Developing countries have expressed the need for support in accessing and deploying adaptation technologies, including as part of their process to formulate and implement development programs.

Support needs range from the strengthening of institutions and human resources for technology research and development to capacity-building and the establishment of information and awareness-raising programs.

Capacity building and development in fields of science and technology remain challenging in many developing communities around the world, particularly in lower-income countries.

The inequality gap between countries in Science, Technology, and Innovation has been clear during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has intensified long-standing calls for supporting science and technology transfer, as a route to enhancing sustainable development in developing and least-developed countries.

For RASIT, science and technology transfer represents a mix of resources and know-how transfer.

RASIT and its fellow member professionals and experts have been able to support developing and lower-income countries with science and technology transfer and capacity building, including through skills development and education systems strengthening.