Key Issues on the International Economic Agenda

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

UNCTADs flagship training course for policy makers on an integrated perspective to trade and development

http://p166.unctad.org

Key Issues on the International Economic Agenda

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

Objective what is to be achieved and how? Target audience Impact Challenges

Key Issues on the International Economic Agenda

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

The idea behind this Objective (P166 Bangkok Plan of Action) is to

Enhance the knowledge and skills of policy makers on the inter-relationship between trade, finance, investment and development Strengthen their policy formulation and implementation capacity and negotiation skills at the bilateral, regional and multilateral levels.

Key Issues on the International Economic Agenda

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

Objective

Enhance support to Geneva based missions especially in deliberations at the multilateral level; Understand and appreciate the analytical and practical work at UNCTAD that are built into the curricula of the training course.

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United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

Objective

Design course content from UNCTADs work on trade and development; empirical studies, analytical reports, technical cooperation activities Structure program to take into account regional specificities past evaluations; on-going studies, research; in-house discussions - to fine tune program

Collaborate with experts at UN Regional Commissions, Vi member universities and experiences of national experts for coherence
Deliver - lectures, case studies, problem solving, group work, exchange of experiences, simulation exercise.

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Target audience

Government: Trade policy officials; Central bankers; Investment experts; Economists; Geneva based delegates invited through Geneva PMs, Ministries, UNDP country offices.
Academia: Academics in universities and research institutes who teach and research in these areas invited through Vi network.

Key Issues on the International Economic Agenda Target audience

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

Asia and Pacific
50

Latin America/Caribbean
40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 2001 2002 2003 2005 2007
160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0

40 30 20 10 0 2001 2002 2004 2006

Africa

2001 2002 2004 2007

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United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

IMPACT

Measured at the end of each regional course has the learning been useful, enriching, interesting? AND .
Six months after the end of each course how exactly has this learning been applied, where, how?

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Impact

Improvement in knowledge on various trade, trade related areas, finance and investment matters
Increased awareness at the diverse policy conditions to attain competitiveness

Can better identify these issues and understand their treatment in trade negotiations
Can draft effective policy proposals for decision makers, impact on local industries and linkages with TNCs

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Impact

Personal development - higher level of motivation - learn and understand further these issues

Understand better country's negotiating position; contribute to country's bilateral, regional and multilateral trading negotiations

Regard the high value added of the course and its pedagogic approach

Feedback from supervisors recognize high value of the course content and its relevance to jobs performed

Key Issues on the International Economic Agenda

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

Challenges: Design new courses for 2008-2009 - how to do better what is now being done well review needs of stakeholders for capacity building in the area of trade and development.

Key Issues on the International Economic Agenda

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

Challenges

Conduct annual rather than bi-annual courses

Stylise course for parliamentarians and decision makers

Secure predictable funding for continued long term support to this program

Key Issues on the International Economic Agenda

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

CONTACT:

Mohan Panicker Project Coordinator/P166 NTTCB Branch SITE Division Tel: +41.22.9172561 Fax: +41.22.9170050 Email: mohan.panicker@unctad.org Website: http://p166.unctad.org