AfTIAS projects UNIDO...development and BDS, to guide and advise national stakeholders in strategy...

UNIDO interventions under AfTIAS

UNIDO’S Project (1)

Project full name : Support the Implementation of a Technical Twining Project between Palestine and Tunisia in the Area of Accreditation and Mutual Recognition (Linked to ITC intervention on NTMs)

Sector/ Subsector : Trade Capacity Building - National Quality Infrastr ucture (NQI)

Implementing Agency: UNIDO

Project's Partner (s) : Tunisian Accreditation Body (TUNAC) and the Palestine Accreditation Unit (PALAC)

Brief Description: This intervention aims to enhance the trade capacities of Palestine (regionally and globally) through establishing a twinning arrangement between Tunisia and Palestine. Under this arrangement, the Tunisian Accreditation Body (TUNAC) and Jordanian Accreditation Systems (JAC) will support Palestine in building its national accreditation system as well as providing internationally recognized accreditation services to its testing Laboratories. Overall Result: The accreditation system in Palestine is recognized under a

twinning/mutual recognition arrangement with Tunisia and Jordan

Target Countries: Tunisia, Palestine and Jordan

Duration : 36 months Start date : 01.01.2016 End date : 31.12.2018

Expected Results: - 10 internationally accredited

evaluators in Palestine - 1 Twinning agreement signed - 2 testing laboratories gain

international accreditation - 1 Bankable project developed

Expected impact: Palestine is able to overcome a technical barrier to its trade (regionally and globally) through achieving an internationally recognized accreditation system.

Approved budget: USD 110,000

Utilized : USD 82,297 Balance (at the end date): USD 27,702

List of deliverables : The key expected deliverable is a functional, recognized national accreditation system in Palestine capable to provide internationally - recognized accreditation services for Palestinian testing laboratories under the umbrella of the Tunisian Accreditation system. - Deliverable 1 : Internationally accredited evaluators in

Palestine - Deliverable 2: A signed twinning agreement - Deliverable 3: Internationally accredited testing

laboratories - Deliverable 4: Bankable projects for scaling up the

support

Main Lessons learnt:

Lesson 1: The twinning approach between several countries is useful and cost effective. Lesson 2: The benefits of utilizing regional expertise in the region – TUNAC& JAC – who are extremely cooperative and enthusiastic to share their knowledge as well as have a good understanding of the technical needs in Palestine

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Project full name : Support the GCC SMEs to participate and benefit from the national and regional quality infrastructure services Sector/ Subsector : Trade Capacity Building – National Quality Infrastr ucture (NQI) Implementing Agency: UNIDO

Project's Partner (s) : Private Sector in the GCC region; local government departments and institutions working in quality infrastructure; and the Gulf Standardization Organisation (GSO)

Brief Description: This intervention aims at supporting GCC SMEs in benefiting from the quality infrastructure services available both at regional & national levels and hence increasing their competitiveness in a globalized market. Overall Result: The GCC SMEs Participate and Benefit from the National Regional Quality

Infrastructure Services

Target Countries: GCC Countries


Expected Results: - 1 Survey on SME and the use of

quality infrastructure in GCC region - 6 SMEs diagnostics performed - 30 SMEs trained - 6 SMEs receives technical support

Expected impact: Gulf SMEs have better access to QI services which enhance their competitiveness.


Utilized : USD 56,283 ----

Balance: USD 65,717 -----

List of deliverables : The key expected deliverable is upgraded SMEs and human capacities to fully participate and benefit from the national and regional quality infrastructure services. Deliverable 1: Survey on SME and the use of quality infrastructure in GCC region Deliverable 2: SMEs diagnostics against quality compliance Deliverable 3: SMEs trained on quality infrastructure services

Deliverable 4: Technical support provision to SMEs

Main Lessons learnt: (Max. 150 characters per bullet point)

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Project full name : Support Sudan in developing their national quality policies and programs

Sector/ Subsector : Trade Capacity Building – National Quality Infrastr ucture


Project's Partner (s) : Local ministries, government departments and institutions working on national quality infrastructure

Brief Description: UNIDO aims to support Sudan in effectively developing its national quality policies according to the TBT agreement of the WTO; which represents a key part of its accession to the WTO.

Overall Result: Sudan’s national policy and program is in compliance with WTO accession requirements.

Target Countries: Sudan


Expected Results: - 1 quality policy compliant with

WTO requirements developed

- 15 professionals accredited

- 1 bankable project developed to support Sudan to further develop its national quality infrastructure capacity

- 3 testing labs recognized

Expected impact:

Sudan is able to overcome a technical barrier to its trade (regionally and globally) through addressing its national quality infrastructure and accreditation capacities.


Utilized : USD 105,871

Balance (at the end date): USD 89,796

List of deliverables : The key expected deliverable is a developed national quality policy for Sudan compliant with regional and international agreements (GAFTA/WTO) Deliverable 1: A quality policy compliant with WTO

requirements developed ; Deliverable 2: Accredited professionals in the field of quality infrastructure; Deliverable 3: Bankable project developed on the key quality infrastructure pillars of the country; Deliverable 4: Testing labs accredited to provide testing services to SMEs;

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Projects approved by the first AfTIAS Technical Coordination Committee in February 2017


Project full name : Capacity Building for Palestinian SMEs



Project's Partner (s) : Palestine Trade Center (PalTrade)

Brief Description: This intervention aims to enhance Palestinian export performance on regional and international markets through strengthening capacities of PalTrade and national consultants in the field of project management and SME diagnosis, as well as as supporting Paltrade in the increase and diversification of exports in order to foster growth and development of the Palestinian economy.

Overall Result: Growth in volume of Palestinian exports to target markets and number of Palestinian exporters.

Target Countries: Palestine


Expected Results:

1- Target group of 200 SME selected to be receive awareness sessions on Palestinian Business environment

2- 45 SME selected with high export potential one which engage in a capacity-building program and receive initial assistance in exporting.

Expected impact: Palestine is able to boost economic growth, industrial sector expansion and increase investment by enhancing export performance.

3- Training modules on export strategy, export capabilities, export transactions, recourse management, web portal, market access and financial access.

4- National consultants and PalTrade staff capacities build in the field of SMEs support and project management

Budget: USD 150,000 Utilized : USD 107,036


List of deliverables :

The key expected deliverable is to build the capacities of PalTrade in developing and promoting Palestinian exports, further expanding the export capabilities of Palestine globally. - Deliverable 1 : Awareness session on Palestinian

Business environment with a focus on export related themes.

- Deliverable 2: Assessments and analysis on export potential for 200 SMEs

- Deliverable 3: Capacity building courses - Deliverable 4: Training modules on export strategy,

export capabilities, export transactions, recourse management, web portal, market access and financial access.

- Deliverable 5 : Number of business plans prepared Main Lessons learnt:

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Project full name : Expanding SME upgrading approach in Tunisia to innovation and export promotion

Sector/ Subsector : Trade Capacity Building


Project's Partner (s) : National Upgrading Bureau of Tunisia

Brief Description: The project titled “Expanding SME upgrading approach in Tunisia to innovation and export promotion” aims to revisit the positioning of the national industrial upgrading programme in order to support enterprises, mainly SMEs, to develop innovative products and approaches that would enable them to improve their competitiveness and develop their exports, mainly for Arab markets. This will require a review of the National Industrial Upgrading Programme taking into account international and Arabic best practices that would boost enterprises’ capacities of innovation and export development, mainly for Arab markets. Overall Result: Tunisia’s national Upgrading Programme (UP) is in compliance with WTO

accession requirements

Target Countries: Tunisia


Expected Results: - 1 national strategy for a new UP

based on innovation and export development is developed.

