Digital Trade & E-Commerce

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    A Guide on Adoption of Cross-border Electronic Invoicing

    The guide provides options for CPTA members to implement interoperable e-invoicing systems that can connect domestic and cross-border trade flows.

    Source: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), 2025

    Policymakers: Goods, Services, Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation, Digital Trade & E-Commerce, Asia & Middle East, Oceania,
    The guide provides options for CPTA members to implement interoperable e-invoicing systems that can connect domestic and cross-border trade flows.
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    The TradeTech Paradox: Connectivity Amid Fragmentation

    Digital technologies are connecting markets in new ways, creating a paradox of unprecedented connectivity amid growing fragmentation. Concrete examples of SMEs throughout the report demonstrate how emerging technologies are already enabling new efficiencies and inclusion across the trade ecosystem.

    Source: World Economic Forum (WEF), 2026

    Policymakers: Goods, Services, Digital Trade & E-Commerce, Asia & Middle East, North America, South & Central America and the Caribbean,
    Digital technologies are connecting markets in new ways, creating a paradox of unprecedented connectivity amid growing fragmentation. Concrete examples of SMEs throughout the report demonstrate how emerging technologies are already enabling new efficiencies and inclusion across the trade ecosystem.
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    2025 Technology and innovation report: Inclusive artificial intelligence for development

    AI can fast-track the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), powering smart agriculture and energy grids, optimizing production and supply chains, improving water and city planning – and more. Case studies show AI boosts productivity and improves livelihoods – if supported by the right policies and skills.

    Source: UNCTAD, UN Trade & Development, 2025

    Businesses: Policymakers: Goods, Services, Digital Trade & E-Commerce,
    AI can fast-track the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), powering smart agriculture and energy grids, optimizing production and supply chains, improving water and city planning – and more. Case studies show AI boosts productivity and improves livelihoods – if supported by the right policies and skills.
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    The role of digitalisation in strengthening capacities of Micro, Small and Medium-Size Enterprises (MSMEs in Southern Africa to take advantage of the AfCFTA)

    This study on the Role of Digitalisation in Strengthening Capacities of Micro, Small and Medium-size Enterprises (MSMEs) in Southern Africa to take Advantage of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), probes into the network of three critical and connected themes: African MSMEs, Digital Ecosystems and AfCFTA.

    Source: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), 2023

    Policymakers: Digital Trade & E-Commerce, Regional Trade Agreements, Africa,
    This study on the Role of Digitalisation in Strengthening Capacities of Micro, Small and Medium-size Enterprises (MSMEs) in Southern Africa to take Advantage of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), probes into the network of three critical and connected themes: African MSMEs, Digital Ecosystems and AfCFTA.
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    SME digitalisation for competitiveness: The 2025 OECD D4SME Survey

    Digitalisation can unlock SME competitiveness, by helping SMEs access new markets and improve the efficiency of their operations. Understanding how SMEs derive value from digitalisation, as well as the barriers they face – whether in adopting new technologies or in adapting their business processes – is key to informing effective policymaking. This 2025 OECD D4SME Survey sheds light on both across ten OECD countries.

    Source: OECD, 2025

    Policymakers: Goods, Digital Trade & E-Commerce,
    Digitalisation can unlock SME competitiveness, by helping SMEs access new markets and improve the efficiency of their operations. Understanding how SMEs derive value from digitalisation, as well as the barriers they face – whether in adopting new technologies or in adapting their business processes – is key to informing effective policymaking. This 2025 OECD D4SME Survey sheds light on both across ten OECD countries.
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    Spotlight on Cybersecurity

    The following Spotlight on Cybersecurity is intended to provide Canadian exporters with the background knowledge and tools necessary to protect their business against cyber threats.

    Source: Government of Canada

    Businesses: Goods, Services, Digital Trade & E-Commerce, North America,
    The following Spotlight on Cybersecurity is intended to provide Canadian exporters with the background knowledge and tools necessary to protect their business against cyber threats.
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    MSMEs, value chains and trade development in Southern Africa Case studies from selected countries

    This study analyzes how Southern African micro-, small, and medium sized enterprises (MSMEs) are using innovations and technologies to integrate themselves into value chains and better utilize trade agreements.

    Source: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), 2024

    Policymakers: Goods, Services, Digital Trade & E-Commerce, Regional Trade Agreements, Africa,
    This study analyzes how Southern African micro-, small, and medium sized enterprises (MSMEs) are using innovations and technologies to integrate themselves into value chains and better utilize trade agreements.
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    MSME Digital Exports, Summary of Surveyed MSMEs in Mexico

    Download the country summary of surveyed MSMEs in Mexico.

    Source: International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), 2024

    Policymakers: Goods, Services, Digital Trade & E-Commerce, North America,
    Download the country summary of surveyed MSMEs in Mexico.
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    MSME Digital Exports, Summary of Surveyed MSMEs in Colombia

    Download the country summary of surveyed MSMEs in Colombia.

    Source: International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), 2024

    Policymakers: Goods, Services, Digital Trade & E-Commerce, South & Central America and the Caribbean,
    Download the country summary of surveyed MSMEs in Colombia.
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    MSME Digital Exports, Summary of Surveyed MSMEs in Brazil

    Download the country summary of surveyed MSMEs in Brazil.

    Source: International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), 2024

    Policymakers: Goods, Services, Digital Trade & E-Commerce, South & Central America and the Caribbean,
    Download the country summary of surveyed MSMEs in Brazil.
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    MSME Digital Exports, Summary of Surveyed MSMEs in Argentina

    Download the country summary of surveyed MSMEs in Argentina

    Source: International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), 2024

    Policymakers: Goods, Services, Digital Trade & E-Commerce, South & Central America and the Caribbean,
    Download the country summary of surveyed MSMEs in Argentina
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    MSME Digital Exports in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico: Opportunities and Challenges

    The “MSME Digital Exports in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico: Opportunities and Challenges,” is based on the results of a survey conducted in 2023 among more than 2,000 MSMEs in the region. It analyses the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic three years after its onset, identifies barriers to exports, and assesses the role of digital tools in enabling trade.

    Source: International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), 2024

    Policymakers: Goods, Services, Digital Trade & E-Commerce, North America, South & Central America and the Caribbean,
    The “MSME Digital Exports in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico: Opportunities and Challenges,” is based on the results of a survey conducted in 2023 among more than 2,000 MSMEs in the region. It analyses the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic three years after its onset, identifies barriers to exports, and assesses the role of digital tools in enabling trade.