BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:unctad.org
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:6a8dcbc356dcc
DTSTART:20191022T070000Z
SEQUENCE:0
TRANSP:OPAQUE
DTEND:20191022T150000Z
LOCATION:Brasília\, Brazil
SUMMARY:International meeting on services value-added in exports: Services 
 and trade policies for diversification and upgrading 
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:The main objective of the international meeting is to reduce th
 e knowledge gap on services’ value added in exports to allow for develop
 ment through evidence-based policymaking\, as called for in sustainable de
 velopment goals (SDGs)\, particularly trade- and services-related policies
 . This will be pursued through the exchange of lessons learned and interac
 tive discussions.\n\nTo this end\, experts on trade\, industrial and servi
 ces policies\, from several countries\, regional and international organiz
 ations\, private sector and academia will participate in several “servic
 es talks”\, public policy and expert panels.\n\nThe meeting will also sh
 are and discuss the results of UNCTAD’s work in Brazil\, with funding fr
 om the European Union and in cooperation with the Government of Brazil\, a
 s useful lessons for developing countries.\n\nThis work has included the m
 easurement of services’ value-added in exports\; the development of a gu
 idebook for developing countries on the methodology to measure services’
  value-added in developing countries\; and the analysis of trade and servi
 ces policies to enable its potential.\n\nTo highlight how services are at 
 your service\, success stories will be presented by private sector represe
 ntatives on how services value-added is contributing to strengthening agri
 culture and industrialization strategies and to enhancing the export capac
 ity of all economic sectors.\n\nExperts on trade in value-added will addre
 ss data-related policy and methodological issues. Furthermore\, the policy
  analysis and discussions will take deep dives on information and communic
 ation technology (ICT) services and professional services to examine in wh
 ich way these services play a key role in providing enabling value-added f
 or overall productive and export capacity.\n\nBackground\n\nServices trade
  is growing more than goods trade\, more resiliently\, and more in develop
 ing countries. Still\, the full importance of trade in services goes well 
 beyond their direct exports\, as there is substantial value-added of servi
 ces incorporated in goods exports\, from services intermediate inputs and 
 from services bundled with goods. In developing countries\, services value
 -added in exports more than doubled services direct exports and two-thirds
  of the growth of services value-added in exports is due to an increase in
  services embodied in all sectors. For a set of selected economies\, with 
 services activities within manufacturing firms\, services’ contribution 
 to overall exports was close to two-thirds.\n\nThrough these indirect role
 s\, services can induce efficiency and effectiveness\, reduction of produc
 tive and trade barriers\, and contribute to more productivity\, increased 
 productive and export capacity and higher participation in global value ch
 ains. Services were responsible for two thirds of total productivity growt
 h in developing countries. This highlights that services are not an altern
 ative to agriculture or industrial development\, but rather provide key me
 ans to complement and strengthen agriculture and industrialization strateg
 ies. A stronger services sector\, namely through increased services value-
 added in all sectors\, can be particularly relevant for gender equality an
 d women&#039\;s economic empowerment.\n\nIn spite of the importance of the
  services sector\, many developing countries are yet to fully explore the 
 development potential of services-led economic transformation and growth. 
