Thematic Components
Competitiveness Analysis and Trade-related Policies
This programme component concentrates on capacity-building in both the public and private sectors in the monitoring of industrial performance at national, regional and global levels; economic and statistical analysis; benchmarking competitive performance at sectoral and product levels; and the establishment of trade-related data bases such as inventories of technical barriers to trade (TBT).
Enterprise Upgrading for Trade Enhancement
In order to offer competitive, safe, reliable and cost-efficient products, enterprises have to be restructured and upgraded, supported by investment and technology inflows for process upgrading, as well as by productivity and quality management improvement.
Innovation Systems, Technology Management and Foresight
Global value chains require adapted development priorities, policies and related strategies. Technology management and foresight are instrumental to support decision-making regarding the application of technology and innovation for sustainable and competitive economic and industrial policy,...
Modernization of Export-oriented Agro-industries
The services offered by this component comprise a range of technical cooperation interventions and know-how, which encompass: Support and advice to official and private sector decision-making bodies on technoeconomic development options for strengthening the agro-industrial sector (food, leather, textiles, wood and agro-machinery)...
SME Export Consortia
Gaining access to export markets is crucial for increasing SME growth and productivity, especially in light of increased globalization. However, SMEs are often deterred from exporting by the complexities of the export business and the high risks involved.
Corporate Social Responsibility for Market Integration
As trade within national, regional and global supply chains of large corporations becomes the predominant way of exchanging goods and services in a globalized economy,...
Standards, Metrology, Testing and Conformity
The capacity of developing countries to comply with standards needs to be enhanced. ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 22000 are some of the system standards that exporters need to comply with if they want to enter many foreign markets.
Regional Priorities, Funds Mobilization and Partnerships
The various technical components of the Trade Capacity Programme will be implemented to varying degrees and in varying combinations in all of the regions falling within the scope of UNIDO’s technical cooperation activities. This programme component will serve to focus these activities in line with national needs and the coordinated responses agreed upon through the CCA/UNDAF and PRSP processes,...
