce
of clean and reliable electricity.
UN I D O Te c hni c al B r anc h: E n er gy a nd C li ma te C ha n ge
(PTC/ECC/RRE)
South-South Technical Resource Institution:
lIndian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore
Budget:
lU C SS I C $ 3 3 9, 0 00
lEbonyi State Govt
Nigeria ( cash) $ 50,000
lEbonyi State Govt
Nigeria ( in-kind) $ 100,000lSonghai Centre
Benin (in-kind) $ 150,000
TOTAL $ 639,000
Duration: 2 7 m o nt hs ( J anuar y 2 0 1 0 t o M ar ch 2 0 12 )
Biomass Gasification (Benin, Nigeria)REN EWAB L E EN ERGY:
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Strategy:
T hi s i s de v e lo pe d as a s o ut h-s o ut h c oo pe rat i o n i nit i ati v e
i n t e c h n o l o g y t r a n s f e r o f b i o m a s s g a s i f i c a t i o n
t e c hno l o gy ai m e d at pr o vi di ng ac c e ss t o cl e an, r e l iabl e
a n d a ff or da bl e e ne rg y f or p ro du ct iv e p u rp os es . T he
b e n ef i ci a ri e s h a ve a b u nd a n t b i om a ss r es o ur ce s b u t n o t
t h e t e ch n ol o gy t o ut i li ze t h em fo r ef fe c ti v e e l ec t ri c it y
g en er at io n, w hi ch i s c ur re nt ly m et t hr ou gh d ie se l
g e ne ra t or s. W i th a r e li a bl e c a pt i ve s o ur c e o f e l ec t ri c it y
t he p ro fi ta b il it y o f t he b e ne fi ci ar ie s w il l b e i mp ro ve d
t hr oug h ut i l i z at io n o f l o c all y av ail abl e r e new abl e e ne rg y
resources (biomass) for energy generation.T h er e i s a l so a p o si t iv e ' d em o ns tr at i on ' e ff ec t w h ic h i s
being leveraged to facilitate replication of the success of
t he se e ne rg y p la nt s i n si gn if ic an t l oc at io ns , in o th er
par t s o f We s t A f r i ca.
Achievements:
lI ni t ial t r ai ning o f 5 ke y m anag er i al and t e c hni c al
pe r so nne l f r o m bo t h be ne fi c i ar y o r gani z at i o ns
unde r take n i n J anuary 2 0 1 0 by I I S c, B angal o re ,
India
lDesign of Biomass gasification renewable energy
p la nt s ( 25 KW e ach ) co mp lete d b y I nd ia n
Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India.
lFabrication of equipment in process in India.
lI ns tal l ati o n and c om m i s si o ni ng o f pl ant s at s i t e
s c he dul e d f o r J anuar y 2 0 1 2.
lO n -s i te o p er at i on t r a in i n g b y I I Sc , B a ng al o re ,
s ch ed ul ed fo r J an ua ry 2 01 2 i n E b on yi an d
Songhai.
lHa nd -h ol di ng b y I ISc for t hre e m on th s u nt il
March 2012.
Technocrats from Songhai Centre, Benin, and
E b o ny i B u si n e s s A s s oc i a ti o n , N ig e r i a, a t a s i t e vi s i t d u r in g t r a i ni n g
a t I I S c, B a n ga l o r e, i n b i o m as s g a s i fi c a ti o n p r o ce s s
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U C SS I C & T E RI o ff i ci a ls i n te r ac t w i th s ta ke h ol d er s i n a
B a n gl a d es h v i l l ag e
T i t l e o f pro j e c t:
S o l ar M ic r o -U t i l it y E nt er pr i s es ( S M U Es ) f o r pro m o ti ng
r ur al e ne rg y and pr o duc ti v e us e s .
Location: Six rural health centres in Bangladesh
Project Objectives:
T h e p ro je c t a i ms t o e st ab l is h So la r Mi cr o- U ti li t y
E nt e rpr i s es ( S M UE s ) ac r os s 6 c ho se n lo c al c o m muni t i es
i n B a ng l ad e sh t o p r ov i de 3 0 K W o f c le a n , re l ia b l e a n d
a f fo rd a b le e l ec t ri c it y t o t h e r u ra l c om m un i ty t h ro u gh
m i c ro e nt e r pri s e s us i ng s o l ar e ne r gy and to c at al yz e
pr o duc t i ve ac t i vi t i e s, as w e l l as t o pr o vi de e ne r gy t o o f f -
grid rural health centres.
