IP/C/W/452/Add.6

European Union

FINLAND Foreword: Technology transfer to developing countries is promoted and encouraged through various programmes and activities by the Government of Finland. Some of these programmes are directly planned to encourage Finnish companies to invest in developing countries, to enter into cooperation with companies in these countries or to participate in other means in industrial and technological projects. Some programmes promote technology transfer more or less indirectly, though. The latter group of programmes includes, for example, contributions to multilateral assistance funds within the framework of the United Nations, the World Bank Group and the European Communities. Finnish bilateral development cooperation programmes include a number of projects with components aiming at promotion of technology transfer to developing countries.