Managed strategically, innovation procurement should be considered one of the mechanisms by which governments can build
and strengthen domestic industries through acquiring technology transfer and supporting the subsequent diffusion
within domestic markets and institutions.
Additionally, the opportunities afforded by technology transfer within
the scope of forward commitment or pre-commercial innovation procurement offers low-income countries the opportunity to
bring clean technology to the domestic market that hasn’t previously existed. Whether it be through the purchase
of equipment and services, turnkey installations, joint ventures or consultancy agreements, procurement is placed
to support the growth of domestic technological take up and bring new green technologies to market.
One example is to take advantage of joint ventures and public–private partnerships to couple domestic companies
with foreign partners as a means of gaining access to advanced processes and product technologies, management
knowledge and broader export market opportunities. Joint ventures are particular effective for absorbing and learning
technology as there is an inherent transfer of processes, skills training and product knowledge associated with daily
operations on shared projects.
Policies that reserve sectors for domestic investors, provide incentives to train and
upgrade the local labour force, and use domestic raw materials can also be coupled with green procurement policies
to create synergies for clean technology development.
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