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LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland
SUMMARY:E-commerce Strategies for Rural Development
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:E-commerce Strategies for Rural Developmentorganized by UNCTADT
 his event is part of UNCTAD&#039\;s E-Commerce WeekThe session will examin
 e some of the current e-commerce strategies for rural development.The expe
 rience of a number of developing countries shows that opportunities exist 
 for rural growth through e-commerce.The session will feature a keynote spe
 ech from Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba and panels of speakers who will 
 highlight some of these success stories\, opportunities and challenges\, i
 n particular from China and Egypt\, enable an exchange of best practices\,
  and discuss strategies which can help to leverage e-commerce for rural de
 velopment.The session will close with an introduction to UNCTAD&#039\;s IC
 T Policy Review Programme\, which provides technical assistance in develop
 ing national e-commerce strategies.&lt\;p class=&quot\;text-align-center\n
 \nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/e-commerce-strate
 gies-rural-development
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