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Working Group on Trade and Transfer of Technology   
 
WORKSHOP ON TRADE AND TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY 
MONDAY, 16 JUNE 2014 10:00 TO 18:00 
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1.1.  At the 43rd Session of the Working Group on Trade and Transfer of Technology held on 
4 July 2013, Members agreed to hold a Workshop on Trade and Transfer of Technology at the 
WTO, based on a communication from Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico and Peru 
(WT/WGTTT/W/19/Rev.2). This workshop will be held on Monday 16 June 2014. 
1.2.  The workshop is being organized around two sessions, one in the morning and one in the 
afternoon, both of which will involve officials from WTO Members, Observer countries, experts from intergovernmental organizations and representatives from the academia. Each sub-session 
will have three/four speakers with a moderator facilitating the discussion.   
1.3.  The programme is as follows: 
WORKSHOP ON TRADE AND TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY 
MONDAY 16 JUNE 2014 IN ROOM W 
10.00 – 10.15 Welcome Address by DDG Mr. Yonov Frederick AGAH  
 
SESSION 1:  INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMMES 
 
10.15 – 11.15 
 
 1.1 Trade and technology transfer for sustainable development and new 
trends in transfer of technology cooperation 
 
Knowledge is now a key strategic resource for national economic development. Technology and innovation are recognized as crucial means towards sustainable 
development and shared prosperity.  The impact of technological improvement on 
economic growth and development results from a complex long-term process involving a number of factors and the interaction of actors both at the national 
and international levels.  In this context the role of international institutions, as 
well as the bridging function of governments in linking businesses, academia, research and development institutes cannot be overemphasized.  The panelists will look at how trade and the transfer of technology can contribute to economic 
development and environmental prot ection, and discuss new trends in 
international cooperation on technology transfer.  
Moderator: H. E. Mr. Remigi WINZAP (Switzerland) 
 
Panelists:  
 
 Mr. Frédérick BORDRY, Director for Accelerators and Technology, CERN 
(European Council for Nuclear Research) 
 Mr. Pedro ROFFE, Senior Associate, Innovation, Technology and IP – 
International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) 
 Mr. Joachim MONKELBAAN, Senior Consultant, United Nations Environment 
Programme (UNEP)  
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  11.15 – 12.00 
 1.2 Technological and R&D institutions activities related to trade and 
technology transfer  
Research and Development play a crucial role in innovation, technology 
generation and its end use by firms. Academia, research institutions, the private sector and the governments need to work hand in glove to promote innovation 
and technological initiatives to keep indu stry and the productive sectors in step 
with highly demanding global markets. The role of intergovernmental organizations and research institutes in this regard will be the focus of discussion 
in this segment. 
 
Moderator: H.E. Mr. Gabriel DUQUE (Colombia) 
 
Panelists:  
 
 Mr. Yax CANOSSA HUMBERSTONE, Direct or for Innovation and Quality, 
Ministry of Economy, El Salvador 
 Mr. Hubert ESCAITH, Chief Statistician, Economic Research and Statistics 
Division, WTO 
 
12.00 – 13.00 
 
 1.3 International agreements and their impact on trade and technology 
transfer  
 
A number of regional arrangements (such as NAFTA) as well as international treaties and agreements contain guidelines  or provisions on technology transfer 
(WTO TRIPS Agreement, OECD Guidelines, etc.). What impact do these 
instruments have on actual flows of technology to developing countries, and on their trade opportunities, competitiveness, job creation and economic 
development? This segment will consider whether these international obligations 
and guidelines provide an effective framework for unhampered flows of technology to those who need it to pursue development goals.  
Moderator: H.E. Mr. Abdul HANNAN (Bangladesh) 
 
Panelists:  
 
 Ms. Hiroko YAMANE, Professor emeritus, National Graduate Institute for 
Policy Studies, Japan 
 Mr. Keith E. MASKUS, Professor - Arts and Sciences Professor of Distinction, 
University of Colorado in Boulder, USA 
 Mr. Juan Julio GUTIÉRREZ , Director for Policy and Planning - 
CONCYTEC/Peru 
 Ms. Jayashree WATAL, Counselor Intellectual Property Division  - WTO 
  
13.00 – 15.00 Lunch break  
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  SESSION 2:  CREATING ENABLING ENVIRONMENT FOR TRADE AND TRANSFER OF 
TECHNOLOGY 
 
15.00 – 16.00 2.1 Host and home countries condit ions for trade and transfer of 
technology   
Technological upgrading is a long-term process, involving a number of actors both 
in the host and the home country. Policies at every step of the technology transfer process can be of crucial importance. Part  of this segment of the workshop will 
focus on home country measures aimed at promoting technology generation and 
incentivizing firms to build bridges with developing country firms resulting in the transfer of knowledge technical knowho w. The remainder of the session will 
examine the other side of the coin, namely the enabling environment 
(investment, trade, tax regimes) and the absorptive capacity (technical 
knowledge, skill and educations of workers) of host countries.  
Moderator: Mr. François RIEGERT (France) 
 
Panelists:  
 
 Mr. Robert D. ATKINSON – President, Information Technology and 
Innovation Foundation, USA 
 Mr. Nagesh KUMAR, Head - UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia 
and the Pacific (UNESCAP) South and South-West Asia Office 
 Mr. Xiang Yang GE –Partner, Head of Projects, China - Mayer Brown JSM, 
China 
 Mr. Michael LIM, Economist, Division  on Technology and Logistics, UN 
Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)  
 
16.00 – 17.00 
 2.2 How global and regional value chains, the FDI and non-equity modes 
of international production impact on  trade and transfer of technology? 
Some national experiences. 
 
Inflows of foreign direct investment have long been accompanied by new technologies, though the extent to which these spill over to domestic firms has 
been the subject of debate. The "unbundling"  of industrial production, resulting in 
the rise of global value chains that often do not involve foreign ownership, has created new opportunities – and challenges – for technological upgrading. This 
session will look at countries' experiences with global and regional value chains 
and technology transfer.  
Moderator: H.E. Mr. John OTACHI KAKONGE (Kenya) 
 
Panelists:  
 
 Mr. Mahmoud ELGARF, First Undersecretary, Head of Technology & 
Industrial Development Sector, Ministry of Trade, Industry & Investment, 
Egypt 
 Mr. Andreas MAURER, Chief of Section, International Trade Statistics 
Section, WTO 
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  17.00 – 18.00 2.3 Cluster Policies and their role for trade and trade and transfer of 
technology. Promoting trade and transf er of technology in the services 
sector. 
 
This segment will consider policies fo r promoting the development of business 
clusters and their relationship with trade and technology transfer. It will also 
examine policies aimed at promoting technolo gy transfer linked to services trade. 
 
Moderator: H.E. Dr. Abdolazeez S. AL-O TAIBI, Chairperson of the Working Group 
on Trade and Transfer of Technology (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) 
 
Panelists:  
 
 Mr. Nagesh KUMAR, Head - UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia 
and the Pacific (UNESCAP) South and South-West Asia Office 
 Mr. Nick ASHTON-HART – Executive Director, Internet & Digital Ecosystem 
Alliance (IDEA)  
 Mr. Ruben SCHELLINGERHOUT, Policy Officer, Intellectual Property and 
Public Procurement, Directorate-General Trade, European Commission 
 
 
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