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1 UNESCO Programme (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Masami Nakata Programme Specialist in Engineering Sciences and Technology UNESCO Office Jakarta Regional Science Bureau for Asia and the Pacific

2 Capacity Building for Technical Universities in Asia and the Pacific to Strengthen University Industry Linkage

3 Objectives Discuss the current situation of university industry technology transfer in the SE Asian region. Provide information about technology transfer between universities and industries. Share knowledge, experiences and good practices. Explore the possibility of creation of a regional network of technology managers at the university level for the Asia-Pacific.

4 Expert presentations Country reports Indonesia, Cambodia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, and Malaysia Intellectual property policy and university industry technology transfer Japan Patent Office (METI) Network of technology transfer professionals Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) TLO (Technology Licensing Organization) in universities Cases in Korea and Japan

5 Renewable Energy Technology and Policy University-Industry Technology Transfer and Technology Management S&T Policy Formulation for Utilization and Innovation of Grassroots Technologies Co-Management of marine protected areas in the tropics and sub-tropics HIV/AIDS Education

6 Prepared by Dr. Achmad Husni Thamrin

7 Renewable energy courses: Solar Solutions for Energy Wise Communities in Asia Renewable Energy Policy and Planning for Sustainable Development Bio-energy for achieving MDGs in Asia

8 Course contents Bio-energy for achieving MDGs in Asia Renewable Energy Policy and Planning for Sustainable Development Bio-energy, MDGs and Global Sustainability - the Linkages Biomass resources potential and estimation techniques Routes of biomass conversion and grassroots technologies Biomass combustion Conversion technologies for Biofuels Case study Financial Analysis of Renewable Energy projects Financial Mechanisms for Renewable Energy Environmental and Socio-Economic Issues in Bio-Energy Development Powering Rural Poverty Alleviation with Renewable Energy Role of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency as an Important Energy Resource Data / Information Management Barriers Inhibiting RE and EE promotion Role of private sector in RE development Best practices and case studies in RE development Policies Promoting Renewable Energy and Their Implications Modeling Aspects of Renewable Energy Development and Policies Policies Promoting Energy Efficiency and their Implications

9 Enhancing technical and managerial capacities in renewable energy in Asia through e-learning courses Academic partners Asian Institute of Technology Bangladesh University of Engineering Technology National University of Singapore Indian Institute of Technology Other regional technical universities UNESCAP UNCAPSA Technical partners SOI (School on Internet) Asia ITB, AIT, BUET, Keio Technical meeting in October 2006 Implementation UNECO Office Jakarta and New Delhi In collaboration with UNESCO Offices of Phnom Penn, Hanoi and Beijing

10 South and Southeast Asia Regional Collaboration regional expertise Contents development School on Internet Asia UNESCO SOI member universities Contents sharing Contents sharing Contents sharing Other networks national ICT network national ICT network

11 UNESCO University-Industry Science Partnership Programme UNISPAR programme was launched by UNESCO in 1993 to promote university participation in the industrialization process. The main goals of the Programmes: Adapt university engineering education to industrial needs Promote partnerships between universities and industry for the retraining of practicing engineers (continuing engineering education). Find effective ways and means of improving the transfer of research results to industry Give assistance to UNESCO Member States in creating or strengthening effective university-industry-science co-operation

12 UNISPAR Programme Industry-Sponsored UNESCO Chair was also launched in In 2002, Science Policy and Sustainable Development Division integrated science and technology parks (STP) cooperation in the UNISPAR Programme.

13 UNESCO Chairs at Jakarta Office Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Hanoi University of Technology Clean Coal Technology and Environmental Protection This project went into its fourth year in Toyota Corporation Nankai University (China) - Environmental Management Prince of Songkla University (Thailand) Environmental Management University of the Philippines, Los Baños - Children s Environmental Education at the School of Environmental Science and Management Obayashi Corporation Chulalongkorn University (Thailand) - Civil Engineering (ended 2006)

14 Science and Technology Park: Notion Business support and technology transfer initiative that: - Encourages and supports start up, incubation and development of innovation led, high growth, knowledge based businesses - Larger businesses link to centre of knowledge - Formal and operational links with centres of knowledge

15 Objectives of UNESCO STP activities 1. Promote R&D by the university in partnership with industry 2. Promote economic development via growth of new ventures 4. Facilitate the creation of innovation based companies 5. Stimulate and manage the flow of knowledge and technology among universities, R&D institutions, companies and markets 6. Provide an environment where knowledge-based enterprises can develop close interactions with a center of knowledge for their mutual benefit

16 Pilot projects (PP) - PP is a follow-up of the regional training workshop and will be developed one in each region a. Arab States: Mubarak City for Science and Technology, Alexandria, Egypt. The project pilot is going on. b. Africa : Windhoek, Namibia ( will start next year) c. Asia-Pacific: UNESCO is accepting proposals - PP receives a technical assistance from UNESCO and will be used an object demonstration on capacity building

17 Contact: Masami Nakata UNESCO Office Jakarta Regional Science Bureau for Asia and the Pacific UNESCO House Jl. Galuh No. 5 Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta Indonesia Phone Fax m.nakata@unesco.org For Science Parks Yoslan Nur y.nur@unesco.org

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