1. Is available financing ensured for the entire process from beginning to end?
Final agreed budget between project partners (includ- ing local government and community stakeholders)
Disbursement schedule for delivery of funds is set
2. Have the needs assessments and feasibility studies been performed on the local government’s key stakehold- ers’ institutional capacities and the technology’s target audience?
Results of needs assessment and feasibility study from
community
Decision tree assessing next steps for the potential
technology transfer project
3. Is there a formal partnership with a private sector partner (provider of the technology) committed to a process of cooperation, technical assistance and long-term transfer of technology to the developing country community and with a national partner manufacturer or distributor?
Private sector partner has undergone due diligence and been selected by project partners as ideal provider of the technology needed
Private sector partner formally commits to the process
(long-term)
Private sector partner and project partners identify potential national manufacturers or distribution part- ners to ensure sustainable access to the technology for replication and servicing
4. Have the local government leadership (mayor) and municipal staff expressed formal commitment to the project long-term?
Confirmed agreement with mayor or local government
leadership and key staff
Leadership is publicly and substantively involved dur- ing key points of process
5. Has the interest/cooperation from community stakeholders and the ultimate beneficiaries/end-users been confirmed?
Number of and results from meetings with community
stakeholder and local leaders
Number of and results from community awareness- raising sessions, sensitization meetings with the targeted end-users
6. a) Has the city developed a project team to lead the project implemen- tation from beginning to end and has this project team’s skill set been assessed?
6. b) Does the project team include con- tingency members, understudies or alternatives in case of dropouts?
Composition of project team (technical capabilities,
skill sets assessments)
Contingency team set in place
Commitments confirmed and project team validated
by local government leadership and project partners
7. Has there been an overall workplan and timeline developed and agreed upon by project partners?
Workplan is shared among project partners
Workplan schedule of deliverables is monitored with
intermediate evaluations
Partners participate in opportunities for communicat- ing promoting project’s ongoing results (e.g., interna- tional conferences, seminars, online media, etc.)
A final external evaluation has been completed and
shared
8. Is there a plan in place to train and ad- dress knowledge gaps among the target audience throughout the process?
City’s project team, including technical staff, has participated in a knowledge gap analysis and results are shared
Complementary trainings are held and knowledge acquired by participants is assessed and results are shared
9. Is there a transport and delivery plan in place for the technology, from point of origin to point of delivery?
Plan is shared, especially with expert stakeholders to avoid potential transport-related delays, and transport is monitored
