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(3) anticipated.regulatory.compliance.requirements.coupled.with.lack.of.regula-
tions.and.guidelines.in.most.countries.at.the.time.the.network.was.established,.
and.(4).anticipated.public/consumer.acceptance.issues.
The. network. facilitated. a. technology. donation. agreement. with. a. private. sector.
technology. provider,. Monsanto,. for. all. virus. resistance. technologies. over. which.
Monsanto. has. effective. intellectual. and. tangible. proprietary. rights.. Beyond. the.
technology.donation,.Monsanto.also.hosted.and.provided.key.technical.training.to.
papaya.scientists.from.all.ive.countries.on.genetic.engineering.for.virus.resistance.
and.provided.continuing.technical.assistance.in.product.development.and.regulatory.
data.development.
In.addition.to.the.public-private.technology.transfer,.Thailand.and.Malaysia.pro-
vided. key. technical. training. and. assistance. to. other. member. countries. of. the. net-
work,.and.Malaysia.actually.served.as.a.research.laboratory.for.the.Philippines.for.
the.initial.transformation.work.at.the.time.that.existing.Philippine.regulations.did.not.
allow.
Agrobacterium
-mediated.transformation.of.papaya.
Recognizing. the. need. at. the. time. to. simultaneously. facilitate. product. develop-
ment.with.the.evolving.regulations.and.guidelines,.the.regional.network.also.broad-
ened. the. capacity. building. activities. to. include. intellectual. property. management,.
biosafety,.and.food.safety,.to.include.not.just.the.national.technology.developers.but.
the.emerging.corps.of.national.regulators..Undertaking.the.capacity.building.activi-
ties. at. a. regional. basis. enabled. a. level. of. harmonization. in. the. science-based. risk.
assessment.among.countries.without.intruding.into.the.sovereign.rights.of.member.
countries.to.formulate.their.respective.regulations.
Finally,.the.network.has.been.proactive.in.education.and.information.activities.to.
reach.out.to.various.sectors.and.the.general.public.by.raising.awareness.and.under-
standing.of.modern.biotechnology.including.transgenic.crops.
The.network.is.considered.as.among.the.irst.of.regional.initiatives.in.Asia.that.
served.as.a.model.of.North-South.and.South-South.technology.transfer.partnership.
in.agricultural.biotechnology..It.facilitated.the.transfer.of.proprietary.technologies,.
enhanced.regional.and.national.capacity.in.biotechnology.including.the.associated.
policy.and.regulatory.areas,.and.helped.shift.the.focus.of.national.R&D.from.mostly.
academic. work. toward. developing. tangible,. commercializable. products. that. meet.
farmers'.needs.and.compliant.to.best.practices.and.standards.
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tant.eggplant.containing.
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Bacillus thuringiensis
.(Bt.eggplant).is.a.
public-private.partnership.project.initiated.through.the.initiative.of.the.Agricultural.
Biotechnology.Support.Project.II.(ABSPII),.a.consortium.of.public.and.private.sector.
institutions.led.by.Cornell.University.and.funded.by.the.U.S..Agency.for.International.
Development.(USAID)..Bt.eggplant.was.chosen.through.a.two-stage.priority.setting.
process.. In. the. irst. stage,. a. consultation. meeting. was. conducted. with. the. various.
stakeholders.(scientists,.policy.makers,.regulators,.industry.representatives,.and.con-
sumers).in.our.focus.countries.of.India,.Bangladesh,.and.the.Philippines..Bt.eggplant.
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