BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a514b6a93148 DTSTART:20241023T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20241023T160000Z LOCATION:Palais des Nations\, Geneva (Hybrid)\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Workshop on lessons learned from the UNCTAD pilot project on techno logy assessment in Africa CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:UNCTAD’s pilot project on technology assessment is approachin g its conclusion as national TA Reports are being finalized using the besp oke TA Methodology proposed by UNCTAD. This international one-day workshop will take place on the 23rd of October 2024 in Geneva\, Switzerland. It w ill provide a platform for participants from the three beneficiary countri es — South Africa\, Seychelles\, and Zambia — to share their national experiences with the completed technology assessment exercises\, action pl ans and implementation strategies.The workshop aims to foster an exchange of views on and lessons learned from the project and the piloting of the U NCTAD TA methodology\, while also enhancing knowledge on TA and the specif ic technologies that were assessed (biogas technology in Zambia\, agrivolt aics technology in Seychelles\, and electrolyser technology for producing green hydrogen in South Africa).This capacity-building event will gauge th e interest of developing countries in implementing TA\, the interest of in ternational organizations and agencies carrying out work related to TA\, a nd donors in supporting TA in developing countries. The event will also co ntribute to developing a comprehensive report on lessons learned across al l beneficiary countries.The workshop’s primary objective is to provide p articipants with a forum to share insights and lessons learned from their technology assessments\, action plans\, and implementation processes under taken through the UNCTAD project. It will also serve as a venue for discus sing guidelines and good practices for conducting technology assessments. It will also enable networking among experts interested in or actively eng aged in TA\, and hopefully contribute towards the establishment of an Afri can TA Network.Participants will include representatives from the three be neficiary countries\, non-beneficiary countries and donors. Also invited a re regional organizations from Africa\, international organizations focusi ng on agricultural development and renewable energy transformation\, and n on-profit organizations working in these areas. Participants in the Inter- sessional Panel of the 28th session of the UN Commission on Science and Te chnology for Development (CSTD)\, scheduled for 21-22 October 2024\, are e ncouraged to attend.Topics for Discussion:What lessons were learned from t he pilot project on technology assessment in Africa and other developing c ountries?How to ensure inclusive stakeholder participation and considerati on of impacts on women\, youth and marginalized groups?What are good pract ices for conducting TA in developing countries?What interest is there in o ther developing countries or international agencies in carrying out TA exe rcises? How can donors support TA implementation in the three countries o r TA in other interested developing countries?<\;p>\;UNCTAD’s pilot project on technology assessment is approaching its conclusion as national TA Reports are being finalized using the bespoke TA Methodology proposed by UNCTAD. This international one-day workshop will take place on the 23rd of October 2024 in Geneva\, Switzerland. It will provide a platform for p articipants from the three beneficiary countries — South Africa\, Seyche lles\, and Zambia — to share their national experiences with the complet ed technology assessment exercises\, action plans and implementation strat egies.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;The workshop aims to foster an exchange of vi ews on and lessons learned from the project and the piloting of the UNCTAD TA methodology\, while also enhancing knowledge on TA and the specific te chnologies that were assessed (biogas technology in Zambia\, agrivoltaics technology in Seychelles\, and electrolyser technology for producing green hydrogen in South Africa).<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;This capacity-building e vent will gauge the interest of developing countries in implementing TA\, the interest of international organizations and agencies carrying out work related to TA\, and donors in supporting TA in developing countries. The event will also contribute to developing a comprehensive report on lessons learned across all beneficiary countries.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;The works hop’s primary objective is to provide participants with a forum to share insights and lessons learned from their technology assessments\, action p lans\, and implementation processes undertaken through the UNCTAD project. It will also serve as a venue for discussing guidelines and good practice s for conducting technology assessments. It will also enable networking am ong experts interested in or actively engaged in TA\, and hopefully contri bute towards the establishment of an African TA Network.<\;/p>\;<\;p >\;Participants will include representatives from the three beneficiary countries\, non-beneficiary countries and donors. Also invited are regiona l organizations from Africa\, international organizations focusing on agri cultural development and renewable energy transformation\, and non-profit organizations working in these areas. Participants in the Inter-sessional Panel of the 28<\;sup>\;th<\;/sup>\; session of the UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD)\, scheduled for 21-22 Oct ober 2024\, are encouraged to attend.<\;/p>\;<\;h4>\;<\;strong&g t\;Topics for Discussion:<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;<\;ul>\;<\;li >\;What lessons were learned from the pilot project on technology assess ment in Africa and other developing countries?<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;How to ensure inclusive stakeholder participation and consideration of impact s on women\, youth and marginalized groups?<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;What a re good practices for conducting TA in developing countries?<\;/li>\;& lt\;li>\;What interest is there in other developing countries or interna tional agencies in carrying out TA exercises?&\;nbsp\;<\;/li>\;<\ ;li>\;How can donors support TA implementation in the three countries or TA in other interested developing countries?<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;<\ ;img src="\;/sites/default/files/inline-images/ta-photo1.jpg"\; da ta-entity-uuid="\;b3b45377-3233-429b-8938-b1d5256ecd4c"\; data-ent ity-type="\;file"\; alt="\;"\; width="\;1024"\; he ight="\;576\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/ workshop-lessons-learned-unctad-pilot-project-technology-assessment-africa DTSTAMP:20260710T194338Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR