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Future of Africa e-commerce looks bright as Nairobi event ends
14 Dec 2018
First Africa eCommerce Week closes with UNCTAD issuing the Nairobi Manifesto on the Digital Economy and Inclusive Development in Africa.
How do we ensure inclusive development from digitalization in Africa?
5 Nov 2018
Written byTim Unwin, UNESCO Chair in ICT4D, and Emeritus Professor of Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London
Myanmar eyes e-commerce for jobs, trade and economic growth
30 Oct 2018
Government officials, donors and partners meet to consider UNCTAD's appraisal of how e-commerce can boost Myanmar's economy and the next steps forward.
The pursuit of inclusion: Africa and the new digital economy
29 Oct 2018
Written byJuliet Anammah, CEO Jumia Nigeria
The digital divide is impeding development
24 Oct 2018
Written byMukhisa Kituyi is Secretary-General of UNCTAD
Will new technologies really help developing economies?
19 Oct 2018
Written byDani Rodrik, Ford Foundation Professor of International Political Economy at John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Burkina Faso, Senegal and Togo look hard at e-commerce opportunities
5 Oct 2018
Representatives of West African countries are gathering in Burkina Faso to consider their e-commerce future and what needs to be done to realise it.
G20 deepens support for digital inclusion
27 Aug 2018
Speaking at a G20 ministers' meeting on digital economic transformation, UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi urges governments to "walk the talk" for developing countries.
Harness hi-tech for sustainable development, but get it right
8 Jun 2018
Frontier technologies are driving the fastest pace of change ever seen. Harnessing their power to achieve sustainable development is critical, but it has to be done right.
Global action is needed now to align digitalization and development
13 Apr 2018
Written by Shamika N. SirimanneDirector of the Division on Technology and Logistics, UNCTAD
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