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TECHNICAL COOPERATION&CAPACITY BUILDING: TECHNICAL COOPERATION & CAPACITY BUILDING
Criticisms of WTO TA: Criticisms of WTO TA Insufficient volume
Uneven Quality
Low level of Coordination
Bias on Obligations and Commitments
Less connection to Poverty Reduction & Development Priorities
Unpredictable Funding
TCCB: Mandates: TCCB: Mandates Technical Cooperation & Capacity Building (TCCB) are core elements of the development dimension of the MTS
Commitments for TCCB in 11 paras. of DMD
Secure and Predictable Funding
Report by the DG (5th Min.) DMD
Paras. 38-41
TCCB: Policy: TCCB: Policy Committee on Trade and Development
Demand-driven
Guidelines and implementation modalities
New Strategy
Annual TA Plan
TCCB: Objectives: Adjust to WTO rules and disciplines
Implement obligations
Exercise the rights of membership
Draw benefits of an open, rules-based MTS TCCB: Objectives
TCCB: New Strategy: Mainstreaming/Integrated Framework
Increase volume and quality of trade-related Technical Assistance
Build Institutional Capacity
Co-ordination (bilateral/regional/multilateral) TCCB: New Strategy WT/COMTD/
W/90
TCCB: Approaches: Agreement by Agreement
Country by Country
Regional
Inter-Agency Cooperation/MOUs
Integrated Framework (IF)/JITAP
Geneva -based training (WTO Training Instit.)
Tools box TCCB: Approaches WT/COMTD/
W/90
TCCB: Core elements (1): TCCB: Core elements (1) Mechanism for mainstreaming
I F/JITAP
Integrated National Plans
Contact Points/Coordinating Committees
Interlocking TA, accession, TPR, training
Regional/Issue-specific strategies
Auditing, Monitoring and Evaluation
Funding
TCCB: Core elements (2): TCCB: Core elements (2) Internal Coordination
External Coordination
TCCB: TA Providers (1) : TCCB: TA Providers (1) World Bank
UNCTAD
ITC
WIPO
WCO
ISO
Codex Alimentarius, IPPC and OIE
TCCB: TA Providers (2) : TCCB: TA Providers (2) Regional Development Banks
Inter-American Development Bank
Islamic Development Bank
African Development Bank
Arab Monetary Fund
Asian Development Bank
EBRD
TCCB: TA Providers (3) : TCCB: TA Providers (3) Organization of American States
Regional Integration Secretariats
UN Regional Commisions
Joint Vienna Institute
Int’l Development Law Institute (IDLI)
TCCB: Annual TA Plan: Secretariat-wide responsibility
Structure of the Plan
Activities
Ad-hoc requests
On-going technical assistance at WTO HQ TCCB: Annual TA Plan WT/COMTD/
W/95/rev.3
TA: Needs: TA: Needs Awareness/information
Training
Specialized assistance
drafting/reviewing legislation
dispute settlement
transposition of lists of concessions
market access conditions
notifications
TA: Financing: TA: Financing Regular budget
Trade Policy Courses
Staff travel
DDAGTF
TA: Modes of delivery (1): TA: Modes of delivery (1) Trade Policy Courses
Seminars
Workshops
Technical missions
Briefings
TA: Modes of delivery (2): TA: Modes of delivery (2) Reference Centres
E-mail, on-line fora, video-conferencing
Websites
www.wto.org: official WTO site
www.itd.org: joint with the World Bank
CD-ROMs
Distance learning
TA Activities in CACM, 2002: TA Activities in CACM, 2002 9 REGIONAL: Investment (2), Government Procurement, Services, Textiles, TPR, DS, Negotiating skills, Subsidies.
14 NATIONAL: Tools (3), CV (2), TPR (2), Services (2), Subsidies, SG, RO, Investment, Trade & Environment
IMPORTANT: IMPORTANT
Identify priorities
SUBJECT: SUBJECT Agriculture
Services
Market Access (non-Ag)
TRIPS
Rules
DSU
Trade & Environment
S&D
Subject & Neg. Body: Subject & Neg. Body Agriculture
Services
Market Access
TRIPS
Rules
DSU
Trade & Environment
S&D
Special Sessions of CoA
Special Sessions of CTS
Neg. Group on MA
Spec. Sessions TRIPS
Neg. Group on Rules
Special Sessions of DSB
Special Sessions CTE
Special Sessions CTD
DD: DD International Trade can play a major role in the promotion of economic develop.
Enhanced marked access, balanced rules,TA have important roles to play.
SDT integral part of the WTO Agreements. shall be reviewed strengthened operational
TCCB, core elements of the development dimension of MTS
TA to assist in adjusting to WTO rules, implement obligations, exercise rights
Reaffirm commitment to sustainable dev.