Welcome
to the Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer
of Technology (APCTT)
APCTT
is a regional institution of the United Nations
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
servicing the Asia-Pacific region.
It was established in 1977 with the
objective of facilitating technology transfer in the Asia-Pacific region. The Centre
is headquartered in New Delhi
with host facilities provided by the Government
of India.
Technology transfer, as you know, has become
vital for today's globalized world. The changing
global scenario with the globalization of
technologies and the shift in emphasis from
manufacturing to a knowledge based economy
has immensely affected the competitiveness
of countries and companies. It has propelled
companies in developing countries to the forefront
in selected sectors and has provided tremendous
opportunities for leapfrogging. These realities
have intensified the process of international
flows oftechnologies across firms and national
boundaries in the form ofincreased technological
cooperation, strategic alliances, and partnerships.Enterprises
in developing and least developed countries
need to develop, absorb and adopt new technologies
in an efficient way, thereby, building upindigenous
technological capabilities.
They need access to skills and competencies,
access to financing, access to
the market, and an environment for innovation.
The activities of APCTT are thus directed
towards technology capacity-building, promotion
and management of innovation as well as sub-regional
and regional networking. In this direction,
the Centre has focused on four specific areas
of activity: Technology Information; Technology
Transfer; Tech-Entrepreneurship Development;
and Innovation Management, which are SME-oriented,
IT-powered, environmentally responsible and
gender
conscious.
My endeavour
will be to make APCTT a technology transfer
hub in the region. I will make every effort
to strengthen National Innovation Systems,
enhance the competitiveness of SMEs and propagate
environmentally sound technologies (ESTs)
in our region.
I hope to work together with all our customers,
business owners and employees, new entrepreneurs,
researchers, academic staff and employees
of government agencies for the development
of a more prosperous Asia Pacific region -
technologically, economically and socially.
