LINKING TPOs AND NSBs FOR EXPORT SUCCESS, Tanzania, 21-23 June 2011
Tuesday, 21 June 2011
08:30 – 09:00 Registration
09:00 – 09:30 Welcome and introduction
Welcome address, introductions, and brief outline of the event objectives
- Mr. Beer Budoo, Director, Development and Training Services, ISO
- Mr. Shyam K. Gujadhur, Senior Adviser on Standards and Quality Management, ITC
- Mr. Samuel Billy Mvingira, Director of Research, Planning and Capacity Building, TanTrade
- Mr. Charles M. Ekelege, Director General, TBS
- Mrs. Joyce Mapunjo, Permanent Secretary , Ministry of Industry, Trade and Marketing
09:30 – 10:15 Introduction of participants and expectations of the workshop
- Participants
10:15 – 10:45 Coffee break
10:45 – 11:00 Introduction to the workshop programme
- Ms. Roswitha Franz, Project Manager, Development and Training Services, ISO
11:00 – 11:15 Session 1: Exporter competitiveness and quality
This session sets the scene. We explore the meaning of quality, investigate to what extent quality requirements are affecting exports, and what the implications are from the perspective of developing country exporters and support institutions. The presentation will be followed by a Q & A session.
- Mr. Shyam K. Gujadhur, Senior Adviser on Standards and Quality Management, ITC (Presentation)
11:15 – 13:00 Session 2: Role of NSBs
Here we seek to gain a greater understanding of the role of NSBs. What are the mandate and challenges of NSBs? What are the constraints and opportunities they face? How can NSBs contribute to the work of TPOs, as far as quality issues are concerned, to foster export development and competitiveness? The presentations will be followed by a Q & A session.
- Mr. Beer Budoo, Director, Development and Training Services, ISO (Presentation)
- Mrs. Peggy Kaunda Chituta, Zambia Bureau of Standards (Presentation)
- Mr. Aggrey Gama, Malawi Bureau of Standards (Presentation)
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch break
14:00 – 16:00 Session 3: Role of TPOs
Here we seek to gain a greater understanding of the role of TPOs. What are the mandate and challenges of TPOs? What are the constraints and opportunities they face? How can TPOs contribute to the work of NBSs, as far as quality issues are concerned, to foster ex-port development and competitiveness? Presentations are followed by Q & A.
- Mr. Andrea Santoni, Technical Officer on Trade Support Institution Strengthening, ITC (Presentation)
- Mr. Calvin Mpho Ketshabetswe, Botswana Export Development and Investment Authority (Presentation)
- Mr. Christopher Murasiki Tsimba, Zim-Trade (Presentation)
16:00 – 16:20 Coffee break
16:20 – 17:30 Session 4: Scope of quality requirements
This session elaborates the complexity and scope of quality requirements. How should quality-related considerations be addressed by policy makers, NSBs and TPOs, and by exporters? What are the linkages between the developmental impacts that may accrue from addressing these quality-related issues in the country? Presentations are followed by Q & A.
- Ms. Ludovica Ghizzoni, Adviser on Export Quality Management, ITC (Presentation)
- Mr. Emmanuel Quaye-Mensah Bruce-Adjei, Ghana Standards Board, Mr. Kwadwo Owusu Agyeman, Ghana Export Promotion Council (Presentation)
- Mr. Otieno Titus Oyoo, Kenya Bureau of Standards (Presentation)
Wednesday, 22 June 2011
09:00 – 10:15 Session 5: Existing relationships between NSBs and TPOs
What relationship does currently exist between the NSBs and the TPOs, in which areas and at what level does this collaboration exist? How was this relationship established and how is it maintained? What are the principal constraints that the organizations face in terms of linking up? What relationships with other (e.g. sector associations) organizations exist? Presentations are followed by Q & A.
- Ms. Roswitha Franz, Project Manager, Development and Training Services, ISO (Presentation)
- Mrs. Toyin Sarah Idowu, Standards Organisation of Nigeria, Mr. Lawal Shehu Dalhat, Nigerian Export Promotion Council (Presentation)
10:15 – 10:30 Session 6: Introductory session: What are areas of possible collaboration?
This session will identify possible areas of collaboration to address identified issues related to quality requirements and exporter competitiveness.
- Mr. Beer Budoo, Director, Development and Training Services, ISO
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 – 12:00
Breakout series A: What are possible areas of collaboration? (
Flipchart)
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Parallel breakout sessions will take place to review:
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Information linkages
(2 groups)
What are the roles of TPOs and NSBs in providing information on quality requirements to exporting enterprises? What kind of information should they provide?
- Moderator/Rapporteur
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Capacity-building and advisory services
(2 groups)
What capacity-building and advisory services should TPOs and NSBs provide to export-oriented enterprises? How should such services be delivered?
