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INT/18/K17 – Strengthening cooperation in trade infrastructure in Latin America and the Caribbean: Towards greater integration into value chains.

Submitter:
Subcontractor: Same as above.
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries.
Participating/beneficiary countries: 26 countries of SELA (Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Chile, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela).
PGTF input: US$ 24,000.
Other inputs: US$ 40,000.
Number:INT/18/K17.
Duration:
Approval: 41st Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 22 September 2017).
Completion: Final report submitted on 29 March 2019.
Impact:The XXIX Meeting of International Cooperation Directors for Latin America and the Caribbean, held in the Dominican Republic from 6 to 7 December 2018, focused on the identification of the main opportunities and challenges posed by international cooperation, triangular cooperation and South-South Cooperation in strengthening trade infrastructure and on the presentation of the achievements made in the management of trade infrastructure through an evaluation of the status of execution of physical works and the use of information and communications technologies for the modernization of logistics processes, in order to make progress with efforts to achieve greater participation of the region in global value chains.

Contact:  Contact persons: Javier Gordon, Director (a.i.) of Relations of Integratoin adn Cooepration, Coordiantor of Relations with Regional and Extra-Regional Organizations.
Address: Av. Francisco de Miranda, Torre Europa, Fourth Floor, Campo Alegre, Caracas 1060, Venezuela.
Tel.: 58-212-9557111 (Central)/9557153/9557135.
Fax: 58-212-9515292/9516901.
Email: jgordon @ sela.org

Final Report:

INT/18/K03 –Microcredit and Sufficiency Economy Development

Submitter: Community Development Department, Ministry of Interior of Thailand.
Subcontractor: Same as above.
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries.
Participating/beneficiary countries: 7 countries (Cambodia, Kenya, Mongolia, Nigeria, Thailand and Viet Nam).
PGTF input: US$ 27,000.
Other inputs: US$ 70,000.
Number: INT/18/K03.
Duration: 2018.
Approval: 41st Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 22 September 2017).
Completion: Final report submitted on 26 November 2018
Impact:A workshop on Microcredit and Sufficiency Economy Development” was held in Thailand from 2 to 8 July 2018 with the participation of 9 representatives from Asian countries, 1 representative from Latin American country, and 9 representatives from African countries, to share and exchange essential information relating to microcredit and sufficiency economy development as well as to help participants to better understand microcredit and sufficiency economy development and apply knowledge in their country.

Contact:  Contact person: Mrs. Jandona Jones, International Relations Officer.
Address: Government complex building B, 15 Laksi BKK, Bangkok, Thailand 10210.
Tel.: +66-21416210.
Fax: +66-21438917.
Email: jantimaeric @ yahoo.com

 

Final Report:

INT/18/K02 –Sufficiency Economy Practices (SEP) in Community-based and economic development (CBED), International training course 2017-2019.

Submitter: Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Faculty of Economics, Kasetsart, University, based in Bangkok, Thailand.
Subcontractor: Same as above.
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries.
Participating/beneficiary countries: 4 countries (Kenya, Nigeria, Thailand and Viet Nam).
PGTF input: US$ 26,000.
Other inputs: US$ 70,000.
Number: INT/18/K02.
Duration: 2018.
Approval: 41st Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 22 September 2017).
Completion: Final report submitted on 26 November 2018.
Impact:An international training course on Sufficiency Economy Practices (SEP ) was organized in Thailand from 4 June to 5 July 2018 with 19 participants from Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Morocco, Nepal, Nigeria, Oman, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Timor-Leste and Viet Nam, providing an understanding of the SEP with a linkage to economic concepts and theories and community-based development.

 

Contact:  Contact person: Assist. Prof. Prapinwadee Sirisupluxana, Ph.D.
Address: Faculty of Economics, Kasetsart University, 50 Ngnm Wong Wan Rd. Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.
Tel. (66-2)579-9579 Ext. 5602, 0818298769.
Email: fecopds @ ku.th; fecopds @ gmail.com

 


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INT/17/K12 – Innovative experiences in technology utilization in libraries of Peru, Uruguay and Colombia

Submitter: Makaia, a non-governmental organization based in Medellin, Colombia.
Subcontractor: �Same as above.
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries.
Participating/beneficiary countries: 3 countries (Colombia, Peru and Uruguay).
PGTF input: US$ 27,000.
Other inputs: US$ 27,000 (estimated).
Number: INT/17/K12.
Duration: 2017.
Approval: 40th Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 23 September 2016).
Completion: Final report submitted on 11 September 2017.
Impact:� The project contributed to strengthening the capacity of participating public libraries to use digital technologies and develop librarians’ skills in traditional and digital literacy in order to maximize the opportunities that information access brings and extend inclusive access to information and technology to the local communities they serve.

Contact:  Contact person: Catalina Escobar Bravo
Directora Ejecutiva, MAKAIA
Carrera 43 A #34-155 oficina 701
Torre Norte de Almacentro
Medell�n, Colombia
Tel. +57-4-4480374
Email: makaia @ makaia.org
Website: www.makaia.org

 

Final Report:

INT/17/K09 –Research on economic diversification of land-locked developing countries: Case of Mongolia, Nepal, Bhutan and Paraguay.

Submitter: Government of Mongolia.
Subcontractor: International Think Tank (ITT) for Land-locked Developing Countries (LLDCs).
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries.
Participating/beneficiary countries: 4 countries (Bhutan, Mongolia, Nepal and Paraguay).
PGTF input: US$ 35,000.
Other inputs: US$ 40,000.
Number: INT/17/K09.
Duration: 2018.
Approval: 40th Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 23 September 2016).
Completion: Final report submitted on 05 December 2018.
Impact:A study was carried out of the current economic situation of the four landlocked participating developing countries, identifying opportunities for export and market diversification and recommending the best policy approaches for economic diversification, which could also be beneficial for the governments of other landlocked developing countries in identifying appropriate paths to diversification.

Contact:  Contact person: Odbayar Erdenetsogt.
Address: UN House, United Nations street-14, Sukhbaatar district, Ulaanbaatar 14201, Mongolia.
Tel.: +976-11-351971.
Fax: +976-11-319603.
Email: thinktank @ land-locked.org

Final Report:

INT/17/K08 – Training Program on Entrepreneurship Development through IT for OIC Countries

Submitter: Islamic Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (ICCIA), based in Karachi, Pakistan.
Subcontractor: �Same as above.
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries.
Participating/beneficiary countries: 15 member countries of the OIC.
PGTF input: US$ 28,000.
Other inputs: US$ 35,000 (estimated).
Number: INT/17/K08.
Duration: 2017.
Approval: 40th Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 23 September 2016).
Completion: Final report submitted on 14 September 2017.
Impact:� A training program in the use of IT was conducted that provided 24 participants from OIC member countries with presentations and recommendations aimed at assisting entrepreneurs in enhancing their business and marketing skills, expanding market opportunities, achieving online presence, use of social media and enterprise promotion and development.

Contact:  Contact person: Mrs. Attiya Nawazish Ali, Assistant Secretary General, ICCIA
ST.2/A, Block 9, KDA Scheme 5, Clifton, PO Box 3831
Karachi-75600, Pakistan
Tel.: 009221-35874910
Fax: 009221-35874212
Email: icci @ icci-oic.org | icciaoic @ gmail.com

Final Report:

INT/17/K07 – Cooperation for intellectual property and productive transformation in Latin America and the Caribbean

Submitter: Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA), based in Caracas, Venezuela.
Subcontractor: �Same as above.
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries.
Participating/beneficiary countries: 27 member countries of SELA (Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Chile, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela).
PGTF input: US$ 28,000.
Other inputs: US$ 40,000.
Number: INT/17/K07.
Duration: 2017.
Approval: 40th Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 23 September 2016).
Completion: Final report submitted on 28 March 2018.
Impact:�Within the framework of the XXVIII Meeting of International Cooperation Directors for Latin America and the Caribbean, representatives from the 27 member countries of SELA discussed opportunities for regional cooperation in the field of intellectual property and successful experiences in the region, the impact of intellectual property on productive development, innovation and progress, and round tables to identify synergies and common views for an agenda for action among national authorities in charge of international cooperation and intellectual property.

Contact:  Contact: Virginia Cartaya, Coordinator of Relations with Member Statess and Director (a.i.) of Studies and Proposals
Javier Gordon, Coordinator of Relations with Regional and Extra-Regional Organizations and Director (a.i.) of Relations for Integration and Cooperation
Eduardo Pi�a, Analyst of Studies and Proposals
Milagros Cruz, Analyst of Relations
Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA)
Address: Av. Francisco de Viranda, Torre Europa, Piso 4, Campo Alegre
Caracas 1060, Venezuela
Tel: 58-212-9557111 (central)/9557153 / 9557135
Fax: 58-212-9515292 / 9516901
Email: vcartaya @ sela.org; jgordon @ sela.org; epina @ sela.org; mcruz @ sela.org

 

Final Report:

INT/17/K01 – E-commerce Development Programme for SMEs from Developing Countries 2017

Submitter: CIFAL – Shanghai International Training Center, based in Shanghai, China.
Subcontractor: Same as above.
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries.
Participating/beneficiary countries: 4 countries (Cambodia, China, Cuba and Viet Nam).
PGTF input: US$ 33,000.
Other inputs: US$ 47,000.
Number: INT/17/K01.
Duration: 2017-2018.
Approval: 40th Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 23 September 2016).
Completion: Final report submitted on 6 August 2019
Impact: Through a series of seminars, participants from Cambodia, Cuba and Viet Nam gained knowledge about China’s achievements and experience in the field of e-commerce information technology application and its impact on the performance of small and medium-sized enterprises from developing countries.

