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Technology, Innovation and Trade Logistics

The Division on Technology and Logistics (DTL) aims to enhance the economic development and competitiveness in developing countries - in particular Least Developed Countries - through efficient trade logistics services and transit transport systems; science, technology and innovation, including increased access to and sustainable use of information and communication technologies; and training and capacity-building programmes for local institutions.

The Division achieves this through analytical work, intergovernmental policy dialogue and the implementation of technical cooperation, training and capacity building programmes.

The Division consists of three Branches, hosts the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development and carries out ASYCUDA, UNCTAD´s largest technical cooperation programme.

News

16 May 2013Fifty-nine participants in Angola complete course on productive capacities and poverty reduction

Fifty-nine senior and mid-level government officials in Angola have completed an UNCTAD training course on productive capacities and poverty reduction.

08 May 2013UNCTAD certifies nineteen port managers in Ghana

Nineteen managers from the port communities of Tema and Takoradi (Ghana) have earned the UNCTAD Modern Port Management Certificate.

07 May 2013Commonwealth of Independent States countries briefed on information economy statistics

UNCTAD has held a session on measuring the information economy, at a regional International Telecommunication Union (ITU) workshop for the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

01 May 2013Commonwealth parliamentarians discuss best practices in cyber legislation

At a special briefing session held in Yaoundé, Cameroon, on 24 April 2013, a cross-section of Commonwealth parliamentarians from Australia, Cameroon, Namibia, Nigeria, Trinidad and Tobago, and the United Republic of Tanzania examined international and regional best practices on key legal aspects of electronic commerce and cybersecurity.

29 April 2013Irish Minister of State assesses Port Training Programme in United Republic of Tanzania

Joe Costello, Minister of State at Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, has completed a visit to the United Republic of Tanzania at which he reviewed the impact of the UNCTAD Port Training Programme.

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