Aid-for-trade monitoring EXERCISE
Joint communication by the WTO and OECD Secretariats
sixth Global Review of Aid for Trade:
promoting connectivity
1.1. At the 38th session of the Committee on Trade and Development of Aid for Trade held on 17 October 2016, the Chair extended the deadline for responses to the Aid-for-Trade monitoring and evaluation exercise to 30 November 2016.
1.2. Members will recall that the Aid-for-Trade monitoring and evaluation exercise was jointly launched by WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo and OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría on 27 July 2016 (WT/COMTD/AFT/W/62, provided in Annex 1).
1.3. This document serves as a reminder to delegations, and other Aid-for-Trade stakeholders, to submit responses to the self-assessment questionnaire and case story template – and to delegations to publicize this exercise with their national private sector, academic and non governmental organizations. Links to the electronic questionnaires and case story formats for the Sixth Global Review monitoring exercise are reproduced in Annex 1 below.
1.4. A list of respondents to the self-assessment questionnaire is provided in Annex 2. This list compares those responses received from delegations for the 2015 monitoring and evaluation exercise. A list of case story submissions is provided in Annex 3.
annex 1
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WT/COMTD/AFT/W/62
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27 July 2016
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(16-3970)
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Committee on Trade and Development
Aid for Trade
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LAUNCH OF THE
Aid-for-trade monitoring EXERCISE
Joint communication by the WTO and OECD Secretariats
sIXTH gLOBAL rEVIEW OF aID FOR tRADE
pROMOTING cONNECTIVITY
The Sixth Global Review of Aid for Trade, "Promoting Connectivity", will be held at WTO in mid 2017.
Attached is a letter signed by WTO Director-General, Roberto Azevêdo, and OECD Secretary General, Angel Gurría, launching the Aid-for-Trade monitoring exercise. It is requested that Delegations transmit the joint letter and the monitoring formats to their national authorities.
Underpinning the Sixth Global Review is a monitoring exercise. This exercise is based on self assessment questionnaires and a call for case stories. Previous monitoring exercises have enjoyed high rates of participation. You are encouraged to contribute to the success of the Sixth Global Review event by participating actively in this monitoring exercise. A background document explaining the monitoring exercise has been issued in document WT/COMTD/AFT/W/63.
The monitoring exercise for the Sixth Global Review is being undertaken using online, electronic formats. Delegations are requested to circulate the electronic formats to their national authorities and national private sector associations. Each monitoring format is also being circulated in PDF format. Links to these documents are included in annex to the joint letter. This information is also available at: http://www.wto.org/aftmonitoring.
Please note that the deadline for submission of completed questionnaires and case stories is 31 October 2016.
27 July 2016
SIxth Global Review of Aid for Trade:
Promoting Connectivity
Your Excellencies,
The Sixth Global Review of Aid for Trade will take place in mid-2017. Underpinning the Review is a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) exercise. The aim of the M&E exercise is to survey: Aid-for-Trade priorities and how these have changed since the last monitoring exercise; the status of Trade Facilitation Agreement implementation and support; engagement in, and support to the development of e-commerce; and infrastructure investment, the development of related services markets and related investment climate reforms.
One cross-cutting theme that will be examined by the M&E exercise is how Aid-for-Trade support is contributing to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, notably the targets on poverty eradication and women's economic empowerment.
To collect this information, self-assessment questionnaires and requests for case stories are being circulated to donors (bilateral and multilateral agencies), regional economic communities, South-South partners and developing and least developed countries. In addition, a call for case stories is being circulated to the private sector, academia and NGOs.
Responses to the questionnaires and information provided in the case stories will be analysed and conclusions drawn in a joint publication by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the World Trade Organization (WTO): "Aid for Trade at a Glance: Promoting Connectivity". The publication will be launched at the Sixth Global Review of Aid for Trade. The Global Review event is influential in galvanizing support and directing strategies to help developing countries derive the maximum development benefit from trade.
