UNCTAD eCommerce Week 2020 is going digital! For all information (including registration), please visit : eweek2020.unctad.org
In light of the development of the COVID-19 virus situation, we would like to inform you that we have decided to cancel the eCommerce Week 2020.
UNCTAD’s Senior Management has taken the decision that, effective immediately, all meetings involving international participants scheduled until the end of April 2020 should be postponed. This conclusion was arrived at taking into account the policy of the Swiss Government for the cancellation/postponement of events of 1,000 persons or more, the implications of prevailing limitations on international travel, and the need to minimize undue inconvenience to meeting participants.
For further information on the coronavirus, we encourage you to consult the WHO website.
Ensuring the health and safety of all participants is our primary concern. It is for this reason that we are taking the difficult decision of cancelling the eCommerce Week.
We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. However, we look forward to welcoming you in 2021 for a new edition of the eCommerce Week, and also – for those of you who are interested - in Abu Dhabi for the first Asia eCommerce Week from 6 to 10 December 2020. Further information on this exciting event will be shared in the next few weeks.
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UNCTAD’s eCommerce Week is the leading forum for Ministers, senior government officials, CEOs and other business representatives, international organizations, development banks, academics and civil society to discuss the development opportunities and challenges associated with the digital economy.
The theme of the eCommerce Week 2020 is "Creating Value in the Digital Economy". Digital advances have already led to the creation of enormous wealth in record time, but this is highly concentrated in a small number of countries, companies and individuals. As the digital economy expands further there is a need to (re)think value creation and capture and redefine digital development strategies and policies.
Digital gaps present a development gap, which risks widening if adequate actions are not taken at national and global levels to spread the gains more evenly and help nations capture more value from the digital economy. What’s to be done?
Highlights of the week include: a High-level Dialogue on the topic of the week: Creating Value in the Digital Economy ; the fourth Session of Intergovernmental Group of Experts on E-commerce and the Digital Economy; and thematic sessions organized by the eTrade for all partners.
