<< Background >>The services sector contributes more to economic growth and job-creation than any other sector in the EU, Australian & NZ economies. It covers diverse industries and for many of these domestic regulations are designed to achieve a range of important social, economic and political outcomes (e.g. health and education). Preparation for services trade liberalisation negotiations needs careful analysis of impediments to trade and of how these impediments play out in domestic regulatory debates.<< Objectives >>1) update previous compilations of knowledge about trade in services and the types of regulations that can impede or promote such trade; 2) identify key researchers working on services trade liberalisation and regulatory cooperation; 3) create accessible information for policy makers and trade negotiators; 4) increase understanding of trade negotiators of the nature of regulatory cooperation and regulatory friction; 5) expand the range of academic effort on liberalisation of services trade.<< Implementation >>The 1st event in Canberra addressed academics and policy-makers, and involved developing a Briefing Paper for general dissemination. The workshop was followed by Policy Forum 1 in Melbourne aimed at disseminating and receiving feedback on the main findings from the workshop. Towards the end of the project, Policy Forum 2 was held in Brussels and online, and involved participants from Australia, UK, Belgium and Italy. The project team was meeting regularly to ensure dissemination of the results.<< Results >>The project's main outputs include: 1). Background Paper on existing knowledge; 2). two reports on trade in services; 3). Academic Workshop in Canberra; 4). Policy Forum in Melbourne (to disseminate the workshop results, among others); 5). Policy Forum in Brussels & online; 6). digital presence on the ANUCES website for dissemination beyond the life of the project; 7). the establishment of a specialist academic network, including two Visiting fellows developing relevant resources.