Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights - Report by Developed Country Members on the implementation of TRIPS Art. 66.2 (re. Technology Transfer to LDCs)

#	Name of programme or project	Beneficiary Members(s)
1	International technological cooperation projects with certification and unilateral monitoring.	Bangladesh; Cambodia; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Mauritania; Myanmar; Senegal
2	ICOOP	Togo
3	ICOOP
4	ICOOP	Tanzania
5	ICOOP	Senegal
6	ICOOP	Tanzania
7	ICOOP	Liberia
8	ICOOP	Senegal
9	ICOOP	Haiti
10	KET2021
11	Proyecto Innovación AECID
12	AFRICULTURES	Niger
13	EHVA	Uganda
14	EPN-2024-RI
15	ISIDORE	Burkina Faso; Senegal
16	LEAP4FNSSA	Burkina Faso; Senegal
17	LEAP-AGRI	Burkina Faso

Member State (if applicable)

Objective or purpose

Bilateral R&D projects in international technological cooperation with unilateral certification and monitoring are projects conducted by formally constituted consortiums, with the participation of one or more Spanish companies that collaborate effectively in an R&D project with one or more partners, foreigners from the following countries: Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Qatar, Chile, China, Colombia, Côte d'Ivoire, Costa Rica, Republic of Korea, Cuba, United Arab Emirates, United States of America, Ecuador, Egypt, Philippines, Ghana, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Sri Lanka, Lao DPR, Lebanon, Malaysia, Morocco, Mauritania, Myanmar, Mexico, Oman, Peru, Russian Federation, Senegal, Singapore, Thailand, Chinese Taipei, Tunisia, Uruguay, Viet Nam. Among them Bangladesh, Cambodia, Myanmar and Senegal are countries included in the list of Least Developed Countries of the United Nations Committee for Development Policy.

Entity making the incentive available

The Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI) is a Public Business Entity, answering to the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, which fosters the technological development and innovation of Spanish companies. It is the entity that channels the funding and support applications for national and international R&D&i projects of Spanish companies. The CDTI thus seeks to contribute to improving the technological level of the Spanish companies by means of implementing the following activities: • Financial and economic-technical assessment of R&D projects implemented by companies. • Managing and fostering Spanish participation in international technological cooperation programmes. • Fostering international business technology transfer and support services for technological innovation. • Supporting the setting up and consolidating technological companies.

Eligible enterprises or institutions in developed country Member

Companies

Beneficiary Observer(s)

Beneficiary enterprises or institutions

• Companies • Universities • Research Institutions • Technological Centres

Nature of incentive measure

• Non-financial incentives: Support to national firms identifying potential partners (advice, contacts, etc.) and support to third countries (advice, contacts, etc.) • Financial incentives to national firms: soft loans at fixed interest rate (Euribor at 1 year) of up to 85% of the budget of Spanish participation, amortization up to 15 years with a non-reimbursable tranche of 33% of the credit granted by the CDTI.

Financial implications

Field of technology

All sectors except military sector.

Output or impact

To promote international technological cooperation between Spanish and foreign companies, through projects led by companies with the aim of promoting the competitiveness of Spanish and foreign companies, encouraging, and supporting joint technological projects aimed at the development and/or adaptation of new products, processes, or services for international markets.

Status of the programme or project

Current or in progress

Duration and timing

This programme supports multi-annual projects (1 and 3 years of development). This programme has no end date.

Website for further information

Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology: www.cdti.es

Contact point for further information

Contact email: info@cdti.es

Member State (if applicable)

Objective or purpose

Bilateral R&D projects in international scientific cooperation in Valorisation of wastewater for agricultural uses

Entity making the incentive available

CSIC

Eligible enterprises or institutions in developed country Member

Nsto. Catalisis y Petroleoquimica

Beneficiary Observer(s)

Beneficiary enterprises or institutions

Unversity of Lomé

Nature of incentive measure

Development cooperation grants. Convocatorias propias CSIC.