T hi s p ro je ct i s a s ou th - so ut h c oo pe ra ti on in it ia ti ve i n
t e ch n ol o gy m a na g em e nt a n d k n ow l ed g e t ra n s fe r. T h e
p r oj e ct w i ll o p er at e u n d er a s e lf - su s ta i na b l e b u si n es s
m od el w he re r eve nu e g en er at ed f ro m th e e ne rg y
s er vi ce s w il l b e u ti li ze d t ow ar ds t he m ai nt en a nc e a n d
o p er at i on o f t h e S M UE , a s w e ll a s g e ne ra t e a s u rp l u s f or
c o m m uni t y w e l far e ac t i v it i e s .
UN I D O Te c hni c al B r anc h: E n er gy a nd C li ma te C ha n ge
(PTC/ECC/RRE)
South-South Technical Resource Institution:
lT he E ne r gy R e s our c es I ns ti t ut e o f I ndi a ( T E R I)
Budget:
lU C SS I C $ 3 0 0, 0 00
lG o ve r nm e nt o f B ang l ade s h ( i n-ki nd) $ 7 5 , 0 00
TOTAL $ 375, 000
Duration: 1 5 m o nt hs ( O c t o be r 2 01 1 t o D e c e mbe r 2 0 1 2 )
Solar Micro-Utility Enterprises (Bangladesh)REN EWAB L E EN ERGY:
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Strategy:
T he 6 S MUE s ( 5 KW e ac h) w ill b e e sta bl is he d a nd
operationalised in six rural health centres, which willh o st a n d ma n a ge t h e S M UE s , a n d in r et u rn g et 3 0 % o f
t h e e l ec t ri c it y s o g e ne r at e d f r ee , w h il e u t il i zi n g t h e
o t h e r t w o - t h i r d s f o r p r o d u c t i v e e n t r e p r e n e u r i a l
purposes.
T he V il la ge M an a ge me nt C om mi tt ee s t ha t m an a ge t he
r u ra l he a lt h ce n tr e s w i ll a ls o ma n a ge t h e S M UE , an d
s e l e ct an e duc ate d une m pl oy e d y o ut h f r o m t he v i l l age
t o be t r ai ne d i n o pe r ati o nal and t e c hni c al m ai nte nanc e
o f t he e qu ip me nt . T he H ea lt h Wo rk er ( a g ov er nm en t
appo i nt e d g raduate ) w i l l mai ntai n t he ac c o unt s o f t heS MU E. T hu s n o a dd it io na l c ost i s e nv is age d on t he
m a na g em e nt s tr u ct u re o f t h e S M UE . T h is m o de l c an b e
r e pl i ca t ed i n o t h er p l a ce s u s in g a n y p u b li c i n st i tu t io n
( s uc h as a s c hoo l o r v e t er i nar y c e ntr e ) t o ho s t t he S M U E
( a n d g e t s o m e e l e c t r i c i t y f r e e i n r e t u r n a s
compensation).
Achievements:
lS i x heal t h c ent r es i n o f f-g r i d rur al lo c ati o ns
identified.
lTe c hni cal pac kag e and bus i nes s m o de l f o r s o l ar
m ul t i -ut i l i ty e nt er pr i s e de v e l o pe d by T E R I .
lD i al o g ue i ni t i at e d w i t h L o c al G o v e r nm e nt
E ng i nee r i ng D e par tm e nt ( L GE D ) , B ang lade s h
Government, for taking up construction and
related agreements with UNIDO.
lI d e n t i f i c a t i o n o f a n I n d u s t r y P a r t n e r i n
B a n gl a de s h i s b e in g in i ti a te d fo r su p pl y a n d
maintenance of equipment.
