Posts by Dikonketso
World Intellectual Property Day, 26 April
Well, I missed it, and it deserved to be recognised. Intellectual property (IP) is a vital part of the global creative and innovative ecosystems, especially for individual creators, entrepreneurs, start-ups,…
Read MoreSoutheast Asia Also Turns to ‘Social Commerce’
Just as Africa has embraced social commerce over the last three years, Southeast Asia has adopted the use of social media platforms to overcome its digital divide. The region is…
Read MoreEFA and the E-Merchants Trade Council
A new body, the E-Merchants Trade Council, Inc., has been set up in the USA to promote exports and imports generated by online sales. It has already started to lobby…
Read MorePackaging Regulations in the EU
Our colleagues in Ecommerce Europe are part of the ongoing consultation process on the revision of the EU Waste Framework Directive and have called on the EU to undertake an…
Read MoreMiscellaneous
The EU Proposes a “Data Act” The European Commission has adopted its proposal for a Regulation on ensuring fairness in the allocation of value across the data economy (‘Data Act’).…
Read MoreThe Moratorium on Customs Duties for Electronic Transmissions
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) agreed on a moratorium on customs duties for electronic transmissions back in 1999. This agreement must be renewed every 2 years and was due to…
Read MoreThe New Trends in the Workforce
COVID has had an enormous effect on office workers around the world. Surveys show that productivity did not fall when staff worked from home – in fact in most cases…
Read MoreSAITEX Exposition and Conference, 19-21 June
Readers will have seen that we are supporting the annual SAITEX conference at the Gallagher’s Event Centre, Midrand, SA, and will be holding a session on Tuesday – all welcome.…
Read MoreSADC Invites Stakeholders to its Services Committee
The Secretariat of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) launched the first Sector Focus Group (SFG) – Business Services meeting from 9 – 11th May 2022. The SFG comprised of…
Read MoreOpportunities, Events and Publications
Join EFSA at the SAITEX Exhibition and Conference on 19-21 June 2022 EFSA will have a session on the 21 June at SAITEX. We’ll also have a stand – join…
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