digital trade
March 15, 2022 -
Daniel K. Kalinaki
Cambodia shows LDCs how to get into ecommerce
LDCs have traditionally relied on high-cost, low-impact means of showing off their goods by, for example, hiring booths at trade shows and expos. Ecommerce platforms allow them to exponentially grow the number of products they can show off to potential customers, simplify the selling process, reduce transactional costs, increase trade revenues, and boost economic growth.
February 22, 2022 -
Annabel Sykes and Michelle Kristy
Tracing Rwandan coffee digitally for inclusive trade
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, a strong digital presence has, more than ever, become a key element for small businesses in the coffee sector to access new buyers and benefit from international markets.
August 24, 2020 -
Craig Atkinson
‘Rules as data’ – the 21st century answer for trade facilitation?
Following digitisation of commercial documents, the digitalisation of trade implies functional use of data to improve the automation potential of cross-border processes.
August 04, 2020 -
Ratnakar Adhikari
Lessons from LDCs’ responses to COVID-19: From crisis to opportunities?
Originally published in OECD-Development Matters on 6 July 2020
July 31, 2020 -
Fanan Biem
Blockchain and LDC trade during COVID-19
The macroeconomic context for developing country trade in the time of COVID-19
July 29, 2020 -
Michelle Kovacevic
Making it faster and easier for South Asian women to take businesses online
Recently launched ecommerce training program and portal will help hundreds of women entrepreneurs in South Asian LDCs become part of regional and global supply chains.
July 01, 2020 -
Deanna Ramsay
How to tackle least developed countries' gender gaps in tech use and data
Originally published by Devex on 10 March 2020
June 10, 2020 -
UNCTAD
Kiribati sets sights on overcoming hurdles to ecommerce
Digital solutions implemented to combat the spread of COVID-19 give fresh impetus to efforts to harness the development gains of ICT and ecommerce.
May 28, 2020 -
UNCTAD
Tanzania, Malawi prepare to reap benefits of digital economy
UNCTAD has assessed the state of play in the two countries and identified policy actions required to harness ecommerce for development.
February 13, 2020 -
Mischa Tripoli
A window of opportunity for Africa: Agricultural innovation, integration and entrepreneurial ecosystems
Agriculture 4.0, fuelled by innovation and technology, is driving more productive, efficient and sustainable food systems.
November 07, 2019 -
Chidi Oguamanam
The partnership imperative for African innovation in the fourth industrial revolution
The entrepreneurial uptake of computer technology and the entrenchment of digitisation have made Africa a demonstrable source of intellectual power in the digital sphere.
November 04, 2019 -
Juan Felipe Rodrigo López, Craig Atkinson
Digitally transforming Sudan’s economy
Enabling growth via ecommerce, trade facilitation and geographical indications
September 03, 2019 -
Cécile de Gardelle, Deanna Ramsay
How can developing countries seize returns from the fourth industrial revolution?
Without action, one out of every four people living in LDCs will be offline due to the lack of digital skills