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ecomConnect Day on the future of e-commerce to be held by the ITC and UNECA for Africa on 4 June

M.E Njie by M.E Njie
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(Geneva) – The International Trade Centre (ITC) today announced that its first ecomConnect Day on the future of e-commerce would be held on 4 June 2020 in partnership with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). The online event will focus on how e-commerce can help Africa’s businesses survive and relaunch in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

During the pandemic, e-commerce solutions have played a critical role in ensuring business continuity for many companies. They have been a crucial channel for providing vital goods and services. For many micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Africa, e-commerce has offered a lifeline and can continue to play a principal role in their economic recovery.

‘Digital solutions will be at the heart of the recovery and resilience of business and trade in Africa,’ said ITC acting Executive Director Dorothy Tembo. ‘But there is a need to address the gaps in e-commerce readiness between countries and between large and small firms, and better connect the unconnected to the digital grid.’

To benefit from the digital revolution, Africa must ensure that the policy environment, infrastructure and services accelerate the adoption of e-commerce to enable more cross-border trade, economic growth and the creation of jobs.

Stephen Karingi, Director of the Regional Integration and Trade Division of UNECA, said: ‘The February 2020 African Union Summit announced that digital trade and e-commerce will now be included in Phase III negotiations under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), offering a great opportunity for Africa to design a policy regime to support the digital development of the continent.’

The first ecomConnect Day will bring together several policymakers, industry leaders, and experts to explore what opportunities e-commerce can bring to Africa as part of ITC and UNECA’s contribution to AfCFTA implementation. The African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) and the Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP) have co-organized two thematic panels to take place in the first part of the Day.

The first session brings together high-level speakers to explore the AfCFTA and its impact on e-commerce. Speakers include Soraya Hakuziyaremye, Honourable Minister of Trade and Industry of Rwanda, Albert Muchanga, African Union Commission (AUC) Commissioner for Trade and Industry, Wamkele Mene, Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Henri Monceau, Director of Digitalization, Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie, and Elsie S.Kanza, Head and Member of the Executive Committee, the World Economic Forum. The second session will address the immediate challenges of economic recovery, how e-commerce can spur growth in Africa and the importance of an inclusive approach to building the digital economy.

Afternoon sessions will comprise five technical workshops for e-commerce entrepreneurs and business support organizations. The sessions will look at e-commerce responses to COVID-19 and offer specific insights into e-commerce logistics, understanding and targeting market opportunities, and the implications for small firms selling internationally.

ecomConnect Day is organized by ITC’s ecomConnect, which links experts and partners in a bid to deliver improved skills and capacities for e-commerce, and to support MSMEs in becoming more competitive online.

On ecomConnect Day, ITC will launch the ecomConnect platform. This portal links a network of dedicated experts and practitioners and online resources addressed at the ‘e-commerce divide.’ ecomConnect is the first e-commerce engagement platform with a special focus in developing and least developed countries.

The sessions will be hosted virtually from 10:00 to 18:00 CET on 4 June 2020. To learn more about the different panels and register for the event, please visit https://bit.ly/2LYFez6

About ecomConnect – ecomConnect is the first e-commerce community platform with a special focus on entrepreneurs from developing and least-developed countries. The platform brings together micro, small and medium-sized companies, start-ups, organizations and business experts in e-commerce to build connections, acquire digital expertise and learn new skills through free resources, including online courses, tools, guidelines, success stories and live webinars.

About the International Trade Centre – The International Trade Centre is the joint agency of the World Trade Organization and the United Nations. ITC assists small and medium-sized enterprises in developing and transition economies to become more competitive in global markets, thereby contributing to sustainable economic development within the frameworks of the Aid-for-Trade agenda and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.

For more information, visit www.intracen.org.
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About UNECA – The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is one of the UN’s five regional commissions, ECA’s mandate is to promote the economic and social development of its member States, foster intra-regional integration, and promote international cooperation for Africa’s development.

For more information, visit www.uneca.org

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Mamadou Edrisa Njie is the Publisher and Managing Editor of Mansa Banko Online. Mansa Banko Online is a Gambia-based online newspaper focusing on agricultural reporting. The online medium reports on quality, reliable, factual and authoritative information. Mr. Njie is an alumna of the International Institute for Journalism (IIJ) in Germany and studied Mass Communication at the Institute of Professional Administration and Management (IPAM) in Banjul, The Gambia.

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