New Technologies, Training and Capacity Building Branch

1. New Technologies, Training and Capacity Building Branch Dr. Geneviève Féraud Head, New Technologies, Training and Capacity-Building Branch UNCTAD

2. 3 Building Knowledge Pedagogical engineering Transform tacit knowledge into achievable results 2 Sharing Knowledge Use of telecommunication tools Enhancing people’s skills 1 Managing Knowledge Use of ICTs to store and organize explicit information Extensive use of relational data bases

3. Mission Statement • Strengthening knowledge and capacities on trade and development issues in developing countries through training, networking, e-services, research and academic support

4. NTTCBinitiatives and programmes • The Virtual Institute: a capacity building initiative which seeks to cooperate with academic institutions so as to support teaching and research on trade, investment and development issues • The course on “Key issues on the international economic agenda”: highlights the links between trade, investment and development, particularly in the specific framework of multilateral negotiations. • TrainForTrade: a training and capacity building programme targeting international trade operators in the public and private sectors.

5. Virtual Institute = systematic cooperation with universities to strengthen their teaching and research in international economic and development issues Approach Situation: Need to increase knowledge, skills and human resource capacity in developing countries to formulate economic policies and to negotiate internationally Universities: Play a central role in educating decision makers, providing policy advice to governments, disseminating information, promoting dialogue and contributing to civil society

6. Target population • Ultimate target population • current and futurepolicy makers involved in the formulation, implementation and negotiation of economic policies • civil society with a stake in these issues • Direct target population staff of universities with teaching and research on policy aspects of international economic and development issues

7. Capacity-building objectives To help universities: Access and customize relevant international knowledge (from UNCTAD, members of the network…) and to integrate it into their regular curricula; Generate their own knowledge and research in the areas of trade, investment and development; Exchange knowledge and cooperate with other members in course development and research.

8. Paragraph 166 Training Course • Methodology: • UNCTAD’s research, information and knowledge on Trade, Finance, Investment, Trade Logistics and Development Issues. • Similar expertise of UN regional commissions. • Best practices of design of national development policies.

9. P166 – Target Population • Government officials involved in the design and implementation of trade-investment-finance-development policies • Academics involved in the dissemination of information/knowledge on trade, investment, finance and development studies.

10. Trade Policy Officials: Sharing & dissemination of knowledge, information within Depts and others in Government, especially those on Negotiating Teams. Academics: Training of future policy makers: Universities role as think tanks and advisors to Governments on economic & development policies P166 – Capacity Building

11. Contacts Dr. Geneviève Féraud Head, New Technologies, Training and Capacity-Building Branch UNCTADPhone.: +41-22-917 2042 Fax: +41-22-917 00 50 E-mail: genevieve.feraud@unctad.org Vlasta MACKU Chief, UNCTAD Virtual Institute Phone.: +41-22-917 62 27 • Fax: +41-22-917 00 50 • E-mail: vi@unctad.org • Alessandra VELLUCCI • Officer-in-Charge, HRD Section • TrainForTrade programme • Phone: + 41 22 917 4641 • Fax: + 41 22 917 00 50 • E-mail: trainfortrade@unctad.org Mohan PANICKER Project Coordinator Training Course on Key Issues on the International Economic Agenda Phone.: +41-22-917 2561 • Fax: +41-22-917 00 50 • E-mail: p166@unctad.org • Jean-François BaylocqChief, Unctad E-tourism InitiativePhone.: +41-22-917 4493 • Fax: +41-22-917 00 50 • E-mail: etourism@unctad.org