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Kichink! A "leg-up" ecommerce space for the unfunded
… information, social media has given everyone a voice, and e-commerce may be the solution to democratize and disrupt the … space, personnel, production and more. However, with e-commerce, and especially platforms such as Kichink , this …
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e-Trade Readiness Assessments in LDCs: from Recommendations to Actions
… to improve their readiness to engage in and benefit from e-commerce. It has also catalyzed discussions among and within … Executive Director, Enhanced Integrated Framework … E-week 2018 … e-Trade Readiness Assessments in LDCs: from …
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Ministerial Roundtable: Advancing Women's Digital Opportunities
… be made stronger in policy processes influencing e-commerce and the digital economy in developing countries? … Civil Society on the Information Society (ACSIS) … E-week 2018 … Ministerial Roundtable: Advancing Women's Digital …
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The Role of Business in Protecting Online Consumers
… The development of an inclusive and sustainable e-commerce requires boosting consumers' trust in the digital … on Consumer protection in electronic commerce … E-week 2018 … The Role of Business in Protecting Online Consumers … …
Action by the Trade and Development Board
Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Consumer Protection Law and Policy, second session
… technology revolution and the emergence of electronic commerce (e-commerce), Underlining that consumer protection law and … of the Intergovernmental Group of Experts for 2017–2018 should further the exchange of experiences, particularly …
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Data and privacy unprotected in one third of countries, despite progress
… of UNCTAD’s division on technology and logistics. For e-commerce to effectively support development, she said, … the European General Data Protection Regulation issued in 2018 – similar to Australia, New Zealand, Korea and South …
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Ministerial Roundtable: Digital Impacts on Sustainable Development
… Key questions that will be addressed include: How can e-commerce and digital platforms be leveraged to promote … Chief Executive Officer, ICTSD … E-week 2018 … Ministerial Roundtable: Digital Impacts on Sustainable …
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Regional integration creates opportunities for SMEs and women
… require ICT skills by 2020. Without access to training e-commerce training programmes, SMEs will struggle to enter … Auction, for example, is planning to automate trading in 2018. First published in the International Trade Forum , the …
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Creative economy offers countries path to development, says new UNCTAD report
… domestic product (GDP) and 3.8% of total employment in 2018. In Canada, culture and sport represented 3% of the GDP, … says. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the shift towards e-commerce and digital platforms and the scope of …
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Trade in electronic components drives growth in technology goods
… UNCTAD, said. Related link: UNCTAD's work on Measuring E-commerce and the Digital Economy Among ICT products, trade in … and re-exports Source: UNCTADStat … UNCTAD/PRESS/PR/2018/5 … Trade in electronic components drives growth in …