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LOCATION:Online\, 
SUMMARY:Webinar on the Primer on data for trade in services and development
  policies: Asia-Pacific 
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 will emphasize how the Primer can be applied in
  Asia-Pacific policy settings\, reflecting regional priorities and realiti
 es.Objective  This webinar aims to (i) share the Primer’s key messages 
 and policy insights\; (ii) demonstrate how the Primer can be applied in re
 al policy settings\; (iii) foster dialogue on improving services trade dat
 a and its use in strategy and negotiations\; and (iv) collect feedback to 
 inform future updates. It will include:a presentation of the Primer’s ma
 in messages and why they matter for evidence-based services trade policyma
 king\;a panel discussing Asia-Pacific–relevant examples showing the rele
 vance of the Primer for strategy and policy processes at national and inte
 rnational levels\;an open discussion to gather perspectives from Member St
 ates and participants.The intended outcome is to support more effective us
 e of services trade data in policymaking and to collect actionable feedbac
 k that can inform future iterations of the Primer and related implementati
 on support.Participation  Open to diplomats\, policymakers\, statistician
 s and analysts (including from national statistical offices and central ba
 nks)\, trade and sectoral ministries\, services trade promotion organizati
 ons\, industry stakeholders\, academics\, and representatives of internati
 onal and regional organization\, particularly those working on services tr
 ade and development issues in the Asia-Pacific region.Registration  Parti
 cipation is online. Participants can register via the registration link.Do
 cuments Primer on data for trade in services and development policiesRepo
 rt of the informal working group on data for services\, trade and developm
 ent policies https://unctad.org/system/files/information-document/tsce-wg
 2024-4_report_en.pdf\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/mee
 ting/webinar-primer-data-trade-services-and-development-policies-asia-paci
 fic
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