9.00 - 10.00
Welcoming Remarks by Pedro ROFFE, Senior Fellow
ICTSD
Presentation of the ICTSD/Saana Consulting project
on Assessing the Needs for Financial & Technical Cooperation
of LDCs in Implementing the TRIPS Agreement by David VIVAS,
Programme Manager ICTSD
Presentation of the ICTSD/Saana Consulting draft
paper Assessing the IP Technical Assistance Needs in the LDC
context: Developing a Diagnostic Tool Kit by Tom PENGELLY, Saana
Consulting
10.00 - 11.00
Group Discussion with introductory remarks
from two representatives of the LDC Group: Peggy MLEWA, Zambia
Mission, and Sheila SABUNE, Uganda Mission
- which are the main indicators to be taken
into account in the assessment exercise and which are the
main stakeholders to be associated with?
- how to go about exploring options for the
submissions to be made to the TRIPS Council to identify financial
and technical assistance needs and cooperation for 1 January
2008?
- which are the possible linkages and complementarities
with the Integrated Framework for Trade-Related Technical
Assistance to LDCs and other relevant national economic planning
& development co-operation modalities?
11.00 - 11.30
Concluding remarks and next steps