News
UNCTAD review of ASEAN e-commerce laws published
… An UNCTAD report published today, entitled Review of E-commerce Legislation Harmonization in the Association of … for accelerating the process of regional integration and harmonization as outlined in the ASEAN ICT Masterplan …
Publication
Malawi Rapid eTrade Readiness Assessment
… With more than 70% of its population under the age of 29, e-commerce can provide tremendous opportunities to young Malawians and aspiring women entrepreneurs, thus contributing to more …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
UNCTAD eWeek 2023: Launch of the ESCAP-UNCTAD-UNIDO Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Report 2023-2024
… Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Report 2023-2024: Unleashing Digital Trade and … digital transactions and harness the full potential of e-commerce platforms. This involves not only technical know-how …
Press Material
Global e-Commerce hits $25.6 trillion – latest UNCTAD estimates
… Fast growth in e-commerce sales to consumers and cross-border purchases More than 1.4 billion people … available estimates released today by the UN’s trade and development body, UNCTAD, at the start of its UNCTAD eWeek …
Publication
National ICT policy review and e-commerce strategy for Botswana
… Information and communications technologies (ICTs) have become critical … evolution and growing complexity of digital technologies, e-commerce remains a basic but essential application for the …
News
Samoa takes important steps to becoming e-commerce ready
… Made up of eight islands sitting halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand, the country's isolation fuels high import … businesses to find the best deals for what they import, e-commerce could help the country overcome its geographical …
Meeting
Regional launch of the Digital Economy Report: Pacific Edition 2022
… be hosted by the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) and jointly organized by UNCTAD, the PIFS and the United … the key priority measures in the PIFS-led Pacific Regional E-commerce Strategy and Roadmap. The report is also one of the …
Press Material
GOOD PROSPECTS FOR IT INDUSTRY IN 2003, PREDICTS UNCTAD
… E-commerce is thriving around the globe. But where developing … there will remain "negligible", warns the E-commerce and Development Report 2002 , released today by UNCTAD (1) . The …
Meeting
Octopus Conference 2015 : Cooperation against Cybercrime
… Octopus Conference 2015 on capacity building on cybercrime and on Policies, activities and initiatives on Cybercrime of … private sector organisations. UNCTAD will present UNCTAD's E-Commerce and Law Reform work including the findings of the …
News
Germany renews support for UNCTAD’s e-commerce and digital economy work
… UNCTAD Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan (left) and Germany’s ambassador to the UN in Geneva, Katharina … its support to UNCTAD’s work aimed at ensuring growth in e-commerce and the digital economy benefits everyone, …