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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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GPA Geneva workshops
Event	Date / Venue	Participants
Workshop on the Agreement on Government Procurement	Geneva, Switzerland 10–12 July 2007 > Documents	Albania; Argentina; Armenia; Australia; Botswana; Brazil; Cameroon; Chile; China; Colombia; Croatia; Egypt; FYROM; 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; Turkey; and Ukraine.
Workshop on the Agreement on Government Procurement	Geneva, Switzerland 27–29 June 2006 > Documents	Albania; Algeria; Argentina; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Belarus; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Cameroon; Chile; China; Colombia; Croatia; FYROM; 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; Turkey; Ukraine; Uzbekistan; Vietnam; Yemen.
Workshop on the Agreement on Government Procurement	Geneva, Switzerland 6 to 8 June 2005 > Documents	Albania; Argentina; Armenia; Australia; Bulgaria; Cameroon; Chile; China; Colombia; Croatia; FYROM; Georgia; Jordan; Kyrgyz Republic; Moldova; Mongolia; Oman; Panama; Sri Lanka; Chinese Taipei; Turkey.
Workshop on Accession to the Agreement on Government Procurement	Geneva, Switzerland 27 to 28 May 2002	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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Regional events
Event	Date / Venue	Participants
WTO Regional Workshop on Government Procurement for English-Speaking African Countries	Accra, Ghana 25 to 27 April 2007 > Documents	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 18 to 20 December 2006 > Documents	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 14 to 16 November 2006 > Documents	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 13-15 June 2006 > Documents	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 5–7 April 2006 > Documents	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 20 to 22 September 2005 > Documents	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, 6 to 8 July 2005 > Documents	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 28 to 30 June 2005 > Documents	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 1 to 3 March 2005 > Documents	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, Dominican Republic 26 to 28 October 2004 > Documents	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 18 to 20 October 2004	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 31 August to 2 September 2004	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 8 to 10 June 2004	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 18 to 20 May 2004	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 28 to 30 July 2003	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 8 to 11 July 2003	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 14 to 17 January 2003 > Programme and background materials	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 12 to 14 November 2002	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 5 to 6 September 2002	Dominican Republic; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua; Panama.
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National seminars
Event	Date / Venue	Participants
National Seminar on the Agreement on Government Procurement	Jerusalem, Israel 29 to 30 January 2007	Israel
National Seminar on Government Procurement	New Delhi, India 11 to 12 May 2006	India
National Seminar on the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement	Beijing, China 28 to 29 September 2005	China
WTO National Seminar on Government Procurement for Brazil	Brasilia, Brazil 26 to 27 October 2005	Brazil
National Seminar on Transparency in Government Procurement	Manila, Philippines 21 May 2004	Philippines
National Seminar on Transparency in Government Procurement	Mauritius 4 to 5 March 2004	Mauritius
National Seminar on Transparency in Government Procurement	Cuba 19 to 21 January 2004	Cuba
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Symposia
Event	Date / Venue	Participants
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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