 The challenge of devising a coherent services and trade policy and regulat
 ory framework is compounded by insufficient data on services’ value-adde
 d and information on how services value-added in exports is affected or en
 abled by current trade\, industrial and services policies. This meeting wi
 ll address this knowledge gap.\n\nParticipants\n\nThe international meetin
 g will directly serve several stakeholders.\n\nPolicymakers as the meeting
  will detail trade\, industrial and services-related policy options that b
 uild on services value-added as a key tool for economic and trade developm
 ent\;\n\nTrade negotiators since the meeting will also cover trade-related
  policies and will particularly focus on the impact of services’ value-a
 dded in exports\;\n\nAcademics and researchers\, including from think tank
 s and non-governmental organizations\, will also be able to draw insights 
 from the methodology for measuring services’ value added in exports\, an
 d from the analyses of trade and services policies\;\n\nPrivate sector rep
 resentatives because\, with services’ value-added\, firms may have bette
 r chances to take advantage from services inputs\, increased efficiency\, 
 reduced costs\, higher productivity\, higher productive and export capacit
 y\, and facilitated participation in international trade and in value chai
 ns\;\n\nMicro\, small and medium-sized enterprise representatives as they 
 can benefit from achieving the full potential of services\, including serv
 icification and services’ value-added in exports\;\n\nWorkers and worker
 s’ associations\, since evidence-based policies that take services secto
 r’s indirect effects into consideration can enhance the employment effec
 ts\;\n\nPolicymakers working on gender empowerment as they will better und
 erstand the positive effects of services sector on gender balance and fema
 le employment in several services sectors\;\n\nPublic and private stakehol
 ders of professional services as they will benefit from the special policy
  focus on their sector\;\n\nPublic and private stakeholders of information
  and communication technology services since they will benefit from the sp
 ecial policy focus on their sector.\n&lt\;p&gt\;The main objective of the 
 international meeting is to reduce the knowledge gap on services’ value 
 added in exports to allow for development through evidence-based policymak
 ing\, as called for in sustainable development goals (SDGs)\, particularly
  trade- and services-related policies. This will be pursued through the ex
 change of lessons learned and interactive discussions.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\
 ;p&gt\;To this end\, experts on trade\, industrial and services policies\,
  from several countries\, regional and international organizations\, priva
 te sector and academia will participate in several “services talks”\, 
 public policy and expert panels.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;The meeting wil
 l also share and discuss the results of UNCTAD’s work in Brazil\, with f
 unding from the European Union and in cooperation with the Government of B
 razil\, as useful lessons for developing countries.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&
 gt\;This work has included the measurement of services’ value-added in e
 xports\; the development of a guidebook for developing countries on the me
 thodology to measure services’ value-added in developing countries\; and
  the analysis of trade and services policies to enable its potential.&lt\;
 /p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;To highlight how services are at your service\, succ
 ess stories will be presented by private sector representatives on how ser
 vices value-added is contributing to strengthening agriculture and industr
 ialization strategies and to enhancing the export capacity of all economic
  sectors.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;Experts on trade in value-added will a
 ddress data-related policy and methodological issues. Furthermore\, the po
 licy analysis and discussions will take deep dives on information and comm
 unication technology (ICT) services and professional services to examine i
 n which way these services play a key role in providing enabling value-add
 ed for overall productive and export capacity.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;&
 lt\;strong&gt\;Background&lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;Servi
 ces trade is growing more than goods trade\, more resiliently\, and more i
 n developing countries. Still\, the full importance of trade in services g
 oes well beyond their direct exports\, as there is substantial value-added
  of services incorporated in goods exports\, from services intermediate in
 puts and from services bundled with goods. In developing countries\, servi
 ces value-added in exports more than doubled services direct exports and t
 wo-thirds of the growth of services value-added in exports is due to an in
 crease in services embodied in all sectors. For a set of selected economie
 s\, with services activities within manufacturing firms\, services’ cont
 ribution to overall exports was close to two-thirds.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p
 &gt\;Through these indirect roles\, services can induce efficiency and eff
 ectiveness\, reduction of productive and trade barriers\, and contribute t
 o more productivity\, increased productive and export capacity and higher 
 participation in global value chains. Services were responsible for two th
