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DTSTART:20260811T090000Z
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LOCATION:Accra\, Ghana
SUMMARY:Capacity-building workshop on inclusive e-commerce and digital trad
 e in Ghana
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:The E-Commerce and Digital Economy Branch of UNCTAD\, in cooper
 ation with the Ministry of Trade\, Agribusiness and Industry in Ghana will
  hold a Capacity-Building Workshop on Inclusive E-commerce and Digital Tra
 de on 11 August 2026 in Accra. The workshop aims to support the inclusive
  implementation of the National E-commerce Strategy by identifying barrier
 s to and opportunities for persons with disabilities and other marginalize
 d groups\, enhancing key stakeholders&#039\; understanding of issues relat
 ed to inclusive e-commerce and digital trade\, and strengthening their cap
 acity to incorporate inclusion-related measures into the strategy&#039\;s 
 implementation. The event will gather government officials\, representati
 ves from organisations of persons with disabilities and other marginalized
  groups\, the private sector and development partners in Ghana.The elabora
 tion and implementation of the Ghana E-commerce Strategy takes place in th
 e framework of the UN Joint SDG Fund Digital Transformation Window 2023\, 
 implemented by UNCTAD in partnership with the United Nations Capital Devel
 opment Fund (UNCDF) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)\, 
 and coordinated by the UN Resident Coordinator Office (UNRCO). The joint 
 programme focuses on leveraging digital ecosystems for increased MSME prod
 uctivity and will enhance the capacity of policy makers to lead\, plan\, i
 mplement and monitor e-commerce reforms that contribute to inclusive and s
 ustainable development. &lt\;p&gt\;The E-Commerce and Digital Economy Bra
 nch of UNCTAD\, in cooperation with the Ministry of Trade\, Agribusiness a
 nd Industry in Ghana will hold a Capacity-Building Workshop on Inclusive E
 -commerce and Digital Trade on 11 August 2026 in Accra.&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p
 &gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;The workshop aims to support the inclusive implementation 
 of the National E-commerce Strategy by identifying barriers to and opportu
 nities for persons with disabilities and other marginalized groups\, enhan
 cing key stakeholders&#039\; understanding of issues related to inclusive 
 e-commerce and digital trade\, and strengthening their capacity to incorpo
 rate inclusion-related measures into the strategy&#039\;s implementation.&
 amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;The event will gather government officia
 ls\, representatives from organisations of persons with disabilities and o
 ther marginalized groups\, the private sector and development partners in 
 Ghana.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;The elaboration and implementation of the Gha
 na E-commerce Strategy takes place in the framework of the UN Joint SDG Fu
 nd Digital Transformation Window 2023\, implemented by UNCTAD in partnersh
 ip with the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and the United
  Nations Development Programme (UNDP)\, and coordinated by the UN Resident
  Coordinator Office (UNRCO).&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;The joint p
 rogramme focuses on leveraging digital ecosystems for increased MSME produ
 ctivity and will enhance the capacity of policy makers to lead\, plan\, im
 plement and monitor e-commerce reforms that contribute to inclusive and su
 stainable development.&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.o
 rg\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/capacity-building-workshop-inclusive-e-comm
 erce-and-digital-trade-ghana
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