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UNCTAD-ETDA preparatory meeting for pilot surveying exports of ICT-enabled services
… of legal, accounting, auditing, bookkeeping, business and management consulting, public relations and trade-related … Agency (ETDA) , with experience in collecting data on e-commerce in Thailand. A preparatory meeting will be organized …
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DODR Annual Conference 2022 - Delivering digital trading infrastructure and online dispute resolution for consumers as mean to improve international trade and electronic commerce (DODR)
… bridge digital divides” reveals that the dramatic rise in e-commerce amid movement restrictions induced by COVID-19 … The research paper recommends recognizing, promoting and educating the importance of consumer trust and dispute …
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How to unlock women’s potential in the digital economy
… chosen by the United Nations, is “ DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality ”. Within this domain, … Finance Corporation, women could add over $300 billion to e-commerce markets alone in Africa and South-East Asia between …
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Annual Conference of the International Consumer Protection Enforcement Network
… also members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). In resolution A/RES/70/186 of 22 … Protection, in particular the new Chapter I. on Electronic Commerce Present the work on digital markets undertaken by … UNCTAD's Information Economy Report of 2015 and UNCTAD's E-commerce Week 18-22 April 2016 Present the work undertaken …
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How start-ups are boosting investment in South-East Asia
… $1 million in funding almost tripled to 1,920 between 2015 and 2021 – a rate that was 85% more than in Europe and 65% … investment in new opportunities in sectors such as e-commerce and fintech. “Startups – in particular the unicorns …
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Investment flows to developing Asia defy COVID-19, grow by 4%
… 2021 , published on 21 June. “Despite the pandemic, FDI to and from the region remained resilient in 2020. Developing … The growth was driven by technology-related industries, e-commerce and research and development. In the Republic of …
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Building communities of women digital entrepreneurs
… is building communities where they can find the support and resources they need to capitalize on e-commerce opportunities. More than 100 entrepreneurs in over …
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UNCTAD and Commonwealth Secretariat expand development cooperation
… UNCTAD Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan and her Commonwealth Secretariat counterpart Patricia … women’s economic empowerment, investment for development, e-commerce and the digital economy. The two organizations last …
Press Material
OPPORTUNITIES RISING FOR WOMEN IN E-COMMERCE
… E-commerce is a potential gold mine for women in developing … have to overcome obstacles of education, infrastructure and finance, says a new UNCTAD report , released today (1) . … opportunity in terms of language translation in software development and in web design in native languages", the …
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Expert meeting on Free and Open Source Software: Policy and development implications
… Free and open-source software (FOSS) challenges our preconceptions … Realizing the importance of this topic, the UNCTAD E-commerce and Development Report 2003 includes a comprehensive …