 irds of total productivity growth in developing countries. This highlights
  that services are not an alternative to agriculture or industrial develop
 ment\, but rather provide key means to complement and strengthen agricultu
 re and industrialization strategies. A stronger services sector\, namely t
 hrough increased services value-added in all sectors\, can be particularly
  relevant for gender equality and women&#039\;s economic empowerment.&lt\;
 /p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;In spite of the importance of the services sector\, 
 many developing countries are yet to fully explore the development potenti
 al of services-led economic transformation and growth. The challenge of de
 vising a coherent services and trade policy and regulatory framework is co
 mpounded by insufficient data on services’ value-added and information o
 n how services value-added in exports is affected or enabled by current tr
 ade\, industrial and services policies. This meeting will address this kno
 wledge gap.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Participants&lt\;/st
 rong&gt\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;The international meeting will directl
 y serve several stakeholders.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;Policymakers as th
 e meeting will detail trade\, industrial and services-related policy optio
 ns that build on services value-added as a key tool for economic and trade
  development\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;Trade negotiators since the meeti
 ng will also cover trade-related policies and will particularly focus on t
 he impact of services’ value-added in exports\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt
 \;Academics and researchers\, including from think tanks and non-governmen
 tal organizations\, will also be able to draw insights from the methodolog
 y for measuring services’ value added in exports\, and from the analyses
  of trade and services policies\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;Private sector
  representatives because\, with services’ value-added\, firms may have b
 etter chances to take advantage from services inputs\, increased efficienc
 y\, reduced costs\, higher productivity\, higher productive and export cap
 acity\, and facilitated participation in international trade and in value 
 chains\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;Micro\, small and medium-sized enterpri
 se representatives as they can benefit from achieving the full potential o
 f services\, including servicification and services’ value-added in expo
 rts\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;Workers and workers’ associations\, sinc
 e evidence-based policies that take services sector’s indirect effects i
 nto consideration can enhance the employment effects\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\
 ;p&gt\;Policymakers working on gender empowerment as they will better unde
 rstand the positive effects of services sector on gender balance and femal
 e employment in several services sectors\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;Publi
 c and private stakeholders of professional services as they will benefit f
 rom the special policy focus on their sector\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;P
 ublic and private stakeholders of information and communication technology
  services since they will benefit from the special policy focus on their s
 ector.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/mee
 ting/international-meeting-services-value-added-exports-services-and-trade
 -policies
DTSTAMP:20260825T170715Z
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:6a8dcbc356e15
DTSTART:20191023T070000Z
SEQUENCE:0
TRANSP:OPAQUE
DTEND:20191023T150000Z
LOCATION:Brasília\, Brazil
SUMMARY:International meeting on services value-added in exports: Services 
 and trade policies for diversification and upgrading 
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:The main objective of the international meeting is to reduce th
 e knowledge gap on services’ value added in exports to allow for develop
 ment through evidence-based policymaking\, as called for in sustainable de
 velopment goals (SDGs)\, particularly trade- and services-related policies
 . This will be pursued through the exchange of lessons learned and interac
 tive discussions.\n\nTo this end\, experts on trade\, industrial and servi
 ces policies\, from several countries\, regional and international organiz
 ations\, private sector and academia will participate in several “servic
 es talks”\, public policy and expert panels.\n\nThe meeting will also sh
 are and discuss the results of UNCTAD’s work in Brazil\, with funding fr
 om the European Union and in cooperation with the Government of Brazil\, a
 s useful lessons for developing countries.\n\nThis work has included the m
 easurement of services’ value-added in exports\; the development of a gu
 idebook for developing countries on the methodology to measure services’
  value-added in developing countries\; and the analysis of trade and servi
 ces policies to enable its potential.\n\nTo highlight how services are at 
 your service\, success stories will be presented by private sector represe
 ntatives on how services value-added is contributing to strengthening agri
 culture and industrialization strategies and to enhancing the export capac
 ity of all economic sectors.\n\nExperts on trade in value-added will addre
 ss data-related policy and methodological issues. Furthermore\, the policy
  analysis and discussions will take deep dives on information and communic