We ask that you please complete the relevant monitoring questionnaire and submit it by 31 October 2016. We thank you in advance for your contribution.
Roberto Azevêdo Angel Gurría
Director-General Secretary-General
WTO OECD
MONITORING FORMATS
Links to the background document, electronic questionnaires and PDF formats:
Background document explaining the monitoring exercise:
English: WT/COMTD/AFT/W/63
French: WT/COMTD/AFT/W/63
Spanish: WT/COMTD/AFT/W/63
Partner Country Questionnaire
English: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PARTNER_COUNTRY_QUESTIONNAIRE_2017
French: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QUESTIONNAIRE_PAYS_PARTENAIRE_2017
Spanish: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CUESTIONARIO_PAIS_ASOCIADOS_2017
PDF format: WT/COMTD/AFT/W/64
English: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r /REC-TC_QUESTIONNAIRE_2017
French: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r /QUESTIONNAIRE_CER-CT_2017
Spanish: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CUESTIONARIO_CER-CT_2017
PDF format: WT/COMTD/AFT/W/65
Donor Questionnaire
English: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DONOR_QUESTIONNAIRE_2017
French: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QUESTIONNAIRE_DONATEUR_2017
Spanish: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CUESTIONARIO_DONANTE_2017
PDF format: WT/COMTD/AFT/W/66
South-South Partner Questionnaire
English: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SOUTH_SOUTH_QUESTIONNAIRE_2017
French: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QUESTIONNAIRE_SUD-SUD_2017
Spanish: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CUESTIONARIO_SUR-SUR_2017
PDF format: WT/COMTD/AFT/W/67
Case Story Template
English: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CASE_STORY_2017
French: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CAS_EXPERIENCE_2017
Spanish: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CASO_EXPERIENCIA_2017
PDF format: WT/COMTD/AFT/W/68
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ANNEX 2
RESPONSES TO AID-FOR-TRADE self-assessment QUESTIONNAIRES
(As at 28 October 2016)
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Overall Total
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Partner Country
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LDCs
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REC/Transport Corridors
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Donors (including IGOs)
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South-South
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Questionnaire 2017
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22
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13
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8
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2
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7
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Questionnaire 2015
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111
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62
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30
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10
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36
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3
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PARTNER-COUNTRIES
REGION
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REPLIES TO QUESTIONNAIRE
2017
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REPLIES TO QUESTIONNAIRE
2015
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Africa
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Benin; Chad; Comoros; Guinea; Madagascar; Mauritius; Senegal
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Benin; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Congo, Dem. Rep. of; Côte d'Ivoire; Chad; Comoros; The Gambia; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Lesotho; Madagascar; Malawi; Mali; Mauritius; Nigeria; Rwanda; Senegal; São Tomé and Principe; Sierra Leone; Swaziland; Tanzania; Togo; Tunisia; Uganda; Zimbabwe
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ARAB AND Middle East
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Yemen
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Yemen
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ASIA AND PACIFIC
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Indonesia; Lao PDR; Samoa; Tonga
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Bangladesh; Bhutan; Cambodia; Indonesia; Lao PDR; Nepal; Pakistan; Papua New Guinea; Samoa; Solomon Islands; Thailand; Tonga; Vanuatu
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CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE AND CENTRAL Asia
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Afghanistan; Mongolia
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LATIN America AND THE CARIBBEAN
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Saint Kitts and Nevis
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Antigua and Barbuda; Belize; Colombia; Costa Rica; Dominica; Dominican Republic; El Salvador; Grenada; Guatemala; Haiti; Honduras; Mexico; Panama; Paraguay; Peru; St. Lucia; St. Vincent and the Grenadines; Trinidad and Tobago
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LDCs
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Benin; Chad; Comoros; Guinea; Lao PDR; Madagascar; Senegal; Yemen
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Afghanistan; Bangladesh; Benin; Bhutan; Burkina Faso; Cambodia; Central African Republic; Chad; Comoros; Congo, Dem. Rep. of; The Gambia; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Haiti; Lao PDR; Lesotho; Madagascar; Malawi; Mali; Nepal; Rwanda; São Tomé and Principe; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Solomon Islands; Tanzania; Togo; Uganda; Vanuatu; Yemen
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REPLIES TO QUESTIONNAIRE
2017
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REPLIES TO QUESTIONNAIRE
2015
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SIECA; Walvis Bay Corridor Group
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CARICOM; COMESA; NCTTCA; Pacific Island Countries (PICs); OECS; Pacific Island Forum Secretariat (PIFS); SADC; SIECA; TradeMark East Africa
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DONORS
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REPLIES TO QUESTIONNAIRE
2017
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REPLIES TO QUESTIONNAIRE
2015
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BILATERAL DONORS
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Austria; Chinese Taipei; Ireland; Norway; Switzerland