S ol ar p an el s a t S MU E A model Solar Multi Utility Enterprise (SMUE)
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T i t l e o f pro j e c t:
D ev el op me nt a n d ap pl ic at io n of a n ew t ec hn ic al
as s i st anc e pr o duc t O n e P r od u c t I n d us t r ia l C l u s te r O P I C
( b a se d o n J a pa n ' s O n e V i ll a ge O n e P ro d uc t a n d U N ID O 'sC l us te r and B usi ne s s L i nk ag e s ) as a v e hi cl e f o r ec o no mi c
growth and poverty alleviation in Africa
L o ca ti o n: B a hi r D ar & A wa s sa i n Ethiopia, and Kisoro &
Luwero in Uganda
Project Objectives:
T he p ro je ct i s b a se d on a n i nn ov at iv e a pp ro ac h th a t
c o mb i ne s U N ID O 's C l us te r a n d B u si n es s L i nk a ge s ( C BL )
m et hod ol og y w ith th at of Ja pa n' s ' On e V ill age O ne
P r o d u c t ' ( O V O P ) f o r m i c r o , s m a l l a n d m e d i u m
e nt er p ri se s. I t' s f un d in g i s a n e xa mp le o f Tr ia ng ul arCooperation.
T he pr o je c t has a t w o -f o l d o bj e ct i v e :
(a) To contribute to poverty reduction, industrial growth
a n d c om mu n it y b as ed de ve lo pm en t w it h a c lu st er -
b a se d ap p ro ac h in Et hi op ia a n d U ga n da t hr ou gh
c a pa c it y b u il d in g i n a r e as s u ch a s s o ur c in g , p r od u ci n g
a n d m a rk et i ng l o ca l ly p r od u ce d g o od s a n d s e rv i ce s i n
selected clusters.
(b) To develop an integrated methodological packagec o m bini ng t he be s t f e at ur e s i n C B L and O V O P, s ui tabl e
f o r us e i n A f r i c a.
U N ID O Te c hn i c al B ra n ch: Busin ess, I nvestment &
Technology Service (PTC/BIT/CBL)
Funding (Triangular Cooperation):
lU N I D O C e n t r e f o r S o u t h - S o u t h I n d u s t r i a l
Cooperation (UCSSIC-India)
lJapan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
N u b ia n r e f ug e e wo m e n m a n uf a ct u r i ng p a py r u s f i b r e p r o du c t s i n
Luwero, Uganda
O n e P r od u ct I n d us t ri a l C l us te r ( Et h io p ia , U g a n da )AGRO-INDUSTRY:
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South-South Technical Resource Institutions:
lF ou n da ti on f or M SM E C lu st er s ( FM C) , Ne w
Delhi, India
lC an e a nd B a m bo o Te ch no lo gy C en tr e ( CB TC ),Guwahati, India
lKenya Forest Research Institute (KEFRI), Kenya
Budget:
lUCSSIC $ 282,500
lJICA $ 282,500
lGovt of Ethiopia (in kind) $ 20,000
lGovt. of Uganda (in k ind) $ 15,000
TOTAL $ 600,000
Duration: 2 4 m o nt h s ( J a n u ar y 2 0 10 D e ce m be r 2 0 1 1)
Achievements:
lF o ur cl us te r s i de nti f i e d and mappe d (Bamboo
and Edible Oil in Ethiopia, and Bamboo and
Natural Fibre Products in Uganda).lD i ag nos t i c s t udi e s m ade f o r al l the c l ust e rs .
lC DA s t ra i ne d by F ou n d at i on of M SM E C l us te r s
(FMC), Validation workshops organized.
lAction plans and strategies prepared and market
r e s ear c h s t udi e s do ne f o r 4 c l ust e rs .
lBeneficiaries organized into associations/groups
for cluster-based technology transfer, collective
training, production and marketing.
lS ki l l up-g r adat i o n pr o g r am m e s unde r t ake n
t hr ou gh a s er ie s o f t ec hn ic al t ra in in gs b y F MC ,
KEFRI and CBTC (in each cluster), and necessary
i n s t i t u t i o n a l l i n k a g e s e s t a b l i s h e d , w h e r e
relevant.
lSkill Up gradation training organized in Awassa
cluster (Ethiopia) by RAMDESA and TVET.
lTr ai ning pr og r amm e o r gani ze d i n m ac hi ne r y
o pe rat i o n and o il pro c e ss i ng f o r 2 5 M S M E s by
University of Bahir Dar (Ethiopia).
lA permanent common show room for marketing
& s a l e s p r o m o t i o n e s t a b l i s h e d i n K i s o r o
(Uganda).
lM ar ke t e x pos ur e v i s i ts o f ar t i s ans unde r take n.
lN e w O PI C m e th o do l og y d ra f te d a n d i s u n de r
review for finalization.
