Recent ITC Publications

Effective public-private partnership in the information technology sector: How to enhance business and trade capacities

184 pages. Study focusing on the significance of public-private partnership in the area of information and communications technology (ICT), as a key to bridging the digital divide - discusses the concept of partnership and describes the activities of the public/government sector in providing an overall ICT support framework; analyses the implications of public-private partnership for SMEs, and examines related experiences in the European Union and the transition economies; also reviews events in other countries, some of which have transformed their economies by developing effective ICT industries; presents the views of the business community, as perceived by Ericsson Europe, on the importance of public-private partnership in this area.


ITC Contractual Joint Venture Model Agreements

107 pages. Model for joint venture agreements where the parties organize their cooperation on a contractual basis without forming a corporate body - presents model contracts for joint ventures between three or more parties, as well as those applying to two-party joint ventures only; for each contract provides checklist of options, fill-ins, time limits, ancillary documents and user's guides.


Marketing Crafts and Visual Arts: The Role of Intellectual Property - A practical guide

135 pages. Joint ITC-World Intellectual Property Organization guide dealing with the relationship between successful marketing of crafts and visual arts, and the appropriate use of intellectual property (IP) system instruments - points to situations where obtaining formal IP protection ought to be considered; explains how to implement marketing and IP strategies within a business framework and marketing management process; presents case studies and examples of managing IP assets in marketing from the craft and visual arts sectors in developing countries; includes bibliographical references.


Business Guide to Trade Remedies in the United States: Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguards legislation, practices and procedures

221 pages. Guide to trade remedy procedures (anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguards) aimed at exporters from developing countries and transition economies, with particular reference to trade remedy legislation and practices of the United States - examines origins of trade remedies and their administration in the country under review; considers role of institutions responsible for trade remedy administration, and the WTO rules governing trade remedies (WTO Agreements on Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994, WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, and WTO Agreement on Safeguards); presents procedural framework for the United States unfair trade remedies; discusses trade remedy investigations and actions; includes Internet guide to the United States trade remedy law.


Business Guide to Trade Remedies in Canada: Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguards legislation, practices and procedures

168 pages. Guide to trade remedy procedures (anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguards) aimed at exporters from developing countries and transition economies, with particular reference to trade remedy legislation and practices of Canada - examines origins of trade remedies and their administration in the country under review; considers role of institutions responsible for trade remedy administration, and the WTO rules governing trade remedies (WTO Agreements on Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994, WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, and WTO Agreement on Safeguards); presents general concepts of anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard procedures in Canadian law; reviews the role of the Canadian International Trade Tibunal (CITT) in considering safeguards measures; includes listing of Canadian anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigations with selected abbreviated examples, and bibliographical references.


Influencing and Meeting International Standards: Challenges for developing countries

126 pages. Joint ITC-Commonwealth Secretariat study dealing with technical assistance needs of developing countries in order to conform with technical regulations and sanitary and phytosanitary measures required by export markets - provides background information on the objectives and rules of the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) and the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS); draws upon experiences of selected developing countries in this area to identify their needs for technical assistance, and to examine the development of standardization and conformity assessment systems in developing countries.


Exporting Automotive Components: An answer book for small and medium-sized enterprises

259 pages. Guidebook aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises, presented in the form of questions and answers covering various aspects of exporting in the automotive components sector outlines fundamentals of exporting; highlights information sources on industry trends, and buyers and suppliers; explains ISO's relevant quality standards; deals with trade channels, client requirements, and costing and pricing issues; provides guidelines on market research, price information sources; covers customs and import duties, Internet directories, e-commerce, online procurement, and packaging and labelling; discusses WTO-related issues and intellectual property aspects.