WT/WGTTT/W/19/Rev.2  
 
27 June 2013  
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Working Group on Trade and Transfer of Technology  Original: English  
 
 WORKSHOP ON TRADE AND TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY 
WORKING GROUP ON TRADE AND TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY 
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION 
(GENEVA, SEPTEMBER 2013) 
 
Draft Programme 
Proponents: Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico and Peru 
 
Revision 
 
 
The following communication, dated 25 June 2013, is being circulated at the request of the delegations of Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico and Peru. 
 
 
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 1.1.  Technology transfer is a key term in the policy debate on economic development issues. The proposed workshop aims to help Members improv e their understanding of what the process of 
technology transfer entails, how and between whic h kinds of actors such technology transfer can 
occur, and how the interface between technology tr ansfer and intellectual property rights can be 
structured. 
1.2.  The workshop will present how to create en abling environment for the transfer of technology 
in promoting knowledge-based development, IP pr otection, financing and practices on promoting 
innovative development. It will also include discussion and experience-sharing about recent 
approaches on mechanisms and instruments of technology transfer such as global value chains, 
non-equity modes of international production and the impact of regional trade agreements (RTAs) 
and bilateral investment treaties (BITs), in order to develop a deeper understanding of the developmental impact of these mechanisms and instruments, and the conditions under which they 
can be used to achieve long-term socio-economic  gains. The workshop will also address the 
diffusion of international technology transfer collaborative programmes and the role of the WTO, WIPO and other international organizations to enhance the global technological integration. 
A.M. 
  Welcome Address: WTO Director-General  
Session 1: Creating enabling environment for trade and transfer of technology  
 
1.1.  Host and home countries conditions for trade and transfer of technology 
Possible Panelists: UNECE, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation 
or US National Academy, ICTSD, Government of China 
 
Interactive Debate and Questions   
 
1.2.  Cluster Policies and their role for tr ade and ToT, Promoting trade and ToT in the 
Services Sector 
Possible Panelists: European Commission , APEC, KPMG, CCIA, Oxford University 
 
Interactive Debate and Questions  WT/WGTTT/W/19/Rev.2 
 
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1.3. How global and regional value chains, the FDI and non-equity modes of 
international production impact on trade and ToT?, Some National experiences 
   Possible Panelists: OECD or World Bank, UNCTAD, Costa Rica, Tata (India) 
 
Interactive Debate and Questions  
 
P.M. 
 
1.4. International agreements and their im pact on trade and technology transfer  
Possible Panelists: WTO, Colorado University, Graduate Institute for Policy 
Studies–Tokyo, Proinversion/Peru 
 
Interactive Debate and Questions  
 
Session 2: International Technology Transfer Collaborative Programmes 
 
2.1. WIPO and technological and R&D institutions activities related to trade and 
technology transfer Possible Panelists: WIPO, MIT, TEKES, Goverment of El Salvador 
 
Interactive Debate and Questions  
 
2.2. Trade and technology transfer for Su stainable Development and new trends in 
ToT cooperation 
Possible Panelists: UNEP, CBD, UNCTAD, ICTSD 
 
Interactive Debate and Questions  
   Concluding Remarks  
 
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