IQsensato – The Eighth World Trade Organization(WTO) Ministerial Conference is slated to take place at the Geneva International Conference Centre from the 15th to 17th December 2011. No breakthroughs or deals are expected at the Conference on the Doha Round of Trade Negotiations as such. The trade ministers in addition to adopting some basic Decisions will essentially come together to discuss three broad topics, namely the “Importance of the Multilateral Trading System and the WTO”, “Trade and Development” and “Doha Development Agenda.” The accessions of Russia, Samoa and Montenegro will also be finalised at the meeting. With these three countries joining the organization WTO membership will rise to 156.
Archive for December, 2011
WTO 8th Ministerial Conference to Take Place in Geneva (15 -17 Dec 2011)
Friday, December 9th, 2011IQsensato Launches Redesigned website/Blog
Thursday, December 8th, 2011IQsensato – IQsensato announces the launch of its redesigned website and the Ideas in Development Blog.The main website provides a sharper look and easier navigation and incorporates direct links to the IQsensato Consulting website. The official blog has also been redesigned and relaunched.
Discussion Forum for the World Trade Report 2012
Thursday, December 8th, 2011Sisule F. Musungu – The World Trade Organization (WTO) has launched a discussion forum for the 2012 World Trade Report. The 2012 Report will focus on”Looking beyond international cooperation on tariffs”. The aim of the discussion forum is to encourage debate on the topic of the Report and researchers, policy-makers and others interested in the topic are invited to submit short articles (of no more than 1,000 words) on the topic and/or to submit views on the articles submitted by others. WTO Secretariat staff Marc Bacchetta and Cosimo Beverelli have done a short paper providing background to the Report’s theme. The topic for the 2011 Report was “The WTO and preferential trade agreements: from co-existence to coherence”.
Visiting Researchers 2013 – Call for proposals at Brocher Centre, Geneva
Thursday, December 8th, 2011Sisule F. Musungu – The Geneva based Brocher Foundation has released a call for proposalsfor visiting researchers for 2013. The deadline for applications is 20th January 2012. The Brocher Foundation residencies last between one and four months between February and May or between July and October. Successful applicants get a workplace and an accommodation in the Foundation’s lakeside premises. Breakfast and dinner are also provided every day. For the 2013 period the Foundation is particularly interested in topics on the following areas: Equitable access to medical care, Biobanks, Biosecurity and Dual Use Dilemmas, Clinical Trials and Research on Human Subjects, Genetic Testing and Screening, Health Care Reform, Nanotechnology, Neglected diseases, Pandemic planning, Reproductive technology, Stem Cells and Cell Therapy and Organ transplantation.
WIPO Announces the Dates for 2012 Meetings
Thursday, December 1st, 2011IQsensato – The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has announced the provisional dates for its Committee and Assembly meetings for 2012. In a communication to WIPO Member States and observers, the Director General, Francis Gurry indicates that there will be at least 16 Committee and Assembly meetings in 2012 starting in February. Most of the meetings, as is the practice, are slated to take at least one week. The dates of the various meetings are as follows:
