Building research capacity in Asia and the Pacific
As many of the countries in the Asia-Pacific region have yet to evolve trade-related research programmes, ARTNeT strives to build research capacity in the region, particularly in least developed countries. This is done through implementation of regional team-based research studies, research grants to junior researchers from least developed countries (LDC), organization of technical training workshops for trade research, and visiting fellowships to non-LDC institutions.
ARTNeT holds workshops to increase understanding on relevant policy issues and empirical tools for trade analysis. Moreover, ARTNeT builds and supports new datasets and research tools. Since 2005, more than 60 workshops have been held with more than 1500 individuals having received training. In collaboration with the WTO research division and various other partners, ARTNeT has held 9 research capacity building workshops that also involved post-workshop mentoring and resulted in successful “learning by doing” and published research outputs including through post-workshop grants.
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Capacity Building Events
2018
- ESCAP-ARTNeT/ITD Regional Workshop on Trade Facilitation for Sustainable Development, 7-10 August 2018, Bangkok, Thailand
- UNCTAD/ESCAP- ARTNeT Capacity Building Workshop on “Non-Tariff Measures: economic assessment and policy options for development”, 3-6 July 2018, Bangkok, Thailand
2017
- WTO/ESCAP- 13th ARTNeT Capacity Building Workshop on “Empirical Trade Analysis: Structural gravity estimation and counterfactuals”, 18-21 December 2017, Bangkok, Thailand
- ARTNeT Symposium on Preferential Trade Agreements and Inclusive Trade, 14-15 Dec 2017, Bangkok, Thailand
- ESCAP-ARTNeT/ITD Training course on "E-Commerce and Emerging Digital Trade Agenda", 15-16 June 2017, MR H, UNCC, Bangkok, Thailand
- ESCAP-ARTNeT/ITD Training course on "Trade Facilitation and Paperless Trade", 25-26 May 2017, MR A, UNCC, Bangkok, Thailand
- ARTNeT-ITD Training on "Environmental Goods and Services Negotiations", 2-3 March 2017, MR G, UNCC, Bangkok, Thailand
- ARTNeT-GIZ Capacity Building Workshop on Practical Tools for Impact Assessment of Trade Liberalization and Free Trade Agreement, 23-27 January 2017, MR C, UNCC, Bangkok, Thailand
2016
- WTO/ESCAP-ARTNeT Capacity Building Workshop on "Empirical methods in trade: Analyzing non-tariff measures", 12-16 December 2016, Bangkok, Thailand
- ARTNeT-GIZ Capacity Building Workshop on Advanced issues in Gravity Modelling, 23-25 August 2016, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
- ARTNeT-ITD Training on Environmental Goods and Services Negotiations, 10-11 August 2016, UNCC, Bangkok, Thailand
- ARTNeT-AFD Research Capacity Building Workshop on ASEAN Integration, 6-10 June 2016, UNCC, bangkok, Thailand
- ARTNeT-ITD Training on Government Procurement Negotiations, 26-27 May 2016, UNCC, bangkok, Thailand
- ARTNeT-GIZ Workshop on Introduction to Gravity Modelling for Trade Policy Analysis, 19-21 April 2016, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
- ARTNeT-ITD Training on “Trade in Services Negotiations”, 31 March 2016 to 1 April 2016, MR A, UNCC, Bangkok, Thailand
2015
- WTO/ESCAP 11th ARTNeT Workshop for Empirical Trade Analysis: Impacts of Trade Facilitation and Aid for Trade, 21-24 December 2015, Bangkok, Thailand
- WTO/ESCAP 10th ARTNeT Capacity Building Workshop for Trade Research: “Empirical Methods in Trade: Analyzing Trade Costs and Trade Facilitation”, 15-19 June 2015, Bangkok, Thailand
- ARTNeT-GIZ Capacity Building Workshop on Gravity Modelling, 7-9 April 2015, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
- ARTNeT-CDRI Capacity Building Workshop on Gravity Modelling, 20-22 January 2015, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
2014
- ARTNeT introductory course on CGE modeling for trade policy analysis, 24-26 August 2014, Bangkok, Thailand
- Building Trade and Investment Capacity in Myanmar: Intensive Training Programme on Trade Policy and Analysis, 6-30 May 2014, Yangon, Myanmar
- Training of Researchers on "Use of Research for Trade Policy Formulation and Implementation", 24 January 2014, Yangon, Myanmar
2013
- Capacity Building Workshop for Trade Research "Trade Flows and Trade Policy Analysis", 7-11 October 2013, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- ARTNeT Capacity Building Workshop on CGE Modelling for Trade Policy Analysis, 22-26 July 2013, Bangkok, Thailand
- WTO/ESCAP Ninth ARTNeT Capacity Building Workshop for Trade Research, 24-28 June 2013, Bangkok, Thailand
- ARTNeT Capacity Building Workshop on Use of Gravity Modeling, 19-22 March 2013, Bangkok, Thailand
2012
- WTO/ESCAP Eight ARTNeT Capacity Building Workshop for Trade Research, 23-27 July 2012, Bangkok, Thailand
- Capacity Building Workshop on CGE Modelling for Trade Policy Analysis, 23-27 July 2012, Suva, Fiji
2011
- ARTNeT/RIS Capacity Building Workshop on Use of Gravity Modelling, 9-11 November 2011, New Delhi, India
- ESCAP/WTO Seventh ARTNeT Capacity Building Workshop for Trade Research: "Recent Advances in the Field of Trade Theory and Policy Analysis Using Micro-Level Data," 12-16 September 2011, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2010
- ARTNeT/UNDP Workshop on Trade and Gender Linkages, 15-17 September 2010, Bangkok, Thailand
- ARTNeT Capacity Building Workshop for Trade Research: Gravity Modelling, 23-27 August 2010, Bogor, Indonesia
- WTO/ESCAP Sixth ARTNeT Capacity Building Workshop for Trade Research, 21-25 June 2010, Vientiane, Lao PDR
2009
- ARTNeT/RIS Follow-Up Workshop on Gravity Modelling of Trade Facilitation and "Behind the Border" Measures Affecting Trade, 21-25 September 2009, New Delhi, India
- ARTNet GMS Capacity Building Workshop on Primary Data Collection and Competitiveness Analysis, 18 September 2009, Hanoi, Viet Nam
- ARTNeT GMS Capacity Building Workshop on Primary Data Collection and Competitiveness Analysis, 11 September 2009, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- ARTNeT GMS Capacity Building Workshop on Primary Data Collection and Competitiveness Analysis, 4 September 2009, Vientiane, Lao PDR
- ESCAP/WTO Fifth ARTNeT Capacity Building Workshop for Trade Research, 22-26 June 2009, Bangkok, Thailand
- ARTNeT GMS Capacity Building Workshop on Competitiveness Analysis, 3-5 June 2009, Hanoi, Viet Nam
2008
- ARTNeT Capacity Building Workshop for Trade Research: "Behind the Border" Gravity Modelling, 15-19 December 2008, Bangkok, Thailand
- ARTNet GMS Capacity Building Workshop on Regional Integration and Competitiveness: The European Experience, 24-26 June 2008, Bangkok, Thailand
- ESCAP/WTO ARTNeT Capacity Building Workshop for Trade Research, 2-6 June 2008, Phnom Penh, Cambodia