TRTA: TRADE-RELATED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, CONFERENCE, GENEVA, 25-26 JUNE 2012
WTO Chairs Annual Conference
The WTO Chairs Programme (WCP) was launched in January 2010 and now supports 15 WTO Chairs in universities in developing and transition countries. The programme aims to enhance knowledge and understanding of the trading system among academics, citizens and policy makers in developing countries by stimulating teaching, research and public debate on international trade and trade cooperation.
See also:
> Building trade capacity
> Economic research and analysis
> WTO Chairs Programme
WTO Chairs Annual Conference
> 21 June 2011
> Inaugural Conference of the WCP (25-26 May 2010)
The Chairs have made progress in the implementation of their respective projects, including on issues of common interest identified at the 2011 Annual Conference. This year’s annual meeting will take stock of the work undertaken by Chairs since the launching of the WCP, thus covering almost two years of activity. Chair holders will be invited to make brief presentations on the advances they have made since the beginning of their respective work programmes, as well as the main challenges encountered in implementation, and their plans for the future. Members of the Advisory Board of the WCP will also be invited to comment on the programmes and outputs delivered of the participating institutions. Participants in the meeting will also include the WTO Secretariat Counterparts and representatives of the Permanent Missions of countries that host a WTO Chair.
The Conference is expected to provide an opportunity to collectively discuss the functioning of the WCP. A number of issues are suggested in this regard, such as:
- How have priorities changed since the projects started, are new needs emerging?
- Modalities to assess outputs in the field of research following the results based management approach developed by the WTO Secretariat
- Promoting collaboration among Chairs in the field of research
- Importance of leveraging additional funding from other sources, as pertinent
- Ways to enhance linkages between research and policy-making
- Ways to enhance effectiveness of reports and events
- Ways to enhance support from the WTO Secretariat and other stakeholders for the implementation of Chair’s projects
- New research topics and their insertion in the Chair’s projects
On the first day, the main findings and recommendations of the Mid-Term Review Exercise will be discussed. Chair holders are then invited to informally discuss the research carried out in 2011. Following discussions on the three pillars of the WCP, there will be a panel discussion and an opportunity to seek clarifications and compare notes on the various projects. On the second day, Chair holders are invited to informally discuss the curriculum development and outreach activities carried out in 2011. In the afternoon, the WTO/UNCTAD publication, Practical Guide to Trade Policy Analysis, will be launched. After, Chair holders will have the opportunity to present their research papers.
Programme
Monday 25 June 2012
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| 9h00-9h45 | Opening
Pascal Lamy, Director-General WTO
Introduction to the Meeting
WCP Progress
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| 9h45-10h45 | Main Findings and Recommendations of the Mid-Term Review Exercise The Mid-Term Review Exercise provided un-biased and external views about the overall functioning of the programme, the performance of the WTO Chairs and the quality of the outcomes generated. The reviews were conducted by members of the WCP Advisory Board. In this session the main findings of the review will be discussed. Discussants: Members of the WCP Advisory Board
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| 11h00-12h30 | Discussion Mid-Term Review Exercise
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back to topAfternoon session |
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| 14h00-15h45 | Discussion: 2011 Chair holder Research Activities
Moderator: Gerardo Thielen In this session, Chair holders are invited to present a general overview of the key research activities carried out in 2011, highlighting the main challenges and policy issues. A maximum of 10 minutes is allocated to each Chair holder.
The following institutions will present in this session (in alphabetical order): Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade, University of Chile, Universitas Gadjah Mada, University of the West Indies, and University of Jordan.
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| 16h00-17h30 | Discussion: 2011 Chair holder Research Activities
The following institutions will present in this session: University of Nairobi, University of Mauritius, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, Université Mohammed V-Souissi, University of Namibia, St. Petersburg State University (SPSU), Cheikh Anta Diop University, National University of Singapore, and Vietnam National University.
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| 17h30-18h00 | Panel discussions Discussants: Members of the WCP Advisory Board
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Tuesday 26 June 2012
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| 9h00-10h45 | Discussion: 2011 Chair holder Curriculum Development and Outreach Activities
Moderator: Mustapha Sadni Jallab
Chair holders are invited to provide a general overview of their curriculum development and outreach activities carried out in 2011. A maximum of 10 minutes is allocated to each Chair holder.
The following institutions will present in this session: Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade, University of Chile, Universitas Gadjah Mada, University of the West Indies, University of Jordan, University of Nairobi, University of Mauritius, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México and Université Mohammed V-Souissi.
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| 11h00-12h00 | Discussion: 2011 Chair holder Curriculum Development and Outreach Activities The following institutions will present in this session: University of Namibia, St. Petersburg State University (SPSU), Cheikh Anta Diop University, National University of Singapore, and Vietnam National University.
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| 12h00-13h00 | Panel discussions Discussants: Members of the WCP Advisory Board
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back to topAfternoon session |
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14h00-14h30
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Launch WTO/UNCTAD Publications: Practical Guide to Trade Policy Analysis
This practical guide intends to assist economists with an interest in the applied analysis of trade and trade policies to choose the best sources of data and the most useful tools available to analyse real world trade.
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| 14h30-14h45 | Discussion
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| 14h45-16h00 | Research Presentations: Chair holders Chair holders are invited to present research papers produced in 2011. A maximum of 30 minutes presentation and 10 minutes discussion is allocated to each Chair holder.
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| 16h15-17h45 | Research Presentations: Chair holders
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| 17h45-18h15 | Wrap –up and way forward
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