Technology Transfer Clearing House

Technology Transfer Clearing House

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The Expert Group on Technology Transfer

Bruce Wilson (Australia) was newly elected as Chair and Nagmeldin Goutbi Elhassan (Sudan) as Vice-Chair of the EGTT for 2010.

The Expert Group on Technology Transfer (EGTT) held a special meeting in Sydney, Australia, on 22 and 23 February to initiate some of the activities included in its programme of work that was endorsed at Copenhagen in December 2009. One of these activities involves preparing the terms of reference for options on how to facilitate collaborative R&D on environmentally sound technologies. In Sydney, the group further discussed areas where a possible update may be needed to the work programme, taking into account the technology outcomes at COP 15 in Copenhagen.

In addition, the EGTT continued its dialogue with the business community, following two dialogues held in 2009. It focused on support for technology deployment, as well as further engagement of the business community in technology development and transfer issues under the Convention.

The fifth regular meeting of the EGTT is scheduled to take place on 27-28 May 2010 in conjunction with the thirty-second sessions of the Subsidiary Bodies.

Events

Special meeting of the Expert Group on Technology Transfer
Sydney, Australia
22 – 23 February 2010

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Resources

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Publications

	Expert Group on Technology Transfer Reports on financing options , long-term strategy and performance indicators December 2009 This flyer aims to widely disseminate the EGTT reports on: future financing options, long-term strategy and performance indicators. These three reports contain a wealth of information and a range of important findings on matters relating to technology development and transfer.
	Handbook on conducting technology needs assessment for cliamte change June 2009 This advance document of the updated Technology Needs Assessment Handbook (TNA Handbook) was jointly prepared by the UNDP and the UNFCCC, under the auspices of the Expert Group on Technology Transfer (EGTT) and in cooperation with the Climate Technology Initiative. This updated Handbook was developed as a response to the request from the UNFCCC Conference of Parties (COP) Decisions as reflected in 3/CP.13 and 2/CP.14. The advance version of the handbook is available for download here .
	Innovative options for financing the development and transfer of technologies May 2007 This brochure is based on the latter technical paper and written in a user friendly language aiming at making this information available to a wider audience. The brochure is available for download here or from the publications section .
	UNFCCC guidebook on preparing technology transfer projects for financing 30 November 2006 The UNFCCC launched the 'UNFCCC guidebook on preparing technology transfer projects for financing'. The guidebook aims to assist project developers in developing countries and other stakeholders in preparing project proposals that will meet the standards of international finance providers. The guidebook is available for download here or from the publications section .