 ation technology (ICT) services and professional services to examine in wh
 ich way these services play a key role in providing enabling value-added f
 or overall productive and export capacity.\n\nBackground\n\nServices trade
  is growing more than goods trade\, more resiliently\, and more in develop
 ing countries. Still\, the full importance of trade in services goes well 
 beyond their direct exports\, as there is substantial value-added of servi
 ces incorporated in goods exports\, from services intermediate inputs and 
 from services bundled with goods. In developing countries\, services value
 -added in exports more than doubled services direct exports and two-thirds
  of the growth of services value-added in exports is due to an increase in
  services embodied in all sectors. For a set of selected economies\, with 
 services activities within manufacturing firms\, services’ contribution 
 to overall exports was close to two-thirds.\n\nThrough these indirect role
 s\, services can induce efficiency and effectiveness\, reduction of produc
 tive and trade barriers\, and contribute to more productivity\, increased 
 productive and export capacity and higher participation in global value ch
 ains. Services were responsible for two thirds of total productivity growt
 h in developing countries. This highlights that services are not an altern
 ative to agriculture or industrial development\, but rather provide key me
 ans to complement and strengthen agriculture and industrialization strateg
 ies. A stronger services sector\, namely through increased services value-
 added in all sectors\, can be particularly relevant for gender equality an
 d women&#039\;s economic empowerment.\n\nIn spite of the importance of the
  services sector\, many developing countries are yet to fully explore the 
 development potential of services-led economic transformation and growth. 
 The challenge of devising a coherent services and trade policy and regulat
 ory framework is compounded by insufficient data on services’ value-adde
 d and information on how services value-added in exports is affected or en
 abled by current trade\, industrial and services policies. This meeting wi
 ll address this knowledge gap.\n\nParticipants\n\nThe international meetin
 g will directly serve several stakeholders.\n\nPolicymakers as the meeting
  will detail trade\, industrial and services-related policy options that b
 uild on services value-added as a key tool for economic and trade developm
 ent\;\n\nTrade negotiators since the meeting will also cover trade-related
  policies and will particularly focus on the impact of services’ value-a
 dded in exports\;\n\nAcademics and researchers\, including from think tank
 s and non-governmental organizations\, will also be able to draw insights 
 from the methodology for measuring services’ value added in exports\, an
 d from the analyses of trade and services policies\;\n\nPrivate sector rep
 resentatives because\, with services’ value-added\, firms may have bette
 r chances to take advantage from services inputs\, increased efficiency\, 
 reduced costs\, higher productivity\, higher productive and export capacit
 y\, and facilitated participation in international trade and in value chai
 ns\;\n\nMicro\, small and medium-sized enterprise representatives as they 
 can benefit from achieving the full potential of services\, including serv
 icification and services’ value-added in exports\;\n\nWorkers and worker
 s’ associations\, since evidence-based policies that take services secto
 r’s indirect effects into consideration can enhance the employment effec
 ts\;\n\nPolicymakers working on gender empowerment as they will better und
 erstand the positive effects of services sector on gender balance and fema
 le employment in several services sectors\;\n\nPublic and private stakehol
 ders of professional services as they will benefit from the special policy
  focus on their sector\;\n\nPublic and private stakeholders of information
  and communication technology services since they will benefit from the sp
 ecial policy focus on their sector.\n&lt\;p&gt\;The main objective of the 
 international meeting is to reduce the knowledge gap on services’ value 
 added in exports to allow for development through evidence-based policymak
 ing\, as called for in sustainable development goals (SDGs)\, particularly
  trade- and services-related policies. This will be pursued through the ex
 change of lessons learned and interactive discussions.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\
 ;p&gt\;To this end\, experts on trade\, industrial and services policies\,
  from several countries\, regional and international organizations\, priva
 te sector and academia will participate in several “services talks”\, 
 public policy and expert panels.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;The meeting wil
 l also share and discuss the results of UNCTAD’s work in Brazil\, with f
 unding from the European Union and in cooperation with the Government of B
 razil\, as useful lessons for developing countries.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&
 gt\;This work has included the measurement of services’ value-added in e
 xports\; the development of a guidebook for developing countries on the me
 thodology to measure services’ value-added in developing countries\; and
  the analysis of trade and services policies to enable its potential.&lt\;
 /p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;To highlight how services are at your service\, succ
