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WT/WGTTT/M/48  
 
20 April 2015  
(15-2093)  Page: 1/2  
Working Group on Trade and Transfer of Technology 
Forty-Eighth Session    
 
 NOTE ON THE MEETING OF 13 MARCH 2015 
CHAIRPERSON: H.E. MR LUC-JOSEPH OKIO (CONGO) 
A. ADOPTION OF TH E AGENDA .................................................................................... 1  
B. ELECTION OF THE CHAIRPERSON ............................................................................ 1  
C. ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRADE AND TRANSFER OF 
TECHNOLOGY ................................................................................................................... 1 
D. ANY POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATIONS ON STEPS THAT MIGHT BE TAKEN 
WITHIN THE MANDATE OF THE WTO TO INCREASE FLOWS OF TECHNOLOGY TO 
DEVELOPING CO UNTRIES ................................................................................................ 2  
E. OTHER BUSINESS .................................................................................................... 2  
 
 
A. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA  
1. The agenda contained in Airgram WTO/AIR/WGTTT/1 of 3 March 2015 was adopted.  
B. ELECTION OF THE CHAIRPERSON  2. The Working Group formally elected Amba ssador Luc-Joseph Okio of Congo as the 
Chairperson of the Working Group. While welcoming the new Chairperson, Members expressed their appreciation for the outgoing Chair and his leadership that had helped promote the work of 
the Group all through the year.  
 C. ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIP  BETWEEN TRADE AND TRANSFER OF 
TECHNOLOGY  
3. Under the agenda item on the relationship between trade and transfer of technology, some 
Members recalled the mandate of the Working Gr oup in paragraph 37 of the Doha Ministerial 
Declaration and stated that the outcome of the deliberations in this Group could make a significant 
contribution to the Doha Development Agenda. These Members reiterated that technology and technical know-how were essential for improvin g productivity, promoting export growth and 
attaining broader development aspirations of de veloping countries and the LDCs. These Members 
also highlighted important themes that had emer ged in the Workshop on Technology Transfer 
organized by the Secretariat in June 2014. These Members underscored the significance of sharing experience and lessons learnt in innovation and technology generation, particularly by countries 
that have undergone rapid technological advancement. Such experience-sharing exercises could 
not only enrich and advance the work of this Group but also help technology deficient countries make more informed choices in terms of pro-technology policies and measures. Reference was 
also made to a proposal by Ecuador (document IP/C/W/585), tabled in the TRIPS Council, and how 
the Working Group on Trade and Transfer of Techno logy could benefit from synergies on this issue 
with other WTO bodies. 
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  D. ANY POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATIONS ON STEPS THAT MIGHT BE TAKEN WITHIN 
THE MANDATE OF THE WTO TO INCREASE FLOWS OF TECHNOLOGY TO DEVELOPING 
COUNTRIES 
4. Under the agenda item on possible recommendations that the Working Group could make in 
the future, Members continued their discussion on an earlier submission titled "Facilitating Access 
to Information on Appropriate Technology Sourcing  – Steps to Increase Flows of Technology to 
Developing Countries". In reiterating their earlier request for the creation of a specialized webpage 
on transfer of technology, some Members stated that the Workshop held in June 2014 had been 
useful in highlighting a number of relevant themes  and that they looked forward to hearing views 
on them from other Members. Some Members ag ain urged the proponents to table a revised 
formal submission. Responding to this, the proponents stated that they hoped to work with 
like-minded Members in refining and developing a more concrete formal submission in the coming 
months.   
E. OTHER BUSINESS 
5. No matter was raised under other business. 
 
 
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