Training - China: WTO and Development - Calendar of Events

Since 1999, WBI in collaboration with DECRG (Will Martin) has been offering country-specific seminars in China related to the benefits and risks of globalization, and challenges and opportunities of WTO accession. The objective is to build in-country capacity to better deal with the challenges of global integration and mitigate its risks. As China is a large country and the need for capacity building is huge, WBI has been relying on its partner institutions and distance learning to deliver training and expand its impact.  The research capacity building and training of trainers approaches were used in the program.

We have been working with top universities and research institutions such as Tsinghua University and Peking University, as well as government agencies such as the Ministry of Finance (MOF), State Development and Reform Commission (SDRC) and State Economic and Trade Commission (SETC), to provide courses for capacity building. More than 1600 officials/managers/trainers were trained in around 16 face-to-face and distance learning courses in the past 5 years. In these courses 40-50% of speakers were local experts who had been working with us for years. Three types of courses were offered:

• Policy seminars for government officials, including face to face and distance learning events;
• Seminars for senior executives of large and medium sized corporations;
• Training of trainers courses organized with Peking University in 1999-2000.
  

从1999年起，世行研究院同世行发展研究部的Will Martin博士一起就全球化的益处与风险、加入世贸组织的挑战与机遇等问题为中国有针对性地组织了一系列的研讨会。目的是为了加强这些国家内部能力的培养以更好的应对全球一体化带来的挑战，将可能的风险降到最小。中国是一个大国，对能力培养的需求也是巨大的。世行研究院主要依靠同伙伴机构的合作以及远程教育的方式提供培训和扩大影响。研究能力的培养和对培训者的培训在这些项目中被采用。

我们同顶尖学府如清华大学、北京大学，以及政府部门如财政部、国家发展改革委员会、原国家经贸委等合作共同提供能力培养的课程。在过去的五年中，我们共组织了16次面对面以及远程教育课程，超过1600名官员/经理/培训者参加了我们的培训。在我们组织的课程和研讨会中，40%-50%的演讲者是已和我们合作多年的当地专家。以下是我们组织的3种类型的活动：

• 为政府官员组织的政策研讨会，包括面对面和远程教育的形式；
• 为大中型企业高层管理人员举办的研讨会；
• 在1999到2000年期间和北京大学一起组织的对培训者的培训。

Up coming events 近期活动:
1．China’s Service Sector in the Post WTO Era Seminar (August 2003, Beijing China)
入世后的中国服务业国际研讨会（2003年8月，中国北京）

Following China's WTO accession, this seminar aims to help China addressing a new generation of economic development problems emerging in China, including

• Meeting the challenges associated with the structural adjustments required by the post WTO era (especially in service sectors);
• Addressing the risks associated with opening the financial sector (banking, securities and insurance sectors) and capital flows, and
• Strengthening capacity to mitigate the risks to poverty and income inequality.

Jointly organized by the training center of the State Development and Reform Commission (SDRC), this  policy seminar features interactive dialogues between domestic and foreign experts and participants. It aims to:

• Exchange ideas between domestic and foreign experts on the potential opportunities provided and challenges posed by China’s WTO commitment in opening its service sectors;
• prepare participants for the structural adjustments and policy changes that China needs to make and
• strengthen the capacity for policy reforms, regulations, and delivery of social services to protect the poor. 

The audience will be senior officials from SDRC, its provincial commissions, and relevant government ministries, such as the central bank, ministries of finance, telecom, transportation, etc.

本次研讨会旨在帮助中国分析入世后在经济发展中出现的一系列新问题，具体包括：

• 迎接入世后对结构调整的挑战（特别是在服务业方面）；
• 了解开放金融业（银行、证券和保险）以及放开资本流动可能出现的风险；
• 加强中国减贫和处理分配不均的能力。

这个与国家发展改革委员会合办的政策研讨会，将促进中国本地专家和外国专家以及所有参与者的互动讨论，目的在于：

• 使本地和外国专家及所有参与者就中国入世在服务业方面做出的承诺可能带来的机会与挑战交换意见；
• 为中国需要做的结构和政策调整培养人才；
• 加强中国在以下方面的能力，如政策改革和改进法制规范以及提供社会服务保护贫困者利益等。

本次研讨会的参与者主要是来自国家发展改革委员会的高层官员、地方发展改革委员会以及其他相关部委如人民银行、财政部、信息产业部、交通部等的官员。

2．China’s Agricultural and Fiscal Policies in the Post WTO Era Seminar (August 2003, Beijing China)
入世后的中国农业与财政政策国际研讨会（2003年8月，中国北京）

• Introduce international experience in reforming agricultural trade policies associated with WTO agreement, and providing support to agriculture and farmers in compliance with WTO rules,
• Discuss the new issues related with Doha development agenda and positions of various countries in the negotiation; and
• Build capacity in central and provincial governments on reforming the public transfer system for mitigate the negative impact of integration on the poor; and improve rural and local public finance, and improve the efficiency in service delivery.

The seminar will link three sites, Beijing, Yinchuan and Guiyang through GDLN. In Beijing, participants include officials from the Agricultural and other departments of the MOF, and from the Ministry of Agriculture. In Yinchuan and Guiyang senior officials from the finance bureaus of provinces will attend.

应入世后中国在能力建设方面强烈的需求，这次研讨会着重于农业和财政政策问题。它是根据中国财政部的特别要求而设计的。旨在探讨a)实施世贸组织规定（在农业和财政政策方面所需进行的政策改革）；b)加强转移支付、农村和地方财政以及为减贫提供社会服务等方面的问题。
由于中国入世对农村农业及非农业收入可能有负面作用，对贫困问题也会有一定影响，本次研讨会旨在：

• 介绍国际上和世贸组织规定相关的农业贸易政策改革以及在世贸规定框架下支持农业和农民的经验；
• 探讨多哈回合谈判中的新问题及不同国家在谈判中的立场；
• 增强中央和地方政府的能力，改进公共转移支付系统以尽量降低一体化对穷人的负面影响，改善农村和地方公共财政，提高提供社会服务的效率。

研讨会将连接北京、银川和贵阳。北京的与会者将包括财政部农业司和其他有关司局的官员、农业部官员；在银川和贵阳，将由省级财政厅的高级官员参加。

Past Events 以前活动

1. Senior Policy Seminar for Cambodia and Lao PDR—The Integrated Framework and WTO Accession:  Challenges and Opportunities for Poverty Reduction (May 1-3, 2003,   Phnom Penh, Cambodia)
入世对减贫的挑战与机遇国际研讨会 (2003年5月，柬埔寨金边)

Both Cambodia and Lao PDR applied to join WTO but the process in Cambodia moved well ahead because of the strong ownership by the Government. There is a strong demand from both countries to build in-country capacity in analyzing the impact of further trade integration on growth and poverty reduction, and in implementing pro-poor trade policies.

Jointly organized with EASPR, this 3-day senior policy seminar aimed to:

• Raise awareness among stakeholders in the development community, civil society, academics and government officials, the potential opportunities provided and challenges posed by further trade liberalization and integration;
• Exchange ideas and build consensus on policy reforms required to meet these challenges on trade, growth and poverty, in the short andmedium term;
• Disseminate the recommendations of the Integrated Framework (IF) study for Cambodia, build in-country capacity to develop/strengthen institutions for implementing pro-poor trade policy; and 
• Promote learning by facilitating cross-country fertilization.

Among the audience, 50 percent are senior government officials from relevant ministries, 25 percent are from the private sector, and 25 percent are researchers/professors/trainers from academic and research institutions.

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柬埔寨和老挝都已申请加入世贸组织，但在这个过程中柬埔寨却因政府有着更强的所有权而走在前面。这两个国家都强烈地希望提高自己分析进一步的贸易一体化对其增长和减贫影响的能力、以及实施有利于穷困人口的贸易政策的能力。这次和世行东亚区农村发展部共同举办的3天的高层研讨会旨在：

• 加强发展社区的受益者、社会、学术界和政府官员对未来贸易自由化和一体化带来的潜在机遇与挑战的认识；
• 在应对短期到中期贸易、增长和贫困方面的挑战的问题上交换意见，并建立共识；
• 传播为柬埔寨进行的整合框架（IF）研究中的有关成果，增强国家能力的培养和机构制度建设以实施有利于穷人的贸易政策；
• 促进国家之间的学习。

在与会者中50%是两国来自相关部委的高级官员，25%来自私营企业，还有25%是学术界和研究机构的研究者/教授/培训者。

2. East Asia regional GDLN dialogue on Trade & Poverty (January 2003, Lao PDR, Vietnam, Cambodia, Mongolia)
东亚地区关于贸易与贫困的GDLN远程对话 (2003年1月，老挝，越南，柬埔寨，蒙古)

This is a series dialogues delivered through the Global Development Learning Network (GDLN) connecting Washington D.C., Vientiane, Lao PDR, Hanoi, Vietnam, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Featuring “interactive dialogues and workshops” this event was tailored to the needs of the four low-income countries mentioned above. The dialogues aimed to:

• Provide knowledge to stakeholders in the development community, civil society, academics and government officials, on the potential opportunities provided, and challenges posed, by further trade liberalization and integration;
• Mobilize support for policy reforms required to meet the challenges on t size="2"rade, growth and poverty, in both the short and medium term; 
• Promote south-south learning by facilitating cross-country fertilization with country teams preparing group presentation and work-plans;
• Disseminate new knowledge accumulated in the region through such events as the Fourth Asian Development Forum held in Seoul, Korea in past November.  

The 90 participants were from the 4 countries in the region, including members of the civil society, academics/researchers, senior government officials from relevant ministries, and a few professors/trainers who could teach similar courses in the future. These dialogues facilitated the exchange of ideas on policy reforms required to meet the challenges related to global integration, such as the financial crises and global slowdown that have fueled debate on trade and household vulnerability and poverty and the long-term impact of China’s accession to WTO on countries in the region.

这是通过全球发展学习网络进行的一系列远程对话。活动以互动式的对话和研讨会的形式为特征，连接华盛顿、老挝万象、越南河内、柬埔寨金边和蒙古乌兰巴托。本次活动是根据以上四个低收入国家的需求特别设计的，它旨在：

• 提高发展中社区受益者、社会、学术界和政府官员对未来贸易自由化和一体化带来的潜在机遇与挑战的认识；
• 促进应对短期到中期内贸易、发展和贫困方面挑战的政策改革；
• 通过让国家小组准备小组演示和工作计划推进南南学习；
• 传播近期关于东亚区积累的知识，如在2002年11月在韩国汉城举办的第四届亚洲发展论坛中的研究成果。

共有来自这四个国家的90名成员参与了这次活动，其中包括社会成员、学术界\研究者、相关部委的高层官员以及一些可以在将来教授类似课程的教授/培训者。这一系列对话促进了对全球一体化所要求的政策改革的讨论，如已经引起关于贸易、家庭易受冲击性和贫困问题的争论的金融危机和全球发展减缓，以及中国入世对周边地区国家的长期影响等。

3. Multi-theme GDLN Seminars on Globalization and Sustainable development (2001- 2002, linking Washington DC and Beijing, Guizhou and Ningxia, China)
关于全球化和可持续性发展的多主题GDLN研讨会（2001-2002，美国华盛顿特区、中国北京、贵州、宁夏）

Utilizing the Distant Learning center in Yinchuan, Ningxia Autonomous Region and Guiyang, Guizhou Province, the two poorest provinces in China, we delivered six 5-day GDLN courses on "WTO and China’s West: Challenges and Opportunities"; and "Post WTO Challenges for China’s Western Regions". Around 550 participants attended these courses, in which 80% were government officials, 10% were senior corporate executives, and 10% are trainers/professors.

These GDLN activities linked Washington DC to Beijing, Guizhou and Ningxia, with the aim to

• Raise awareness among government officials in Guizhou and Ningxia as well as other western provinces, of the potential opportunities provided and challenges posed by China joining WTO;
• Discuss policy options in the  post-WTO era; and
• Showcase World Bank’s GDLN modality; its feasibility, and its potential to benefit China’s lagging western regions.

We organized these GDLN activities in cooperation with the Guizhou School of Administration, and Ningxia University. It is also an experiment to add WBI training to the curriculum of a residency carder’s training program to enrich its contents and enhance its quality by introducing interactive teaching methods and knowledge sharing.