Contact:  (To be provided)

Final Report:

INT/16/K12 – Relevance of competition and regulatory reforms in the Post-2015 Development Agenda in developing countries

Submitter: Consumer Unity and Trust Society – Center for International Trade, Economics and Environment (CUTS – CITEE), a non-governmental organization based in Nairobi, Kenya.
Subcontractor: Same as above.
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries.
Participating/beneficiary countries: Botswana, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Senegal, United Republic of Tanzania and Zambia.
PGTF input: US$ 30,000.
Other inputs: US$ 47,000.
Number: INT/16/K12.
Duration: 2015.
Approval: 38th Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 26 September 2014).
Completion: Final report submitted on 25 January 2016
Impact: Participants comprising developing country practitioners and various development partners attended the 4th Biennial Competition, Regulation and Development Conference held in Kenya who made presentations and exchanged views to raise awareness about the benefits of effective competition and regulatory reform in the developing world, especially in the context of the post-2015 Development Agenda.

Contact:  Clement Onyango
Address: Yaya Court, Suite No. 5, Chania Avenue off Ring Road Kilimani
Nairobi, Kenya
Telephone: +254-722490824
Fax: +254-203862149
Email: cvo @ cuts.org

Final Report:

INT/16/K09 – International network of ethnography with children and teenagers

Submitter: Center for Social Research (CIS) of the Institute for Social and Economic Development (IDES), National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET), based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Subcontractor: �Same as above.
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries.
Participating/beneficiary countries: : 4 countries (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador).
PGTF input: US$ 29,000.
Other inputs: US$ 57,425.
Number: INT/16/K09.
Duration: 2016-2017.
Approval: 39th Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 24 September 2015).
Completion: : Final report submitted on 8 August 2017.
Impact:� Project contributed to the establishment of a network bringing together specialists and experts, centers of excellence and academic institutions from the participating countries working with children and teenagers from an ethnographic perspective. A training workshop was held on ethnographic practices with children and teenagers and a website was launched to serve as a repository of information on the subject.

Contact:  Contact person: Diana J. Milstein
Universidad Nacional de La Matanza
San Justo
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Tel. (54 11)4542-7180
Email: diana_mils @ yahoo.com.ar

Final Report:

INT/16/K02 –Information safety capacity building programme 2016

Submitter:CIFAL � Shanghai International Training Center, based in Shanghai, China.
Subcontractor: �Same as above.
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries.
Participating/beneficiary countries: 32 countries (Antigua and Barbuda, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Cambodia, China, Colombia, Cuba, Egypt, Ethiopia, Federated States of Micronesia, Grenada, Ghana, Guyana, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Lesotho, Malawi, Palestine, Panama, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Suriname, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia, and Zimbabwe).
PGTF input: US$ 33,000.
Other inputs: US$ 54,500.
Number: INT/17/K07.
Duration: 2016-2017.
Approval: 39th Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 24 September 2015).
Completion: Final report submitted on 4 May 2018.
Impact: Project brought together trainees from 32 developing countries for capacity building and knowledge acquisition in information technology, with specific focus on information security in the areas of mobile internet, big data cloud computing, e-commerce and e-government.

Contact:  Contact person: WU Yugang
Address: 4F, Putuo Science and Technology Building
No. 1255 Xikang Road, Shanghai, P.R. China, 200060
Telephone: +86-21-54663982
Fax: +86-21-54663966
Email: yugang.wu @ cifalshangai.org

Final Report:

INT/15/K11 – Capacity development for risk reduction management centers in the Caribbean

Submitter: Cuban Environmental Agency (AMA), based in Havana, Cuba.
Subcontractor: �Same as above.
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries.
Participating/beneficiary countries: : 3 countries (Cuba, Dominican Republic and Jamaica).
PGTF input: US$ 35,000.
Other inputs: US$ 48,00.
Number: INT/15/K11.
Duration: 2016-2017.
Approval: 38th Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 26 September 2014).
Completion: Final report submitted on 28 September 2017.
Impact:� Project contributed to the implementation of a pilot regional programme comprised of advanced tools and methodologies for the assessment of natural hazards, vulnerabilities, risks and community-based actions aimed at strengthening decision-making and building local capacity for disaster risk reduction and management in the participating countries through sharing of experiences and lessons learned relevant to the region.

Contact:  Contact person: Maritza Gonz�lez Cordoso
Director of Projects and Programms, AMA, CITMA
Cuban Environmental Agency (AMA), CTMA
Tel.: 537-2025546
Fax: 537-2096014
Email: maritzagc @ ama.cu

 

Final Report:

INT/15/K10 – South-South Network for cooperation and action: research in innovative social enterprises led by women

Submitter: Government of Argentina.
Subcontractor: �to be named.
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries.
Participating/beneficiary countries: : 3 countries (Argentina, Chile and India).
PGTF input: US$ 35,000.
Other inputs: US$ 36,00.
Number: INT/15/K10.
Duration: 2016-2017.
Approval: 38th Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 26 September 2014).
Completion: Final report submitted on 5 December 2017.
Impact:� Following an assessment of social enterprises of participating countries through the application of the Theory of Change as a model of participatory action research, a seminar was organized that explored the foundations of successful entrepreneurship, good practices, approaches and tools to address challenges associated with social enterprises, particularly economic enterprises such as cooperatives and community-based organizations led by women.

Contact:  Contact person: Laura Braconi
Universidad Nacional de Cuyo
Centro Universitario
Mendoza, Argentina
Tel.: +54 261 4135001

Final Report:

INT/15/K08 – Natural resources management in Latin America: Lessons learned and opportunities for South-South cooperation with Africa

Submitter: South American Network on Applied Economics (MercoNet), based in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Subcontractor: Same as above.
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries.
Participating/beneficiary countries: 4 countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay).
PGTF input: US$ 32,100.
Other inputs: US$ 42,000.
Number: INT/15/K08.
Duration: 2016-2018.
Approval: 38th Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 26 September 2014).
Completion: Final report submitted on 30 July 2018.
Impact:The project assessed the emerging benefits and costs of the new wave of trade and financial globalization for Latin America and Africa and drew common lessons in successes and failures, as well as policy lessons at a national and regional level and in the area of South-South cooperation. Three background papers and a policy brief were published.

Contact:  Contact person: Andrés López.
Adddress: Luis Piera 1992, Piso 3.
Montevideo, Uruguay, CP 11200.
Tel.: +598 2 410 1494.
Fax: +598 2 410 1493.
Email: coordinacion @ redmercosur.org

Final Report:

INT/15/K06 – Development of a mechanism for joint ventures and partnership among women-led enterprises through South-South Cooperation

Submitter: Islamic Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (ICCIA), based in Karachi, Pakistan.
Subcontractor: �Same as above.
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries.
Participating/beneficiary countries: 11 member countries of the OIC (Bangladesh, Benin, Egypt, Iran, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mauritania, Pakistan, Sudan, Tajikistan and Uganda).
PGTF input: US$ 35,000.
Other inputs: US$ 35,000 (estimated).
Number: INT/15/K06.
Duration: 2015.
Approval: 38th Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 26 September 2014).
Completion: Final report submitted on 19 November 2015
Impact:� 44 participants from 11 member countries (Bangladesh, Benin, Egypt, Iran, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mauritania, Pakistan, Sudan, Tajikistan and Uganda) members of the Islamic Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Agriculture (ICCIA) attended a workshop on “Development of a Mechanism for Joint Ventures and partnerships among Women-led Enterprises through South-South Cooperation” in Uganda to encourage business partnerships for enhancing access to markets and promoting entrepreneurship and job creation, particularly for women in the business sector of member countries.

Contact:  Mrs. Attiya Nawazish Ali
Assistant Secretary General, ICCIA
Address: ST.2/A, Block 9, KDA Scheme 6, Clifton, PO Box 3831
Karachi-75600, Pakistan
Telephone: 009221-35874910 / 35874756
Fax: 009221-35874212 / 35870765
Email: icci @ icci-oic.org / icciaoic @ gmail.com

Final Report:

INT/15/K05 – Port cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean, Digital Ports: Situation and prospects

Submitter: Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA), based in Caracas, Venezuela.
Subcontractor: same as above.
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries.
Participating/beneficiary countries: 28 member countries of SELA (Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Chile, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela).
PGTF input: US$ 35,000.
Other inputs: US$ 40,000.
Number: INT/15/K05.
Duration: Ten (10) months.
Approval: 38th Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 26 September 2014).
Completion: Final report submitted on 19 June 2015.
Impact: Representatives from the Member States of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) and subregional, regional and international organizations participated in a regional meeting that an undertook an assessment of port cooperation in the region particularly in the area of digital ports. Opportunities for cooperation among countries in the region were identified, including in Asia and Europe, aimed at sharing experiences and identifying best practices in the field of ports and the application of information and communication technologies to port processes.

Contact:  Juan Acu�a, Director of Relations for Integration and Cooperation
Gloria Ca�as, Director of the Information and Knowledge Network, Coordinator of the Digital Ports Project
Javier Gordon, Analyst of Relations
Milagros Cruz, Analyst of Relations
Address: Av. Francisco de Miranda, Torre Europa, 4th Floor, Campo Alegre, Caracas 1060, Venezuela
Telephone: 58-212-9557111 (Central) / 9557121 / 9557137
Fax: 58-212-9515292 / 9516901 Emails: jacuna @ sela.org; gcanas @ sela.org; jgordon @ sela.org; mcruz @ sela.org

Final Report:

INT/14/K04 – Cooperation for the productive use of migrants� remittances in Latin America and the Caribbean

Submitter: Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA), based in Caracas, Venezuela.
Subcontractor: same as above.
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries.
Participating/beneficiary countries: 28 member countries of SELA (Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Chile, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela).
PGTF input: US$ 35,000.
Other inputs: US$ 40,000.
Number: INT/14/K04.
Duration: Seven (7) months.
Approval: 37th Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 28 September 2013).
Completion: Final report submitted on 18 August 2014.
Impact: Representatives from the Member States of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) and subregional, regional and international organizations participated in a regional meeting where experiences and information on migrant’s remittances were shared. The meeting sought to analyze data on migration dynamics, as well as remittances and its effect on income, with the aim of presenting cooperation initiatives in this area, along with best practices to strengthen the field of remittances and development.

