Information Economy

By Dr. Vinton G. Cerf, Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist for Google

UNCTAD discusses the state of the information society at the 15-year anniversary since the landmark World Summit on the Information Society summit.

By Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, UN-ECLAC

Written byMukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General of UNCTAD and UNGIS Chair 2020-21

Contribution will support developing countries to reap inclusive and sustainable development gains from e-commerce and the digital economy.

India, with assistance from UNCTAD, conducts a new-style of trade-in-services survey to show the growing value of digitally enabled exports.

A historic place on the Silk Road and full state support gives Azerbaijan an e-commerce boost as delegates to the first Baku E-Trade Forum found out.

Speaking at a G20 ministers' meeting on digital economic transformation, UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi urges governments to "walk the talk" for developing countries.

Under the theme “Development Dimensions of Digital Platforms”, UNCTAD's E-Commerce Week 2018 will explore the growing role of digital platforms and concrete steps to harnessing these evolving technologies for sustainable development.

Benchmarking progress in building the information economy in Asia-Pacific least developed countries is crucial as governments in the region seek to reap the economic benefits of information and communications technologies.