BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73424f1416b DTSTART:20150511T030000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20150511T030000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Multi-year Expert Meeting on Trade\, Services and Development\, thi rd session CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The Doha Mandate\, adopted at UNCTAD XIII\, stresses that devel opment of services and access to them\, supported by adequate regulatory a nd institutional frameworks\, is important for sound socioeconomic develop ment. The objective of the expert meeting is to identify best-fit practice s at the levels of policymaking\, regulations\, institutions and trade neg otiations that link services\, development and trade in a balanced manner\ , including strengthening national services regulation.\n\nThe third sessi on of the expert meeting will examine possible elements for the preparatio n of a toolkit consisting of a set of best-fit practices from which develo ping countries could extract information applicable to their own countries and circumstances that could assist them in enhancing efficient and effec tive regulations and institutions. This would potentiate the role of their services economy and services trade as an enabler of sustainable developm ent goals in the context of the post-2015 development agenda.\n\nServices sectors are in fact essential to the efficient functioning of all economie s and strengthened productive capabilities and competitiveness. The qualit y of policies\, regulations and institutional frameworks is the key determ inant of services performance\, and is decisive for harnessing the pro-dev elopment benefits of services sector development. Devising adequate regula tory and institutional frameworks that are best fit to national circumstan ces and priorities is a critical challenge for Governments.\n\nThis proces s should start with an assessment of services sector performance\, and of the regulatory and institutional frameworks conditioning such performance. UNCTAD Services Policy Reviews have provided a useful toolkit to assist c ountries in meeting this challenge and devising an appropriate policy mix to improve services sector performance\, export diversification and struct ural transformation. Lessons can be learned from country experiences towar ds the identification of best-fit practices for harnessing services econom y and trade for sustainable development.\n\nThe issues that experts will a ddress may include the following:\n\n\n\nIn what way do services economy a nd trade contribute to the post-2015 sustainable development goals?\n\n\nW hat are the main binding constraints to the development of services and se rvices trade?\n\n\nHow do policies and regulations affect services perform ance?\n\n\nWhat is the role of regulatory institutions and governance fram eworks?\n\n\nHow can the competitiveness of services enterprises\, particu larly small and medium-sized enterprises\, be enhanced?\n\n\nHow can unive rsal access to essential services\, including financial inclusion\, be ens ured?\n\n\nHow can trade liberalization and regulations best be approached ?\n\n\nWhat data are needed for informed services policymaking and how can the collection of services-related statistics be improved?\n\n\n\nContrib uted papers\n\nExperts are encouraged to prepare and submit to the meeting brief papers (5-12 pages) related to one or more of the issues contained in the provisional agenda\, which will be available on the UNCTAD website. \n\nThese papers will be made available to the meeting in the form and lan guage in which they are received.\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;The Doha Man date<\;/strong>\;\, adopted at UNCTAD XIII\, stresses that development of services and access to them\, supported by adequate regulatory and ins titutional frameworks\, is important for sound socioeconomic development. The objective of the expert meeting is to identify best-fit practices at t he levels of policymaking\, regulations\, institutions and trade negotiati ons that link services\, development and trade in a balanced manner\, incl uding strengthening national services regulation.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p> \;The third session of the expert meeting will examine possible elements f or the preparation of a toolkit consisting of a set of best-fit practices from which developing countries could extract information applicable to th eir own countries and circumstances that could assist them in enhancing ef ficient and effective regulations and institutions. This would potentiate the role of their services economy and services trade as an enabler of sus tainable development goals in the context of the post-2015 development age nda.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Services sectors are in fact essential to t he efficient functioning of all economies and strengthened productive capa bilities and competitiveness. The quality of policies\, regulations and in stitutional frameworks is the key determinant of services performance\, an d is decisive for harnessing the pro-development benefits of services sect or development. Devising adequate regulatory and institutional frameworks that are best fit to national circumstances and priorities is a critical c hallenge for Governments.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;This process should st art with an assessment of services sector performance\, and of the regulat ory and institutional frameworks conditioning such performance. UNCTAD Ser vices Policy Reviews have provided a useful toolkit to assist countries in meeting this challenge and devising an appropriate policy mix to improve services sector performance\, export diversification and structural transf ormation. Lessons can be learned from country experiences towards the iden tification of best-fit practices for harnessing services economy and trade for sustainable development.