Contact:  Ambassador Carlos Bivero, Official in charge of the Office of Relations for Integration and Cooperation
Fernando Guglielmelli, Analyst of Relations
Silvia Hern�ndez, Analyst of Relations
Address: Av. Francisco de Miranda, Torre Europa, 4th Floor, Campo Alegre, Caracas 1060, Venezuela
Telephone: 58-212-9557111 (Central) / 9557121 / 9557137
Fax: 58-212-9515292 / 9516901
Emails: cbivero @ sela.org; jacuna @ sela.org; fguglielmelli @ sela.org; shernandez @ sela.org

Final Report:

INT/13/K05 – Strengthening of the South American network for the textile and commercial standardization of fine natural hair of South American camelids (Alpaca) in Argentina, Bolivia and Peru

Submitter: General Directorate for Agrarian Competitiveness under the Ministry of Agriculture of Peru.
Subcontractor: �Same as above.
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries.
Participating/beneficiary countries: 3 countries (Argentina, Bolivia and Peru).
PGTF input: US$ 30,000.
Other inputs: US$ 30,000.
Number: INT/13/K05.
Duration: 2014-2015.
Approval: 36th Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 28 September 2012).
Completion: Final report submitted on 6 May 2016
Impact:� Promoted the adoption of international standards for fine natural hair of South American camelids at the International Wool Textile Organization (IWTO) and facilitated the sharing of laboratory good practices as well as transfer of knowledge among stakeholders from the participating countries as well as lessons learned.

Contact:  Leonidas Guti�rrez Hermoza
Ministerio de Agricultura y Riego
Direcci�n General de Negocios Agrarios
Lima, Peru
Address: Jr. Yauyos No. 258
Lima, Peru
Telephone: 209-8800

 

Final Report:

INT/13/K04 – Strengthening development and integration of the border areas in Latin America and the Caribbean as a cornerstone for the economic and social dimensions of integration

Submitter: Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American Economic System (SELA), based in Caracas, Venezuela
Subcontractor: not required
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: 28 member countries of SELA (Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Chile, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela)
PGTF input: US$ 33,000
Other inputs: US$ 42,000
Number: INT/13/K04
Duration: Twelve (12) months
Approval: 36th Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 28 September 2012)
Completion: Final report submitted on 6 August 2013.
Impact:: Held a meeting that discussed the policies and initiatives being advanced by Latin American and Caribbean countries in the field of border integration. The regional meeting led to the collection and sharing of information and best practices on border integration, and reviewed adequate mechanisms to increase cooperation in this area with conclusions and recommendations.

Contact:  Ambassador Carlos Bivero, Director of Relations for Integration and Cooperation
Juan Acu�a, Coordinator of Relations with Member States
Javier Gordon Ruiz, Coordinator of Cooperation Projects
Address: Av. Francisco de Miranda, Torre Europa, 4th Floor, Campo Alegre, Caracas 1060, Venezuela.
Telephone: 58-212-9557111 (Central) / 9557121 / 9557137
Fax: 58-212-9515292 / 9516901
E-mails: cbivero @ sela.org; jacuna @ sela.org; jgordon @ sela.org

 

Final Report:

INT/13/K03 – OIC-LDC Youth entrepreneurship development – Education seminar and training YED

Submitter: Islamic Conference Youth Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation (ICYF-DC), based in Istanbul, Turkey.
Subcontractor: �Same as above.
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries.
Participating/beneficiary countries: 10 countries (Cameroon, Djibouti, Indonesia, Maldives, Palestine, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Thailand and Uganda).
PGTF input: US$ 34,400.
Other inputs: US$ 106,840.
Number: INT/13/K03.
Duration: 2014.
Approval: 36th Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 28 September 2012).
Completion: Final report submitted on 28 January 2016
Impact:�A 3-day training programme attended by over 40 participants comprising young entrepreneurs from Asia and Africa and youth entrepreneurship associations of least developed countries received entrepreneurship training through lectures on business development projects, research and workshops on entrepreneur activities, education and sustainable financing in various sectors aimed at creating opportunities for youth employment.

Contact:  Mr. Ergin Beceren
Address: Istanbul World Trade Center, A3 7th Floor, Yesilkoy, 34149, Bakirkoy, Istanbul, Kenya
Telephone: +90 212 465 3939
Fax: +90 212 465 3670
Email: office @ oicyen.org

Final Report:

INT/13/K01 – Training programme on entrepreneurship development of OIC countries

Submitter: Islamic Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (ICCIA), based in Karachi, Pakistan
Subcontractor: not required
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: 16 countries (Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Islamic Republic of Iran, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tajikistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates and Yemen)
PGTF input: US$ 33,000
Other inputs: US$ 33,000
Number: INT/13/K01
Duration: Three (3) days
Approval: 36th Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 28 September 2012)
Completion: Final report submitted on 28 August 2013. An unspent amount of US$ 3,204 reverted to PGTF.
Impact:: Organized Training Program on Entrepreneurship Development for OIC member states with the purpose of creating a professional network, focused on learning and mutual opportunity. Participants shared knowledge and ideas, explored and learned successful business fundamentals with a view to developing strengths and demystifying entrepreneurship.

Contact:  Mrs. Attiya Nawazish Ali, Assistant Secretary General
Address: St.1/A, Block 9, KDA Scheme 5, Clifton, PO Box 3831, Karachi, 75600, Pakistan
Telephone: 009221-35874910 / 35874756
Fax: 009221-35874212 / 35870765
Email: icci @ icci-oic.org; icci-oic @ hotmail.com

Final Report:

INT/12/K07 – Made in the Caribbean

Submitter: National Institute of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (NIHERST), based in Newtown, Trinidad and Tobago.
Subcontractor: �Caribbean Council for Science and Technology (CCST), based in Newtown, Trinidad and Tobago.
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries.
Participating/beneficiary countries: 3 countries (Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago).
PGTF input: US$ 21,000.
Other inputs: US$ 28,450.
Number: INT/12/K07.
Duration: 2013-2018.
Approval: 35th Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 23 September 2011).
Completion:Final report submitted on 19 October 2017.
Impact:� Project sought to develop the foundation knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviours conducive to the development of a culture of science, innovation and entrepreneurship in the Caribbean region.

Contact:  Caribbean Council for Science and Technology
C/o National Institute of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology
#43-45 Woodford Street
Newtown
Trinidad and Tobago
P.O. Box 113, Trinidad and Tobago
Tel: (868) 622-7880/ 628-8523
Fax: (868) 622-1589
E-mail: ccst @ niherst.gov.tt

 

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INT/11/K05 – Sixth Forum for Businesswomen in Islamic Countries

Submitter: Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), based in Karachi, Pakistanbr> Subcontractor: same as above
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: 14 countries (Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cameroon, C�te d’Ivoire, Indonesia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mauritania, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan y Togo)
PGTF input: US$ 36,000
Other inputs: US$ 141,500
Number: INT/11/K05
Duration: Three (3) days
Approval: 34th Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 28 September 2010)
Completion: Final report submitted on 5 April 2013.
Impact:: A two-day forum on the theme of “Development of Entrepreneurship among Women and Youth” took place to facilitate networking, learn best practices and exchange experiences for greater empowerment, the promotion of entrepreneurship, and the exploration of opportunities in various market areas for businesswomen from member countries of the Organization of the Islamic Conference. The forum agreed on a declaration containing number of recommendations to facilitate these activities for the empowerment of women and youth in Islamic countries.

Contact:  Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Address: ST.1/A, Block 9, KDA Scheme 5, Clifton, PO Box 3831, Karachi-75600, Pakistan
Telephone: 009221-35874910 / 35874756
Fax: 009221-35874212 / 35870765
Email: icci @ icci-oic.org | icciaoic @ gmail.com

 

Final Report:

INT/10/K11 – Fifth Forum for Businesswomen in Islamic Countries

Submitter: Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICC), Karachi, Pakistan
Subcontractor: same as above
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: 17 member countries of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (IC) (Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cameroon, Comoros, Egypt, Islamic Republic of Iran, Kenya, Kirgizstan, Malaysia, Morocco, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan)
PGTF input: US$ 29,000
Other inputs: US$ 140,250
Number: INT/10/K11
Duration: Three (3) days
Approval: 33rd Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 25 September 2009)
Completion: Final report submitted on 30 June 2010. An unspent balance of US$ 5,525 reverted to PGTF
Impact: A forum was organized in Cairo, Egypt to highlight and identify the issues, challenges and opportunities for businesswomen from member countries of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, determining the areas requiring support, facilitating networking, exchanging experiences and know-how and identifying new markets with a view to expanding the existing level of economic ties among business communities of member countries through trade and investment.

Contact:  Contact person: Mrs. Attiya Nawazish Ali for Coordination, Assistant Secretary General
Address: ST.2/A, Block 9, KDA Scheme 5, Clifton
P.O.Box: 3831
Karachi-75600, Pakistan
Telephone: 009221- 5874910-5874756
Fax: 009221- 5874212-5870765
Email: icci @ icci-oic.org | icci-oic @ hotmail.com

 

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INT/10/K09 – International comparison on measurement of mass, length and pressure

Submitter:National Institute for the Defense of Competition and Protection of Intellectual Property (INDECOP) from Peru
Subcontractor: not required
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: 6 countries (Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay)
PGTF input: US$24,940
Other inputs: US$27,740
Number: INT/10/K09
Duration: Ten (10) months
Approval: 33rd Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 25 September 2009)
Completion: Final report submitted on 29 December 2014.
Impact:: Compared results of measurements of mass, length and pressure performed by laboratories of participant countries, namely Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay to promote understanding and improve the measurement capacities in the region.