 ess stories will be presented by private sector representatives on how ser
 vices value-added is contributing to strengthening agriculture and industr
 ialization strategies and to enhancing the export capacity of all economic
  sectors.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;Experts on trade in value-added will a
 ddress data-related policy and methodological issues. Furthermore\, the po
 licy analysis and discussions will take deep dives on information and comm
 unication technology (ICT) services and professional services to examine i
 n which way these services play a key role in providing enabling value-add
 ed for overall productive and export capacity.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;&
 lt\;strong&gt\;Background&lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;Servi
 ces trade is growing more than goods trade\, more resiliently\, and more i
 n developing countries. Still\, the full importance of trade in services g
 oes well beyond their direct exports\, as there is substantial value-added
  of services incorporated in goods exports\, from services intermediate in
 puts and from services bundled with goods. In developing countries\, servi
 ces value-added in exports more than doubled services direct exports and t
 wo-thirds of the growth of services value-added in exports is due to an in
 crease in services embodied in all sectors. For a set of selected economie
 s\, with services activities within manufacturing firms\, services’ cont
 ribution to overall exports was close to two-thirds.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p
 &gt\;Through these indirect roles\, services can induce efficiency and eff
 ectiveness\, reduction of productive and trade barriers\, and contribute t
 o more productivity\, increased productive and export capacity and higher 
 participation in global value chains. Services were responsible for two th
 irds of total productivity growth in developing countries. This highlights
  that services are not an alternative to agriculture or industrial develop
 ment\, but rather provide key means to complement and strengthen agricultu
 re and industrialization strategies. A stronger services sector\, namely t
 hrough increased services value-added in all sectors\, can be particularly
  relevant for gender equality and women&#039\;s economic empowerment.&lt\;
 /p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;In spite of the importance of the services sector\, 
 many developing countries are yet to fully explore the development potenti
 al of services-led economic transformation and growth. The challenge of de
 vising a coherent services and trade policy and regulatory framework is co
 mpounded by insufficient data on services’ value-added and information o
 n how services value-added in exports is affected or enabled by current tr
 ade\, industrial and services policies. This meeting will address this kno
 wledge gap.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Participants&lt\;/st
 rong&gt\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;The international meeting will directl
 y serve several stakeholders.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;Policymakers as th
 e meeting will detail trade\, industrial and services-related policy optio
 ns that build on services value-added as a key tool for economic and trade
  development\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;Trade negotiators since the meeti
 ng will also cover trade-related policies and will particularly focus on t
 he impact of services’ value-added in exports\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt
 \;Academics and researchers\, including from think tanks and non-governmen
 tal organizations\, will also be able to draw insights from the methodolog
 y for measuring services’ value added in exports\, and from the analyses
  of trade and services policies\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;Private sector
  representatives because\, with services’ value-added\, firms may have b
 etter chances to take advantage from services inputs\, increased efficienc
 y\, reduced costs\, higher productivity\, higher productive and export cap
 acity\, and facilitated participation in international trade and in value 
 chains\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;Micro\, small and medium-sized enterpri
 se representatives as they can benefit from achieving the full potential o
 f services\, including servicification and services’ value-added in expo
 rts\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;Workers and workers’ associations\, sinc
 e evidence-based policies that take services sector’s indirect effects i
 nto consideration can enhance the employment effects\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\
 ;p&gt\;Policymakers working on gender empowerment as they will better unde
 rstand the positive effects of services sector on gender balance and femal
 e employment in several services sectors\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;Publi
 c and private stakeholders of professional services as they will benefit f
 rom the special policy focus on their sector\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;P
 ublic and private stakeholders of information and communication technology
  services since they will benefit from the special policy focus on their s
 ector.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/mee
 ting/international-meeting-services-value-added-exports-services-and-trade
 -policies
DTSTAMP:20260825T170715Z
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR