UNLOCKING THE DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL OF E-COMMERCE the role of eTrade - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

▶
unlocking the development potential of e commerce the
SMART_READER_LITE
LIVE PREVIEW

UNLOCKING THE DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL OF E-COMMERCE the role of eTrade - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Nov 26, 2022 199 likes •326 views

UNLOCKING THE DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL OF E-COMMERCE the role of eTrade for All Mr. Torbjrn Fredriksson, Chief, ICT Analysis Section, DTL 30 November 2016 ESCAP Seminar on Using Technology in Support of Trade for MSMEs Bangkok, Thailand E-Trade

slide-1
SLIDE 1

UNLOCKING THE DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL OF E-COMMERCE

the role of eTrade for All

  • Mr. Torbjörn Fredriksson,

Chief, ICT Analysis Section, DTL 30 November 2016 ESCAP Seminar on Using Technology in Support of Trade for MSMEs Bangkok, Thailand

slide-2
SLIDE 2

E-Trade for All

  • Originated from IER 2015 and paper by

Kati Suominen

  • FES/UNCTAD workshop (February 2016)

– Representatives from governments, e- commerce companies and international

  • rganizations -> Call for Action
  • Consultations during UNCTAD E-

Commerce Week 2016

  • Launched at UNCTAD 14
slide-3
SLIDE 3

Launched at

“We welcome the formal unveiling of the eTrade de for All l initiative at UNCTAD XIV. It provides a new approach to trade development through electronic exchanges by allowing developing countries to more easily navigate the supply of technical assistance for building capacity in e- commerce readiness and for donors to get a clear picture of programmes that they could fund.” Nairobi bi Azimio mio

slide-4
SLIDE 4

Key Policy Areas

E-Commerce Strategies E-Commerce Skills Legal Frameworks Payment solutions Trade Logistics ICT Infrastructure Access to Financing

slide-5
SLIDE 5

E-Commerce Strategies E-Commerce Skills Legal Frameworks Payment solutions Trade Logistics ICT Infrastructure Access to Financing

Not starting from scratch…

slide-6
SLIDE 6

E-Commerce Strategies E-Commerce Skills Legal Frameworks Payment solutions Trade Logistics ICT Infrastructure Access to Financing

…but efforts are non-transparent, fragmented and of insufficient scale

slide-7
SLIDE 7

Making us Fit for Purpose

  • Multi-stakeholder initiative to:

– raise awareness of e-commerce

  • pportunities and challenges

– mobilize financial and human resources for address challenges and constraints; – enhance transparency and strengthen synergies among partners providing assistance

  • Complementary to rule-making

processes, e.g. in WTO

slide-8
SLIDE 8

Founding Partners – at Your Service

slide-9
SLIDE 9

Business for eTrade Development

a Private Sector Advisory Council

slide-10
SLIDE 10

eTrade for All: Next Steps

  • Design the eTrade For All Web Portal
  • Collate information on the demand for support for e-

commerce-related activities among developing countries

  • Collate information on projects and programmes that can

support e-commerce development

  • E-Commerce Week April 2017:

– Launch of online platform – First Global Meeting of the Partners – Meeting of the Business for eTrade Development – Link to IGE on E-Commerce and the Digital Economy

  • WTO Aid for Trade Review, July 2017
slide-11
SLIDE 11

Thank You!