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LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland
SUMMARY:E-Commerce in Africa 
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DESCRIPTION:The UNCTAD B2C E-Commerce Index shows that Africa ranks the low
 est in all the indicators related to e-commerce readiness\, namely Interne
 t use penetration\, secure servers per 1 million inhabitants\, credit card
  penetration and a postal reliability score. Just over a fifth of the popu
 lation in Africa uses the Internet.\n\nUnless there is improvement in the 
 underlying transaction and logistics processes\, African online shopping i
 s likely to remain confined to wealthier populations in urban areas.\n\nOf
  all other regions\, Africa is the one in most urgent need to address the 
 digital divide to leverage e-commerce\, but it&#039\;s also one of the reg
 ions poised to reap the largest benefits. Indeed\, the UNCTAD Information 
 Economy Report 2015 noted that the fastest growth of e-commerce is now wit
 nessed in Asia and Africa.\n\nPossible avenues to increase the adoption of
  e-commerce and to maximize its benefits in Africa are facilitating mobile
  telephony as the most available and affordable infrastructure for e-comme
 rce solutions\, or leveraging the postal network to offer e-commerce servi
 ce.\n\nThis session will examine the enabling framework for e-commerce in 
 the African region and try to answer the following questions:\n\n\n\nWhat 
 is the current situation for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) wis
 hing to use e-commerce for exports of goods and services?\n\n\nWhat are th
 eir prospects for growth through e-commerce\, as well as for increasing th
 eir participation in global value chains and accessing markets in Africa a
 nd further afield?\n\n\nWhat key measures could be taken by Governments in
  partnership with the private sector in order to scale up burgeoning e-com
 merce entrepreneurship and exports in Africa?\n\n\n\nModerator: Ms. Joy Ka
 tegekwa\, Head of Regional Office for Africa\, UNCTAD\n\nSpeakers:\n\n\nH.
 E. Mr Alioune Sarr\, Minister of Trade\, Industry and the Informal Sector\
 , Senegal\nUniversal Postal Union\nMr. Dominique Chantrel\, TrainForTrade 
 Programme\, UNCTAD\nMs. Candace Nkoth-Bisseck\, Country Director\, Jumia M
 arket\, Cameroon\nMr. Leonard Stiegeler\, General Manager\, Ringier Africa
 \n\n/system/files/official-document/tn_unctad_ict4d07_en.pdf\n\nView meeti
 ng on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/e-commerce-africa
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