Contact:  Jos� Dajes, Jefe del Servicio Nacional de Metrologla
Calle La Prosa 138, Lima – 41, Peru
Tel�fono: 2247800 anx.1331
Fax: 2240348
Email: jdajes @ indecopi.gob.pe

 

Final Report:

INT/10/K06 – Training in legal metrology in CARICOM

Submitter: Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Regional Organization for Standards and Quality (CROSQ), St. Michael, Barbados
Subcontractor: same as above
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: 14 countries (Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago)
PGTF input: US$ 27,000
Other inputs: US$ 27,000
Number: INT/10/K06
Duration: Six (6) months
Approval: 33rd Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 25 September 2009)
Completion: Final report submitted on 5 July 2012
Impact: Supported the strengthening of legal metrology technical capacity within the CARICOM region and the development of a legal metrology database and capability profile of member states through two regional training workshops on the verification of domestic potable water meters and domestic electricity meters held respectively in Guayana and Jamaica and three specialized individual interventions tailored to specific national needs in Belize, Dominica and Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Contact:  CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ)
2nd Floor Nicholas House
29 & 30 Broad Street
Bridgetown
St. Michael, Barbados
T: 246.622.7670 | F: 246.622.7678
Website: www.crosq.org

 

Final Report:

INT/10/K05 –International cooperation of e-Government promotion and exchange for developing countries

Submitter: Regional Cooperation Office for City Informatization of the Centre International de Formation des Autorit�s Locales (CIFAL), based in Shanghai, China.
Subcontractor: �Same as above.
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries.
Participating/beneficiary countries: ) 38 countries (Afghanistan, Argentina, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Chile, China, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, Ghana, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Maldives, Micronesia (Federated States of), Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Seychelles, Sierra Leone. Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Viet Nam, and Zambia).
PGTF input: US$ 25,000.
Other inputs: US$ 75,000.
Number: INT/10/K05.
Duration: 2011-2017.
Approval: 33rd Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 25 September 2009).
Completion: Final report submitted on 28 February 2018.
Impact: Four workshops were held in several cities in China attended by 127 trainees from 38 developing countries on how to apply and integrate IT to government service enterprise management, public services, commercial operation and other areas of e-Government.

Contact:  

Contact person: Mr. Wu Yugang Address: 22F No. 593, Middle Fuxing Road, Shanghai 200020, China Telephone: +86-21-54663982 Fax: +86-21-54663982 Email: ygwu @ siecc.org

Contact person: Ms. Song Qiong Address: 22F No. 593, Middle Fuxing Road, Shanghai 200020, China
Telephone: +86-21-24028100 ext. 7950 Fax: +86-21-54663966
Email: qsong @ apeity.org

 

Final Report:

INT/10/K02 – Cooperation and coordination of institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and Africa for disaster risk reduction

Submitter: Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American Economic System (SELA), Caracas, Venezuela
Subcontractor: same as above
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: 27 member countries of SELA
PGTF input: US$ 33,000
Other inputs: US$ 47,000
Number: INT/10/K02
Duration: Six (6) months
Approval: 33rd Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 25 September 2009)
Impact: Representatives from the 27 Member States of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) and subregional, regional and international organizations specializing in disaster risk reduction participated in a meeting where experiences and information on disaster prevention and assistance were shared and agreed on practical recommendations including, inter alia, strengthening the exchange of inter-regional experiences on disaster risk reduction and South-South cooperation actions on disaster risk reduction.
Completion: Final report submitted on 28 March 2011

Contact:  Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean System
Av. Francisco de Miranda, Torre Europa, 4th floor, Campo Alegre
Caracas 1060, Venezuela
Telephone: 58-212-9557111 / 9557121 / 9557137
Fax: 58-212-9515292 / 9516901
Website: http://www.sela.org

 

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INT/10/K01 – Strengthening of infrastructure and synergy for animal health sectors

Submitter: Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
Subcontractor: same as above
Priority area: Technology
Participating/beneficiary countries: 5 countries (Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Palestine and Yemen)
PGTF input: US$ 33,000
Other inputs: US$ 55,000 (estimated)
Number: INT/10/K01
Duration: Ten (10) months
Approval: 333rd Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 25 September 2009)
Completion: Final report submitted in July 2011
Impact: Representatives from the public, private and education and research sector of Egypt, Jordan, Palestine and Yemen participated in a workshop in which awareness was raised and recommendations made on global trade issues and the recent financial and economic crisis as they impact animal and public health and farmers in the Middle East and North African region, stressing the need to promote effective and sustainable integration and coordination mechanisms among all sectors in animal health.

Contact:  Proff Nabil Q. Hallat, Professor of Pathology and Animal Health
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology
P.O. Box (3030), Irbid 22110, Jordan
Telephone: +962-2-7201000 ext. 22026 and 22016
Fax: +962�2-7095117, +962-2-7095123
Email: hailatn @ just.edu.jo

 

Final Report:

INT/09/K14 – SIM EMWG Training and Development

Submitter: National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality of Brazil (INMETRO), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Subcontractor: same as above
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: 12 countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Trinidad and Tobago)
PGTF input: US$ 31,000
Other inputs: US$ 60,040
Number: INT/09/K14
Duration: Three days
Approval: 32nd Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 26 September 2008)
Completion: Final report submitted on 29 December 2011
Impact: A series of tutorials and lectures on electrical metrology were imparted to fifteen representatives from national metrology institutes of the Americas aimed at promoting the development of electrical metrology activities within the region and increasing the recognition and reliability of calibration and measurement services that support international trade.

Contact:  Dr. Gregory Kyriazis
National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality of Brazil (INMETRO)
Rua Santa Alexandrina, 416 � 5o andar
Rio Comprido � Rio de Janeiro � RJ
Brazil
Post Code: 20261-232
Tel.: (55 21) 2563-2922 (55 21) 2502-6521
Email: Web: www.inmetro.gov.br/english/index.asp

 

Final Report:

INT/09/K05 – Implementation of the electronic vote observatory in Latin America

Submitter: Oficina Nacional de Procesos Electorales (National Bureau of Electoral Processes), Lima, Peru
Subcontractor: same as above
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: 3 countries (Colombia, Costa Rica and Peru)
PGTF input: US$ 34,000
Other inputs: US$ 34,575
Number: INT/09/K05
Duration: Twelve (12) months
Approval: 32nd Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 26 September 2008)
Completion: Final report submitted in April 2011
Impact: Initiated work to design, organize and launch a Web-based electronic vote observatory service center on electronic voting systems and their implementation by countries in the region, with the aim of disseminating and sharing information on best practices, electoral experiences and electronic voting issues among relevant stakeholders.

Contact:  Teresa In�s Watanabe Varas
Gerenta de Informaci�n y Educaci�n Electoral – GIEE
Oficina Nacional de Procesos Electorales (ONPE)
Jr. Washington 1894, Cercado de Lima
Lima, Peru
Telephone: (511)417-0630
Email: twatanabe @ onpe.gob.pe
Website: http://www.web.onpe.gob.pe/


Final Report:

INT/09/K04 – South American inter-laboratories network for standardization and accreditation of value-added textile products made with fibers from South American camelids in Argentina, Bolivia and Peru

Submitter: Technical Office of the Technological Innovation Centers, Lima, Peru
Subcontractor: same as above
Priority area: Energy
Participating/beneficiary countries: 3 countries (Argentina, Bolivia and Peru)
PGTF input: US$ 33,000
Other inputs: US$ 48,480
Number: INT/09/K04
Duration: Twelve (12) months
Approval: 32nd Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 26 September 2008)
Completion: Final report submitted on 4 March 2011
Impact: A South American laboratory network of camelid textiles was set up and a series of missions, round tables and related events among stakeholders were held to exchange information and experiences with a view to increasing the market competitiveness of the camelidae fibre and achieving international accreditation (ISO 17025) of network laboratories through improved and harmonized technical standards, procedures and quality certification. The creation of the network provided a platform for scientific research and innovation along the entire chain adding value to laboratory services for providers of camelidae fibre in the areas of production and quality control and supported the development of personnel trained in IWTO test-methods and regulations with a view to achieving licensing by IWTO in the near future.

Contact:  Gloria Yolanda Guti�rrez Carpio
Oficina T�cnica de Centros de Innovaci�n Tecnol�gica
Ricardo Angulo 816, Urb. Corpac � San Isidro
Lima, Per�
Telephone: (511) 225-7572
Fax: 511) 224-3119
Email: ggutierrez @ produce.gob.pe

Final Report:

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INT/09/K03 – Support to the Mercosur Regional Integration Process

Submitter: Mercosur Economic Research Network (MercoNet), Montevideo, Uruguay
Subcontractor: same as above
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: 4 countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay)
PGTF input: US$ 21,000
Other inputs: US$ 49,000
Number: INT/09/K03
Duration: Six (6) months
Approval: 32nd Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 26 September 2008)
Completion: A workshop on climate change, trade and cooperation in Latin America was organized in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to analyze and discuss the central climate change challenges facing Latin America ahead of the climate change summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, in December 2009. The main issues discussed included Latin America�s trade agenda, international financing of regional adaptation and mitigation strategies for climate change and the challenges and opportunities for regional and international technological cooperation.

Contact:  Red Mercosur de Investigaciones Economicas
Oficina de Coordinaci�n, Edificio Mercosur
Piso 3, Luis Piera 1992, Montevideo, Uruguay
Tel: (598-2) 4101494
Fax: (598-2) 4101493
Email: coordinacion @ redmercosur.org
Website: http://www.redmercosur.org.uy/

Final Report:

INT/09/K02 – Training programme on micro finance sector development

Submitter: Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), Karachi, Pakistan
Subcontractor: same as above
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: 15 countries (Bahrain, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Djibouti, Egypt, Indonesia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Jordan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Senegal, Sudan, Uganda and Yemen)
PGTF input: US$ 32,955
Other inputs: US$ 62,050
Number: INT/09/K02
Duration: Four (4) days
Approval: 32nd Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 26 September 2008)
Completion: Final report submitted on 12 September 2009. An unspent balance of US$7,726 reverted to PGTF
Impact: 61 participants from member chambers of the Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry and stakeholder institutions took part in a four-day training programme in Khartoum, Sudan to share information, experiences, best practices, develop skills and identify challenges and opportunities in the microfinance sector in member countries of the Organization of the Islamic Conference in support of poverty reduction and capacity development, and agreed on recommendations for the further development of the microfinance sector.

