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WT/WGTTT/M /53 
 
15 November  2016 
(16-6306) Page: 1/2 
Working Group on Trade and Transfer of Technology  
Fifty-Third Session    
 
 NOTE ON THE MEETING OF 7 NOVEMBER  2016  
Chairperson: H.E. Mr.  Luis Enrique Chávez Basagoitia (Peru ) 
A. ADOPTION OF THE AGEN DA ................................ ................................ ....................  1 
B. ANAL YSIS OF THE RELATION SHIP BETWEEN TRADE A ND TRANSFER OF 
TECHNOLOGY  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..........  1 
C. ANY POSSIBLE RECOMME NDATIONS ON STEPS TH AT MIGHT BE TAKEN 
WITHIN THE MANDATE O F THE WTO TO INCREAS E FLOWS OF 
TECHNOLOGY T O DEVELOPING COUNTRI ES ................................ ............................  1 
D. OTHER BUSINESS  ................................ ................................ ................................ .... 2 
 
 
A. ADOPTION OF THE AGEN DA  
1. The agenda contained in Airgram WTO/AIR/WGTTT/6  of 24 October  2016 was adopted .  
B. ANALYSIS OF THE RELA TIONSHIP BETWEEN T RADE AND TRANSFER OF  
TECHNOLOGY  
2. Under the agenda item relating to the relationship between trade and transfer of technology, 
Chinese Taipei  informed the Working Group  that it was  running 20 training seminars/courses on 
innovation, technology generation  and its transfer each year , attracting 500  participants from 
LDCs and developing country Memb ers. Chinese Taipei  indicated its interest in conducting  training 
programmes /seminars  for these countries jointly with other governments as well as 
intergovernmen tal organizations. The Chair invited the delegation of Chinese Taipei to share more 
details on the above -mentioned training programmes at the next session of the Working Group.  No 
other delegation asked for the floor.  
C. ANY POSSIBLE RECOMME NDATIONS ON STEPS THAT MIGHT BE TAKEN WITHIN 
THE MANDATE OF THE W TO TO INCREASE FLOWS  OF TECHNOLOGY TO DEV ELOPING 
COUNTRIES  
3. Under the agenda item on possible recommendations that the Working Group could make in 
the future, in continuing discussion of an earlier submissio n entitled "Facilitating Access to 
Information on Appropriate Technology Sourcing – A Step to Increase Flows of Tech nology to 
Developing Countries",  the proponents invited M embers to revisit the proponents ' statements 
regarding the propos al for a  webpage m ade during the Working Group meetings  in October 2015 
(WT/WGTTT/M/50), as wel l as in March 2016 (WT/WGTTT/M/51). The proponents stated that they 
were open to hearing other Members'  comments and suggestions regarding the proposed 
webpage, so that these coul d be incorporated in a future formal proposal.  The proponents also 
stated that they continued to work  with other like -minded delegations to finalize a formal 
submission on the suggested webpage on trade and transfer of technology which they hoped to 
table in the near future.   
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  D. OTHER BUSINESS  
4. No matter w as raised under "O ther Business ". 
5. The Chair informed Members that the Working Group was  mandated to make a report to the 
General Council each year.  Accordingly he  was in the process of preparing , on his  own 
responsibility, a factual report on the work undertaken in the Working Group during the current 
year. The report followed  the format of previous reports . As per past practice, the report would  be 
adopted by circulation.  He stated that a  draft of the r eport  would  be circulated to Members by 
15 November 2016.  He intend ed to give  a period of one week to  Members for comments.  In case 
substantive comments/suggestions from Members were  received by the cut -off date , he would  try 
and reflect them in a final version which would subsequently be adopted by circulation before its 
transmission to the General Council.  
6. The meeting was adjourned . 
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