The coronavirus pandemic is impacting actors in the digital economy differently. While some digital businesses are showing resilience, costs are rising for others, a new UNCTAD survey shows.
Generous grant from the Netherlands will boost Africa-wide ambitions to benefit from e-commerce and provides concrete support to its least developed countries.
UNCTAD helps the southeast Asian nation develop a strategy to build on e-commerce growth in sectors such as food delivery, online retail and mobile payments.
The pandemic has accelerated the shift towards a more digital world and triggered changes in online shopping behaviours that are likely to have lasting effects
UNCTAD discusses the state of the information society at the 15-year anniversary since the landmark World Summit on the Information Society summit.
Partnerships with development agencies and government efforts to boost the digital economy are helping soften the economic blow of the pandemic.
Support will allow UNCTAD to identify good practices and recommend policies to help developing countries better rebuild their economies following the COVID-19 crisis.
Written by Rashmi Banga, UNCTAD Economist
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