WTO Public Forum 2023

12 Sep 2023 - 15 Sep 2023

Geneva, Switzerland, and online

Session reports

09:30 - 10:45 Young voices from Africa – Harnessing digital tools for sustainable trade
09:15 - 10:15 Unveiling Trade Secrets: Exploring the Implications of trade agreements for AI Regulation in the Global South
15:45 - 16:30 Bridging the Digital Divide for Transition to a Greener Economy
17:15 - 18:15 Measuring Digital Trade
09:15 - 10:15 TradeTech for Greener Supply Chains
10:45 - 12:00 Digital Trade for Development
10:45 - 12:00 Greener economies through digitalisation
10:45 - 12:00 Harnessing Digitalisation for Greener Supply Chains in LDCs
12:15 - 13:45 Charting an inclusive path for digitalisation and a green transition for all
14:15 - 15:30 Environmentally Sustainable E-commerce and Development
14:15 - 15:30 Sustainable agricultural revolution in Argentina: The powerful synergy between biological and digital innovation.
16:15 - 17:15 Empowering Inclusive and Sustainable Trade in Asia-Pacific: Perspectives on the WTO E-commerce Moratorium
16:15 - 17:15 Harnessing the Digital Creative Economy in Small Economies- Creating Pathways Towards Services-led Diversification
16:15 - 17:15 How Investment Promotion Agencies (IPAs) and trade institutions could leverage digital tools to create sustainable supply chain partnerships'

The 2023 Public Forum is set to investigate the role of trade in fostering an environmentally friendly and sustainable future. Discussions will centre around trade’s capacity to enhance access to eco-friendly products, services, and technologies, thereby aiding in the realization of the Nationally Determined Contributions outlined in the Paris Agreement. Furthermore, the Forum will strive to uphold the aspiration of curbing global warming to a maximum of 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels.

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The Forum has three subthemes:

  • The role of the services sector in sustainable trade
  • Inclusive policies for the advancement of green trade
  • Digitalisation as a tool for the greening of supply chains

View our IGF 2023 coverage here.

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