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Status Report on the Global Value Chain (GVC) Initiative

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Key elements of the Department’s Global Value Chain (GVC) Initiative have been merged with the Global Business Opportunities Bureau (BBD). This transition strengthens implementation of the Integrative Trade Model (ITM) by providing greater coherence to the departmental sector-based practice approach.

This is an opportune realignment, now that the GVC initiative has become operational and targets GVC oriented sectors aligned with the five knowledge-based sector practices: Aerospace, Cleantech, ICT, Infrastructure and Life Sciences.

Much has been accomplished already by putting in place one of the cornerstones of our Global Commerce Strategy, including:

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Our goal now is to build on the research already undertaken and to help operationalize abroad much of what we have learned so far.