Around 22 countries representing both the developed and developing world are participating in this important event including Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Indonesia, Iran, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Poland, Romania, Switzerland, UK and USA.
Spread over the next 2 days, there will be presentations by distinguished international and national participants on the following themes representing key elements of the proposed Development Agenda viz., Technical Assistance and Capacity Building; Flexibilities, Public Policy and Public Domain; Technology Transfer, ICT and Access to Knowledge; Assessments, Evaluation and Impact Studies; and Institutional Matters including Mandate and Governance.