Barriers and Opportunities for Technology Transfer A country

Barriers and Opportunities for Technology Transfer A country study in China By Li Junfeng April 9 -10, 2003 Ghent, Belgium Li Junfeng

Basic needs of the technology transfer in the developing countries • to meet the sustainable development in long term requirement • to introduce the best practice of technologies to meet such kind of development • to bring financial support for the introduction of such kind of technology • to build up an environmental to receive such kind of technology and mechanism • To set up an innovation capability 12/19/2021 Li Junfeng 2

What kind of technology do we real need • • • energy efficiency renewable energy clean production, and any of the environmental sound technologies the mechanism for the innovation of such kind technologies 12/19/2021 Li Junfeng 3

What are the major issues of the technologies transfer • • • limited financing institutional capability jurisdictional complexity and, the need for community involvement Marketing acceptance 12/19/2021 Li Junfeng 4

what are the major barriers of the technologies transfer • • capacity for innovation and diffusion, barriers for efficient technology use, institutional structure and, human capacity aspects. 12/19/2021 Li Junfeng 5

Barriers of Climate change mitigation projects faced • general barriers, such as: • market imperfections, • political problems and, • the often-neglected transactions costs; • the unfamiliarity with technologies, such as: • • methane capture, wind power generation potential electricity generation unwillingness to commit additional human capacity for climate mitigation, and the involvement of diverse institutions at all levels. 12/19/2021 Li Junfeng 6

The real barriers of technology transfer under the climate changes • no one wants to transfer their technologies if the initial cost of technology R & D is not covered • transfer a black box is the normal way of current technologies transfer • there is no free lunch in the market based technologies transfer • Technology transfer dose not means the equipment sales and free offer • therefore, who will be the financial suppliers for the Technologies transfer is the key 12/19/2021 Li Junfeng 7

Basic needs for technology transfers in China • Ability of technology development • Ability of equipment manufactures • Ability of new products/technology marketing • Ability of technology innovation 12/19/2021 Li Junfeng 8

Options of the technology transfer • alleviate the barriers of the technologies transfer within the normal economic exchange program • increase the technology transfer component within the ODA program • set up a special fund, like GEF, to support the climate change related technology transfer 12/19/2021 Li Junfeng 9

Green lighting - A successful story of technology transfer • Government based technical and financial support with ODA money • Market orientation, enterprises based technology transfer – Phillips & other developed joint venture in China • World wide marketing strategy • Enabling the environment – Policies framework development for local market development – Local technical capacity building • Local manufactures • Local technology innovation capacity building 12/19/2021 Li Junfeng 10

Conclusion & comments • Technology transfer needs special financing support • Technology transfer can be conducted through ODA and other channel • Enabling environment in both side is equally important – Developed countries: financial and other mechanism – Developing countries: acceptation and innovation ability development 12/19/2021 Li Junfeng 11