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DTSTART:20261013T070000Z
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LOCATION:Lusaka\, Zambia
SUMMARY:Start-up workshop for Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence-Po
 wered Transparency on Trade-Related Regulations for Gender-Sensitive Polic
 ymaking in Africa - Zambia
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:The project “Digitalization and artificial intelligence-power
 ed transparency on trade-related regulations for gender-sensitive trade po
 licymaking in Africa” aims to strengthen the capacity of four African co
 untries – The Gambia\, Kenya\, Namibia\, Zambia – to improve transpare
 ncy on trade-related regulations with digitalization and artificial intell
 igence (AI) to better develop gender-sensitive trade policies. Trade poli
 cy can have disproportionate effects on women traders and entrepreneurs\, 
 as well as posing a risk to health and well-being of women through product
 s and sectors where women are heavily involved. However\, a lack of transp
 arency in trade-related regulations increases trade costs and remains a ma
 jor obstacle to design evidence-based gender-sensitive trade policy.Object
 ivesThe workshop aims to:Launch the project and present its overall object
 ives\, planned activities\, expected outputs and implementation approach t
 o national stakeholders.Clarify roles and responsibilities of government i
 nstitutions\, private sector representatives\, women’s associations\, or
 ganizations of persons with disabilities and other relevant stakeholders i
 n the project.Discuss mechanisms for dissemination and access to regulator
 y information\, including opportunities to make information collected thro
 ugh the project available through national trade portals.Identify stakehol
 der needs and priorities related to gender-sensitive trade-related regulat
 ions and regulatory information\, and gather feedback to inform project im
 plementation.ParticipantsThe workshop will bring together:Government offic
 ials from different institutions addressing trade-related regulationsPriva
 te sector representativesWomen’s associations(If possible) associations 
 of persons with disabilityOther UN agencies such as RCOs or UNCTs&lt\;p&gt
 \;The project “Digitalization and artificial intelligence-powered transp
 arency on trade-related regulations for gender-sensitive trade policymakin
 g in Africa” aims to strengthen the capacity of four African countries 
 – The Gambia\, Kenya\, Namibia\, Zambia – to improve transparency on t
 rade-related regulations with digitalization and artificial intelligence (
 AI) to better develop gender-sensitive trade policies.&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&
 gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;Trade policy can have disproportionate effects on women tra
 ders and entrepreneurs\, as well as posing a risk to health and well-being
  of women through products and sectors where women are heavily involved. H
 owever\, a lack of transparency in trade-related regulations increases tra
 de costs and remains a major obstacle to design evidence-based gender-sens
 itive trade policy.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;h4&gt\;Objectives&lt\;/h4&gt\;&lt\;p&g
 t\;The workshop aims to:&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;ul&gt\;&lt\;li data-list-item-id=
 &quot\;ee45dfa6f9ee8fa973b19faa6ba7c37b6\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nht
 tps://unctad.org/meeting/start-workshop-digitalization-and-artificial-inte
 lligence-powered-transparency-trade
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