BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a58c447d9916 DTSTART:20220321T083000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20220321T100000Z LOCATION:Online\, Switzerland SUMMARY:High-level seminar: Making electronic commerce work for development by connecting the dots CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The accelerated shift to digital during the COVID-19 pandemic i s having a transformational impact on production\, consumption and trade p atterns. While this can create opportunities and be a powerful driver of e conomic growth\, trade and job creation\, it can also lead to widening div ides and income inequalities between and within countries. Development gai ns from new technologies do not accrue automatically\, nor can they be tak en for granted. The net outcome depends on the policies and regulations ad opted by Governments to foster productive and more inclusive use of digita l technologies.\n\nE-commerce is booming. However\, in many developing cou ntries\, various barriers are hampering the ability of businesses to harne ss digital opportunities. UNCTAD’s eTrade Readiness Assessments\, implem ented with eTrade for all partners\, propose concrete policy recommendatio ns on how to overcome such barriers and developing countries are now actin g upon them.\n\nStill\, much more work is needed to avoid widening divides . Scaled up\, coordinated international support is urgently required to bo ost the ability of countries with relatively low levels of digital readine ss to create the policy frameworks and capabilities needed to harness e-co mmerce and the digital economy for sustainable development\, leaving no on e behind.\n\nThis seminar will discuss how best to leverage country assess ments and smart partnerships to accelerate the implementation of needed po licy actions. It will hear from the perspectives of:\n\n\nNational governm ents\nEntrepreneurs\nGeneva-based eTrade for all partners\nDonors\n \n\n\ n \n\n \n<\;p>\;The accelerated shift to digital during the COVID-19 pandemic is having a transformational impact on production\, consumption and trade patterns. While this can create opportunities and be a powerful driver of economic growth\, trade and job creation\, it can also lead to w idening divides and income inequalities between and within countries. Deve lopment gains from new technologies do not accrue automatically\, nor can they be taken for granted. The net outcome depends on the policies and reg ulations adopted by Governments to foster productive and more inclusive us e of digital technologies.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;E-commerce is booming . However\, in many developing countries\, various barriers are hampering the ability of businesses to harness digital opportunities. UNCTAD’s eTr ade Readiness Assessments\, implemented with eTrade for all partners\, pro pose concrete policy recommendations on how to overcome such barriers and developing countries are now acting upon them.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;S till\, much more work is needed to avoid widening divides. Scaled up\, coo rdinated international support is urgently required to boost the ability o f countries with relatively low levels of digital readiness to create the policy frameworks and capabilities needed to harness e-commerce and the di gital economy for sustainable development\, leaving no one behind.<\;/p& gt\;\n\n<\;p>\;This seminar will discuss how best to leverage country assessments and smart partnerships to accelerate the implementation of nee ded policy actions. It will hear from the perspectives of:<\;/p>\;\n\n <\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;National governments<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;E ntrepreneurs<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Geneva-based eTrade for all partner s<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Donors<\;br />\;\n&\;nbsp\;<\;/li>\ ;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h3 style="\;text-align: center\;\n\nView meet ing on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/high-level-seminar-making-el ectronic-commerce-work-development-connecting-dots DTSTAMP:20260716T114511Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR