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9 July 2019
How are governments staying safe? ITU releases its third Global Cybersecurity Index
More than half the world is now online for the first time ever. This is a significant step towards a more inclusive digital economy. But as information...
8 July 2019
Fresh from the shelf: eTrade for all Year in Review 2018-2019!
If you want to see eTrade for all's work from the past year in one snapshot, read our 'Year in Review' 2018-2019! In this report,...
5 July 2019
UN ECA’s 2020 Conference of Ministers to focus on industrialisation in the digital era
The fifty-third session of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will be held...
4 July 2019
EIF – Six countries announce USD 13 million to support trade in the world’s poorest countries
The governments of Australia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Japan and Sweden plan to commit approximately USD 13 million to the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) to help...
4 July 2019
WTO- DG Azevêdo: Global cooperation on digital economy vital to unlock trade benefits for women
Electronic commerce has great potential to boost the economic empowerment of women but only if the right conditions are in place to unlock these benefits,...
2 July 2019
Vanuatu becomes the first Pacific country to implement Customs Online Payment
Just over a year ago, BRED Bank Management approached Customs to consider using its e-Commerce platform. Despite, e-payments not being a top priority for Customs...
2 July 2019
UNESCAP – 10 digital solutions for women entrepreneurs win support from United Nations’ FinTech Innovation Fund
A crowdfunding platform for women farmers, online marketplaces for women-produced goods and services, and e-wallet enabled lending were among ten of the winning business models...
2 July 2019
From ‘micro-factories’ to urban farming these innovative firms are shaping the future, meet the World Economic Forum’s 2019 class of Technology Pioneers
The World Economic Forum has selected 56 emerging tech firms from around the globe to be its 2019 cohort of Technology Pioneers 25% are female-led...
