BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6adf2befe0dce DTSTART:20260415T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20260415T160000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Multi-year expert meeting on trade\, services and development\, 12t h session CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Servicification for economic diversificationThe meeting will pr ovide an opportunity for experts to exchange views and good practices on h ow servicification is an important means to pursue structural transformati on\, productivity growth\, economic diversification and enhanced resilienc e.During the meeting\, trends and examples of servicification across count ries will be presented\, and discussions will focus on the impact of recen t trends on digitalization\, knowledge-intensive services and trade policy \, including opportunities and challenges for developing economies.Session s will examine the role of trade in services in supporting economic divers ification\, consistent with the Geneva Consensus (TD/561/Add.2). In paragr aph 21 of the Geneva Consensus\, the "\;growing significance of servic es as a new frontier for structural transformation\, particularly for deve loping countries seeking to diversify their economies"\; is underscore d. The discussion will be in line with the objectives of paragraph 80.14 o f the Geneva Consensus on promoting productive activities in developing co untries through trade in services.A segment of the discussion will be dedi cated to data needs and gaps related to servicification. How improved data can enhance understanding of servicification and support policymaking wil l be explored\, notably in the area of trade policy\, to enable developing economies to harness servicification for economic diversification and dev elopment. Findings from the discussion will align with the objectives of p aragraph 80.15 of the Geneva Consensus on improving the collection\, acces sibility and use of services trade data to inform policy decisions.Partici pationThis meeting is open to all member States of UNCTAD. Other organizat ions\, including specialized agencies\, intergovernmental bodies and non-g overnmental organizations in the general and special categories\, as well as academia\, research institutions and the private sector\, may participa te as observers.Member States are invited to nominate experts from the pub lic and private sectors. Nominated experts are encouraged to participate i n all sessions to ensure continuity.Inputs from expertsExperts nominated b y member States are encouraged to submit brief papers (approximately 5-12 pages) as contributions to the work of the meeting. The papers will be mad e available at the meeting in the form and language in which they are rece ived.LogisticsThe session will be held with physical participation in the room Tempus of the Palais des Nations. Those who cannot attend the meeting in person will be able to listen to the live audio stream in the six offi cial languages of the United Nations.The link to listen live will be sent to registered participants at the email address used for registration\, on e day in advance of the start of the session.<\;h4 class="\;text-ali gn-center\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/multi- year-expert-meeting-trade-services-and-development-12th-session DTSTAMP:20261026T103111Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6adf2befe0e1a DTSTART:20260416T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20260416T160000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Multi-year expert meeting on trade\, services and development\, 12t h session CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Servicification for economic diversificationThe meeting will pr ovide an opportunity for experts to exchange views and good practices on h ow servicification is an important means to pursue structural transformati on\, productivity growth\, economic diversification and enhanced resilienc e.During the meeting\, trends and examples of servicification across count ries will be presented\, and discussions will focus on the impact of recen t trends on digitalization\, knowledge-intensive services and trade policy \, including opportunities and challenges for developing economies.Session s will examine the role of trade in services in supporting economic divers ification\, consistent with the Geneva Consensus (TD/561/Add.2). In paragr aph 21 of the Geneva Consensus\, the "\;growing significance of servic es as a new frontier for structural transformation\, particularly for deve loping countries seeking to diversify their economies"\; is underscore d. The discussion will be in line with the objectives of paragraph 80.14 o f the Geneva Consensus on promoting productive activities in developing co untries through trade in services.A segment of the discussion will be dedi cated to data needs and gaps related to servicification. How improved data can enhance understanding of servicification and support policymaking wil l be explored\, notably in the area of trade policy\, to enable developing economies to harness servicification for economic diversification and dev elopment. Findings from the discussion will align with the objectives of p aragraph 80.15 of the Geneva Consensus on improving the collection\, acces sibility and use of services trade data to inform policy decisions.Partici pationThis meeting is open to all member States of UNCTAD. Other organizat ions\, including specialized agencies\, intergovernmental bodies and non-g overnmental organizations in the general and special categories\, as well as academia\, research institutions and the private sector\, may participa te as observers.Member States are invited to nominate experts from the pub lic and private sectors. Nominated experts are encouraged to participate i n all sessions to ensure continuity.Inputs from expertsExperts nominated b y member States are encouraged to submit brief papers (approximately 5-12 pages) as contributions to the work of the meeting. The papers will be mad e available at the meeting in the form and language in which they are rece ived.LogisticsThe session will be held with physical participation in the room Tempus of the Palais des Nations. Those who cannot attend the meeting in person will be able to listen to the live audio stream in the six offi cial languages of the United Nations.The link to listen live will be sent to registered participants at the email address used for registration\, on e day in advance of the start of the session.<\;h4 class="\;text-ali gn-center\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/multi- year-expert-meeting-trade-services-and-development-12th-session DTSTAMP:20261026T103111Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR