UNCTAD E-Commerce Week 2017

24 Apr 2017 - 28 Apr 2017

Geneva, Switzerland

Session reports

02:00 - Cybersecurity and cybercrime: New tools for better cyber protection
02:00 - Data flows and development
02:00 - Data protection, digital trade and development
02:00 - E-commerce in Africa
02:00 - Inclusive development and e-commerce: Case of China
02:00 - Private sector views on priorities for e-commerce
02:00 - Global survey of internet user perceptions
02:00 - Launch of e-trade for all online platform
02:00 - G20 digital economy: Shaping digitalization for an interconnected world and G20 priorities on digital trade
02:00 - Kickstart of the just-in-time course on digital commerce: Internet functionality and business models
02:00 - Special session on assessing trrade readiness of the least developed countries
02:00 - Youth employment in the digital economy
02:00 - Trade and investment promotion: At the crossroads of digital disruption
02:00 - Supporting the involvement of small and medium-sized enterprises in e-commerce
02:00 - Can e-commerce trade rules help micro, small and medium enterprises in developing countries?
02:00 - Key outcomes and way forward

Event report

In April 2017, the observatory provided just-in-time reporting from UNCTAD’s E-Commerce Week. Over 15 reports covered various sessions, ranging from trade and investment promotion, to data flows and development.

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The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) will hold its annual E-Commerce Week on 24-28 April 2017, at the Palais des Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland.

The event will be held under the overarching theme ‘Towards Inclusive E-Commerce’ and will feature multistakeholder discussions on key challenges and opportunities related to e-commerce. Participants will also engage in defining concrete actions towards more inclusive trade, global benefits, and sustainable development, in line with the sustainable development goald (SDGs).

The various sessions planned by UNCTAD and several other organisations will address issues such as e-commerce and development, cybersecurity and cybercrime, privacy and data protection, consumer protection, payment solutions, fintech, and broadband connectivity, among others. The highlight of the week will be represented by the high-level event on ‘Digital Transformation for All: Empowering Entrepreneurs and Small Business’, which will bring together ministers and other stakeholders for exchanges on how societies could adapt to the changing economic landscape brought about by the digital revolution.

For more information, visit the UNCTAD E-commerce Week dedicated website.

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