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LOCATION:Doha\, Qatar
SUMMARY:LDC5 side event: How to leverage E-commerce to support the economic
  ambitions of LDCs
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:This session looks at the opportunities for Least Developed Cou
 ntries (LDCs) to leverage e-commerce\, and digital trade in general\, for 
 economic transformation. It will consider how tools of digital promotion a
 re transforming the prospects even for non-tech businesses and how strateg
 ic frameworks at country and regional level can serve as catalysts.\n\nBey
 ond the immediate imperatives for businesses to weather the current turbul
 ence in the macroeconomy\, it will consider the longer-term implications o
 f trade shifting to e-commerce and try to understand how far and in what w
 ay this can support the Sustainable Development in LDCs.\n\nThe session wi
 ll showcase experiences at the enterprise level and explore success storie
 s on how to create the right environment to enable development benefits fr
 om e-commerce by governments and development partners.\n\nSpeakers:\n\n\nP
 amela Coke-Hamilton\, Executive Director\, ITC\nTorbjörn Fredriksson\, He
 ad\, E-commerce and Digital Economy Branch\, Division on Technology and Lo
 gistics\, UNCTAD\nE. Seedy Keita\, Minister of Finance and Economic Affair
 s\, The Gambia\nCosmas Zavazava\, Director of the Telecommunication Develo
 pment Bureau\, ITU\nNawshin Khair\, Managing Director Aranya Crafts Ltd.\,
  Bangladesh\nTadhim Uwizeye\, Founder and CEO of Olado\, Rwanda\nJames How
 e\, Head Digital\, Markets and Connectivity\, ITC (moderator)\n\n&lt\;p&gt
 \;This session looks at the opportunities for Least Developed Countries (L
 DCs) to leverage e-commerce\, and digital trade in general\, for economic 
 transformation. It will consider how tools of digital promotion are transf
 orming the prospects even for non-tech businesses and how strategic framew
 orks at country and regional level can serve as catalysts.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n
 &lt\;p&gt\;Beyond the immediate imperatives for businesses to weather the 
 current turbulence in the macroeconomy\, it will consider the longer-term 
 implications of trade shifting to e-commerce and try to understand how far
  and in what way this can support the Sustainable Development in LDCs.&lt\
 ;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;The session will showcase experiences at the enterp
 rise level and explore success stories on how to create the right environm
 ent to enable development benefits from e-commerce by governments and deve
 lopment partners.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Speakers:&lt\;
 /strong&gt\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;ul&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;Pamela Coke-Hamilton
 \, Executive Director\, ITC&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;Torbjörn Fredriksso
 n\, Head\, E-commerce and Digital Economy Branch\, Division on Technology 
 and Logistics\, UNCTAD&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;E. Seedy Keita\, Minister
  of Finance and Economic Affairs\, The Gambia&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;Co
 smas Zavazava\, Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau\, ITU
 &lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;Nawshin Khair\, Managing Director Aranya Crafts
  Ltd.\, Bangladesh&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;Tadhim Uwizeye\, Founder and 
 CEO of Olado\, Rwanda&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;James Howe\, Head Digital\
 , Markets and Connectivity\, ITC (moderator)&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;/ul&gt\;\n
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 eeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/node/40417
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