BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a596ab34dac2 DTSTART:20210416T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20210416T100000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:P166 Short Course: The UNCTAD Productive Capacities Index (PCI): A New Tool for Policy Formulation in Developing Countries CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:In response to a request by member States at the fourteenth ses sion of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD XIV )\, UNCTAD has developed the Productive Capacities Index (PCI). The multid imensional\, composite index covers 193 countries\, and is composed of 46 indicators across eight categories: human capital\, natural capital\, tran sport\, energy\, information and communications technology\, structural ch ange\, institutions\, and the private sector. The PCI will be a valuable t ool to guide the formulation and implementation of development policies. I t also assists in the assessment of progress made in implementation of do mestic policies and global actions and frameworks such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and specific programmes of action. The PCI build s on UNCTAD’s long-standing work on productive capacities as the product ive resources\, entrepreneurial capabilities\, and production linkages\, w hich together determine a country’s capacity to produce goods and servic es.\n\nDelegates will have the opportunity to deepen their understanding o f the importance of the PCI as a tool to guide policy formulation and impl ementation in developing countries\; evaluation of aggregate PCI in develo ping countries\; levels and conditions of category- specific scores and va lues with policy implications\; and the way forward and the relevance of the PCI in their daily activities.\n<\;p>\;In response to a request b y member States at the fourteenth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD XIV)\, UNCTAD has developed the Producti ve Capacities Index (PCI). The multidimensional\, composite index covers 1 93 countries\, and is composed of 46 indicators across eight categories: h uman capital\, natural capital\, transport\, energy\, information and comm unications technology\, structural change\, institutions\, and the private sector. The PCI will be a valuable tool to guide the formulation and impl ementation of development policies. It&\;nbsp\;also assists in the asse ssment of progress made in implementation of domestic policies and global actions and frameworks such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) an d&\;nbsp\;specific programmes of action. The PCI builds on UNCTAD’s l ong-standing work on productive capacities as the productive resources\, e ntrepreneurial capabilities\, and production linkages\, which together det ermine a country’s capacity to produce goods and services.<\;/p>\;\n \n<\;p>\;Delegates will have the opportunity to deepen their understan ding of the importance of the PCI as a tool to guide policy formulation an d implementation in developing countries\; evaluation of aggregate PCI in developing countries\; levels and conditions of category- specific scores and values with policy implications\; and the way forward and&\;nbsp\;t he relevance&\;nbsp\;of the PCI in their daily activities.<\;/p>\;\ n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/p166-short-cou rse-unctad-productive-capacities-index-pci-new-tool-policy-formulation DTSTAMP:20260716T233515Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR