But I recognize I recognize that the adoption of this technology will depend as much on economic and political forces as it will on the soundness of the science.

The women told us one thing. Get us technology.

A systematic application of space technology in support of national development needs strong government support.

Professor Borel underscored the need to provide parliaments with the necessary technical and substantive support.

Technical support.

Special attention will be paid to the need for and potential of technology support to small and medium sized enterprises, to developing new financial products to support technology transfer, and promoting South South cooperation in the field of environmentally sound technologies.

The concept of technical support teams needs to be institutionalized.

Provision of technical support

C. Information technology support

The Technical Advisory Group has provided effective technical support.

A Forestry Officer will provide the required technical support.

A critical mass of scientific and technical skills and infrastructure (for example laboratories, equipment and supporting institutions) is required for all countries to develop, adapt and produce the technologies specific to their needs introduce these technologies effectively into the market and provide the needed maintenance on an ongoing basis.

The Government provides financial and technical support for establishing such mechanisms that are required to encourage women entrepreneur ship.

Mr. Elmer Holt, CTI, highlighted CTI experiences in supporting countries to prepare their TNAs.

Building infrastructure was a basic need, one that South South cooperation could support with technical support and financing.

Draft conclusions proposed by the Chair

(e) Focus on technology support

Support and coding guidance

Needs for technologies for adaptation and TNA studies

The SBSTA acknowledged the continuing support of the Climate Technology Initiative (CTI) and also encouraged the CTI to collaborate further with UNEP and UNDP on preliminary analysis of the results of technology needs assessments.

Space technology in support of Earth observation and communications infrastructure needs to be considered a tool or technique that anybody could use.

Provision of financial and technical support

Provision of financial and technical support

Policies are needed to support technology transfer that facilitates remittances or investments by making such transfers less costly.

The Secretary General indicates that the concept of technical support teams needs to be institutionalized.

Secondly you need skills, the mundane skills of the construction sector.

FCCC SBSTA 1997 MISC.1 Technology and technology information needs.

Reducing vulnerability requires not only having access to technology, but also having the mechanisms, expertise and other resources that are needed to make the technology useable and sustainable.

However, we are developing countries and there is a need to ensure stable financial and technical support to our countries if such efforts are to be sustained.

(d) To look at how regional delivery of technical assistance can be provided toward supporting these causes

I've called for tech support again.

(f) Role of the Coordinating Unit on Technology Support

The Information Technology Service has reviewed the information technology technical staff requirements in relation to the maintenance of field office services and provision has been made, through redeployment within the field office budget, to cover for 10 specific offices where such technical personnel are needed.

It therefore requires regularization of its budgetary and technical support, and the migration of responsibilities from the Department of Peacekeeping Operations to the Department of Management, where such projects belong.

External technical assistance must complement existing capacities, be conceived as supportive and not directive, and entail a transfer of technology, know how and capacities for increased resilience, risk management and sustainable development.

In addition, as conceded by DPKO, there is a need to address the challenges associated with training, interoperability and affordability.

FCCC SBSTA 1997 MISC.1 Add.1 Technology and technology information needs.

Objective 1 support system and business activities requiring technology and automation.

Safe production technologies are needed.

While considerable technology exists to support verification of a disarmament programme, much still needs to be done in a number of areas to develop and prove these.

They emphasized the need for the TAP to provide more strategic support to countries, and encouraged UNFPA to expand the TAP strategic partnerships programme.

Summary of Technical Assistance Needs

Information technology must, therefore, support access to information, wherever it is required, and provide inter operability among various systems.

Comments from Parties Annex II

. In order to support the use of space technologies in sustainable development programmes or projects and in the diverse applications of satellite communications, all countries in the region needed to educate and train professionals and technicians in the fundamental and practical aspects involved in those technologies.