Digital Trade & E-Commerce

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    ITU Entrepreneurship & SMEs

    This is a platform by ITU that contributes towards scaling up innovation and building an enabling environment for SMEs.

    Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

    Businesses: Policymakers: Goods, Services, Capacity Building, Digital Trade & E-Commerce,
    This is a platform by ITU that contributes towards scaling up innovation and building an enabling environment for SMEs.
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    WCO Case studies on Single Window Environment

    The website is a collection of links that lead to information on Single Window initiatives that are presently under various stages of implementation.

    Source: World Customs Organization (WCO)

    Businesses: Policymakers: Goods, Services, Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation, Digital Trade & E-Commerce,
    The website is a collection of links that lead to information on Single Window initiatives that are presently under various stages of implementation.
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    A Road Toward Paperless Trade: Senegal’s Experience

    This is a trade facilitation implementation guide that studied Senegalese Single Window (ORBUS).

    Source: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), 2016

    Policymakers: Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation, Digital Trade & E-Commerce, Africa,
    This is a trade facilitation implementation guide that studied Senegalese Single Window (ORBUS).
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    Integrated Services for MSMEs in International Trade (ISMIT): Opening the Global Economy to MSMEs

    This paper goes through the different challenges that MSMEs can face in international trade. It then establishes the principles of platforms called “Integrated Services for MSMEs in International Trade (ISMIT)”, the benefits they can provide and their basic structure.

    Source: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)

    Policymakers: Goods, Services, Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation, Capacity Building, Digital Trade & E-Commerce, International Organization,
    This paper goes through the different challenges that MSMEs can face in international trade. It then establishes the principles of platforms called “Integrated Services for MSMEs in International Trade (ISMIT)”, the benefits they can provide and their basic structure.
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    UN/CEFACT to help smaller businesses access international trade through new digital platforms

    The United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT), hosted by UNECE, has put forward a project to help MSMEs access the international trading market.

    Source: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), 2018

    Businesses: Policymakers: Goods, Services, Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation, Capacity Building, Digital Trade & E-Commerce, International Organization,
    The United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT), hosted by UNECE, has put forward a project to help MSMEs access the international trading market.
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    Automated System for Customs Data (ASYCUDA)

    The Automated System for Customs Data (ASYCUDA) is a computerized customs management system that covers most foreign trade procedures.

    Source: ISO (International Organization for Standardization), WCO (World Customs Organization) and United Nations

    Businesses: Policymakers: Goods, Services, Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation, Digital Trade & E-Commerce, Tariffs & Taxes,
    The Automated System for Customs Data (ASYCUDA) is a computerized customs management system that covers most foreign trade procedures.
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    Proposal on Tax Collection on Imported Low Value Shipments

    This document proposes solutions based on an extensive analysis of existing best practices on collecting taxes and duties on low-value shipment.

    Source: Global Express Association, 2020

    Policymakers: Goods, Digital Trade & E-Commerce, Logistics, Tariffs & Taxes,
    This document proposes solutions based on an extensive analysis of existing best practices on collecting taxes and duties on low-value shipment.
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    Guidelines on Application of Information and Communication Technology

    The purpose of these Guidelines is to focus the attention of Customs administrations on the impact of Information and Communication (IC) technologies on their business.

    Source: World Customs Organization (WCO), 2014

    Policymakers: Goods, Services, Digital Trade & E-Commerce,
    The purpose of these Guidelines is to focus the attention of Customs administrations on the impact of Information and Communication (IC) technologies on their business.
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    ISO 17442 Part 2: The LEI in Digital Certificates

    This webpage introduces the LEI in Digital Certificates.

    Source: Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF)

    Businesses: Policymakers: Goods, Services, Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation, Digital Trade & E-Commerce,
    This webpage introduces the LEI in Digital Certificates.
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    At Your Service? The Promise of Services-Led Development

    The report assesses the prospects for services-led development.

    Source: World Bank Group, 2021

    Businesses: Policymakers: Services, Capacity Building, Digital Trade & E-Commerce,
    The report assesses the prospects for services-led development.
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    UNCTAD Trade Policy Frameworks for developing countries 2017

    The aims of a TPF are to reveal the principal challenges that a country faces in its trade policy, prioritize its objectives, and lay out a plan to achieve those goals.

    Source: The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2017

    Businesses: Policymakers: Goods, Services, Access to Finance, Capacity Building, Digital Trade & E-Commerce,
    The aims of a TPF are to reveal the principal challenges that a country faces in its trade policy, prioritize its objectives, and lay out a plan to achieve those goals.
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    2019 World Trade Report: The future of services trade

    It examines how trade in services is likely to evolve in response to some major trends, such as demographic changes and the impact of digital technologies.

    Source: World Trade Organization(WTO), 2019

    Businesses: Policymakers: Services, Digital Trade & E-Commerce, Export Potential,
    It examines how trade in services is likely to evolve in response to some major trends, such as demographic changes and the impact of digital technologies.