Presentation by Rahayu Ningsih Trade Policy Analysis and Development Agency on “Enhancing the Capacity of the Trade Policy Analysis and Development Agency (TREDA)” TPSA Project Final Conference - June 26, 2019 Focus: Knowledge, Skills Acquired and Outcomes, Impacts and Benefits Gained
Our Objectives • TREDA requested the TPSA project to help build the knowledge and skills of our new and existing staff in a number of key topic areas. • This knowledge-sharing and capacity building is critically important to TREDA to improve our ability to support the trade research and policy development needs of the Ministry of Trade.
The Activities: • Internship on: Enhancing Indonesia’s Exports to Canada • Internship on Services Trade in Indonesia • Internship on Canadian Food and Product Standards (Fish and Processed Fish) • Training on Economic Modelling of Indonesia’s Exports • Workshop on Analyzing Non-Tariff Measures • Workshops on WTO Trade Remedies • Workshop on Global Value Chains
Internship on: Enhancing Indonesia’s Exports to Canada Knowledge and Skills Gained: • The research interns identified a range of products and commodities with a good chance of finding a market in Canada • The research interns learned how to apply a methodology which identifies “rising stars” and “missed opportunities”. • The research interns learned the research working environment in Canada. Benefits, Outcomes and Impacts Gained: • Via this activity, TREDA has directly assisted the Directorate General for National Export Development by identifying products and commodities which have good prospects for export to Canada, using a comparative-advantage analytical method. • TREDA gained additional knowledge and analytical expertise to support our recommendation to shift from a supply-driven to a market-driven export promotion strategy.
Internship on Services Trade in Indonesia Knowledge and Skills Gained: The intern gained new knowledge including: • Understanding that Indonesia’s Service Exports have been undervalued • Identifying all of the ways that services are exported • Increased awareness of the negative impacts on competitiveness caused by high restrictiveness on investments in services in Indonesia. Benefits, Outcomes and Impacts Gained: • An intern from TREDA is now sharing and applying new knowledge and understanding of the role and importance of services trade in Indonesia’s economy.
Internship on Canadian Food and Product Standards (Fish and Processed Fish) Knowledge and Skills Gained: The intern was able to gain knowledge about Canadian food safety systems and the market for fish and processed fish exports to Canada: • Trends in fish and processed fish product exports and imports • Canadian market potential for Indonesian fish and processed fish • Public and Private Standards in Canada that impact on fish product • Ways Indonesia can better access the Canadian market Benefits, Outcomes and Impacts Gained: • An expert staff from TREDA is now sharing and applying new knowledge of Canada’s food safety and product safety systems to identify ways to strengthen systems to support the private sector in Indonesia.
Training on Economic Modelling of Indonesia’s Exports Knowledge and Skills Gained: Participants gained advanced programming and economic modelling skills: • How to analyze data • How to do regressions • How to model trade in key commodities between Canada and Indonesia. • How to examine what trade could look like under a number of different economic scenarios Benefits, Outcomes and Impacts Gained: • TREDA staff gained new economic modelling skills and methods, and developed a working economic model of Indonesia’s exports.
Workshop on Analyzing Non-Tariff Measures Knowledge and Skills Gained: Participants gained knowledge on: • What Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs) are • How NTMs different from tariff measures • How NTMs are distinguished and coded • How NTMs applied by one country can be identified • Online access to the NTMs compiled by UNCTAD • How NTM data can be “read” and used for trade analysis • How NTMs affect trade? • The importance of NTMs to trade and trade negotiation Benefits, Outcomes and Impacts Gained: • TREDA staff gained and are now applying a deeper understanding of how to identify and analyze non-tariff Measures that are hindering exports to Canada and to other countries.
Workshops on WTO Trade Remedies Knowledge and Skills Gained: TREDA participants gained deeper understanding on: ▪ WTO rules on anti-dumping ▪ when and how to apply anti-dumping measures ▪ use of subsidies and countervailing measures ▪ safeguard measures to protect against import surges Benefits, Outcomes and Impacts Gained: ▪ TREDA staff gained and are applying increased knowledge of ways to defend against unfair trade practices and import surges. ▪ This deeper understanding has allowed TREDA staff to provide better quality inputs to various cases and committees on Trade Remedies.
Workshop on Global Value Chains Knowledge and Skills Gained: Participants gained new knowledge and skills on: • Methodologies to conduct GVC analysis • Identification of sources of data • Understanding of input-output models • Practical work on three priority products/commodities • Ways to add value to trade • Identifying barriers to competitiveness and solutions • Gender and Environmental Aspects of GVCs • INSERT any additional learnings here. Benefits, Outcomes and Impacts Gained: • TREDA staff learned to identify barriers to competitiveness, and to develop strategies to overcome these barriers via training on analyzing global value chains.
Results of Partnership with the TPSA Project • TREDA staff have gained important new knowledge and skills, and are applying what they have gained to fulfill our mandate to support the analysis and development of effective trade policy for the Ministry of Trade and other related stakeholders in Indonesia. • Hope this collaboration and cooperation will be continue in the future.
Terima Kasih
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