Workshop on Transparency15, 16 October
Morning Break-out session in English
Rapporteur: Washington Otieno, Kenya
Main points raised:
• Raising awareness– Priority, visibility, budgetary commitment
• Interagency Coordination– one contact point? Form committee?– Networking– One formal publication– What are best-practices?
• How to channel notifications?– How to start?– Subscribe to Secretariat weekly alert
Main points raised:
• Public/private sector coordination– Focused taskforce– Regular alerts
• Intergovernmental cooperation– Regional, issue-specific– Easier access to other Enquiry Points
Main points raised
• Notification of new or changed measures that conform to international standards– useful or overwhelming
• Availability of full texts of regulations/translations– national websites; but capacity to maintain– through SPS IMS?
Main points raised:
• Assessment of incoming notifications
– Sort by sector? Sort by objective?
• Mentoring
– High level of interest