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The Singapore Cooperation Programme- Singapore’s contribution to Aid for Trade & the Private Sector Development
Presented by Ms Denise ChengAssistant Director, Technical Cooperation DirectorateMinistry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore
Regional Review Meeting on Aid for Trade, Jakarta, 14 June 2011 Session 3: Engaging the private sector in AfT initiatives in the Asia-Pacific region
Singapore Cooperation Programme
• Started in 1992, administered by MFA• Singapore’s technical assistance programme to developing
countries • Capacity building programmes - Training Courses,
Workshops, Study Visits, Undergraduate Scholarships• 75,000 government officials trained from 170 countries
– Asia-Pacific, Africa, Middle East, Eastern Europe, Latin America & Caribbean
75,000 officials from 170 countries trained since 1992
Participants (Cumulative)
68,446
61,717
75,442
55,03048,585
42,149
35,849
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11,7878,642
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“If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. If you teach a man to fish, you feed him for life.”
• Human Resource Development as catalyst for economic development
• Singapore’s own experience - People are our only resource
• Sharing Singapore’s development experience in trade-related & other areas with developing countries
• Giving back to the international community
Philosophy
• 80% or more of SCP programmes contribute to Aid-for-Trade
• Objective:
1) - Boost economic level and productive capacity of developing countries
--> Enable them to participate more effectively in international trading system
2) - Raise awareness of opportunities of open world market
--> Reduce their reluctance to further market opening
SINGAPORE’S AID FOR TRADE STRATEGY
Singapore’s Aid for Trade Programmes
Two Modalities: • Bilateral – South-South Cooperation (e.g. IAI) • Third Country Training Programme (TCTP)
Benefits: - Triangular cooperation - leverages on resources of
both partners to maximise outcomes• Training locations
17 Partner Countries
26 International Organisations & NGOs
Over 60 Singapore Training Agencies
• Trade policy and planning• Trade liberalisation• Regional trade agreements• Trade negotiation and facilitation• Investment promotion• International trade
• Dispute settlement• Customs clearance• Border management
Singapore’s Aid for Trade Programmes:
Four Strategic Levels
Level 1: Trade Policy and Regulations
• Port and airport management
• Logistics and distribution
• Information & communication technologies (ICT)
• Urban management – city planning, land transport, water, environmental management
• Public-private partnerships
Singapore’s Aid for Trade Programmes:
Level 2: Building Economic Infrastructure
• Macroeconomic & financial management
- IMF-Singapore Regional Training Institute
• Trade financing• Enterprise development and
competitiveness - Strategies for SME Internationalisation - Business Incubation in Singapore- Analyzing and Managing Risks in Public Private Partnership Infrastructure Projects
• Seafood safety code• Tourism promotion
Singapore’s Aid for Trade Programmes:Level 3: Building Productive Capacities
Training programmes & study visits on Singapore’s development experience in:
• Economic development • Macro-economic reforms• Trade liberalisation• Public Governance • Education
Singapore’s Aid for Trade Programmes:
Level 4: General Support Level
Singapore-WTO Third Country Training Programme
• MOU signed in 1996, renewed in 2000
• Close to 30 Aid for Trade programmes conducted for almost 600 officials in Singapore
• Collaboration has increased from one to 2-3 programmes annually
Singapore-WTO Third Country Training Programme
Diverse Training Areas: • Regional Trade Policy• Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)• TRIPS and Public Health• Dispute Management• Anti Dumping• Trade in Services• Non Agricultural Market Access• Environment, Market Access & Trade Liberalisation
Singapore-WTO Third Country Training Programme
Asian Parliamentarian Workshop – 3 Runs (2009, 2010, 2011)• Collaboration between WTO, MFA and Temasek Foundation Centre for Trade
and Negotiations
Aims: -Enhance capacity to make trade-related legislation
- Deepen understanding of WTO and current/future negotiating issues in international trade
• 1st Workshop (June 2009): 20 Asian Parliamentarians
• 2nd Workshop (May 2010): 24 Parliamentarians
• 3rd Workshop (May 2011): 40 Asia-Pacific Parliamentarians
WTO-NUS Regional Trade Policy Course (RTPC) Singapore, 2007 - 2010
• Collaboration between WTO and National University of Singapore (NUS - Faculty of Law)
• 3-month course covers every aspect of WTO’s agreements & negotiations + regional perspectives on trade issues
• Beneficiaries: over 100 senior trade officials from more than 25 Asia Pacific economies
• New: NUS-WTO “Dialogue on the Doha Development Agenda”, 5-7 October 2011
Singapore-ADB Third Country Training Programme
• Since 1993, Singapore and ADB have trained close to 650 participants from developing member countries
• Diverse areas that build trade or economic capacity: trade facilitation, port and airport management, tourism, technology transfer
• Latest collaboration: ADBI-RSIS-MFA-ADB Regional Policy Workshop on Asian Economic Integration (15-18 February 2011)
Conclusion• Focus on human capacity development (value add)
- strengthens trade & economic capacity of Asia Pacific economies
• Work with international partners• Tap on knowledge & expertise of private sector• Support international forums on trade &
development• Outcome: Open, pro-trade national environments
that facilitate private sector development & increased trade benefit Governments & private sector in Asia Pacific region