Decision COP IX/14
Technology transfer and cooperation
1. Notes with appreciation the work of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Technology Transfer and Scientific and Technological Cooperation, which met in Geneva, from 10 to 12 September 2007, as well as the cooperation of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and of the United Nations Environment Programme, and the financial support provided by the Government of Spain, for the organization of the meeting of the Expert Group;
2. Takes note of the strategy for the practical implementation of the programme of work on technology transfer and scientific and technological cooperation developed by the Expert Group as annexed to the present decision, as a preliminary basis for concrete activities by Parties and international organizations;
4. Requests the Executive Secretary to compile and analyse, in cooperation with relevant organizations and initiatives, information and good practices on the process of identifying modes of cooperation on science, technology and innovation, technologies, technology needs assessments and existing technology transfer agreements, and to make this information available through the clearing-house mechanism of the Convention;
5. Takes note of the exploration contained in the note by the Executive Secretary of possibilities of developing a Biodiversity Technology Initiative (BTI), taking into account the Climate Technology Initiative (CTI) (UNEP/CBD/COP/9/18/Add.1), bearing in mind that the Biodiversity Technology Initiative would facilitate enhanced interaction with Parties with identified capacity/technology building needs and international organizations, Parties, or other relevant organizations, which could assist in capacity‑building and technology transfer;
6. Requests the Executive Secretary, in cooperation with relevant partner organizations, to:
(b) Complete, as necessary, the list of criteria for selecting the host institution of the Biodiversity Technology Initiative, bearing in mind the possibility of the Initiative being hosted by the Secretariat of the Convention;
9. Requests the Executive Secretary to explore options for fast-tracking to allow for quicker financing and access by developing countries to relevant technologies in the public domain, the transfer and application of which does not involve intellectual property rights issues;
11. Recalling Article 16 paragraphs 2, 3 and 5 of the Convention, invites relevant international organizations and initiatives, research institutions at all levels, and non-governmental organizations, to undertake further research on the role of intellectual property rights in technology transfer in the context of the Convention, such as:
(c) Further empirical analysis on the scope and extent of patent clustering on technologies and other associated biological materials that are necessary inputs to desired technology development processes and on how prospective technology users in developing countries cope with patent clustering;
12. Takes note of the progress made in enhancing the clearing-house mechanism as a key mechanism in technology transfer and technological and scientific cooperation, including provision of information on patent registry systems, and requests the Executive Secretary to continue the work, including by preparing offline tools for information dissemination, such as brochures and CD-Roms;
14. Underlining the importance of establishing or strengthening cooperation with relevant processes in other conventions and international organizations, with a view to ensure consistency and mutual supportiveness, maximize possible synergy, and avoid duplication of work, requests the Executive Secretary to:
(b) Continue to exchange information on activities with other relevant expert bodies, such as the Expert Group on Technology Transfer under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, as well as through the joint liaison groups of the three Rio conventions and the biodiversity‑related conventions;
(d) Cooperate with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Bali Strategic Plan for Technology Support and Capacity-Building with a view to identify why possible collaborative activities and options for synergies;
15. Decides that the strategy for resource mobilization shall fully reflect the needs of developing country Parties for access to and transfer of technology and their innovation needs, and related scientific and institutional capacity-building needs, for effective implementation of the Convention;
16. Urges Parties and other Governments to honour their commitments related to finance and technology transfer under Agenda 21, and reiterated at the World Summit, by intensifying their contribution to technology transfer and cooperation on science, technology and innovation, and urges Parties to fully implement their obligations under Articles 16 to 19 of the Convention;
17. Requests the Global Environment Facility to:
(c) Consider possibilities to provide funding under enabling activities for the provision of capacity-building, where needed, on, inter alia:
- Body
- Conference of the Parties (COP)
- Meeting
- COP-0919 - 30 May, 2008Bonn, Germany
- Elements of decision
- 33 6 Informational 27 Operational
- Actors
- 34 12 Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity 5 Relevant organizations 2 WGRI 5 International organizations 2 Parties 1 United Nations Environment Programme 1 Other Government(s) 6 Global Environment Facility
- Decision document
- IX/14Technology transfer and cooperation