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1 Diana Korka Economic Affairs Officer, ICT Policy Section UNCTAD EIF - UNESCAP Emerging Priorities in LDCs on Trade and Development Bangkok, 3 November 2017

2 Outline The etrade for All initiative Rapid etrade Readiness Assessments Other UNCTAD work on e-commerce for sustainable development

3 Making e-commerce assistance fit for purpose: the etrade for All initiative Public & private partnership aiming at: raising awareness of countries' unique e-commerce opportunities, challenges and constraints in a holistic way mobilizing and rationalizing available financial and human resources for the implementation of priority projects strengthening coherence and synergies among partners to further the use and gains from e-commerce in developing countries.

4 etrade for All is connecting partners and beneficiaries for greater, faster & more sustainable e-commerce gains E-commerce readiness assessment and strategy formulation ICT infrastructure and services Payment solutions Trade logistics and trade facilitation Legal and regulatory frameworks E-commerce skills development Access to financing 7 policy areas 25 partners 30 private sector contributors 193 potential beneficiaries 1 platform

5 etrade for All is connecting partners and beneficiaries for greater, faster & more sustainable e-commerce gains African Development Bank Economic Commission for Africa Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean Enhanced Integrated Framework E-Residency (Estonia) Inter-American Development Bank International Association of Prosecutors International Civil Aviation Organization International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation International Telecommunications Union International Trade Centre Internet Society United Nations Commission on Trade Law United Nations Conference on Trade and Development United Nations Economic Commission for Europe United Nations Commission for Latin America and the Carribean United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific United Nations Economic Commission for Western Africa United Nations Social Impact Fund Universal Postal Union World Bank Group World Customs Organization World Trade Organization 7 policy areas 25 partners 30 private sector contributors 193 potential beneficiaries 1 platform

6 etrade for All is connecting partners and beneficiaries for greater, faster & more sustainable e-commerce gains African Alliance for E-commerce Alibaba Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services Bizisol Burundishop DHL ebay einstituto.org Etsy Fedex Fiata.com First Atlantic Commerce Google Huawei Impact Enterprises International Council of Swedish Industry Kapruka and Grasshopper King and Spalding Latin American ecommerce Institute Nextrade Group PayPal RingierAfrica TCS Express & Logistics UPS vtex World Information Technology and Services Alliance World SME Forum 7 policy areas 25 partners 30 private sector contributors 193 potential beneficiaries 1 platform

7 etrade for All is connecting partners and beneficiaries for greater, faster & more sustainable e-commerce gains - launched in April policy areas 25 partners 30 private sector contributors 193 potential beneficiaries 1 platform

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11 etrade Readiness Assessments for LDCs Objective: to assess countries current strengths, weaknesses, opportunities & challenges in the seven etrade for all policy areas Main outcome: identification of priority actions to be supported by partners In the pipeline: - Completed: Cambodia, Bhutan, Samoa, Nepal - Coming up next: Myanmar, Lao PDR, Senegal, Liberia : Zambia, Ethiopia, Uganda, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Bangladesh, Malawi, Tanzania, Togo

12 Features of etrade Readiness Assessments demand-driven assessment (upon request) a basic analysis of the current ecommerce environment in the country identify opportunities and barriers help LDCs identify and prioritize areas in which they could benefit from assistance by partners of etrade for All

13 Methodology

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15 et4a country profiles Data compiled by the World Bank, presented by UNCTAD in a simple, user-friendly factsheet, integrated into the e.t.ready Also available online at: DATA SOURCES: -ITU, World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators database -UNCTAD, UNCTADStat -UPU, Postal Statistics -World Bank, E-trade Indicators -WEF, Networked Readiness Index

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17 Examples of Quick Win Project Proposals PUBLIC SECTOR ecommerce Strategy ecommerce Law formulation Awareness raising and training programme egovernement payment solutions Support adoption of online and mobile payment systems Lexicon in local language PRIVATE SECTOR Entrepreneurship development fund ebusiness incubator Improve delivery efficiency and "findability" of address locations How-to guides to ebusiness

18 Findings Common to All E.T.READY In place in capitals, major public and private investments. Outdated ecosystem. Online consumer concerns growing. 95% COD. Mobile operators lead the transformation. Last mile / physical addressing system. Paperless trade. ICT risk-prone sector. Venture capitalists and business accelerators' role Curricula outdated. Focus on ICT skills only. Lack of a single shared vision for e- commerce dev. ICT Policy in place.

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20 Save the date! E-COMMERCE WEEK APRIL PALAIS DES NATIONS - GENEVA 2 nd session of the UNCTAD Intergovernmental Group of Experts on E-commerce & the Digital Economy Key facts More than 1'000 participants in day-event including a 3-day dedicated meeting of experts (IGE 2018) on leveraging platforms and digital entrepreneurship for development 1 high-level conversation, etrade for all private partners meeting, networking opportunities and much more

21 Information Economy Report 2017 Can be downloaded free of charge at unctad.org/ier

22 UNCTAD-TFITS Measuring International Trade in ICT-enabled Services Definition and methodology: UNCTAD Technical Note on International Trade in ICT Services and ICT-enabled Services: (TN/UNCTAD/ICT4D/03) United Nations Statistical Commission adopted definition, 47th session (March 2016) Model survey questionnaire o Comments received and integrated: WTO, OECD, IMF, Costa Rica, India, Thailand, Egypt Survey implementation in Costa Rica, India and Thailand in 2017 UNCTAD Expert meeting to discuss results and lessons learned (28-29 November 2017)

23 ICT-enabled Services: Delivered Digitally 1 st step: look at existing measurement frameworks and define the types of services that can be ICT-enabled >>> a CPC Ver.2.1 taxonomy of such services >>> list of "potential ICT-enabled services" o o o ICT-enabled services = services with outputs that can be delivered remotely over ICT networks Exclude transport services (involve manipulation or transport of people, physical objects, material, or electricity) Exclude on-site or in-person services (require on-site or personal delivery) 2 nd step: it matters how these services are actually delivered >>> need to build in another type of survey question by mode of delivery >>> same as the discussion on WTO GATS modes of supply >>> "actual ICT-enabled services" o EBOPS 2010 not amenable for identifying actual ICT-enabled services Focus on exports of services, as smaller population of firms to survey

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