B a m bo o c l u st e r a t A w a ss a , E t hi o p i a
C o n cl u d i ng s e s si o n o f t r a i ni n g b y F M C I n d ia n e x pe r t
a t K i s or o , U g a nd a
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C u lm h ar v es t in g t r ai n in g i n T i mo r b y I n di a n e xp e rt f or e st e r
Name of project:
E s t abl i s hm e nt o f a B am bo o S k i l l s D e v e l o pm e nt ,
Production and Demonstration Centre in Timor-Leste
through South-South Cooperation ( i n t w o p h a s e s)
Location: Timor-Leste
P r o je c t O bj e ct i v es :
C o nt r i but i ng t o po v e r t y r e duc t i o n by m e ans o f
e mp lo ym en t a n d in co me g en er at io n i n a p os t- cr is is
s i t u a t i o n t h r o u g h e s t a b l i s h i n g a B a m b o o S k i l l s
Development, Production and Demonstration Centre in
Timor-Leste.
UNIDO Technical Branch: A g r i -bus i nes s ( P T C/ A GR /A I S )
South-South Technical Resource Institutions:
l
C an e a n d B am bo o Te ch no lo gy C en tr e ( CB TC ),Guwahati, Assam, India
lS o u t h A s i a B a m b o o F o u n d a t i o n ( S A B F ) ,
Guwahati, Assam, India
Budget: (combined for both phases)
lUCSSIC $ 313,000
lUNIDO $ 160,000
lG o v t. o f T i m o r-L e s te ( i n-ki nd) $ 5 50 , 0 0 0
TOTAL $ 1,023,000
Duration: 4 4 m o nt hs ( f o r bo t h phas e s) ( Aug us t 2 0 0 8 t o
March 2012)
Strategy:
lCreating awareness about industrial potential of
bamboo utilization.
lP r oduc i ng bam bo o l am i nat e bo ar ds , and t he n
u si ng th e se a s a w oo d- su bs ti tu te , th u s g re at ly
e nl arg i ng the s c o pe o f bam boo ut i li z ati o n f ro mmere traditional furniture-making.
lP r o v i d i n g e q u i p m e n t f o r m a n u f a c t u r e o f
l a mi n at e b o ar d s i n th e e a rl i er p ha s e, a nd t h en
equipment for diversification of products such as
bamboo blinds.
lT r ai ni ng o f v i l l ag e r s i n c o r r e c t har v e s t i ng
m e t hods o f c ulm s i n t he w i l d to i ncr e as e y i e l d.
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lE s t abl i s hing nur se r i e s o f s e l e ct e d i ndig e no us
s p ec i es o f b a m bo o f or t h e i r m ul t ip l i ca t io n
t h r o u g h r u r a l c o m m u n i t y i n v o l v e m e n t i n
plantation.
lP ro du ct io n o f q u al it y b am bo o f u rn it ur e o fm o de rn de s i g n ( inc l uding k no ck-do w n) o ut o f
bamboo laminates.
lProduction of handicrafts, household items and
ot he r m in or i te ms s uc h a s sa tay st icks a nd
toothpicks from bamboo wastes.
lE nhanc ing up-s t re am be ne f it s t ho ugh t r ai ni ng
v i l l age c o m muni t i es i n bam bo o spl i t ti ng as v al ue
added raw material for the Centre.
l
E nh a nc in g do wn st re am b en ef it s b y t ra in in gc ar pe nt er s i n t he u se o f b am bo o l am in at es f or
m o de rn f ur ni t ure and al s o ar t is ans i n handi cr af t
making.
lP r o vi di ng t r aini ng o f hi g h qual i ty at al l l e v el s o f
t he bam bo o i ndust r i al v al ue c hai n
lP r o vi di ng t e c hni c al and m anag er i al i n-put s f o r
removing bottlenecks, and marketing in-puts for
s e t ti ng the C e nt re o n a s us tai nabl e pat h.
