The Global Trade-Related Technical Assistance Database (GTAD) has been developed to ensure a coordinated approach to the design and implementation of technical assistance programmes among partner agencies, beneficiaries and donors.
 
By displaying the future technical assistance activities of partner agencies, the database will help to reduce the duplication of activities and enhance the efficiency of their delivery. An advanced search facility allows information to be displayed in a multitude of ways, including by subject, country and/or agency.
 
The database features information from the WTO, the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF), the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF), the International Trade Centre (ITC), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF). Other agencies have equally expressed an interest to join, e.g. the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

In addition to providing a comprehensive listing of activities, the database also offers a step-by-step users' guide, selected documentation from reporting institutions, such as the WTO's Biennial Technical Assistance and Training Plans, annual reports on technical assistance and training activities, and guidelines for conducting needs assessments. The database also provides links to other organizations' Websites and databases.
 
Management of the database will be the collective responsibility of the partner agencies, meeting at regular intervals to take decisions on its operation and strategic directions.
 
All agencies active in the field of trade-related technical assistance are invited to join the project and to contribute to the database. Password-protected access will allow institutions to upload their data independently at any time.
 
Any institution wishing to join the project is invited to contact the WTO Secretariat at the following address:
 
Technical Assistance Database Management Unit
Technical Assistance Coordination Section
Institute for Training and Technical Cooperation
WTO
Rue de Lausanne 154
CH-1211 Geneva 21
 
Email: [email protected]
Tel. +41 (0)22 739 52 02
Fax +41 (0)22 739 57 64