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WTO/ESCAP Advanced Regional Workshop on
Government Procurement for Asia-Pacific Economies
Date
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24-26 November 2009 |
Venue
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Bangkok, Thailand |
Organizers
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Trade and Investment Division, ESCAP
World Trade Organization |
Objective
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This workshop aims to provide participants with enhanced awareness of the concepts, principles and obligations of the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement, the modalities of accession to the Agreement including the review of the flexibility available to developing countries. The workshop will also provide a forum for a discussion on the role the Agreement in preventing abuse of stimulus packages in the current recovery programmes. |
Documentation
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Session 2: Significance of government procurement and trade in the prevailing economic environment
 Significance of Government Procurement: The role of WTO
instruments at a time of crisis
Simon J. Evenett
Session 3: The WTO Agreement on Government Procurement: maximising value for money through transparency and competition
Introduction to Government Procurement in the WTO:
basic architecture and changing context of the
Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA)
Robert Anderson
Transparency, Flexibility and Accountability: Keys to
an Effective Government Procurement System
Steven L. Schooner
-Transparency, Flexibility, and Accountability: Keys to
an Effective Procurement System
-Implementing a Modern Procurement System:
Challenges and Insights
Steven L. Schooner
Session 4: Practices and experiences from the region
Government procurement in the Asia-Pacific region:
Overview and relevant developments
Mia Mikic
Government Procurement in Thailand: Government
Procurement in Thailand: Legal and Institutional
Framework, and Legal and Institutional Framework,
and Relevant Developments and Experiences
Relevant Developments and Experiences
Sirilaksana Khoman
Potential synergies between international co-operation
and domestic reforms
Simon J. Evenett
Session 5a: Multilateralism, regionalism and public procurement: systemic perspectives and the GPA
Procurement Reform and Governance: Eroding the
Barriers to a Global Procurement Market
Steven L. Schooner
Session 5b: Multilateralism, regionalism and public procurement: the regional dimension
The Treatment of Government Procurement in Regional
Trade Agreements: Results From Empirical Analysis
Robert Anderson and others
Government Procurement Provisions in Regional Trade
Agreements: Significance for the Multilateral Trading System
Simon J. Evenett
Session 6: Enforcement procedures
Domestic Review Mechanisms in Public Procurement
Steven L. Schooner
Enforcement procedures under the GPA: the WTO
Dispute Settlement Understanding
Robert Anderson
Session 8: Accession to the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement: issues and challenges
GPA Accessions: Current Situation, Relevant Procedures
and Potential Benefits and Costs
Robert Anderson
Transitional Measures Available to Developing Countries
under the Revised Text
Kodjo Osei-Lah
Session 9: Implementation and related issues
Measures to prevent collusive tendering: an important
adjunct to a liberalized government procurement regime
Robert Anderson
Background papers
Revision of the agreement on government procurement (as at 8 December 2006)
Agreement on government procurement
China’s Accession to the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement: Procedural Considerations, Potential Benefits and Challenges, and Implications of the Ongoing Re-negotiation of the Agreement
Renewing the WTO agreement on government procurement: Progress to date and ongoing negotiations
Desiderata: Objectives for a system of government contract law |
Participants
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Programme
List of participants
Information note for participants |
Contact
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Ms. Mia Mikic
Economic Affairs Officer
Trade Policy Section
Trade and Investment Division, ESCAP
Email: mikic@un.org |
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Last updated: 11 December 2009 |
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