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23 abril 2019
ITU – Caribbean Girls Hack events show digital skills momentum
By Nicole Pitter-Patterson and Bridget Lewis, Co-Founders of SheLeadsIT With International Girls in ICT Day 2019 approaching this week, we are happy to share with the global ITU...
23 abril 2019
ADB – ‘My mother told me to dare.’ Inspiring stories from high-level African Development Bank women’s summit
Nafissa Hamidou Abdoulaye has been praised far and wide for her ground-breaking work in agriculture, but securing financing has been an uphill battle. That was...
18 abril 2019
ITU – How the Broadband Commission is working to ensure meaningful connectivity for all
Today, more than half of the world’s population is using the Internet. Around the world, the percentage of people using the Internet is on the rise, with...
18 abril 2019
EIF – KEMVICHET LONG: ON HELPING CAMBODIA’S BUSINESSES ENTER THE GLOBAL ECOMMERCE MARKETPLACE
During UNCTAD’s Ecommerce Week in April 2019, Deputy Director General for International Trade at the Cambodia Ministry of Commerce talks all things e-trade What is the current...
16 abril 2019
ITU – WSIS Action Lines on tech for good are considered key UN framework for progress on the Sustainable Development Goals
Ministerial Round Table at 10th World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum, 8-12 April 2019, emphasized the importance of the WSIS Action Lines – on...
16 abril 2019
WTO – Report sheds light on impact of digital technologies on global value chains
Global value chains (GVCs) have regained momentum in recent years, leading to the creation of new jobs and increased prosperity, especially in developing economies, according...
16 abril 2019
Ecommerce Africa Forum – Investing in African Start-ups
Partech Africa’s 2018 annual report says African tech startups raised US$1.163bn in 2018. The report’s data, from 146 African startups covering equity deals in 164...
15 abril 2019
ITU – Why we need a ‘whole-of-government’ approach to digital investments
By Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Director of the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau; and Kate Wilson, CEO of the Digital Impact Alliance (DIAL) *The below text is the...
12 abril 2019
EIF – Bhutan’s potato ‘stock market’ goes online
The beginnings of the New York Stock Exchange and the Royal Securities Exchange of Bhutan (RSEBL) may have more in common than you might expect....
12 abril 2019
ITU – EQUALS in Tech Awards call for projects that promote ‘Women in Tech’ and ‘Girls in ICT’
By ITU News The EQUALS Global Partnership is pleased to announce that nominations are now being accepted for the 2019 EQUALS in Tech Awards. Each year, groundbreaking...
12 abril 2019
ITU – WSIS FORUM 2019 HIGHLIGHTS
First highlights video from the WSIS FORUM 2019, ITU, Geneva, Switzerland. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuaHt3syGJc&feature=youtu.be
11 abril 2019
EU – Digital Day 2019
The third edition of the Digital Day will enable the EU and interested Member States to pool resources to accelerate digital developments in key areas...
10 abril 2019
News Express – E-commerce will boost Africa free trade: UN Trade Agency
“E-commerce has the potential to lift intra-African trade from the current rate of 18% and to boost Africa’s share of global trade, currently estimated at...
10 abril 2019
WTO – DG Azevêdo: The conversation on digital trade and e-commerce concerns us all
Speaking at a session entitled “Global regulation of digital trade and e-commerce: What is needed?” organized by the Danish Government on 1 April during UNCTAD’s...
8 abril 2019
UNCTAD – Countries discuss proposed WTO talks to boost e-commerce
UNCTAD is ready to support developing countries to maximize the development benefits of e-commerce, as they mull over proposed negotiations within the WTO. UNCTAD stands...
7 abril 2019
ITC – New #ITCbooks: Joining forces for e-commerce: How small African firms succeed with collaborative business models
Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in Africa can tackle e-commerce barriers such as formalization, e-payments and delivery by joining forces through collaborative business models. This...
5 abril 2019
Welcome to the March edition of the eTrade for all newsletter!
In this month edition of our newsletter, you will have the opportunity to hear a bit more from our new partner, the South Centre- which...
