Working Group on Trade & Transfer of Technology (Geneva, 28th June 2012)

1. Working Group on Trade & Transfer of Technology(Geneva, 28th June 2012) Work Plan 2012 Carlos Rossi (Peru) WGTTT Chairperson 2012 1

2. WGTTT Work Plan 2012

3. IMPROVING AND UPDATING THE WGTTT PAGE ON THE WTO WEBSITE > The Doha mandate > The Doha mandate explained > Hong Kong Ministerial Declaration

4. PROVISIONS RELATING TO TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY IN WTO AGREEMENTS 4

5. ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRADE AND TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY International competitiveness Global value chains FDI Trade Payment for IP, royalties and licensing fees IPR regime / patent system • Vertical FDI • Horizontal FDI • Licensing, joint ventures, franchising, etc. • Technology content of FDI • FDI in R&D • Corporate developmental responsability • FDI linkage with SMEs • Trade in intermediate and capital goods • R&D content of imports • Trade in business and professional services • Export base • Import competition Shortening of technology life-cycles • Internationalization of R&D • International diffusion of technology • Direct access to technology (Internet) Mobility of human resources International coop programs Exchange of info and coop among patent offices Aid for trade in capacity building South-South cooperation Bilateral investment treaties and Regional Trade Agreements Plurilateral negotiations Domestic Regulation 5

6. HOST COUNTRY CONDITIONS/POLICIES/MEASURES • Good governance and institutional support system • Good relationship between IPR institutions and private sector • PPP, sub-contracting and outsourcing • Tax (corporate income tax, import duties, taxation of dividends, royalties and technical fees, withholding taxes on tech transfer) • R&D incentives, tax exemptions • Tech contracts: exclusiveness for the supply of machinery, use of competing tecnologies and stability of taxes, royalties, etc. • Appropriate macro-economic environment • Open and efficient functioning of markets • Financial structure and intermediation • Appropriate physical infrastructure • Regulatory framework for innovation • Absorptive capacity and capacity of adaptation to existing technologies • Public funding on R&D in priority areas • Cross-country network of intermediaries comprising provincial research and innovation organizations • Linkages between academic work and market demands • Early start in new areas of technology (tech positioning) Human capital and skilled labour Level and nature of the education system Management and marketing skills Training of scientists and technicians abroad 6

7. HOME COUNTRY CONDITIONS/POLICIES/MEASURES Installed research base, concentration of technology ownership and R&D High participation in high-tech global trade Competition policy framework to face structural changes and global competitive pressures Incentives and public funding for R&D (grants, subsidies, tax breaks, etc.), military spending Government procurement policies as a means to tech transfer • Specific policies to improve the flow of technology internally • Specific programs for improving innovation capacity • Specific initiatives and programs for technology transfer • Attract technology from abroad (tacit, codified, embodied in people, goods and services) • Consultation and legislative revision to find a balance between creators and users of IPR • Integrated/harmonized regulatory regimes with its trading partners (national standards based on international standards) • BITs and Investment commitments in RTAs and multilaterally 7

8. ANY POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATIONS ON STEPS THAT MIGHT BE TAKEN – SUBMISSIONS BY MEMBERS 8