This session will put the spotlight on data and the importance of having accurate, reliable and timely statistics to inform policy makers.
It will describe the indicators that are currently available and it will invite and discuss key recommendations on what needs to be done to improve data availability, especially in developing countries.
The session will invite active participation from the floor on the following proposed discussion topics where new information and developments can be highlighted:
Questions to be addressed:
- New indicators of e-commerce readiness
- Work towards a framework for measuring digital trade
- Progress in measuring digitally delivered services (ICT-enabled services)
- New estimates of global e-commerce
- E-commerce insights from postal and customs big data
- Lessons from private sector data
- How to extend more effective capacity-building to developing countries in the area of measuring e-commerce
Moderator: Mr. Michael J. Ferrantino, Lead Economist, Global Product Specialist, Trade Policy, World Bank Group
Speakers:
- Ms. Fabienne Fortanier, Head of Trade Statistics Section, Trade and Competitiveness Statistics Division, OECD
- Mr. Andreas Maurer, Chief of International Trade Statistics Section, WTO
- Mr. José Ansón, Economist, Economic and Regulatory Affairs Directorate, International Bureau, UPU
- Mr. Torbjörn Fredriksson, Chief, ICT Analysis Section, Division on Technology and Logistics, UNCTAD
- Mr. Yang Jian, Deputy Director, Alibaba Research Institute
- Ms. Ruth Bysshe, Senior EU and International Public Sector Advisor, Euromonitor International
- Mr. Seung Keon Kim, VP of Statistics Information Center, Korean Association for ICT (KAIT)
- Mr. Marco Wolters, Global Industry Lead Fashion, Home and Lifestyle, GfK
- Vincenzo Spiezia, Head of the Information and Communication Technologies Unit, OECD
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