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Australia; Austria; Belgium; Canada; Czech Republic; Denmark; European Union; Finland; France; Germany; Hungary; Ireland; Italy; Japan; Korea, Rep. of; Netherlands; New Zealand; Norway; Sweden; Switzerland; Chinese Taipei; United Kingdom; United States
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IGOs
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UNDP; UNECE
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AfDB; AsDB; EBRD; IaDB; IsDB/ITFC; ITC; UNCTAD; UNDP; UNECA; UNECE; UNESCAP; UNIDO; World Bank Group
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SOUTH-SOUTH PARTNERS
REPLIES TO QUESTIONNAIRE
2017
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REPLIES TO QUESTIONNAIRE
2015
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Chile; China; Indonesia
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ANNEX 3
submission of case stories
(As at 28 October 2016)
Public sector
CASE STORY SUBMITTED
BY
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CASE STORY TITLE
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African Development Bank
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Connect Africa Initiative
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African Development Bank
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Impact of mobile payments and banking on the unbanked in African countries
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Asian Development Bank
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Going digital in the Pacific: lessons from Samoa’s online firms
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Asian Development Bank
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A snapshot of e-commerce in Central Asia
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Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development / ITU
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Where does the UN Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development believe broadband can drive significant progress in sustainable development?
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Chinese Taipei
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Project for strengthening farmers' organizations and improving fruit and vegetable production technology in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Chinese Taipei
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Belize City House of Culture and Downtown Rejuvenation Project
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Chinese Taipei
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Repair and upgrade of Bonriki International Airport (Kiribati)
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Enhanced Integrated Framework
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Study of trade facilitation on the functioning of the first one stop border post
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HUB & SPOKESSII OIF/MCEC
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Case study on the facilitation of trade between Congo and its neighbors
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International Trade Center
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Moroccan businesses boost exports of processed food, seafood and leather goods
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ITU
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ICTs for Sustainable Development
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ITU
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Standardization enabling trust in cyberspace
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Pakistan
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Pakistan's digital economy: national perspectives on bridging the digital divide
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Samoa
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Samoa Submarine Cable Project
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PRIVATE SECTOR
CASE STORY SUBMITTED
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CASE STORY TITLE
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1Point Commerce
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Global commerce made easy, simple, and almost local for buyers to buy better and sellers to sell more; enable businesses to expand into new markets at minimal costs and risk
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Alibaba Group
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E-commerce in rural China
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Alibaba Group
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The life of Taobao couriers
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Alibaba Group
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About the "Rural Taobao" Initiative
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Intel Corporation
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Connection equals opportunity
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Intel Corporation
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Intel® She Will Connect
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Mace Promotions, Ltd.
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Sustainability and Empowerment Initiative
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ACADEMIA/ngo
CASE STORY SUBMITTED
BY
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CASE STORY TITLE
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Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI)
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Nigeria: how Africa's largest economy is prioritising affordable internet
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Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI)
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Delivering affordable internet in Myanmar
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Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI)
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Affordable Internet in the Dominican Republic
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Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI)
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Affordable internet in Ghana: the status quo and the path ahead
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Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI)
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Affordability Report 2015/16
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The Internet Society
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Promoting Content in Africa
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