© International Trade Centre, International Trade Forum
- Issue 1/2004
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.