Jefatura de Gabinete de Ministros 1 - Informe Uruguay

effective participation of developing countries in international deliberations and
decision-making on ICT-related issues, such as the domain name system and
Internet governance, is a vital complement to national development efforts related to
ICTs.
UNCTAD's contribution The objective of UNCTAD’s work in this area is to assist
developing countries, in particular LDCs, to design and implement active policies for
building productive capacity and international competitiveness, based on an
integrated treatment of investment, corporate responsibility, technology transfer and
innovation, enterprise development and business facilitation (including transportation
and ICT), competitiveness, diversification and export capacity, to sustain a high level
of growth and promote sustainable development.
UNCTAD should continue its work on investment, as well as technology and
enterprise
development, and – through policy analysis, technical assistance and capacity and
consensus building – assist developing countries in policy formation and
implementation in this regard, taking into account developments in the international
economic environment. UNCTAD should pay particular attention to the international
dimension in order to identify the opportunities for and obstacles to progress in
economic development. In this respect, UNCTAD should also identify the most
appropriate international response to maximize opportunities for economic
development, and ensure complementarity in the provision of technical assistance.
UNCTAD should maintain its lead role in policy analysis on the impact of FDI on the
development of host countries, and especially ways and means to maximize its
benefits and minimize its costs through appropriate host and home country policies. It
should collect and analyse data andconduct policy-oriented research on investment
issues related to development, including the interaction of FDI and domestic
investment, the interrelationship between ODA and FDI, the impact of FDI on
industrialization and local entrepreneurship, the role of FDI in infrastructure
development and export capacity building, human resource development, linkages
between foreign and domestic firms, and best practices to encourage investment
flows and benefit from them.
UNCTAD’s analytical work should draw lessons from successful experiences with the
transfer and diffusion of technology through FDI and other channels. It should also
support efforts by developing countries, in particular LDCs, to respond to
technological changes, identify best practices in transfer of technology and assess
the effectiveness of policies aimed at domestic innovative capability-building,
including the role of intellectual property rights. UNCTAD should furthermore assist
developing countries in identifying ways and means to operationalize technology
transfer clauses in international agreements, and in maximizing the potential benefits
of those agreements.
UNCTAD should support efforts of developing countries and economies in transition
to
attract and benefit more from FDI, including by helping them to formulate and
implement investment policies and by assisting with relevant legislation and
regulations in line with their development strategies. Investment policy reviews and
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