WTO Chair Holder participated in Workshop on “Key Options for 2018 G20 Trade and Investment Agenda for Sustainable Development” organized by @ICTSD, CARI and CIPPEC in Buenos Aires on 5 May 2018. The Chair holder was part of the session "Trade and Investment Policies for a Robust and Inclusive Digital economy".
The members of the WCP Team undertook a research theme that is in close connection to the recent WTO research, in particular the 2018 World Trade Report that was dedicated to transformative impact of digital technologies on labour and trade. To that end, the WCP Team organized a Conference on September 13th and 14th, 2018 on the “Implications of the Economic and Technological Developments on Trade, Labour and Social Security Laws”. The Conference proceedings will be edited by the WCP Team Member Prof.
The Post-doctoral Program is on Trade Regulation. Currently, there are three candidates conducting their researches: (1) Digital trade; (2) international investments; and (3) regulatory barriers to trade. In the link (on the left - row D34), their project are available for downloading. The Program started on June 2017.
World Standards Celebrations took place in Nairobi on 16th October 2018. The celebrations started with Presentations on Emerging technologies in digital world in relation to the BIG FOUR and Application of Smart technologies in Manufacturing in Kenya. This was followed by a Panel Discussion on Standards in Industrial Revolution - Experiences. The Celebrations were attended by various high powered dignitaries.