UNCTAD e-Commerce week

18 April

Interactive sessions on Cybercrime readiness assessment, Consumer protection online, ICT Policy Reviews and publication launches

19-20 April

Ad Hoc Expert Meeting on Data Protection and Privacy: Implications for Trade and Development

21 April

E-Commerce and Development: A High-Level Round Table

Building Capacity: Towards an Action Plan for Aid for eTrade

22 April

The increasing relevance and volume of e-commerce presents a tremendous opportunity for stakeholders around the globe. As opposed to traditional forms of trade, e-commerce is relatively new and also harder to track and analyze. Providing metrics and data on e-commerce trends would allow stakeholders to better encourage, plan for, and react to changes and developments in the e-commerce realm, much as is currently done for traditional forms of trade.

Measuring readiness to benefit from the digital economy

10:00 - 11:00 Launch of UNCTAD B2C e-Commerce Index 2016

• Presentation by the UNCTAD Secretariat followed by comments by:

• Bishar Hussein, Director General, Universal Postal Union

• Carlo Terreni, General Director, NetCommSuisse e-Commerce Association 

11:00 - 13:00 Measuring e-commerce and digital readiness

Measuring Cross-Border e-Commerce

15:00 - 15:30 Introduction to UNCTAD-UPU-WTO initiative to improve measurement of cross-border e-commerce

15:30 - 17:20 Roundtable on official data and private sector data on cross-border e-commerce