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LOCATION:Online\, 
SUMMARY:UNCTAD15 civil society pre-event: Frontier technologies\, the digit
 al economy and development
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:This event is part of a series of online discussions with civil
  society held in preparation for the UNCTAD15 ministerial conference that 
 will take place during the week of 3 October 2021.\n\nSenior officials fr
 om UNCTAD and civil society leaders will discuss issues related to frontie
 r technologies\, the digital economy and development. The key issues ident
 ified will be reported to member states as part of the intergovernmental p
 reparatory process for UNCTAD15.\n\nQuestions for discussion\n\nTechnology
  transfer\n\n\nWhat would be the elements of an agenda for technology tran
 sfer that include civil society’s concerns and aspirations?\nWhat are th
 e challenges and opportunities that frontier technologies can bring?\nWhat
  are the mechanisms to accelerate technology transfer and ensure that it b
 enefits the most disadvantaged communities?\n\n\nE-commerce and digital ec
 onomy\n\n\nWhat would be the elements of an agenda for the deployment of e
 -commerce and digital economy in developing countries that include civil s
 ociety’s concerns and aspirations?\nWhat are the challenges and opportun
 ities that frontier technologies can bring?\nWhat are the mechanisms to ac
 celerate the adoption of e-.commerce and digital economy\, ensuring that t
 hey benefit the most disadvantaged communities?\n\n\nProgramme\n\nOpening 
 remarks\n\n\nMs. Shamika Sirimanne\, Director\, Division on Technology and
  Logistics\, UNCTAD\n\n\nKeynote address on the agenda for technology tra
 nsfer that includes civil society’s concerns and aspirations\n\n\nMs. Ne
 th Daño\, Coordinator and Asia Director ETC Group\, the Philippines\n\n\n
 Keynote address on mechanisms to accelerate the adoption of e-commerce and
  the digital economy leaning no one behind\n\n\nMr. Parminder Jeet Singh\,
  Executive Director\, IT for Change\n\n\nFollowed by an Interactive dialog
 ue with civil society representatives.\n\n\nModerated by Ms. Chee Yoke Lin
 g\, Third World Network\n\n\nThe event is open to the public\, but regist
 ration is mandatory.\n\n\n \n&lt\;p&gt\;This event is part of a series of
  online discussions with civil society held in preparation for the UNCTAD1
 5 ministerial conference that will take place during&amp\;nbsp\;the week o
 f 3 October 2021.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;Senior officials from UNCTAD a
 nd civil society leaders will discuss issues related to frontier technolog
 ies\, the digital economy and development. The key issues identified will 
 be reported to member states as part of the intergovernmental preparatory 
 process for UNCTAD15.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;h4&gt\;Questions for discussion&
 lt\;/h4&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;em&gt\;Technology transfer&lt\;/em&gt\;&lt
 \;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;ul&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;What would be the elements of an ag
 enda for technology transfer that include civil society’s concerns and a
 spirations?&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;What are the challenges and opportun
 ities that frontier technologies can bring?&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;What
  are the mechanisms to accelerate technology transfer and ensure that it b
 enefits the most disadvantaged communities?&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;/ul&gt\;\n\
 n&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;em&gt\;E-commerce and digital economy&lt\;/em&gt\;&lt\;/p
 &gt\;\n\n&lt\;ul&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;What would be the elements of an agenda
  for the deployment of e-commerce and digital economy in developing countr
 ies that include civil society’s concerns and aspirations?&lt\;/li&gt\;\
 n&lt\;li&gt\;What are the challenges and opportunities that frontier techn
 ologies can bring?&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;What are the mechanisms to ac
 celerate the adoption of e-.commerce and digital economy\, ensuring that t
 hey benefit the most disadvantaged communities?&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;/ul&gt\
 ;\n\n&lt\;h4&gt\;Programme&lt\;/h4&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;em&gt\;Opening 
 remarks&lt\;/em&gt\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;ul&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;Ms. Shamika 
 Sirimanne\, Director\, Division on Technology and Logistics\, UNCTAD&lt\;/
 li&gt\;\n&lt\;/ul&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;em&gt\;Keynote address&amp\;nbsp
 \;on the agenda for technology transfer that includes civil society’s co
 ncerns and aspirations&lt\;/em&gt\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;ul&gt\;\n&lt\;li&g
 t\;Ms. Neth Daño\, Coordinator and Asia Director ETC Group\, the Philippi
 nes&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;/ul&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;em&gt\;Keynote address 
 on mechanisms to accelerate the adoption of e-commerce and the digital eco
 nomy leaning no one behind&lt\;/em&gt\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;ul&gt\;\n&lt\;
 li&gt\;Mr. Parminder Jeet Singh\, Executive Director\, IT for Change&lt\;/
 li&gt\;\n&lt\;/ul&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;em&gt\;Followed by an Interactiv
 e dialogue with civil society representatives.&lt\;/em&gt\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\
 n&lt\;ul&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;Moderated by Ms. Chee Yoke Ling\, Third World N
 etwork&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;/ul&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;The event&amp\;nbsp\;is o
 pen to the public\, but registration is mandatory.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;h3 
 class=&quot\;text-align-center\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unct
 ad.org/meeting/unctad15-civil-society-pre-event-frontier-technologies-digi
 tal-economy-and-development
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