GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT: TECHNICAL CO-OPERATION
Technical co-operation events
The following tables provides an overview of the WTO Secretariat's main technical co-operation events in the field of government procurement since the adoption of the Doha Development Mandate in 2001. The tables cover GPA Geneva workshops, regional events, national seminars and symposia.
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Event |
Date / Venue |
Participants |
Workshop on the Agreement on Government Procurement |
Geneva, Switzerland 1–3 July 2008 |
Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kyrgyz Republic, Malaysia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, New Zealand, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Philippines, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Chinese Taipei, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Ukraine, Viet Nam and Yemen |
Workshop on the Agreement on Government Procurement |
Geneva, Switzerland |
Albania; Argentina; Armenia; Australia; Botswana; Brazil; Cameroon; Chile; China; Colombia; Croatia; Egypt; Georgia; Ghana; India; Iran; Iraq; Jordan; Kyrgyz Republic; Macao, China; Malaysia; Mexico; Moldova; Mongolia; New Zealand; Oman; Panama; Philippines; Russian Federation; Saudi Arabia; South Africa; Sri Lanka; Chinese Taipei; the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; Turkey; and Ukraine. |
Workshop on the Agreement on Government Procurement |
Geneva, Switzerland |
Albania; Algeria; Argentina; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Belarus; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Cameroon; Chile; China; Colombia; Croatia; Georgia; Iraq; Iran; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyz Republic; Lebanese Republic; Moldova; Mongolia; Montenegro; Oman; Panama; Russian Federation; Samoa; Saudi Arabia; Serbia; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Chinese Taipei; Tajikistan; the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; Turkey; Ukraine; Uzbekistan; Vietnam; Yemen. |
Workshop on the Agreement on Government Procurement | Geneva,
Switzerland |
Albania; Argentina; Armenia; Australia; Bulgaria; Cameroon; Chile; China; Colombia; Croatia; Georgia; Jordan; Kyrgyz Republic; Moldova; Mongolia; Oman; Panama; Sri Lanka; Chinese Taipei; the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; Turkey. |
Workshop on Accession to the Agreement on Government Procurement | Geneva,
Switzerland |
Albania; Argentina; Australia; Bulgaria; Cameroon; Chile; China, P.R.; Chinese Taipei; Colombia; Croatia; Czech Republic; Estonia; Georgia; Hungary; Jordan; Kyrgyz Republic; Latvia; Lithuania; Malta; Moldova; Mongolia; Oman; Panama; Poland; Slovak Republic; Slovenia; Turkey. |
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Event |
Date
/ Venue |
Participants |
Regional Workshop on Government Procurement for Central and Eastern European and Central Asian Countries |
Vienna, Austria 7 to 9 September 2009 > Activity sheet for the course |
Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, Iran, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Russian Federation, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan |
Workshop on Government Procurement for African countries (English) |
Accra, Ghana 16 to 18 June 2009 > Activity sheet for the course |
Botswana, Egypt; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Gambia; Ghana; Kenya; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Malawi; Mauritius; Mozambique; Namibia; Nigeria; Rwanda; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Somalia; South Africa; Sudan; Swaziland; Tanzania; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe. |
Workshop on Government Procurement for Arab and Middle East countries |
Tunis, Tunisia 8 to 10 June 2009 > Activity sheet for the course |
Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia (host), United Arab Emirates, Yemen. |
Workshop on Government Procurement for African countries (French) |
Niamey, Niger 2 to 4 December 2008 > Activity sheet for the course |
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Congo DR, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equitorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Togo, Tunisia. |
Workshop on Government Procurement for the Caribbean |
Kingston, Jamaica 8 to 10 July 2008 > Activity sheet for the course |
Antigua and Barbuda; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Dominica; Grenada; Guyana; Haiti; Jamaica; Montserrat; St Kitts Nevis; Saint Lucia; St Vincent and the Grenadines; Suriname; Trinidad & Tobago. |
Workshop on Government Procurement for Latin American countries |
Montevideo, Uruguay 20 to 22 May 2008 > Activity sheet for the course |
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay (Host) and Venezuela. |
WTO Regional Workshop on Government Procurement for English-Speaking African Countries |
Accra, Ghana 25 to 27 April 2007 |
Botswana; Ghana; Egypt; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Gambia; Kenya; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Malawi; Mauritius; Mozambique; Namibia; Nigeria; Rwanda; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Somalia; South Africa; Sudan; Swaziland; Tanzania; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe. |
WTO Regional Workshop on Government Procurement for Arab and Middle East Countries | Muscat,
Oman |
Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman (host), Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. |
WTO Regional Workshop on Government Procurement for French-Speaking African Countries Countries | Libreville,
Gabon |
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo DR, Congo Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon (host), Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Togo, Tunisia. Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo DR, Congo Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon (host), Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Togo, Tunisia. |
WTO Regional Workshop on Government Procurement for Caribbean Countries | Bridgetown,
Barbados |
Antigua and Barbuda; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Dominica; Grenada; Guyana; Haiti (fr. LDC); Jamaica; Montserrat; St Kitts Nevis; Saint Lucia; St Vincent Grenadines; Suriname; Trinidad & Tobago. |
WTO Regional Workshop on Government Procurement for Latin American Countries | Buenos
Aires, Argentina |
