UNCTAD E-Commerce Week 2018

16 Apr 2018 - 20 Apr 2018

Geneva, Switzerland

Session reports

10:00 - 11:30 4th Global survey of internet users
10:00 - 11:30 An African digital structural transformation
10:00 - 11:30 E-trade readiness assessments in LDCs: From recommendations to actions
11:30 - 13:00 Platform-based e-commerce: What is at stake for MSMEs?
11:30 - 13:00 What is the economic and social impact of online platforms?
12:00 - 13:00 Digital economy for development - A European strategy
15:00 - 16:30 Digital trade as if development mattered
15:00 - 16:30 How to overcome barriers to cross-border digital payments
15:00 - 16:30 Measuring exports of digitally-delivered services
15:00 - 16:30 What sells in e-commerce: New evidence from Asian LDCs
16:30 - 18:30 Development dimensions of the sharing economy - learnings from China
16:30 - 18:30 Digital identity in a new era of data protection
16:30 - 18:30 The role of business in protecting onlineconsumers
10:00 - 11:30 Bringing the voice of consumers to the negotiation table
10:00 - 11:30 E-residency: democratizing access to the EU business and financial environment
11:30 - 13:00 Developing principles for fair online platform work
11:30 - 13:00 Korea’s new e-government in today’s digital economy
11:30 - 13:00 Digital impacts on sustainable development
11:30 - 13:00 Towards an ASEAN e-commerce agreement
13:15 - 14:45 Expanding e-commerce capacity for a sustainable 2030
13:15 - 14:45 Going global: Consumer trust in cross-border e-commerce
15:00 - 17:30 High-level dialogue: Development dimensions of digital platforms
08:30 - 10:00 Introduction to the course on digital commerce and emerging technologies
10:00 - 11:30 E-commerce and women empowerment in developing countries
10:00 - 11:30 Emerging B2B market platforms: Spotlight on trade in services
10:00 - 13:00 Intergovernmental Group of Experts on E-commerce and the Digital Dconomy - second session - part 1
11:30 - 13:00 Public private dialogue to drive e-commerce
15:00 - 16:30 New data and best practice policy ideas for inclusive online commerce
15:00 - 16:30 Understanding into action: E-commerce skills development for Africa’s entrepreneurs
10:00 - 11:30 Enabling e-commerce: Opening the door for SMEs
10:00 - 13:00 Intergovernmental Group of Experts on E-commerce and the Digital Dconomy - second session - part 2
13:15 - 14:45 Africa and the e-commerce potential
15:00 - 18:00 First global meeting of e-commerce associations
15:00 - 18:00 Intergovernmental Group of Experts on E-commerce and the Digital Dconomy - second session - part 3
10:00 - 11:30 Data flows, e-commerce, and development
10:00 - 13:00 Intergovernmental Group of Experts on E-commerce and the Digital Dconomy - second session - part 4
11:30 - 13:00 Block-chain for trade facilitation
13:15 - 14:45 Trade facilitation 2.0: Enabling trade in the digital age
17:00 - 18:00 Closing of the e-commerce week 2018

Event report

The GIP Digital Watch observatory ran a just-in-time reporting initiative from UNCTAD E-Commerce Week in April 2018, reporting from most sessions and from the Intergovernmental Group of Experts on E-commerce and the Digital Economy. 

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The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) will host its annual E-Commerce Week on 16–20 April 2018, at the Palais des Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland. The event will be focused on the role of digital platforms in the evolving digital economy. Digital platforms bring together and aggregate demand and supply in ways that were not possible before, including in geographical areas/service sectors traditionally neglected. Held under the overarching theme 'Development dimensions of digital platforms', the E-commerce Week will offer participants an opportunity to discuss key challenges and opportunities arising from such platforms, and identify concrete actions to harness maximum benefits for developing countries. More information will be made available on the dedicated webpage.