Digital Trade & E-Commerce

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    A Bid for the Paperless Office

    This is a blog on facts and statistics of paper usage. It suggests some ways to go paperless for SMEs.

    Source: Formstack

    Businesses: Goods, Services, Digital Trade & E-Commerce,
    This is a blog on facts and statistics of paper usage. It suggests some ways to go paperless for SMEs.
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    SME Policy Index

    The Index identifies strengths and weaknesses in policy design and implementation, allows for comparison across countries and measures convergence towards good practices and relevant policy standards.

    Source: OECD

    Policymakers: Goods, Services, Access to Finance, Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation, Capacity Building, Contractual Disputes, Digital Trade & E-Commerce, Export Potential, Intellectual Property, Investment Facilitation, Logistics, Regional Trade Agreements, Regulation & Standards, Sustainability, Tariffs & Taxes, Trade Remedies, Europe,
    The Index identifies strengths and weaknesses in policy design and implementation, allows for comparison across countries and measures convergence towards good practices and relevant policy standards.
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    Country Reports of Readiness Assessments for Cross-Border Paperless Trade

    The country reports can serve as a valuable foundation for more detailed activities at the national and agency level in this area, with identifiable timelines and budget sources.

    Source:   ESCAP

    Businesses: Policymakers: Goods, Services, Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation, Digital Trade & E-Commerce,
    The country reports can serve as a valuable foundation for more detailed activities at the national and agency level in this area, with identifiable timelines and budget sources.
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    Colombia Trade Transactions

    SWFT system in Colombia enables public entities involved in foreign trade to allow companies to conduct paperless business transactions with the support of information and communications technologies.

    Source:   ITC, 2011

    Businesses: Policymakers: Goods, Services, Digital Trade & E-Commerce, South & Central America and the Caribbean,
    SWFT system in Colombia enables public entities involved in foreign trade to allow companies to conduct paperless business transactions with the support of information and communications technologies.
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    Dematerialization and Paperless Processing

    The guidelines highlight the roleplayed in different business processes by supporting documents, how the documents are produced, and how they are managed.

    Source:   WCO, 2017

    Businesses: Policymakers: Goods, Services, Digital Trade & E-Commerce,
    The guidelines highlight the roleplayed in different business processes by supporting documents, how the documents are produced, and how they are managed.
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    Technical Readiness Assessment for Cross border Paperless Trade

    The Technical Guide will facilitate self-assessments of technical readiness on cross-border paperless trade.

    Source:  EIF, ESCAP, UNCITRAL

    Businesses: Goods, Services, Capacity Building, Digital Trade & E-Commerce,
    The Technical Guide will facilitate self-assessments of technical readiness on cross-border paperless trade.
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    Legal Readiness Assessment for Cross border Paperless Trade

    The Legal Guide will facilitate self-assessments of legal and technical readiness on cross-border paperless trade

    Source:  EIF, ESCAP, UNCITRAL

    Businesses: Goods, Services, Capacity Building, Digital Trade & E-Commerce,
    The Legal Guide will facilitate self-assessments of legal and technical readiness on cross-border paperless trade
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    2017 Regional Report of Paperless Trade Implementation

    This report aims to help UNECE member States to advance trade facilitation and paperless trade to the advantage of governments, cross-border traders and consumers, and to enhance regional and global integration.

    Source:   UNECE, 2017

    Policymakers: Goods, Services, Digital Trade & E-Commerce,
    This report aims to help UNECE member States to advance trade facilitation and paperless trade to the advantage of governments, cross-border traders and consumers, and to enhance regional and global integration.
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    A Roadmap towards Paperless Trade

    The paper is a part of the project called "Interregional partnership for promoting trade as an engine of growth through knowledge management and information and communication technologies."

    Source:   UNECE, 2006

    Policymakers: Goods, Services, Digital Trade & E-Commerce,
    The paper is a part of the project called "Interregional partnership for promoting trade as an engine of growth through knowledge management and information and communication technologies."
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    White Paper on Paperless Trade

    The paper is a part of a series run by the World Economic Forum and the World Trade Organization (WTO) focused on e-commerce policy best practices.

    Source:   UNECE, UN/CEFACT, 2018

    Businesses: Policymakers: Goods, Services, Digital Trade & E-Commerce,
    The paper is a part of a series run by the World Economic Forum and the World Trade Organization (WTO) focused on e-commerce policy best practices.
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    ICC Digital Standards Initiatives

    This website provides guide to legal reform to enable electronic transferable records and optimize cross-border trade.

    Source:  ICC

    Policymakers: Goods, Services, Digital Trade & E-Commerce, Regulation & Standards,
    This website provides guide to legal reform to enable electronic transferable records and optimize cross-border trade.
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    Readiness Assesement for Cross border Paperless Trade

    The website facilitates self-assessments of legal and technical readiness on cross-border paperless trade. The guide contains explanatory notes, good practices, references and other relevant information to assist users to conduct self-assessment using the checklists.

    Source:  EIF, ESCAP, UNCITRAL

    Businesses: Goods, Services, Digital Trade & E-Commerce,
    The website facilitates self-assessments of legal and technical readiness on cross-border paperless trade. The guide contains explanatory notes, good practices, references and other relevant information to assist users to conduct self-assessment using the checklists.