Financial implications

EUR 24,000 Payment for travel and stays at CSIC

Field of technology

Chemistry and Chemical Technologies

Output or impact

To promote international scientific cooperation between Spanish and developing countries, through projects led by research institutes and universities with the aim of promoting the competitiveness of scientific research in the sustainable development goals

Status of the programme or project

Completed

Duration and timing

From: 1/1/2021 to: 31/12/2022

Website for further information

https://www.csic.es/es/internacional/cooperacion-y-recursos-internacionales

Contact point for further information

vri@csic.es

Member State (if applicable)

Objective or purpose

Bilateral R&D projects in international scientific cooperation in Dichotomy between radio-loud and radio-quiet quasars

Entity making the incentive available

CSIC

Eligible enterprises or institutions in developed country Member

Insto. Astrofisica de Andalucia

Beneficiary Observer(s)

Beneficiary enterprises or institutions

ETHIOPIAN SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE

Nature of incentive measure

Development cooperation grants. Convocatorias propias CSIC.

Financial implications

EUR 24,000 Payment for travel and stays at CSIC

Field of technology

Astrophysics

Output or impact

Status of the programme or project

Completed

Duration and timing

From:1/1/2021 to: 31/12/2022

Website for further information

https://www.csic.es/es/internacional/cooperacion-y-recursos-internacionales

Contact point for further information

vri@csic.es

Member State (if applicable)

Objective or purpose

Bilateral R&D projects in international scientific cooperation in MORPHOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF LOCAL TANZANIAN AVOCADO GERMPLASM

Entity making the incentive available

CSIC

Eligible enterprises or institutions in developed country Member

Insto. Hortofruticultura Subtropical Med.la Mayora

Beneficiary Observer(s)

Beneficiary enterprises or institutions

University of Dar Es Salaam

Nature of incentive measure

Development cooperation grants. Convocatorias propias CSIC.

Financial implications

EUR 24,000 Payment for travel and stays at CSIC

Field of technology

Agricultural Sciences

Output or impact

Status of the programme or project

Current or in progress

Duration and timing

From: 1/1/2022 to: 31/12/2023

Website for further information

https://www.csic.es/es/internacional/cooperacion-y-recursos-internacionales

Contact point for further information

vri@csic.es

Member State (if applicable)

Objective or purpose

Bilateral R&D projects in international scientific cooperation in Interacciones planta-suelo en ambientes contrastados: Anticipando los impactos del cambio global

Entity making the incentive available

CSIC

Eligible enterprises or institutions in developed country Member

Estacion Experimental Zonas Aridas

Beneficiary Observer(s)

Beneficiary enterprises or institutions

Université Assane Seck

Nature of incentive measure

Development cooperation grants. Convocatorias propias CSIC.

Financial implications

EUR 24,000 Payment for travel and stays at CSIC

Field of technology

Agricultural Sciences

Output or impact

Status of the programme or project

Completed

Duration and timing

From: 1/1/2021 to: 31/12/2022

Website for further information

https://www.csic.es/es/internacional/cooperacion-y-recursos-internacionales

Contact point for further information

vri@csic.es

Member State (if applicable)

Objective or purpose

Bilateral R&D projects in international scientific cooperation in MOHPA: Monitoring environmental & Health quality with Participatory Approaches

Entity making the incentive available

CSIC

Eligible enterprises or institutions in developed country Member

Insto. Ciencias del Mar

Beneficiary Observer(s)

Beneficiary enterprises or institutions

Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute

Nature of incentive measure

Ayudas de cooperación al Desarrollo. Convocatorias propias CSIC

Financial implications

EUR 24,000 Pago de viajes y estancias en CSIC

Field of technology

Ciencias del Mar

Output or impact

Status of the programme or project

Completed

Duration and timing

From: 1/1/2021 to: 31/12/2022

Website for further information

https://www.csic.es/es/internacional/cooperacion-y-recursos-internacionales

Contact point for further information

vri@csic.es

Member State (if applicable)

Objective or purpose

Bilateral R&D projects in international scientific cooperation in Optical Imaging tools in highly prevalent ophthalmological disorders

Entity making the incentive available

CSIC

Eligible enterprises or institutions in developed country Member

Insto. Optica Daza De Valdes

Beneficiary Observer(s)

Beneficiary enterprises or institutions

Liberia Eye Center

Nature of incentive measure

Development cooperation grants. Convocatorias propias CSIC.

