The working group in data for services, trade and development policies has been established following recommendations of the 9th Multi Year Expert Meeting on Trade, Services and Development (MYEM), held 4-6 July 2022. It aims to provide concrete and substantive inputs to the MYEM series which examines the role of services trade in economic diversification. Specifically, the working group will identify services-trade data gaps, share good practice examples of data collection, identify data sources, and showcase innovative ways to use existing data.

The purpose of the first meeting is to identify the main deliverables of the working group through an exchange of views with leading experts and practitioners. It will build on the Inception Meeting held in April 2023, which laid out the scope and methods of work of the working group.

The outcome of the first meeting will be presented at the 10^th Multi Year Expert Meeting on Trade Services and Development 10-12 July 2023.