Contact:  Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry
St.2/A, Block 9, Clifton, P.O.Box: 3831
Karachi-75600, Pakistan
Tel: (9221) 5874910, 5874756, 5830646
Fax: (9221) 5874212, 5870765
Email: icci @ icci-oic.org
Website: http://iccionline.net/

Final Report:

INT/08/K10 – Community based sustainable alternative livelihood development for lake protection

Submitter: Office of Mountain-River-Lake Development Committee (MRLDO) of the province of Jiangxi, China
Subcontractor: same as above
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: 3 countries (China, Indonesia and Sri Lanka)
PGTF input: US$ 38,000
Other inputs: US$ 40,000
Number: INT/08/K10
Duration: Twelve (12) months
Approval: 31st Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 27 September 2007)
Completion: Final report submitted on 1 April 2013
Impact: Training courses and seminars were conducted, with the participation of members from China, Germany, Indonesia and Sri Lanka, to enhance the institutional capacities of sustainable alternative livelihood development and lake protection through greater cooperation, experience-sharing and increased knowledge of methods. Proposals for a lake protection network in Asia were initiated, as well as two projects on alternative livelihood development.

Contact:  Ms. Liu Meiying, Ms. Chen Kui
Address: South One road 007, Provincial Government Complex, 330046
Telephone: 86-791-6288748
Fax: 86-791-6288747
Email: meiyingliu @ vip.sina.com / chenkui-0129 @ hotmail.com

 

Final Report:

INT/08/K08 – International cooperation of higher education popularization and reformation study for developing countries

Submitter: The Tongji University, based in Shanghai, China
Subcontractor: not required
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: 7 countries (Bangladesh, Cameroon, China, Gabon, Haiti, Morocco and Sudan)
PGTF input: US$ 35,000
Other inputs: US$ 55,000
Number: INT/08/08
Duration: Two (2) years
Approval: 31st Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 27 September 2007)
Completion: Final report submitted on 18 October 2013.
Impact:: Held a one-day conference where knowledge and ideas where exchanged among scholars and experts from China, India, Morocco, Russian Federation, Sudan and the United States of America in the area of higher education. In particular, it provided participants with more effective ways to popularize higher education, reform and innovation in developing countries. The conference was able to raise social awareness on the subject through media reports.

Contact:  Wang Lei
Address: Control Department of Tongji University, No. 1239, Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China
Telephone: 86-21-65986182
Fax: 86-21-65986182
Email: wanglei_tj @ 126.com

 

Final Report:

INT/08/K07 – Interactive CD-ROMs on Climate Change for public education among Caribbean audiences

Submitter: Caribbean Council for Science and Technology (CCST), based in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Subcontractor: same as above
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: 12 countries (Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines)
PGTF input: US$ 36,000
Other inputs: US$ 42,000
Number: INT/08/K07
Duration: Fifteen (15) months
Approval: 31st Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 27 September 2007)
Completion: Final report submitted on 4 April 2013
Impact: An educational optical disk (DVD-ROM) was produced and distributed in schools, libraries, youth development centers and environmental bodies in the Caribbean region providing access to and dissemination of knowledge related to climate change through interactive virtual games, hands-on activities, lessons, videos and pictures with an emphasis on its causes, impacts and mitigation measures throughout the Caribbean region.

Contact:  Mrs. Maureen Manchouck, President, NIHERST and Secretary, CCST
Address: 43-45 Woodford Street, Newtown, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Telephone: 868-622-7880 / 868-622-2264
Fax: 969-622-1589
Email: mmanchouck @ niherst.gov.tt

 

Final Report: (Coming soon…)

INT/08/K05 – trengthening of capacities of private sector agencies and NGOs in selected African countries through regional networking and ECDC/TCDC supporting Women and Youth Entrepreneurship (WED/YED)

Submitter: United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Vienna, Austria
Subcontractor: Small Industries Development Organization (SIDO), United Republic of Tanzania
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: 5 countries (Eritrea, Kenya, Malawi, United Republic of Tanzania and Zimbabwe)
PGTF input: US$ 42,330
Other inputs: US$ 83,000
Number: INT/08/K05
Duration: Two (2) years
Approval: 31st Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 27 September 2007)
Completion: Final report submitted on 23 December 2009. This project received funds from IFAD under the IFAD-PGTF Grant Agreement signed in November 2006.
Impact: Technical seminars were organized in the United Republic of Tanzania and Malawi in support of a regional network alliance of Business Support Organizations (BSOs) that provided training, business information and networking opportunities in agri-businesses to participants from private sector institutions for women and youth empowerment in Eritrea, Kenya, Malawi, United Republic of Tanzania and Zimbabwe with the goal of identifying income generation and livelihood improvement opportunities.

Contact:  Mr. Dmitri Piskounov
Managing Director
UNIDO Programme Development and Technical Cooperation Division
Vienna, Austria
Phone: (+431)260 26 4261
Fax: (+431)260 26 6819
Email: D.Piskounov @ unido.org

 

Final Report:

INT/08/K04 – Harmonization of norms and procedures for value-added timber products in South America

Submitter: The Wood Technology Innovation Center (CITE Madera), Peru
Subcontractor: same as above
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: 4 countries (Argentina, Chile, Peru and Uruguay)
PGTF input: US$ 36,000
Other inputs: US$ 53,930
Number: INT/08/K04
Duration: Twelve (12) months
Approval: 31st Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 27 September 2007)
Completion: Final report submitted on 2 December 2009
Impact: Fostered exchange of information and identified challenges as well as opportunities for the harmonization of the procedures and methodologies of tests and quality control in value-added timber products in Argentina, Chile, Peru, and Uruguay through technical visits to quality centers of participating countries.

Contact:  Contact person: Jessica Moscoso Guerrero
Address: Solidaridad block 3. Parcela II Mz. F Lt. II-A
Telephone: (+51-1) 287 5059 – 110
Fax: (+51-1) 288 0931
Lima, Peru
Email: imoscoso @ produce.gob.pe

 

Final Report:

INT/08/K02 – Sustainable rainwater harvesting and ground water recharge in developing countries – Human resource development and technology transfer

Submitter: Center for Science & Technology of the Non-aligned and Other Developing Countries, New Delhi, India
Subcontractor: same as above
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: 18 countries (Botswana, Cambodia, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan Sri Lanka, Sudan, United Republic of Tanzania, Uganda, Viet Nam and Zambia)
PGTF input: US$ 42,309
Other inputs: US$ 46,300
Number: INT/08/K02
Duration: Thirty-six (36) months
Approval: 31st Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 27 September 2007)
Completion: Final report submitted on 30 August 2011
Impact:Trainers from 18 developing countries participated in a workshop and training course on rainwater harvesting and artificial groundwater recharge systems for implementation in a variety of localities aimed at achieving cost-effective sustainable water resources in the participating countries.

Contact:  Centre for Science & Technology of the Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries(NAM S&T Centre)
Core 6A, 2nd Floor
India Habitat Centre
Lodhi Road
New Delhi – 110003 (INDIA)
Ph.: +91 11 24645134 / 24644974
Fax: +91 11 24644973
E-mail: namstct @ bol.net.in / namstcentre @ gmail.com

 

Final Report:

INT/07/K11 – Training programme for devising national small and medium enterprises (SME) programmes for member countries of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC)
Submitter: Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), based in Karachi, Pakistan
Subcontractor: Same as above
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: 12 countries (Afghanistan, Albania, Bangladesh, Egypt, Islamic Republic of Iran, Sultanate of Oman, Pakistan, Sudan, Syria, Togo, Turkey and Yemen)
PGTF input: US$ 39,000
Other inputs: US$ 59,500
Number: INT/07/K11
Duration: Four (4) days
Approval: 31st Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 27 September 2007)
Completion: Final report submitted on 7 January 2008
Impact: 44 trainees from 13 countries members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference participated in a four-day workshop with a view to upgrading SME technical capacities and acquiring competitiveness, through the establishment of efficient distribution networks, speedy delivery systems and a deeper knowledge of technology supplies, competitors and their customers� needs.

Contact:  Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry
St.2/A, Block 9, Clifton, P.O.Box: 3831
Karachi-75600, Pakistan
Tel: (9221) 5874910, 5874756, 5830646
Fax: (9221) 5874212, 5870765
Email: icci @ icci-oic.org
Website: http://iccionline.net/


Final Report:

INT/07/K07 – International cooperation of computational intelligence study and research exchange in city information management

Submitter: The Tongji University based in Shanghai and the Shanghai Regional Cooperation Office for City Informatization, People’s Republic of China
Subcontractor: The Tongji University
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: 7 countries (China, Cameroon, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Nepal, and Yemen)
PGTF input: US$ 30,000
Other inputs: US$ 50,000
Number: INT/07/K07
Duration: Twelve (12) months
Approval: 30th Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 22 September 2006)
Completion: Final report submitted on 7 December 2010
Impact: Explored application aspects of computational intelligence in the field of city informatization and a platform for research output dissemination mechanisms to stimulate the development of a city informatization strategy in developing countries. A forum on the subject was organized with participants from Cameroon, China, Jordan, Morocco, Nepal, Yemen and several developed countries.

Contact:  Wang Lei
Tongji University
No. 1239, Siping Road
Shanghai 200093, People’s Republic of China
Telephone: 86-21-65986182
Fax: 86-21-65986182
Email: wanglei_tj @ 126.com

 

Final Report:

INT/07/K03 – Training of experts on standardization and metrology of developing countries

Submitter: State Administration for Quality Management of the Democratic People�s Republic of Korea
Subcontractor: same as above
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: 4 countries (Cambodia, Democratic People�s Republic of Korea, Lao People�s Democratic Republic, and Nepal)
PGTF input: US$ 30,000
Other inputs: US$ 41,000
Number: INT/07/K03
Duration: Twelve (12) months
Approval: 30th Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 22 September 2006)
Completion: Final report submitted on 22 July 2013
Impact: Three workshops were carried out for the training of 72 standardization and metrology experts from Nepal, Laos and Cambodia. Participants were familiarized with improved methods for developing and adopting national measurement standards, through lectures and the exchange of experiences and information, as well as guidance for improving and disseminating these activities in their respective countries.

