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19 November 2019
She Trades Global
SheTrades Global 2019 will be held in conjunction with World Export Development Forum (WEDF) at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 18-22 November 2019. SheTrades Global is...
14 November 2019
The Digital Roadmap: how developing countries can get ahead
The Pathways for Prosperity Commission’s final report lays out pragmatic recommendations for developing countries that want to seize the opportunities available in the digital age...
12 November 2019
WIPO Report 2019 – The Geography of Innovation: Local Hotspots, Global Networks
Today, WIPO released the World Intellectual Property Report 2019. This year’s Report focuses on “The Geography of Innovation: Local Hotspots, Global Networks”. Drawing on millions of patent and...
12 November 2019
From kitchen to boardroom : one woman’s story of business success
In Zambia, a sweet idea spurs entrepreneurship Chileshe Chewe’s epiphany happened on Thursday 28 February at 11 am. It was an unusually cold day in...
7 November 2019
ITC – Fast Tracking Digital Entrepreneurship in Africa
The digital economy offers opportunities at scale to generate jobs, contribute to economic growth and productivity gains. Digital entrepreneurship will accelerate the digital transformation of...
7 November 2019
UNCTAD – Ensuring frontier and space technologies bring development to all
Experts gather to tap into opportunities to use technology to accelerate progress towards the global goals, leaving no one behind. A global middle class has...
6 November 2019
New ITU data reveal growing Internet uptake but a widening digital gender divide
Some 4.1 billion people are now online, but in developing countries women’s Internet use is falling behind. New data released by ITU today reveal that...
4 November 2019
World Bank – Pacific Islands: Harnessing the transformative power of digital connectivity
Spread across the vast Pacific Ocean, the islands of the South Pacific are significantly more connected than they were a decade ago. Some of these...
