Project Location: Thailand
Project Budget: 172,622,135 THB
Donor: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Duration: 05/Nov/23- 01/Nov/26
Primary SDG Goal of focus: 6. Clean water and sanitation
Related SDG Goals of Focus: 9. Industry, innovation, infrastructure
Description- To facilitate the promotion and adoption of reinvented sanitation technologies in Asia, AIT Global Water and Sanitation Center (GWSC) establishes a Transformative Technology Commercialization Hub. It will manage the implementation of awareness raising, market development and demonstration of reinvented sanitation technologies project packages. The hub will play a pivotal role in driving the project and its foreseen functions and responsibilities, such as strategic support, project oversight, communication and advocacy, evolve in line with the project implementation. Engaging with government officials, National and Regional Standard Bodies, Development Financial Institutions (DFI), UN Agencies, the projects allow the Hub to strategically guide government officials and Development Financial Institutes in raising awareness and identifying the most suitable reinvented sanitation technologies for their specific needs. It offers insights on their integration into existing infrastructure. It connects the missing links between product manufacturing and standardization, regulatory adjustment (such as procurement), and sustainable operation and maintenance. In support of broader market assessment and action planning, the Hub oversees the execution of the on-going projects, ensuring timely deliverables and quality results through continuous monitoring and evaluation of implementation.
