Capacity Building Technology Transfer''' the importance of building local knowledge and expertise in

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Capacity Building Technology Transfer... the
importance of building local knowledge and
expertise in renewable energy technology and
policy, and how legislators can encourage this in
island states
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Local Knowledge ExpertiseWhy do we need to
build this?How can we build this?
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Why?- awareness and understanding energy and
development - appropriate TT- ownership
sustainability - installation and ongoing
maintenance - people constant turnover of
skilled personnel (all levels) community
level KI Solar Energy Company (KI - SOE)
cash (97) Pacific MicroEnergyService Company
(SI - PSO) - crops
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How? - various levels policy makers 2 users-
informal and formal- different modalities -
secondments attachments (SOPAC between
members (KSEC TOSI)) / workshops
(in- country/subregional and regional) / in-field
(GIS/RS) / CESMG / needs driven
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CB TT Challenges - Instruments -
policies (all levels PP-gtNSDS) and legislation -
Institutions staff, coordination, influence,
resources - Implementation hard (tech) soft
(policy/regs/enforcement)
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CB TT Opportunities

• - Educate - Engage - Empower (CB and TT) -
  Enable

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Legislators- role responsibilities -
technology transfer (incentives) - capacity
building (priority imperative) - national
development plans budgets - KI HRD 1
priority in NDP tailored professional development