Recent Research and Consultancy Experience
Intermediate Technology Consultants
This is a summary of recent and current projects.
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COUNTRY
Africa
UK
Nigeria
Romania
Mozambique
Papau New
Guinea
International
Peru
Maldives
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PROJECT
Small Scale Private Sector Participation in
the Rural Water Supply Sector. Guidelines
for effective participation of the small-scale
private sector in rural water supply service
provision, disseminated globally.
Warwickshire ENGAGE Project. Identifying
possible renewable energy projects in
Warwickshire.
Rural Electrification Strategy. Design of
rural electrification strategy for the whole
country.
Small and Medium Town Infrastructure
Development (SAMTID). Project appraisal
and finance planning for SAMTID in
Romania, especially water supply and waste
water treatment improvements.
Impact of Big Dams. Research paper for
WWF.
Rural Electrification Strategy and Policy.
Policy
development
and
regulatory
approaches in support of rural electrification.
Climate Care Proposals. Climate Care is an
organisation that collects funds from
individuals and companies to offset their
carbon emissions. These funds are then
used to finance renewable energy projects
and the carbon credits are passed onto the
funders. ITC is working with ITDG to act as a
broker with Climate Care, and also
suggesting funding for a number of solar
lanterns.
Rural Telecoms. Development of specific
proposals, including changes to legislation for
the telecoms regulating authority in Peru
(OSIPTEL). Also the Ministry of Transport
and Communications to provide incentives for
the private sector to provide telecoms
services in remote rural towns and in periurban areas.
Hydroponics
development.
Provide
technical assistance to support hydroponics
research and small hydroponics enterprise
producing fresh vegetables and fruit for
tourism and local market.
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FUNDER
DFID KaR
DATES
2003
Warwickshire
County
Council
World Bank
2003
EU
2003
WWF
2003
World Bank
2003
Climate Care
2003
World Bank
2003
UNDP
2002 2003
2003
Building Materials. Technical assistance to
support the use of affordable building
materials for housing and construction of
schools and health facilities using local raw
materials.
Energy Access Program – Institutional PV
Market.
An assessment of the needs for energy in
remote rural health and education facilities
and
for
rural
water
supply.
Recommendations for investment plans to
improve energy facilities and guidelines for
choosing energy systems to provide improved
services.
ComSec
20032005
Government
of Ethiopia/
World Bank
2003
Solomon
Islands
Fisheries
project
mid-term
Review.
Evaluate
progress
and
make
recommendations for third phase of Rural
Fisheries Enterprise Project.
EC
2003
Rwanda
Waste Pelletisation Feasibility Study
Assessing the viability of a waste pelletisation
project to use organic municipal waste in
Kigali as fuel.
DeloitteTouche/DFID
2002
International
Financing Technology Transfer
Preparation and presentation of paper on
issues of financing technology transfer for
SMEs (UNCTAD).
DFID
2002
Rwanda
Support to CITT
Project design for DFID support to new
Centre for Innovation and Technology
Transfer to provide technology development
and adaptation services to local NGOs,
government and small enterprises for
improved rural technology.
DFID
2002
International
Publication on Micro Leasing
Production of manuscript for ILO publication
on micro leasing best practice.
ILO
2002
International
Generic Guidelines for incorporating
Energy into multi-sector CDD investment
projects
Community-Driven Development projects
allow communities to select the investments
they want to make in infrastructure
improvements
and
to
manage
the
implementation.
The guidelines are for
facilitation teams to assist communities to
understand the options and take decisions.
World Bank
2002
Mozambique
Ethiopia
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International
Ethnoengineering Manual
The manual provides guidelines for planners
and contractors for working with indigenous
communities in Latin America to understand
the social and cultural issues around the
design and management of community
infrastructure investments.
IADB
20012002
International
Transport Resource Centre
Member of consortium to provide support to
DFID on transport issues for development.
DFID
2002
South Africa
IMBEWU II
Technical assistance for improved low cost
building techniques and building material use
for educational facilities in South Africa.
DFID
2002
Mozambique
Energy Reform and Access – Micro Hydro
A study to recommend a programmme of
pilot micro hydro installations leading to the
development of a sustainable micro hydro
industry in Mozambique.
World Bank
2002
Zambia
Mining Sector Diversification Project
Provision of adequate geological data to
small-scale miners; improve small-scale
miners' business management; equip SMMs
with adequate mining, safety, valuation and
processing skills; improve access to capital
and equipment; introduce fair trade; create
added-value for gemstones and other
products; involve mining associations in the
development of the sector, and improve road
access in the mining areas.
EU Sysmin
2002 2007
DFID
2000 2002
Zimbabwe,
Kenya
ICTs and growth of peri-urban informal
sector enterprises
Development of replicable models for using
Information
and
Communication
Technologies such as telephone, fax and
internet in conjunction with traditional
"downstream" media such as print and
photocopy, in order to provide crucial
business information to informal sector
enterprises on a cost recoverable and
sustainable basis.
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International
ICTs
and
Enterprise
Development
Research
Desk research to synthesise existing work
and innovations in the use of ICTs for
enterprise development. Highlight areas
where ICTs could hold an advantage for
developing countries in the field of Enterprise
Development.
DFID
2001
Mozambique
Private Sector Participation in Energy in
Mozambique
A study to assess requirements for private
sector investment in energy services in
Mozambique. It will focus on small scale
projects looking at increasing access to
energy services for households/industries to
modern forms of energy
World Bank
From
2001
Cuba
Marketing Training for Cuban food
producers
Provide marketing training for local food
producers to enable them to market their food
products to the local hotel industry.
UNIDO
20012002
Nepal,
Kenya
Disseminating Approaches to Sustainable
Livelihoods
Work with ICA office world-wide to create
centres of expertise in Sustainable Livelihood
workshop methodology and Sustainable
Livelihood issues in water, energy and
transport.
DFID
20002001
Kyrgyzstan
Support to Livelihoods of Livestock
Producing Communities
Identification of opportunities to support the
livelihoods
of
livestock
producing
communities.
DFID
2000 2001
Yemen
Support to Micro and Small Enterprises
Development
Development of a support programme for the
development of micro and small enterprises
in a rural environment, with low population
density, focusing on poor rural families.
Training in subsector analysis, micro and
small business development services.
IFAD
2000 –
2005
Madagascar
Normalisation of the Small-scale Mining
Sector
Intregrated management and assistance
programme incorporating the organisation
and
legalisation
of
artisanal
mining
operations, reducing environmental impacts
and conserving resources.
World Bank
2000 –
2002
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