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LOCATION:Online (Seychelles\, South Africa\, Zambia)\, 
SUMMARY:Training session on a steering committee and expert group for a tec
 hnology assessment in agriculture and energy
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
  has a project promoting technology assessment (TA) in the energy and agri
 cultural sectors in Africa to accelerate progress in science\, technology 
 and innovation.\n\nTA is gaining currency among academics\, technocrats an
 d policymakers as a powerful tool for making strategic choices about the p
 rocurement\, development\, introduction\, and governance of new technologi
 es. It entails critical and participatory evaluation of the social\, econo
 mic and environmental benefits and risks of a particular technology.\n\nTh
 e first step in TA is to set up a governance and steering structure. The d
 esign of a sound and inclusive governance structure is a fundamental step 
 to organise and implement an effective TA exercise. In this regard\, UNCTA
 D is organizing a training workshop regarding the establishment of a Steer
 ing Committee (SC) and an Expert Group (EG) for assessments of one or more
  technologies used in energy and/or agriculture. The training will follow 
 UNCTAD’s Methodology for Technology Assessment in combination with case 
 studies.\n\nParticipants from the three beneficiary countries\, namely Sey
 chelles\, South Africa and Zambia will obtain practical knowledge of the m
 ethodological and operational elements of establishing a solid TA governan
 ce structure. The workshop will also familiarise potential or selected mem
 bers of SCs and EGs with practical case studies on the operationalisation 
 of both the SC and EG. The participants include members or potential membe
 rs of each beneficiary country’s SCs and EGs\, as well as decision maker
 s of relevant agencies in the beneficiary countries.\n\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;The U
 nited Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has a project p
 romoting technology assessment (TA) in the energy and agricultural sectors
  in Africa to accelerate progress in science\, technology and innovation.&
 lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;TA is gaining currency among academics\, technoc
 rats and policymakers as a powerful tool for making strategic choices abou
 t the procurement\, development\, introduction\, and governance of new tec
 hnologies. It entails critical and participatory evaluation of the social\
 , economic and environmental benefits and risks of a particular technology
 .&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;The first step in TA is to set up a governance
  and steering structure. The design of a sound and inclusive governance st
 ructure is a fundamental step to organise and implement an effective TA ex
 ercise. In this regard\, UNCTAD is organizing a training workshop regardin
 g the establishment of a Steering Committee (SC) and an Expert Group (EG) 
 for assessments of one or more technologies used in energy and/or agricult
 ure. The training will follow UNCTAD’s Methodology for Technology Assess
 ment in combination with case studies.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;Participa
 nts from the three beneficiary countries\, namely Seychelles\, South Afric
 a and Zambia will obtain practical knowledge of the methodological and ope
 rational elements of establishing a solid TA governance structure. The wor
 kshop will also familiarise potential or selected members of SCs and EGs w
 ith practical case studies on the operationalisation of both the SC and EG
 . The participants include members or potential members of each beneficiar
 y country’s SCs and EGs\, as well as decision makers of relevant agencie
 s in the beneficiary countries.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;img alt=&qu
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