Abstract:

The WTO Agreement contains provisions on technology transfer to developing countries, but many are less applicable because they are not binding. For increasing the technology transfer to developing countries, the Working Group on Trade and Transfer of Technology (WGTTT) was established. The effectiveness of WTO provisions on technology transfer and the role of the WGTTT in enhancing technology transfer to developing countries were examined in this study using normative legal methods. Data were collected by library research and were analyzed by a qualitative method. This research found that the WGTTT only identified WTO provisions related to technology transfer and failed to make concrete recommendations to the WTO General Council to increase the flow of technology transfer to developing countries. The WGTT should be given a deadline to make concrete recommendations that could be used to increase the flow of technology transfer to developing countries and make WTO provisions on technology transfer more effective and enforceable.