Argentina (Host); Bolivia; Brazil; Chile; Colombia; Costa Rica; Cuba; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; México; Nicaragua; Panama; Paraguay; Peru; Uruguay; and Venezuela |
WTO Regional Workshop on Government Procurement for English-Speaking African Countries | Gaborone,
Botswana |
Botswana (host); Egypt; Ethiopia; Gambia; Ghana; Kenya; Lesotho; Malawi; Mauritius; Mozambique; Namibia; Nigeria; Sierra Leone; South Africa; Seychelles; Swaziland; Sudan; Tanzania; Uganda; Zambia; and Zimbabwe. |
Joint WTO-Singapore Regional Workshop on Government Procurement for Asia-Pacific Economies | Singapore, |
Bangladesh; Bhutan; Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; China; Fiji; Hong Kong, China; India; Indonesia; Korea, Republic of; Lao; Macao, China; Malaysia; Maldives; Mongolia; Myanmar; Nepal; Pakistan; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Samoa; Singapore (Host); Sri Lanka; Solomon Islands; Chinese Taipei; Thailand; Tonga; Vanuatu; and Viet Nam. |
Regional Workshop on Government Procurement for Central and Eastern European and Central Asian Countries | Istanbul,
Turkey |
Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Iran, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia and Montenegro, Tajikistan, Turkey (Host), Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. |
WTO Regional Workshop on Government Procurement for Arab and Middle East Countries | Amman,
Jordan |
Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan (Host), Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen. |
Joint WTO/IDB-INTAL Regional Workshop on Government Procurement for Latin American Countries | Santo
Domingo, |
Argentina; Bolivia; Brazil; Chile; Colombia; Costa Rica; Cuba; Dominican Republic (Host); Ecuador; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; México; Nicaragua; Panama; Paraguay; Peru; Uruguay; and Venezuela. |
Joint WTO/IDB-INTAL Regional Workshop on Government Procurement for Caribbean Countries | Trinidad & Tobago |
Antigua and Barbuda; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Dominica; Grenada; Guyana; Haiti; Jamaica; Montserrat; St Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; St Vincent and the Grenadines; Suriname; and Trinidad and Tobago (Host). |
Regional Workshop on Government Procurement for Francophone African Countries | Libreville,
Gabon |
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Congo DR, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea, Gabon (Host), Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Togo, Tunisia (see remarks) |
Regional Government Procurement Workshop for English-speaking African Countries | Accra,
Ghana |
Botswana; Egypt; Ethiopia; Gambia; Ghana; Kenya; Lesotho; Malawi; Mauritius; Mozambique; Namibia; Nigeria; Sierra Leone; South Africa; Seychelles; Swaziland; Sudan; Tanzania; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe. |
Regional Government Procurement Workshop for WTO Members and Observers in the Asia-Pacific Region | Manila,
Philippines |
Bangladesh; Bhutan; Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; China; Fiji; Hong Kong, China; India; Indonesia; Korea, Republic of; Lao; Macao, China; Malaysia; Maldives; Mongolia; Myanmar; Nepal; Pakistan; Papua New Guinea; the Philippines; Samoa; Singapore; Sri Lanka; Solomon Islands; Chinese Taipei; Thailand; Tonga; Vanuatu; Viet Nam. |
Joint WTO/IDB-INTAL Regional Workshop on Government Procurement for Latin American Countries | Buenos
Aires, Argentina |
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela. |
Joint WTO-World Bank Regional Workshop on Government Procurement for Francophone African Countries | Dakar,
Senegal |
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Congo DR, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Togo, Tunisia. |
Joint WTO-World Bank Regional Workshop on Government Procurement for Anglophone African Countries | Dar
es Salaam, Tanzania |
Botswana, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
Joint WTO/IDB-INTAL Regional Workshop on Government Procurement for Caribbean Countries | Kingston,
Jamaica |
Antigua and Barbuda; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Dominica; Grenada; Guyana; Haiti; Jamaica; Montserrat; St Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; St Vincent and the Grenadines; Suriname; and Trinidad and Tobago (Host). |
IDB/WTO Regional Workshop on Government Procurement for Central American Countries | Costa
Rica |
Dominican Republic; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua; Panama. |
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Event |
Date / Venue |
Participants |
The Government Procurement Agreement |
Macao, China 29 September 2009 |
Macao, China |
The Agreement on Government Procurement |
Hangzhou and Beijing, China, P.R. 29 July to 4 August 2009 |
China, Peoples Republic of |
Agreement on Government Procurement |
Hanoi, Viet Nam 2 to 3 April 2009 |
Viet Nam |
The Government Procurement Agreement |
Yerevan, Armenia 10 to 11 February 2009 |
Armenia |
Government Procurement |
Cotonou, Benin 10 to 11 June 2008 |
Benin |
Government Procurement |
Oranjestad, Aruba 12 to 13 February 2008 |
Aruba |
National Seminar on the Agreement on Government Procurement |
Jerusalem, Israel |
Israel |
National Seminar on Government Procurement | New
Delhi, India |
India |
National Seminar on the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement | Beijing,
China |
China |
WTO National Seminar on Government Procurement for Brazil | Brasilia,
Brazil |
Brazil |
National Seminar on Transparency in Government Procurement | Manila,
Philippines |
Philippines |
National Seminar on Transparency in Government Procurement | Mauritius |
Mauritius |
National Seminar on Transparency in Government Procurement | Cuba |
Cuba |
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Event |
Date / Venue |
Participants |
Symposium on the Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA): Developmental and Trade Significance, Changing Context and Future Prospects |
Geneva, Switzerland 11-12 February 2010 > Programme and background materials |
Geneva-based delegates |
Workshop and Information Session on Technical Co-operation and Capacity Building in Government Procurement |
Geneva, Switzerland 19 June 2003 |
Geneva-based delegates |
Symposium on transparency in government procurement | Geneva,
Switzerland 9-10 October 2002 > Programme and background materials |
Geneva-based delegates |
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