BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73b82e737b8 DTSTART:20250609T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20250609T160000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade blended learning course on statistics on the digital economy\, e-commerce and digital trade for small island developing states CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The development of statistics on the digital economy\, on the d evelopment of e-Commerce and on digital trade is key to the correct unders tanding of the changes at play and to the definition of the best strategie s by businesses and by countries. It is key to the implementation of evide nce-based policies and to the emergence of an open and unbiased dialogue b etween stakeholders and policy makers. Therefore\, appropriate statistics are an essential condition of both economic performance and social cohesio n.Digitalization\, and the advent of digital trade\, has the potential to reshuffle the cards of economic development\, to facilitate the achievemen t of specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and can help overcome s ome of the obstacles facing Small Islands Developing States in their endea vor to enhance economic\, social and international inclusion.UNCTAD is org anizing the delivery of the TrainForTrade e-learning course on "\;Stat istics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerce and Digital Trade” from 9 Jun e – 18 July 2025\, with follow-up webinar(s) on 22 July 2025.ObjectivesT he global objective of the course is to gain a clear vision of the key con cepts\, definitions\, and data sources relevant to digital trade statistic s\; to identify key indicators\, prioritize data production\, and address challenges in developing national digital trade statistics\; to build a cu stomized roadmap\, organize and disseminate statistics effectively\, lever age surveys and administrative sources\, and be able to produce insightful analyses in order to develop a comprehensive dissemination policy tailore d to digital trade data.This course will contribute to strengthening the c apacities of small island developing states (SIDS) in Africa\, the Caribbe an and Asia and the Pacific towards the adoption of trade policies that fo ster digital economy development and enhance crisis responsiveness. The pr oject will enhance SIDS'\; capacities on key aspects of statistics on digital economy\, e-Commerce and digital trade through the development of skills and knowledge via innovative approaches based on a recognized blend ed learning method and state-of-the-art technological solutions.Target pop ulationPrimary target: Compilers of international trade statistics from:Na tional Statistical OfficeCentral BankOther national authoritiesSecondary t arget: Digital trade statistics users\, analysts\, policy makers and econo mists from:Ministries of Foreign affairs\, Tourism\, Agriculture\, Trade/C ommerce\, Finance\, ICT\, etc.Chamber of CommerceBusiness ClusterEntrepren eursFinancial institutionsNon-governamental organizationsAcademicsProgramm e OutlineEach course module includes interactive assessments and links to communication tools for online interaction. Every module consists of video presentations\, a participant manual\, a forum\, tests\, and case studies . Participants should spend between 4 to 5 hours per week to study the mat erial and participate in the forums.Module 1: Digital trade\, digital econ omy and statistical conceptsModule 2: Setting the objectives\, identifying the pre-requisites and defining a roadmapModule 3: Data collectionModule 4: Data compilationModule 5: Dissemination and analysisThe course will be conducted in TrainForTrade’s distance learning platform. In the platform \, participants will have access to manuals\, multimedia presentations\, m odule exams\, and opinion surveys and forums created for each module for d iscussions with the instructors\, experts and other participants.A 90-minu te follow-up webinar will be organized at the end of the course. The topic will be defined during the assessment of the online sessions.Registration Registration is open to all relevant stakeholders from SIDS and delegates from Permanent Missions in Geneva. We particularly encourage women to part icipate. Nominated officials can directly self-register at https://tft-reg .unctad.org by selecting “Statistics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerc e and Digital Trade” and using the access code: “2025.DTS”.<\;p st yle="\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;box-sizing:border-box\;color:rgb (51\, 51\, 51)\;font-family:&\;quot\;Helvetica Neue&\;quot\;\, Helve tica\, Arial\, sans-serif\;font-size:14px\;font-style:normal\;font-variant -caps:normal\;font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-weight:400\;letter-spaci ng:normal\;margin:0px 0px 10px\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;text-decorati on-color:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;text-decoration-thickness :initial\;text-indent:0px\;text-transform:none\;white-space:normal\;widows :2\;word-spacing:0px\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/m eeting/trainfortrade-blended-learning-course-statistics-digital-economy-e- commerce-and-digital-0 DTSTAMP:20260805T222446Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73b82e737f0 DTSTART:20250610T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20250610T160000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade blended learning course on statistics on the digital economy\, e-commerce and digital trade for small island developing states CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The development of statistics on the digital economy\, on the d evelopment of e-Commerce and on digital trade is key to the correct unders tanding of the changes at play and to the definition of the best strategie s by businesses and by countries. It is key to the implementation of evide nce-based policies and to the emergence of an open and unbiased dialogue b etween stakeholders and policy makers. Therefore\, appropriate statistics are an essential condition of both economic performance and social cohesio n.Digitalization\, and the advent of digital trade\, has the potential to reshuffle the cards of economic development\, to facilitate the achievemen t of specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and can help overcome s ome of the obstacles facing Small Islands Developing States in their endea vor to enhance economic\, social and international inclusion.UNCTAD is org anizing the delivery of the TrainForTrade e-learning course on "\;Stat istics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerce and Digital Trade” from 9 Jun e – 18 July 2025\, with follow-up webinar(s) on 22 July 2025.ObjectivesT he global objective of the course is to gain a clear vision of the key con cepts\, definitions\, and data sources relevant to digital trade statistic s\; to identify key indicators\, prioritize data production\, and address challenges in developing national digital trade statistics\; to build a cu stomized roadmap\, organize and disseminate statistics effectively\, lever age surveys and administrative sources\, and be able to produce insightful analyses in order to develop a comprehensive dissemination policy tailore d to digital trade data.This course will contribute to strengthening the c apacities of small island developing states (SIDS) in Africa\, the Caribbe an and Asia and the Pacific towards the adoption of trade policies that fo ster digital economy development and enhance crisis responsiveness. The pr oject will enhance SIDS'\; capacities on key aspects of statistics on digital economy\, e-Commerce and digital trade through the development of skills and knowledge via innovative approaches based on a recognized blend ed learning method and state-of-the-art technological solutions.Target pop ulationPrimary target: Compilers of international trade statistics from:Na tional Statistical OfficeCentral BankOther national authoritiesSecondary t arget: Digital trade statistics users\, analysts\, policy makers and econo mists from:Ministries of Foreign affairs\, Tourism\, Agriculture\, Trade/C ommerce\, Finance\, ICT\, etc.Chamber of CommerceBusiness ClusterEntrepren eursFinancial institutionsNon-governamental organizationsAcademicsProgramm e OutlineEach course module includes interactive assessments and links to communication tools for online interaction. Every module consists of video presentations\, a participant manual\, a forum\, tests\, and case studies . Participants should spend between 4 to 5 hours per week to study the mat erial and participate in the forums.Module 1: Digital trade\, digital econ omy and statistical conceptsModule 2: Setting the objectives\, identifying the pre-requisites and defining a roadmapModule 3: Data collectionModule 4: Data compilationModule 5: Dissemination and analysisThe course will be conducted in TrainForTrade’s distance learning platform. In the platform \, participants will have access to manuals\, multimedia presentations\, m odule exams\, and opinion surveys and forums created for each module for d iscussions with the instructors\, experts and other participants.A 90-minu te follow-up webinar will be organized at the end of the course. The topic will be defined during the assessment of the online sessions.Registration Registration is open to all relevant stakeholders from SIDS and delegates from Permanent Missions in Geneva. We particularly encourage women to part icipate. Nominated officials can directly self-register at https://tft-reg .unctad.org by selecting “Statistics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerc e and Digital Trade” and using the access code: “2025.DTS”.<\;p st yle="\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;box-sizing:border-box\;color:rgb (51\, 51\, 51)\;font-family:&\;quot\;Helvetica Neue&\;quot\;\, Helve tica\, Arial\, sans-serif\;font-size:14px\;font-style:normal\;font-variant -caps:normal\;font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-weight:400\;letter-spaci ng:normal\;margin:0px 0px 10px\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;text-decorati on-color:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;text-decoration-thickness :initial\;text-indent:0px\;text-transform:none\;white-space:normal\;widows :2\;word-spacing:0px\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/m eeting/trainfortrade-blended-learning-course-statistics-digital-economy-e- commerce-and-digital-0 DTSTAMP:20260805T222446Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73b82e737f6 DTSTART:20250611T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20250611T160000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade blended learning course on statistics on the digital economy\, e-commerce and digital trade for small island developing states CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The development of statistics on the digital economy\, on the d evelopment of e-Commerce and on digital trade is key to the correct unders tanding of the changes at play and to the definition of the best strategie s by businesses and by countries. It is key to the implementation of evide nce-based policies and to the emergence of an open and unbiased dialogue b etween stakeholders and policy makers. Therefore\, appropriate statistics are an essential condition of both economic performance and social cohesio n.Digitalization\, and the advent of digital trade\, has the potential to reshuffle the cards of economic development\, to facilitate the achievemen t of specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and can help overcome s ome of the obstacles facing Small Islands Developing States in their endea vor to enhance economic\, social and international inclusion.UNCTAD is org anizing the delivery of the TrainForTrade e-learning course on "\;Stat istics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerce and Digital Trade” from 9 Jun e – 18 July 2025\, with follow-up webinar(s) on 22 July 2025.ObjectivesT he global objective of the course is to gain a clear vision of the key con cepts\, definitions\, and data sources relevant to digital trade statistic s\; to identify key indicators\, prioritize data production\, and address challenges in developing national digital trade statistics\; to build a cu stomized roadmap\, organize and disseminate statistics effectively\, lever age surveys and administrative sources\, and be able to produce insightful analyses in order to develop a comprehensive dissemination policy tailore d to digital trade data.This course will contribute to strengthening the c apacities of small island developing states (SIDS) in Africa\, the Caribbe an and Asia and the Pacific towards the adoption of trade policies that fo ster digital economy development and enhance crisis responsiveness. The pr oject will enhance SIDS'\; capacities on key aspects of statistics on digital economy\, e-Commerce and digital trade through the development of skills and knowledge via innovative approaches based on a recognized blend ed learning method and state-of-the-art technological solutions.Target pop ulationPrimary target: Compilers of international trade statistics from:Na tional Statistical OfficeCentral BankOther national authoritiesSecondary t arget: Digital trade statistics users\, analysts\, policy makers and econo mists from:Ministries of Foreign affairs\, Tourism\, Agriculture\, Trade/C ommerce\, Finance\, ICT\, etc.Chamber of CommerceBusiness ClusterEntrepren eursFinancial institutionsNon-governamental organizationsAcademicsProgramm e OutlineEach course module includes interactive assessments and links to communication tools for online interaction. Every module consists of video presentations\, a participant manual\, a forum\, tests\, and case studies . Participants should spend between 4 to 5 hours per week to study the mat erial and participate in the forums.Module 1: Digital trade\, digital econ omy and statistical conceptsModule 2: Setting the objectives\, identifying the pre-requisites and defining a roadmapModule 3: Data collectionModule 4: Data compilationModule 5: Dissemination and analysisThe course will be conducted in TrainForTrade’s distance learning platform. In the platform \, participants will have access to manuals\, multimedia presentations\, m odule exams\, and opinion surveys and forums created for each module for d iscussions with the instructors\, experts and other participants.A 90-minu te follow-up webinar will be organized at the end of the course. The topic will be defined during the assessment of the online sessions.Registration Registration is open to all relevant stakeholders from SIDS and delegates from Permanent Missions in Geneva. We particularly encourage women to part icipate. Nominated officials can directly self-register at https://tft-reg .unctad.org by selecting “Statistics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerc e and Digital Trade” and using the access code: “2025.DTS”.<\;p st yle="\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;box-sizing:border-box\;color:rgb (51\, 51\, 51)\;font-family:&\;quot\;Helvetica Neue&\;quot\;\, Helve tica\, Arial\, sans-serif\;font-size:14px\;font-style:normal\;font-variant -caps:normal\;font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-weight:400\;letter-spaci ng:normal\;margin:0px 0px 10px\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;text-decorati on-color:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;text-decoration-thickness :initial\;text-indent:0px\;text-transform:none\;white-space:normal\;widows :2\;word-spacing:0px\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/m eeting/trainfortrade-blended-learning-course-statistics-digital-economy-e- commerce-and-digital-0 DTSTAMP:20260805T222446Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73b82e737fb DTSTART:20250612T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20250612T160000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade blended learning course on statistics on the digital economy\, e-commerce and digital trade for small island developing states CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The development of statistics on the digital economy\, on the d evelopment of e-Commerce and on digital trade is key to the correct unders tanding of the changes at play and to the definition of the best strategie s by businesses and by countries. It is key to the implementation of evide nce-based policies and to the emergence of an open and unbiased dialogue b etween stakeholders and policy makers. Therefore\, appropriate statistics are an essential condition of both economic performance and social cohesio n.Digitalization\, and the advent of digital trade\, has the potential to reshuffle the cards of economic development\, to facilitate the achievemen t of specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and can help overcome s ome of the obstacles facing Small Islands Developing States in their endea vor to enhance economic\, social and international inclusion.UNCTAD is org anizing the delivery of the TrainForTrade e-learning course on "\;Stat istics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerce and Digital Trade” from 9 Jun e – 18 July 2025\, with follow-up webinar(s) on 22 July 2025.ObjectivesT he global objective of the course is to gain a clear vision of the key con cepts\, definitions\, and data sources relevant to digital trade statistic s\; to identify key indicators\, prioritize data production\, and address challenges in developing national digital trade statistics\; to build a cu stomized roadmap\, organize and disseminate statistics effectively\, lever age surveys and administrative sources\, and be able to produce insightful analyses in order to develop a comprehensive dissemination policy tailore d to digital trade data.This course will contribute to strengthening the c apacities of small island developing states (SIDS) in Africa\, the Caribbe an and Asia and the Pacific towards the adoption of trade policies that fo ster digital economy development and enhance crisis responsiveness. The pr oject will enhance SIDS'\; capacities on key aspects of statistics on digital economy\, e-Commerce and digital trade through the development of skills and knowledge via innovative approaches based on a recognized blend ed learning method and state-of-the-art technological solutions.Target pop ulationPrimary target: Compilers of international trade statistics from:Na tional Statistical OfficeCentral BankOther national authoritiesSecondary t arget: Digital trade statistics users\, analysts\, policy makers and econo mists from:Ministries of Foreign affairs\, Tourism\, Agriculture\, Trade/C ommerce\, Finance\, ICT\, etc.Chamber of CommerceBusiness ClusterEntrepren eursFinancial institutionsNon-governamental organizationsAcademicsProgramm e OutlineEach course module includes interactive assessments and links to communication tools for online interaction. Every module consists of video presentations\, a participant manual\, a forum\, tests\, and case studies . Participants should spend between 4 to 5 hours per week to study the mat erial and participate in the forums.Module 1: Digital trade\, digital econ omy and statistical conceptsModule 2: Setting the objectives\, identifying the pre-requisites and defining a roadmapModule 3: Data collectionModule 4: Data compilationModule 5: Dissemination and analysisThe course will be conducted in TrainForTrade’s distance learning platform. In the platform \, participants will have access to manuals\, multimedia presentations\, m odule exams\, and opinion surveys and forums created for each module for d iscussions with the instructors\, experts and other participants.A 90-minu te follow-up webinar will be organized at the end of the course. The topic will be defined during the assessment of the online sessions.Registration Registration is open to all relevant stakeholders from SIDS and delegates from Permanent Missions in Geneva. We particularly encourage women to part icipate. Nominated officials can directly self-register at https://tft-reg .unctad.org by selecting “Statistics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerc e and Digital Trade” and using the access code: “2025.DTS”.<\;p st yle="\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;box-sizing:border-box\;color:rgb (51\, 51\, 51)\;font-family:&\;quot\;Helvetica Neue&\;quot\;\, Helve tica\, Arial\, sans-serif\;font-size:14px\;font-style:normal\;font-variant -caps:normal\;font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-weight:400\;letter-spaci ng:normal\;margin:0px 0px 10px\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;text-decorati on-color:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;text-decoration-thickness :initial\;text-indent:0px\;text-transform:none\;white-space:normal\;widows :2\;word-spacing:0px\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/m eeting/trainfortrade-blended-learning-course-statistics-digital-economy-e- commerce-and-digital-0 DTSTAMP:20260805T222446Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73b82e737ff DTSTART:20250613T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20250613T160000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade blended learning course on statistics on the digital economy\, e-commerce and digital trade for small island developing states CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The development of statistics on the digital economy\, on the d evelopment of e-Commerce and on digital trade is key to the correct unders tanding of the changes at play and to the definition of the best strategie s by businesses and by countries. It is key to the implementation of evide nce-based policies and to the emergence of an open and unbiased dialogue b etween stakeholders and policy makers. Therefore\, appropriate statistics are an essential condition of both economic performance and social cohesio n.Digitalization\, and the advent of digital trade\, has the potential to reshuffle the cards of economic development\, to facilitate the achievemen t of specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and can help overcome s ome of the obstacles facing Small Islands Developing States in their endea vor to enhance economic\, social and international inclusion.UNCTAD is org anizing the delivery of the TrainForTrade e-learning course on "\;Stat istics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerce and Digital Trade” from 9 Jun e – 18 July 2025\, with follow-up webinar(s) on 22 July 2025.ObjectivesT he global objective of the course is to gain a clear vision of the key con cepts\, definitions\, and data sources relevant to digital trade statistic s\; to identify key indicators\, prioritize data production\, and address challenges in developing national digital trade statistics\; to build a cu stomized roadmap\, organize and disseminate statistics effectively\, lever age surveys and administrative sources\, and be able to produce insightful analyses in order to develop a comprehensive dissemination policy tailore d to digital trade data.This course will contribute to strengthening the c apacities of small island developing states (SIDS) in Africa\, the Caribbe an and Asia and the Pacific towards the adoption of trade policies that fo ster digital economy development and enhance crisis responsiveness. The pr oject will enhance SIDS'\; capacities on key aspects of statistics on digital economy\, e-Commerce and digital trade through the development of skills and knowledge via innovative approaches based on a recognized blend ed learning method and state-of-the-art technological solutions.Target pop ulationPrimary target: Compilers of international trade statistics from:Na tional Statistical OfficeCentral BankOther national authoritiesSecondary t arget: Digital trade statistics users\, analysts\, policy makers and econo mists from:Ministries of Foreign affairs\, Tourism\, Agriculture\, Trade/C ommerce\, Finance\, ICT\, etc.Chamber of CommerceBusiness ClusterEntrepren eursFinancial institutionsNon-governamental organizationsAcademicsProgramm e OutlineEach course module includes interactive assessments and links to communication tools for online interaction. Every module consists of video presentations\, a participant manual\, a forum\, tests\, and case studies . Participants should spend between 4 to 5 hours per week to study the mat erial and participate in the forums.Module 1: Digital trade\, digital econ omy and statistical conceptsModule 2: Setting the objectives\, identifying the pre-requisites and defining a roadmapModule 3: Data collectionModule 4: Data compilationModule 5: Dissemination and analysisThe course will be conducted in TrainForTrade’s distance learning platform. In the platform \, participants will have access to manuals\, multimedia presentations\, m odule exams\, and opinion surveys and forums created for each module for d iscussions with the instructors\, experts and other participants.A 90-minu te follow-up webinar will be organized at the end of the course. The topic will be defined during the assessment of the online sessions.Registration Registration is open to all relevant stakeholders from SIDS and delegates from Permanent Missions in Geneva. We particularly encourage women to part icipate. Nominated officials can directly self-register at https://tft-reg .unctad.org by selecting “Statistics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerc e and Digital Trade” and using the access code: “2025.DTS”.<\;p st yle="\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;box-sizing:border-box\;color:rgb (51\, 51\, 51)\;font-family:&\;quot\;Helvetica Neue&\;quot\;\, Helve tica\, Arial\, sans-serif\;font-size:14px\;font-style:normal\;font-variant -caps:normal\;font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-weight:400\;letter-spaci ng:normal\;margin:0px 0px 10px\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;text-decorati on-color:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;text-decoration-thickness :initial\;text-indent:0px\;text-transform:none\;white-space:normal\;widows :2\;word-spacing:0px\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/m eeting/trainfortrade-blended-learning-course-statistics-digital-economy-e- commerce-and-digital-0 DTSTAMP:20260805T222446Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73b82e73803 DTSTART:20250614T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20250614T160000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade blended learning course on statistics on the digital economy\, e-commerce and digital trade for small island developing states CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The development of statistics on the digital economy\, on the d evelopment of e-Commerce and on digital trade is key to the correct unders tanding of the changes at play and to the definition of the best strategie s by businesses and by countries. It is key to the implementation of evide nce-based policies and to the emergence of an open and unbiased dialogue b etween stakeholders and policy makers. Therefore\, appropriate statistics are an essential condition of both economic performance and social cohesio n.Digitalization\, and the advent of digital trade\, has the potential to reshuffle the cards of economic development\, to facilitate the achievemen t of specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and can help overcome s ome of the obstacles facing Small Islands Developing States in their endea vor to enhance economic\, social and international inclusion.UNCTAD is org anizing the delivery of the TrainForTrade e-learning course on "\;Stat istics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerce and Digital Trade” from 9 Jun e – 18 July 2025\, with follow-up webinar(s) on 22 July 2025.ObjectivesT he global objective of the course is to gain a clear vision of the key con cepts\, definitions\, and data sources relevant to digital trade statistic s\; to identify key indicators\, prioritize data production\, and address challenges in developing national digital trade statistics\; to build a cu stomized roadmap\, organize and disseminate statistics effectively\, lever age surveys and administrative sources\, and be able to produce insightful analyses in order to develop a comprehensive dissemination policy tailore d to digital trade data.This course will contribute to strengthening the c apacities of small island developing states (SIDS) in Africa\, the Caribbe an and Asia and the Pacific towards the adoption of trade policies that fo ster digital economy development and enhance crisis responsiveness. The pr oject will enhance SIDS'\; capacities on key aspects of statistics on digital economy\, e-Commerce and digital trade through the development of skills and knowledge via innovative approaches based on a recognized blend ed learning method and state-of-the-art technological solutions.Target pop ulationPrimary target: Compilers of international trade statistics from:Na tional Statistical OfficeCentral BankOther national authoritiesSecondary t arget: Digital trade statistics users\, analysts\, policy makers and econo mists from:Ministries of Foreign affairs\, Tourism\, Agriculture\, Trade/C ommerce\, Finance\, ICT\, etc.Chamber of CommerceBusiness ClusterEntrepren eursFinancial institutionsNon-governamental organizationsAcademicsProgramm e OutlineEach course module includes interactive assessments and links to communication tools for online interaction. Every module consists of video presentations\, a participant manual\, a forum\, tests\, and case studies . Participants should spend between 4 to 5 hours per week to study the mat erial and participate in the forums.Module 1: Digital trade\, digital econ omy and statistical conceptsModule 2: Setting the objectives\, identifying the pre-requisites and defining a roadmapModule 3: Data collectionModule 4: Data compilationModule 5: Dissemination and analysisThe course will be conducted in TrainForTrade’s distance learning platform. In the platform \, participants will have access to manuals\, multimedia presentations\, m odule exams\, and opinion surveys and forums created for each module for d iscussions with the instructors\, experts and other participants.A 90-minu te follow-up webinar will be organized at the end of the course. The topic will be defined during the assessment of the online sessions.Registration Registration is open to all relevant stakeholders from SIDS and delegates from Permanent Missions in Geneva. We particularly encourage women to part icipate. Nominated officials can directly self-register at https://tft-reg .unctad.org by selecting “Statistics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerc e and Digital Trade” and using the access code: “2025.DTS”.