BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a8cdd5ad3443 DTSTART:20240506T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20240506T150000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Intergovernmental Group of Experts on E-commerce and the Digital Ec onomy\, seventh session CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:This Intergovernmental Group of Experts aims to strengthen the work of UNCTAD on information and communications technologies\, e-commerce and the digital economy for development\, so as to enhance its ability to support developing countries to engage in and benefit from the evolving d igital economy\, and reduce the digital divide\, for the creation of more inclusive knowledge societies.The substantive agenda items for the 7th ses sion are as follows:Building digital readiness: From assessments to implem entationWhat are the main challenges for developing countries\, to engage in and benefit from e-commerce and the digital economy?What are good pract ices and tools for the effective implementation of policy measures at the national level\, to overcome the main challenges? What is the role of nati onal Governments\, agencies\, United Nations resident coordinator offices and others in this process?How can international cooperation help enable g reater benefits from e-commerce and digital trade?How can international pa rtnerships and coordination for digital cooperation help accelerate progre ss on building readiness for e-commerce and the digital economy? Working group on measuring e-commerce and the digital economyThe session will revi ew the Chair’s summary of the 4th meeting of the Working Group held on 3 0 November and 1 December 2023 and will decise the topics for its 5th meet ing.Written contributionsTo facilitate deliberations and the informal exch ange of experiences and good practices on the topics to be discussed\, mem ber States and observers are requested to submit written contributions. P articipationThis session is open to all member States of UNCTAD. Other org anizations\, including specialized agencies\, intergovernmental bodies and non-governmental organizations in the general and special categories\, as well as academia and the private sector\, may participate as observers.Re gistrationOnline registration is mandatory for all those wishing to attend the meeting and is required in order to be included in the list of partic ipants.LogisticsThe session will be held with physical participation in ro om XIX of the Palais des Nations. Those who cannot attend the meeting in p erson will be able to listen to the live audio stream in the six official languages of the United Nations.The link to listen live will be sent to re gistered participants\, at the email address used for registration\, one d ay in advance of the start of the session.<\;p>\;This Intergovernmenta l Group of Experts aims to strengthen the work of UNCTAD on information an d communications technologies\, e-commerce and the digital economy for dev elopment\, so as to enhance its ability to support developing countries to engage in and benefit from the evolving digital economy\, and reduce the digital divide\, for the creation of more inclusive knowledge societies.&l t\;/p>\;<\;p>\;The substantive agenda items for the 7th session are as follows:<\;/p>\;<\;ul>\;<\;li>\;<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\ ;Building digital readiness: From assessments to implementation<\;/stron g>\;<\;/h4>\;<\;ul>\;<\;li>\;What are the main challenges fo r developing countries\, to engage in and benefit from e-commerce and the digital economy?<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;What are good practices and tools for the effective implementation of policy measures at the national level \, to overcome the main challenges? What is the role of national Governmen ts\, agencies\, United Nations resident coordinator offices and others in this process?<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;How can international cooperation he lp enable greater benefits from e-commerce and digital trade?<\;/li>\; <\;li>\;How can international partnerships and coordination for digita l cooperation help accelerate progress on building readiness for e-commerc e and the digital economy?<\;br>\;&\;nbsp\;<\;/li>\;<\;/ul> \;<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Working group on me asuring e-commerce and the digital economy<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;&l t\;p>\;The session will review the Chair’s summary of the 4th meeting of the Working Group held on 30 November and 1 December 2023 and will deci se the topics for its 5th meeting.<\;/p>\;<\;/li>\;<\;/ul>\;&l t\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Written contributions<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4&g t\;<\;p>\;To facilitate deliberations and the informal exchange of exp eriences and good practices on the topics to be discussed\, member States and observers are requested to submit written contributions.&\;nbsp\;&l t\;/p>\;<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Participation<\;/strong>\;<\;/ h4>\;<\;p>\;This session is open to all member States of UNCTAD. Oth er organizations\, including specialized agencies\, intergovernmental bodi es and non-governmental organizations in the general and special categorie s\, as well as academia and the private sector\, may participate as observ ers.<\;/p>\;<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Registration<\;/strong>\;& lt\;/h4>\;<\;p>\;Online registration is mandatory for all those wish ing to attend the meeting and is required in order to be included in the l ist of participants.<\;/p>\;<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Logistics<\; /strong>\;<\;/h4>\;<\;p>\;The session will be held with physical participation in room XIX of the Palais des Nations. Those who cannot att end 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 start of t he session.<\;/p>\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/ meeting/intergovernmental-group-experts-e-commerce-and-digital-economy-sev enth-session DTSTAMP:20260825T001002Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a8cdd5ad345e DTSTART:20240507T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20240507T150000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Intergovernmental Group of Experts on E-commerce and the Digital Ec onomy\, seventh session CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:This Intergovernmental Group of Experts aims to strengthen the work of UNCTAD on information and communications technologies\, e-commerce and the digital economy for development\, so as to enhance its ability to support developing countries to engage in and benefit from the evolving d igital economy\, and reduce the digital divide\, for the creation of more inclusive knowledge societies.The substantive agenda items for the 7th ses sion are as follows:Building digital readiness: From assessments to implem entationWhat are the main challenges for developing countries\, to engage in and benefit from e-commerce and the digital economy?What are good pract ices and tools for the effective implementation of policy measures at the national level\, to overcome the main challenges? What is the role of nati onal Governments\, agencies\, United Nations resident coordinator offices and others in this process?How can international cooperation help enable g reater benefits from e-commerce and digital trade?How can international pa rtnerships and coordination for digital cooperation help accelerate progre ss on building readiness for e-commerce and the digital economy? Working group on measuring e-commerce and the digital economyThe session will revi ew the Chair’s summary of the 4th meeting of the Working Group held on 3 0 November and 1 December 2023 and will decise the topics for its 5th meet ing.Written contributionsTo facilitate deliberations and the informal exch ange of experiences and good practices on the topics to be discussed\, mem ber States and observers are requested to submit written contributions. P articipationThis session is open to all member States of UNCTAD. Other org anizations\, including specialized agencies\, intergovernmental bodies and non-governmental organizations in the general and special categories\, as well as academia and the private sector\, may participate as observers.Re gistrationOnline registration is mandatory for all those wishing to attend the meeting and is required in order to be included in the list of partic ipants.LogisticsThe session will be held with physical participation in ro om XIX of the Palais des Nations. Those who cannot attend the meeting in p erson will be able to listen to the live audio stream in the six official languages of the United Nations.The link to listen live will be sent to re gistered participants\, at the email address used for registration\, one d ay in advance of the start of the session.<\;p>\;This Intergovernmenta l Group of Experts aims to strengthen the work of UNCTAD on information an d communications technologies\, e-commerce and the digital economy for dev elopment\, so as to enhance its ability to support developing countries to engage in and benefit from the evolving digital economy\, and reduce the digital divide\, for the creation of more inclusive knowledge societies.&l t\;/p>\;<\;p>\;The substantive agenda items for the 7th session are as follows:<\;/p>\;<\;ul>\;<\;li>\;<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\ ;Building digital readiness: From assessments to implementation<\;/stron g>\;<\;/h4>\;<\;ul>\;<\;li>\;What are the main challenges fo r developing countries\, to engage in and benefit from e-commerce and the digital economy?<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;What are good practices and tools for the effective implementation of policy measures at the national level \, to overcome the main challenges? What is the role of national Governmen ts\, agencies\, United Nations resident coordinator offices and others in this process?<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;How can international cooperation he lp enable greater benefits from e-commerce and digital trade?<\;/li>\; <\;li>\;How can international partnerships and coordination for digita l cooperation help accelerate progress on building readiness for e-commerc e and the digital economy?<\;br>\;&\;nbsp\;<\;/li>\;<\;/ul> \;<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Working group on me asuring e-commerce and the digital economy<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;&l t\;p>\;The session will review the Chair’s summary of the 4th meeting of the Working Group held on 30 November and 1 December 2023 and will deci se the topics for its 5th meeting.<\;/p>\;<\;/li>\;<\;/ul>\;&l t\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Written contributions<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4&g t\;<\;p>\;To facilitate deliberations and the informal exchange of exp eriences and good practices on the topics to be discussed\, member States and observers are requested to submit written contributions.&\;nbsp\;&l t\;/p>\;<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Participation<\;/strong>\;<\;/ h4>\;<\;p>\;This session is open to all member States of UNCTAD. Oth er organizations\, including specialized agencies\, intergovernmental bodi es and non-governmental organizations in the general and special categorie s\, as well as academia and the private sector\, may participate as observ ers.<\;/p>\;<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Registration<\;/strong>\;& lt\;/h4>\;<\;p>\;Online registration is mandatory for all those wish ing to attend the meeting and is required in order to be included in the l ist of participants.<\;/p>\;<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Logistics<\; /strong>\;<\;/h4>\;<\;p>\;The session will be held with physical participation in room XIX of the Palais des Nations. Those who cannot att end 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 start of t he session.<\;/p>\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/ meeting/intergovernmental-group-experts-e-commerce-and-digital-economy-sev enth-session DTSTAMP:20260825T001002Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a8cdd5ad3464 DTSTART:20240508T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20240508T150000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Intergovernmental Group of Experts on E-commerce and the Digital Ec onomy\, seventh session CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:This Intergovernmental Group of Experts aims to strengthen the work of UNCTAD on information and communications technologies\, e-commerce and the digital economy for development\, so as to enhance its ability to support developing countries to engage in and benefit from the evolving d igital economy\, and reduce the digital divide\, for the creation of more inclusive knowledge societies.The substantive agenda items for the 7th ses sion are as follows:Building digital readiness: From assessments to implem entationWhat are the main challenges for developing countries\, to engage in and benefit from e-commerce and the digital economy?What are good pract ices and tools for the effective implementation of policy measures at the national level\, to overcome the main challenges? What is the role of nati onal Governments\, agencies\, United Nations resident coordinator offices and others in this process?How can international cooperation help enable g reater benefits from e-commerce and digital trade?How can international pa rtnerships and coordination for digital cooperation help accelerate progre ss on building readiness for e-commerce and the digital economy? Working group on measuring e-commerce and the digital economyThe session will revi ew the Chair’s summary of the 4th meeting of the Working Group held on 3 0 November and 1 December 2023 and will decise the topics for its 5th meet ing.Written contributionsTo facilitate deliberations and the informal exch ange of experiences and good practices on the topics to be discussed\, mem ber States and observers are requested to submit written contributions. P articipationThis session is open to all member States of UNCTAD. Other org anizations\, including specialized agencies\, intergovernmental bodies and non-governmental organizations in the general and special categories\, as well as academia and the private sector\, may participate as observers.Re gistrationOnline registration is mandatory for all those wishing to attend the meeting and is required in order to be included in the list of partic ipants.LogisticsThe session will be held with physical participation in ro om XIX of the Palais des Nations. Those who cannot attend the meeting in p erson will be able to listen to the live audio stream in the six official languages of the United Nations.The link to listen live will be sent to re gistered participants\, at the email address used for registration\, one d ay in advance of the start of the session.<\;p>\;This Intergovernmenta l Group of Experts aims to strengthen the work of UNCTAD on information an d communications technologies\, e-commerce and the digital economy for dev elopment\, so as to enhance its ability to support developing countries to engage in and benefit from the evolving digital economy\, and reduce the digital divide\, for the creation of more inclusive knowledge societies.&l t\;/p>\;<\;p>\;The substantive agenda items for the 7th session are as follows:<\;/p>\;<\;ul>\;<\;li>\;<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\ ;Building digital readiness: From assessments to implementation<\;/stron g>\;<\;/h4>\;<\;ul>\;<\;li>\;What are the main challenges fo r developing countries\, to engage in and benefit from e-commerce and the digital economy?<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;What are good practices and tools for the effective implementation of policy measures at the national level \, to overcome the main challenges? What is the role of national Governmen ts\, agencies\, United Nations resident coordinator offices and others in this process?<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;How can international cooperation he lp enable greater benefits from e-commerce and digital trade?<\;/li>\; <\;li>\;How can international partnerships and coordination for digita l cooperation help accelerate progress on building readiness for e-commerc e and the digital economy?<\;br>\;&\;nbsp\;<\;/li>\;<\;/ul> \;<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Working group on me asuring e-commerce and the digital economy<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;&l t\;p>\;The session will review the Chair’s summary of the 4th meeting of the Working Group held on 30 November and 1 December 2023 and will deci se the topics for its 5th meeting.<\;/p>\;<\;/li>\;<\;/ul>\;&l t\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Written contributions<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4&g t\;<\;p>\;To facilitate deliberations and the informal exchange of exp eriences and good practices on the topics to be discussed\, member States and observers are requested to submit written contributions.&\;nbsp\;&l t\;/p>\;<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Participation<\;/strong>\;<\;/ h4>\;<\;p>\;This session is open to all member States of UNCTAD. Oth er organizations\, including specialized agencies\, intergovernmental bodi es and non-governmental organizations in the general and special categorie s\, as well as academia and the private sector\, may participate as observ ers.<\;/p>\;<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Registration<\;/strong>\;& lt\;/h4>\;<\;p>\;Online registration is mandatory for all those wish ing to attend the meeting and is required in order to be included in the l ist of participants.<\;/p>\;<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Logistics<\; /strong>\;<\;/h4>\;<\;p>\;The session will be held with physical participation in room XIX of the Palais des Nations. Those who cannot att end 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 start of t he session.<\;/p>\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/ meeting/intergovernmental-group-experts-e-commerce-and-digital-economy-sev enth-session DTSTAMP:20260825T001002Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR