The research phase of Executive Forum 2001 has already begun and we encourage all those interested to contribute their views. In particular, we welcome short analyses of the situation in individual developing and transition economies. The central theme on harnessing the power of innovation is indeed very interesting. My office is grateful for the numerous materials which ITC has sent us. Read more . . .
All contributions are in-kind.
Hosts for the annual meeting are rotated. Each host pays organizing costs, and members pay their own way. Various national TPOs take the lead on different information exchange projects. Read more . . . Reports from the Third World Conference of Trade Promotion Organizations confirmed this as one of the clearest trends to emerge among TPOs.