Achievements:
lC e nt r u B a m bu T i m or Le st e ( C BT L) established as
a f u nc ti on in g p ro du ct io n c en tr e o f b am bo o
laminates, bamboo furniture, bamboo blinds
and bamboo handicrafts, with a trained staff of
4 0 pe r so ns .
lI n st a ll e d ca p a ci t y o f b am b oo l a mi n at e b o ar d
pr o duc t i on m ac hine r y i s 1 0 0 0 s q. m ts pe r m ont h.
lE q ui p me n t f or m a n u fa c tu r e o f b a m bo o b l in d s
procured and installed.
lC apac it y bui l ding o f s t af f unde rt ake n t hr o ugh
t r aini ng o f 8 ke y m anag er i al and t e chni c al s t af f i n
C BT C i n I nd ia , a nd f ou r te ch n ic al t ra in in gs o f
v ar io us t y pe s i n T i m o r -L e s te .
lTraining on scientific Culm harvesting andplantation of bamboo given to farmers, and
b a m b o o s a p l i n g n u r s e r y e s t a b l i s h e d w i t h
expertise from India.
lTe c hnic al i nput s o n fur ni t ure de s i gn and qual i ty
furniture production.
lTraining to artisans on handicraft making,
especially from bamboo wastes.
lD i ve r si f ic at i on o f p r od u ct l i ne s ( p ro d uc t w as te
utilization, bamboo laminates, bamboo blinds,
value-added marketable products).
lC u rr e nt s a le s o f v a r i ou s b a mb o o m a n u fa c tu r ed
pr o duc t s ar o und $ 3 0 , 0 0 0 pe r annum .
lG o v e r n m e n t c o m m i t t e d t o g r a n t i n g C e n t r e
c om pl et e f u nc ti on a l a ut on om y t o m ake i t
s e l f - s u s t a i n i n g , i n c l u d i n g p o s s i b i l i t y o f
t r a n s f o r m a t i o n i n t o a p u b l i c c o m p a n y .
lS a le s a n d p ro m ot i on b r oc h ur e p r ep a re d , an d
p r e pa r a ti o ns u n d e rw a y f or p a r t ic i p at i on i n
i nt er nat i onal t r ade f ai r i n S i ngapo r e/ M al ay s i a i nMarch 2012.
T i m or e s e t e c hn i c i an s b e i ng t r a i ne d a t C B TC , G u w a ha t i , I n d ia
T h e B a m b oo C e n tr e e s t a bl i s h ed i n T i m or - L e st e
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U C S S IC & R E N PA P o f f ic i a l s w i t h s c i en t i st s w o r k in g o n n e e m
b i o - pe s t ic i d es a t A c c r a U n i ve r s i t y, G h a na
Title of project:
D e v e lo pm e nt o f P ro duc ti v e C apac it y and P ro m o ti o n of
Neem-derived Bio-Pesticides
Locations: G hana, Ni g e ri a and Si e r ra L e o ne
P r oj e ct O b je c ti v es :
Th e programme is a imed a t promoting t he u se a ndde v e lo pm e nt o f pr o duct i o n c apaci t y o f e c o -f r ie ndl y and
c o st -e f fe c t i ve pe s t ic i de de r i ve d f r o m ne e m ke r ne l s, i n
t h re e c o un t ri e s o f We s t A f ri c a, e .g . G h an a , N i ge r ia a n d
S i e r ra L e o ne.