Contact:  Kim In Ryong, Programme Coordinator at NCC
Address: JungSong Dong, Central District, Pyongyang City, DPR Korea
Telephone: 860-2-382-7222
Fax: 850-2-3814660

 

Final Report:

INT/07/K01 – First International Seminar on biosphere resources located in semi-arid regions

Submitter: Department of Science, Technology and Environment of the Pernambuco State
Government (Brazil)
Subcontractor: Friends of the Caatinga Biosphere Institute, an NGO based in Brazil
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: 7 countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Morocco, Mexico, Paraguay and Peru)
PGTF input: US$ 35,000
Other inputs: US$ 45,000
Number: INT/07/K01
Duration: Five months
Approval: 30th Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 22 September 2006)
Completion: Final report submitted on 27 July 2007
Impact: Representatives of the biosphere reserves of arid and semi-arid regions located in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Morocco, Mexico, Paraguay and Peru participated in an international seminar that identified and made recommendations to tackle common challenges in the management of biosphere reserves of arid and semi-arid regions.

Contact:  Department of Science
Technology and Environment of the Pernambuco State Government
Rua Vital de Oliveira 32, Bairro do Recife, Recife
Pernambuco, 50.030-370, Brazil
Tel: (55-81)3425-0326
Fax: (55-81)3425-0313
Contact person: Roberto Gilson Campos
Email: rgilson @ sectma.pe.gov.br

 

Final Report:

INT/06/K07 – International youth leadership training for promotion of South-South cooperation – 2nd Study session and training

Submitter: Caribbean Youth Environment Network (CYEN) based in Bridgetown, Barbados
Subcontractor: Same as above
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: 21 countries (Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Chile, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Liberia, Mauritius, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and Zimbabwe)
PGTF input: US$30,000
Other inputs: US$70,786
Number: INT/06/K07
Duration: Five months
Approval: 29th Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 22 September 2005)
Completion: Final report submitted on 13 September 2006
Impact: Sixty (60) youth leaders and members of youth organisations from 21 developing countries participated in a workshop and study session that produced a statement and an action plan aimed at engaging youth organizations from developing countries in promoting South-South cooperation.

Contact:  Caribbean Youth Environment Network
CYEN (Regional Operations Facility)
PO Box 915, Bridgetown, Barbados
Tel: (246)437-6055
Fax: (246)422-7669
Contact person: Reginald Burke
Email: cyen @ workmail.com or cyenregionaloffice @ lycos.com

 

Final Report:

INT/06/K06 – Training programme for staff of national chambers of commerce of Middle Eastern countries

Submitter; Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI, based in Karachi, Pakistan, with the endorsement of the Organization of the Islamic Conference
Subcontractor: same as above
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: 19 countries (Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Islamic Republic of Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen)
PGTF input (US$): 27,400
Other inputs (US$): 33,000
Date of implementation: 2006
Impact:  A six-day training workshop held in the State of Qatar offered training to staff from 12 Middle Easter countries members of the Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry on the general functions of national chambers, computerized trade information systems; organization of national international exhibitions; and participation in industrial trade fairs.

Contact:  Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry
ST 2/A, Block9, KDA Scheme 5 Clifton
P.O. Box 3831
Karachi-75600, PAKISTAN
Phone: (9221) 5874756, 5874910, 5830646, 5830535
Fax: (9221) 5870765, 5874212
Email: icci @ icci-oic.org
Website: www.icci-oic.org

 

Final Report:

INT/06/K05 – Support to the MERCOSUR regional integration process

Submitter: Mercosur Economic Research Network (MercoNet) based in Montevideo, Uruguay
Subcontractor: Same as above
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: 4 countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay)
PGTF input: US$25,000
Other inputs: US$41,000
Number: INT/06/K05
Duration: One year
Approval: 29th Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 22 September 2005)
Completion: Final report submitted on 29 June 2007
Impact: Experts, academicians and representatives of civil society participate in a regional forum that discussed proposals and recommendations to further the process of regional integration and analyzed the current situation and new challenges of MERCOSUR.  

Contact:  Red Mercosur de Investigaciones Economicas
Oficina de Coordinaci�n, Edificio Mercosur
Piso 3, Luis Piera 1992, Montevideo, Uruguay
Tel: (598-2) 4101494
Fax: (598-2) 4101493
Email: coordinacion @ redmercosur.org
Website: http://www.redmercosur.org.uy/

 

Final Report:

INT/06/K03 – Training of experts on standardization and metrology of developing countries

Submitter: State Administration for Quality Management from the Democratic People’s Republic
of Korea
Subcontractor: Same as above
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: 5 countries (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Sudan and Uganda)
PGTF input: US$34,827
Other inputs: US$43,173
Number: INT/06/K03
Duration: One year
Approval: 29th Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 22 September 2005)
Completion: Final report submitted on 17 August 2006
Impact: Participants from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Sudan and Uganda received training on developing standardization and metrology appropriate for the specific situation of the participating countries.

Contact:  National Coordinating Committee for UNDP
JungSong Dong, Central District
Pyongyang City, DPR Korea
Tel: (850)(2)382-7222
Fax: (850)(2)3814660
Contact person: Ri Song Chol, Programme Coordinator at NCC

 

Final Report:

INT/05/K10 – Latin American network for scientific and technical information on vaccines

Submitter: Finlay Institute – Center for Research-Production of Vaccines, Havana, Cuba
Subcontractor: same as above
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: 4 countries (Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador and El Salvador)
PGTF input: US$ 35,000
Other inputs: US$ 303,958
Number: INT/05/K10
Duration: Two (2) years
Approval: 28th Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 30 September 2004)
Completion: Final report submitted on 3 June 2011
Impact: Developed an online regional data network specialized in scientific and technological information on vaccines accessible to hospitals, health professionals, researchers, medical universities, libraries and the general population to foster knowledge sharing and learning through a Vaccines Virtual Library and a Virtual Classroom on Vaccinology.

Contact:  Maria Victoria Guzm�n, Ph.D.
Finlay Institute – Center for Research-Production of Vaccines
Mailing address: PO Box 16017, Cod. 11600, Havana, Cuba
Telephone: (53-7) 271-6557, 271-6553
Fax: (53-7) 273 1218
Email: comercial @ finlay.edu.cu
Website: http://www.finlay.sld.cu/

 

Final Report:

INT/05/K06 – Strengthening development cooperation for poverty reduction between Viet Nam, Benin, Mozambique and the Republic of Congo

Submitter: Government of Viet Nam
Subcontractor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: 3 countries (Benin, Mozambique, and Viet Nam)
PGTF input (US$): 25,400
Other inputs (US$): 40,000
Date of implementation: 2005
Impact: Potential fields of cooperation between Benin, Mozambique and Viet Nam were identified along with recommendations to further enhance development cooperation for poverty reduction in the future.

Contact:  (To be provided)

 

Final Report:

INT/05/K01 – Training programme for the staff of some African Countries Member Chambers

Submitter: Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), based in Karachi, Pakistan
Subcontractor: same as above
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: 13 countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Sudan, and Togo) 
PGTF input (US$): 24,700
Other inputs (US$): 24,900
Date of implementation: 2005
Impact: A six-day training workshop held in Egypt offered training to staff from 12 African countries members of the Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry on the general functions of national chambers, computerized trade information systems; organization of national international exhibitions; and participation in industrial trade fairs.

Contact:  Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry
ST 2/A, Block9, KDA Scheme 5 Clifton
P.O. Box 3831
Karachi-75600, PAKISTAN
Phone: (9221) 5874756, 5874910, 5830646, 5830535
Fax: (9221) 5870765, 5874212
Email: icci @ icci-oic.org
Website: www.icci-oic.org

Final Report:

INT/04/K07 – Regional integration of postal transportation in the Andean Community

Submitter: Postal Union of the Americas, Spain and Portugal (UPAEP), based in
Montevideo, Uruguay
Subcontractor: Universidad Externado de Colombia
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: 5 countries (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela)
PGTF input: US$25,000
Other inputs: US$65,000
Number: INT/04/K07
Duration: Four months
Approval: 27th Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 25 September 2003)
Completion: Final report submitted on 2 August 2007
Impact: Proposed a regulatory and economic framework to facilitate the integration of multimode transportation in the Andean region with a view to improving the efficacy, quality, speed, reliability and safety of postal transportation.

Contact:  Union Postal de las Americas, Espa�a y Portugal
Cebollat� 1470, 1er Piso
CP 11200, Montevideo, Uruguay
Tel: (598)(2)4100070
Fax: (598)(2)4105046
Contact person: Mr. Juan Ramon Mart�nez-Acha, Consejero
Email: martinez-acha @ unpaep.com.uy
Website: http://www.upaep.com.uy/

Final Report:

INT/04/K05 – Identification of international cooperation opportunities for the settlement of youth in small communities of Argentina, Chile and Uruguay

Submitter: Foundation “Banco de la Provincia de Buenos Aires”
Subcontractor: same as above
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: 3 countries (Argentina, Chile and Uruguay)
PGTF input: US$25,000
Other inputs: US$40,000    
Number: INT/04/K05
Duration: Six months
Approval: 27th Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 25 September 2003)
Completion: Final report submitted on 18 May 2005.

Contact:  Mr. Mariano Fontela
Bernardo de Irigoyen 330, Piso 1
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Telephone: (54-11)4331-207 and (54-11)4183-0022
Fax: 54-11)4331-2070
Email: idh @ fundacionbapro.org.ar and mfontela @ xlnet.com.ar

 

Final Report:

INT/04/K03 – Design of a system of management of used pesticide containers

Submitter: National Agricultural Health Service (SENASA) from Peru
Subcontractor: Same as above
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries:3 countries (Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru)
PGTF input: US$25,000
Other inputs: US$25,000
Number: INT/04/K03
Duration: One year
Approval: 27th Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 25 September 2003)
Completion: Final report submitted on 20 December 2006
Impact: Developed a framework for the design of a system to manage the disposal of pesticide containers, with an emphasis on conservation and recycling of a non-renewable resource into many other useful products, with a view to reducing damage caused by inadequate disposal of pesticide containers and providing an alternative to incineration or dumping of empty pesticide containers.

