{"id":347,"date":"2026-05-04T00:20:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T04:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unfamily.org\/?p=347"},"modified":"2026-05-04T00:20:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T04:20:06","slug":"the-asian-and-pacific-centre-for-transfer-of-technology-apctt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unfamily.org\/?p=347","title":{"rendered":"The Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology (APCTT)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <strong>Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology (APCTT)<\/strong> is a specialized regional institution of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (<strong>ESCAP<\/strong>). Established in 1977, it is headquartered in <strong>New Delhi, India<\/strong>. Its primary mission is to strengthen the capabilities of member nations to create, manage, and utilize modern technologies. It acts as a bridge, helping countries in the Asia-Pacific region move from scientific research to practical, market-ready applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Core Objectives and Functions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>APCTT focuses on several key pillars to drive regional development:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Technology Transfer:<\/strong> Facilitating the movement of technology from labs to industries and across international borders.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Innovation Management:<\/strong> Providing training and resources to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) adopt new technologies and improve competitiveness.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Green Technology:<\/strong> Promoting environmentally sound technologies (ESTs) to support sustainable development and combat climate change.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Policy Support:<\/strong> Assisting governments in drafting effective Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) policies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In a rapidly evolving global economy, APCTT serves as a vital hub for South-South cooperation. By fostering a network of national focal points, it ensures that even developing nations have access to the expertise needed to navigate digital transformations and sustainable industrialization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Governing Council<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2006-2009: Malaysia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2014-2017: Malaysia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2017-2020: Malaysia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2026-2029: Malaysia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology (APCTT) is a specialized regional institution of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). Established in 1977, it is headquartered in New Delhi, India. Its primary mission is to strengthen the capabilities of member nations <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/unfamily.org\/?p=347\" title=\"The Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology (APCTT)\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":247,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[129,127,128],"class_list":["post-347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-regional-commissions","tag-apctt","tag-asia-pacific","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unfamily.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unfamily.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unfamily.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unfamily.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unfamily.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=347"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/unfamily.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":348,"href":"https:\/\/unfamily.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347\/revisions\/348"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unfamily.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unfamily.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unfamily.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unfamily.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}