E-commerce and the digital economy in LDCs : at breaking point in COVID-19 times

This note looks at key challenges facing LDCs on their digital development path and draws from our research and technical assistance especially in the area of eTrade Readiness Assessments. It provides testimonies from the public and private sectors of smart and innovative initiatives by stakeholders in various LDCs.
Preface -- List of figures, tables and boxes -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- LDCs have fallen further behind in digital trade during COVID-19 -- Barriers to ICT uptake and use in LDCs -- Voices from entrepreneurs amidst the pandemic -- LDCs’ performance in UNCTAD’s B2C E-commerce Index -- Strengthening the e-commerce readiness of LDCs -- Trade negotiations, e-commerce and LDCs -- Voices from recipient Governments.

46 p. : ill., graphs, maps, tables

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