Contact:  Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria (SENASA)
Av. La Molina N� 1915, Lima 12
La Molina, Lima, Peru
Tel: (051)-(1)-313 3300
Fax: (051)-(1)-313 3315
Ms. Elsa Carbonell Torres
Email: ecarbonell @ senasa.gob.pe
Website: http://www.senasa.gob.pe/

 

Final Report:

INT/03/K14 – Strengthening South-South Africa/Asia/Latin America and the Caribbean Cooperation for Economic and Social Integration

Submitter: The Latin American Economic System (SELA) Permanent Secretariat, based in Caracas, Venezuela
Subcontractor: Not required
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: 9 countries (Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Kenya, Peru, South Africa, Uruguay, and Venezuela)
PGTF input: US$ 40,000
Other inputs: US$ 92,000
Number: INT/03/K14
Duration: Twelve months
Approval: 26th Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 19 September 2002
Completion: Final report submitted on 28 January 2008
Impact: Officials in charge of international cooperation from participating developing countries exchanged experiences on coordination and cooperative actions, with emphasis in the area of natural disaster risk reduction, and participated in a workshop that examined the needs and challenges facing international cooperation from a Latin American and Caribbean perspective.

Contact:  SELA, Secretar�a Permanente
Av Francisco de Miranda, Torre Europa, Piso 4
Urb. Campo Alegre
Caracas 1060, Venezuela
Tel�fono: +58(212)955.71.11
Fax: +58(212)951.52.92
Email: difusion @ sela.org
Website: http://www.sela.org

 

Final Report:

INT/03/K10 – Caribbean Postgraduate Center

Submitter: Universidad de Oriente (East University) from Cuba
Subcontractor: not required
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: 5 countries (Cape Verde, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador and Venezuela)
PGTF input: US$ 25,000
Other inputs: US$ 111,500
Number: INT/03/K10
Duration: Two (2) years
Approval: 26th Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 19 September 2002)
Completion: Final report submitted on 23 April 2014.
Impact:: Developed programme aimed to guarantee access to postgraduate education for Cuban and Caribbean Basin students. Participants comprised 156 students and professionals also including from Cape Verde, Ecuador and Venezuela. The programme provided course-work, capacity building and training of participants, teaching of Spanish language to non-Spanish speaking participants, and setting up a virtual laboratory to permit distance learning via information and communication technologies.

Contact:  Dr. Pedro Beat�n Soler
Address: Ave. Patricio Lumumba S/N, Santiago de Cuba 90 500, Rep�blica de Cuba
Telephone: 53 226 631832
Fax: 53 226 632689 / 53 226 686203
Email: pbeaton @ rect.uo.edu.cu

 

Final Report:

INT/03/K07 – Territorial imbalances and university education: impact of territorial imbalances on university students’ performance

Submitter: National University of La Plata from Argentina
Subcontractor: same as above
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: 3 countries (Argentina, Brazil, and Peru)
PGTF input (US$): US$20,000
Other inputs (US$): US$144,400
Date of implementation: 2003-2004
Impact: Three country studies carried out in Argentina, Brazil and Peru proved that the proclaimed goal of equality of opportunities is far from being achieved. University education results, in terms of both qualitative and quantitative indicators are heavily dependent on personal and regional characteristics of students (socio-economic background, family income, and level of economic resources where they live). Results were published in a book widely distributed to public and private libraries, policy-makers in central and local governments, congress members, and authorities and researchers in public and private universities and other institutions.  Administrative and academic institutions in the three countries now have the data, analyses and recommendations to make the right decisions regarding university education policies.

Contact:  Dr. Alberto Porto, Director del Departamento de Econom�a de la Factulad de Ciencias Econ�micas de la Universidad Nacional de la Plata
Address: Calle 48 No. 555 e/6 y 7 (1900), La Plaza, Rep�blica Argentina
Telephone: 0054-221-4229383
Email: alberto @ depeco.econo.unlp.edu.ar

 

Final Report:

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INT/03/K05 – Regional technical cooperation programme: support to economic research in Mercosur

Submitter: The Mercosur Economic Research Network (MercoNet)
Subcontractor: same as above
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: 4 countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay)
PGTF input: US$25,000
Other inputs: US$369,000
Date of implementation: 2003-2004
Impact: A two-day regional forum was organized, attended by more than 300 participants (government officials, leading negotiators, scholars, experts, businessmen and civil society representatives). The forum provided a venue for presentation and discussion of results of the latest studies completed during 2001-2003 on regional macroeconomic cooperation and creation of a monetary institute; common trade policies and enhancement of the regional market; competitiveness, foreign investment and productive complementarities. As a result of the forum, proposals and recommendations were prepared and addressed to governments and civil society for furthering the process of regional integration. 

Contact:  Mr. Dar�o Sar�chaga
Coordinador General
Red Mercosur
3� Piso Edificio Mercosur
Luis Piera 1992
Montevideo, Uruguay
Tel: (598 2) 410 14 94
Fax: (598 2) 410 14 93
Email: coordinacion @ redmercosur.org
Website: http://www.redmercosur.org

Final Report:

INT/00/K01 – Programme for regional technical cooperation in the field of integration in Mercosur member countries

Submitter: Member institutions of the Mercosur Economic Research Network (MercoNet)
Subcontractor: same as above
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: 4 countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay)
PGTF input: US$40,000
Other inputs: US$54,000
Duration: One year
Date of implementation: 2001
Impact: Publication of a book with experts’ views and research on assessment and perspectives of Mercosur in its first decade. Dissemination activities for policy-makers aimed at reinforcing integration and cooperation within Mercosur.

Contact:  Mr. Dar�o Sar�chaga
Coordinador General
Red Mercosur
3� Piso Edificio Mercosur
Luis Piera 1992
Montevideo, Uruguay
Tel: (598 2) 410 14 94
Fax: (598 2) 410 14 93
Email: coordinacion @ redmercosur.org
Website: http://www.redmercosur.org

Final Report:

INT/99/K02 – Technical assistance in the field of standardization, metrology and quality control among developing countries

Submitter: Committee for Standardization of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Subcontractor: same as above
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: 5 countries (Bangladesh, Cambodia, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, and Nepal)
PGTF input (US$): 25,000
Other inputs (US$): 73,667
Date of implementation: 2000
Impact: Training of officers from Lao, Cambodia, Nepal and Bangladesh in the establishment of their own national systems of standards and metrology.

Contact:  National Coordinating Committee for UNDP
JungSong Dong, Central District
Pyongyang City, DPR Korea
Tel: (850)(2)382-7222
Fax: (850)(2)3814660
Contact person: Ri Song Chol, Programme Coordinator at NCC

 

Final Report:

INT/98/K18 – Establishment of a kit for the diagnosis of the Chagas disease

Submitter: University of Los Andes from Venezuela through the Permanent Mission of Venezuela to the United
Nations
Subcontractor: same as above
Priority area: Health
Participating/beneficiary countries: 3 countries (Argentina, Mexico, and Venezuela)
Number: INT/98/K18
PGTF input (US$): 35,000
Other inputs (US$): 705,000
Date of implementation: 1999-2000
Impact: Development of two new highly selective and specific antigens for the diagnosis of the disease that would be the basis for preparing very low-cost kits, which could compete favorably in the market.

Contact:  Mr. Juan Luis Concepci�n
Centro de Ingenier�a Gen�tica (CIGEN)
Universidad de Los Andes
Facultad de Ciencias
Consejo de la Facultad de Ciencias
N�cleo La Hechicera. Edificio A
M�rida 5101 – Venezuela
Telephone: +58 274 2401308
Fax: +58 274 2401286
Email: concepci @ ula.ve

 

Final Report:

INT/98/K17 – Design of a regional project to strengthen strategies to reduce drug demand in Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela

Submitter: National Drug Directorate from Colombia
Subcontractor: Same as above
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: 3 countries (Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela)
PGTF input: US$15,000
Other inputs: US$26,076
Number: INT/98/K17
Duration: Four (4) months
Approval: 22nd Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 25 September 1998)
Completion: Final report submitted on 30 October 2000.

Contact:  (To be provided)

 

Final Report:

INT/98/K16 – Strengthening of the competitive capacities of micro, small and medium-size enterprises as an employment-generating factor using the technical and economic cooperation mechanism between Latin America and the Caribbean and Africa

Submitter: Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American Economic System (SELA), based in Caracas, Venezuela
Subcontractor: Not required
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: 15 countries (Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Jamaica, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, and Zimbabwe)
PGTF input: US$100,000
Other inputs: US$403,000
Number: INT/98/K16
Duration: Three (3) years
Approval: Twenty-second Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 25 September 1998)
Completion: Final report and financial statement submitted on 10 June 2003

Contact:  Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American Economic System
Av Francisco de Miranda, Torre Europa, Piso 4
Urb. Campo Alegre
Caracas 1060
Venezuela
Tel�fono: +58(212)955.71.11
Fax: +58(212)951.52.92
Email: difusion @ sela.org
Website: http://www.sela.org

 

Final Report:

INT/98/K07 – International Youth Leadership Training for Promotion of South-South Cooperation

Submitter: All Nigeria United Nations Students and Youth Association (ANUNSA), from Nigeria
Subcontractor: same as above
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: 11 countries (Algeria, Barbados, Cuba, Ghana, Indonesia, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Palestine, United Republic of Tanzania, and Zimbabwe)
PGTF input (US$): 20,000
Other inputs (US$): 171,695
Date of implementation: 1999-2000
Impact: Holding of a study and training conference for 70 youth leaders from 16 countries.

Contact:  Oluwole D. Oshota
Project Corodiantor, National Secretariat
All-Nigeria United Nations Students and Youth Association
PO Box 5756, Oshodi
Lagos, Nigeria
Fax: c/o UNDP-Nigeria: 234-1-2691746
Email: ooshota @ hotmail.com

 

Final Report:

INT/98/K04 – Programme for women and youth in the Sahel region

Submitter: Sahel DEFIS, an NGO with headquarters in Burkina Faso.
Subcontractor: Same as above
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: 7 countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, and Togo)
PGTF input: US$30,000
Other inputs: US$224,280
Number: INT/98/K04
Duration: Two (2) years.
Approval: 22nd Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 25 September 1998)
Completion: The final report was submitted on 17 April 2003.

 

Contact:  (To be provided)

 


Final Report: (Coming soon…)

INT/97/K04 – Positioning of a Gender Programme in Cooperatives in the Andean Region

Submitter: International Cooperative Alliance, Office of the Americas in Costa Rica
Subcontractor: Same as above
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: 7 countries (Bolivia, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay)
PGTF input: US$61,500
Other inputs: US$85,000
Number: INT/97/K04
Duration: One (1) year
Approval: 21st Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 26 September 1997)
Completion: June 1999.