- Moderator/Rapporteur
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Obtaining and demonstrating compliance
(2 groups)
What are the respective roles of TPOs and NSBs in enabling exporters to obtain and demonstrate compliance?
- Moderator/Rapporteur
12:00 – 13:00
Reporting and conclusions: Breakout series A
Moderators of each breakout session will report on the conclusions and outcomes.
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Moderator/Rapporteur
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch break
14:00 – 14:15
Session 7: Introductory session: Potential future relationships and how to make the collaboration possible
This session explores ways of initiating and maintaining a process of collaboration.
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Mr. Shyam K. Gujadhur, Senior Adviser on Standards and Quality Management, ITC
(Presentation)
14:15 – 15:30
Breakout series B: Potential future relationships and how to make the collaboration possible
(Flipchart)
Parallel breakout sessions will take place in the form of six group discussions to cover the following:
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Define the mechanism
(2 groups)
Define the mechanism at policy level (legal and administration).
Define the mechanism at operational level (institutional collaboration, national coordination).
- Moderator/Rapporteur
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Identify the resources needed
(2 groups)
What are the needs (financial, human, infrastructure)? How to leverage resources (partnership at national, regional, international levels)?
- Moderator/Rapporteur
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Initiation and sustainability
(2 groups)
Identify the target groups (internal, external). What are the communication channels - with private sector and with authorities (i.e. policy papers prepared by NSB/TPOs)? What are the technical assistance and training needs to make the collaboration works (i.e. ISO, ITC, UNIDO, WTO, others)?
- Moderator/Rapporteur
15:30 – 15:45
Coffee break
15:45 – 17:15
Reporting and conclusions: Breakout series B
Moderators of each breakout session will report on the conclusions and outcomes.
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Mr. Shyam K. Gujadhur, Senior Adviser on Standards and Quality Management, ITC
Thursday, 23 June 2011
09:00 – 9:15
Introduction of agenda of the day and Session 8: Country action plan on the way forward and regional commonalities and challenges. Bringing it all together!
This session leads to the development of action plans and charter of engagement aimed at linking TPOs and NSBs.
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Mr. Beer Budoo, Director, Development and Training Services, ISO
9:15 – 10:05
Session 8: Group work: Country action plan on the way forward and regional commonalities and challenges. Bringing it all together!
Participants will be asked to identify and describe what follow-up activity they propose to undertake once back in their country to initiate collaboration. They will have to specify their likely technical assistance needs to implement such activity. What are the practical implications to formalise the partnership between NSBs and TPOs? Each country will be requested to develop a national action plan and present its charter of engagement which will then be shared in regional groups.
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Group work at country level
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Group work at regional level (EAC, SADC, ECOWAS)
10:05 – 10:30
Session 8: Reporting and conclusions: Country action plan on the way forward and regional commonalities and challenges. Bringing it all together!
Participants will share key action to strengthen the collaboration between TPOs and NSBs at regional levels with the whole group.
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Mr. Beer Budoo, Director, Development and Training Services, ISO
10:30 – 10:45 Session 9: Feedback on follow up (Malaysia-Cuba)
An analysis will be provided on the survey undertaken as a follow up to the previous workshops in Malaysia and Cuba.
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Ms. Ludovica Ghizzoni, Adviser on
Export Quality Management, ITC
(Presentation)
10:45 – 10:50 Session 10: Introductory session: Role plays
Parallel break-out session wi
ll work on arguments related to the value-added of the collaboration in order to obtain the support of TPOs and NSBs CEOs and policy makers at different level.
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Mr. Beer Budoo, Director, Development and Training Services, ISO
(Presentation)
10:50 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30 Session 10: Role Play
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Role play 1:
First meeting between both CEOs of TPO and NSB to discuss the « how » to make the collaboration work.
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Role play 2
: Meeting between both CEOs of TPO and NSB and the Minister to get support on the collaboration.
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Role play 3:
Meeting between both CEOs of TPO and NSB and the CEO of the industry association.
12:30 – 13:00
Closing of the workshop
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Mr. Beer Budoo, Director, Development and Training Services, ISO
- Mr. Shyam K. Gujadhur, Senior Adviser on Standards and Quality Management, ITC
- Mr. Charles M. Ekelege, Director General, TBS
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch break
14:00 – 14:30 Session 11: Next steps and way forward
14:30 – 15:30
Information sharing on ITC portfolio offer of tools and services (i.e. Export Quality Management, ITC Trade Support Institution Profiling tool)
Participants will have the opportunity to gain a good understanding of the ITC different services and tools available for developing countries and to interact with ITC representatives to identify some possible areas of collaboration based on their needs.