利用宁夏银川和贵州贵阳的两个坐落于中国最贫困省份的远程教育中心，我们共组织了六次为期五天的关于“世界贸易组织和中国西部发展：挑战与机遇”和“入世后对中国西部地区的挑战”的远程教育课程。约有550名学员参加了培训，其中80%为政府官员，10%为高级公司管理人员，10%为培训者/教授。

这些GDLN活动的目的在于:

• 加强贵州、宁夏以及其他西部省份政府官员对中国入世存在的潜在机遇和挑战的认识；
• 探讨入世后的政策选择；
• 展示世行全球发展学习网络的特征，以及它在中国落后地区发展的可行性及发展潜力。

这次活动是我们同贵州行政学院、宁夏大学共同举办的。它也是将世行研究院的培训融入当地培训机构的课程的一次有益尝试，通过互动式教学和知识共享丰富当地培训机构的课程内容、提高它的质量。

4. A Joint Workshop on Globalization, Corporate Strategy and Governance  in the Post WTO Era for corporate executives(September 2-6, 2002, Beijing, China)
关于入世后全球化、公司战略和管理的研讨会（2002年9月2日-6日，中国北京）

This was a joint workshop organized by The World Bank and the School of Continuing Education at Tsinghua University (SCE). Membership in the WTO will change the business environment in China and require managers to adapt the way they do business; and require adjustment in policies, laws and regulations, and functions of government.

This joint workshop featured interactive dialogues. It aimed to:

• raise awareness among CEOs and other senior executives of the potential benefits, opportunities provided and challenges posed by China joining WTO;
• prepare participants for the structural adjustments China needs to make and explore ways for enterprises to re-position themselves in a new environment; 
• using cast studies, strengthen the capacity for answering anti-dumping law suits, and improving corporate governance and management.

The 44 participants included CEOs and senior executives from enterprises and corporations; professors and researchers in the areas of business administration; and government officials in enterprise-related agencies.

这是世界银行和清华大学继续教育学院联合举办的一次研讨会。世贸成员国资格将改变中国的工商业环境，要求管理者改变经营方式，同时政策、法律法规和政府职能也需要转变。
以互动式的对话为特点，这个研讨会旨在：

• 加强CEO以及其他高级管理人员对中国入世带来的机遇与挑战的认识；
• 为中国需要做的结构调整培养人才，并帮助公司寻找新环境下的定位；
• 通过案例的学习，加强公司应对反倾销法律纠纷的能力，改善公司的管理。

参加培训的44名学员包括公司的首席执行官、高层管理人员，研究工商管理的教授和研究人员，以及部分相关政府官员。

5. An International Seminar—Impact of WTO Accession on China’s Fiscal Policies(June 24-27, 2002  Beijing, China)
关于入世对中国财政政策影响的国际研讨会（2002年6月24日-27日，中国北京）

This policy seminar was jointly organized and designed by The World Bank and the Ministry of Finance, and tailored to meet the needs of demand from Ministry of Finance after China’s WTO accession. The policy seminar aimed to:

• Raise awareness among MOF officials of potential opportunities provided and challenges posed by China joining WTO; and 
• Exchange ideas on the potential impact of WTO membership on China’s tax revenue and fiscal policies, and impact on fiscal /financial risks;
• Special focuses: agriculture, fiscal revenue/expenditures; fiscal risks, policies such as subsidies and government procurement, poverty, and social protection/insurance.

这个政策研讨会是在中国加入世贸组织后，根据中国财政部的需求由世界银行和财政部共同举办的。他的目的在于:

• 提高财政部官员对中国入世提供的潜在机会和挑战的认识；
• 就中国世贸组织成员资格对中国税收收入和财政政策以及财政/金融风险方面可能造成的影响交换意见；
• 特别关注的问题：农业，财政收入/支出；财政风险、政策，如补贴和政府采购，贫困，以及社会保障/保险等。

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6. A Joint Course on WTO Accession, Policy Reform and Corporate Strategies for Globalization (October 29- Nov. 1, 2001, Beijing China)
关于入世、应对全球化的政策改革和公司策略的研讨会（2001年10月29日-11月1日，中国北京）

The workshop was jointly organized by The World Bank, the State Economic and Trade Commission, SCE at Tsinghua University, and China Center for Economic Research at Peking University (CCER), It’s another activity aimed at raise awareness among CEOs and other senior executives of the potential opportunity offered by China's WTO accession, and prepare them for the painful adjustment required.  And help them to re-position themselves for global competition. 

This course aimed to:

• raise awareness among CEOs and entrepreneurs of the potential benefits, opportunities provided and challenges posed by China joining WTO;
• help build in-country capacity to reform policies, and laws and regulations which are required for global integration; 
• through case studies (of multinational corporations), provide ideas and knowledge to  design corporate strategies for maintaining competitiveness in a changing global environment—including corporate governance issues;
• address specific challenges in  3-4 selected sectors/industries, such as automobile, steel and finance, by inviting CEOs as presenters from multinational corporations such as ASIMCO, Merk, and Caterpillar. 

The 75 participants included CEOs and senior managers from machinery building,  textile , metallurgical and automobile enterprises and corporations; and business leaders from the private sector; some professors/trainers; and government officials.

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本次研讨会由世界银行、国家经贸委、清华大学继续教育中心和北京大学中国经济研究中心共同举办。这是我们为加强CEO和其他高层管理人员对中国入世的潜在机遇与挑战认知、为所需的也许是痛苦的适应过程做准备、帮助他们在全球竞争中更好重新定位的另一项活动。它旨在:

• 提高CEO、企业家对中国入世潜在利益、机会和挑战的认知；
• 帮助中国提高进行全球化所要求的政策、法律法规改革的能力；
• 通过对跨国公司案例的学习，帮助设计公司战略，以使中国公司在变化的全球环境中保持竞争力；
• 通过邀请跨国公司如ASIMCO, Merk 和Caterpillar的首席执行官进行演讲，具体分析中国在3-4个行业如汽车、钢铁、金融上所面临的挑战。

75名与会者包括来自机械制造、纺织、冶金、汽车企业的首席执行官，私营企业代表，以及一些教授/培训者，和政府官员。

7. Policy Seminar—Challenges and Implications of China Joining WTO (July 10-14, 2000, Beijing, China)
关于中国入世的意义与挑战的政策研讨会（2000年7月10日-14日，中国北京）

In the period of 1999 to 2000, we focused on the training of trainers in China. Working with CCER at Peking University, we offered 5-day courses on International Trade and WTO Accession to professors/trainers from other universities. 2-3 such courses were delivered. Evaluation results were excellent.

This seminar was one part of a multi-year effort to build a network of trainers and partners with expertise in state-of-the-art economic and financial sector issues, who can provide training for government officials and other important segments of the development community in China. This particular seminar addressed the challenges as China  liberalizes trade in many new sectors for WTO accession. This activity combined a 2-day policy seminar and 3-day training of trainers, with participants coming from both government agencies and academia.

在1999到2000年期间，我们将重点放在了对中国培训者的培训上。与北京大学中国经济研究中心合作，我们为来自其他大学的教授/培训者组织了关于国际贸易和加入世贸组织的为期5天的培训班。共有2-3次类似的活动被组织。活动评估的结果十分出色。
这个研讨会是我们与在经济与金融方面具有专家水准的培训者和伙伴建立联系网的多年计划中的一部分。受训者可以在以后对政府官员以及其他参与中国发展的重要成员进行类似的培训。这个特殊的研讨会分析了中国为加入世贸组织在许多新的领域开放贸易带来的挑战。本次活动集成了一个为期2天的政策研讨会和一个为期3天的对培训者的培训。参与者主要来自政府机关单位和学术界。

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8. Workshop on International Trade and Global Integration (July 25-29, 1999, Beijing, China)
关于国际贸易和全球化的研讨会 (1999年7月25日-29日，中国北京)

This was another part of the multi-year training program we worked with CCER in China’s local capacity building. In which, trainings was provided to professors or trainers who can further distribute the knowledge to government officials and other important segments of China. This 5 day workshop covered topics from classical trade theories to new international trade theories, economic and political  analysis of trade policies, the role of international trade and global integration, WTO basic and Negotiation as well as China’s accession to the WTO and economic reforms.

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这是我们和北京大学中国经济研究中心合作进行当地能力建设的多年培训项目中的另一部分。其中对能够进一步向广大政府官员和其他重要社会成员传播知识的教授和培训者进行了培训。这次5天的研讨会涉及了从古典到新兴的国际贸易理论，对贸易政策的经济和政治分析，国际贸易和全球化的影响，世贸组织的常识与谈判，以及中国入世和经济改革等问题。