 

Contact:  (To be provided)

 


Final Report: (Coming soon…)

INT/96/K03 – Training of Personnel in the Field of Standardization and Meteorology for the Conformity Assessment among Developing Countries

Submitter: Committee for Standardization of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, through its Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Subcontractor: same as above
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: 5 countries (Cambodia, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Pakistan, and Zimbabwe)
PGTF input (US$): US$76,500
Other inputs (US$): US$160,000
Date of implementation: 1997-1998
Impact: Training of technicians from the participating countries (Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos and Nepal) that would establish the infrastructure of standards, metrology and quality in their countries.  Provision of methodological guidelines for conformity assessment using ISO 9000 and ISO 14000, and calibration guidelines needed for establishing a unified system of metrological calibration.

Contact:  National Coordinating Committee for UNDP
JungSong Dong, Central District
Pyongyang City, DPR Korea
Tel: (850)(2)382-7222
Fax: (850)(2)3814660
Contact person: Ri Song Chol, Programme Coordinator at NCC

 

Final Report:

INT/96/K02 – Caribbean Regional Technical Support Programme to Promote the Equalization of Training and Employment Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities

Submitter: National Centre for Persons with Disabilities (NCPD) of Trinidad and Tobago, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Trinidad and Tobago
Subcontractor: same as above
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: 12 countries (Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago)
PGTF input (US$): US$90,000
Other inputs (US$): US$90,000
Date of implementation: 1997-1999
Impact: Seminars, workshops and training courses were organized in technical and vocational institutions of 7 English-speaking countries of the Caribbean on the education and training of persons with disabilities. Little-known information on existing international standards, conventions, policies and programmes on disability issues was made available.

Contact:  (To be provided)

 

Final Report:

INT/94/K05 – Employment and income generation in West and Central Africa

Submitter: Sahel Defis, a NGO, through the Government of Benin
Subcontractor: same as above
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: 6 countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Mali, Senegal, and Togo)
PGTF input (US$): 30,000
Other inputs (US$): 67,000
Date of implementation: 1995-1998
Impact: Eleven (11) projects were launched in Benin, Burkina Faso and Togo providing income for 5,000 people and protecting natural resources.

Contact:  Sahel D.E.F.I.S. (D�veloppement Environnement Formation Insertion Sociale)
01 BP 5688
Ouagadougou 01, Burmina Faso
Telephone: 226-342435
Website: http://saheldefis.free.fr/

 

Final Report:

INT/94/K01 – Program for the Development of Communications and Cooperation among Latin American and Caribbean Educators (AELAC)

Submitter: Association of Educators of Latin America & the Caribbean (AELAC) through the Government of Cuba
Subcontractor: Same as above
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: 11 countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, and Venezuela)
PGTF input: US$30,000
Other inputs: US$303,370
Number: INT/94/K01
Duration: One (1) year
Approval: 18th Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 30 September 1994)
Completion: Final report submitted on 30 September 1998

Contact:  Asociaci�n de Educadores de Latinoam�rica y del Caribe (AELAC)
Secreter�a General Internacional
Havana, Cuba
Website: http://www.aelac.rimed.cu/

 

Final Report:

INT/90/K04 – Regional symposium on the economic and social impact of money derived from illicit drug trafficking in the development of Latin America and the Caribbean

Submitter: Center for the Study of International Relations and Development (CERID) from Bolivia
Subcontractor same as above
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: 12 countries (Argentina, Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela)
PGTF input (US$): 78,000
Other inputs (US$): 103,000
Date of implementation: 1991
Impact: Publication of a book containing the conclusions of the symposium which aimed mainly at an integrated approach to the problem including both producing and consumer countries, with solutions ranging from eradication to crop substitution.

 

Contact:  (To be provided)

 


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INT/90/K03 – In-depth review of the actions taken by the international community in favor of the particular needs and problems of the land-locked developing countries and a basis for new strategy to overcome these needs and problems in the future

Submitter: Center for the Study of International Relations and Development (CERID) from Bolivia
Subcontractor same as above
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: 19 countries (Afghanistan, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Nepal, Niger, Paraguay, Rwanda, Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe)
PGTF input (US$): 95,000
Other inputs (US$): 23,800
Date of implementation: 1991-1995
Impact: Inventory of a large number of studies and projects served as a basis for recommending a coordinated action. In particular it is recommended that a high level office be created with a view to coordinating joint efforts of the land-locked counties at the international level, in particular those related to international trade.

Contact:  Centro para el Estudio de las Relaciones Internacionales y el Desarrollo (CERID)
Calle Rosendo Guti�rrez N� 550 (Sopocachi)
Casilla 11228
La Paz, Bolivia
Telephone and Fax: +591-2-242-2275
E-mail: info @ cerid-bolivia.org
Website: http://cerid-bolivia.org/

 

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INT/90/K02 – Recovery, preservation and dissemination of printed historical documentation of the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries in the Americas, existing in signatory countries of the Andres Bello Convention

Submitter: Autonomous Institute of the National Library of Venezuela
Subcontractor: Same as above
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: 7 countries (Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela)
PGTF input: US$94,500
Other inputs: US$154,188
Number: INT/90/K02
Duration: Three (3) years
Approval: 14th Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 3 October 1990)
Completion: Final Report submitted on 15 December 1993

Contact:  Autonomous Institute of the National Library of Venezuela Parroquia Altagracia, Final Av. Pante�n, Foro Libertador, Edif. Sede
Caracas 1010 – Venezuela
Telephone: (58.212) 505.91.25
Fax: (58.212) 505.91.24
Website: http://www.bnv.gob.ve/

 

Final Report:

INT/89/K10 – Provision of consultancy services by CARICAD

Submitter: Caribbean Center for Development Administration (CARICAD) of Barbados
Subcontractor: Same as above
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: 12 countries (Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Kits and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago)
PGTF input: US$45,000
Other inputs: US$200,000
Number: INT/89/K10
Duration: Two (2) years
Approval: 13th Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 28 September 1989)
Completion: Final Report submitted on 25 March 1994.

Contact:  The Caribbean Centre for Development Administration (CARICAD)
1st Floor, Weymouth Corporate Centre
Roebuck Street
St Michael BB11080
Barbados
Tel: 246-427-8535/6
Fax: 246-436-1709
Email: info @ caricad.net
Website: http://www.caricad.net/

 

Final Report:

INT/89/K04 – Cooperation among developing countries’ consultancy and engineering design organizations for better access and position in international consultancy and engineering market

Submitter: International Center for Public Enterprises of Developing Countries (ICPE) and International  Association of State Trading Organizations of Developing Countries (ASTRO), based in former Yugoslavia (Slovenia)
Subcontractor: Not required
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: All member countries of the Group of 77
PGTF input: US$90,000
Other inputs: US$9,000
Number: INT/89/K04
Duration: Eighteen (18) months
Approval: IFCC-VII (Kuala Lumpur, 31 July-5 August 1989)
Completion: Final Report submitted on 4 January 1996

Contact:  International Centre for Public Enterprises in Developing Countries (ICPE) and International, Former Yugoslavia (Slovenia)
Association of State Trading Organizations of Developing Countries (ASTRO), Former Yugoslavia (Slovenia)

 

Final Report:

INT/88/K04 – Action Committee of G-77 for Cooperation in Consultancy, Construction and Engineering among Developing Countries

Submitter: Action Committee for Cooperation in Consultancy, Construction and Engineering (Havana, Cuba)
Subcontractor: Same as above
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: 12 countries (Angola, Brazil, Cuba, Ethiopia, Grenada, Guinea, Jamaica, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Sao Tome and Principe, and Viet Nam)
PGTF input: US$38,500
Other inputs: US$38,500
Number: INT/88/K04
Duration: Six (6) months
Approval: IFCC-VI (Havana, 7-12 September 1987)
Completion: Final Report circulated to Member States on 16 June 1993.

Contact:  The Secretariat of the Action Committee for Cooperation in the Fields of Consultancy, Construction adn Engineering Avenida 9na, No. 614 Havana, Cuba

 

Final Report:

NT/88/K03 – Feasibility study on development of developing countries’ consultancy and engineering capacities

Submitter: International Centre for Public Enterprises in Developing Countries (ICPE) and International Association of State Trading Organizations of Developing Countries (ASTRO), based in former Yugoslavia (Slovenia)
Subcontractor: Not required
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: All member countries of the Group of 77
PGTF input: US$70,000
Other inputs: Nil.
Number: INT/88/K03
Duration: Six (6) months
Approval: IFCC-VI (Havana, 7-12 September 1987)
Completion: Feasibility report circulated to Member States on 2 November 1989.

Contact:  International Centre for Public Enterprises in Developing Countries (ICPE) and International, Former Yugoslavia (Slovenia)
Association of State Trading Organizations of Developing Countries (ASTRO), Former Yugoslavia (Slovenia)

Final Report:

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INT/17/K13 –Effective microorganisms: production and application in agriculture, postharvest fruit and animal husbandry.

Submitter: Cuban Research Institute on Sugarcane By-Products (ICIDCA), based in Havana, Cuba.
Subcontractor: Same as above.
Priority area: Food and agriculture.
Participating/beneficiary countries: 3 countries (Argentina, Cuba and Mexico).
PGTF input: US$ 27,000.
Other inputs: US$ 38,000.
Number: INT/17/K13.
Duration: 2018-2019.
Approval: 40th Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 23 September 2016).
Completion: Final report submitted on 30 May 2019.
Impact:: The project evaluated the application of several microbial strains as effective microorganisms (EM) to demonstrate how EM could enhance the productivity of agricultural and animal husbandry in order to decrease the use of agrochemicals, thereby contributing to sustainable agriculture and food security.

 

Contact:  Contact person: Georgina Michelena Alvarez.
Address: Vía Blanca #804 y Carretera Central, San Miguel del Padre, Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba.
Tel.: (537)6967015, 6986501 ext. 230.
Fax: (537)6988243.
Email: georgina.michelena @ icidca.azcuba.cu

 


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