BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a58ff90d6135 DTSTART:20220427T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20220427T150000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Intergovernmental group of experts on e-commerce and the digital ec onomy\, fifth session CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The session will take place during UNCTAD E-commerce Week 2022\ , which has the overall theme of “Data and digitalization for developmen t”.\n\nThe substantive agenda items for the session are as follows:\n\n\ nRecovering from COVID-19 in an increasingly digital economy: Implications for sustainable development\;\nWorking Group on Measuring E-commerce and the Digital Economy.\n\n\nWritten contributions\n\nTo facilitate deliberat ions and the informal exchange of experiences and good practices on the to pics to be discussed\, member States and observers are requested to submit written contributions to the UNCTAD secretariat by Friday\, 25 March 2022 .\n\nWritten contributions that share experiences and good practices with regard to digitalization in the context of the pandemic are particularly w elcome\, to inform the discussion on the first substantive agenda item\, b ased on the guiding questions approved by member States following the fift eenth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development in October 2021\, as follows:\n\n\nWhat is the role of digitalization during the coronavirus disease pandemic and during recovery in countries at diff erent levels of development?\nWhat have been the challenges faced in harne ssing digital solutions to cope with the pandemic?\nWhat are the lessons t o be learned from policy responses?\nMoving forward\, what is the role of international cooperation?\n\n\nParticipation\n\nThis session is open to a ll member States of UNCTAD. Other organizations\, including specialized ag encies\, intergovernmental bodies and non-governmental organizations in th e general and special categories\, as well as academia and the private sec tor\, may participate as observers.\n\nOnline registration is mandatory fo r all those wishing to attend the meeting and is required in order to be i ncluded in the list of participants.\n\nLogistics\n\nThe session will be h eld with physical participation\, in room XIX of the Palais des Nations\, and remote participation\, through a simultaneous interpretation platform in the six official languages of the United Nations.\n\nA link to the form al virtual meeting will be sent to registered participants\, at the email address used for registration\, one day in advance of the start of the ses sion.\n<\;p>\;The session will take place during UNCTAD E-commerce Wee k 2022\, which has the overall theme of “Data and digitalization for dev elopment”.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The substantive agenda items for th e session are as follows:<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Recover ing from COVID-19 in an increasingly digital economy: Implications for sus tainable development\;<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Working Group on Measurin g E-commerce and the Digital Economy.<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\; h4>\;<\;strong>\;Written contributions<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\; \n\n<\;p>\;To facilitate deliberations and the informal exchange of ex periences and good practices on the topics to be discussed\, member States and observers are requested to submit written contributions to the UNCTAD secretariat by Friday\, 25 March 2022.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Written contributions that share experiences and good practices with regard to dig italization in the context of the pandemic are particularly welcome\, to i nform the discussion on the first substantive agenda item\, based on the g uiding questions approved by member States following the fifteenth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development in October 2021 \, as follows:<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;What is the role o f digitalization during the coronavirus disease pandemic and during recove ry in countries at different levels of development?<\;/li>\;\n<\;li& gt\;What have been the challenges faced in harnessing digital solutions to cope with the pandemic?<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;What are the lessons to be learned from policy responses?<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Moving forwar d\, what is the role of international cooperation?<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul& gt\;\n\n<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Participation<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4 >\;\n\n<\;p>\;This session is open to all member States of UNCTAD. O ther organizations\, including specialized agencies\, intergovernmental bo dies and non-governmental organizations in the general and special categor ies\, as well as academia and the private sector\, may participate as obse rvers.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Online registration is mandatory for all those wishing to attend the meeting and is required in order to be include d in the list of participants.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\; Logistics<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The session will be held with physical participation\, in room XIX of the Palais des Nations\, and remote participation\, through a simultaneous interpretation platform in the six official languages of the United Nations.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\; p>\;A link to the formal virtual meeting will be sent to registered part icipants\, at the email address used for registration\, one day in advance of the start of the session.<\;/p>\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\ nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/intergovernmental-group-experts-e-commerce-and -digital-economy-fifth-session DTSTAMP:20260716T155808Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a58ff90d6176 DTSTART:20220428T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20220428T150000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Intergovernmental group of experts on e-commerce and the digital ec onomy\, fifth session CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The session will take place during UNCTAD E-commerce Week 2022\ , which has the overall theme of “Data and digitalization for developmen t”.\n\nThe substantive agenda items for the session are as follows:\n\n\ nRecovering from COVID-19 in an increasingly digital economy: Implications for sustainable development\;\nWorking Group on Measuring E-commerce and the Digital Economy.\n\n\nWritten contributions\n\nTo facilitate deliberat ions and the informal exchange of experiences and good practices on the to pics to be discussed\, member States and observers are requested to submit written contributions to the UNCTAD secretariat by Friday\, 25 March 2022 .\n\nWritten contributions that share experiences and good practices with regard to digitalization in the context of the pandemic are particularly w elcome\, to inform the discussion on the first substantive agenda item\, b ased on the guiding questions approved by member States following the fift eenth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development in October 2021\, as follows:\n\n\nWhat is the role of digitalization during the coronavirus disease pandemic and during recovery in countries at diff erent levels of development?\nWhat have been the challenges faced in harne ssing digital solutions to cope with the pandemic?\nWhat are the lessons t o be learned from policy responses?\nMoving forward\, what is the role of international cooperation?\n\n\nParticipation\n\nThis session is open to a ll member States of UNCTAD. Other organizations\, including specialized ag encies\, intergovernmental bodies and non-governmental organizations in th e general and special categories\, as well as academia and the private sec tor\, may participate as observers.\n\nOnline registration is mandatory fo r all those wishing to attend the meeting and is required in order to be i ncluded in the list of participants.\n\nLogistics\n\nThe session will be h eld with physical participation\, in room XIX of the Palais des Nations\, and remote participation\, through a simultaneous interpretation platform in the six official languages of the United Nations.\n\nA link to the form al virtual meeting will be sent to registered participants\, at the email address used for registration\, one day in advance of the start of the ses sion.\n<\;p>\;The session will take place during UNCTAD E-commerce Wee k 2022\, which has the overall theme of “Data and digitalization for dev elopment”.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The substantive agenda items for th e session are as follows:<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Recover ing from COVID-19 in an increasingly digital economy: Implications for sus tainable development\;<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Working Group on Measurin g E-commerce and the Digital Economy.<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\; h4>\;<\;strong>\;Written contributions<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\; \n\n<\;p>\;To facilitate deliberations and the informal exchange of ex periences and good practices on the topics to be discussed\, member States and observers are requested to submit written contributions to the UNCTAD secretariat by Friday\, 25 March 2022.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Written contributions that share experiences and good practices with regard to dig italization in the context of the pandemic are particularly welcome\, to i nform the discussion on the first substantive agenda item\, based on the g uiding questions approved by member States following the fifteenth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development in October 2021 \, as follows:<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;What is the role o f digitalization during the coronavirus disease pandemic and during recove ry in countries at different levels of development?<\;/li>\;\n<\;li& gt\;What have been the challenges faced in harnessing digital solutions to cope with the pandemic?<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;What are the lessons to be learned from policy responses?<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Moving forwar d\, what is the role of international cooperation?<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul& gt\;\n\n<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Participation<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4 >\;\n\n<\;p>\;This session is open to all member States of UNCTAD. O ther organizations\, including specialized agencies\, intergovernmental bo dies and non-governmental organizations in the general and special categor ies\, as well as academia and the private sector\, may participate as obse rvers.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Online registration is mandatory for all those wishing to attend the meeting and is required in order to be include d in the list of participants.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\; Logistics<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The session will be held with physical participation\, in room XIX of the Palais des Nations\, and remote participation\, through a simultaneous interpretation platform in the six official languages of the United Nations.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\; p>\;A link to the formal virtual meeting will be sent to registered part icipants\, at the email address used for registration\, one day in advance of the start of the session.