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Illustration of the Government of Japan's efforts in Trade-Related Technical Assistance / Capacity Building

Topics Summary of activities Beneficiary countries Duration Venue
Accession to the WTO        
Customs Valuation and TRIPS for Saudi Arabia's WTO Accession (JICA) Seminar on the outline of customs administration in Japan, the future management of customs valuation treaties, and of TRIPS, etc. Saudi Arabia Mar., 2000 Japan
Seminar for Saudi Arabian Government Officials (JICA ) Dispatch Japanese experts on WTO Agreements to Saudi Arabia to give series of lectures Saudi Arabia May, 1999 Saudi Arabia
Support for Vietnam's WTO Accession ( JICA ) Seminar on preparation for WTO accession Vietnam Mar., 2001 Japan
Training workshop on enhancing participation of trade officials from ESCAP developing countries in the WTO accession process ( ESCAP ) A five day training workshop which focuses on implications of the various regional and multilateral trade liberalization efforts, as well as country specific problems for the ESCAP developing countries of the accession Bhutan, Cambodia, LaoPDR, Nepal, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam and Mongolia Jul. 2001 to May 2002 ESCAP
Accession to the WTO - Economies in Transition ( ESCAP )
  1. Countries studies to identify country-specific bottlenecks in the accession process
  2. Regional paper to identify the common and unique bottlenecks in the accession process for the region
  3. A two days regional workshop to review the studies
Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan Mar. 2000 to Feb. 2001 ESCAP
Topics Summary of activities Beneficiary countries Duration Venue
 Implementation of WTO Agreements        
The Third Country Training Programme of Standards and Conformity Assessment Schemes ( JICA ) Lectures, discussions, case studies and study visit, focusing on global trends and current issues concerning standardization and conformance. Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, China, Korea, PNG, Mexico, Chile, Peru 1996-2000 Malaysia
APEC / PFP Course on Management of IPR ( JICA ) Lectures and discussions aiming at developing human resources for establishment of industrial property system, exchanging experience and know-how on industrial property administration, and making human-network among member economies of APEC. Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, China, Korea, PNG, Mexico, Chile, Peru, Malaysia, Vietnam 1996-2000 Thailand
Capacity Building Programmes for the Implementation of the Strategic APEC Plan ( JICA ) Project aiming at facilitating the Government of Indonesia's implementation of its WTO obligations and enhancing its capacity to participate in multilateral trade liberalization, which includes;
  • A set of policy recommendations to Indonesian government agencies for enhancing their overall capacities to implement the WTO Agreements
  • Provision of advice and /or trainings for deepening the expert knowledge about the implementation of the selected WTO Agreements among WTO policymakers and practitioners
Indonesia 2001-2002 Indonesia
Capacity Building Programmes for the Implementation of the Strategic APEC Plan ( JICA ) Project aiming at facilitating the Government of Thailand's implementation of its WTO obligations and enhancing its capacity to participate in multilateral trade liberalization, which includes;
  • Trainings for staff of the Government of Thailand through seminars and workshops
  • Policy recommendation on improving administrative organizations and increasing public awareness
  • Study and advice on strengthening organizations in implementating the WTO Agreements
  • Short-term trainings to improve capacity for negotiation in selected the WTO Agreements
 Thailand 2001-2002 Thailand
Topics Summary of activities Beneficiary countries Duration Venue
 Implementation of WTO Agreements        
Shipping policy development-liberalization of maritime transport related services under WTO GATS ( ESCAP )
  1. Review of present maritime transport related policies in the region
  2. Provision of details of latest development in WTO GATS negotiations
  3. Regional seminar to provide opportunities for an exchange of experiences and views amongst countries on critical issues to be considered within GATS negotiations
  4. Establish a network among national institutes/focal points
Australia, Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, NZ, Pakistan, Philippines, Korea, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam Fev.2001 to Jan. 2002 ESCAP
Basic training programmes on building capacity for standards and conformity assessment systems ( APEC TILF FUND ) To provide training course for standards and conformity assessment for the full implementation of TBT agreement China, Chile, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, PNG, Russia, Chinese Taipei 2001*4 days seminar was held in Jun.2001. 2nd seminar will be held in 2002 Malaysia
Training Course for intellectual property rights(IPR)protection techniques at the border To give participant an opportunity to acquire the advanced knowledge and skills of intellectual property rights protection at the border Developing countries in Asia 10 days each course Japan
Topics Summary of activities Beneficiary countries Duration Venue
 Implementation of WTO Agreements        
Training Course on Customs Valuation and Post Clearance Audit To give participant an opportunity to deepen their knowledge and skills of Customs Valuation System and Post Clearance Audit Developing countries in Asia, Africa 3 courses in 2000 (3,6wks) Japan
