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Speakers at E-commerce Week’s ministerial roundtable say that without the right digital skills in hand, getting women and girls online would have limited impact on empowerment.

Digital economy could face rougher waters unless trust is restored in online platforms, Consumers International head Amanda Long tells E-Commerce Week.

EU Commissioner Mariya Gabriel says Europe is dedicated to helping Africa build a single digital market so that e-commerce can pave the way to better jobs and greater equality on the continent.

The partnership marks the second phase of the Intelligent Tech and Trade Initiative.

Lao Peoples' Democratic Republic, Myanmar and Liberia are the most recent least developed countries to call on UNCTAD's help to make the most of e-commerce.

2018 poll of internet users in both developed and developing countries shows varying patterns of attitudes and behaviours toward the digital economy.

Written by Shamika N. Sirimanne
Director of the Division on Technology and Logistics, UNCTAD

Governments, civil society andThe mission to Nairobi came as part of a new EU-UNCTAD project to help Angola diversify its economy away from oil exports

The EU-UNCTAD joint Programme for Angola: Train for Trade II picks up steam following the project’s 11 April launch in Luanda.

The Northern Irish port of Belfast and its Irish counterparts of Cork and Dublin sign an agreement to bolster UNCTAD's work with ports in Africa and Asia.