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Science, technology, innovation and capacity-building

STI strategies/ roadmaps

 

Organization

Name of the Programme/ Support Measure

Brief Description

Type of Support

Main interlocutor at Country-level

Project/Support URL

UNCTAD

ICT Policy Reviews

Develops strategies and provides policy advice to countries on developing their information economy and e-commerce. In this context, it undertakes reviews, research, analysis, strategy development and technical cooperation.

 

Diagnostic exercises/ assessments

Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Trade

https://unctad.org/en/Pages/DTL/STI_and_ICTs/ICT4D-Policies.aspx

UNCTAD

Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Reviews

STIP reviews support countries in assessing the effectiveness of their STI strategies and policy frameworks and identifying priorities for action to strengthen their national and sectoral innovation systems.

Diagnostic exercises/ assessments

Ministry of Science and Technology

https://unctad.org/en/pages/publications/science,-technology-and-innovat...(stip-reviews).aspx

ESCAP

"STI for Sustainable Development" work programme

Other areas include: innovative business models (social enterprise, inclusive business); innovative financing, inclusive innovation; digital trade; and frontier technology.

Capacity building

Various depending on policy lead

https://www.unescap.org/our-work/trade-investment-innovation/science-tec...


Enabling environments for STI

Organisation

Name of the Programme/ Support Measure

Brief Description

Type of Support

Main interlocutor at Country-level

Project/Support URL

UNCTAD

 

eTrade Readiness Assessments

Rapid standardized eTrade Readiness Assessments to help countries identify barriers to further e-commerce development.

Diagnostic exercises/ assessments

Ministry of Trade, Ministry of Technology

 

https://unctad.org/en/Pages/Publications/E-Trade-Readiness-Assessment.aspx

UNCTAD

E-commerce and Law Reform Programme

Capacity building to help policymakers and lawmakers adapt/develop legislation related to e-commerce in: Electronic Transactions and Signatures, Data Protection and Privacy, Consumer Protection, Computer Crime, Intellectual Property, Competition, Taxation, Information Security, and Digital Identity.

Capacity building

Legislators, Law Enforcement, Ministry of Trade, Central Bank

https://unctad.org/en/Pages/DTL/STI_and_ICTs/ICT4D-Legislation.aspx

UNIDO

Delegate Programme for Investment and Technology Promotion (ITPO)

ITPOs host officials from developing countries and economies in transition to give them hands-on training in investment promotion techniques so that delegates are able to promote portfolios of screened investment and technology opportunities from their own countries. Thereafter, delegates act as contact points between their countries and potential foreign partners.

Technical Assistance/ Experts

 

 

 

 

 

Access to technology

 

Organization

Name of the Programme/ Support Measure

Brief Description

Type of Support

Main interlocutor at Country-level

Project/Support URL

ITU

World Summit on the Information Society

Support for the establishment of a digital economy

Capacity building

Ministries of ICT, Regulatory Authorities, and Civil Society

 

Fintech

 

Organisation

Name of the Programme/ Support Measure

Brief Description

Type of Support

Main interlocutor at Country-level

Project/Support URL

World Bank

ID4D Program

ID4D helps countries realize the transformational potential of inclusive, robust, and responsible digital identification systems.

Cross-cutting/Other (please specify below):

National and sub-national governments

http://id4d.worldbank.org

Other issues

 

Organization

Name of the Programme/ Support Measure

Brief Description

Type of Support

Main interlocutor at Country-level

Project/Support URL

UNCTAD

eTrade for all

eTrade for all is a multi-agency partnership, coordinated by UNCTAD, that aims to improve the ability of developing countries, and particularly least developed countries, to use and benefit from e-commerce.

Technical Assistance/ Experts

Ministry of Trade, Ministry of Technology

https://etradeforall.org

UNCTAD

Measuring E-Commerce and the Digital Economy

Capacity building on measuring (producing official statistics on) ICT use by businesses, employment and value added of the ICT sector, trade in ICT goods and services (ICT-enabled), and e-commerce

Capacity building

National Statistical Office, Ministry of Trade, Central Bank

https://unctad.org/en/Pages/DTL/STI_and_ICTs/ICT4D-Measurement.aspx