This platform provides information on broader capacity-building and technical assistance activities beyond those of the TS4D workstreams, with the aim of improving institutional coordination.

The information on capacity-building activities is organized in five broad areas identified as key challenges for developing economies in the WTO-World Bank co-publication "Trade in Services for Development":

Addressing data gaps in services trade

Helping developing economies and LDCs participate more fully in policy discussions on trade in services

Strengthening regulatory frameworks and institutions

Promoting economic diversification, particularly through digital services trade

Addressing key constraints and improving services skills of workers