SEDI - DTTC - Capacity Buildin

Trade and Integration

The Trade Section of the DTT supports the efforts of Member States to promote economic diversification and integration, trade liberalization, and market access that can lead, through expanded market and investment opportunities, to enhanced economic development, job creation, and poverty reduction.

Capacity
Building


Multi-regional Activities	Introduction	Caribbean/OECS Activities	Central American, Panama, Dominican Republic Activities	Andean Community Activities	Mercosur Activities

Program on Best Practices in the Administration of Trade Agreements:

Seminar on the Administration of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures. Puebla, Mexico. November 6-10, 2006. Funding: Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Secretaría de Economía of Mexico. Organized in cooperation with the Secretaria de Economía of Mexico.
Seminar on the Administration of Dispute Settlement Regimes. Mexico City, Mexico. March 22-24, 2006. Funding: CIDA and the Secretaría de Economía of Mexico. Organized in cooperation with the Secretaría de Economía of Mexico.
Seminar on Trade Statistics Data for International Trade Negotiations.
Puebla, Mexico. November 28-30, 2005. Funding: CIDA and the
Secretaría de Economía of Mexico. Organized in cooperation with the Secretaría de Economía of Mexico.
Seminar on Administration of Rules of Origin and Customs Procedures. Mexico City, Mexico. July 11-15, 2005. Funding: CIDA and the Secretaría de Economía of Mexico. Organized in cooperation with the Secretaría de Economía of Mexico.
Publication of reports on seminars under the program and creation of website on administration of trade agreements.

Program on the Implementation of Trade and Investment Agreements:

Managing Investment Disputes. Puebla, Mexico, October 11-20, 2006. Funding: CIDA, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), OAS, and the Secretaría de Economía of Mexico. Organized in cooperation with UNCTAD.
Managing Investment Disputes. Washington, D.C., November 3-11, 2005. Funding: OAS, CIDA, UNCTAD, and American University Washington College of Law. Organized in cooperation with UNCTAD and American University.

Advanced Course for Latin American Government Trade Officials:

Multilateral and Regional Trade Issues for the Americas (IX Session). Washington, D.C., June 12-23, 2006. Funding: World Trade Organization (WTO), CIDA, and the OAS. Organized in cooperation with the WTO and George Washington University Law School.
Multilateral and Regional Trade Issues for the Americas (VIII Session). Washington, D.C., June 13-24, 2005. Funding: The Government of the United States, the OAS and the WTO. Organized in cooperation with the WTO and Georgetown University.

Support to the OAS Private Sector Forum:

OAS-CCAA (Caribbean Central American Action) Private Sector Forum. Miami, Florida. December 4, 2006. Funding: CIDA, Private Sector of the Americas, and OAS. Organized in cooperation with CCAA and Private Sector of the Americas.
Third Private Sector Forum before the OAS XXXVI General Assembly. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. June 2-3, 2006. Funding: Private Sector of the Americas and CIDA. Organized in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic and CONEP. Funding: Private Sector of the Americas, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, CONEP, and the OAS.
Second Private Sector Forum before the IV Summit of the Americas. Buenos Aires, Argentina. November 2, 2005. Funding: Private Sector of the Americas and OAS. Organized in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Argentina.
First Private Sector Forum before the OAS XXXV General Assembly. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. June 5, 2005. Funding: Government of the United States and the OAS. Organized in cooperation with the US Department of State and the US Department of Commerce.

Transparency:

Maintain and update the SICE website. www.sice.oas.org. Ongoing.
Maintain and update the Official FTAA website www.ftaa-alca.org and www.zlea.org and the FTAA Document Distribution Service (DDS) for use by authorized FTAA negotiators. Ongoing.