<\;p st yle="\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;box-sizing:border-box\;color:rgb (51\, 51\, 51)\;font-family:&\;quot\;Helvetica Neue&\;quot\;\, Helve tica\, Arial\, sans-serif\;font-size:14px\;font-style:normal\;font-variant -caps:normal\;font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-weight:400\;letter-spaci ng:normal\;margin:0px 0px 10px\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;text-decorati on-color:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;text-decoration-thickness :initial\;text-indent:0px\;text-transform:none\;white-space:normal\;widows :2\;word-spacing:0px\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/m eeting/trainfortrade-blended-learning-course-statistics-digital-economy-e- commerce-and-digital-0 DTSTAMP:20260805T222446Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73b82e73808 DTSTART:20250615T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20250615T160000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade blended learning course on statistics on the digital economy\, e-commerce and digital trade for small island developing states CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The development of statistics on the digital economy\, on the d evelopment of e-Commerce and on digital trade is key to the correct unders tanding of the changes at play and to the definition of the best strategie s by businesses and by countries. It is key to the implementation of evide nce-based policies and to the emergence of an open and unbiased dialogue b etween stakeholders and policy makers. Therefore\, appropriate statistics are an essential condition of both economic performance and social cohesio n.Digitalization\, and the advent of digital trade\, has the potential to reshuffle the cards of economic development\, to facilitate the achievemen t of specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and can help overcome s ome of the obstacles facing Small Islands Developing States in their endea vor to enhance economic\, social and international inclusion.UNCTAD is org anizing the delivery of the TrainForTrade e-learning course on "\;Stat istics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerce and Digital Trade” from 9 Jun e – 18 July 2025\, with follow-up webinar(s) on 22 July 2025.ObjectivesT he global objective of the course is to gain a clear vision of the key con cepts\, definitions\, and data sources relevant to digital trade statistic s\; to identify key indicators\, prioritize data production\, and address challenges in developing national digital trade statistics\; to build a cu stomized roadmap\, organize and disseminate statistics effectively\, lever age surveys and administrative sources\, and be able to produce insightful analyses in order to develop a comprehensive dissemination policy tailore d to digital trade data.This course will contribute to strengthening the c apacities of small island developing states (SIDS) in Africa\, the Caribbe an and Asia and the Pacific towards the adoption of trade policies that fo ster digital economy development and enhance crisis responsiveness. The pr oject will enhance SIDS'\; capacities on key aspects of statistics on digital economy\, e-Commerce and digital trade through the development of skills and knowledge via innovative approaches based on a recognized blend ed learning method and state-of-the-art technological solutions.Target pop ulationPrimary target: Compilers of international trade statistics from:Na tional Statistical OfficeCentral BankOther national authoritiesSecondary t arget: Digital trade statistics users\, analysts\, policy makers and econo mists from:Ministries of Foreign affairs\, Tourism\, Agriculture\, Trade/C ommerce\, Finance\, ICT\, etc.Chamber of CommerceBusiness ClusterEntrepren eursFinancial institutionsNon-governamental organizationsAcademicsProgramm e OutlineEach course module includes interactive assessments and links to communication tools for online interaction. Every module consists of video presentations\, a participant manual\, a forum\, tests\, and case studies . Participants should spend between 4 to 5 hours per week to study the mat erial and participate in the forums.Module 1: Digital trade\, digital econ omy and statistical conceptsModule 2: Setting the objectives\, identifying the pre-requisites and defining a roadmapModule 3: Data collectionModule 4: Data compilationModule 5: Dissemination and analysisThe course will be conducted in TrainForTrade’s distance learning platform. In the platform \, participants will have access to manuals\, multimedia presentations\, m odule exams\, and opinion surveys and forums created for each module for d iscussions with the instructors\, experts and other participants.A 90-minu te follow-up webinar will be organized at the end of the course. The topic will be defined during the assessment of the online sessions.Registration Registration is open to all relevant stakeholders from SIDS and delegates from Permanent Missions in Geneva. We particularly encourage women to part icipate. Nominated officials can directly self-register at https://tft-reg .unctad.org by selecting “Statistics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerc e and Digital Trade” and using the access code: “2025.DTS”.<\;p st yle="\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;box-sizing:border-box\;color:rgb (51\, 51\, 51)\;font-family:&\;quot\;Helvetica Neue&\;quot\;\, Helve tica\, Arial\, sans-serif\;font-size:14px\;font-style:normal\;font-variant -caps:normal\;font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-weight:400\;letter-spaci ng:normal\;margin:0px 0px 10px\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;text-decorati on-color:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;text-decoration-thickness :initial\;text-indent:0px\;text-transform:none\;white-space:normal\;widows :2\;word-spacing:0px\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/m eeting/trainfortrade-blended-learning-course-statistics-digital-economy-e- commerce-and-digital-0 DTSTAMP:20260805T222446Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73b82e7380c DTSTART:20250616T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20250616T160000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade blended learning course on statistics on the digital economy\, e-commerce and digital trade for small island developing states CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The development of statistics on the digital economy\, on the d evelopment of e-Commerce and on digital trade is key to the correct unders tanding of the changes at play and to the definition of the best strategie s by businesses and by countries. It is key to the implementation of evide nce-based policies and to the emergence of an open and unbiased dialogue b etween stakeholders and policy makers. Therefore\, appropriate statistics are an essential condition of both economic performance and social cohesio n.Digitalization\, and the advent of digital trade\, has the potential to reshuffle the cards of economic development\, to facilitate the achievemen t of specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and can help overcome s ome of the obstacles facing Small Islands Developing States in their endea vor to enhance economic\, social and international inclusion.UNCTAD is org anizing the delivery of the TrainForTrade e-learning course on "\;Stat istics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerce and Digital Trade” from 9 Jun e – 18 July 2025\, with follow-up webinar(s) on 22 July 2025.ObjectivesT he global objective of the course is to gain a clear vision of the key con cepts\, definitions\, and data sources relevant to digital trade statistic s\; to identify key indicators\, prioritize data production\, and address challenges in developing national digital trade statistics\; to build a cu stomized roadmap\, organize and disseminate statistics effectively\, lever age surveys and administrative sources\, and be able to produce insightful analyses in order to develop a comprehensive dissemination policy tailore d to digital trade data.This course will contribute to strengthening the c apacities of small island developing states (SIDS) in Africa\, the Caribbe an and Asia and the Pacific towards the adoption of trade policies that fo ster digital economy development and enhance crisis responsiveness. The pr oject will enhance SIDS'\; capacities on key aspects of statistics on digital economy\, e-Commerce and digital trade through the development of skills and knowledge via innovative approaches based on a recognized blend ed learning method and state-of-the-art technological solutions.Target pop ulationPrimary target: Compilers of international trade statistics from:Na tional Statistical OfficeCentral BankOther national authoritiesSecondary t arget: Digital trade statistics users\, analysts\, policy makers and econo mists from:Ministries of Foreign affairs\, Tourism\, Agriculture\, Trade/C ommerce\, Finance\, ICT\, etc.Chamber of CommerceBusiness ClusterEntrepren eursFinancial institutionsNon-governamental organizationsAcademicsProgramm e OutlineEach course module includes interactive assessments and links to communication tools for online interaction. Every module consists of video presentations\, a participant manual\, a forum\, tests\, and case studies . Participants should spend between 4 to 5 hours per week to study the mat erial and participate in the forums.Module 1: Digital trade\, digital econ omy and statistical conceptsModule 2: Setting the objectives\, identifying the pre-requisites and defining a roadmapModule 3: Data collectionModule 4: Data compilationModule 5: Dissemination and analysisThe course will be conducted in TrainForTrade’s distance learning platform. In the platform \, participants will have access to manuals\, multimedia presentations\, m odule exams\, and opinion surveys and forums created for each module for d iscussions with the instructors\, experts and other participants.A 90-minu te follow-up webinar will be organized at the end of the course. The topic will be defined during the assessment of the online sessions.Registration Registration is open to all relevant stakeholders from SIDS and delegates from Permanent Missions in Geneva. We particularly encourage women to part icipate. Nominated officials can directly self-register at https://tft-reg .unctad.org by selecting “Statistics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerc e and Digital Trade” and using the access code: “2025.DTS”.<\;p st yle="\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;box-sizing:border-box\;color:rgb (51\, 51\, 51)\;font-family:&\;quot\;Helvetica Neue&\;quot\;\, Helve tica\, Arial\, sans-serif\;font-size:14px\;font-style:normal\;font-variant -caps:normal\;font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-weight:400\;letter-spaci ng:normal\;margin:0px 0px 10px\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;text-decorati on-color:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;text-decoration-thickness :initial\;text-indent:0px\;text-transform:none\;white-space:normal\;widows :2\;word-spacing:0px\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/m eeting/trainfortrade-blended-learning-course-statistics-digital-economy-e- commerce-and-digital-0 DTSTAMP:20260805T222446Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73b82e73811 DTSTART:20250617T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20250617T160000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade blended learning course on statistics on the digital economy\, e-commerce and digital trade for small island developing states CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The development of statistics on the digital economy\, on the d evelopment of e-Commerce and on digital trade is key to the correct unders tanding of the changes at play and to the definition of the best strategie s by businesses and by countries. It is key to the implementation of evide nce-based policies and to the emergence of an open and unbiased dialogue b etween stakeholders and policy makers. Therefore\, appropriate statistics are an essential condition of both economic performance and social cohesio n.Digitalization\, and the advent of digital trade\, has the potential to reshuffle the cards of economic development\, to facilitate the achievemen t of specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and can help overcome s ome of the obstacles facing Small Islands Developing States in their endea vor to enhance economic\, social and international inclusion.UNCTAD is org anizing the delivery of the TrainForTrade e-learning course on "\;Stat istics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerce and Digital Trade” from 9 Jun e – 18 July 2025\, with follow-up webinar(s) on 22 July 2025.ObjectivesT he global objective of the course is to gain a clear vision of the key con cepts\, definitions\, and data sources relevant to digital trade statistic s\; to identify key indicators\, prioritize data production\, and address challenges in developing national digital trade statistics\; to build a cu stomized roadmap\, organize and disseminate statistics effectively\, lever age surveys and administrative sources\, and be able to produce insightful analyses in order to develop a comprehensive dissemination policy tailore d to digital trade data.This course will contribute to strengthening the c apacities of small island developing states (SIDS) in Africa\, the Caribbe an and Asia and the Pacific towards the adoption of trade policies that fo ster digital economy development and enhance crisis responsiveness. The pr oject will enhance SIDS'\; capacities on key aspects of statistics on digital economy\, e-Commerce and digital trade through the development of skills and knowledge via innovative approaches based on a recognized blend ed learning method and state-of-the-art technological solutions.Target pop ulationPrimary target: Compilers of international trade statistics from:Na tional Statistical OfficeCentral BankOther national authoritiesSecondary t arget: Digital trade statistics users\, analysts\, policy makers and econo mists from:Ministries of Foreign affairs\, Tourism\, Agriculture\, Trade/C ommerce\, Finance\, ICT\, etc.Chamber of CommerceBusiness ClusterEntrepren eursFinancial institutionsNon-governamental organizationsAcademicsProgramm e OutlineEach course module includes interactive assessments and links to communication tools for online interaction. Every module consists of video presentations\, a participant manual\, a forum\, tests\, and case studies . Participants should spend between 4 to 5 hours per week to study the mat erial and participate in the forums.Module 1: Digital trade\, digital econ omy and statistical conceptsModule 2: Setting the objectives\, identifying the pre-requisites and defining a roadmapModule 3: Data collectionModule 4: Data compilationModule 5: Dissemination and analysisThe course will be conducted in TrainForTrade’s distance learning platform. In the platform \, participants will have access to manuals\, multimedia presentations\, m odule exams\, and opinion surveys and forums created for each module for d iscussions with the instructors\, experts and other participants.A 90-minu te follow-up webinar will be organized at the end of the course. The topic will be defined during the assessment of the online sessions.Registration Registration is open to all relevant stakeholders from SIDS and delegates from Permanent Missions in Geneva. We particularly encourage women to part icipate. Nominated officials can directly self-register at https://tft-reg .unctad.org by selecting “Statistics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerc e and Digital Trade” and using the access code: “2025.DTS”.<\;p st yle="\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;box-sizing:border-box\;color:rgb (51\, 51\, 51)\;font-family:&\;quot\;Helvetica Neue&\;quot\;\, Helve tica\, Arial\, sans-serif\;font-size:14px\;font-style:normal\;font-variant -caps:normal\;font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-weight:400\;letter-spaci ng:normal\;margin:0px 0px 10px\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;text-decorati on-color:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;text-decoration-thickness :initial\;text-indent:0px\;text-transform:none\;white-space:normal\;widows :2\;word-spacing:0px\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/m eeting/trainfortrade-blended-learning-course-statistics-digital-economy-e- commerce-and-digital-0 DTSTAMP:20260805T222446Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73b82e73815 DTSTART:20250618T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20250618T160000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade blended learning course on statistics on the digital economy\, e-commerce and digital trade for small island developing states CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The development of statistics on the digital economy\, on the d evelopment of e-Commerce and on digital trade is key to the correct unders tanding of the changes at play and to the definition of the best strategie s by businesses and by countries. It is key to the implementation of evide nce-based policies and to the emergence of an open and unbiased dialogue b etween stakeholders and policy makers. Therefore\, appropriate statistics are an essential condition of both economic performance and social cohesio n.Digitalization\, and the advent of digital trade\, has the potential to reshuffle the cards of economic development\, to facilitate the achievemen t of specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and can help overcome s ome of the obstacles facing Small Islands Developing States in their endea vor to enhance economic\, social and international inclusion.UNCTAD is org anizing the delivery of the TrainForTrade e-learning course on "\;Stat istics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerce and Digital Trade” from 9 Jun e – 18 July 2025\, with follow-up webinar(s) on 22 July 2025.ObjectivesT he global objective of the course is to gain a clear vision of the key con cepts\, definitions\, and data sources relevant to digital trade statistic s\; to identify key indicators\, prioritize data production\, and address challenges in developing national digital trade statistics\; to build a cu stomized roadmap\, organize and disseminate statistics effectively\, lever age surveys and administrative sources\, and be able to produce insightful analyses in order to develop a comprehensive dissemination policy tailore d to digital trade data.This course will contribute to strengthening the c apacities of small island developing states (SIDS) in Africa\, the Caribbe an and Asia and the Pacific towards the adoption of trade policies that fo ster digital economy development and enhance crisis responsiveness. The pr oject will enhance SIDS'\; capacities on key aspects of statistics on digital economy\, e-Commerce and digital trade through the development of skills and knowledge via innovative approaches based on a recognized blend ed learning method and state-of-the-art technological solutions.Target pop ulationPrimary target: Compilers of international trade statistics from:Na tional Statistical OfficeCentral BankOther national authoritiesSecondary t arget: Digital trade statistics users\, analysts\, policy makers and econo mists from:Ministries of Foreign affairs\, Tourism\, Agriculture\, Trade/C ommerce\, Finance\, ICT\, etc.Chamber of CommerceBusiness ClusterEntrepren eursFinancial institutionsNon-governamental organizationsAcademicsProgramm e OutlineEach course module includes interactive assessments and links to communication tools for online interaction. Every module consists of video presentations\, a participant manual\, a forum\, tests\, and case studies . Participants should spend between 4 to 5 hours per week to study the mat erial and participate in the forums.Module 1: Digital trade\, digital econ omy and statistical conceptsModule 2: Setting the objectives\, identifying the pre-requisites and defining a roadmapModule 3: Data collectionModule 4: Data compilationModule 5: Dissemination and analysisThe course will be conducted in TrainForTrade’s distance learning platform. In the platform \, participants will have access to manuals\, multimedia presentations\, m odule exams\, and opinion surveys and forums created for each module for d iscussions with the instructors\, experts and other participants.A 90-minu te follow-up webinar will be organized at the end of the course. The topic will be defined during the assessment of the online sessions.Registration Registration is open to all relevant stakeholders from SIDS and delegates from Permanent Missions in Geneva. We particularly encourage women to part icipate. Nominated officials can directly self-register at https://tft-reg .unctad.org by selecting “Statistics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerc e and Digital Trade” and using the access code: “2025.DTS”.<\;p st yle="\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;box-sizing:border-box\;color:rgb (51\, 51\, 51)\;font-family:&\;quot\;Helvetica Neue&\;quot\;\, Helve tica\, Arial\, sans-serif\;font-size:14px\;font-style:normal\;font-variant -caps:normal\;font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-weight:400\;letter-spaci ng:normal\;margin:0px 0px 10px\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;text-decorati on-color:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;text-decoration-thickness :initial\;text-indent:0px\;text-transform:none\;white-space:normal\;widows :2\;word-spacing:0px\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/m eeting/trainfortrade-blended-learning-course-statistics-digital-economy-e- commerce-and-digital-0 DTSTAMP:20260805T222446Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73b82e7381a DTSTART:20250619T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20250619T160000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade blended learning course on statistics on the digital economy\, e-commerce and digital trade for small island developing states CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The development of statistics on the digital economy\, on the d evelopment of e-Commerce and on digital trade is key to the correct unders tanding of the changes at play and to the definition of the best strategie s by businesses and by countries. It is key to the implementation of evide nce-based policies and to the emergence of an open and unbiased dialogue b etween stakeholders and policy makers. Therefore\, appropriate statistics are an essential condition of both economic performance and social cohesio n.Digitalization\, and the advent of digital trade\, has the potential to reshuffle the cards of economic development\, to facilitate the achievemen t of specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and can help overcome s ome of the obstacles facing Small Islands Developing States in their endea vor to enhance economic\, social and international inclusion.UNCTAD is org anizing the delivery of the TrainForTrade e-learning course on "\;Stat istics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerce and Digital Trade” from 9 Jun e – 18 July 2025\, with follow-up webinar(s) on 22 July 2025.ObjectivesT he global objective of the course is to gain a clear vision of the key con cepts\, definitions\, and data sources relevant to digital trade statistic s\; to identify key indicators\, prioritize data production\, and address challenges in developing national digital trade statistics\; to build a cu stomized roadmap\, organize and disseminate statistics effectively\, lever age surveys and administrative sources\, and be able to produce insightful analyses in order to develop a comprehensive dissemination policy tailore d to digital trade data.This course will contribute to strengthening the c apacities of small island developing states (SIDS) in Africa\, the Caribbe an and Asia and the Pacific towards the adoption of trade policies that fo ster digital economy development and enhance crisis responsiveness. The pr oject will enhance SIDS'\; capacities on key aspects of statistics on digital economy\, e-Commerce and digital trade through the development of skills and knowledge via innovative approaches based on a recognized blend ed learning method and state-of-the-art technological solutions.Target pop ulationPrimary target: Compilers of international trade statistics from:Na tional Statistical OfficeCentral BankOther national authoritiesSecondary t arget: Digital trade statistics users\, analysts\, policy makers and econo mists from:Ministries of Foreign affairs\, Tourism\, Agriculture\, Trade/C ommerce\, Finance\, ICT\, etc.Chamber of CommerceBusiness ClusterEntrepren eursFinancial institutionsNon-governamental organizationsAcademicsProgramm e OutlineEach course module includes interactive assessments and links to communication tools for online interaction. Every module consists of video presentations\, a participant manual\, a forum\, tests\, and case studies . Participants should spend between 4 to 5 hours per week to study the mat erial and participate in the forums.Module 1: Digital trade\, digital econ omy and statistical conceptsModule 2: Setting the objectives\, identifying the pre-requisites and defining a roadmapModule 3: Data collectionModule 4: Data compilationModule 5: Dissemination and analysisThe course will be conducted in TrainForTrade’s distance learning platform. In the platform \, participants will have access to manuals\, multimedia presentations\, m odule exams\, and opinion surveys and forums created for each module for d iscussions with the instructors\, experts and other participants.A 90-minu te follow-up webinar will be organized at the end of the course. The topic will be defined during the assessment of the online sessions.Registration Registration is open to all relevant stakeholders from SIDS and delegates from Permanent Missions in Geneva. We particularly encourage women to part icipate. Nominated officials can directly self-register at https://tft-reg .unctad.org by selecting “Statistics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerc e and Digital Trade” and using the access code: “2025.DTS”.<\;p st yle="\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;box-sizing:border-box\;color:rgb (51\, 51\, 51)\;font-family:&\;quot\;Helvetica Neue&\;quot\;\, Helve tica\, Arial\, sans-serif\;font-size:14px\;font-style:normal\;font-variant -caps:normal\;font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-weight:400\;letter-spaci ng:normal\;margin:0px 0px 10px\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;text-decorati on-color:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;text-decoration-thickness :initial\;text-indent:0px\;text-transform:none\;white-space:normal\;widows :2\;word-spacing:0px\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/m eeting/trainfortrade-blended-learning-course-statistics-digital-economy-e- commerce-and-digital-0 DTSTAMP:20260805T222446Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73b82e7381e DTSTART:20250620T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20250620T160000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade blended learning course on statistics on the digital economy\, e-commerce and digital trade for small island developing states CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The development of statistics on the digital economy\, on the d evelopment of e-Commerce and on digital trade is key to the correct unders tanding of the changes at play and to the definition of the best strategie s by businesses and by countries. It is key to the implementation of evide nce-based policies and to the emergence of an open and unbiased dialogue b etween stakeholders and policy makers. Therefore\, appropriate statistics are an essential condition of both economic performance and social cohesio n.Digitalization\, and the advent of digital trade\, has the potential to reshuffle the cards of economic development\, to facilitate the achievemen t of specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and can help overcome s ome of the obstacles facing Small Islands Developing States in their endea vor to enhance economic\, social and international inclusion.UNCTAD is org anizing the delivery of the TrainForTrade e-learning course on "\;Stat istics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerce and Digital Trade” from 9 Jun e – 18 July 2025\, with follow-up webinar(s) on 22 July 2025.ObjectivesT he global objective of the course is to gain a clear vision of the key con cepts\, definitions\, and data sources relevant to digital trade statistic s\; to identify key indicators\, prioritize data production\, and address challenges in developing national digital trade statistics\; to build a cu stomized roadmap\, organize and disseminate statistics effectively\, lever age surveys and administrative sources\, and be able to produce insightful analyses in order to develop a comprehensive dissemination policy tailore d to digital trade data.This course will contribute to strengthening the c apacities of small island developing states (SIDS) in Africa\, the Caribbe an and Asia and the Pacific towards the adoption of trade policies that fo ster digital economy development and enhance crisis responsiveness. The pr oject will enhance SIDS'\; capacities on key aspects of statistics on digital economy\, e-Commerce and digital trade through the development of skills and knowledge via innovative approaches based on a recognized blend ed learning method and state-of-the-art technological solutions.Target pop ulationPrimary target: Compilers of international trade statistics from:Na tional Statistical OfficeCentral BankOther national authoritiesSecondary t arget: Digital trade statistics users\, analysts\, policy makers and econo mists from:Ministries of Foreign affairs\, Tourism\, Agriculture\, Trade/C ommerce\, Finance\, ICT\, etc.Chamber of CommerceBusiness ClusterEntrepren eursFinancial institutionsNon-governamental organizationsAcademicsProgramm e OutlineEach course module includes interactive assessments and links to communication tools for online interaction. Every module consists of video presentations\, a participant manual\, a forum\, tests\, and case studies . Participants should spend between 4 to 5 hours per week to study the mat erial and participate in the forums.Module 1: Digital trade\, digital econ omy and statistical conceptsModule 2: Setting the objectives\, identifying the pre-requisites and defining a roadmapModule 3: Data collectionModule 4: Data compilationModule 5: Dissemination and analysisThe course will be conducted in TrainForTrade’s distance learning platform. In the platform \, participants will have access to manuals\, multimedia presentations\, m odule exams\, and opinion surveys and forums created for each module for d iscussions with the instructors\, experts and other participants.A 90-minu te follow-up webinar will be organized at the end of the course. The topic will be defined during the assessment of the online sessions.Registration Registration is open to all relevant stakeholders from SIDS and delegates from Permanent Missions in Geneva. We particularly encourage women to part icipate. Nominated officials can directly self-register at https://tft-reg .unctad.org by selecting “Statistics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerc e and Digital Trade” and using the access code: “2025.DTS”.<\;p st yle="\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;box-sizing:border-box\;color:rgb (51\, 51\, 51)\;font-family:&\;quot\;Helvetica Neue&\;quot\;\, Helve tica\, Arial\, sans-serif\;font-size:14px\;font-style:normal\;font-variant -caps:normal\;font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-weight:400\;letter-spaci ng:normal\;margin:0px 0px 10px\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;text-decorati on-color:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;text-decoration-thickness :initial\;text-indent:0px\;text-transform:none\;white-space:normal\;widows :2\;word-spacing:0px\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/m eeting/trainfortrade-blended-learning-course-statistics-digital-economy-e- commerce-and-digital-0 DTSTAMP:20260805T222446Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73b82e73822 DTSTART:20250621T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20250621T160000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade blended learning course on statistics on the digital economy\, e-commerce and digital trade for small island developing states CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The development of statistics on the digital economy\, on the d evelopment of e-Commerce and on digital trade is key to the correct unders tanding of the changes at play and to the definition of the best strategie s by businesses and by countries. It is key to the implementation of evide nce-based policies and to the emergence of an open and unbiased dialogue b etween stakeholders and policy makers. Therefore\, appropriate statistics are an essential condition of both economic performance and social cohesio n.Digitalization\, and the advent of digital trade\, has the potential to reshuffle the cards of economic development\, to facilitate the achievemen t of specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and can help overcome s ome of the obstacles facing Small Islands Developing States in their endea vor to enhance economic\, social and international inclusion.UNCTAD is org anizing the delivery of the TrainForTrade e-learning course on "\;Stat istics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerce and Digital Trade” from 9 Jun e – 18 July 2025\, with follow-up webinar(s) on 22 July 2025.ObjectivesT he global objective of the course is to gain a clear vision of the key con cepts\, definitions\, and data sources relevant to digital trade statistic s\; to identify key indicators\, prioritize data production\, and address challenges in developing national digital trade statistics\; to build a cu stomized roadmap\, organize and disseminate statistics effectively\, lever age surveys and administrative sources\, and be able to produce insightful analyses in order to develop a comprehensive dissemination policy tailore d to digital trade data.This course will contribute to strengthening the c apacities of small island developing states (SIDS) in Africa\, the Caribbe an and Asia and the Pacific towards the adoption of trade policies that fo ster digital economy development and enhance crisis responsiveness. The pr oject will enhance SIDS'\; capacities on key aspects of statistics on digital economy\, e-Commerce and digital trade through the development of skills and knowledge via innovative approaches based on a recognized blend ed learning method and state-of-the-art technological solutions.Target pop ulationPrimary target: Compilers of international trade statistics from:Na tional Statistical OfficeCentral BankOther national authoritiesSecondary t arget: Digital trade statistics users\, analysts\, policy makers and econo mists from:Ministries of Foreign affairs\, Tourism\, Agriculture\, Trade/C ommerce\, Finance\, ICT\, etc.Chamber of CommerceBusiness ClusterEntrepren eursFinancial institutionsNon-governamental organizationsAcademicsProgramm e OutlineEach course module includes interactive assessments and links to communication tools for online interaction. Every module consists of video presentations\, a participant manual\, a forum\, tests\, and case studies . Participants should spend between 4 to 5 hours per week to study the mat erial and participate in the forums.Module 1: Digital trade\, digital econ omy and statistical conceptsModule 2: Setting the objectives\, identifying the pre-requisites and defining a roadmapModule 3: Data collectionModule 4: Data compilationModule 5: Dissemination and analysisThe course will be conducted in TrainForTrade’s distance learning platform. In the platform \, participants will have access to manuals\, multimedia presentations\, m odule exams\, and opinion surveys and forums created for each module for d iscussions with the instructors\, experts and other participants.A 90-minu te follow-up webinar will be organized at the end of the course. The topic will be defined during the assessment of the online sessions.Registration Registration is open to all relevant stakeholders from SIDS and delegates from Permanent Missions in Geneva. We particularly encourage women to part icipate. Nominated officials can directly self-register at https://tft-reg .unctad.org by selecting “Statistics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerc e and Digital Trade” and using the access code: “2025.DTS”.<\;p st yle="\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;box-sizing:border-box\;color:rgb (51\, 51\, 51)\;font-family:&\;quot\;Helvetica Neue&\;quot\;\, Helve tica\, Arial\, sans-serif\;font-size:14px\;font-style:normal\;font-variant -caps:normal\;font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-weight:400\;letter-spaci ng:normal\;margin:0px 0px 10px\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;text-decorati on-color:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;text-decoration-thickness :initial\;text-indent:0px\;text-transform:none\;white-space:normal\;widows :2\;word-spacing:0px\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/m eeting/trainfortrade-blended-learning-course-statistics-digital-economy-e- commerce-and-digital-0 DTSTAMP:20260805T222446Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73b82e73827 DTSTART:20250622T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20250622T160000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade blended learning course on statistics on the digital economy\, e-commerce and digital trade for small island developing states CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The development of statistics on the digital economy\, on the d evelopment of e-Commerce and on digital trade is key to the correct unders tanding of the changes at play and to the definition of the best strategie s by businesses and by countries. It is key to the implementation of evide nce-based policies and to the emergence of an open and unbiased dialogue b etween stakeholders and policy makers. Therefore\, appropriate statistics are an essential condition of both economic performance and social cohesio n.Digitalization\, and the advent of digital trade\, has the potential to reshuffle the cards of economic development\, to facilitate the achievemen t of specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and can help overcome s ome of the obstacles facing Small Islands Developing States in their endea vor to enhance economic\, social and international inclusion.UNCTAD is org anizing the delivery of the TrainForTrade e-learning course on "\;Stat istics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerce and Digital Trade” from 9 Jun e – 18 July 2025\, with follow-up webinar(s) on 22 July 2025.ObjectivesT he global objective of the course is to gain a clear vision of the key con cepts\, definitions\, and data sources relevant to digital trade statistic s\; to identify key indicators\, prioritize data production\, and address challenges in developing national digital trade statistics\; to build a cu stomized roadmap\, organize and disseminate statistics effectively\, lever age surveys and administrative sources\, and be able to produce insightful analyses in order to develop a comprehensive dissemination policy tailore d to digital trade data.This course will contribute to strengthening the c apacities of small island developing states (SIDS) in Africa\, the Caribbe an and Asia and the Pacific towards the adoption of trade policies that fo ster digital economy development and enhance crisis responsiveness. The pr oject will enhance SIDS'\; capacities on key aspects of statistics on digital economy\, e-Commerce and digital trade through the development of skills and knowledge via innovative approaches based on a recognized blend ed learning method and state-of-the-art technological solutions.Target pop ulationPrimary target: Compilers of international trade statistics from:Na tional Statistical OfficeCentral BankOther national authoritiesSecondary t arget: Digital trade statistics users\, analysts\, policy makers and econo mists from:Ministries of Foreign affairs\, Tourism\, Agriculture\, Trade/C ommerce\, Finance\, ICT\, etc.Chamber of CommerceBusiness ClusterEntrepren eursFinancial institutionsNon-governamental organizationsAcademicsProgramm e OutlineEach course module includes interactive assessments and links to communication tools for online interaction. Every module consists of video presentations\, a participant manual\, a forum\, tests\, and case studies . Participants should spend between 4 to 5 hours per week to study the mat erial and participate in the forums.Module 1: Digital trade\, digital econ omy and statistical conceptsModule 2: Setting the objectives\, identifying the pre-requisites and defining a roadmapModule 3: Data collectionModule 4: Data compilationModule 5: Dissemination and analysisThe course will be conducted in TrainForTrade’s distance learning platform. In the platform \, participants will have access to manuals\, multimedia presentations\, m odule exams\, and opinion surveys and forums created for each module for d iscussions with the instructors\, experts and other participants.A 90-minu te follow-up webinar will be organized at the end of the course. The topic will be defined during the assessment of the online sessions.Registration Registration is open to all relevant stakeholders from SIDS and delegates from Permanent Missions in Geneva. We particularly encourage women to part icipate. Nominated officials can directly self-register at https://tft-reg .unctad.org by selecting “Statistics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerc e and Digital Trade” and using the access code: “2025.DTS”.<\;p st yle="\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;box-sizing:border-box\;color:rgb (51\, 51\, 51)\;font-family:&\;quot\;Helvetica Neue&\;quot\;\, Helve tica\, Arial\, sans-serif\;font-size:14px\;font-style:normal\;font-variant -caps:normal\;font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-weight:400\;letter-spaci ng:normal\;margin:0px 0px 10px\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;text-decorati on-color:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;text-decoration-thickness :initial\;text-indent:0px\;text-transform:none\;white-space:normal\;widows :2\;word-spacing:0px\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/m eeting/trainfortrade-blended-learning-course-statistics-digital-economy-e- commerce-and-digital-0 DTSTAMP:20260805T222446Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73b82e7382b DTSTART:20250623T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20250623T160000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade blended learning course on statistics on the digital economy\, e-commerce and digital trade for small island developing states CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The development of statistics on the digital economy\, on the d evelopment of e-Commerce and on digital trade is key to the correct unders tanding of the changes at play and to the definition of the best strategie s by businesses and by countries. It is key to the implementation of evide nce-based policies and to the emergence of an open and unbiased dialogue b etween stakeholders and policy makers. Therefore\, appropriate statistics are an essential condition of both economic performance and social cohesio n.Digitalization\, and the advent of digital trade\, has the potential to reshuffle the cards of economic development\, to facilitate the achievemen t of specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and can help overcome s ome of the obstacles facing Small Islands Developing States in their endea vor to enhance economic\, social and international inclusion.UNCTAD is org anizing the delivery of the TrainForTrade e-learning course on "\;Stat istics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerce and Digital Trade” from 9 Jun e – 18 July 2025\, with follow-up webinar(s) on 22 July 2025.ObjectivesT he global objective of the course is to gain a clear vision of the key con cepts\, definitions\, and data sources relevant to digital trade statistic s\; to identify key indicators\, prioritize data production\, and address challenges in developing national digital trade statistics\; to build a cu stomized roadmap\, organize and disseminate statistics effectively\, lever age surveys and administrative sources\, and be able to produce insightful analyses in order to develop a comprehensive dissemination policy tailore d to digital trade data.This course will contribute to strengthening the c apacities of small island developing states (SIDS) in Africa\, the Caribbe an and Asia and the Pacific towards the adoption of trade policies that fo ster digital economy development and enhance crisis responsiveness. The pr oject will enhance SIDS'\; capacities on key aspects of statistics on digital economy\, e-Commerce and digital trade through the development of skills and knowledge via innovative approaches based on a recognized blend ed learning method and state-of-the-art technological solutions.Target pop ulationPrimary target: Compilers of international trade statistics from:Na tional Statistical OfficeCentral BankOther national authoritiesSecondary t arget: Digital trade statistics users\, analysts\, policy makers and econo mists from:Ministries of Foreign affairs\, Tourism\, Agriculture\, Trade/C ommerce\, Finance\, ICT\, etc.Chamber of CommerceBusiness ClusterEntrepren eursFinancial institutionsNon-governamental organizationsAcademicsProgramm e OutlineEach course module includes interactive assessments and links to communication tools for online interaction. Every module consists of video presentations\, a participant manual\, a forum\, tests\, and case studies . Participants should spend between 4 to 5 hours per week to study the mat erial and participate in the forums.Module 1: Digital trade\, digital econ omy and statistical conceptsModule 2: Setting the objectives\, identifying the pre-requisites and defining a roadmapModule 3: Data collectionModule 4: Data compilationModule 5: Dissemination and analysisThe course will be conducted in TrainForTrade’s distance learning platform. In the platform \, participants will have access to manuals\, multimedia presentations\, m odule exams\, and opinion surveys and forums created for each module for d iscussions with the instructors\, experts and other participants.A 90-minu te follow-up webinar will be organized at the end of the course. The topic will be defined during the assessment of the online sessions.Registration Registration is open to all relevant stakeholders from SIDS and delegates from Permanent Missions in Geneva. We particularly encourage women to part icipate. Nominated officials can directly self-register at https://tft-reg .unctad.org by selecting “Statistics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerc e and Digital Trade” and using the access code: “2025.DTS”.<\;p st yle="\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;box-sizing:border-box\;color:rgb (51\, 51\, 51)\;font-family:&\;quot\;Helvetica Neue&\;quot\;\, Helve tica\, Arial\, sans-serif\;font-size:14px\;font-style:normal\;font-variant -caps:normal\;font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-weight:400\;letter-spaci ng:normal\;margin:0px 0px 10px\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;text-decorati on-color:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;text-decoration-thickness :initial\;text-indent:0px\;text-transform:none\;white-space:normal\;widows :2\;word-spacing:0px\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/m eeting/trainfortrade-blended-learning-course-statistics-digital-economy-e- commerce-and-digital-0 DTSTAMP:20260805T222446Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73b82e7382f DTSTART:20250624T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20250624T160000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade blended learning course on statistics on the digital economy\, e-commerce and digital trade for small island developing states CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The development of statistics on the digital economy\, on the d evelopment of e-Commerce and on digital trade is key to the correct unders tanding of the changes at play and to the definition of the best strategie s by businesses and by countries. It is key to the implementation of evide nce-based policies and to the emergence of an open and unbiased dialogue b etween stakeholders and policy makers. Therefore\, appropriate statistics are an essential condition of both economic performance and social cohesio n.Digitalization\, and the advent of digital trade\, has the potential to reshuffle the cards of economic development\, to facilitate the achievemen t of specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and can help overcome s ome of the obstacles facing Small Islands Developing States in their endea vor to enhance economic\, social and international inclusion.UNCTAD is org anizing the delivery of the TrainForTrade e-learning course on "\;Stat istics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerce and Digital Trade” from 9 Jun e – 18 July 2025\, with follow-up webinar(s) on 22 July 2025.ObjectivesT he global objective of the course is to gain a clear vision of the key con cepts\, definitions\, and data sources relevant to digital trade statistic s\; to identify key indicators\, prioritize data production\, and address challenges in developing national digital trade statistics\; to build a cu stomized roadmap\, organize and disseminate statistics effectively\, lever age surveys and administrative sources\, and be able to produce insightful analyses in order to develop a comprehensive dissemination policy tailore d to digital trade data.This course will contribute to strengthening the c apacities of small island developing states (SIDS) in Africa\, the Caribbe an and Asia and the Pacific towards the adoption of trade policies that fo ster digital economy development and enhance crisis responsiveness. The pr oject will enhance SIDS'\; capacities on key aspects of statistics on digital economy\, e-Commerce and digital trade through the development of skills and knowledge via innovative approaches based on a recognized blend ed learning method and state-of-the-art technological solutions.Target pop ulationPrimary target: Compilers of international trade statistics from:Na tional Statistical OfficeCentral BankOther national authoritiesSecondary t arget: Digital trade statistics users\, analysts\, policy makers and econo mists from:Ministries of Foreign affairs\, Tourism\, Agriculture\, Trade/C ommerce\, Finance\, ICT\, etc.Chamber of CommerceBusiness ClusterEntrepren eursFinancial institutionsNon-governamental organizationsAcademicsProgramm e OutlineEach course module includes interactive assessments and links to communication tools for online interaction. Every module consists of video presentations\, a participant manual\, a forum\, tests\, and case studies . Participants should spend between 4 to 5 hours per week to study the mat erial and participate in the forums.Module 1: Digital trade\, digital econ omy and statistical conceptsModule 2: Setting the objectives\, identifying the pre-requisites and defining a roadmapModule 3: Data collectionModule 4: Data compilationModule 5: Dissemination and analysisThe course will be conducted in TrainForTrade’s distance learning platform. In the platform \, participants will have access to manuals\, multimedia presentations\, m odule exams\, and opinion surveys and forums created for each module for d iscussions with the instructors\, experts and other participants.A 90-minu te follow-up webinar will be organized at the end of the course. The topic will be defined during the assessment of the online sessions.Registration Registration is open to all relevant stakeholders from SIDS and delegates from Permanent Missions in Geneva. We particularly encourage women to part icipate. Nominated officials can directly self-register at https://tft-reg .unctad.org by selecting “Statistics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerc e and Digital Trade” and using the access code: “2025.DTS”.<\;p st yle="\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;box-sizing:border-box\;color:rgb (51\, 51\, 51)\;font-family:&\;quot\;Helvetica Neue&\;quot\;\, Helve tica\, Arial\, sans-serif\;font-size:14px\;font-style:normal\;font-variant -caps:normal\;font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-weight:400\;letter-spaci ng:normal\;margin:0px 0px 10px\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;text-decorati on-color:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;text-decoration-thickness :initial\;text-indent:0px\;text-transform:none\;white-space:normal\;widows :2\;word-spacing:0px\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/m eeting/trainfortrade-blended-learning-course-statistics-digital-economy-e- commerce-and-digital-0 DTSTAMP:20260805T222446Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73b82e73833 DTSTART:20250625T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20250625T160000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade blended learning course on statistics on the digital economy\, e-commerce and digital trade for small island developing states CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The development of statistics on the digital economy\, on the d evelopment of e-Commerce and on digital trade is key to the correct unders tanding of the changes at play and to the definition of the best strategie s by businesses and by countries. It is key to the implementation of evide nce-based policies and to the emergence of an open and unbiased dialogue b etween stakeholders and policy makers. Therefore\, appropriate statistics are an essential condition of both economic performance and social cohesio n.Digitalization\, and the advent of digital trade\, has the potential to reshuffle the cards of economic development\, to facilitate the achievemen t of specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and can help overcome s ome of the obstacles facing Small Islands Developing States in their endea vor to enhance economic\, social and international inclusion.UNCTAD is org anizing the delivery of the TrainForTrade e-learning course on "\;Stat istics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerce and Digital Trade” from 9 Jun e – 18 July 2025\, with follow-up webinar(s) on 22 July 2025.ObjectivesT he global objective of the course is to gain a clear vision of the key con cepts\, definitions\, and data sources relevant to digital trade statistic s\; to identify key indicators\, prioritize data production\, and address challenges in developing national digital trade statistics\; to build a cu stomized roadmap\, organize and disseminate statistics effectively\, lever age surveys and administrative sources\, and be able to produce insightful analyses in order to develop a comprehensive dissemination policy tailore d to digital trade data.This course will contribute to strengthening the c apacities of small island developing states (SIDS) in Africa\, the Caribbe an and Asia and the Pacific towards the adoption of trade policies that fo ster digital economy development and enhance crisis responsiveness. The pr oject will enhance SIDS'\; capacities on key aspects of statistics on digital economy\, e-Commerce and digital trade through the development of skills and knowledge via innovative approaches based on a recognized blend ed learning method and state-of-the-art technological solutions.Target pop ulationPrimary target: Compilers of international trade statistics from:Na tional Statistical OfficeCentral BankOther national authoritiesSecondary t arget: Digital trade statistics users\, analysts\, policy makers and econo mists from:Ministries of Foreign affairs\, Tourism\, Agriculture\, Trade/C ommerce\, Finance\, ICT\, etc.Chamber of CommerceBusiness ClusterEntrepren eursFinancial institutionsNon-governamental organizationsAcademicsProgramm e OutlineEach course module includes interactive assessments and links to communication tools for online interaction. Every module consists of video presentations\, a participant manual\, a forum\, tests\, and case studies . Participants should spend between 4 to 5 hours per week to study the mat erial and participate in the forums.Module 1: Digital trade\, digital econ omy and statistical conceptsModule 2: Setting the objectives\, identifying the pre-requisites and defining a roadmapModule 3: Data collectionModule 4: Data compilationModule 5: Dissemination and analysisThe course will be conducted in TrainForTrade’s distance learning platform. In the platform \, participants will have access to manuals\, multimedia presentations\, m odule exams\, and opinion surveys and forums created for each module for d iscussions with the instructors\, experts and other participants.A 90-minu te follow-up webinar will be organized at the end of the course. The topic will be defined during the assessment of the online sessions.Registration Registration is open to all relevant stakeholders from SIDS and delegates from Permanent Missions in Geneva. We particularly encourage women to part icipate. Nominated officials can directly self-register at https://tft-reg .unctad.org by selecting “Statistics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerc e and Digital Trade” and using the access code: “2025.DTS”.<\;p st yle="\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;box-sizing:border-box\;color:rgb (51\, 51\, 51)\;font-family:&\;quot\;Helvetica Neue&\;quot\;\, Helve tica\, Arial\, sans-serif\;font-size:14px\;font-style:normal\;font-variant -caps:normal\;font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-weight:400\;letter-spaci ng:normal\;margin:0px 0px 10px\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;text-decorati on-color:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;text-decoration-thickness :initial\;text-indent:0px\;text-transform:none\;white-space:normal\;widows :2\;word-spacing:0px\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/m eeting/trainfortrade-blended-learning-course-statistics-digital-economy-e- commerce-and-digital-0 DTSTAMP:20260805T222446Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73b82e73838 DTSTART:20250626T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20250626T160000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade blended learning course on statistics on the digital economy\, e-commerce and digital trade for small island developing states CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The development of statistics on the digital economy\, on the d evelopment of e-Commerce and on digital trade is key to the correct unders tanding of the changes at play and to the definition of the best strategie s by businesses and by countries. It is key to the implementation of evide nce-based policies and to the emergence of an open and unbiased dialogue b etween stakeholders and policy makers. Therefore\, appropriate statistics are an essential condition of both economic performance and social cohesio n.Digitalization\, and the advent of digital trade\, has the potential to reshuffle the cards of economic development\, to facilitate the achievemen t of specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and can help overcome s ome of the obstacles facing Small Islands Developing States in their endea vor to enhance economic\, social and international inclusion.UNCTAD is org anizing the delivery of the TrainForTrade e-learning course on "\;Stat istics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerce and Digital Trade” from 9 Jun e – 18 July 2025\, with follow-up webinar(s) on 22 July 2025.ObjectivesT he global objective of the course is to gain a clear vision of the key con cepts\, definitions\, and data sources relevant to digital trade statistic s\; to identify key indicators\, prioritize data production\, and address challenges in developing national digital trade statistics\; to build a cu stomized roadmap\, organize and disseminate statistics effectively\, lever age surveys and administrative sources\, and be able to produce insightful analyses in order to develop a comprehensive dissemination policy tailore d to digital trade data.This course will contribute to strengthening the c apacities of small island developing states (SIDS) in Africa\, the Caribbe an and Asia and the Pacific towards the adoption of trade policies that fo ster digital economy development and enhance crisis responsiveness. The pr oject will enhance SIDS'\; capacities on key aspects of statistics on digital economy\, e-Commerce and digital trade through the development of skills and knowledge via innovative approaches based on a recognized blend ed learning method and state-of-the-art technological solutions.Target pop ulationPrimary target: Compilers of international trade statistics from:Na tional Statistical OfficeCentral BankOther national authoritiesSecondary t arget: Digital trade statistics users\, analysts\, policy makers and econo mists from:Ministries of Foreign affairs\, Tourism\, Agriculture\, Trade/C ommerce\, Finance\, ICT\, etc.Chamber of CommerceBusiness ClusterEntrepren eursFinancial institutionsNon-governamental organizationsAcademicsProgramm e OutlineEach course module includes interactive assessments and links to communication tools for online interaction. Every module consists of video presentations\, a participant manual\, a forum\, tests\, and case studies . Participants should spend between 4 to 5 hours per week to study the mat erial and participate in the forums.Module 1: Digital trade\, digital econ omy and statistical conceptsModule 2: Setting the objectives\, identifying the pre-requisites and defining a roadmapModule 3: Data collectionModule 4: Data compilationModule 5: Dissemination and analysisThe course will be conducted in TrainForTrade’s distance learning platform. In the platform \, participants will have access to manuals\, multimedia presentations\, m odule exams\, and opinion surveys and forums created for each module for d iscussions with the instructors\, experts and other participants.A 90-minu te follow-up webinar will be organized at the end of the course. The topic will be defined during the assessment of the online sessions.Registration Registration is open to all relevant stakeholders from SIDS and delegates from Permanent Missions in Geneva. We particularly encourage women to part icipate. Nominated officials can directly self-register at https://tft-reg .unctad.org by selecting “Statistics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerc e and Digital Trade” and using the access code: “2025.DTS”.<\;p st yle="\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;box-sizing:border-box\;color:rgb (51\, 51\, 51)\;font-family:&\;quot\;Helvetica Neue&\;quot\;\, Helve tica\, Arial\, sans-serif\;font-size:14px\;font-style:normal\;font-variant -caps:normal\;font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-weight:400\;letter-spaci ng:normal\;margin:0px 0px 10px\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;text-decorati on-color:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;text-decoration-thickness :initial\;text-indent:0px\;text-transform:none\;white-space:normal\;widows :2\;word-spacing:0px\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/m eeting/trainfortrade-blended-learning-course-statistics-digital-economy-e- commerce-and-digital-0 DTSTAMP:20260805T222446Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73b82e7383c DTSTART:20250627T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20250627T160000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade blended learning course on statistics on the digital economy\, e-commerce and digital trade for small island developing states CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The development of statistics on the digital economy\, on the d evelopment of e-Commerce and on digital trade is key to the correct unders tanding of the changes at play and to the definition of the best strategie s by businesses and by countries. It is key to the implementation of evide nce-based policies and to the emergence of an open and unbiased dialogue b etween stakeholders and policy makers. Therefore\, appropriate statistics are an essential condition of both economic performance and social cohesio n.Digitalization\, and the advent of digital trade\, has the potential to reshuffle the cards of economic development\, to facilitate the achievemen t of specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and can help overcome s ome of the obstacles facing Small Islands Developing States in their endea vor to enhance economic\, social and international inclusion.UNCTAD is org anizing the delivery of the TrainForTrade e-learning course on "\;Stat istics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerce and Digital Trade” from 9 Jun e – 18 July 2025\, with follow-up webinar(s) on 22 July 2025.ObjectivesT he global objective of the course is to gain a clear vision of the key con cepts\, definitions\, and data sources relevant to digital trade statistic s\; to identify key indicators\, prioritize data production\, and address challenges in developing national digital trade statistics\; to build a cu stomized roadmap\, organize and disseminate statistics effectively\, lever age surveys and administrative sources\, and be able to produce insightful analyses in order to develop a comprehensive dissemination policy tailore d to digital trade data.This course will contribute to strengthening the c apacities of small island developing states (SIDS) in Africa\, the Caribbe an and Asia and the Pacific towards the adoption of trade policies that fo ster digital economy development and enhance crisis responsiveness. The pr oject will enhance SIDS'\; capacities on key aspects of statistics on digital economy\, e-Commerce and digital trade through the development of skills and knowledge via innovative approaches based on a recognized blend ed learning method and state-of-the-art technological solutions.Target pop ulationPrimary target: Compilers of international trade statistics from:Na tional Statistical OfficeCentral BankOther national authoritiesSecondary t arget: Digital trade statistics users\, analysts\, policy makers and econo mists from:Ministries of Foreign affairs\, Tourism\, Agriculture\, Trade/C ommerce\, Finance\, ICT\, etc.Chamber of CommerceBusiness ClusterEntrepren eursFinancial institutionsNon-governamental organizationsAcademicsProgramm e OutlineEach course module includes interactive assessments and links to communication tools for online interaction. Every module consists of video presentations\, a participant manual\, a forum\, tests\, and case studies . Participants should spend between 4 to 5 hours per week to study the mat erial and participate in the forums.Module 1: Digital trade\, digital econ omy and statistical conceptsModule 2: Setting the objectives\, identifying the pre-requisites and defining a roadmapModule 3: Data collectionModule 4: Data compilationModule 5: Dissemination and analysisThe course will be conducted in TrainForTrade’s distance learning platform. In the platform \, participants will have access to manuals\, multimedia presentations\, m odule exams\, and opinion surveys and forums created for each module for d iscussions with the instructors\, experts and other participants.A 90-minu te follow-up webinar will be organized at the end of the course. The topic will be defined during the assessment of the online sessions.Registration Registration is open to all relevant stakeholders from SIDS and delegates from Permanent Missions in Geneva. We particularly encourage women to part icipate. Nominated officials can directly self-register at https://tft-reg .unctad.org by selecting “Statistics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerc e and Digital Trade” and using the access code: “2025.DTS”.<\;p st yle="\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;box-sizing:border-box\;color:rgb (51\, 51\, 51)\;font-family:&\;quot\;Helvetica Neue&\;quot\;\, Helve tica\, Arial\, sans-serif\;font-size:14px\;font-style:normal\;font-variant -caps:normal\;font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-weight:400\;letter-spaci ng:normal\;margin:0px 0px 10px\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;text-decorati on-color:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;text-decoration-thickness :initial\;text-indent:0px\;text-transform:none\;white-space:normal\;widows :2\;word-spacing:0px\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/m eeting/trainfortrade-blended-learning-course-statistics-digital-economy-e- commerce-and-digital-0 DTSTAMP:20260805T222446Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73b82e73841 DTSTART:20250628T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20250628T160000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade blended learning course on statistics on the digital economy\, e-commerce and digital trade for small island developing states CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The development of statistics on the digital economy\, on the d evelopment of e-Commerce and on digital trade is key to the correct unders tanding of the changes at play and to the definition of the best strategie s by businesses and by countries. It is key to the implementation of evide nce-based policies and to the emergence of an open and unbiased dialogue b etween stakeholders and policy makers. Therefore\, appropriate statistics are an essential condition of both economic performance and social cohesio n.Digitalization\, and the advent of digital trade\, has the potential to reshuffle the cards of economic development\, to facilitate the achievemen t of specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and can help overcome s ome of the obstacles facing Small Islands Developing States in their endea vor to enhance economic\, social and international inclusion.UNCTAD is org anizing the delivery of the TrainForTrade e-learning course on "\;Stat istics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerce and Digital Trade” from 9 Jun e – 18 July 2025\, with follow-up webinar(s) on 22 July 2025.ObjectivesT he global objective of the course is to gain a clear vision of the key con cepts\, definitions\, and data sources relevant to digital trade statistic s\; to identify key indicators\, prioritize data production\, and address challenges in developing national digital trade statistics\; to build a cu stomized roadmap\, organize and disseminate statistics effectively\, lever age surveys and administrative sources\, and be able to produce insightful analyses in order to develop a comprehensive dissemination policy tailore d to digital trade data.This course will contribute to strengthening the c apacities of small island developing states (SIDS) in Africa\, the Caribbe an and Asia and the Pacific towards the adoption of trade policies that fo ster digital economy development and enhance crisis responsiveness. The pr oject will enhance SIDS'\; capacities on key aspects of statistics on digital economy\, e-Commerce and digital trade through the development of skills and knowledge via innovative approaches based on a recognized blend ed learning method and state-of-the-art technological solutions.Target pop ulationPrimary target: Compilers of international trade statistics from:Na tional Statistical OfficeCentral BankOther national authoritiesSecondary t arget: Digital trade statistics users\, analysts\, policy makers and econo mists from:Ministries of Foreign affairs\, Tourism\, Agriculture\, Trade/C ommerce\, Finance\, ICT\, etc.Chamber of CommerceBusiness ClusterEntrepren eursFinancial institutionsNon-governamental organizationsAcademicsProgramm e OutlineEach course module includes interactive assessments and links to communication tools for online interaction. Every module consists of video presentations\, a participant manual\, a forum\, tests\, and case studies . Participants should spend between 4 to 5 hours per week to study the mat erial and participate in the forums.Module 1: Digital trade\, digital econ omy and statistical conceptsModule 2: Setting the objectives\, identifying the pre-requisites and defining a roadmapModule 3: Data collectionModule 4: Data compilationModule 5: Dissemination and analysisThe course will be conducted in TrainForTrade’s distance learning platform. In the platform \, participants will have access to manuals\, multimedia presentations\, m odule exams\, and opinion surveys and forums created for each module for d iscussions with the instructors\, experts and other participants.A 90-minu te follow-up webinar will be organized at the end of the course. The topic will be defined during the assessment of the online sessions.Registration Registration is open to all relevant stakeholders from SIDS and delegates from Permanent Missions in Geneva. We particularly encourage women to part icipate. Nominated officials can directly self-register at https://tft-reg .unctad.org by selecting “Statistics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerc e and Digital Trade” and using the access code: “2025.DTS”.<\;p st yle="\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;box-sizing:border-box\;color:rgb (51\, 51\, 51)\;font-family:&\;quot\;Helvetica Neue&\;quot\;\, Helve tica\, Arial\, sans-serif\;font-size:14px\;font-style:normal\;font-variant -caps:normal\;font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-weight:400\;letter-spaci ng:normal\;margin:0px 0px 10px\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;text-decorati on-color:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;text-decoration-thickness :initial\;text-indent:0px\;text-transform:none\;white-space:normal\;widows :2\;word-spacing:0px\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/m eeting/trainfortrade-blended-learning-course-statistics-digital-economy-e- commerce-and-digital-0 DTSTAMP:20260805T222446Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73b82e73845 DTSTART:20250629T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20250629T160000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade blended learning course on statistics on the digital economy\, e-commerce and digital trade for small island developing states CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The development of statistics on the digital economy\, on the d evelopment of e-Commerce and on digital trade is key to the correct unders tanding of the changes at play and to the definition of the best strategie s by businesses and by countries. It is key to the implementation of evide nce-based policies and to the emergence of an open and unbiased dialogue b etween stakeholders and policy makers. Therefore\, appropriate statistics are an essential condition of both economic performance and social cohesio n.Digitalization\, and the advent of digital trade\, has the potential to reshuffle the cards of economic development\, to facilitate the achievemen t of specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and can help overcome s ome of the obstacles facing Small Islands Developing States in their endea vor to enhance economic\, social and international inclusion.UNCTAD is org anizing the delivery of the TrainForTrade e-learning course on "\;Stat istics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerce and Digital Trade” from 9 Jun e – 18 July 2025\, with follow-up webinar(s) on 22 July 2025.ObjectivesT he global objective of the course is to gain a clear vision of the key con cepts\, definitions\, and data sources relevant to digital trade statistic s\; to identify key indicators\, prioritize data production\, and address challenges in developing national digital trade statistics\; to build a cu stomized roadmap\, organize and disseminate statistics effectively\, lever age surveys and administrative sources\, and be able to produce insightful analyses in order to develop a comprehensive dissemination policy tailore d to digital trade data.This course will contribute to strengthening the c apacities of small island developing states (SIDS) in Africa\, the Caribbe an and Asia and the Pacific towards the adoption of trade policies that fo ster digital economy development and enhance crisis responsiveness. The pr oject will enhance SIDS'\; capacities on key aspects of statistics on digital economy\, e-Commerce and digital trade through the development of skills and knowledge via innovative approaches based on a recognized blend ed learning method and state-of-the-art technological solutions.Target pop ulationPrimary target: Compilers of international trade statistics from:Na tional Statistical OfficeCentral BankOther national authoritiesSecondary t arget: Digital trade statistics users\, analysts\, policy makers and econo mists from:Ministries of Foreign affairs\, Tourism\, Agriculture\, Trade/C ommerce\, Finance\, ICT\, etc.Chamber of CommerceBusiness ClusterEntrepren eursFinancial institutionsNon-governamental organizationsAcademicsProgramm e OutlineEach course module includes interactive assessments and links to communication tools for online interaction. Every module consists of video presentations\, a participant manual\, a forum\, tests\, and case studies . Participants should spend between 4 to 5 hours per week to study the mat erial and participate in the forums.Module 1: Digital trade\, digital econ omy and statistical conceptsModule 2: Setting the objectives\, identifying the pre-requisites and defining a roadmapModule 3: Data collectionModule 4: Data compilationModule 5: Dissemination and analysisThe course will be conducted in TrainForTrade’s distance learning platform. In the platform \, participants will have access to manuals\, multimedia presentations\, m odule exams\, and opinion surveys and forums created for each module for d iscussions with the instructors\, experts and other participants.A 90-minu te follow-up webinar will be organized at the end of the course. The topic will be defined during the assessment of the online sessions.Registration Registration is open to all relevant stakeholders from SIDS and delegates from Permanent Missions in Geneva. We particularly encourage women to part icipate. Nominated officials can directly self-register at https://tft-reg .unctad.org by selecting “Statistics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerc e and Digital Trade” and using the access code: “2025.DTS”.<\;p st yle="\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;box-sizing:border-box\;color:rgb (51\, 51\, 51)\;font-family:&\;quot\;Helvetica Neue&\;quot\;\, Helve tica\, Arial\, sans-serif\;font-size:14px\;font-style:normal\;font-variant -caps:normal\;font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-weight:400\;letter-spaci ng:normal\;margin:0px 0px 10px\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;text-decorati on-color:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;text-decoration-thickness :initial\;text-indent:0px\;text-transform:none\;white-space:normal\;widows :2\;word-spacing:0px\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/m eeting/trainfortrade-blended-learning-course-statistics-digital-economy-e- commerce-and-digital-0 DTSTAMP:20260805T222446Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73b82e7384a DTSTART:20250630T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20250630T160000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade blended learning course on statistics on the digital economy\, e-commerce and digital trade for small island developing states CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The development of statistics on the digital economy\, on the d evelopment of e-Commerce and on digital trade is key to the correct unders tanding of the changes at play and to the definition of the best strategie s by businesses and by countries. It is key to the implementation of evide nce-based policies and to the emergence of an open and unbiased dialogue b etween stakeholders and policy makers. Therefore\, appropriate statistics are an essential condition of both economic performance and social cohesio n.Digitalization\, and the advent of digital trade\, has the potential to reshuffle the cards of economic development\, to facilitate the achievemen t of specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and can help overcome s ome of the obstacles facing Small Islands Developing States in their endea vor to enhance economic\, social and international inclusion.UNCTAD is org anizing the delivery of the TrainForTrade e-learning course on "\;Stat istics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerce and Digital Trade” from 9 Jun e – 18 July 2025\, with follow-up webinar(s) on 22 July 2025.ObjectivesT he global objective of the course is to gain a clear vision of the key con cepts\, definitions\, and data sources relevant to digital trade statistic s\; to identify key indicators\, prioritize data production\, and address challenges in developing national digital trade statistics\; to build a cu stomized roadmap\, organize and disseminate statistics effectively\, lever age surveys and administrative sources\, and be able to produce insightful analyses in order to develop a comprehensive dissemination policy tailore d to digital trade data.This course will contribute to strengthening the c apacities of small island developing states (SIDS) in Africa\, the Caribbe an and Asia and the Pacific towards the adoption of trade policies that fo ster digital economy development and enhance crisis responsiveness. The pr oject will enhance SIDS'\; capacities on key aspects of statistics on digital economy\, e-Commerce and digital trade through the development of skills and knowledge via innovative approaches based on a recognized blend ed learning method and state-of-the-art technological solutions.Target pop ulationPrimary target: Compilers of international trade statistics from:Na tional Statistical OfficeCentral BankOther national authoritiesSecondary t arget: Digital trade statistics users\, analysts\, policy makers and econo mists from:Ministries of Foreign affairs\, Tourism\, Agriculture\, Trade/C ommerce\, Finance\, ICT\, etc.Chamber of CommerceBusiness ClusterEntrepren eursFinancial institutionsNon-governamental organizationsAcademicsProgramm e OutlineEach course module includes interactive assessments and links to communication tools for online interaction. Every module consists of video presentations\, a participant manual\, a forum\, tests\, and case studies . Participants should spend between 4 to 5 hours per week to study the mat erial and participate in the forums.Module 1: Digital trade\, digital econ omy and statistical conceptsModule 2: Setting the objectives\, identifying the pre-requisites and defining a roadmapModule 3: Data collectionModule 4: Data compilationModule 5: Dissemination and analysisThe course will be conducted in TrainForTrade’s distance learning platform. In the platform \, participants will have access to manuals\, multimedia presentations\, m odule exams\, and opinion surveys and forums created for each module for d iscussions with the instructors\, experts and other participants.A 90-minu te follow-up webinar will be organized at the end of the course. The topic will be defined during the assessment of the online sessions.Registration Registration is open to all relevant stakeholders from SIDS and delegates from Permanent Missions in Geneva. We particularly encourage women to part icipate. Nominated officials can directly self-register at https://tft-reg .unctad.org by selecting “Statistics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerc e and Digital Trade” and using the access code: “2025.DTS”.<\;p st yle="\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;box-sizing:border-box\;color:rgb (51\, 51\, 51)\;font-family:&\;quot\;Helvetica Neue&\;quot\;\, Helve tica\, Arial\, sans-serif\;font-size:14px\;font-style:normal\;font-variant -caps:normal\;font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-weight:400\;letter-spaci ng:normal\;margin:0px 0px 10px\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;text-decorati on-color:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;text-decoration-thickness :initial\;text-indent:0px\;text-transform:none\;white-space:normal\;widows :2\;word-spacing:0px\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/m eeting/trainfortrade-blended-learning-course-statistics-digital-economy-e- commerce-and-digital-0 DTSTAMP:20260805T222446Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73b82e7384e DTSTART:20250701T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20250701T160000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade blended learning course on statistics on the digital economy\, e-commerce and digital trade for small island developing states CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The development of statistics on the digital economy\, on the d evelopment of e-Commerce and on digital trade is key to the correct unders tanding of the changes at play and to the definition of the best strategie s by businesses and by countries. It is key to the implementation of evide nce-based policies and to the emergence of an open and unbiased dialogue b etween stakeholders and policy makers. Therefore\, appropriate statistics are an essential condition of both economic performance and social cohesio n.Digitalization\, and the advent of digital trade\, has the potential to reshuffle the cards of economic development\, to facilitate the achievemen t of specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and can help overcome s ome of the obstacles facing Small Islands Developing States in their endea vor to enhance economic\, social and international inclusion.UNCTAD is org anizing the delivery of the TrainForTrade e-learning course on "\;Stat istics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerce and Digital Trade” from 9 Jun e – 18 July 2025\, with follow-up webinar(s) on 22 July 2025.ObjectivesT he global objective of the course is to gain a clear vision of the key con cepts\, definitions\, and data sources relevant to digital trade statistic s\; to identify key indicators\, prioritize data production\, and address challenges in developing national digital trade statistics\; to build a cu stomized roadmap\, organize and disseminate statistics effectively\, lever age surveys and administrative sources\, and be able to produce insightful analyses in order to develop a comprehensive dissemination policy tailore d to digital trade data.This course will contribute to strengthening the c apacities of small island developing states (SIDS) in Africa\, the Caribbe an and Asia and the Pacific towards the adoption of trade policies that fo ster digital economy development and enhance crisis responsiveness. The pr oject will enhance SIDS'\; capacities on key aspects of statistics on digital economy\, e-Commerce and digital trade through the development of skills and knowledge via innovative approaches based on a recognized blend ed learning method and state-of-the-art technological solutions.Target pop ulationPrimary target: Compilers of international trade statistics from:Na tional Statistical OfficeCentral BankOther national authoritiesSecondary t arget: Digital trade statistics users\, analysts\, policy makers and econo mists from:Ministries of Foreign affairs\, Tourism\, Agriculture\, Trade/C ommerce\, Finance\, ICT\, etc.Chamber of CommerceBusiness ClusterEntrepren eursFinancial institutionsNon-governamental organizationsAcademicsProgramm e OutlineEach course module includes interactive assessments and links to communication tools for online interaction. Every module consists of video presentations\, a participant manual\, a forum\, tests\, and case studies . Participants should spend between 4 to 5 hours per week to study the mat erial and participate in the forums.Module 1: Digital trade\, digital econ omy and statistical conceptsModule 2: Setting the objectives\, identifying the pre-requisites and defining a roadmapModule 3: Data collectionModule 4: Data compilationModule 5: Dissemination and analysisThe course will be conducted in TrainForTrade’s distance learning platform. In the platform \, participants will have access to manuals\, multimedia presentations\, m odule exams\, and opinion surveys and forums created for each module for d iscussions with the instructors\, experts and other participants.A 90-minu te follow-up webinar will be organized at the end of the course. The topic will be defined during the assessment of the online sessions.Registration Registration is open to all relevant stakeholders from SIDS and delegates from Permanent Missions in Geneva. We particularly encourage women to part icipate. Nominated officials can directly self-register at https://tft-reg .unctad.org by selecting “Statistics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerc e and Digital Trade” and using the access code: “2025.DTS”.<\;p st yle="\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;box-sizing:border-box\;color:rgb (51\, 51\, 51)\;font-family:&\;quot\;Helvetica Neue&\;quot\;\, Helve tica\, Arial\, sans-serif\;font-size:14px\;font-style:normal\;font-variant -caps:normal\;font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-weight:400\;letter-spaci ng:normal\;margin:0px 0px 10px\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;text-decorati on-color:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;text-decoration-thickness :initial\;text-indent:0px\;text-transform:none\;white-space:normal\;widows :2\;word-spacing:0px\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/m eeting/trainfortrade-blended-learning-course-statistics-digital-economy-e- commerce-and-digital-0 DTSTAMP:20260805T222446Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73b82e73852 DTSTART:20250702T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20250702T160000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade blended learning course on statistics on the digital economy\, e-commerce and digital trade for small island developing states CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The development of statistics on the digital economy\, on the d evelopment of e-Commerce and on digital trade is key to the correct unders tanding of the changes at play and to the definition of the best strategie s by businesses and by countries. It is key to the implementation of evide nce-based policies and to the emergence of an open and unbiased dialogue b etween stakeholders and policy makers. Therefore\, appropriate statistics are an essential condition of both economic performance and social cohesio n.Digitalization\, and the advent of digital trade\, has the potential to reshuffle the cards of economic development\, to facilitate the achievemen t of specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and can help overcome s ome of the obstacles facing Small Islands Developing States in their endea vor to enhance economic\, social and international inclusion.UNCTAD is org anizing the delivery of the TrainForTrade e-learning course on "\;Stat istics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerce and Digital Trade” from 9 Jun e – 18 July 2025\, with follow-up webinar(s) on 22 July 2025.ObjectivesT he global objective of the course is to gain a clear vision of the key con cepts\, definitions\, and data sources relevant to digital trade statistic s\; to identify key indicators\, prioritize data production\, and address challenges in developing national digital trade statistics\; to build a cu stomized roadmap\, organize and disseminate statistics effectively\, lever age surveys and administrative sources\, and be able to produce insightful analyses in order to develop a comprehensive dissemination policy tailore d to digital trade data.This course will contribute to strengthening the c apacities of small island developing states (SIDS) in Africa\, the Caribbe an and Asia and the Pacific towards the adoption of trade policies that fo ster digital economy development and enhance crisis responsiveness. The pr oject will enhance SIDS'\; capacities on key aspects of statistics on digital economy\, e-Commerce and digital trade through the development of skills and knowledge via innovative approaches based on a recognized blend ed learning method and state-of-the-art technological solutions.Target pop ulationPrimary target: Compilers of international trade statistics from:Na tional Statistical OfficeCentral BankOther national authoritiesSecondary t arget: Digital trade statistics users\, analysts\, policy makers and econo mists from:Ministries of Foreign affairs\, Tourism\, Agriculture\, Trade/C ommerce\, Finance\, ICT\, etc.Chamber of CommerceBusiness ClusterEntrepren eursFinancial institutionsNon-governamental organizationsAcademicsProgramm e OutlineEach course module includes interactive assessments and links to communication tools for online interaction. Every module consists of video presentations\, a participant manual\, a forum\, tests\, and case studies . Participants should spend between 4 to 5 hours per week to study the mat erial and participate in the forums.Module 1: Digital trade\, digital econ omy and statistical conceptsModule 2: Setting the objectives\, identifying the pre-requisites and defining a roadmapModule 3: Data collectionModule 4: Data compilationModule 5: Dissemination and analysisThe course will be conducted in TrainForTrade’s distance learning platform. In the platform \, participants will have access to manuals\, multimedia presentations\, m odule exams\, and opinion surveys and forums created for each module for d iscussions with the instructors\, experts and other participants.A 90-minu te follow-up webinar will be organized at the end of the course. The topic will be defined during the assessment of the online sessions.Registration Registration is open to all relevant stakeholders from SIDS and delegates from Permanent Missions in Geneva. We particularly encourage women to part icipate. Nominated officials can directly self-register at https://tft-reg .unctad.org by selecting “Statistics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerc e and Digital Trade” and using the access code: “2025.DTS”.<\;p st yle="\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;box-sizing:border-box\;color:rgb (51\, 51\, 51)\;font-family:&\;quot\;Helvetica Neue&\;quot\;\, Helve tica\, Arial\, sans-serif\;font-size:14px\;font-style:normal\;font-variant -caps:normal\;font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-weight:400\;letter-spaci ng:normal\;margin:0px 0px 10px\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;text-decorati on-color:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;text-decoration-thickness :initial\;text-indent:0px\;text-transform:none\;white-space:normal\;widows :2\;word-spacing:0px\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/m eeting/trainfortrade-blended-learning-course-statistics-digital-economy-e- commerce-and-digital-0 DTSTAMP:20260805T222446Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73b82e73857 DTSTART:20250703T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20250703T160000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade blended learning course on statistics on the digital economy\, e-commerce and digital trade for small island developing states CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The development of statistics on the digital economy\, on the d evelopment of e-Commerce and on digital trade is key to the correct unders tanding of the changes at play and to the definition of the best strategie s by businesses and by countries. It is key to the implementation of evide nce-based policies and to the emergence of an open and unbiased dialogue b etween stakeholders and policy makers. Therefore\, appropriate statistics are an essential condition of both economic performance and social cohesio n.Digitalization\, and the advent of digital trade\, has the potential to reshuffle the cards of economic development\, to facilitate the achievemen t of specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and can help overcome s ome of the obstacles facing Small Islands Developing States in their endea vor to enhance economic\, social and international inclusion.UNCTAD is org anizing the delivery of the TrainForTrade e-learning course on "\;Stat istics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerce and Digital Trade” from 9 Jun e – 18 July 2025\, with follow-up webinar(s) on 22 July 2025.ObjectivesT he global objective of the course is to gain a clear vision of the key con cepts\, definitions\, and data sources relevant to digital trade statistic s\; to identify key indicators\, prioritize data production\, and address challenges in developing national digital trade statistics\; to build a cu stomized roadmap\, organize and disseminate statistics effectively\, lever age surveys and administrative sources\, and be able to produce insightful analyses in order to develop a comprehensive dissemination policy tailore d to digital trade data.This course will contribute to strengthening the c apacities of small island developing states (SIDS) in Africa\, the Caribbe an and Asia and the Pacific towards the adoption of trade policies that fo ster digital economy development and enhance crisis responsiveness. The pr oject will enhance SIDS'\; capacities on key aspects of statistics on digital economy\, e-Commerce and digital trade through the development of skills and knowledge via innovative approaches based on a recognized blend ed learning method and state-of-the-art technological solutions.Target pop ulationPrimary target: Compilers of international trade statistics from:Na tional Statistical OfficeCentral BankOther national authoritiesSecondary t arget: Digital trade statistics users\, analysts\, policy makers and econo mists from:Ministries of Foreign affairs\, Tourism\, Agriculture\, Trade/C ommerce\, Finance\, ICT\, etc.Chamber of CommerceBusiness ClusterEntrepren eursFinancial institutionsNon-governamental organizationsAcademicsProgramm e OutlineEach course module includes interactive assessments and links to communication tools for online interaction. Every module consists of video presentations\, a participant manual\, a forum\, tests\, and case studies . Participants should spend between 4 to 5 hours per week to study the mat erial and participate in the forums.Module 1: Digital trade\, digital econ omy and statistical conceptsModule 2: Setting the objectives\, identifying the pre-requisites and defining a roadmapModule 3: Data collectionModule 4: Data compilationModule 5: Dissemination and analysisThe course will be conducted in TrainForTrade’s distance learning platform. In the platform \, participants will have access to manuals\, multimedia presentations\, m odule exams\, and opinion surveys and forums created for each module for d iscussions with the instructors\, experts and other participants.A 90-minu te follow-up webinar will be organized at the end of the course. The topic will be defined during the assessment of the online sessions.Registration Registration is open to all relevant stakeholders from SIDS and delegates from Permanent Missions in Geneva. We particularly encourage women to part icipate. Nominated officials can directly self-register at https://tft-reg .unctad.org by selecting “Statistics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerc e and Digital Trade” and using the access code: “2025.DTS”.<\;p st yle="\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;box-sizing:border-box\;color:rgb (51\, 51\, 51)\;font-family:&\;quot\;Helvetica Neue&\;quot\;\, Helve tica\, Arial\, sans-serif\;font-size:14px\;font-style:normal\;font-variant -caps:normal\;font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-weight:400\;letter-spaci ng:normal\;margin:0px 0px 10px\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;text-decorati on-color:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;text-decoration-thickness :initial\;text-indent:0px\;text-transform:none\;white-space:normal\;widows :2\;word-spacing:0px\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/m eeting/trainfortrade-blended-learning-course-statistics-digital-economy-e- commerce-and-digital-0 DTSTAMP:20260805T222446Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73b82e7385b DTSTART:20250704T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20250704T160000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade blended learning course on statistics on the digital economy\, e-commerce and digital trade for small island developing states CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The development of statistics on the digital economy\, on the d evelopment of e-Commerce and on digital trade is key to the correct unders tanding of the changes at play and to the definition of the best strategie s by businesses and by countries. It is key to the implementation of evide nce-based policies and to the emergence of an open and unbiased dialogue b etween stakeholders and policy makers. Therefore\, appropriate statistics are an essential condition of both economic performance and social cohesio n.Digitalization\, and the advent of digital trade\, has the potential to reshuffle the cards of economic development\, to facilitate the achievemen t of specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and can help overcome s ome of the obstacles facing Small Islands Developing States in their endea vor to enhance economic\, social and international inclusion.UNCTAD is org anizing the delivery of the TrainForTrade e-learning course on "\;Stat istics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerce and Digital Trade” from 9 Jun e – 18 July 2025\, with follow-up webinar(s) on 22 July 2025.ObjectivesT he global objective of the course is to gain a clear vision of the key con cepts\, definitions\, and data sources relevant to digital trade statistic s\; to identify key indicators\, prioritize data production\, and address challenges in developing national digital trade statistics\; to build a cu stomized roadmap\, organize and disseminate statistics effectively\, lever age surveys and administrative sources\, and be able to produce insightful analyses in order to develop a comprehensive dissemination policy tailore d to digital trade data.This course will contribute to strengthening the c apacities of small island developing states (SIDS) in Africa\, the Caribbe an and Asia and the Pacific towards the adoption of trade policies that fo ster digital economy development and enhance crisis responsiveness. The pr oject will enhance SIDS'\; capacities on key aspects of statistics on digital economy\, e-Commerce and digital trade through the development of skills and knowledge via innovative approaches based on a recognized blend ed learning method and state-of-the-art technological solutions.Target pop ulationPrimary target: Compilers of international trade statistics from:Na tional Statistical OfficeCentral BankOther national authoritiesSecondary t arget: Digital trade statistics users\, analysts\, policy makers and econo mists from:Ministries of Foreign affairs\, Tourism\, Agriculture\, Trade/C ommerce\, Finance\, ICT\, etc.Chamber of CommerceBusiness ClusterEntrepren eursFinancial institutionsNon-governamental organizationsAcademicsProgramm e OutlineEach course module includes interactive assessments and links to communication tools for online interaction. Every module consists of video presentations\, a participant manual\, a forum\, tests\, and case studies . Participants should spend between 4 to 5 hours per week to study the mat erial and participate in the forums.Module 1: Digital trade\, digital econ omy and statistical conceptsModule 2: Setting the objectives\, identifying the pre-requisites and defining a roadmapModule 3: Data collectionModule 4: Data compilationModule 5: Dissemination and analysisThe course will be conducted in TrainForTrade’s distance learning platform. In the platform \, participants will have access to manuals\, multimedia presentations\, m odule exams\, and opinion surveys and forums created for each module for d iscussions with the instructors\, experts and other participants.A 90-minu te follow-up webinar will be organized at the end of the course. The topic will be defined during the assessment of the online sessions.Registration Registration is open to all relevant stakeholders from SIDS and delegates from Permanent Missions in Geneva. We particularly encourage women to part icipate. Nominated officials can directly self-register at https://tft-reg .unctad.org by selecting “Statistics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerc e and Digital Trade” and using the access code: “2025.DTS”.<\;p st yle="\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;box-sizing:border-box\;color:rgb (51\, 51\, 51)\;font-family:&\;quot\;Helvetica Neue&\;quot\;\, Helve tica\, Arial\, sans-serif\;font-size:14px\;font-style:normal\;font-variant -caps:normal\;font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-weight:400\;letter-spaci ng:normal\;margin:0px 0px 10px\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;text-decorati on-color:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;text-decoration-thickness :initial\;text-indent:0px\;text-transform:none\;white-space:normal\;widows :2\;word-spacing:0px\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/m eeting/trainfortrade-blended-learning-course-statistics-digital-economy-e- commerce-and-digital-0 DTSTAMP:20260805T222446Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73b82e7385f DTSTART:20250705T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20250705T160000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade blended learning course on statistics on the digital economy\, e-commerce and digital trade for small island developing states CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The development of statistics on the digital economy\, on the d evelopment of e-Commerce and on digital trade is key to the correct unders tanding of the changes at play and to the definition of the best strategie s by businesses and by countries. It is key to the implementation of evide nce-based policies and to the emergence of an open and unbiased dialogue b etween stakeholders and policy makers. Therefore\, appropriate statistics are an essential condition of both economic performance and social cohesio n.Digitalization\, and the advent of digital trade\, has the potential to reshuffle the cards of economic development\, to facilitate the achievemen t of specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and can help overcome s ome of the obstacles facing Small Islands Developing States in their endea vor to enhance economic\, social and international inclusion.UNCTAD is org anizing the delivery of the TrainForTrade e-learning course on "\;Stat istics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerce and Digital Trade” from 9 Jun e – 18 July 2025\, with follow-up webinar(s) on 22 July 2025.ObjectivesT he global objective of the course is to gain a clear vision of the key con cepts\, definitions\, and data sources relevant to digital trade statistic s\; to identify key indicators\, prioritize data production\, and address challenges in developing national digital trade statistics\; to build a cu stomized roadmap\, organize and disseminate statistics effectively\, lever age surveys and administrative sources\, and be able to produce insightful analyses in order to develop a comprehensive dissemination policy tailore d to digital trade data.This course will contribute to strengthening the c apacities of small island developing states (SIDS) in Africa\, the Caribbe an and Asia and the Pacific towards the adoption of trade policies that fo ster digital economy development and enhance crisis responsiveness. The pr oject will enhance SIDS'\; capacities on key aspects of statistics on digital economy\, e-Commerce and digital trade through the development of skills and knowledge via innovative approaches based on a recognized blend ed learning method and state-of-the-art technological solutions.Target pop ulationPrimary target: Compilers of international trade statistics from:Na tional Statistical OfficeCentral BankOther national authoritiesSecondary t arget: Digital trade statistics users\, analysts\, policy makers and econo mists from:Ministries of Foreign affairs\, Tourism\, Agriculture\, Trade/C ommerce\, Finance\, ICT\, etc.Chamber of CommerceBusiness ClusterEntrepren eursFinancial institutionsNon-governamental organizationsAcademicsProgramm e OutlineEach course module includes interactive assessments and links to communication tools for online interaction. Every module consists of video presentations\, a participant manual\, a forum\, tests\, and case studies . Participants should spend between 4 to 5 hours per week to study the mat erial and participate in the forums.Module 1: Digital trade\, digital econ omy and statistical conceptsModule 2: Setting the objectives\, identifying the pre-requisites and defining a roadmapModule 3: Data collectionModule 4: Data compilationModule 5: Dissemination and analysisThe course will be conducted in TrainForTrade’s distance learning platform. In the platform \, participants will have access to manuals\, multimedia presentations\, m odule exams\, and opinion surveys and forums created for each module for d iscussions with the instructors\, experts and other participants.A 90-minu te follow-up webinar will be organized at the end of the course. The topic will be defined during the assessment of the online sessions.Registration Registration is open to all relevant stakeholders from SIDS and delegates from Permanent Missions in Geneva. We particularly encourage women to part icipate. Nominated officials can directly self-register at https://tft-reg .unctad.org by selecting “Statistics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerc e and Digital Trade” and using the access code: “2025.DTS”.<\;p st yle="\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;box-sizing:border-box\;color:rgb (51\, 51\, 51)\;font-family:&\;quot\;Helvetica Neue&\;quot\;\, Helve tica\, Arial\, sans-serif\;font-size:14px\;font-style:normal\;font-variant -caps:normal\;font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-weight:400\;letter-spaci ng:normal\;margin:0px 0px 10px\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;text-decorati on-color:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;text-decoration-thickness :initial\;text-indent:0px\;text-transform:none\;white-space:normal\;widows :2\;word-spacing:0px\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/m eeting/trainfortrade-blended-learning-course-statistics-digital-economy-e- commerce-and-digital-0 DTSTAMP:20260805T222446Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73b82e73863 DTSTART:20250706T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20250706T160000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade blended learning course on statistics on the digital economy\, e-commerce and digital trade for small island developing states CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The development of statistics on the digital economy\, on the d evelopment of e-Commerce and on digital trade is key to the correct unders tanding of the changes at play and to the definition of the best strategie s by businesses and by countries. It is key to the implementation of evide nce-based policies and to the emergence of an open and unbiased dialogue b etween stakeholders and policy makers. Therefore\, appropriate statistics are an essential condition of both economic performance and social cohesio n.Digitalization\, and the advent of digital trade\, has the potential to reshuffle the cards of economic development\, to facilitate the achievemen t of specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and can help overcome s ome of the obstacles facing Small Islands Developing States in their endea vor to enhance economic\, social and international inclusion.UNCTAD is org anizing the delivery of the TrainForTrade e-learning course on "\;Stat istics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerce and Digital Trade” from 9 Jun e – 18 July 2025\, with follow-up webinar(s) on 22 July 2025.ObjectivesT he global objective of the course is to gain a clear vision of the key con cepts\, definitions\, and data sources relevant to digital trade statistic s\; to identify key indicators\, prioritize data production\, and address challenges in developing national digital trade statistics\; to build a cu stomized roadmap\, organize and disseminate statistics effectively\, lever age surveys and administrative sources\, and be able to produce insightful analyses in order to develop a comprehensive dissemination policy tailore d to digital trade data.This course will contribute to strengthening the c apacities of small island developing states (SIDS) in Africa\, the Caribbe an and Asia and the Pacific towards the adoption of trade policies that fo ster digital economy development and enhance crisis responsiveness. The pr oject will enhance SIDS'\; capacities on key aspects of statistics on digital economy\, e-Commerce and digital trade through the development of skills and knowledge via innovative approaches based on a recognized blend ed learning method and state-of-the-art technological solutions.Target pop ulationPrimary target: Compilers of international trade statistics from:Na tional Statistical OfficeCentral BankOther national authoritiesSecondary t arget: Digital trade statistics users\, analysts\, policy makers and econo mists from:Ministries of Foreign affairs\, Tourism\, Agriculture\, Trade/C ommerce\, Finance\, ICT\, etc.Chamber of CommerceBusiness ClusterEntrepren eursFinancial institutionsNon-governamental organizationsAcademicsProgramm e OutlineEach course module includes interactive assessments and links to communication tools for online interaction. Every module consists of video presentations\, a participant manual\, a forum\, tests\, and case studies . Participants should spend between 4 to 5 hours per week to study the mat erial and participate in the forums.Module 1: Digital trade\, digital econ omy and statistical conceptsModule 2: Setting the objectives\, identifying the pre-requisites and defining a roadmapModule 3: Data collectionModule 4: Data compilationModule 5: Dissemination and analysisThe course will be conducted in TrainForTrade’s distance learning platform. In the platform \, participants will have access to manuals\, multimedia presentations\, m odule exams\, and opinion surveys and forums created for each module for d iscussions with the instructors\, experts and other participants.A 90-minu te follow-up webinar will be organized at the end of the course. The topic will be defined during the assessment of the online sessions.Registration Registration is open to all relevant stakeholders from SIDS and delegates from Permanent Missions in Geneva. We particularly encourage women to part icipate. Nominated officials can directly self-register at https://tft-reg .unctad.org by selecting “Statistics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerc e and Digital Trade” and using the access code: “2025.DTS”.<\;p st yle="\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;box-sizing:border-box\;color:rgb (51\, 51\, 51)\;font-family:&\;quot\;Helvetica Neue&\;quot\;\, Helve tica\, Arial\, sans-serif\;font-size:14px\;font-style:normal\;font-variant -caps:normal\;font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-weight:400\;letter-spaci ng:normal\;margin:0px 0px 10px\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;text-decorati on-color:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;text-decoration-thickness :initial\;text-indent:0px\;text-transform:none\;white-space:normal\;widows :2\;word-spacing:0px\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/m eeting/trainfortrade-blended-learning-course-statistics-digital-economy-e- commerce-and-digital-0 DTSTAMP:20260805T222446Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73b82e73867 DTSTART:20250707T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20250707T160000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade blended learning course on statistics on the digital economy\, e-commerce and digital trade for small island developing states CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The development of statistics on the digital economy\, on the d evelopment of e-Commerce and on digital trade is key to the correct unders tanding of the changes at play and to the definition of the best strategie s by businesses and by countries. It is key to the implementation of evide nce-based policies and to the emergence of an open and unbiased dialogue b etween stakeholders and policy makers. Therefore\, appropriate statistics are an essential condition of both economic performance and social cohesio n.Digitalization\, and the advent of digital trade\, has the potential to reshuffle the cards of economic development\, to facilitate the achievemen t of specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and can help overcome s ome of the obstacles facing Small Islands Developing States in their endea vor to enhance economic\, social and international inclusion.UNCTAD is org anizing the delivery of the TrainForTrade e-learning course on "\;Stat istics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerce and Digital Trade” from 9 Jun e – 18 July 2025\, with follow-up webinar(s) on 22 July 2025.ObjectivesT he global objective of the course is to gain a clear vision of the key con cepts\, definitions\, and data sources relevant to digital trade statistic s\; to identify key indicators\, prioritize data production\, and address challenges in developing national digital trade statistics\; to build a cu stomized roadmap\, organize and disseminate statistics effectively\, lever age surveys and administrative sources\, and be able to produce insightful analyses in order to develop a comprehensive dissemination policy tailore d to digital trade data.This course will contribute to strengthening the c apacities of small island developing states (SIDS) in Africa\, the Caribbe an and Asia and the Pacific towards the adoption of trade policies that fo ster digital economy development and enhance crisis responsiveness. The pr oject will enhance SIDS'\; capacities on key aspects of statistics on digital economy\, e-Commerce and digital trade through the development of skills and knowledge via innovative approaches based on a recognized blend ed learning method and state-of-the-art technological solutions.Target pop ulationPrimary target: Compilers of international trade statistics from:Na tional Statistical OfficeCentral BankOther national authoritiesSecondary t arget: Digital trade statistics users\, analysts\, policy makers and econo mists from:Ministries of Foreign affairs\, Tourism\, Agriculture\, Trade/C ommerce\, Finance\, ICT\, etc.Chamber of CommerceBusiness ClusterEntrepren eursFinancial institutionsNon-governamental organizationsAcademicsProgramm e OutlineEach course module includes interactive assessments and links to communication tools for online interaction. Every module consists of video presentations\, a participant manual\, a forum\, tests\, and case studies . Participants should spend between 4 to 5 hours per week to study the mat erial and participate in the forums.Module 1: Digital trade\, digital econ omy and statistical conceptsModule 2: Setting the objectives\, identifying the pre-requisites and defining a roadmapModule 3: Data collectionModule 4: Data compilationModule 5: Dissemination and analysisThe course will be conducted in TrainForTrade’s distance learning platform. In the platform \, participants will have access to manuals\, multimedia presentations\, m odule exams\, and opinion surveys and forums created for each module for d iscussions with the instructors\, experts and other participants.A 90-minu te follow-up webinar will be organized at the end of the course. The topic will be defined during the assessment of the online sessions.Registration Registration is open to all relevant stakeholders from SIDS and delegates from Permanent Missions in Geneva. We particularly encourage women to part icipate. Nominated officials can directly self-register at https://tft-reg .unctad.org by selecting “Statistics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerc e and Digital Trade” and using the access code: “2025.DTS”.<\;p st yle="\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;box-sizing:border-box\;color:rgb (51\, 51\, 51)\;font-family:&\;quot\;Helvetica Neue&\;quot\;\, Helve tica\, Arial\, sans-serif\;font-size:14px\;font-style:normal\;font-variant -caps:normal\;font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-weight:400\;letter-spaci ng:normal\;margin:0px 0px 10px\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;text-decorati on-color:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;text-decoration-thickness :initial\;text-indent:0px\;text-transform:none\;white-space:normal\;widows :2\;word-spacing:0px\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/m eeting/trainfortrade-blended-learning-course-statistics-digital-economy-e- commerce-and-digital-0 DTSTAMP:20260805T222446Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73b82e7386c DTSTART:20250708T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20250708T160000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade blended learning course on statistics on the digital economy\, e-commerce and digital trade for small island developing states CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The development of statistics on the digital economy\, on the d evelopment of e-Commerce and on digital trade is key to the correct unders tanding of the changes at play and to the definition of the best strategie s by businesses and by countries. It is key to the implementation of evide nce-based policies and to the emergence of an open and unbiased dialogue b etween stakeholders and policy makers. Therefore\, appropriate statistics are an essential condition of both economic performance and social cohesio n.Digitalization\, and the advent of digital trade\, has the potential to reshuffle the cards of economic development\, to facilitate the achievemen t of specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and can help overcome s ome of the obstacles facing Small Islands Developing States in their endea vor to enhance economic\, social and international inclusion.UNCTAD is org anizing the delivery of the TrainForTrade e-learning course on "\;Stat istics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerce and Digital Trade” from 9 Jun e – 18 July 2025\, with follow-up webinar(s) on 22 July 2025.ObjectivesT he global objective of the course is to gain a clear vision of the key con cepts\, definitions\, and data sources relevant to digital trade statistic s\; to identify key indicators\, prioritize data production\, and address challenges in developing national digital trade statistics\; to build a cu stomized roadmap\, organize and disseminate statistics effectively\, lever age surveys and administrative sources\, and be able to produce insightful analyses in order to develop a comprehensive dissemination policy tailore d to digital trade data.This course will contribute to strengthening the c apacities of small island developing states (SIDS) in Africa\, the Caribbe an and Asia and the Pacific towards the adoption of trade policies that fo ster digital economy development and enhance crisis responsiveness. The pr oject will enhance SIDS'\; capacities on key aspects of statistics on digital economy\, e-Commerce and digital trade through the development of skills and knowledge via innovative approaches based on a recognized blend ed learning method and state-of-the-art technological solutions.Target pop ulationPrimary target: Compilers of international trade statistics from:Na tional Statistical OfficeCentral BankOther national authoritiesSecondary t arget: Digital trade statistics users\, analysts\, policy makers and econo mists from:Ministries of Foreign affairs\, Tourism\, Agriculture\, Trade/C ommerce\, Finance\, ICT\, etc.Chamber of CommerceBusiness ClusterEntrepren eursFinancial institutionsNon-governamental organizationsAcademicsProgramm e OutlineEach course module includes interactive assessments and links to communication tools for online interaction. Every module consists of video presentations\, a participant manual\, a forum\, tests\, and case studies . Participants should spend between 4 to 5 hours per week to study the mat erial and participate in the forums.Module 1: Digital trade\, digital econ omy and statistical conceptsModule 2: Setting the objectives\, identifying the pre-requisites and defining a roadmapModule 3: Data collectionModule 4: Data compilationModule 5: Dissemination and analysisThe course will be conducted in TrainForTrade’s distance learning platform. In the platform \, participants will have access to manuals\, multimedia presentations\, m odule exams\, and opinion surveys and forums created for each module for d iscussions with the instructors\, experts and other participants.A 90-minu te follow-up webinar will be organized at the end of the course. The topic will be defined during the assessment of the online sessions.Registration Registration is open to all relevant stakeholders from SIDS and delegates from Permanent Missions in Geneva. We particularly encourage women to part icipate. Nominated officials can directly self-register at https://tft-reg .unctad.org by selecting “Statistics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerc e and Digital Trade” and using the access code: “2025.DTS”.<\;p st yle="\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;box-sizing:border-box\;color:rgb (51\, 51\, 51)\;font-family:&\;quot\;Helvetica Neue&\;quot\;\, Helve tica\, Arial\, sans-serif\;font-size:14px\;font-style:normal\;font-variant -caps:normal\;font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-weight:400\;letter-spaci ng:normal\;margin:0px 0px 10px\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;text-decorati on-color:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;text-decoration-thickness :initial\;text-indent:0px\;text-transform:none\;white-space:normal\;widows :2\;word-spacing:0px\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/m eeting/trainfortrade-blended-learning-course-statistics-digital-economy-e- commerce-and-digital-0 DTSTAMP:20260805T222446Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73b82e73870 DTSTART:20250709T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20250709T160000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade blended learning course on statistics on the digital economy\, e-commerce and digital trade for small island developing states CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The development of statistics on the digital economy\, on the d evelopment of e-Commerce and on digital trade is key to the correct unders tanding of the changes at play and to the definition of the best strategie s by businesses and by countries. It is key to the implementation of evide nce-based policies and to the emergence of an open and unbiased dialogue b etween stakeholders and policy makers. Therefore\, appropriate statistics are an essential condition of both economic performance and social cohesio n.Digitalization\, and the advent of digital trade\, has the potential to reshuffle the cards of economic development\, to facilitate the achievemen t of specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and can help overcome s ome of the obstacles facing Small Islands Developing States in their endea vor to enhance economic\, social and international inclusion.UNCTAD is org anizing the delivery of the TrainForTrade e-learning course on "\;Stat istics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerce and Digital Trade” from 9 Jun e – 18 July 2025\, with follow-up webinar(s) on 22 July 2025.ObjectivesT he global objective of the course is to gain a clear vision of the key con cepts\, definitions\, and data sources relevant to digital trade statistic s\; to identify key indicators\, prioritize data production\, and address challenges in developing national digital trade statistics\; to build a cu stomized roadmap\, organize and disseminate statistics effectively\, lever age surveys and administrative sources\, and be able to produce insightful analyses in order to develop a comprehensive dissemination policy tailore d to digital trade data.This course will contribute to strengthening the c apacities of small island developing states (SIDS) in Africa\, the Caribbe an and Asia and the Pacific towards the adoption of trade policies that fo ster digital economy development and enhance crisis responsiveness. The pr oject will enhance SIDS'\; capacities on key aspects of statistics on digital economy\, e-Commerce and digital trade through the development of skills and knowledge via innovative approaches based on a recognized blend ed learning method and state-of-the-art technological solutions.Target pop ulationPrimary target: Compilers of international trade statistics from:Na tional Statistical OfficeCentral BankOther national authoritiesSecondary t arget: Digital trade statistics users\, analysts\, policy makers and econo mists from:Ministries of Foreign affairs\, Tourism\, Agriculture\, Trade/C ommerce\, Finance\, ICT\, etc.Chamber of CommerceBusiness ClusterEntrepren eursFinancial institutionsNon-governamental organizationsAcademicsProgramm e OutlineEach course module includes interactive assessments and links to communication tools for online interaction. Every module consists of video presentations\, a participant manual\, a forum\, tests\, and case studies . Participants should spend between 4 to 5 hours per week to study the mat erial and participate in the forums.Module 1: Digital trade\, digital econ omy and statistical conceptsModule 2: Setting the objectives\, identifying the pre-requisites and defining a roadmapModule 3: Data collectionModule 4: Data compilationModule 5: Dissemination and analysisThe course will be conducted in TrainForTrade’s distance learning platform. In the platform \, participants will have access to manuals\, multimedia presentations\, m odule exams\, and opinion surveys and forums created for each module for d iscussions with the instructors\, experts and other participants.A 90-minu te follow-up webinar will be organized at the end of the course. The topic will be defined during the assessment of the online sessions.Registration Registration is open to all relevant stakeholders from SIDS and delegates from Permanent Missions in Geneva. We particularly encourage women to part icipate. Nominated officials can directly self-register at https://tft-reg .unctad.org by selecting “Statistics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerc e and Digital Trade” and using the access code: “2025.DTS”.<\;p st yle="\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;box-sizing:border-box\;color:rgb (51\, 51\, 51)\;font-family:&\;quot\;Helvetica Neue&\;quot\;\, Helve tica\, Arial\, sans-serif\;font-size:14px\;font-style:normal\;font-variant -caps:normal\;font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-weight:400\;letter-spaci ng:normal\;margin:0px 0px 10px\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;text-decorati on-color:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;text-decoration-thickness :initial\;text-indent:0px\;text-transform:none\;white-space:normal\;widows :2\;word-spacing:0px\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/m eeting/trainfortrade-blended-learning-course-statistics-digital-economy-e- commerce-and-digital-0 DTSTAMP:20260805T222446Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73b82e73874 DTSTART:20250710T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20250710T160000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade blended learning course on statistics on the digital economy\, e-commerce and digital trade for small island developing states CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The development of statistics on the digital economy\, on the d evelopment of e-Commerce and on digital trade is key to the correct unders tanding of the changes at play and to the definition of the best strategie s by businesses and by countries. It is key to the implementation of evide nce-based policies and to the emergence of an open and unbiased dialogue b etween stakeholders and policy makers. Therefore\, appropriate statistics are an essential condition of both economic performance and social cohesio n.Digitalization\, and the advent of digital trade\, has the potential to reshuffle the cards of economic development\, to facilitate the achievemen t of specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and can help overcome s ome of the obstacles facing Small Islands Developing States in their endea vor to enhance economic\, social and international inclusion.UNCTAD is org anizing the delivery of the TrainForTrade e-learning course on "\;Stat istics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerce and Digital Trade” from 9 Jun e – 18 July 2025\, with follow-up webinar(s) on 22 July 2025.ObjectivesT he global objective of the course is to gain a clear vision of the key con cepts\, definitions\, and data sources relevant to digital trade statistic s\; to identify key indicators\, prioritize data production\, and address challenges in developing national digital trade statistics\; to build a cu stomized roadmap\, organize and disseminate statistics effectively\, lever age surveys and administrative sources\, and be able to produce insightful analyses in order to develop a comprehensive dissemination policy tailore d to digital trade data.This course will contribute to strengthening the c apacities of small island developing states (SIDS) in Africa\, the Caribbe an and Asia and the Pacific towards the adoption of trade policies that fo ster digital economy development and enhance crisis responsiveness. The pr oject will enhance SIDS'\; capacities on key aspects of statistics on digital economy\, e-Commerce and digital trade through the development of skills and knowledge via innovative approaches based on a recognized blend ed learning method and state-of-the-art technological solutions.Target pop ulationPrimary target: Compilers of international trade statistics from:Na tional Statistical OfficeCentral BankOther national authoritiesSecondary t arget: Digital trade statistics users\, analysts\, policy makers and econo mists from:Ministries of Foreign affairs\, Tourism\, Agriculture\, Trade/C ommerce\, Finance\, ICT\, etc.Chamber of CommerceBusiness ClusterEntrepren eursFinancial institutionsNon-governamental organizationsAcademicsProgramm e OutlineEach course module includes interactive assessments and links to communication tools for online interaction. Every module consists of video presentations\, a participant manual\, a forum\, tests\, and case studies . Participants should spend between 4 to 5 hours per week to study the mat erial and participate in the forums.Module 1: Digital trade\, digital econ omy and statistical conceptsModule 2: Setting the objectives\, identifying the pre-requisites and defining a roadmapModule 3: Data collectionModule 4: Data compilationModule 5: Dissemination and analysisThe course will be conducted in TrainForTrade’s distance learning platform. In the platform \, participants will have access to manuals\, multimedia presentations\, m odule exams\, and opinion surveys and forums created for each module for d iscussions with the instructors\, experts and other participants.A 90-minu te follow-up webinar will be organized at the end of the course. The topic will be defined during the assessment of the online sessions.Registration Registration is open to all relevant stakeholders from SIDS and delegates from Permanent Missions in Geneva. We particularly encourage women to part icipate. Nominated officials can directly self-register at https://tft-reg .unctad.org by selecting “Statistics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerc e and Digital Trade” and using the access code: “2025.DTS”.<\;p st yle="\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;box-sizing:border-box\;color:rgb (51\, 51\, 51)\;font-family:&\;quot\;Helvetica Neue&\;quot\;\, Helve tica\, Arial\, sans-serif\;font-size:14px\;font-style:normal\;font-variant -caps:normal\;font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-weight:400\;letter-spaci ng:normal\;margin:0px 0px 10px\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;text-decorati on-color:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;text-decoration-thickness :initial\;text-indent:0px\;text-transform:none\;white-space:normal\;widows :2\;word-spacing:0px\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/m eeting/trainfortrade-blended-learning-course-statistics-digital-economy-e- commerce-and-digital-0 DTSTAMP:20260805T222446Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73b82e73878 DTSTART:20250711T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20250711T160000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade blended learning course on statistics on the digital economy\, e-commerce and digital trade for small island developing states CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The development of statistics on the digital economy\, on the d evelopment of e-Commerce and on digital trade is key to the correct unders tanding of the changes at play and to the definition of the best strategie s by businesses and by countries. It is key to the implementation of evide nce-based policies and to the emergence of an open and unbiased dialogue b etween stakeholders and policy makers. Therefore\, appropriate statistics are an essential condition of both economic performance and social cohesio n.Digitalization\, and the advent of digital trade\, has the potential to reshuffle the cards of economic development\, to facilitate the achievemen t of specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and can help overcome s ome of the obstacles facing Small Islands Developing States in their endea vor to enhance economic\, social and international inclusion.UNCTAD is org anizing the delivery of the TrainForTrade e-learning course on "\;Stat istics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerce and Digital Trade” from 9 Jun e – 18 July 2025\, with follow-up webinar(s) on 22 July 2025.ObjectivesT he global objective of the course is to gain a clear vision of the key con cepts\, definitions\, and data sources relevant to digital trade statistic s\; to identify key indicators\, prioritize data production\, and address challenges in developing national digital trade statistics\; to build a cu stomized roadmap\, organize and disseminate statistics effectively\, lever age surveys and administrative sources\, and be able to produce insightful analyses in order to develop a comprehensive dissemination policy tailore d to digital trade data.This course will contribute to strengthening the c apacities of small island developing states (SIDS) in Africa\, the Caribbe an and Asia and the Pacific towards the adoption of trade policies that fo ster digital economy development and enhance crisis responsiveness. The pr oject will enhance SIDS'\; capacities on key aspects of statistics on digital economy\, e-Commerce and digital trade through the development of skills and knowledge via innovative approaches based on a recognized blend ed learning method and state-of-the-art technological solutions.Target pop ulationPrimary target: Compilers of international trade statistics from:Na tional Statistical OfficeCentral BankOther national authoritiesSecondary t arget: Digital trade statistics users\, analysts\, policy makers and econo mists from:Ministries of Foreign affairs\, Tourism\, Agriculture\, Trade/C ommerce\, Finance\, ICT\, etc.Chamber of CommerceBusiness ClusterEntrepren eursFinancial institutionsNon-governamental organizationsAcademicsProgramm e OutlineEach course module includes interactive assessments and links to communication tools for online interaction. Every module consists of video presentations\, a participant manual\, a forum\, tests\, and case studies . Participants should spend between 4 to 5 hours per week to study the mat erial and participate in the forums.Module 1: Digital trade\, digital econ omy and statistical conceptsModule 2: Setting the objectives\, identifying the pre-requisites and defining a roadmapModule 3: Data collectionModule 4: Data compilationModule 5: Dissemination and analysisThe course will be conducted in TrainForTrade’s distance learning platform. In the platform \, participants will have access to manuals\, multimedia presentations\, m odule exams\, and opinion surveys and forums created for each module for d iscussions with the instructors\, experts and other participants.A 90-minu te follow-up webinar will be organized at the end of the course. The topic will be defined during the assessment of the online sessions.Registration Registration is open to all relevant stakeholders from SIDS and delegates from Permanent Missions in Geneva. We particularly encourage women to part icipate. Nominated officials can directly self-register at https://tft-reg .unctad.org by selecting “Statistics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerc e and Digital Trade” and using the access code: “2025.DTS”.<\;p st yle="\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;box-sizing:border-box\;color:rgb (51\, 51\, 51)\;font-family:&\;quot\;Helvetica Neue&\;quot\;\, Helve tica\, Arial\, sans-serif\;font-size:14px\;font-style:normal\;font-variant -caps:normal\;font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-weight:400\;letter-spaci ng:normal\;margin:0px 0px 10px\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;text-decorati on-color:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;text-decoration-thickness :initial\;text-indent:0px\;text-transform:none\;white-space:normal\;widows :2\;word-spacing:0px\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/m eeting/trainfortrade-blended-learning-course-statistics-digital-economy-e- commerce-and-digital-0 DTSTAMP:20260805T222446Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73b82e7387d DTSTART:20250712T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20250712T160000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade blended learning course on statistics on the digital economy\, e-commerce and digital trade for small island developing states CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The development of statistics on the digital economy\, on the d evelopment of e-Commerce and on digital trade is key to the correct unders tanding of the changes at play and to the definition of the best strategie s by businesses and by countries. It is key to the implementation of evide nce-based policies and to the emergence of an open and unbiased dialogue b etween stakeholders and policy makers. Therefore\, appropriate statistics are an essential condition of both economic performance and social cohesio n.Digitalization\, and the advent of digital trade\, has the potential to reshuffle the cards of economic development\, to facilitate the achievemen t of specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and can help overcome s ome of the obstacles facing Small Islands Developing States in their endea vor to enhance economic\, social and international inclusion.UNCTAD is org anizing the delivery of the TrainForTrade e-learning course on "\;Stat istics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerce and Digital Trade” from 9 Jun e – 18 July 2025\, with follow-up webinar(s) on 22 July 2025.ObjectivesT he global objective of the course is to gain a clear vision of the key con cepts\, definitions\, and data sources relevant to digital trade statistic s\; to identify key indicators\, prioritize data production\, and address challenges in developing national digital trade statistics\; to build a cu stomized roadmap\, organize and disseminate statistics effectively\, lever age surveys and administrative sources\, and be able to produce insightful analyses in order to develop a comprehensive dissemination policy tailore d to digital trade data.This course will contribute to strengthening the c apacities of small island developing states (SIDS) in Africa\, the Caribbe an and Asia and the Pacific towards the adoption of trade policies that fo ster digital economy development and enhance crisis responsiveness. The pr oject will enhance SIDS'\; capacities on key aspects of statistics on digital economy\, e-Commerce and digital trade through the development of skills and knowledge via innovative approaches based on a recognized blend ed learning method and state-of-the-art technological solutions.Target pop ulationPrimary target: Compilers of international trade statistics from:Na tional Statistical OfficeCentral BankOther national authoritiesSecondary t arget: Digital trade statistics users\, analysts\, policy makers and econo mists from:Ministries of Foreign affairs\, Tourism\, Agriculture\, Trade/C ommerce\, Finance\, ICT\, etc.Chamber of CommerceBusiness ClusterEntrepren eursFinancial institutionsNon-governamental organizationsAcademicsProgramm e OutlineEach course module includes interactive assessments and links to communication tools for online interaction. Every module consists of video presentations\, a participant manual\, a forum\, tests\, and case studies . Participants should spend between 4 to 5 hours per week to study the mat erial and participate in the forums.Module 1: Digital trade\, digital econ omy and statistical conceptsModule 2: Setting the objectives\, identifying the pre-requisites and defining a roadmapModule 3: Data collectionModule 4: Data compilationModule 5: Dissemination and analysisThe course will be conducted in TrainForTrade’s distance learning platform. In the platform \, participants will have access to manuals\, multimedia presentations\, m odule exams\, and opinion surveys and forums created for each module for d iscussions with the instructors\, experts and other participants.A 90-minu te follow-up webinar will be organized at the end of the course. The topic will be defined during the assessment of the online sessions.Registration Registration is open to all relevant stakeholders from SIDS and delegates from Permanent Missions in Geneva. We particularly encourage women to part icipate. Nominated officials can directly self-register at https://tft-reg .unctad.org by selecting “Statistics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerc e and Digital Trade” and using the access code: “2025.DTS”.<\;p st yle="\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;box-sizing:border-box\;color:rgb (51\, 51\, 51)\;font-family:&\;quot\;Helvetica Neue&\;quot\;\, Helve tica\, Arial\, sans-serif\;font-size:14px\;font-style:normal\;font-variant -caps:normal\;font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-weight:400\;letter-spaci ng:normal\;margin:0px 0px 10px\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;text-decorati on-color:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;text-decoration-thickness :initial\;text-indent:0px\;text-transform:none\;white-space:normal\;widows :2\;word-spacing:0px\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/m eeting/trainfortrade-blended-learning-course-statistics-digital-economy-e- commerce-and-digital-0 DTSTAMP:20260805T222446Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73b82e73881 DTSTART:20250713T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20250713T160000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade blended learning course on statistics on the digital economy\, e-commerce and digital trade for small island developing states CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The development of statistics on the digital economy\, on the d evelopment of e-Commerce and on digital trade is key to the correct unders tanding of the changes at play and to the definition of the best strategie s by businesses and by countries. It is key to the implementation of evide nce-based policies and to the emergence of an open and unbiased dialogue b etween stakeholders and policy makers. Therefore\, appropriate statistics are an essential condition of both economic performance and social cohesio n.Digitalization\, and the advent of digital trade\, has the potential to reshuffle the cards of economic development\, to facilitate the achievemen t of specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and can help overcome s ome of the obstacles facing Small Islands Developing States in their endea vor to enhance economic\, social and international inclusion.UNCTAD is org anizing the delivery of the TrainForTrade e-learning course on "\;Stat istics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerce and Digital Trade” from 9 Jun e – 18 July 2025\, with follow-up webinar(s) on 22 July 2025.ObjectivesT he global objective of the course is to gain a clear vision of the key con cepts\, definitions\, and data sources relevant to digital trade statistic s\; to identify key indicators\, prioritize data production\, and address challenges in developing national digital trade statistics\; to build a cu stomized roadmap\, organize and disseminate statistics effectively\, lever age surveys and administrative sources\, and be able to produce insightful analyses in order to develop a comprehensive dissemination policy tailore d to digital trade data.This course will contribute to strengthening the c apacities of small island developing states (SIDS) in Africa\, the Caribbe an and Asia and the Pacific towards the adoption of trade policies that fo ster digital economy development and enhance crisis responsiveness. The pr oject will enhance SIDS'\; capacities on key aspects of statistics on digital economy\, e-Commerce and digital trade through the development of skills and knowledge via innovative approaches based on a recognized blend ed learning method and state-of-the-art technological solutions.Target pop ulationPrimary target: Compilers of international trade statistics from:Na tional Statistical OfficeCentral BankOther national authoritiesSecondary t arget: Digital trade statistics users\, analysts\, policy makers and econo mists from:Ministries of Foreign affairs\, Tourism\, Agriculture\, Trade/C ommerce\, Finance\, ICT\, etc.Chamber of CommerceBusiness ClusterEntrepren eursFinancial institutionsNon-governamental organizationsAcademicsProgramm e OutlineEach course module includes interactive assessments and links to communication tools for online interaction. Every module consists of video presentations\, a participant manual\, a forum\, tests\, and case studies . Participants should spend between 4 to 5 hours per week to study the mat erial and participate in the forums.Module 1: Digital trade\, digital econ omy and statistical conceptsModule 2: Setting the objectives\, identifying the pre-requisites and defining a roadmapModule 3: Data collectionModule 4: Data compilationModule 5: Dissemination and analysisThe course will be conducted in TrainForTrade’s distance learning platform. In the platform \, participants will have access to manuals\, multimedia presentations\, m odule exams\, and opinion surveys and forums created for each module for d iscussions with the instructors\, experts and other participants.A 90-minu te follow-up webinar will be organized at the end of the course. The topic will be defined during the assessment of the online sessions.Registration Registration is open to all relevant stakeholders from SIDS and delegates from Permanent Missions in Geneva. We particularly encourage women to part icipate. Nominated officials can directly self-register at https://tft-reg .unctad.org by selecting “Statistics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerc e and Digital Trade” and using the access code: “2025.DTS”.<\;p st yle="\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;box-sizing:border-box\;color:rgb (51\, 51\, 51)\;font-family:&\;quot\;Helvetica Neue&\;quot\;\, Helve tica\, Arial\, sans-serif\;font-size:14px\;font-style:normal\;font-variant -caps:normal\;font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-weight:400\;letter-spaci ng:normal\;margin:0px 0px 10px\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;text-decorati on-color:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;text-decoration-thickness :initial\;text-indent:0px\;text-transform:none\;white-space:normal\;widows :2\;word-spacing:0px\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/m eeting/trainfortrade-blended-learning-course-statistics-digital-economy-e- commerce-and-digital-0 DTSTAMP:20260805T222446Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73b82e73885 DTSTART:20250714T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20250714T160000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade blended learning course on statistics on the digital economy\, e-commerce and digital trade for small island developing states CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The development of statistics on the digital economy\, on the d evelopment of e-Commerce and on digital trade is key to the correct unders tanding of the changes at play and to the definition of the best strategie s by businesses and by countries. It is key to the implementation of evide nce-based policies and to the emergence of an open and unbiased dialogue b etween stakeholders and policy makers. Therefore\, appropriate statistics are an essential condition of both economic performance and social cohesio n.Digitalization\, and the advent of digital trade\, has the potential to reshuffle the cards of economic development\, to facilitate the achievemen t of specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and can help overcome s ome of the obstacles facing Small Islands Developing States in their endea vor to enhance economic\, social and international inclusion.UNCTAD is org anizing the delivery of the TrainForTrade e-learning course on "\;Stat istics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerce and Digital Trade” from 9 Jun e – 18 July 2025\, with follow-up webinar(s) on 22 July 2025.ObjectivesT he global objective of the course is to gain a clear vision of the key con cepts\, definitions\, and data sources relevant to digital trade statistic s\; to identify key indicators\, prioritize data production\, and address challenges in developing national digital trade statistics\; to build a cu stomized roadmap\, organize and disseminate statistics effectively\, lever age surveys and administrative sources\, and be able to produce insightful analyses in order to develop a comprehensive dissemination policy tailore d to digital trade data.This course will contribute to strengthening the c apacities of small island developing states (SIDS) in Africa\, the Caribbe an and Asia and the Pacific towards the adoption of trade policies that fo ster digital economy development and enhance crisis responsiveness. The pr oject will enhance SIDS'\; capacities on key aspects of statistics on digital economy\, e-Commerce and digital trade through the development of skills and knowledge via innovative approaches based on a recognized blend ed learning method and state-of-the-art technological solutions.Target pop ulationPrimary target: Compilers of international trade statistics from:Na tional Statistical OfficeCentral BankOther national authoritiesSecondary t arget: Digital trade statistics users\, analysts\, policy makers and econo mists from:Ministries of Foreign affairs\, Tourism\, Agriculture\, Trade/C ommerce\, Finance\, ICT\, etc.Chamber of CommerceBusiness ClusterEntrepren eursFinancial institutionsNon-governamental organizationsAcademicsProgramm e OutlineEach course module includes interactive assessments and links to communication tools for online interaction. Every module consists of video presentations\, a participant manual\, a forum\, tests\, and case studies . Participants should spend between 4 to 5 hours per week to study the mat erial and participate in the forums.Module 1: Digital trade\, digital econ omy and statistical conceptsModule 2: Setting the objectives\, identifying the pre-requisites and defining a roadmapModule 3: Data collectionModule 4: Data compilationModule 5: Dissemination and analysisThe course will be conducted in TrainForTrade’s distance learning platform. In the platform \, participants will have access to manuals\, multimedia presentations\, m odule exams\, and opinion surveys and forums created for each module for d iscussions with the instructors\, experts and other participants.A 90-minu te follow-up webinar will be organized at the end of the course. The topic will be defined during the assessment of the online sessions.Registration Registration is open to all relevant stakeholders from SIDS and delegates from Permanent Missions in Geneva. We particularly encourage women to part icipate. Nominated officials can directly self-register at https://tft-reg .unctad.org by selecting “Statistics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerc e and Digital Trade” and using the access code: “2025.DTS”.<\;p st yle="\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;box-sizing:border-box\;color:rgb (51\, 51\, 51)\;font-family:&\;quot\;Helvetica Neue&\;quot\;\, Helve tica\, Arial\, sans-serif\;font-size:14px\;font-style:normal\;font-variant -caps:normal\;font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-weight:400\;letter-spaci ng:normal\;margin:0px 0px 10px\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;text-decorati on-color:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;text-decoration-thickness :initial\;text-indent:0px\;text-transform:none\;white-space:normal\;widows :2\;word-spacing:0px\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/m eeting/trainfortrade-blended-learning-course-statistics-digital-economy-e- commerce-and-digital-0 DTSTAMP:20260805T222446Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73b82e73889 DTSTART:20250715T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20250715T160000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade blended learning course on statistics on the digital economy\, e-commerce and digital trade for small island developing states CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The development of statistics on the digital economy\, on the d evelopment of e-Commerce and on digital trade is key to the correct unders tanding of the changes at play and to the definition of the best strategie s by businesses and by countries. It is key to the implementation of evide nce-based policies and to the emergence of an open and unbiased dialogue b etween stakeholders and policy makers. Therefore\, appropriate statistics are an essential condition of both economic performance and social cohesio n.Digitalization\, and the advent of digital trade\, has the potential to reshuffle the cards of economic development\, to facilitate the achievemen t of specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and can help overcome s ome of the obstacles facing Small Islands Developing States in their endea vor to enhance economic\, social and international inclusion.UNCTAD is org anizing the delivery of the TrainForTrade e-learning course on "\;Stat istics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerce and Digital Trade” from 9 Jun e – 18 July 2025\, with follow-up webinar(s) on 22 July 2025.ObjectivesT he global objective of the course is to gain a clear vision of the key con cepts\, definitions\, and data sources relevant to digital trade statistic s\; to identify key indicators\, prioritize data production\, and address challenges in developing national digital trade statistics\; to build a cu stomized roadmap\, organize and disseminate statistics effectively\, lever age surveys and administrative sources\, and be able to produce insightful analyses in order to develop a comprehensive dissemination policy tailore d to digital trade data.This course will contribute to strengthening the c apacities of small island developing states (SIDS) in Africa\, the Caribbe an and Asia and the Pacific towards the adoption of trade policies that fo ster digital economy development and enhance crisis responsiveness. The pr oject will enhance SIDS'\; capacities on key aspects of statistics on digital economy\, e-Commerce and digital trade through the development of skills and knowledge via innovative approaches based on a recognized blend ed learning method and state-of-the-art technological solutions.Target pop ulationPrimary target: Compilers of international trade statistics from:Na tional Statistical OfficeCentral BankOther national authoritiesSecondary t arget: Digital trade statistics users\, analysts\, policy makers and econo mists from:Ministries of Foreign affairs\, Tourism\, Agriculture\, Trade/C ommerce\, Finance\, ICT\, etc.Chamber of CommerceBusiness ClusterEntrepren eursFinancial institutionsNon-governamental organizationsAcademicsProgramm e OutlineEach course module includes interactive assessments and links to communication tools for online interaction. Every module consists of video presentations\, a participant manual\, a forum\, tests\, and case studies . Participants should spend between 4 to 5 hours per week to study the mat erial and participate in the forums.Module 1: Digital trade\, digital econ omy and statistical conceptsModule 2: Setting the objectives\, identifying the pre-requisites and defining a roadmapModule 3: Data collectionModule 4: Data compilationModule 5: Dissemination and analysisThe course will be conducted in TrainForTrade’s distance learning platform. In the platform \, participants will have access to manuals\, multimedia presentations\, m odule exams\, and opinion surveys and forums created for each module for d iscussions with the instructors\, experts and other participants.A 90-minu te follow-up webinar will be organized at the end of the course. The topic will be defined during the assessment of the online sessions.Registration Registration is open to all relevant stakeholders from SIDS and delegates from Permanent Missions in Geneva. We particularly encourage women to part icipate. Nominated officials can directly self-register at https://tft-reg .unctad.org by selecting “Statistics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerc e and Digital Trade” and using the access code: “2025.DTS”.<\;p st yle="\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;box-sizing:border-box\;color:rgb (51\, 51\, 51)\;font-family:&\;quot\;Helvetica Neue&\;quot\;\, Helve tica\, Arial\, sans-serif\;font-size:14px\;font-style:normal\;font-variant -caps:normal\;font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-weight:400\;letter-spaci ng:normal\;margin:0px 0px 10px\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;text-decorati on-color:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;text-decoration-thickness :initial\;text-indent:0px\;text-transform:none\;white-space:normal\;widows :2\;word-spacing:0px\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/m eeting/trainfortrade-blended-learning-course-statistics-digital-economy-e- commerce-and-digital-0 DTSTAMP:20260805T222446Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73b82e7388d DTSTART:20250716T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20250716T160000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade blended learning course on statistics on the digital economy\, e-commerce and digital trade for small island developing states CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The development of statistics on the digital economy\, on the d evelopment of e-Commerce and on digital trade is key to the correct unders tanding of the changes at play and to the definition of the best strategie s by businesses and by countries. It is key to the implementation of evide nce-based policies and to the emergence of an open and unbiased dialogue b etween stakeholders and policy makers. Therefore\, appropriate statistics are an essential condition of both economic performance and social cohesio n.Digitalization\, and the advent of digital trade\, has the potential to reshuffle the cards of economic development\, to facilitate the achievemen t of specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and can help overcome s ome of the obstacles facing Small Islands Developing States in their endea vor to enhance economic\, social and international inclusion.UNCTAD is org anizing the delivery of the TrainForTrade e-learning course on "\;Stat istics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerce and Digital Trade” from 9 Jun e – 18 July 2025\, with follow-up webinar(s) on 22 July 2025.ObjectivesT he global objective of the course is to gain a clear vision of the key con cepts\, definitions\, and data sources relevant to digital trade statistic s\; to identify key indicators\, prioritize data production\, and address challenges in developing national digital trade statistics\; to build a cu stomized roadmap\, organize and disseminate statistics effectively\, lever age surveys and administrative sources\, and be able to produce insightful analyses in order to develop a comprehensive dissemination policy tailore d to digital trade data.This course will contribute to strengthening the c apacities of small island developing states (SIDS) in Africa\, the Caribbe an and Asia and the Pacific towards the adoption of trade policies that fo ster digital economy development and enhance crisis responsiveness. The pr oject will enhance SIDS'\; capacities on key aspects of statistics on digital economy\, e-Commerce and digital trade through the development of skills and knowledge via innovative approaches based on a recognized blend ed learning method and state-of-the-art technological solutions.Target pop ulationPrimary target: Compilers of international trade statistics from:Na tional Statistical OfficeCentral BankOther national authoritiesSecondary t arget: Digital trade statistics users\, analysts\, policy makers and econo mists from:Ministries of Foreign affairs\, Tourism\, Agriculture\, Trade/C ommerce\, Finance\, ICT\, etc.Chamber of CommerceBusiness ClusterEntrepren eursFinancial institutionsNon-governamental organizationsAcademicsProgramm e OutlineEach course module includes interactive assessments and links to communication tools for online interaction. Every module consists of video presentations\, a participant manual\, a forum\, tests\, and case studies . Participants should spend between 4 to 5 hours per week to study the mat erial and participate in the forums.Module 1: Digital trade\, digital econ omy and statistical conceptsModule 2: Setting the objectives\, identifying the pre-requisites and defining a roadmapModule 3: Data collectionModule 4: Data compilationModule 5: Dissemination and analysisThe course will be conducted in TrainForTrade’s distance learning platform. In the platform \, participants will have access to manuals\, multimedia presentations\, m odule exams\, and opinion surveys and forums created for each module for d iscussions with the instructors\, experts and other participants.A 90-minu te follow-up webinar will be organized at the end of the course. The topic will be defined during the assessment of the online sessions.Registration Registration is open to all relevant stakeholders from SIDS and delegates from Permanent Missions in Geneva. We particularly encourage women to part icipate. Nominated officials can directly self-register at https://tft-reg .unctad.org by selecting “Statistics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerc e and Digital Trade” and using the access code: “2025.DTS”.<\;p st yle="\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;box-sizing:border-box\;color:rgb (51\, 51\, 51)\;font-family:&\;quot\;Helvetica Neue&\;quot\;\, Helve tica\, Arial\, sans-serif\;font-size:14px\;font-style:normal\;font-variant -caps:normal\;font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-weight:400\;letter-spaci ng:normal\;margin:0px 0px 10px\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;text-decorati on-color:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;text-decoration-thickness :initial\;text-indent:0px\;text-transform:none\;white-space:normal\;widows :2\;word-spacing:0px\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/m eeting/trainfortrade-blended-learning-course-statistics-digital-economy-e- commerce-and-digital-0 DTSTAMP:20260805T222446Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73b82e73891 DTSTART:20250717T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20250717T160000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade blended learning course on statistics on the digital economy\, e-commerce and digital trade for small island developing states CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The development of statistics on the digital economy\, on the d evelopment of e-Commerce and on digital trade is key to the correct unders tanding of the changes at play and to the definition of the best strategie s by businesses and by countries. It is key to the implementation of evide nce-based policies and to the emergence of an open and unbiased dialogue b etween stakeholders and policy makers. Therefore\, appropriate statistics are an essential condition of both economic performance and social cohesio n.Digitalization\, and the advent of digital trade\, has the potential to reshuffle the cards of economic development\, to facilitate the achievemen t of specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and can help overcome s ome of the obstacles facing Small Islands Developing States in their endea vor to enhance economic\, social and international inclusion.UNCTAD is org anizing the delivery of the TrainForTrade e-learning course on "\;Stat istics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerce and Digital Trade” from 9 Jun e – 18 July 2025\, with follow-up webinar(s) on 22 July 2025.ObjectivesT he global objective of the course is to gain a clear vision of the key con cepts\, definitions\, and data sources relevant to digital trade statistic s\; to identify key indicators\, prioritize data production\, and address challenges in developing national digital trade statistics\; to build a cu stomized roadmap\, organize and disseminate statistics effectively\, lever age surveys and administrative sources\, and be able to produce insightful analyses in order to develop a comprehensive dissemination policy tailore d to digital trade data.This course will contribute to strengthening the c apacities of small island developing states (SIDS) in Africa\, the Caribbe an and Asia and the Pacific towards the adoption of trade policies that fo ster digital economy development and enhance crisis responsiveness. The pr oject will enhance SIDS'\; capacities on key aspects of statistics on digital economy\, e-Commerce and digital trade through the development of skills and knowledge via innovative approaches based on a recognized blend ed learning method and state-of-the-art technological solutions.Target pop ulationPrimary target: Compilers of international trade statistics from:Na tional Statistical OfficeCentral BankOther national authoritiesSecondary t arget: Digital trade statistics users\, analysts\, policy makers and econo mists from:Ministries of Foreign affairs\, Tourism\, Agriculture\, Trade/C ommerce\, Finance\, ICT\, etc.Chamber of CommerceBusiness ClusterEntrepren eursFinancial institutionsNon-governamental organizationsAcademicsProgramm e OutlineEach course module includes interactive assessments and links to communication tools for online interaction. Every module consists of video presentations\, a participant manual\, a forum\, tests\, and case studies . Participants should spend between 4 to 5 hours per week to study the mat erial and participate in the forums.Module 1: Digital trade\, digital econ omy and statistical conceptsModule 2: Setting the objectives\, identifying the pre-requisites and defining a roadmapModule 3: Data collectionModule 4: Data compilationModule 5: Dissemination and analysisThe course will be conducted in TrainForTrade’s distance learning platform. In the platform \, participants will have access to manuals\, multimedia presentations\, m odule exams\, and opinion surveys and forums created for each module for d iscussions with the instructors\, experts and other participants.A 90-minu te follow-up webinar will be organized at the end of the course. The topic will be defined during the assessment of the online sessions.Registration Registration is open to all relevant stakeholders from SIDS and delegates from Permanent Missions in Geneva. We particularly encourage women to part icipate. Nominated officials can directly self-register at https://tft-reg .unctad.org by selecting “Statistics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerc e and Digital Trade” and using the access code: “2025.DTS”.<\;p st yle="\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;box-sizing:border-box\;color:rgb (51\, 51\, 51)\;font-family:&\;quot\;Helvetica Neue&\;quot\;\, Helve tica\, Arial\, sans-serif\;font-size:14px\;font-style:normal\;font-variant -caps:normal\;font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-weight:400\;letter-spaci ng:normal\;margin:0px 0px 10px\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;text-decorati on-color:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;text-decoration-thickness :initial\;text-indent:0px\;text-transform:none\;white-space:normal\;widows :2\;word-spacing:0px\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/m eeting/trainfortrade-blended-learning-course-statistics-digital-economy-e- commerce-and-digital-0 DTSTAMP:20260805T222446Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73b82e73895 DTSTART:20250718T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20250718T160000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade blended learning course on statistics on the digital economy\, e-commerce and digital trade for small island developing states CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The development of statistics on the digital economy\, on the d evelopment of e-Commerce and on digital trade is key to the correct unders tanding of the changes at play and to the definition of the best strategie s by businesses and by countries. It is key to the implementation of evide nce-based policies and to the emergence of an open and unbiased dialogue b etween stakeholders and policy makers. Therefore\, appropriate statistics are an essential condition of both economic performance and social cohesio n.Digitalization\, and the advent of digital trade\, has the potential to reshuffle the cards of economic development\, to facilitate the achievemen t of specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and can help overcome s ome of the obstacles facing Small Islands Developing States in their endea vor to enhance economic\, social and international inclusion.UNCTAD is org anizing the delivery of the TrainForTrade e-learning course on "\;Stat istics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerce and Digital Trade” from 9 Jun e – 18 July 2025\, with follow-up webinar(s) on 22 July 2025.ObjectivesT he global objective of the course is to gain a clear vision of the key con cepts\, definitions\, and data sources relevant to digital trade statistic s\; to identify key indicators\, prioritize data production\, and address challenges in developing national digital trade statistics\; to build a cu stomized roadmap\, organize and disseminate statistics effectively\, lever age surveys and administrative sources\, and be able to produce insightful analyses in order to develop a comprehensive dissemination policy tailore d to digital trade data.This course will contribute to strengthening the c apacities of small island developing states (SIDS) in Africa\, the Caribbe an and Asia and the Pacific towards the adoption of trade policies that fo ster digital economy development and enhance crisis responsiveness. The pr oject will enhance SIDS'\; capacities on key aspects of statistics on digital economy\, e-Commerce and digital trade through the development of skills and knowledge via innovative approaches based on a recognized blend ed learning method and state-of-the-art technological solutions.Target pop ulationPrimary target: Compilers of international trade statistics from:Na tional Statistical OfficeCentral BankOther national authoritiesSecondary t arget: Digital trade statistics users\, analysts\, policy makers and econo mists from:Ministries of Foreign affairs\, Tourism\, Agriculture\, Trade/C ommerce\, Finance\, ICT\, etc.Chamber of CommerceBusiness ClusterEntrepren eursFinancial institutionsNon-governamental organizationsAcademicsProgramm e OutlineEach course module includes interactive assessments and links to communication tools for online interaction. Every module consists of video presentations\, a participant manual\, a forum\, tests\, and case studies . Participants should spend between 4 to 5 hours per week to study the mat erial and participate in the forums.Module 1: Digital trade\, digital econ omy and statistical conceptsModule 2: Setting the objectives\, identifying the pre-requisites and defining a roadmapModule 3: Data collectionModule 4: Data compilationModule 5: Dissemination and analysisThe course will be conducted in TrainForTrade’s distance learning platform. In the platform \, participants will have access to manuals\, multimedia presentations\, m odule exams\, and opinion surveys and forums created for each module for d iscussions with the instructors\, experts and other participants.A 90-minu te follow-up webinar will be organized at the end of the course. The topic will be defined during the assessment of the online sessions.Registration Registration is open to all relevant stakeholders from SIDS and delegates from Permanent Missions in Geneva. We particularly encourage women to part icipate. Nominated officials can directly self-register at https://tft-reg .unctad.org by selecting “Statistics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerc e and Digital Trade” and using the access code: “2025.DTS”.<\;p st yle="\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;box-sizing:border-box\;color:rgb (51\, 51\, 51)\;font-family:&\;quot\;Helvetica Neue&\;quot\;\, Helve tica\, Arial\, sans-serif\;font-size:14px\;font-style:normal\;font-variant -caps:normal\;font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-weight:400\;letter-spaci ng:normal\;margin:0px 0px 10px\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;text-decorati on-color:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;text-decoration-thickness :initial\;text-indent:0px\;text-transform:none\;white-space:normal\;widows :2\;word-spacing:0px\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/m eeting/trainfortrade-blended-learning-course-statistics-digital-economy-e- commerce-and-digital-0 DTSTAMP:20260805T222446Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73b82e73899 DTSTART:20250719T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20250719T160000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade blended learning course on statistics on the digital economy\, e-commerce and digital trade for small island developing states CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The development of statistics on the digital economy\, on the d evelopment of e-Commerce and on digital trade is key to the correct unders tanding of the changes at play and to the definition of the best strategie s by businesses and by countries. It is key to the implementation of evide nce-based policies and to the emergence of an open and unbiased dialogue b etween stakeholders and policy makers. Therefore\, appropriate statistics are an essential condition of both economic performance and social cohesio n.Digitalization\, and the advent of digital trade\, has the potential to reshuffle the cards of economic development\, to facilitate the achievemen t of specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and can help overcome s ome of the obstacles facing Small Islands Developing States in their endea vor to enhance economic\, social and international inclusion.UNCTAD is org anizing the delivery of the TrainForTrade e-learning course on "\;Stat istics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerce and Digital Trade” from 9 Jun e – 18 July 2025\, with follow-up webinar(s) on 22 July 2025.ObjectivesT he global objective of the course is to gain a clear vision of the key con cepts\, definitions\, and data sources relevant to digital trade statistic s\; to identify key indicators\, prioritize data production\, and address challenges in developing national digital trade statistics\; to build a cu stomized roadmap\, organize and disseminate statistics effectively\, lever age surveys and administrative sources\, and be able to produce insightful analyses in order to develop a comprehensive dissemination policy tailore d to digital trade data.This course will contribute to strengthening the c apacities of small island developing states (SIDS) in Africa\, the Caribbe an and Asia and the Pacific towards the adoption of trade policies that fo ster digital economy development and enhance crisis responsiveness. The pr oject will enhance SIDS'\; capacities on key aspects of statistics on digital economy\, e-Commerce and digital trade through the development of skills and knowledge via innovative approaches based on a recognized blend ed learning method and state-of-the-art technological solutions.Target pop ulationPrimary target: Compilers of international trade statistics from:Na tional Statistical OfficeCentral BankOther national authoritiesSecondary t arget: Digital trade statistics users\, analysts\, policy makers and econo mists from:Ministries of Foreign affairs\, Tourism\, Agriculture\, Trade/C ommerce\, Finance\, ICT\, etc.Chamber of CommerceBusiness ClusterEntrepren eursFinancial institutionsNon-governamental organizationsAcademicsProgramm e OutlineEach course module includes interactive assessments and links to communication tools for online interaction. Every module consists of video presentations\, a participant manual\, a forum\, tests\, and case studies . Participants should spend between 4 to 5 hours per week to study the mat erial and participate in the forums.Module 1: Digital trade\, digital econ omy and statistical conceptsModule 2: Setting the objectives\, identifying the pre-requisites and defining a roadmapModule 3: Data collectionModule 4: Data compilationModule 5: Dissemination and analysisThe course will be conducted in TrainForTrade’s distance learning platform. In the platform \, participants will have access to manuals\, multimedia presentations\, m odule exams\, and opinion surveys and forums created for each module for d iscussions with the instructors\, experts and other participants.A 90-minu te follow-up webinar will be organized at the end of the course. The topic will be defined during the assessment of the online sessions.Registration Registration is open to all relevant stakeholders from SIDS and delegates from Permanent Missions in Geneva. We particularly encourage women to part icipate. Nominated officials can directly self-register at https://tft-reg .unctad.org by selecting “Statistics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerc e and Digital Trade” and using the access code: “2025.DTS”.<\;p st yle="\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;box-sizing:border-box\;color:rgb (51\, 51\, 51)\;font-family:&\;quot\;Helvetica Neue&\;quot\;\, Helve tica\, Arial\, sans-serif\;font-size:14px\;font-style:normal\;font-variant -caps:normal\;font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-weight:400\;letter-spaci ng:normal\;margin:0px 0px 10px\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;text-decorati on-color:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;text-decoration-thickness :initial\;text-indent:0px\;text-transform:none\;white-space:normal\;widows :2\;word-spacing:0px\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/m eeting/trainfortrade-blended-learning-course-statistics-digital-economy-e- commerce-and-digital-0 DTSTAMP:20260805T222446Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73b82e7389d DTSTART:20250720T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20250720T160000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade blended learning course on statistics on the digital economy\, e-commerce and digital trade for small island developing states CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The development of statistics on the digital economy\, on the d evelopment of e-Commerce and on digital trade is key to the correct unders tanding of the changes at play and to the definition of the best strategie s by businesses and by countries. It is key to the implementation of evide nce-based policies and to the emergence of an open and unbiased dialogue b etween stakeholders and policy makers. Therefore\, appropriate statistics are an essential condition of both economic performance and social cohesio n.Digitalization\, and the advent of digital trade\, has the potential to reshuffle the cards of economic development\, to facilitate the achievemen t of specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and can help overcome s ome of the obstacles facing Small Islands Developing States in their endea vor to enhance economic\, social and international inclusion.UNCTAD is org anizing the delivery of the TrainForTrade e-learning course on "\;Stat istics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerce and Digital Trade” from 9 Jun e – 18 July 2025\, with follow-up webinar(s) on 22 July 2025.ObjectivesT he global objective of the course is to gain a clear vision of the key con cepts\, definitions\, and data sources relevant to digital trade statistic s\; to identify key indicators\, prioritize data production\, and address challenges in developing national digital trade statistics\; to build a cu stomized roadmap\, organize and disseminate statistics effectively\, lever age surveys and administrative sources\, and be able to produce insightful analyses in order to develop a comprehensive dissemination policy tailore d to digital trade data.This course will contribute to strengthening the c apacities of small island developing states (SIDS) in Africa\, the Caribbe an and Asia and the Pacific towards the adoption of trade policies that fo ster digital economy development and enhance crisis responsiveness. The pr oject will enhance SIDS'\; capacities on key aspects of statistics on digital economy\, e-Commerce and digital trade through the development of skills and knowledge via innovative approaches based on a recognized blend ed learning method and state-of-the-art technological solutions.Target pop ulationPrimary target: Compilers of international trade statistics from:Na tional Statistical OfficeCentral BankOther national authoritiesSecondary t arget: Digital trade statistics users\, analysts\, policy makers and econo mists from:Ministries of Foreign affairs\, Tourism\, Agriculture\, Trade/C ommerce\, Finance\, ICT\, etc.Chamber of CommerceBusiness ClusterEntrepren eursFinancial institutionsNon-governamental organizationsAcademicsProgramm e OutlineEach course module includes interactive assessments and links to communication tools for online interaction. Every module consists of video presentations\, a participant manual\, a forum\, tests\, and case studies . Participants should spend between 4 to 5 hours per week to study the mat erial and participate in the forums.Module 1: Digital trade\, digital econ omy and statistical conceptsModule 2: Setting the objectives\, identifying the pre-requisites and defining a roadmapModule 3: Data collectionModule 4: Data compilationModule 5: Dissemination and analysisThe course will be conducted in TrainForTrade’s distance learning platform. In the platform \, participants will have access to manuals\, multimedia presentations\, m odule exams\, and opinion surveys and forums created for each module for d iscussions with the instructors\, experts and other participants.A 90-minu te follow-up webinar will be organized at the end of the course. The topic will be defined during the assessment of the online sessions.Registration Registration is open to all relevant stakeholders from SIDS and delegates from Permanent Missions in Geneva. We particularly encourage women to part icipate. Nominated officials can directly self-register at https://tft-reg .unctad.org by selecting “Statistics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerc e and Digital Trade” and using the access code: “2025.DTS”.<\;p st yle="\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;box-sizing:border-box\;color:rgb (51\, 51\, 51)\;font-family:&\;quot\;Helvetica Neue&\;quot\;\, Helve tica\, Arial\, sans-serif\;font-size:14px\;font-style:normal\;font-variant -caps:normal\;font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-weight:400\;letter-spaci ng:normal\;margin:0px 0px 10px\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;text-decorati on-color:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;text-decoration-thickness :initial\;text-indent:0px\;text-transform:none\;white-space:normal\;widows :2\;word-spacing:0px\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/m eeting/trainfortrade-blended-learning-course-statistics-digital-economy-e- commerce-and-digital-0 DTSTAMP:20260805T222446Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73b82e738a2 DTSTART:20250721T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20250721T160000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade blended learning course on statistics on the digital economy\, e-commerce and digital trade for small island developing states CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The development of statistics on the digital economy\, on the d evelopment of e-Commerce and on digital trade is key to the correct unders tanding of the changes at play and to the definition of the best strategie s by businesses and by countries. It is key to the implementation of evide nce-based policies and to the emergence of an open and unbiased dialogue b etween stakeholders and policy makers. Therefore\, appropriate statistics are an essential condition of both economic performance and social cohesio n.Digitalization\, and the advent of digital trade\, has the potential to reshuffle the cards of economic development\, to facilitate the achievemen t of specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and can help overcome s ome of the obstacles facing Small Islands Developing States in their endea vor to enhance economic\, social and international inclusion.UNCTAD is org anizing the delivery of the TrainForTrade e-learning course on "\;Stat istics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerce and Digital Trade” from 9 Jun e – 18 July 2025\, with follow-up webinar(s) on 22 July 2025.ObjectivesT he global objective of the course is to gain a clear vision of the key con cepts\, definitions\, and data sources relevant to digital trade statistic s\; to identify key indicators\, prioritize data production\, and address challenges in developing national digital trade statistics\; to build a cu stomized roadmap\, organize and disseminate statistics effectively\, lever age surveys and administrative sources\, and be able to produce insightful analyses in order to develop a comprehensive dissemination policy tailore d to digital trade data.This course will contribute to strengthening the c apacities of small island developing states (SIDS) in Africa\, the Caribbe an and Asia and the Pacific towards the adoption of trade policies that fo ster digital economy development and enhance crisis responsiveness. The pr oject will enhance SIDS'\; capacities on key aspects of statistics on digital economy\, e-Commerce and digital trade through the development of skills and knowledge via innovative approaches based on a recognized blend ed learning method and state-of-the-art technological solutions.Target pop ulationPrimary target: Compilers of international trade statistics from:Na tional Statistical OfficeCentral BankOther national authoritiesSecondary t arget: Digital trade statistics users\, analysts\, policy makers and econo mists from:Ministries of Foreign affairs\, Tourism\, Agriculture\, Trade/C ommerce\, Finance\, ICT\, etc.Chamber of CommerceBusiness ClusterEntrepren eursFinancial institutionsNon-governamental organizationsAcademicsProgramm e OutlineEach course module includes interactive assessments and links to communication tools for online interaction. Every module consists of video presentations\, a participant manual\, a forum\, tests\, and case studies . Participants should spend between 4 to 5 hours per week to study the mat erial and participate in the forums.Module 1: Digital trade\, digital econ omy and statistical conceptsModule 2: Setting the objectives\, identifying the pre-requisites and defining a roadmapModule 3: Data collectionModule 4: Data compilationModule 5: Dissemination and analysisThe course will be conducted in TrainForTrade’s distance learning platform. In the platform \, participants will have access to manuals\, multimedia presentations\, m odule exams\, and opinion surveys and forums created for each module for d iscussions with the instructors\, experts and other participants.A 90-minu te follow-up webinar will be organized at the end of the course. The topic will be defined during the assessment of the online sessions.Registration Registration is open to all relevant stakeholders from SIDS and delegates from Permanent Missions in Geneva. We particularly encourage women to part icipate. Nominated officials can directly self-register at https://tft-reg .unctad.org by selecting “Statistics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerc e and Digital Trade” and using the access code: “2025.DTS”.<\;p st yle="\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;box-sizing:border-box\;color:rgb (51\, 51\, 51)\;font-family:&\;quot\;Helvetica Neue&\;quot\;\, Helve tica\, Arial\, sans-serif\;font-size:14px\;font-style:normal\;font-variant -caps:normal\;font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-weight:400\;letter-spaci ng:normal\;margin:0px 0px 10px\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;text-decorati on-color:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;text-decoration-thickness :initial\;text-indent:0px\;text-transform:none\;white-space:normal\;widows :2\;word-spacing:0px\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/m eeting/trainfortrade-blended-learning-course-statistics-digital-economy-e- commerce-and-digital-0 DTSTAMP:20260805T222446Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73b82e738a6 DTSTART:20250722T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20250722T160000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade blended learning course on statistics on the digital economy\, e-commerce and digital trade for small island developing states CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The development of statistics on the digital economy\, on the d evelopment of e-Commerce and on digital trade is key to the correct unders tanding of the changes at play and to the definition of the best strategie s by businesses and by countries. It is key to the implementation of evide nce-based policies and to the emergence of an open and unbiased dialogue b etween stakeholders and policy makers. Therefore\, appropriate statistics are an essential condition of both economic performance and social cohesio n.Digitalization\, and the advent of digital trade\, has the potential to reshuffle the cards of economic development\, to facilitate the achievemen t of specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and can help overcome s ome of the obstacles facing Small Islands Developing States in their endea vor to enhance economic\, social and international inclusion.UNCTAD is org anizing the delivery of the TrainForTrade e-learning course on "\;Stat istics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerce and Digital Trade” from 9 Jun e – 18 July 2025\, with follow-up webinar(s) on 22 July 2025.ObjectivesT he global objective of the course is to gain a clear vision of the key con cepts\, definitions\, and data sources relevant to digital trade statistic s\; to identify key indicators\, prioritize data production\, and address challenges in developing national digital trade statistics\; to build a cu stomized roadmap\, organize and disseminate statistics effectively\, lever age surveys and administrative sources\, and be able to produce insightful analyses in order to develop a comprehensive dissemination policy tailore d to digital trade data.This course will contribute to strengthening the c apacities of small island developing states (SIDS) in Africa\, the Caribbe an and Asia and the Pacific towards the adoption of trade policies that fo ster digital economy development and enhance crisis responsiveness. The pr oject will enhance SIDS'\; capacities on key aspects of statistics on digital economy\, e-Commerce and digital trade through the development of skills and knowledge via innovative approaches based on a recognized blend ed learning method and state-of-the-art technological solutions.Target pop ulationPrimary target: Compilers of international trade statistics from:Na tional Statistical OfficeCentral BankOther national authoritiesSecondary t arget: Digital trade statistics users\, analysts\, policy makers and econo mists from:Ministries of Foreign affairs\, Tourism\, Agriculture\, Trade/C ommerce\, Finance\, ICT\, etc.Chamber of CommerceBusiness ClusterEntrepren eursFinancial institutionsNon-governamental organizationsAcademicsProgramm e OutlineEach course module includes interactive assessments and links to communication tools for online interaction. Every module consists of video presentations\, a participant manual\, a forum\, tests\, and case studies . Participants should spend between 4 to 5 hours per week to study the mat erial and participate in the forums.Module 1: Digital trade\, digital econ omy and statistical conceptsModule 2: Setting the objectives\, identifying the pre-requisites and defining a roadmapModule 3: Data collectionModule 4: Data compilationModule 5: Dissemination and analysisThe course will be conducted in TrainForTrade’s distance learning platform. In the platform \, participants will have access to manuals\, multimedia presentations\, m odule exams\, and opinion surveys and forums created for each module for d iscussions with the instructors\, experts and other participants.A 90-minu te follow-up webinar will be organized at the end of the course. The topic will be defined during the assessment of the online sessions.Registration Registration is open to all relevant stakeholders from SIDS and delegates from Permanent Missions in Geneva. We particularly encourage women to part icipate. Nominated officials can directly self-register at https://tft-reg .unctad.org by selecting “Statistics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerc e and Digital Trade” and using the access code: “2025.DTS”.<\;p st yle="\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;box-sizing:border-box\;color:rgb (51\, 51\, 51)\;font-family:&\;quot\;Helvetica Neue&\;quot\;\, Helve tica\, Arial\, sans-serif\;font-size:14px\;font-style:normal\;font-variant -caps:normal\;font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-weight:400\;letter-spaci ng:normal\;margin:0px 0px 10px\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;text-decorati on-color:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;text-decoration-thickness :initial\;text-indent:0px\;text-transform:none\;white-space:normal\;widows :2\;word-spacing:0px\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/m eeting/trainfortrade-blended-learning-course-statistics-digital-economy-e- commerce-and-digital-0 DTSTAMP:20260805T222446Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73b82e738aa DTSTART:20250723T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20250723T160000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade blended learning course on statistics on the digital economy\, e-commerce and digital trade for small island developing states CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The development of statistics on the digital economy\, on the d evelopment of e-Commerce and on digital trade is key to the correct unders tanding of the changes at play and to the definition of the best strategie s by businesses and by countries. It is key to the implementation of evide nce-based policies and to the emergence of an open and unbiased dialogue b etween stakeholders and policy makers. Therefore\, appropriate statistics are an essential condition of both economic performance and social cohesio n.Digitalization\, and the advent of digital trade\, has the potential to reshuffle the cards of economic development\, to facilitate the achievemen t of specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and can help overcome s ome of the obstacles facing Small Islands Developing States in their endea vor to enhance economic\, social and international inclusion.UNCTAD is org anizing the delivery of the TrainForTrade e-learning course on "\;Stat istics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerce and Digital Trade” from 9 Jun e – 18 July 2025\, with follow-up webinar(s) on 22 July 2025.ObjectivesT he global objective of the course is to gain a clear vision of the key con cepts\, definitions\, and data sources relevant to digital trade statistic s\; to identify key indicators\, prioritize data production\, and address challenges in developing national digital trade statistics\; to build a cu stomized roadmap\, organize and disseminate statistics effectively\, lever age surveys and administrative sources\, and be able to produce insightful analyses in order to develop a comprehensive dissemination policy tailore d to digital trade data.This course will contribute to strengthening the c apacities of small island developing states (SIDS) in Africa\, the Caribbe an and Asia and the Pacific towards the adoption of trade policies that fo ster digital economy development and enhance crisis responsiveness. The pr oject will enhance SIDS'\; capacities on key aspects of statistics on digital economy\, e-Commerce and digital trade through the development of skills and knowledge via innovative approaches based on a recognized blend ed learning method and state-of-the-art technological solutions.Target pop ulationPrimary target: Compilers of international trade statistics from:Na tional Statistical OfficeCentral BankOther national authoritiesSecondary t arget: Digital trade statistics users\, analysts\, policy makers and econo mists from:Ministries of Foreign affairs\, Tourism\, Agriculture\, Trade/C ommerce\, Finance\, ICT\, etc.Chamber of CommerceBusiness ClusterEntrepren eursFinancial institutionsNon-governamental organizationsAcademicsProgramm e OutlineEach course module includes interactive assessments and links to communication tools for online interaction. Every module consists of video presentations\, a participant manual\, a forum\, tests\, and case studies . Participants should spend between 4 to 5 hours per week to study the mat erial and participate in the forums.Module 1: Digital trade\, digital econ omy and statistical conceptsModule 2: Setting the objectives\, identifying the pre-requisites and defining a roadmapModule 3: Data collectionModule 4: Data compilationModule 5: Dissemination and analysisThe course will be conducted in TrainForTrade’s distance learning platform. In the platform \, participants will have access to manuals\, multimedia presentations\, m odule exams\, and opinion surveys and forums created for each module for d iscussions with the instructors\, experts and other participants.A 90-minu te follow-up webinar will be organized at the end of the course. The topic will be defined during the assessment of the online sessions.Registration Registration is open to all relevant stakeholders from SIDS and delegates from Permanent Missions in Geneva. We particularly encourage women to part icipate. Nominated officials can directly self-register at https://tft-reg .unctad.org by selecting “Statistics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerc e and Digital Trade” and using the access code: “2025.DTS”.<\;p st yle="\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;box-sizing:border-box\;color:rgb (51\, 51\, 51)\;font-family:&\;quot\;Helvetica Neue&\;quot\;\, Helve tica\, Arial\, sans-serif\;font-size:14px\;font-style:normal\;font-variant -caps:normal\;font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-weight:400\;letter-spaci ng:normal\;margin:0px 0px 10px\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;text-decorati on-color:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;text-decoration-thickness :initial\;text-indent:0px\;text-transform:none\;white-space:normal\;widows :2\;word-spacing:0px\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/m eeting/trainfortrade-blended-learning-course-statistics-digital-economy-e- commerce-and-digital-0 DTSTAMP:20260805T222446Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73b82e738ae DTSTART:20250724T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20250724T160000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade blended learning course on statistics on the digital economy\, e-commerce and digital trade for small island developing states CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The development of statistics on the digital economy\, on the d evelopment of e-Commerce and on digital trade is key to the correct unders tanding of the changes at play and to the definition of the best strategie s by businesses and by countries. It is key to the implementation of evide nce-based policies and to the emergence of an open and unbiased dialogue b etween stakeholders and policy makers. Therefore\, appropriate statistics are an essential condition of both economic performance and social cohesio n.Digitalization\, and the advent of digital trade\, has the potential to reshuffle the cards of economic development\, to facilitate the achievemen t of specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and can help overcome s ome of the obstacles facing Small Islands Developing States in their endea vor to enhance economic\, social and international inclusion.UNCTAD is org anizing the delivery of the TrainForTrade e-learning course on "\;Stat istics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerce and Digital Trade” from 9 Jun e – 18 July 2025\, with follow-up webinar(s) on 22 July 2025.ObjectivesT he global objective of the course is to gain a clear vision of the key con cepts\, definitions\, and data sources relevant to digital trade statistic s\; to identify key indicators\, prioritize data production\, and address challenges in developing national digital trade statistics\; to build a cu stomized roadmap\, organize and disseminate statistics effectively\, lever age surveys and administrative sources\, and be able to produce insightful analyses in order to develop a comprehensive dissemination policy tailore d to digital trade data.This course will contribute to strengthening the c apacities of small island developing states (SIDS) in Africa\, the Caribbe an and Asia and the Pacific towards the adoption of trade policies that fo ster digital economy development and enhance crisis responsiveness. The pr oject will enhance SIDS'\; capacities on key aspects of statistics on digital economy\, e-Commerce and digital trade through the development of skills and knowledge via innovative approaches based on a recognized blend ed learning method and state-of-the-art technological solutions.Target pop ulationPrimary target: Compilers of international trade statistics from:Na tional Statistical OfficeCentral BankOther national authoritiesSecondary t arget: Digital trade statistics users\, analysts\, policy makers and econo mists from:Ministries of Foreign affairs\, Tourism\, Agriculture\, Trade/C ommerce\, Finance\, ICT\, etc.Chamber of CommerceBusiness ClusterEntrepren eursFinancial institutionsNon-governamental organizationsAcademicsProgramm e OutlineEach course module includes interactive assessments and links to communication tools for online interaction. Every module consists of video presentations\, a participant manual\, a forum\, tests\, and case studies . Participants should spend between 4 to 5 hours per week to study the mat erial and participate in the forums.Module 1: Digital trade\, digital econ omy and statistical conceptsModule 2: Setting the objectives\, identifying the pre-requisites and defining a roadmapModule 3: Data collectionModule 4: Data compilationModule 5: Dissemination and analysisThe course will be conducted in TrainForTrade’s distance learning platform. In the platform \, participants will have access to manuals\, multimedia presentations\, m odule exams\, and opinion surveys and forums created for each module for d iscussions with the instructors\, experts and other participants.A 90-minu te follow-up webinar will be organized at the end of the course. The topic will be defined during the assessment of the online sessions.Registration Registration is open to all relevant stakeholders from SIDS and delegates from Permanent Missions in Geneva. We particularly encourage women to part icipate. Nominated officials can directly self-register at https://tft-reg .unctad.org by selecting “Statistics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerc e and Digital Trade” and using the access code: “2025.DTS”.<\;p st yle="\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;box-sizing:border-box\;color:rgb (51\, 51\, 51)\;font-family:&\;quot\;Helvetica Neue&\;quot\;\, Helve tica\, Arial\, sans-serif\;font-size:14px\;font-style:normal\;font-variant -caps:normal\;font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-weight:400\;letter-spaci ng:normal\;margin:0px 0px 10px\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;text-decorati on-color:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;text-decoration-thickness :initial\;text-indent:0px\;text-transform:none\;white-space:normal\;widows :2\;word-spacing:0px\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/m eeting/trainfortrade-blended-learning-course-statistics-digital-economy-e- commerce-and-digital-0 DTSTAMP:20260805T222446Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73b82e738b2 DTSTART:20250725T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20250725T160000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:TrainForTrade blended learning course on statistics on the digital economy\, e-commerce and digital trade for small island developing states CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The development of statistics on the digital economy\, on the d evelopment of e-Commerce and on digital trade is key to the correct unders tanding of the changes at play and to the definition of the best strategie s by businesses and by countries. It is key to the implementation of evide nce-based policies and to the emergence of an open and unbiased dialogue b etween stakeholders and policy makers. Therefore\, appropriate statistics are an essential condition of both economic performance and social cohesio n.Digitalization\, and the advent of digital trade\, has the potential to reshuffle the cards of economic development\, to facilitate the achievemen t of specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and can help overcome s ome of the obstacles facing Small Islands Developing States in their endea vor to enhance economic\, social and international inclusion.UNCTAD is org anizing the delivery of the TrainForTrade e-learning course on "\;Stat istics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerce and Digital Trade” from 9 Jun e – 18 July 2025\, with follow-up webinar(s) on 22 July 2025.ObjectivesT he global objective of the course is to gain a clear vision of the key con cepts\, definitions\, and data sources relevant to digital trade statistic s\; to identify key indicators\, prioritize data production\, and address challenges in developing national digital trade statistics\; to build a cu stomized roadmap\, organize and disseminate statistics effectively\, lever age surveys and administrative sources\, and be able to produce insightful analyses in order to develop a comprehensive dissemination policy tailore d to digital trade data.This course will contribute to strengthening the c apacities of small island developing states (SIDS) in Africa\, the Caribbe an and Asia and the Pacific towards the adoption of trade policies that fo ster digital economy development and enhance crisis responsiveness. The pr oject will enhance SIDS'\; capacities on key aspects of statistics on digital economy\, e-Commerce and digital trade through the development of skills and knowledge via innovative approaches based on a recognized blend ed learning method and state-of-the-art technological solutions.Target pop ulationPrimary target: Compilers of international trade statistics from:Na tional Statistical OfficeCentral BankOther national authoritiesSecondary t arget: Digital trade statistics users\, analysts\, policy makers and econo mists from:Ministries of Foreign affairs\, Tourism\, Agriculture\, Trade/C ommerce\, Finance\, ICT\, etc.Chamber of CommerceBusiness ClusterEntrepren eursFinancial institutionsNon-governamental organizationsAcademicsProgramm e OutlineEach course module includes interactive assessments and links to communication tools for online interaction. Every module consists of video presentations\, a participant manual\, a forum\, tests\, and case studies . Participants should spend between 4 to 5 hours per week to study the mat erial and participate in the forums.Module 1: Digital trade\, digital econ omy and statistical conceptsModule 2: Setting the objectives\, identifying the pre-requisites and defining a roadmapModule 3: Data collectionModule 4: Data compilationModule 5: Dissemination and analysisThe course will be conducted in TrainForTrade’s distance learning platform. In the platform \, participants will have access to manuals\, multimedia presentations\, m odule exams\, and opinion surveys and forums created for each module for d iscussions with the instructors\, experts and other participants.A 90-minu te follow-up webinar will be organized at the end of the course. The topic will be defined during the assessment of the online sessions.Registration Registration is open to all relevant stakeholders from SIDS and delegates from Permanent Missions in Geneva. We particularly encourage women to part icipate. Nominated officials can directly self-register at https://tft-reg .unctad.org by selecting “Statistics on the Digital Economy\, E-Commerc e and Digital Trade” and using the access code: “2025.DTS”.<\;p st yle="\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;box-sizing:border-box\;color:rgb (51\, 51\, 51)\;font-family:&\;quot\;Helvetica Neue&\;quot\;\, Helve tica\, Arial\, sans-serif\;font-size:14px\;font-style:normal\;font-variant -caps:normal\;font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-weight:400\;letter-spaci ng:normal\;margin:0px 0px 10px\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;text-decorati on-color:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;text-decoration-thickness :initial\;text-indent:0px\;text-transform:none\;white-space:normal\;widows :2\;word-spacing:0px\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/m eeting/trainfortrade-blended-learning-course-statistics-digital-economy-e- commerce-and-digital-0 DTSTAMP:20260805T222446Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR