BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a58a0023fb5d DTSTART:20240429T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20240429T150000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Investment\, Enterprise and Development Commission\, fourteenth ses sion CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The Commission provides the opportunity for member States and i nvestment and development stakeholders to discuss key and emerging issues in the areas of investment and enterprise\, and technology\, and their imp lications for sustainable development\, as well as policy solutions.Invest ment facilitation for sustainable developmentInvestment facilitation helps investors establish and operate their businesses through the provision of information\, transparent rules and regulations and streamlined administr ative procedures\, among other measures. Digital government tools\, such a s information portals and online single windows\, play an important role i n the implementation of investment facilitation policies. Investment facil itation currently has an important role in international policy discussion s at the plurilateral\, regional and bilateral levels\, and it is a key pr iority for many national Governments.Building on the long-standing policy advisory work of UNCTAD on investment facilitation\, including as part of investment policy reviews\, and experience across more than 30 countries w ith the implementation of digital business and investment facilitation too ls\, the meeting will be informed by a background note prepared by the sec retariat. In the note\, the focus will be on presenting key investment fac ilitation implementation priorities\, elaborating on challenges and opport unities and showing how digital business and investment facilitation can f orm the foundation for effective electronic government (e-government) and effectively promote investment in the Sustainable Development Goals.The Co mmission will review best practices in the implementation of business and investment facilitation policies in support of sustainable development\, a s well as the way forward in the use of digital business and investment fa cilitation tools to develop wider e-government practices.Harnessing blockc hain technologies for sustainable developmentOver the years\, user awarene ss of blockchain technologies has grown\, the technical sophistication of these technologies has increased\, and the number of use cases has expande d. Some Governments have been exploring blockchain in pilot projects\, yet many struggle to understand the unique features and advantages of blockch ain over traditional database systems. While blockchain is commonly associ ated with cryptocurrencies\, its potential extends to various sectors that could contribute to accelerating progress towards the Sustainable Develop ment Goals.The Commission is invited to explore options for harnessing blo ckchain technologies for sustainable development. The Commission will also examine the challenges confronting developing countries in the applicatio n of blockchain technology and solutions to build capacities for blockchai n innovation according to the developmental level of countries. Discussion at the Commission will allow the identification of potential areas for in ternational collaboration.Reports of meetings:Multi-year Expert Meeting on Investment\, Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Productive Capacity-buil ding and Sustainable Development.Intergovernmental Working Group of Expert s on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting.ParticipationThe Commission is open to all member States of UNCTAD. Specialized agencies\, intergovernmental bodies\, investment promotion agencies\, non-governmenta l organizations (general and special category) are also eligible to partic ipate as observers.RegistrationOnline registration is mandatory for all th ose wishing to attend the session and is required in order to be included in the list of participants.LogisticsThe session will be held with physica l participation in room XVII of the Palais des Nations. Those who cannot a ttend the meeting in person will be able to listen to the live audio strea m in the six official languages of the United Nations.The link to listen l ive will be sent to registered participants\, at the email address used fo r registration\, one day in advance of the start of the session.<\;p>\ ;The Commission provides the opportunity for member States and investment and development stakeholders to discuss key and emerging issues in the are as of investment and enterprise\, and technology\, and their implications for sustainable development\, as well as policy solutions.<\;/p>\;<\ ;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Investment facilitation for sustainable developmen t<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;<\;p>\;Investment facilitation helps in vestors establish and operate their businesses through the provision of in formation\, transparent rules and regulations and streamlined administrati ve procedures\, among other measures. Digital government tools\, such as i nformation portals and online single windows\, play an important role in t he implementation of investment facilitation policies. Investment facilita tion currently has an important role in international policy discussions a t the plurilateral\, regional and bilateral levels\, and it is a key prior ity for many national Governments.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;Building on the l ong-standing policy advisory work of UNCTAD on investment facilitation\, i ncluding as part of investment policy reviews\, and experience across more than 30 countries with the implementation of digital business and investm ent facilitation tools\, the meeting will be informed by a background note prepared by the secretariat. In the note\, the focus will be on presentin g key investment facilitation implementation priorities\, elaborating on c hallenges and opportunities and showing how digital business and investmen t facilitation can form the foundation for effective electronic government (e-government) and effectively promote investment in the Sustainable Deve lopment Goals.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;The Commission will review best pract ices in the implementation of business and investment facilitation policie s in support of sustainable development\, as well as the way forward in th e use of digital business and investment facilitation tools to develop wid er e-government practices.<\;/p>\;<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Harnessi ng blockchain technologies for sustainable development<\;/strong>\;< \;/h4>\;<\;p>\;Over the years\, user awareness of blockchain technol ogies has grown\, the technical sophistication of these technologies has i ncreased\, and the number of use cases has expanded. Some Governments have been exploring blockchain in pilot projects\, yet many struggle to unders tand the unique features and advantages of blockchain over traditional dat abase systems. While blockchain is commonly associated with cryptocurrenci es\, its potential extends to various sectors that could contribute to acc elerating progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.<\;/p>\;& lt\;p>\;The Commission is invited to explore options for harnessing bloc kchain technologies for sustainable development. The Commission will also examine the challenges confronting developing countries in the application of blockchain technology and solutions to build capacities for blockchain innovation according to the developmental level of countries. Discussion at the Commission will allow the identification of potential areas for int ernational collaboration.<\;/p>\;<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Reports o f meetings:<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;<\;ul>\;<\;li>\;Multi-yea r Expert Meeting on Investment\, Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Produ ctive Capacity-building and Sustainable Development.<\;/li>\;<\;li&g t\;Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards o f Accounting and Reporting.<\;/li>\;<\;/ul>\;<\;h4>\;<\;stro ng>\;Participation<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;<\;p>\;The Commissio n is open to all member States of UNCTAD. Specialized agencies\, intergove rnmental bodies\, investment promotion agencies\, non-governmental organiz ations (general and special category) are also eligible to participate as observers.<\;/p>\;<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Registration<\;/strong >\;<\;/h4>\;<\;p>\;Online registration is mandatory for all thos e wishing to attend the session and is required in order to be included in the list of participants.<\;/p>\;<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Logistic s<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;<\;p>\;The session will be held with ph ysical participation in room XVII of the Palais des Nations. Those who can not attend the meeting in person will be able to listen to the live audio stream in the six official languages of the United Nations.<\;/p>\;< \;p>\;The link to listen live will be sent to registered participants\, at the email address used for registration\, one day in advance of the sta rt of the session.<\;/p>\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unct ad.org/meeting/investment-enterprise-and-development-commission-fourteenth -session DTSTAMP:20260716T091026Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a58a0023fbb1 DTSTART:20240430T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20240430T150000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Investment\, Enterprise and Development Commission\, fourteenth ses sion CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The Commission provides the opportunity for member States and i nvestment and development stakeholders to discuss key and emerging issues in the areas of investment and enterprise\, and technology\, and their imp lications for sustainable development\, as well as policy solutions.Invest ment facilitation for sustainable developmentInvestment facilitation helps investors establish and operate their businesses through the provision of information\, transparent rules and regulations and streamlined administr ative procedures\, among other measures. Digital government tools\, such a s information portals and online single windows\, play an important role i n the implementation of investment facilitation policies. Investment facil itation currently has an important role in international policy discussion s at the plurilateral\, regional and bilateral levels\, and it is a key pr iority for many national Governments.Building on the long-standing policy advisory work of UNCTAD on investment facilitation\, including as part of investment policy reviews\, and experience across more than 30 countries w ith the implementation of digital business and investment facilitation too ls\, the meeting will be informed by a background note prepared by the sec retariat. In the note\, the focus will be on presenting key investment fac ilitation implementation priorities\, elaborating on challenges and opport unities and showing how digital business and investment facilitation can f orm the foundation for effective electronic government (e-government) and effectively promote investment in the Sustainable Development Goals.The Co mmission will review best practices in the implementation of business and investment facilitation policies in support of sustainable development\, a s well as the way forward in the use of digital business and investment fa cilitation tools to develop wider e-government practices.Harnessing blockc hain technologies for sustainable developmentOver the years\, user awarene ss of blockchain technologies has grown\, the technical sophistication of these technologies has increased\, and the number of use cases has expande d. Some Governments have been exploring blockchain in pilot projects\, yet many struggle to understand the unique features and advantages of blockch ain over traditional database systems. While blockchain is commonly associ ated with cryptocurrencies\, its potential extends to various sectors that could contribute to accelerating progress towards the Sustainable Develop ment Goals.The Commission is invited to explore options for harnessing blo ckchain technologies for sustainable development. The Commission will also examine the challenges confronting developing countries in the applicatio n of blockchain technology and solutions to build capacities for blockchai n innovation according to the developmental level of countries. Discussion at the Commission will allow the identification of potential areas for in ternational collaboration.Reports of meetings:Multi-year Expert Meeting on Investment\, Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Productive Capacity-buil ding and Sustainable Development.Intergovernmental Working Group of Expert s on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting.ParticipationThe Commission is open to all member States of UNCTAD. Specialized agencies\, intergovernmental bodies\, investment promotion agencies\, non-governmenta l organizations (general and special category) are also eligible to partic ipate as observers.RegistrationOnline registration is mandatory for all th ose wishing to attend the session and is required in order to be included in the list of participants.LogisticsThe session will be held with physica l participation in room XVII of the Palais des Nations. Those who cannot a ttend the meeting in person will be able to listen to the live audio strea m in the six official languages of the United Nations.The link to listen l ive will be sent to registered participants\, at the email address used fo r registration\, one day in advance of the start of the session.<\;p>\ ;The Commission provides the opportunity for member States and investment and development stakeholders to discuss key and emerging issues in the are as of investment and enterprise\, and technology\, and their implications for sustainable development\, as well as policy solutions.<\;/p>\;<\ ;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Investment facilitation for sustainable developmen t<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;<\;p>\;Investment facilitation helps in vestors establish and operate their businesses through the provision of in formation\, transparent rules and regulations and streamlined administrati ve procedures\, among other measures. Digital government tools\, such as i nformation portals and online single windows\, play an important role in t he implementation of investment facilitation policies. Investment facilita tion currently has an important role in international policy discussions a t the plurilateral\, regional and bilateral levels\, and it is a key prior ity for many national Governments.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;Building on the l ong-standing policy advisory work of UNCTAD on investment facilitation\, i ncluding as part of investment policy reviews\, and experience across more than 30 countries with the implementation of digital business and investm ent facilitation tools\, the meeting will be informed by a background note prepared by the secretariat. In the note\, the focus will be on presentin g key investment facilitation implementation priorities\, elaborating on c hallenges and opportunities and showing how digital business and investmen t facilitation can form the foundation for effective electronic government (e-government) and effectively promote investment in the Sustainable Deve lopment Goals.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;The Commission will review best pract ices in the implementation of business and investment facilitation policie s in support of sustainable development\, as well as the way forward in th e use of digital business and investment facilitation tools to develop wid er e-government practices.<\;/p>\;<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Harnessi ng blockchain technologies for sustainable development<\;/strong>\;< \;/h4>\;<\;p>\;Over the years\, user awareness of blockchain technol ogies has grown\, the technical sophistication of these technologies has i ncreased\, and the number of use cases has expanded. Some Governments have been exploring blockchain in pilot projects\, yet many struggle to unders tand the unique features and advantages of blockchain over traditional dat abase systems. While blockchain is commonly associated with cryptocurrenci es\, its potential extends to various sectors that could contribute to acc elerating progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.<\;/p>\;& lt\;p>\;The Commission is invited to explore options for harnessing bloc kchain technologies for sustainable development. The Commission will also examine the challenges confronting developing countries in the application of blockchain technology and solutions to build capacities for blockchain innovation according to the developmental level of countries. Discussion at the Commission will allow the identification of potential areas for int ernational collaboration.<\;/p>\;<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Reports o f meetings:<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;<\;ul>\;<\;li>\;Multi-yea r Expert Meeting on Investment\, Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Produ ctive Capacity-building and Sustainable Development.<\;/li>\;<\;li&g t\;Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards o f Accounting and Reporting.<\;/li>\;<\;/ul>\;<\;h4>\;<\;stro ng>\;Participation<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;<\;p>\;The Commissio n is open to all member States of UNCTAD. Specialized agencies\, intergove rnmental bodies\, investment promotion agencies\, non-governmental organiz ations (general and special category) are also eligible to participate as observers.<\;/p>\;<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Registration<\;/strong >\;<\;/h4>\;<\;p>\;Online registration is mandatory for all thos e wishing to attend the session and is required in order to be included in the list of participants.<\;/p>\;<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Logistic s<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;<\;p>\;The session will be held with ph ysical participation in room XVII of the Palais des Nations. Those who can not attend the meeting in person will be able to listen to the live audio stream in the six official languages of the United Nations.<\;/p>\;< \;p>\;The link to listen live will be sent to registered participants\, at the email address used for registration\, one day in advance of the sta rt of the session.<\;/p>\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unct ad.org/meeting/investment-enterprise-and-development-commission-fourteenth -session DTSTAMP:20260716T091026Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a58a0023fbba DTSTART:20240501T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20240501T150000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Investment\, Enterprise and Development Commission\, fourteenth ses sion CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The Commission provides the opportunity for member States and i nvestment and development stakeholders to discuss key and emerging issues in the areas of investment and enterprise\, and technology\, and their imp lications for sustainable development\, as well as policy solutions.Invest ment facilitation for sustainable developmentInvestment facilitation helps investors establish and operate their businesses through the provision of information\, transparent rules and regulations and streamlined administr ative procedures\, among other measures. Digital government tools\, such a s information portals and online single windows\, play an important role i n the implementation of investment facilitation policies. Investment facil itation currently has an important role in international policy discussion s at the plurilateral\, regional and bilateral levels\, and it is a key pr iority for many national Governments.Building on the long-standing policy advisory work of UNCTAD on investment facilitation\, including as part of investment policy reviews\, and experience across more than 30 countries w ith the implementation of digital business and investment facilitation too ls\, the meeting will be informed by a background note prepared by the sec retariat. In the note\, the focus will be on presenting key investment fac ilitation implementation priorities\, elaborating on challenges and opport unities and showing how digital business and investment facilitation can f orm the foundation for effective electronic government (e-government) and effectively promote investment in the Sustainable Development Goals.The Co mmission will review best practices in the implementation of business and investment facilitation policies in support of sustainable development\, a s well as the way forward in the use of digital business and investment fa cilitation tools to develop wider e-government practices.Harnessing blockc hain technologies for sustainable developmentOver the years\, user awarene ss of blockchain technologies has grown\, the technical sophistication of these technologies has increased\, and the number of use cases has expande d. Some Governments have been exploring blockchain in pilot projects\, yet many struggle to understand the unique features and advantages of blockch ain over traditional database systems. While blockchain is commonly associ ated with cryptocurrencies\, its potential extends to various sectors that could contribute to accelerating progress towards the Sustainable Develop ment Goals.The Commission is invited to explore options for harnessing blo ckchain technologies for sustainable development. The Commission will also examine the challenges confronting developing countries in the applicatio n of blockchain technology and solutions to build capacities for blockchai n innovation according to the developmental level of countries. Discussion at the Commission will allow the identification of potential areas for in ternational collaboration.Reports of meetings:Multi-year Expert Meeting on Investment\, Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Productive Capacity-buil ding and Sustainable Development.Intergovernmental Working Group of Expert s on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting.ParticipationThe Commission is open to all member States of UNCTAD. Specialized agencies\, intergovernmental bodies\, investment promotion agencies\, non-governmenta l organizations (general and special category) are also eligible to partic ipate as observers.RegistrationOnline registration is mandatory for all th ose wishing to attend the session and is required in order to be included in the list of participants.LogisticsThe session will be held with physica l participation in room XVII of the Palais des Nations. Those who cannot a ttend the meeting in person will be able to listen to the live audio strea m in the six official languages of the United Nations.The link to listen l ive will be sent to registered participants\, at the email address used fo r registration\, one day in advance of the start of the session.<\;p>\ ;The Commission provides the opportunity for member States and investment and development stakeholders to discuss key and emerging issues in the are as of investment and enterprise\, and technology\, and their implications for sustainable development\, as well as policy solutions.<\;/p>\;<\ ;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Investment facilitation for sustainable developmen t<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;<\;p>\;Investment facilitation helps in vestors establish and operate their businesses through the provision of in formation\, transparent rules and regulations and streamlined administrati ve procedures\, among other measures. Digital government tools\, such as i nformation portals and online single windows\, play an important role in t he implementation of investment facilitation policies. Investment facilita tion currently has an important role in international policy discussions a t the plurilateral\, regional and bilateral levels\, and it is a key prior ity for many national Governments.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;Building on the l ong-standing policy advisory work of UNCTAD on investment facilitation\, i ncluding as part of investment policy reviews\, and experience across more than 30 countries with the implementation of digital business and investm ent facilitation tools\, the meeting will be informed by a background note prepared by the secretariat. In the note\, the focus will be on presentin g key investment facilitation implementation priorities\, elaborating on c hallenges and opportunities and showing how digital business and investmen t facilitation can form the foundation for effective electronic government (e-government) and effectively promote investment in the Sustainable Deve lopment Goals.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;The Commission will review best pract ices in the implementation of business and investment facilitation policie s in support of sustainable development\, as well as the way forward in th e use of digital business and investment facilitation tools to develop wid er e-government practices.<\;/p>\;<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Harnessi ng blockchain technologies for sustainable development<\;/strong>\;< \;/h4>\;<\;p>\;Over the years\, user awareness of blockchain technol ogies has grown\, the technical sophistication of these technologies has i ncreased\, and the number of use cases has expanded. Some Governments have been exploring blockchain in pilot projects\, yet many struggle to unders tand the unique features and advantages of blockchain over traditional dat abase systems. While blockchain is commonly associated with cryptocurrenci es\, its potential extends to various sectors that could contribute to acc elerating progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.<\;/p>\;& lt\;p>\;The Commission is invited to explore options for harnessing bloc kchain technologies for sustainable development. The Commission will also examine the challenges confronting developing countries in the application of blockchain technology and solutions to build capacities for blockchain innovation according to the developmental level of countries. Discussion at the Commission will allow the identification of potential areas for int ernational collaboration.<\;/p>\;<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Reports o f meetings:<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;<\;ul>\;<\;li>\;Multi-yea r Expert Meeting on Investment\, Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Produ ctive Capacity-building and Sustainable Development.<\;/li>\;<\;li&g t\;Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards o f Accounting and Reporting.<\;/li>\;<\;/ul>\;<\;h4>\;<\;stro ng>\;Participation<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;<\;p>\;The Commissio n is open to all member States of UNCTAD. Specialized agencies\, intergove rnmental bodies\, investment promotion agencies\, non-governmental organiz ations (general and special category) are also eligible to participate as observers.<\;/p>\;<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Registration<\;/strong >\;<\;/h4>\;<\;p>\;Online registration is mandatory for all thos e wishing to attend the session and is required in order to be included in the list of participants.<\;/p>\;<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Logistic s<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;<\;p>\;The session will be held with ph ysical participation in room XVII of the Palais des Nations. Those who can not attend the meeting in person will be able to listen to the live audio stream in the six official languages of the United Nations.<\;/p>\;< \;p>\;The link to listen live will be sent to registered participants\, at the email address used for registration\, one day in advance of the sta rt of the session.<\;/p>\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unct ad.org/meeting/investment-enterprise-and-development-commission-fourteenth -session DTSTAMP:20260716T091026Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a58a0023fbc2 DTSTART:20240502T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20240502T150000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Investment\, Enterprise and Development Commission\, fourteenth ses sion CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The Commission provides the opportunity for member States and i nvestment and development stakeholders to discuss key and emerging issues in the areas of investment and enterprise\, and technology\, and their imp lications for sustainable development\, as well as policy solutions.Invest ment facilitation for sustainable developmentInvestment facilitation helps investors establish and operate their businesses through the provision of information\, transparent rules and regulations and streamlined administr ative procedures\, among other measures. Digital government tools\, such a s information portals and online single windows\, play an important role i n the implementation of investment facilitation policies. Investment facil itation currently has an important role in international policy discussion s at the plurilateral\, regional and bilateral levels\, and it is a key pr iority for many national Governments.Building on the long-standing policy advisory work of UNCTAD on investment facilitation\, including as part of investment policy reviews\, and experience across more than 30 countries w ith the implementation of digital business and investment facilitation too ls\, the meeting will be informed by a background note prepared by the sec retariat. In the note\, the focus will be on presenting key investment fac ilitation implementation priorities\, elaborating on challenges and opport unities and showing how digital business and investment facilitation can f orm the foundation for effective electronic government (e-government) and effectively promote investment in the Sustainable Development Goals.The Co mmission will review best practices in the implementation of business and investment facilitation policies in support of sustainable development\, a s well as the way forward in the use of digital business and investment fa cilitation tools to develop wider e-government practices.Harnessing blockc hain technologies for sustainable developmentOver the years\, user awarene ss of blockchain technologies has grown\, the technical sophistication of these technologies has increased\, and the number of use cases has expande d. Some Governments have been exploring blockchain in pilot projects\, yet many struggle to understand the unique features and advantages of blockch ain over traditional database systems. While blockchain is commonly associ ated with cryptocurrencies\, its potential extends to various sectors that could contribute to accelerating progress towards the Sustainable Develop ment Goals.The Commission is invited to explore options for harnessing blo ckchain technologies for sustainable development. The Commission will also examine the challenges confronting developing countries in the applicatio n of blockchain technology and solutions to build capacities for blockchai n innovation according to the developmental level of countries. Discussion at the Commission will allow the identification of potential areas for in ternational collaboration.Reports of meetings:Multi-year Expert Meeting on Investment\, Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Productive Capacity-buil ding and Sustainable Development.Intergovernmental Working Group of Expert s on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting.ParticipationThe Commission is open to all member States of UNCTAD. Specialized agencies\, intergovernmental bodies\, investment promotion agencies\, non-governmenta l organizations (general and special category) are also eligible to partic ipate as observers.RegistrationOnline registration is mandatory for all th ose wishing to attend the session and is required in order to be included in the list of participants.LogisticsThe session will be held with physica l participation in room XVII of the Palais des Nations. Those who cannot a ttend the meeting in person will be able to listen to the live audio strea m in the six official languages of the United Nations.The link to listen l ive will be sent to registered participants\, at the email address used fo r registration\, one day in advance of the start of the session.<\;p>\ ;The Commission provides the opportunity for member States and investment and development stakeholders to discuss key and emerging issues in the are as of investment and enterprise\, and technology\, and their implications for sustainable development\, as well as policy solutions.<\;/p>\;<\ ;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Investment facilitation for sustainable developmen t<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;<\;p>\;Investment facilitation helps in vestors establish and operate their businesses through the provision of in formation\, transparent rules and regulations and streamlined administrati ve procedures\, among other measures. Digital government tools\, such as i nformation portals and online single windows\, play an important role in t he implementation of investment facilitation policies. Investment facilita tion currently has an important role in international policy discussions a t the plurilateral\, regional and bilateral levels\, and it is a key prior ity for many national Governments.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;Building on the l ong-standing policy advisory work of UNCTAD on investment facilitation\, i ncluding as part of investment policy reviews\, and experience across more than 30 countries with the implementation of digital business and investm ent facilitation tools\, the meeting will be informed by a background note prepared by the secretariat. In the note\, the focus will be on presentin g key investment facilitation implementation priorities\, elaborating on c hallenges and opportunities and showing how digital business and investmen t facilitation can form the foundation for effective electronic government (e-government) and effectively promote investment in the Sustainable Deve lopment Goals.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;The Commission will review best pract ices in the implementation of business and investment facilitation policie s in support of sustainable development\, as well as the way forward in th e use of digital business and investment facilitation tools to develop wid er e-government practices.<\;/p>\;<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Harnessi ng blockchain technologies for sustainable development<\;/strong>\;< \;/h4>\;<\;p>\;Over the years\, user awareness of blockchain technol ogies has grown\, the technical sophistication of these technologies has i ncreased\, and the number of use cases has expanded. Some Governments have been exploring blockchain in pilot projects\, yet many struggle to unders tand the unique features and advantages of blockchain over traditional dat abase systems. While blockchain is commonly associated with cryptocurrenci es\, its potential extends to various sectors that could contribute to acc elerating progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.<\;/p>\;& lt\;p>\;The Commission is invited to explore options for harnessing bloc kchain technologies for sustainable development. The Commission will also examine the challenges confronting developing countries in the application of blockchain technology and solutions to build capacities for blockchain innovation according to the developmental level of countries. Discussion at the Commission will allow the identification of potential areas for int ernational collaboration.<\;/p>\;<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Reports o f meetings:<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;<\;ul>\;<\;li>\;Multi-yea r Expert Meeting on Investment\, Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Produ ctive Capacity-building and Sustainable Development.<\;/li>\;<\;li&g t\;Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards o f Accounting and Reporting.<\;/li>\;<\;/ul>\;<\;h4>\;<\;stro ng>\;Participation<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;<\;p>\;The Commissio n is open to all member States of UNCTAD. Specialized agencies\, intergove rnmental bodies\, investment promotion agencies\, non-governmental organiz ations (general and special category) are also eligible to participate as observers.<\;/p>\;<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Registration<\;/strong >\;<\;/h4>\;<\;p>\;Online registration is mandatory for all thos e wishing to attend the session and is required in order to be included in the list of participants.<\;/p>\;<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Logistic s<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;<\;p>\;The session will be held with ph ysical participation in room XVII of the Palais des Nations. Those who can not attend the meeting in person will be able to listen to the live audio stream in the six official languages of the United Nations.<\;/p>\;< \;p>\;The link to listen live will be sent to registered participants\, at the email address used for registration\, one day in advance of the sta rt of the session.<\;/p>\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unct ad.org/meeting/investment-enterprise-and-development-commission-fourteenth -session DTSTAMP:20260716T091026Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a58a0023fbc9 DTSTART:20240503T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20240503T150000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Investment\, Enterprise and Development Commission\, fourteenth ses sion CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The Commission provides the opportunity for member States and i nvestment and development stakeholders to discuss key and emerging issues in the areas of investment and enterprise\, and technology\, and their imp lications for sustainable development\, as well as policy solutions.Invest ment facilitation for sustainable developmentInvestment facilitation helps investors establish and operate their businesses through the provision of information\, transparent rules and regulations and streamlined administr ative procedures\, among other measures. Digital government tools\, such a s information portals and online single windows\, play an important role i n the implementation of investment facilitation policies. Investment facil itation currently has an important role in international policy discussion s at the plurilateral\, regional and bilateral levels\, and it is a key pr iority for many national Governments.Building on the long-standing policy advisory work of UNCTAD on investment facilitation\, including as part of investment policy reviews\, and experience across more than 30 countries w ith the implementation of digital business and investment facilitation too ls\, the meeting will be informed by a background note prepared by the sec retariat. In the note\, the focus will be on presenting key investment fac ilitation implementation priorities\, elaborating on challenges and opport unities and showing how digital business and investment facilitation can f orm the foundation for effective electronic government (e-government) and effectively promote investment in the Sustainable Development Goals.The Co mmission will review best practices in the implementation of business and investment facilitation policies in support of sustainable development\, a s well as the way forward in the use of digital business and investment fa cilitation tools to develop wider e-government practices.Harnessing blockc hain technologies for sustainable developmentOver the years\, user awarene ss of blockchain technologies has grown\, the technical sophistication of these technologies has increased\, and the number of use cases has expande d. Some Governments have been exploring blockchain in pilot projects\, yet many struggle to understand the unique features and advantages of blockch ain over traditional database systems. While blockchain is commonly associ ated with cryptocurrencies\, its potential extends to various sectors that could contribute to accelerating progress towards the Sustainable Develop ment Goals.The Commission is invited to explore options for harnessing blo ckchain technologies for sustainable development. The Commission will also examine the challenges confronting developing countries in the applicatio n of blockchain technology and solutions to build capacities for blockchai n innovation according to the developmental level of countries. Discussion at the Commission will allow the identification of potential areas for in ternational collaboration.Reports of meetings:Multi-year Expert Meeting on Investment\, Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Productive Capacity-buil ding and Sustainable Development.Intergovernmental Working Group of Expert s on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting.ParticipationThe Commission is open to all member States of UNCTAD. Specialized agencies\, intergovernmental bodies\, investment promotion agencies\, non-governmenta l organizations (general and special category) are also eligible to partic ipate as observers.RegistrationOnline registration is mandatory for all th ose wishing to attend the session and is required in order to be included in the list of participants.LogisticsThe session will be held with physica l participation in room XVII of the Palais des Nations. Those who cannot a ttend the meeting in person will be able to listen to the live audio strea m in the six official languages of the United Nations.The link to listen l ive will be sent to registered participants\, at the email address used fo r registration\, one day in advance of the start of the session.<\;p>\ ;The Commission provides the opportunity for member States and investment and development stakeholders to discuss key and emerging issues in the are as of investment and enterprise\, and technology\, and their implications for sustainable development\, as well as policy solutions.<\;/p>\;<\ ;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Investment facilitation for sustainable developmen t<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;<\;p>\;Investment facilitation helps in vestors establish and operate their businesses through the provision of in formation\, transparent rules and regulations and streamlined administrati ve procedures\, among other measures. Digital government tools\, such as i nformation portals and online single windows\, play an important role in t he implementation of investment facilitation policies. Investment facilita tion currently has an important role in international policy discussions a t the plurilateral\, regional and bilateral levels\, and it is a key prior ity for many national Governments.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;Building on the l ong-standing policy advisory work of UNCTAD on investment facilitation\, i ncluding as part of investment policy reviews\, and experience across more than 30 countries with the implementation of digital business and investm ent facilitation tools\, the meeting will be informed by a background note prepared by the secretariat. In the note\, the focus will be on presentin g key investment facilitation implementation priorities\, elaborating on c hallenges and opportunities and showing how digital business and investmen t facilitation can form the foundation for effective electronic government (e-government) and effectively promote investment in the Sustainable Deve lopment Goals.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;The Commission will review best pract ices in the implementation of business and investment facilitation policie s in support of sustainable development\, as well as the way forward in th e use of digital business and investment facilitation tools to develop wid er e-government practices.<\;/p>\;<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Harnessi ng blockchain technologies for sustainable development<\;/strong>\;< \;/h4>\;<\;p>\;Over the years\, user awareness of blockchain technol ogies has grown\, the technical sophistication of these technologies has i ncreased\, and the number of use cases has expanded. Some Governments have been exploring blockchain in pilot projects\, yet many struggle to unders tand the unique features and advantages of blockchain over traditional dat abase systems. While blockchain is commonly associated with cryptocurrenci es\, its potential extends to various sectors that could contribute to acc elerating progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.<\;/p>\;& lt\;p>\;The Commission is invited to explore options for harnessing bloc kchain technologies for sustainable development. The Commission will also examine the challenges confronting developing countries in the application of blockchain technology and solutions to build capacities for blockchain innovation according to the developmental level of countries. Discussion at the Commission will allow the identification of potential areas for int ernational collaboration.<\;/p>\;<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Reports o f meetings:<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;<\;ul>\;<\;li>\;Multi-yea r Expert Meeting on Investment\, Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Produ ctive Capacity-building and Sustainable Development.<\;/li>\;<\;li&g t\;Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards o f Accounting and Reporting.<\;/li>\;<\;/ul>\;<\;h4>\;<\;stro ng>\;Participation<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;<\;p>\;The Commissio n is open to all member States of UNCTAD. Specialized agencies\, intergove rnmental bodies\, investment promotion agencies\, non-governmental organiz ations (general and special category) are also eligible to participate as observers.<\;/p>\;<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Registration<\;/strong >\;<\;/h4>\;<\;p>\;Online registration is mandatory for all thos e wishing to attend the session and is required in order to be included in the list of participants.<\;/p>\;<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Logistic s<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;<\;p>\;The session will be held with ph ysical participation in room XVII of the Palais des Nations. Those who can not attend the meeting in person will be able to listen to the live audio stream in the six official languages of the United Nations.<\;/p>\;< \;p>\;The link to listen live will be sent to registered participants\, at the email address used for registration\, one day in advance of the sta rt of the session.<\;/p>\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unct ad.org/meeting/investment-enterprise-and-development-commission-fourteenth -session DTSTAMP:20260716T091026Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR