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Diplo & GIP at the UNCTAD E-commerce Week

16 April 2018 - 20 April 2018

Geneva, Switzerland

Event description

DiploFoundation and the Geneva Internet Platform will be actively engaged in the UNCTAD E-commerce Week 2018. Join us for the following sessions, and read our just-in-time session reports.

[Update] On 18 April, the publication Digital Commerce Capacity Development: Preparing Trade Professionals for the Challenges of the Digital Economy was launched by DiploFoundation, in collaboration with CUTS International Geneva, the International Trade Centre (ITC), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and the Geneva Internet Platform (GIP). Download your copy.

UNCTAD E-commerce Week 2018 just-in-time reporting

The GIP Digital Watch observatory is providing just-in-time session reports from most sessions and from the Intergovernmental Group of Experts on E-commerce and the Digital Economy. Session reports will be available by the end of each day at dig.watch/unctad2018. You can also follow us on @genevagip for links to reports.  

Sessions & launch of report

Join us for the following sessions, including the launch of our latest report:

  • On Monday, 16th April 2018
    • 11:30 – 13:00 | Platform-based E-commerce: What is at Stake for MSMEs? (Room XXVII)
  • On Wednesday, 18th April 2018
    • 08:30 – 10:00 | Introduction to the Course on Digital Commerce and Emerging Technologies (Room XXV)
    • Featuring the launch of the publication on Digital Commerce Capacity Development: Preparing Trade Professionals for the Challenges of the Digital Economy. Read the report and download the publication
  • On Wednesday, 18th April 2018
    • 11:30 – 13:00 | Public Private Dialogue to Drive E-commerce (Room XXVI) Read the report

 

(Last updated: 11 April 2018. Times are in CEST.)