Digital Trade & E-Commerce

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    Cross-border Paperless Trade Toolkit

    This toolkit aims at raising awareness of the technical and legal tools to be called upon to adopt cross-border paperless trade systems and national single windows (NSWs).

    Source:  WTO, ESCAP, UNCITRAL, 2022

    Policymakers: Goods, Services, Digital Trade & E-Commerce,
    This toolkit aims at raising awareness of the technical and legal tools to be called upon to adopt cross-border paperless trade systems and national single windows (NSWs).
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    Standards Toolkit for Cross border Paperless Trade

    This toolkit provides the most notable and widely used standards in trade digitalization for unlocking the benefits of cross-border paperless trade.

    Source:  WTO, 2022

    Policymakers: Goods, Services, Digital Trade & E-Commerce,
    This toolkit provides the most notable and widely used standards in trade digitalization for unlocking the benefits of cross-border paperless trade.
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    UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Signatures

    The Model Law on Electronic Signatures (MLES) aims to enable and facilitate the use of electronic signatures by establishing criteria of technical reliability for the equivalence between electronic and hand-written signatures.

    Source:  UNCITRAL, 2017

    Policymakers: Goods, Services, Digital Trade & E-Commerce, Regulation & Standards,
    The Model Law on Electronic Signatures (MLES) aims to enable and facilitate the use of electronic signatures by establishing criteria of technical reliability for the equivalence between electronic and hand-written signatures.
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    UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records

    The Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records (MLETR) aims to enable the legal use of electronic transferable records both domestically and across borders.

    Source:  UNCITRAL

    Policymakers: Goods, Services, Digital Trade & E-Commerce, Regulation & Standards,
    The Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records (MLETR) aims to enable the legal use of electronic transferable records both domestically and across borders.
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    Creating a Modern Digital Trade Ecosystem

    ICC is calling on national governments to digitize trade documentation and align legal frameworks to the UNCITRAL Model Law on Transferrable Records [MLETR].

    Source:  ICC, 2021

    Policymakers: Goods, Services, Digital Trade & E-Commerce,
    ICC is calling on national governments to digitize trade documentation and align legal frameworks to the UNCITRAL Model Law on Transferrable Records [MLETR].
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    Digital Exports in Southeast Asia

    This report assesses and paints an accurate picture of ASEAN MSME exports, identifies key barriers that prevent MSMEs from exporting, and analyses how MSMEs leverage digital technologies.

    Source: ICC and Google

    Policymakers: Goods, Capacity Building, Digital Trade & E-Commerce, Asia & Middle East,
    This report assesses and paints an accurate picture of ASEAN MSME exports, identifies key barriers that prevent MSMEs from exporting, and analyses how MSMEs leverage digital technologies.
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    Role of Digital Platforms in the Collection of VAT/GST on Online Sales

    This report provides practical guidance to tax authorities on the design and implementation of a variety of solutions for digital platforms, including e-commerce marketplaces.

    Source: OECD, 2019

    Policymakers: Goods, Services, Digital Trade & E-Commerce, Tariffs & Taxes,
    This report provides practical guidance to tax authorities on the design and implementation of a variety of solutions for digital platforms, including e-commerce marketplaces.
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    Interactive visualization of Trade Facilitation and Paperless Trade

    The UN Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation provides information related to the WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) and the paperless trade.

    Source: UNESCAP, UNECE, UNESCWA, UNECLAC, UNECA

    Policymakers: Goods, Capacity Building, Digital Trade & E-Commerce,
    The UN Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation provides information related to the WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) and the paperless trade.
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    Online Resource Centre for Asia-Pacific MSME Policy

    The Resource Centre collects knowledge about MSME policy across the Asia-Pacific region, for the information and interest of the region's policymakers.

    Source: ESCAP

    Policymakers: Goods, 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, Asia & Middle East, Oceania,
    The Resource Centre collects knowledge about MSME policy across the Asia-Pacific region, for the information and interest of the region's policymakers.
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    Trade Finance: e-Invoice

    This standard creates a paperless environment for trade and facilitates the Business processes, the Business transactions and the Information entities of the invoice used by the industries.

    Source: UNECE

    Businesses: Policymakers: Goods, Services, Access to Finance, Digital Trade & E-Commerce,
    This standard creates a paperless environment for trade and facilitates the Business processes, the Business transactions and the Information entities of the invoice used by the industries.
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    GCA Cybersecurity Toolkit for Small Business

    This toolkit is designed for MSMEs to complete in six steps. Additionally, online training in cybersecurity provides more information and resources for small businesses.

    Source: Global Cyber Alliance

    Businesses: Policymakers: Goods, Services, Digital Trade & E-Commerce,
    This toolkit is designed for MSMEs to complete in six steps. Additionally, online training in cybersecurity provides more information and resources for small businesses.
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    The Appropriation of Blockchain for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

    This article was written for SMEs so they could determine whether and how the use of blockchain technology may serve their trade-related needs.

    Source: Journal of Innovation Management (hosted on ResearchGate), 2019

    Policymakers: Goods, Services, Digital Trade & E-Commerce,
    This article was written for SMEs so they could determine whether and how the use of blockchain technology may serve their trade-related needs.