The project on the establishment and extension of the plant variety protection system for Asian countries ( UPOV voluntary fund )
  1. Advisory missions of UPOV officials,
  2. Regional technical meetings and workshops
  3. National seminars
  1. Singapore, Malaysia, India, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos
  2. China, Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Sri lanka, Pakistan
  3. Philippines, Sri lanka, Indonesia
  1. Feb.2000.Aug.2000, Jan-Feb. 2001
  2. May 2000, Jul.2001
  3. Feb.2000, Apr.2000, Aug.2000
  1. Singapore, Laos, India, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam,
  2. Japan, China
  3. Indonesia, Philippines, Srilanka,
APACE(Asia-Pacific Copyright Systems Enhancement)Program ( WIPO voluntary fund) Japan has made annual voluntary contribution to the WIPO Funds-in-Trust for following activities in the field of copyright and neighbouring rights.
  1. Annual Regional Symposium
  2. Training Program in Tokyo
  3. Experts Missions
  4. Training on Collective Management
  5. National Seminar
Asia-Pacific countries 2000 Japan, China, Samoa, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Indonesia ( in 2000) Japan, India , Mongolia, Fiji (in 2001)
Topics Summary of activities Beneficiary countries Duration Venue
 Capacity for multilateral trade negotiation ( new issues )        
Joint WTO/UNCTAD Regional Symposium on Trade and Investment (WTO vouluntrary fund) To assist government officials to familiarize themselves with existing international investment arrangements, and to contribute to a better understanding of key issues and concepts 20 coutries in South, East and South-East Asian region Mar. 2001 Malaysia
WTO Regional Workshop on Competition policy, Economic development and the multilateral trading system ( WTO vouluntrary fund ) To explore questions concerning competitive environment, competition policy in a multilateral framework Asian countries Jul. 2000 Thailand
Educational Session for ASEAN+3 on WTO issues To enhance knowledge and understanding in the area of WTO issues such as "Anti-Dumping", "Trade and Investment", "Trade and Competition Policy", "Trade and Environment" and "Trade Facilitation" Brunei, China, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam Jan., Mar., Aug. in 2000 Malaysia, Brunei
Educational Session for ASEAN+3 on WTO issues To enhance knowledge and understanding in the area of WTO issues such as "Anti-Dumping", "Trade and Investment", "Trade and Competition Policy", "Trade and Environment" and "Trade Facilitation" China Feb. 2001 Beijing
Topics Summary of activities Beneficiary countries Duration Venue
 Trade-Related Capacity Building for Trade Enhancement        
Promotion of Small & Medium Sized Enterprises ( JICA ) Development study aiming at extending the successful results from the project-type technical cooperation ""Hungarian Productivity Development Project"" (95-2000) to all SMEs throughout the country, including 3pilot projects shown below.
  • Subcontracting Promotion Project
  • Establishment of Matchmaking Using Computers
  • Progress and Evaluation of Intensive Training Course for Young Managers
Hungary 2000  
Japan-Vietnam Joint Research on Policy Making in the field of Trade & Industry ( JICA ) Research project conducted over five phases, aiming at assisting the Five-year Plan for Social and Economic Development in Viet Nam. Japanese scholars and Vietnamese policy staff jointly conducted studies on each of the agreed themes (such as industrial and trade policies, fiscal and financial policies, national enterprise policies, agriculture and rural development policies) and thus provided policy advice from medium and long-term perspective to the Vietnamese government. Vietnam 1995-2000  
Prevention of Epidemics in Animals and Plants (Intra-regional Cooperation Workshop) ( JICA ) Workshop aiming at improving animal and plant disinfections in Latin American region. 11 countries in Latin American Region (Chile, Paraguay, Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Ecuador, etc) 2000  
Topics Summary of activities Beneficiary countries Duration Venue
 Trade-Related Capacity Building for Trade Enhancement        
 Trade and Investment Promotion in Pacific Island Countries through Effective Use of Information Technology ( Phase 1) ( ESCAP )
  1. Diagnostic assessment of ""E-Readiness""for trade and investment
  2. Sub-regional workshop to develop training programmes for national level trade and investment promotion agencies
  3. National level training workshop for selected countries
Cook Islands, Federal States of Micronesia, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu Apr. 2001 to Jun. 2002 ESCAP
 Facilitating trade in the Indo-China countries ( ESCAP )
  1. Assistance to establish national institutional arrangement for trade facilitation
  2. Development of training module on trade facilitation
  3. National and regional workshop
Cambodia, China, LaoPDR, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam Mar. 2000 to Jun. 2001 ESCAP
 Training Course on Customs Clearance To give participant an opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills of Customs Clearance including tariff Classification, Customs caluation and computerized systems Developing countries in Asia, Africa and South America 2 courses in 2000 (6 wks each) 2 courses in 2001(5,6wks) Japan

JICA : Japan International Cooperation Agency

ESCAP : United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

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