DA_19_30_31_03 Recommendations 19, 30, 31 – BRIEF DESCRIPTION STATUS OF PROJECT OBJECTIVES MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS OUTPUTS IMPLEMENTATION The project addresses Under (i) To facilitate greater use of Three participating countries, namely the development implementation appropriate technical and scientific Ethiopia, Rwanda and Tanzania problems of LDCs on the since July 2014. information in addressing nationally selected according to defined selection basis of identified need identified needs for the achievement criteria established in the project areas in accordance to To be completed in of the development goals; document (CDIP/13/9). the national July 2017. development plans. The (ii) To build national institutional Project launched in the three countries project aims to capacity in the use of technical and during national consultation meetings contribute to the national scientific information for identified held in their respective capitals. capacity of LDCs to needs; and improve the National Expert Groups (NEG) management, (iii) To coordinate the retrieval of comprising of key stakeholders administration and appropriate technical and scientific established in the three countries to utilization of technical information and provide appropriate coordinate the project implementation. and scientific information know-how in those technical areas to with a view to building implement this technology in a International and National consultants their appropriate practical and effective manner. recruited by the Secretariat. technology base and meeting national growth National process for the identification of and development goals technology needs areas which will through knowledge enable the preparation of patent search transfer and capacity reports under consideration in the three building, taking into countries. account social, cultural and gender implications of the use of technology through joint interaction with a national expert group and focal organizations. The project envisages the delivery of an appropriate output for a
DA_19_30_31_03 – Recommendations 19, 30, 31 BRIEF DESCRIPTION STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT OBJECTIVES MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS OUTPUTS The project addresses the development problems of LDCs on the basis of identified need areas in accordance to the national development plans. The project aims to contribute to the national capacity of LDCs to improve the management, administration and utilization of technical and scientific information with a view to building their appropriate technology base and meeting national growth and development goals through knowledge transfer and capacity building, taking into account social, cultural and gender implications of the use of technology through joint interaction with a national expert group and focal organizations. The project envisages the delivery of an appropriate output for a Under implementation since July 2014. To be completed in July 2017. (i) To facilitate greater use of appropriate technical and scientific information in addressing nationally identified needs for the achievement of the development goals; (ii) To build national institutional capacity in the use of technical and scientific information for identified needs; and (iii) To coordinate the retrieval of appropriate technical and scientific information and provide appropriate know-how in those technical areas to implement this technology in a practical and effective manner. Three participating countries, namely Ethiopia, Rwanda and Tanzania selected according to defined selection criteria established in the project document (CDIP/13/9). Project launched in the three countries during national consultation meetings held in their respective capitals. National Expert Groups (NEG) comprising of key stakeholders established in the three countries to coordinate the project implementation. International and National consultants recruited by the Secretariat. National process for the identification of technology needs areas which will enable the preparation of patent search reports under consideration in the three countries.