<\;/p>\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\ nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/intergovernmental-group-experts-e-commerce-and -digital-economy-fifth-session DTSTAMP:20260716T155808Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a58ff90d617c DTSTART:20220429T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20220429T150000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Intergovernmental group of experts on e-commerce and the digital ec onomy\, fifth session CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The session will take place during UNCTAD E-commerce Week 2022\ , which has the overall theme of “Data and digitalization for developmen t”.\n\nThe substantive agenda items for the session are as follows:\n\n\ nRecovering from COVID-19 in an increasingly digital economy: Implications for sustainable development\;\nWorking Group on Measuring E-commerce and the Digital Economy.\n\n\nWritten contributions\n\nTo facilitate deliberat ions and the informal exchange of experiences and good practices on the to pics to be discussed\, member States and observers are requested to submit written contributions to the UNCTAD secretariat by Friday\, 25 March 2022 .\n\nWritten contributions that share experiences and good practices with regard to digitalization in the context of the pandemic are particularly w elcome\, to inform the discussion on the first substantive agenda item\, b ased on the guiding questions approved by member States following the fift eenth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development in October 2021\, as follows:\n\n\nWhat is the role of digitalization during the coronavirus disease pandemic and during recovery in countries at diff erent levels of development?\nWhat have been the challenges faced in harne ssing digital solutions to cope with the pandemic?\nWhat are the lessons t o be learned from policy responses?\nMoving forward\, what is the role of international cooperation?\n\n\nParticipation\n\nThis session is open to a ll member States of UNCTAD. Other organizations\, including specialized ag encies\, intergovernmental bodies and non-governmental organizations in th e general and special categories\, as well as academia and the private sec tor\, may participate as observers.\n\nOnline registration is mandatory fo r all those wishing to attend the meeting and is required in order to be i ncluded in the list of participants.\n\nLogistics\n\nThe session will be h eld with physical participation\, in room XIX of the Palais des Nations\, and remote participation\, through a simultaneous interpretation platform in the six official languages of the United Nations.\n\nA link to the form al virtual meeting will be sent to registered participants\, at the email address used for registration\, one day in advance of the start of the ses sion.\n<\;p>\;The session will take place during UNCTAD E-commerce Wee k 2022\, which has the overall theme of “Data and digitalization for dev elopment”.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The substantive agenda items for th e session are as follows:<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Recover ing from COVID-19 in an increasingly digital economy: Implications for sus tainable development\;<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Working Group on Measurin g E-commerce and the Digital Economy.<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\; h4>\;<\;strong>\;Written contributions<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\; \n\n<\;p>\;To facilitate deliberations and the informal exchange of ex periences and good practices on the topics to be discussed\, member States and observers are requested to submit written contributions to the UNCTAD secretariat by Friday\, 25 March 2022.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Written contributions that share experiences and good practices with regard to dig italization in the context of the pandemic are particularly welcome\, to i nform the discussion on the first substantive agenda item\, based on the g uiding questions approved by member States following the fifteenth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development in October 2021 \, as follows:<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;What is the role o f digitalization during the coronavirus disease pandemic and during recove ry in countries at different levels of development?<\;/li>\;\n<\;li& gt\;What have been the challenges faced in harnessing digital solutions to cope with the pandemic?<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;What are the lessons to be learned from policy responses?<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Moving forwar d\, what is the role of international cooperation?<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul& gt\;\n\n<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Participation<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4 >\;\n\n<\;p>\;This session is open to all member States of UNCTAD. O ther organizations\, including specialized agencies\, intergovernmental bo dies and non-governmental organizations in the general and special categor ies\, as well as academia and the private sector\, may participate as obse rvers.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Online registration is mandatory for all those wishing to attend the meeting and is required in order to be include d in the list of participants.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\; Logistics<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The session will be held with physical participation\, in room XIX of the Palais des Nations\, and remote participation\, through a simultaneous interpretation platform in the six official languages of the United Nations.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\; p>\;A link to the formal virtual meeting will be sent to registered part icipants\, at the email address used for registration\, one day in advance of the start of the session.<\;/p>\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\ nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/intergovernmental-group-experts-e-commerce-and -digital-economy-fifth-session DTSTAMP:20260716T155808Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR