Monday, 8 April 2013

Opening Session: Chaired by H.E. Dr Marion Williams, Ambassador of Barbados, and Chair of the Committee on Trade and Development

Audio: H.E. Dr Marion Williams
> Opening remarks by H.E. Dr Marion Williams

Welcome address by Mr Harsha V. Singh, Deputy Director-General, WTO, and thematic statement by Ms Patricia Francis, Executive Director, International Trade Centre

Audio: Mr Harsha V. Singh
> Opening remarks by DDG Harsha V. Singh

Audio: Ms Patricia Francis
> Speech by Ms Patricia Francis

A) International Organizations Session: Chaired by H.E. Mr Shanker Das Bairagi, Ambassador of Nepal and LDC Group Coordinator

Audio: H.E. Mr Shanker Das Bairagi
> Opening remarks by H.E. Mr Shanker Das Bairagi


 

Speakers:

Dr Susan Teltscher — ITU: “Enabling E-commerce: recent trends in broadband deployment and uptake”;  
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Mr Torbjörn Fredriksson — UNCTAD: “E-commerce and development — key trends and issues”;
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Mr Martin Labbé — International Trade Centre: “E-Commerce business models and deployment strategies in developing countries”;
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Mr Sacha Wunsch-Vincent — WIPO: “Evolution and economics of digital content markets, IP issues, SMEs and online transactions”.
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Audio: International Organizations Session


 

Topics to be discussed: Facilitation of access to E-commerce by Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Developing Countries: e.g., development of institutional, regulatory and national/regional capacities; access to information; raising awareness; recent research.

Questions and Answers/Discussion

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B) Academic, Civil Society Session: Chaired by Mr Detlev Brauns, Deputy Permanent Representative, European Union

Speakers:

Mr Dawit Bekele, Internet Society, Regional Bureau Director for Africa, Addis Adaba, Ethiopia: “Opportunities and Challenges of E‑commerce for African SMEs”;
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Mr Daniel Salcedo, founder of Peoplink.org, Kensington, Maryland, USA: “Recent Technical Advances Facilitating E‑commerce for SMEs”;
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MrMarcos Pueryrredon, President, eInstituto, Buenos Aires, Argentina: “The new ecosystem of online businesses: eCommerce+ and the opportunities for SMEs”;
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Dr Richard Duncombe, Institute for Development Policy and Management (IDPM) in the School for Environment and Development, University of Manchester: “Mobile phones Innovation and Micro-enterprise in Low-income Countries”.
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Audio: Academic, Civil Society Session

Topics to be discussed: Use/exploitation of E-commerce and ICTs in general by SMEs in developing countries to improve their productive and commercial performance: e.g., generation and/or improvement of capacities and access to technologies; recent research and trends.

Questions and Answers/Discussion
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C) Private Sector Session: Chaired by Mr. David Shark, Deputy Chief of Mission, Deputy Permanent Representative to the WTO, United States

Speakers:

Ms Sadequa Hassan Sejuti, Managing Director and Mr Ataur Rahman, Future Solution for Business, Dhaka, Bangladesh: “Minimizing the digital gap of rural and city life through E‑Commerce”;
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Ms Nancy Tingze Wang, Co-Founder and CEO M-Kazi, Nairobi, Kenya: “Semi-skilled Labour Force Mobilization Using Accessible Technology”;
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Mr Daniel Annerose, CEO Manobi, Dakar, Senegal.
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Audio: Private Sector Session

Questions and Answers/Discussion
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D) Public Sector Session: Chaired by Mr Francisco Rivadeneira, Vice‑Minister of Foreign Trade of Ecuador

> Opening remarks by Mr Francisco Rivadeneira

 

Statement:

Mr Wilfredo González Vidal, Vice Ministro del Ministerio de Informática y las Telecomunicaciones (MIC), Havana, Cuba.
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Speakers:

Mr Egidius Mbarara, Auditor for Corporate, Transport, Energy and ICT Sectors (RURA), Kigali, Rwanda: “The Role of ICT Regulation in Promoting Small and Medium — Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Developing Countries”;
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Ms Maria Lourdes Yaptinchay, Director of Policy Research, E‑Commerce Office. Department of Trade and Industry, Makati City, Philippines: “Government support to helping SMEs gain access to e-commerce”;
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Mr Paul Donohoe, Programme Manager, Electronic Postal Services and E-Commerce, Universal Postal Union. “The Postal network — facilitating universal access to e-commerce”.
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Audio: Public Sector Session


 

Questions and Answers/Discussion
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Concluding Session:  Chaired by H.E. Dr Marion Williams, Ambassador of Barbados, and Chair of the Committee on Trade and Development

Presentation of Session Reports by the Moderators.

General Discussion and Follow-Up 
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