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The issues that ex perts will address may include the following:<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ol type= "\;a\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/multi-y ear-expert-meeting-trade-services-and-development-third-session DTSTAMP:20260805T140151Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73424f141ac DTSTART:20150512T030000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20150512T030000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Multi-year Expert Meeting on Trade\, Services and Development\, thi rd session CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The Doha Mandate\, adopted at UNCTAD XIII\, stresses that devel opment of services and access to them\, supported by adequate regulatory a nd institutional frameworks\, is important for sound socioeconomic develop ment. The objective of the expert meeting is to identify best-fit practice s at the levels of policymaking\, regulations\, institutions and trade neg otiations that link services\, development and trade in a balanced manner\ , including strengthening national services regulation.\n\nThe third sessi on of the expert meeting will examine possible elements for the preparatio n of a toolkit consisting of a set of best-fit practices from which develo ping countries could extract information applicable to their own countries and circumstances that could assist them in enhancing efficient and effec tive regulations and institutions. This would potentiate the role of their services economy and services trade as an enabler of sustainable developm ent goals in the context of the post-2015 development agenda.\n\nServices sectors are in fact essential to the efficient functioning of all economie s and strengthened productive capabilities and competitiveness. The qualit y of policies\, regulations and institutional frameworks is the key determ inant of services performance\, and is decisive for harnessing the pro-dev elopment benefits of services sector development. Devising adequate regula tory and institutional frameworks that are best fit to national circumstan ces and priorities is a critical challenge for Governments.\n\nThis proces s should start with an assessment of services sector performance\, and of the regulatory and institutional frameworks conditioning such performance. UNCTAD Services Policy Reviews have provided a useful toolkit to assist c ountries in meeting this challenge and devising an appropriate policy mix to improve services sector performance\, export diversification and struct ural transformation. Lessons can be learned from country experiences towar ds the identification of best-fit practices for harnessing services econom y and trade for sustainable development.\n\nThe issues that experts will a ddress may include the following:\n\n\n\nIn what way do services economy a nd trade contribute to the post-2015 sustainable development goals?\n\n\nW hat are the main binding constraints to the development of services and se rvices trade?\n\n\nHow do policies and regulations affect services perform ance?\n\n\nWhat is the role of regulatory institutions and governance fram eworks?\n\n\nHow can the competitiveness of services enterprises\, particu larly small and medium-sized enterprises\, be enhanced?\n\n\nHow can unive rsal access to essential services\, including financial inclusion\, be ens ured?\n\n\nHow can trade liberalization and regulations best be approached ?\n\n\nWhat data are needed for informed services policymaking and how can the collection of services-related statistics be improved?\n\n\n\nContrib uted papers\n\nExperts are encouraged to prepare and submit to the meeting brief papers (5-12 pages) related to one or more of the issues contained in the provisional agenda\, which will be available on the UNCTAD website. \n\nThese papers will be made available to the meeting in the form and lan guage in which they are received.\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;The Doha Man date<\;/strong>\;\, adopted at UNCTAD XIII\, stresses that development of services and access to them\, supported by adequate regulatory and ins titutional frameworks\, is important for sound socioeconomic development. The objective of the expert meeting is to identify best-fit practices at t he levels of policymaking\, regulations\, institutions and trade negotiati ons that link services\, development and trade in a balanced manner\, incl uding strengthening national services regulation.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p> \;The third session of the expert meeting will examine possible elements f or the preparation of a toolkit consisting of a set of best-fit practices from which developing countries could extract information applicable to th eir own countries and circumstances that could assist them in enhancing ef ficient and effective regulations and institutions. This would potentiate the role of their services economy and services trade as an enabler of sus tainable development goals in the context of the post-2015 development age nda.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Services sectors are in fact essential to t he efficient functioning of all economies and strengthened productive capa bilities and competitiveness. The quality of policies\, regulations and in stitutional frameworks is the key determinant of services performance\, an d is decisive for harnessing the pro-development benefits of services sect or development. Devising adequate regulatory and institutional frameworks that are best fit to national circumstances and priorities is a critical c hallenge for Governments.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;This process should st art with an assessment of services sector performance\, and of the regulat ory and institutional frameworks conditioning such performance. UNCTAD Ser vices Policy Reviews have provided a useful toolkit to assist countries in meeting this challenge and devising an appropriate policy mix to improve services sector performance\, export diversification and structural transf ormation. Lessons can be learned from country experiences towards the iden tification of best-fit practices for harnessing services economy and trade for sustainable development.