BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4d945b93bd5 DTSTART:20190501T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20190501T150000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Multi-year Expert Meeting on Trade\, Services and Development\, sev enth session CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Enhancing productive capacity through services\n\nOf all the wo rld’s economic sectors\, services is the one that accounts for the highe st level of economic activity\, contributing to a growing share of gross d omestic product\, trade and employment through both direct and indirect ef fects within all sectors\, including agriculture and manufacturing. Servic es act as inputs to other sectors and create production linkages.\n\nIn ad dition\, services can help developing countries to implement the 2030 Agen da for Sustainable Development and to achieve goals regarding poverty redu ction\, sustainable economic growth\, the reduction of inequalities\, the increasing of exports from developing countries and the doubling of those from least developed countries.\n\nThe Meeting is intended to help develop ing countries and least developed countries to identify the policies and i nstitutions required to allow them to enhance their productive capacity th rough services.\n\nThe session will consider the role of services in the e conomy and trade. Both theory and empirical evidence relating to the ways in which services can enhance productive capacity will be examined.\n\nNat ional and regional practices and experiences will be shared. International cooperation\, including South–South cooperation\, and partnerships cond ucive to enhancing productive capacity through services will also be discu ssed.\n\nParticipation\n\nThis meeting is open to all member States of UNC TAD. Other organizations\, including specialized agencies\, intergovernmen tal bodies and non-governmental organizations in the general and special c ategories\, as well as academia\, research institutions and the private se ctor\, may participate as observers.\n\nInput from Experts\n\nExperts are encouraged to prepare and submit brief papers (5–12 pages) related to th e issues contained in the provisional agenda. These papers will be made av ailable at the meeting in the form and language in which they are received .\n<\;h3 class="\;text-align-center\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nh ttps://unctad.org/meeting/multi-year-expert-meeting-trade-services-and-dev elopment-seventh-session DTSTAMP:20260708T000547Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4d945b93c1a DTSTART:20190502T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20190502T150000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Multi-year Expert Meeting on Trade\, Services and Development\, sev enth session CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Enhancing productive capacity through services\n\nOf all the wo rld’s economic sectors\, services is the one that accounts for the highe st level of economic activity\, contributing to a growing share of gross d omestic product\, trade and employment through both direct and indirect ef fects within all sectors\, including agriculture and manufacturing. Servic es act as inputs to other sectors and create production linkages.\n\nIn ad dition\, services can help developing countries to implement the 2030 Agen da for Sustainable Development and to achieve goals regarding poverty redu ction\, sustainable economic growth\, the reduction of inequalities\, the increasing of exports from developing countries and the doubling of those from least developed countries.\n\nThe Meeting is intended to help develop ing countries and least developed countries to identify the policies and i nstitutions required to allow them to enhance their productive capacity th rough services.\n\nThe session will consider the role of services in the e conomy and trade. Both theory and empirical evidence relating to the ways in which services can enhance productive capacity will be examined.\n\nNat ional and regional practices and experiences will be shared. International cooperation\, including South–South cooperation\, and partnerships cond ucive to enhancing productive capacity through services will also be discu ssed.\n\nParticipation\n\nThis meeting is open to all member States of UNC TAD. Other organizations\, including specialized agencies\, intergovernmen tal bodies and non-governmental organizations in the general and special c ategories\, as well as academia\, research institutions and the private se ctor\, may participate as observers.\n\nInput from Experts\n\nExperts are encouraged to prepare and submit brief papers (5–12 pages) related to th e issues contained in the provisional agenda. These papers will be made av ailable at the meeting in the form and language in which they are received .\n<\;h3 class="\;text-align-center\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nh ttps://unctad.org/meeting/multi-year-expert-meeting-trade-services-and-dev elopment-seventh-session DTSTAMP:20260708T000547Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR