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LOCATION:Nairobi\, Kenya
SUMMARY:Start-up workshop for Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence-Po
 wered Transparency on Trade-Related Regulations for Gender-Sensitive Polic
 ymaking in Africa - Kenya
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:BackgroundThe project “Digitalization and artificial intellig
 ence-powered transparency on trade-related regulations for gender-sensitiv
 e trade policymaking in Africa” aims to strengthen the capacity of four 
 African countries – The Gambia\, Kenya\, Namibia\, Zambia – to improve
  transparency on trade-related regulations with digitalization and artific
 ial intelligence (AI) to better develop gender-sensitive trade policies. T
 rade policy can have disproportionate effects on women traders and entrepr
 eneurs\, as well as posing a risk to health and well-being of women throug
 h products and sectors where women are heavily involved. However\, a lack 
 of transparency in trade-related regulations increases trade costs and rem
 ains a major obstacle to design evidence-based gender-sensitive trade poli
 cy. ObjectivesThe workshop aims to:Launch the project and present its ove
 rall objectives\, planned activities\, expected outputs and implementation
  approach to national stakeholders.Clarify roles and responsibilities of g
 overnment institutions\, private sector representatives\, women’s associ
 ations\, organizations of persons with disabilities and other relevant sta
 keholders in the project.Discuss mechanisms for dissemination and access t
 o regulatory information\, including opportunities to make information col
 lected through the project available through national trade portals.Identi
 fy stakeholder needs and priorities related to gender-sensitive trade-rela
 ted regulations and regulatory information\, and gather feedback to inform
  project implementation. ParticipantsThe workshop will bring together:Gov
 ernment officials from different institutions addressing trade-related reg
 ulationsPrivate sector representativesWomen’s associations(If possible) 
 associations of persons with disabilityOther UN agencies such as RCOs or U
 NCT&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Background&lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;
 p&gt\;The project “Digitalization and artificial intelligence-powered tr
 ansparency on trade-related regulations for gender-sensitive trade policym
 aking in Africa” aims to strengthen the capacity of four African countri
 es – The Gambia\, Kenya\, Namibia\, Zambia – to improve transparency o
 n trade-related regulations with digitalization and artificial intelligenc
 e (AI) to better develop gender-sensitive trade policies. Trade policy can
  have disproportionate effects on women traders and entrepreneurs\, as wel
 l as posing a risk to health and well-being of women through products and 
 sectors where women are heavily involved. However\, a lack of transparency
  in trade-related regulations increases trade costs and remains a major ob
 stacle to design evidence-based gender-sensitive trade policy.&lt\;/p&gt\;
 &lt\;p&gt\;&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Objectives&l
 t\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;The workshop aims to:&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt
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 5\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/start-workshop
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