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The seminar is intended to allow a frank exchange of views on the issue and to provide an input into the Committee's consideration of the question. Participation is open to °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Members and Observers and to Inter-Governmental Organizations with observer status in the CTD. The seminar is also part of the "Geneva Week" for non-resident Members and Observers of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ. 09:00-09:15 Welcome: Mr. Ablassé Ouedraogo, Deputy Director-General 09:15-10:30 First Session: Overview of issues The questions to be addressed in the session include: What are the particular features of the trade and production of small economies? How do small economies perform in terms of economic and social indicators by comparison with other economies? Is vulnerability unique to small economies? How does one measure vulnerability? To what extent are problems related to location and natural events, and to what extent are they policy-related? Chair: Amb. Ransford Smith (Jamaica), Chairperson of the Committee on Trade and Development. Panelists: Mr. Kemal Dervis (World Bank); Mr. Roman Grynberg (Commonwealth Secretariat); Professor Robert Read (University of Lancaster) 10:30-11:00 Coffee break 11:00-13:00 Second Session: Issues from perspective of small economies The session would hear from representatives of small economies or regional organizations on their perspective on the problems that they face. The questions to be addressed include: What are the problems and how have the small economies coped in the past? What has been the impact of problems on development indicators? What are the policy choices? Are there issues of policy coherence and institutional constraints at the national and international levels? What are the constraints on the development and diversification of their trade? Chair: Mr. Ablassé Ouedraogo, Deputy-Director General, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ. Panelists: Amb. R. Bernal (Jamaica); Amb. Z.J. Ngavirue (Namibia); Mr. E. Sperisen (Former Amb. of Guatemala); Ms Mere Falemaka (Forum Secretariat) 13:00-14:00 Lunch break - Sandwich lunch offered ./. 14:00 –15:30 Third Session: Towards solutions – actions in small economies (1) The questions to be addressed include: How can small economies cope better? Is there scope for greater diversification of production and trade in goods and services? How can this be developed? What are the needs: time, money, expertise? How can small economies cope with international negotiations, especially where there are simultaneous negotiations at different levels? Is there scope for regional cooperation to overcome problems? Chair: Mr. Peter Tulloch, Director, Development Division. Panelists: Amb. I.U. Mataitoga (Fiji); Mr. Arnold McIntyre (Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery); Mr. Roman Grynberg (Commonwealth Secretariat); Professor Robert Read (University of Lancaster) 15:30- 15:45 Coffee break 15:45-17:15 Fourth Session: Towards solutions – actions by partners and °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ (2) The questions to be addressed include: How effective are trade/aid packages? How can management and coordination be improved? How can small economy solutions be included in wider trade/aid frameworks? How can the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ and other institutions respond? Chair: Amb. Ransford Smith (Jamaica). Panelists: Mr. Carlos Liebana (EC); Amb. E. Laurent (St Lucia); Mr. Constantine Tsatsos (World Bank); Mr. Bonapas Onguglo (UNCTAD) 17:15-17:30 Closing Remarks: Mr. A. Ouedraogo, Deputy Director-General Background material (available in English only): (i) "Small Economies: The Current Status of Events in the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ", Background Paper for Small States' Forum, Prague, 25 September 2000 by Peter Tulloch, Director, Development Division, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Secretariat. (ii) "Small Economies in the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ" contribution by the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Secretariat to work of the Commonwealth Secretariat/World Bank Joint Task Force on Small States, April 2000. (iii) "Small States: Meeting Challenges in the Global Economy" Executive Summary – Report of the Commonwealth Secretariat/World Bank Joint Task Force on Small States (March 2000) (iv) "Small States Development: A Commonwealth Vulnerability Index" Christopher Easter, The Round Table (1999), 351 (403-422). (v) "Committee for Development Policy's Economic Vulnerability Index" – Explanatory Note (CDP2000/PLEN/21) (vi) "Developing a Vulnerability Index for SIDS" United Nations Division for Sustainable Development (19.3.1999) (vii) "Before the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere House Committee on International Relations" statement by Dr. Richard L. 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