5 abril 2019
Five ways to increase trust in e-commerce
Trust between consumers and suppliers is often a bigger issue online than it is offline. Online, there is a limit to both physical interaction and...
5 abril 2019
Network to connect women e-commerce leaders launched
UNCTAD has launched a new network for women leaders in e-commerce, aiming to raise their profile, including in policy processes. Digital transformation is a gamechanger....
30 marzo 2019
Global e-commerce sales surged to $29 trillion (UNCTAD)
One quarter of the world's population purchased goods online in 2017, a 12% jump from the previous year. Global e-commerce sales grew 13% in 2017,...
27 marzo 2019
ECommerce At Center Of Global Summit
The lack of development aid earmarked to help poorer countries build the infrastructure and skills they need to adapt to the digital economy raises profound...
27 marzo 2019
‘AI for Good’ or scary AI?
By Neil Sahota and Michael Ashley, authors of ‘Own the A.I. Revolution’ Some futurists fear Artificial Intelligence (AI), perhaps understandably. After all, AI appears in...
27 marzo 2019
How the consolidation of tech providers is impacting innovation
When Facebook was hit with the Cambridge Analytica scandal in March of last year, the backlash was swift and brutal. The scandal was unlike anything...
26 marzo 2019
New initiative aims at transforming economic lives of women in Least Developed Countries
Across the world’s 47 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), women continue to face constraints that limit their participation in trade. A just-launched initiative is exclusively targeting...
22 marzo 2019
Can developing nations compete in a digital world (UNCTAD)?
People want in on e-commerce for simple reasons - choice, ease, speed, cost, convenience. Yet not everyone benefits equally, especially in least developed countries. Life...
19 marzo 2019
How will AI accelerate sustainable development? Find out at the AI for Good Global Summit.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has taken giant leaps forward in recent years, inspiring growing confidence in AI’s ability to assist in solving some of humanity’s greatest...
18 marzo 2019
Consumer protection remains a cornerstone of development
UNCTAD marks World Consumer Rights Day with a reminder that faulty products cost lives and dupe families out of much-needed income. The recent news that...
15 marzo 2019
World Consumer Rights Day 2019: Trusted Smart Products
Our theme for World Consumer Rights Day 2019 will be ‘Trusted Smart Products’. From smart phones to wearable fitness trackers, to voice-activated assistants and smart TVs, many...
15 marzo 2019
WIPO Cybersquatting Cases Grow by 12% to Reach New Record in 2018
Trademark owners filed a record 3,447 cases under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) with WIPO’s Arbitration and Mediation Center in 2018 as businesses reacted...
15 marzo 2019
Youth prioritized as sustainable development innovators
A recent UNCTAD report highlights young people's voices and ideas for achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Issues impacting the youth – and...
13 marzo 2019
What could be the architecture that unlocks the true value of IoT-enabled Data Marketplaces?
By Omar Elloumi, Chair, Smart Cities, AIOTI; Tom De Block, Chair, Distributed Ledger Technologies, AIOTI; Natalie Samovich, Chair, Smart Energy, AIOTI Data Marketplaces enabling the...
7 marzo 2019
E-commerce is fuelling Asia’s air freight
It is never night on the sun. As the main manufacturing hub for the rest of the world, Asia’s role in the world economy is...
5 marzo 2019
Consolidation in the Internet Economy
The Internet economy, as understood in this report, is broadly defined as the economic activities that either support the Internet or are fundamentally dependent on the...
5 marzo 2019
Welcome to the February edition of the eTrade for all newsletter!
In this edition we will discover the work of the Economic Commission for Africa, one of our partners. They have just been tasked with the...
1 marzo 2019
WEF – In manufacturing’s digital dream, lies a lot of hope
Indian manufacturing industries are excitedly stepping up to adopt digital technology, but it’s not going to be easy as they will have to grapple with...
28 febrero 2019
DiploFoundation – New online course: Artificial Intelligence: Technology, Governance, and Policy Frameworks
Artificial intelligence has developed significantly in recent years, and is increasingly part of everyday life. Interactive voice assistants in our mobile phones, targeted online advertisement,...
28 febrero 2019
Estonia E-Residency Programme: Call for participants from around the world for Career Hunt 2019 – Rocket your IT career straight to the Nordic tech hub
The Work in Estonia programme is again offering an opportunity for 25 candidates from around the world to fly to Tallinn, Estonia, and join an all-inclusive...
28 febrero 2019
ITU – Empowering women in technology for a truly equal society: Doreen Bogdan-Martin
By Doreen Bogdan-Martin This article was adapted from a speech delivered by Ms Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Director of the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) on 28...
27 febrero 2019
Internet Society Launches Research Project to Understand the Effects of Consolidation in the Internet Economy
WASHINGTON, DC – February 26, 2019–The Internet Society (ISOC), a global non-profit dedicated to ensuring the open development, evolution, and use of the Internet, today...
26 febrero 2019
ITC – Gaza youth find business success with new digital skills
Palestinian youth secure sales of $40,000 after ITC training course on graphic design and digital marketing Palestinian youth and refugees in the Gaza...
25 febrero 2019
Consumers International launches Trust by Design Guidelines for consumer IoT
Consumers International has launched a new set of principles and guidelines to help manufacturers create safe and trusted smart devices for consumers – sometimes known...
25 febrero 2019
WEF – Kenyans turn to digital careers as technology alters job market
Three years ago, fisherman Bernad Mulobi had his first experience with a smartphone, and it completely changed his life. While fishing in Kiaoni village, Machakos...
19 febrero 2019
News from the High-level Panel on Digital Cooperation
As the High-level Panel on Digital Cooperation recently concluded its second in-person meeting, we wanted to take this opportunity to look back on the process so...
18 febrero 2019
Luxembourg Passes Blockchain Framework Bill Into Law
Luxembourg lawmakers have passed bill 7363 into law, facilitating the use of blockchain technology in financial services, according to an official announcement published by the country’s parliament, the Chamber of...
14 febrero 2019
EU negotiators agree to set up new European rules to improve fairness of online platforms’ trading practices
Yesterday evening the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission reached a political deal on the first-ever rules aimed at...
12 febrero 2019
Helena Leurent will be the new Director General of Consumers International
Consumers International is delighted to confirm that Helena Leurent has been appointed as Amanda Long’s successor as Director General. Currently a member of the Executive Committee at...
11 febrero 2019
UN Regional Commissions launch 3rd UN Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation
The third United Nations Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation 2019 has been launched by UNECE and its four counterpart United Nations Regional Commissions (UNRCs)...
4 febrero 2019
Mobile applications for the postal sector
Increased access to mobile phones offers the world’s citizens a tremendous opportunity to participate in the digital economy through e-commerce, e-finance or e-government, regardless...
2 febrero 2019
Welcome to the January 2019 edition of the eTrade for all newsletter!
We are pleased to welcome you back for the first 2019 edition of our newsletter! In this number, we will take you to the Africa eCommerce...
1 febrero 2019
Innovation is not simply driven by technology, it is about agility
Interview with Daniel Nieto, UPU’s Digital Inclusion and Policy Expert Q 1: Please could you explain something about your role at the Universal Postal Union?...
31 enero 2019
Malaysia, ITC and Commonwealth Secretariat to host dialogue on women in the digital economy and trade
Kuala Lumpur event to launch work on ITC’s SheTrades Outlook and the Commonwealth Connectivity Agenda (Kuala Lumpur/Geneva) – The International Trade Centre (ITC) and the...
31 enero 2019
WIPO’s First “Technology Trends” Study Probes Artificial Intelligence: IBM and Microsoft are Leaders Amid Recent Global Upsurge in AI Inventive Activity
A new WIPO flagship study has documented a massive recent surge in artificial intelligence-based inventions, with U.S.-based companies IBM and Microsoft leading the pack as...
30 enero 2019
ITU – Unique, legal and digital: Three characteristics of ID crucial to financial inclusion
“There are still a billion people, half of them in Africa, without reliable means of proving their identity,” says Sharmista Appaya, Senior Financial Sector Specialist...
29 enero 2019
ITU – Time to eliminate the password: New report on next-generation authentication for digital financial services
“We don’t want digital financial services to be built on the wrong foundation, which is the password,” says Abbie Barbir, Rapporteur for ITU standardization work...
28 enero 2019
António Guterres: Read the UN Secretary-General’s Davos speech in full
'We are in a world in which global challenges are more and more integrated, and the responses are more and more fragmented, and if this...
28 enero 2019
How ITU is partnering to boost digital financial inclusion
“There are 1.7 billion people, adults today, who do not have any access to financial services, and the same people, or 1.2 billion , have...
26 enero 2019
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting: Digitalizing Emerging Markets
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25 enero 2019
WTO DG Azevêdo meets ministers in Davos: discussions focus on reform; progress on e-commerce
Participating in a series of ministerial discussions during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos this week, Director-General Roberto Azevêdo reviewed the challenges and...
25 enero 2019
Why we need a new circular economy for electronics
By Houlin Zhao, ITU Secretary-General; and Guy Ryder, Director-General of the International Labour Organization Humankind’s insatiable demand and consumption of electronic devices is creating...
25 enero 2019
Message from the World Customs Organization – International Customs Day 2019
Traditionally, to mark International Customs Day (ICD) each year, the WCO Secretariat dedicates a theme that is pertinent to the challenges facing the global Customs...
25 enero 2019
Make it convenient, make it credible
We’re living in a time of disruptive technologies evolving at an exponential pace. Today, you can enjoy an Impossible Burger (meat industry disrupted) delivered by...
24 enero 2019
Are you a woman entrepreneur seeking finance? Register at SheTrades.com!
The International Trade Centre’s SheTrades initiative aims to connect 3 million women entrepreneurs and women-owned businesses to international markets by 2021. Under the umbrella of...
24 enero 2019
Power of the Post shown in new UPU/Tunisian government project streamlining export processes for small businesses across Tunisia
Berne, 21 January. Director General of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) Bishar A. Hussein today attended the launch in the Tunisian city of Kairouan...
24 enero 2019
Reaching the Digital Economy’s Last Mile
FINANCIAL INCLUSION How global companies can help advance digital financial inclusion of consumers, employees and entrepreneurs in developing economies. By: Dan Salazar Over the last decade,...
24 enero 2019
E-commerce and Developing Countries: The South Asian Experience
The evolution of Electronic Commerce or E-Commerce has brought about a significant change in the way business is conducted across the globe. The e-commerce which emerged...
23 enero 2019
Davos participants call for digital trade deal
Digitalisation is transforming the global economy Image: REUTERS/Pascal Lauener By Kimberley BotwrightCommunity Lead, International Trade and Investment, , World Economic Forum “Digitalisation is transforming the...
21 enero 2019
How e-commerce supports African business growth
Africa’s booming e-commerce sector can not only jump-start small businesses but also help large companies enter a market full of energized consumers. Africa has one...
21 enero 2019
Smart Villages: Empowering rural communities in ‘Niger 2.0’
By ITU News The Republic of Niger is a country with a young population living mostly in rural, remote and hard-to-reach areas. And Niger is...
18 enero 2019
How Konga is Bridging E-Commerce Gap for Millions of Unreached, Under-Served Nigerians
For a population of over 190 million, it is perhaps shocking to countenance the fact that about 70% of Nigerians – a whopping 130...
17 enero 2019
To keep track of the SDGs, we need a data revolution
By Steve MacFeely Chief Statistician, UNCTAD Many of our greatest advances have come from unofficial or 'amateur' scientists. Now we need their help again. Image:...
16 enero 2019
UPU looks back to move forward
Last year saw the Universal Postal Union continue to redefine itself for the 21st Century and reaffirm its pivotal role as the global voice of...
11 enero 2019
ASEAN: E-commerce set to dominate the region in 2019
2018 was the year e-commerce established itself as one of the region’s fastest growing sectors.Over the past three years, it has been the most dynamic sector...
7 enero 2019
How Blockchain can revolutionize the energy industry in Africa
By Nsikak John, Founder, Kahn StudiosBlockchain technology allows residents with solar PV panels to sell excess energy to other residentsIn Africa, the demand for electricity largely exceeds...