UNIDO Technical Branch: E nv ir o nme nt al M anag em e nt
Branch (PTC/EMB/SCU)
S o ut h-S o ut h Te c hni ca l R e so urc e I nst i t ut io ns :
lR e g io nal N e t wo r k o n Pe s t i ci de s f o r A s i a and t he
Pacific (RENPAP), New Delhi, India
lNeem Foundation, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
lV i v e kananda I ns t it ut e o f B i o -te c hnol o g y,
N i m pi th, W es t B e ngal , I ndi a
Budget:
lUCSSIC $ 310,750
lB e ne f ic i ar y c o un t ri e s
($75,000 each in-kind) $ 225,000
lRENPAP (in-kind) $ 75,000
TOTAL $ 610,750
Duration: 2 4 m o nt h s
P r o je c t S t r at e g y:
T hi s w il l b e a ch ie ve d t hro ug h a ' ne em -s he d a re a
d e v e l o p m e n t ' s t r a t e g y , t r a n s f e r o f a p p r o p r i a t e
technology, south-south institutional linkages, skill
e nh an ce me nt a nd t ra in in g at t he v il la ge l eve l. T he
production and use of neem kernel-derived bio-
pe s ti c i de s i s ai m e d at bo o st i ng r ural de v e lo pm e nt , ag r i -
b u s in e s s a n d m i c r o- i n du s tr i e s p r om o ti o n , p o ve r t ya l le v ia t io n an d em p lo y me n t g en e ra t io n , w h il e a t t h e
same time strengthening environmental protection and
e l im i na t io n o f h e al t h h az a rd s b y p r ov i di n g a l o w- co st
bi o -e f f i c i e nt al t e r nat i v e t o t o x i c P O P s and no n-
bi o deg r adabl e c he m ic al pe s t ic i de s, and s uppo rt i ng
organic food production.
I n thi s pi l o t phas e , o ne ne e m -she d ar e a i n eac h c o unt r y
w i ll b e d e ve l op e d, a n d N ee m C en tr es established to
function as demonstration, production and promotion
centrse of neem kernel-derived bio-pesticides based onaque o us e x tr ac ti o n ( N K A E ) t e c hno l o gy w hi c h has be e n
pe r fe c t ed i n I ndi a and no w po pul ar i ze d i n t he ne t w or k
o f 1 7 c o unt r i e s o f A s i a and t he P aci f i c by R E N PA P.
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T hi s w o uld be bac ke d up by an acade m ic R & D i ns t it ut i on
i n e ac h c ount r y w hi c h wi l l be s t re ng the ne d t o c ar r y o ut
b i o- e ff i ca c y a n d p h yt o -t ox i ci t y s t ud i es t o d e te r mi n e
c ou nt ry -s pe ci fi c a gro -c li ma tic s pe ci fi c d os ag es a nd
o t he r ne ce s s ar y s c i e nt i f i c dat a. T he nat i onal i ns ti t ut i ons
w it h w hi ch t e ch ni ca l p a rt ne rs hi p l in ka ge s w il l b e
established are:
Ghana
( i ) G h an a U n iv e rs i ty I n st i tu t e o f A g r ic u lt u ra l R e s ea rc h ,
Accra
( i i ) Tr o pic al A g r i c ul tur al M ar ket i ng & C o ns ul t ancy
S e r v ic e s ( T R A GR I M A CS )
Nigeria
( i ) A hm adu B e l l o U ni v er s i ty, Z ar ia, Kaduna S t ate
( i i ) C o l l eg e o f A g r i c ult ur e , H ass an U s m an P o ly t e c hni c ,
K at si na S t ate
(iii)Neem Links, Non-Governmental Organization,
Katsina
Sierra Leone
( i ) N j al a U ni ve r s it y, M o y am ba di s tr i c t
(ii) National Federation of Farmers, Waterloo
E v ent ual ly t he m e c hani z ed pr o duc t i on t e c hno l o gy
c o ul d be t r ans f er r e d t o the ag r o-i ndust r i e s / pe s t ic i de
i ndus tr y i n We s t A f r i ca f o r pr o duct i o n of pac kag e dneem-kernel powder with long shelf-life through
commercial ventures.
The project also aims at eventua lly esta blishing a
r e g io nal net w or k o n pe st i c i de s i n We s t A f r i ca o f i nit i al ly
t hr ee c ou nt ri es ( na me ly G ha na , N ig er ia a nd S ie rra
Leone), modelled on and linked to RENPAP.
Status:
lP r e par ato r y m i s s io ns t o S i e r ra L e o ne , G hana,
and N i g e r ia unde r taken
lP r oj e c t do c ume nt f i nal iz e d jo i nt ly w i t h RE N PA P
lApproval of Prodoc under consideration of AMC
a t U NI DO H qrs
A farmer willing to undertake trials with
n e e m- d e r iv e d p e st i c i de s i n N i g e ri a
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