UNCTAD will present its B2C E-commerce Index and brief on the proposed Aid for e-Trade initiative at the Cross-border E-commerce: Towards Seamless Connectivity workshop organized by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), ASEAN Studies Center and the Ministry of Commerce of China, from 9 to 11 March 2016, in Bangkok, Thailand.
The workshop aims to enhance capacities of government officials from the Asia-Pacific region in overcoming constraints to and identifying avenues for cross-border e-commerce development and cooperation. The programme will cover topics such as cross-border e-commerce in the globalised world, e-commerce readiness tools and best practices, case studies, tackling e-commerce challenges and cross-border e-commerce cooperation. It will be attended by country officials from ministries of commerce, ministries of planning, ministries of trade and industry and ministries of finance.
For more information on UNCTAD's B2C E-commerce Index see the Information Economy Report 2015 - Unlocking the Potential of E-commerce for Developing Countries.
UNCTAD's programme on measuring ICT for development is financially supported by the Government of Sweden.
