Press Material
ONLINE PUBLISHING COULD REVOLUTIONIZE INFORMATION PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
… Online newspapers, publications and books... are the developing countries in a position to … firms that are monopolizing the market? The E-commerce and Development Report 2002, released today by …
Action by the Trade and Development Board
Matters requiring action by the Board in the follow-up to the fourteenth session of the Conference
… The Trade and Development Board, Recalling the progress made with the … Law and Policy, Intergovernmental Group of Experts on E-commerce and the Digital Economy and the Intergovernmental …
News
Global foreign direct investment fell by 42% in 2020, outlook remains weak
… on 24 January. Such a low level was last seen in the 1990s and is more than 30% below the investment trough that … of deals in IT consulting and digital sectors, including e-commerce platforms, data processing services and digital …
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UNCTAD supports Uganda to develop a national strategy to boost entrepreneurship
… a national strategy to boost sustainable entrepreneurship and support micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in … entrepreneurs to tap into opportunities presented by e-commerce and technology. They include Emmanuel Emodek. …
Meeting
National Action Plan Implementation Workshop on Ecotourism in Lebanon
… Green Export Review (NGER) project supported by UNCTAD and Lebanon’s Ministry of Tourism, the Ecotourism Ad Hoc … ecotourists’ use of information technology through e-promotion, mobile applications and social media. The … Daskara offers a directory of nature and culture, an e-commerce tool for handmade and homemade products, a marketing …
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Global efforts needed to spread digital economy benefits, UN report says
… a new United Nations report. The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has released its first-ever Digital … Alibaba is estimated to have close to 60% of the Chinese e-commerce market. These companies are aggressively …
Press Material
OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE COULD BOOST ICT SECTOR IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, SAYS UNCTAD REPORT
… Free and open-source software (FOSS) - software that has made its … inclusion of the developing world", finds UNCTAD in its E-commerce and Development Report 2003 (1) , released today. As …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
Sixth session of the IGE on E-commerce and the Digital Economy: How to Make Data Work for the Agenda 2030
… Your Excellency, Sabri Bachtobji, Ambassador of Tunisia and Chair of this Intergovernmental Group of Experts, Your … much. Thank you, Mr. Chair. … Sixth session of the IGE on E-commerce and the Digital Economy: How to Make Data Work for …
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Online consumers to be better protected by new United Nations guidelines monitored by UNCTAD
… " United Nations Set " of mutually agreed competition and consumer protection policies. UNCTAD's work on … on Consumer Protection needed updating in a world of e-commerce and online shopping, and in other areas such as …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
World Economic Forum: 3rd official session of the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development
… full use of the potential of the Internet, such as for e-commerce, trade in services and cloud computing. Broadband is the part of the digital …