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COVID-19: UN agencies launch Tech Access Partnership
The United Nations Technology Bank, together with the UN Development Programme (UNDP), UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the World Health Organization (WHO), launched the Tech Access Partnership (TAP) on 12 May 2020, as part of a coordinated approach to strengthen developing countries’ responses to COVID-19 and increase access to lifesaving health technologies.
Sign up! Online training courses on scholarly communication and information management in least developed countries!
The UN Technology Bank and FAO are excited to work together to support the delivery of online training activities for the 47 least developed countries to enhance access to recent scientific knowledge, and thus give them the opportunity to participate fully in the global scientific community. Learn more about these online trainings!
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These positions are located in the office of the Technology Bank for the Least Developped Countries, based in Gebze, Turkey.
The UN Technology Bank helps least developed countries build the science, technology and innovation capacity that they need to promote the structural transformation of their economies, eradicate poverty and foster sustainable development. Read more about what we do.
UN Secretary General visits offices of UN Technology Bank
31 October 2019
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres visited the UN Technology Bank for Least Developed Countries in Gebze, Turkey, on 31 October 2019 to meet Managing Director, Joshua Setipa and staff.
New partnership
The UN Technology Bank for Least Developed Countries is pleased to announce its partnership with the World Eco-Design Conference (WEDC) which will support and enhance industrial design capacity and competitiveness in the world’s least developed countries. Learn more about this partnership.
UN agencies launch Tech Access Partnership
12 May 2020 - The United Nations Technology Bank, together with the UN Development Programme (UNDP), UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the World Health Organization (WHO), launched the Tech Access Partnership (TAP) on 12 May 2020, as part of a coordinated approach to strengthen developing countries’ responses to COVID-19 and increase access to lifesaving health technologies. [Read the press release]
« Local production could solve shortages of essential pandemic-fighting equipment », Op-ed by the Managing Director
In an opinion piece for The Telegraph, the Managing Director for The Technology Bank for Least Developed Countries, Joshua Setipa, emphasizes the need for the public and private sectors to come together to lend crucial expertise and technology to enable countries and regions to develop their own manufacturing capabilities in the face of COVID-19. He welcomes the creation of the Tech Access Partnership (TAP), a new platform dedicated to connect global innovators, manufacturers, universities and others with local manufacturers in developing countries to share data, knowledge, design specifications and other relevant information and support. [Read the Op-ed]