Kickstart of the Digital Commerce course: Internet functionality and business models

This session, open to all UNCTAD e-commerce week participants, will kickstart the Just-in-Time Course on Digital Commerce delivered by the Geneva Internet Platform, in partnership with the International Trade Centre (ITC), the Consumer Unity and Trust Society (CUTS International), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and DiploFoundation.

It will present an overview of the topics included in the first module of the course, dedicated to 'Internet functionality and online business models', including:

1. Basic Internet functionality of relevance for e-commerce.
2. Flow of money, services and profit on the Internet that impacts digital commerce discussions.

Speakers:

• Jovan Kurbalija, director of DiploFoundation and head of the Geneva Internet Platform
• Marion Jansen, Chief Economist of the International Trade Centre
• Rashid S. Kaukab, Executive Director, CUTS International Geneva
• Shamika N. Sirimanne, Director of the Division on Technology and Logistics, UNCTAD