Financial implications

EUR 24,000 Payment for travel and stays at CSIC

Field of technology

Optics

Output or impact

Status of the programme or project

Completed

Duration and timing

From: 1/1/2021 to 31/12/2022

Website for further information

https://www.csic.es/es/internacional/cooperacion-y-recursos-internacionales

Contact point for further information

vri@csic.es

Member State (if applicable)

Objective or purpose

Bilateral R&D projects in international scientific cooperation in Estudio de la Variabilidad Climática en África Occidental para una Sociedad Sostenible

Entity making the incentive available

CSIC

Eligible enterprises or institutions in developed country Member

Insto. Geociencias

Beneficiary Observer(s)

Beneficiary enterprises or institutions

UNIVERSITE CHEIKH ANTA DIOP

Nature of incentive measure

Development cooperation grants. Convocatorias propias CSIC.

Financial implications

EUR 24,000 Payment for travel and stays at CSIC

Field of technology

Climate and society

Output or impact

Status of the programme or project

Current or in progress

Duration and timing

From: 1/1/2022 to: 31/12/2023

Website for further information

https://www.csic.es/es/internacional/cooperacion-y-recursos-internacionales

Contact point for further information

vri@csic.es

Member State (if applicable)

Objective or purpose

Bilateral R&D projects in international scientific cooperation in Diseño y desarrollo de vacunas en plataforma VLP contra Chagas (CHAVAX).

Entity making the incentive available

CSIC

Eligible enterprises or institutions in developed country Member

INST. BIOFISIKA

Beneficiary Observer(s)

Beneficiary enterprises or institutions

Haiti State University

Nature of incentive measure

Development cooperation grants. Convocatorias propias CSIC.

Financial implications

EUR 24,000 Payment for travel and stays at CSIC

Field of technology

Life Sciences

Output or impact

Status of the programme or project

Completed

Duration and timing

1/1/2021 to 31/12/2022

Website for further information

https://www.csic.es/es/internacional/cooperacion-y-recursos-internacionales

Contact point for further information

vri@csic.es

Member State (if applicable)

Objective or purpose

Scientific collaboration between the Crystallographic Studies research group of the Andalusian Institute of Earth Sciences (IACT-CSIC), the Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environment of the University of Nairobi in Kenya and the University of Bahir Dar in Ethiopia.

Entity making the incentive available

CSIC

Eligible enterprises or institutions in developed country Member

Insto. Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra

Beneficiary Observer(s)

Beneficiary enterprises or institutions

University Bahir Dar (Ethiopia)

Nature of incentive measure

Development cooperation grants. Convocatorias propias CSIC.

Financial implications

EUR 24,000 Payment for travel and stays at CSIC

Field of technology

Ciencias de la Vida, geociencias

Output or impact

Status of the programme or project

Completed

Duration and timing

From: 1/6/2022 to: 31/12/2022

Website for further information

https://www.csic.es/es/internacional/cooperacion-y-recursos-internacionales

Contact point for further information

vri@csic.es

Member State (if applicable)

Objective or purpose

Bilateral R&D projects in international scientific and innovation cooperation in Desfluorination and reuse of waste by natural resources in the Rift Valley

Entity making the incentive available

AECID

Eligible enterprises or institutions in developed country Member

Beneficiary Observer(s)

Beneficiary enterprises or institutions

University of Addis Ababa

Nature of incentive measure

Convocatorias externa AECID

Financial implications

EUR 100.000

Field of technology

Water and Agricultural Sciences

Output or impact

Improving rural drinking water systems by removing fluoride from contaminated water through zeolite treatment

Status of the programme or project

Completed

Duration and timing

From: 15/02/2021, to: 14/02/2023

Website for further information

https://www.adsong.org/rifawater-desfluorizacion-en-etiopia-csic-ads/

Contact point for further information

Isabel Díaz Carretero (idiaz@csic.es)

Member State (if applicable)

Objective or purpose

Bilateral R&D projects in international scientific cooperation in Enhancing Food Security in AFRIcan AgriCULTUral Systems with the Support of REmote Sensing

Entity making the incentive available

Eligible enterprises or institutions in developed country Member

ICUS CSIC

Beneficiary Observer(s)

Beneficiary enterprises or institutions

Centre Regional Agrhymet

Nature of incentive measure

Ayudas Programa Marco UE

Financial implications

EUR 8,531,533.20

Field of technology

Agricultural Sciences

Output or impact

Status of the programme or project

Completed

Duration and timing

From: 01/11/2017, to: 31/10/2022

Website for further information

Contact point for further information

programas.europeos@csic.es

Member State (if applicable)

Objective or purpose

Bilateral R&D projects in international scientific cooperation in European HIV Vaccine Alliance (EHVA): a EU platform for the discovery and evaluation of novel prophylactic and therapeutic vaccine candidates

Entity making the incentive available

Eligible enterprises or institutions in developed country Member

ICUS CSIC

Beneficiary Observer(s)

Beneficiary enterprises or institutions

Uganda National Health Research Organisation

Nature of incentive measure

Ayudas Programa Marco UE

Financial implications

EUR 28,224,696.25

Field of technology

Life Sciences

Output or impact

Status of the programme or project

Completed

Duration and timing

From: 01/01/2016, to: 30/06/2023

Website for further information

Contact point for further information

programas.europeos@csic.es

Member State (if applicable)

Objective or purpose

Bilateral R&D projects in international scientific cooperation in Europlanet - Research Infrastructure 2020-2024

Entity making the incentive available

Eligible enterprises or institutions in developed country Member

ICUS CSIC

Beneficiary Observer(s)

Beneficiary enterprises or institutions

Mekelle University

Nature of incentive measure

Ayudas Programa Marco UE

Financial implications

EUR 11,131,775.75

Field of technology

Astrophysics

Output or impact

Status of the programme or project

Current or in progress

Duration and timing

From: 01/02/2020, to: 31/01/2024

Website for further information

Contact point for further information

programas.europeos@csic.es

Member State (if applicable)

Objective or purpose

Bilateral R&D projects in international scientific cooperation in Integrated Services for Infectious Disease Outbreak Research

Entity making the incentive available

Eligible enterprises or institutions in developed country Member

Ministere de la Sante (Burkina Faso) Centre Regional de Recherche (Senegal)

Beneficiary Observer(s)

Beneficiary enterprises or institutions

Nature of incentive measure

Ayudas Programa Marco UE

Financial implications

EUR 20,998,624.00

Field of technology

Life Sciences

Output or impact

Status of the programme or project

Current or in progress

Duration and timing

From: 01/02/2022, to: 31/01/2025

Website for further information

Contact point for further information

programas.europeos@csic.es

Member State (if applicable)

Objective or purpose

Bilateral R&D projects in international scientific cooperation in Support to the implementation of the Long-term EU-AU Research and Innovation Partnership for Food and Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture

Entity making the incentive available

Eligible enterprises or institutions in developed country Member

ICUS CSIC

Beneficiary Observer(s)

Beneficiary enterprises or institutions

Fonds National de la Recherche (Burkina Faso) Knowledge Economy Foundation (Senegal)

Nature of incentive measure

Ayudas Programa Marco UE

Financial implications

EUR 5,136,250.55

Field of technology

Agridulture and Food Security

Output or impact

Status of the programme or project

Completed

Duration and timing

From: 01/11/2018, to: 31/10/2022

Website for further information

Contact point for further information

programas.europeos@csic.es

Member State (if applicable)

Objective or purpose

Bilateral R&D projects in international scientific cooperation in A long-term EU-Africa research and innovation partnership on food and nutrition security and sustainable agriculture

Entity making the incentive available

Eligible enterprises or institutions in developed country Member

ICUS CSIC

Beneficiary Observer(s)

Beneficiary enterprises or institutions

Fonds National de la Recherche

Nature of incentive measure

Ayudas Programa Marco UE

Financial implications

EUR 9,223,729.35

Field of technology

Agridulture and Food Security

Output or impact

Status of the programme or project

Completed

Duration and timing

From: 01/12/2016, to: 30/11/2022

Website for further information

Contact point for further information

programas.europeos@csic.es

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