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Tuesday 10.30 - 12.30
Workshop: Sustainable Development: – Initiatives

Innovative Public Services to Facilitate Clean Technology & know-how Transfer

Frank Rittner
UNEP-GEF Networks
www.SustainableAlternatives.com

INTRODUCTORY QUOTE:

"An essential part of GEF’s mission is to inspire people to think differently, to take and share risks in exploring innovative technology, business and policy solutions that can contribute to sustainable development and management of the global environment. Networks and public-private partnerships are important tools for spurring technology transfer and markets for sustainable alternatives"

Mohamed T. El-Ashry, Chairman & CEO Global Environment Facility (GEF)

MISSION & RESULTS FOCUS

SANet’s mission is to contribute to the protection of the global environment by fostering transfer of cleaner technologies and cultivating growing momentum in emerging markets for sustainable alternatives.

Feasibility studies and pilot activities have confirmed that this can be achieved by facilitating fully informed investment, management and related policy choices based on thorough comparison of available alternatives prior to actual decision making.

In empowering partners to take informed decisions SANet is drawing specific attention to available and newly emerging "win/win" solutions that translate environmental benefits into competitive advantage and sustainable contributions to overall economic development.

The expected result of SANet’s activities are growing shares of public and private enterprises whose investments and business practices help to reduce:

• Greenhouse gas and ozone depleting substance emissions,
• Biodiversity loss,
• Land and water degradation, and
• Pollution with persistent toxic chemicals.

It provides targeted responses to vital economic questions of private and public sector executives who are involved in technology, investment and related policy decisions in these areas.

OPERATIONAL APPROACH:

SANet takes the internet as what it is - an in many ways still emerging means to:

• Store and disseminate information/assessment tools,
• Deliver training material and coach clients,
• Enhance market transparency by enabling hands on comparison of technical, environmental, financial and other market data.
• Reduce transaction costs and times through on-line transactions and related market aggregation effects

At the same time it is recognized that on-line tools alone are not likely to make a difference in decision-making processes.

"What is essential when trying to influence decision makers, and to facilitate changes in their perception about alternatives are credible up to date market information, reliable case-specific feasibility work, inspiring interactions with seasoned specialists that can convince them, and peers who are willing to share risks"

Therefore key SANet services start where a clearinghouse would end. SANet aims to offer a comprehensive support and incentive system whose service modules are tailor-made to decision-makers needs.

Mission:

Delivery of Targeted «stand-by» Decision Support Across the Technology/Know-how Transfer Cycle

Important Challenges:

• Bring interested public and private partners together to integrate limited capacities in a common TT framework
   
• Bring technology alternatives into the picture: Create joint technology outreach/marketing mechanisms
   
• Provide incentives for alternative feasibility assessments (policy, investment, management)
   
• Facilitate a joint TT/market vision that can form the basis for market development coalitions, market aggregation and risk distribution
   
• Assist governments in adjusting sector/cross-cutting policies to facilitate clean technology transfer/market development
   
• Nurture Industry Leadership / Local Champions

For further information log on to:

www.SustainableAlternatives.com

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