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LOCATION:Online\, 
SUMMARY:Webinar on the Primer on data for trade in services and development
  policies: Africa 
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Countries continue to face gaps in collecting\, interpreting\, 
 and using statistics on trade in services\, making it harder to design eff
 ective trade and development strategies. Following recommendations from th
 e informal working group on data for trade in services and development pol
 icies\, the Primer on data for trade in services and development policies 
 was developed\, to respond to these challenges. It provides practical guid
 ance on how to identify and use data from national\, regional\, and intern
 ational sources\, while also helping to pinpoint data gaps and capacity-bu
 ilding needs. This webinar has emphasized how the Primer can be applied in
  African policy settings\, reflecting regional priorities and realities.Ob
 jective  This webinar aimed to (i) share the Primer’s key messages and 
 policy insights\; (ii) demonstrate how the Primer can be applied in real p
 olicy settings\; (iii) foster dialogue on improving services trade data an
 d its use in policies\; and (iv) collect feedback to inform future updates
 . It included:a presentation of the Primer’s main messages and why they 
 matter for evidence-based services trade policymaking\;a panel discussing 
 African–relevant examples showing the relevance of the Primer for strate
 gy and policy processes\;an open discussion to gather perspectives from Me
 mber States and participants.The intended outcome is to support more effec
 tive use of services trade data in policymaking and to collect actionable 
 feedback that can inform future iterations of the Primer and related imple
 mentation support.Participation  Open to diplomats\, policymakers\, stati
 sticians and analysts (including from national statistical offices and cen
 tral banks)\, trade and sectoral ministries\, services trade promotion org
 anizations\, industry stakeholders\, academics\, and representatives of in
 ternational and regional organization\, particularly those working on serv
 ices trade and development issues in Africa.Registration  Participation i
 s online. Participants can register via the registration link.Documents P
 rimer on data for trade in services and development policiesReport of the 
 informal working group on data for services\, trade and development polici
 eshttps://unctad.org/system/files/information-document/tsce-wg2024-4_repor
 t_en.pdf\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/webinar
 -primer-data-trade-services-and-development-policies-africa
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