Emerging technologies can foster an inclusive COVID-19 recoveryUNCTAD's Technology and Innovation Report 2021 examines the critical question of technological change and inequality. It highlights the opportunities offered by frontier technologies to reduce the inequalities brought into sharper focus by the pandemic but warns of serious implications for developing countries if poorer communities are overwhelmed by the new technological wave. A few developing countries overperform on frontier technologies, but most lag behindAlthough many low and middle-income economies are unprepared for the new technological wave, some are punching above their weight, and a new UNCTAD report spotlights the overperformers. 25 Feb 2021 Switzerland climbs to top of global e-commerce indexSwitzerland replaced the Netherlands at the top of UNCTAD's Business-to-Consumer E-commerce Index 2020, which ranks 152 countries on their readiness to engage in online commerce. 17 Feb 2021 Isabelle Durant takes over as acting head of UNCTADShe is committed to working with all stakeholders to ensure the people served by the organization get the support they need during the crisis and on the path to recovery. 16 Feb 2021 East Asian economies drive global trade recoveryThe rebound in the fourth quarter of 2020 was uneven and largely powered by the trade of goods from and to developing countries. 10 Feb 2021 Commentary and analysis Building productive capacities can avert a lost decade in the poorest countriesBy Perks Master Ligoya, Ambassador of Malawi, and Paul Akiwumi, Director for Africa and Least Developed Countries, UNCTAD 25 Feb 2021 Developing countries and trade negotiations on e-commerceBy Isabelle Durant, Acting Secretary-General of UNCTAD 19 Feb 2021 Featured event 03 Mar 2021 Launch of the Technology and Innovation Report 2021 Featured publications Technology and Innovation Report 2021 What is at stake for developing countries in trade negotiations on e-commerce? The UNCTAD B2C E-commerce Index 2020: Spotlight on Latin America and the Caribbean Trade and Environment Review 2021 Our impact New system boosts ease of doing business in IraqA new online single window system for business registration in Iraq is supporting an entrepreneurial environment during COVID-19. 28 Oct 2020 Mineral tracking tool helps Zambia combat illicit financial flowsAn UNCTAD data evaluation tool helps the southern African nation recover an additional $1 million in export dues from mining companies in one year. 1 Oct 2020 Videos and podcasts Key statistics
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