- Developing, implementing and using wining KPI to steer the new UP to success

- 10 enterprises are coached and supported in order to implement the new version of the UP and eventual technology transfer projects are

Expected impact: UNIDO’s intervention will contribute in the development of National Upgrading Programme to identify the current state of affairs in existing UP impacts and provide the strategic linkages to potential economic growth and development initiatives with a focus on innovation and a better market access at national and international (Arab) levels.

identified. - Key partners and technical staff of

the UP office are trained on the areas of Innovation, export development and wining KPI with gender mainstreaming.

- A study tour is organized to visit 3 similar support structures in other Arab countries (priority is given for Arabic countries: United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia).


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List of deliverables : The key expected deliverable is: proposing a repositioning of the Tunisian upgrading programme in order to make it more focused on innovation and export development and insuring better access for companies to foreign markets (mainly Arabic markets)


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Projects approved by the second AfTIAS Technical Coordination Committee in June 2017


Project full name : Enhancing Libya’s export capacities

Sector/ Subsector : Trade Capacity Building


Project's Partner (s) : Libya Enterprise

Brief Description: UNIDO will provide technical assistance for developing a national export strategy addressing the needs of SME sector in terms of export promotion, access to BDS services, and access to markets. The project will assist in managing project activities, organizing the meetings and ensuring coordination mechanism between the relevant stakeholders. UNIDO will provide its expertise in the field of export and BDS development and BDS, to guide and advise national stakeholders in strategy formulation and validation, and consequently translation into an applicable work plan. Overall Result: An export strategy developed aiming at setting out the necessary steps

required for enhancing the Libyan SME sector performance in the field of exports on the national level, as well as on the institutional level (networking and BDS).

Target Countries: Libya


Expected Results: - Strategy, action plan prepared and

endorsed - Number of consultation meetings - Number of awareness raising

campaigns - Number of workshops

Expected impact: The strategy which will be developed in consultation with the main stakeholders and build on existing institutions, policies and co-ordination mechanisms, as well as initiatives currently implemented by other international organization (e.g. OECD); will serve to guide the government by outlining objectives, priorities and action within a clear action plan. The implementation of the proposed plan will result in

enhancing SME sector performance and increase its competitiveness leading to higher access to regional and international markets.


Utilized : USD 0

Balance (at the end date): USD 0

List of deliverables : The main deliverable of this proposal is a National Export Strategy with an action plan, focusing on improving BDS services with the aim of increasing access to markets.


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Project full name : Upgrading GMO testing capacities in the Republic of Iraq to facilitate trade and enhance consumer protection



Project's Partner (s) : The Ministry of Planning and COSQC

Brief Description: This intervention aims to establish an internationally recognized and accredited Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO testing laboratory in Iraq. Furthermore, specific clinical regulation requires imported cereals to be tested and verified as being GMO-free which in turn is posing a big challenge to the country due to its lack of GMO testing facilities. Samples of concerned cereals need to be tested abroad which is not only time consuming, but also very costly, and it has hence evolved as a real impediment to trade. A step of particular importance in a country like Iraq, whose economy is characterized by high import-dependency. Overall Result: An operational Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) testing laboratory,

which is furnished with state-of-the-art laboratory equipment and equipped with qualified staff, is offering its services to national importers and exporters

Target Countries: Iraq


Expected Results: - Upgrade the Genetically Modified

Organisms (GMO) testing capacities of Iraq

- GMO testing laboratory, which is furnished with state-of-the-art laboratory equipment

- Trained and qualified staff

Expected impact: Based on an efficient import and quality control system, GMO testing services are offered on the local market.

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Utilized : USD 0

Balance (at the end date): USD 0

List of deliverables : - Deliverable 1: Development of a guidance document for the import of cereals which are subject to GMO testing

- Deliverable 2 : In line with national legislation, an effective import and quality control system for potential GMO food is in place.


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