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The issues that ex perts will address may include the following:<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ol type= "\;a\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/multi-y ear-expert-meeting-trade-services-and-development-third-session DTSTAMP:20260805T140151Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73424f141b2 DTSTART:20150513T030000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20150513T030000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Multi-year Expert Meeting on Trade\, Services and Development\, thi rd session CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The Doha Mandate\, adopted at UNCTAD XIII\, stresses that devel opment of services and access to them\, supported by adequate regulatory a nd institutional frameworks\, is important for sound socioeconomic develop ment. The objective of the expert meeting is to identify best-fit practice s at the levels of policymaking\, regulations\, institutions and trade neg otiations that link services\, development and trade in a balanced manner\ , including strengthening national services regulation.\n\nThe third sessi on of the expert meeting will examine possible elements for the preparatio n of a toolkit consisting of a set of best-fit practices from which develo ping countries could extract information applicable to their own countries and circumstances that could assist them in enhancing efficient and effec tive regulations and institutions. This would potentiate the role of their services economy and services trade as an enabler of sustainable developm ent goals in the context of the post-2015 development agenda.\n\nServices sectors are in fact essential to the efficient functioning of all economie s and strengthened productive capabilities and competitiveness. The qualit y of policies\, regulations and institutional frameworks is the key determ inant of services performance\, and is decisive for harnessing the pro-dev elopment benefits of services sector development. Devising adequate regula tory and institutional frameworks that are best fit to national circumstan ces and priorities is a critical challenge for Governments.\n\nThis proces s should start with an assessment of services sector performance\, and of the regulatory and institutional frameworks conditioning such performance. UNCTAD Services Policy Reviews have provided a useful toolkit to assist c ountries in meeting this challenge and devising an appropriate policy mix to improve services sector performance\, export diversification and struct ural transformation. Lessons can be learned from country experiences towar ds the identification of best-fit practices for harnessing services econom y and trade for sustainable development.\n\nThe issues that experts will a ddress may include the following:\n\n\n\nIn what way do services economy a nd trade contribute to the post-2015 sustainable development goals?\n\n\nW hat are the main binding constraints to the development of services and se rvices trade?\n\n\nHow do policies and regulations affect services perform ance?\n\n\nWhat is the role of regulatory institutions and governance fram eworks?\n\n\nHow can the competitiveness of services enterprises\, particu larly small and medium-sized enterprises\, be enhanced?\n\n\nHow can unive rsal access to essential services\, including financial inclusion\, be ens ured?\n\n\nHow can trade liberalization and regulations best be approached ?\n\n\nWhat data are needed for informed services policymaking and how can the collection of services-related statistics be improved?\n\n\n\nContrib uted papers\n\nExperts are encouraged to prepare and submit to the meeting brief papers (5-12 pages) related to one or more of the issues contained in the provisional agenda\, which will be available on the UNCTAD website. \n\nThese papers will be made available to the meeting in the form and lan guage in which they are received.\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;The Doha Man date<\;/strong>\;\, adopted at UNCTAD XIII\, stresses that development of services and access to them\, supported by adequate regulatory and ins titutional frameworks\, is important for sound socioeconomic development. The objective of the expert meeting is to identify best-fit practices at t he levels of policymaking\, regulations\, institutions and trade negotiati ons that link services\, development and trade in a balanced manner\, incl uding strengthening national services regulation.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p> \;The third session of the expert meeting will examine possible elements f or the preparation of a toolkit consisting of a set of best-fit practices from which developing countries could extract information applicable to th eir own countries and circumstances that could assist them in enhancing ef ficient and effective regulations and institutions. This would potentiate the role of their services economy and services trade as an enabler of sus tainable development goals in the context of the post-2015 development age nda.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Services sectors are in fact essential to t he efficient functioning of all economies and strengthened productive capa bilities and competitiveness. The quality of policies\, regulations and in stitutional frameworks is the key determinant of services performance\, an d is decisive for harnessing the pro-development benefits of services sect or development. Devising adequate regulatory and institutional frameworks that are best fit to national circumstances and priorities is a critical c hallenge for Governments.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;This process should st art with an assessment of services sector performance\, and of the regulat ory and institutional frameworks conditioning such performance. UNCTAD Ser vices Policy Reviews have provided a useful toolkit to assist countries in meeting this challenge and devising an appropriate policy mix to improve services sector performance\, export diversification and structural transf ormation. Lessons can be learned from country experiences towards the iden tification of best-fit practices for harnessing services economy and trade for sustainable development.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The issues that ex perts will address may include the following:<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ol type= "\;a\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/multi-y ear-expert-meeting-trade-services-and-development-third-session DTSTAMP:20260805T140151Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR