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African Development Fund/Smart Africa Alliance Project to Enhance Digital Trade and Ecommerce in Africa
The African Development Fund and Smart Africa Alliance have jointly launched a $1.5m project to streamline digital trade and ecommerce policies across 10 African countries. The Institutional Support for Digital…
Read MoreNews from Africa
News from the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) One of the contacts EFA made at the AfCFTA Business Forum (see above) was with the Imani Development consultancy firm, which is carrying out…
Read MorePromoting Sustainability in the Developing World and the WTO’s 2023 Public Forum
The World Trade Organization, the World Bank Group and the World Economic Forum on 20 April launched “Action on Climate and Trade” (ACT), a new initiative that aims to help…
Read MorePasswords or Passkeys?
Google has announced that passkeys are now rolling out to Google Account users globally. The news comes nearly 12 months after Google, Apple, Microsoft, and the FIDO Alliance announced a…
Read MoreThe Post-COVID Blues – Shopify Continues to Lay-off Staff
As this Newsletter has reported previously, all the Big Tech, and some important (for ecommerce) “Smaller Tech” increased their staff during COVID and are now reducing their employment levels. We…
Read MoreBig Tech News from around the Globe
One of the first sectors to feel the AI squeeze is online education. In the US a number of high-profile schools have banned the system and online teaching companies are…
Read MoreA Patchwork of Privacy Laws in the USA and the Battle Over Encryption Continues
We reported recently on a proposal to introduce a Federal privacy law in the USA. A number of States, principally California and a couple of others have applied their own…
Read MoreWill Twitter Fly Off Into The Blue Skies?
Twitter has again U-turned over its verification policy, restoring the “blue tick” free of charge to celebrity users of the social network. Meanwhile a serious rival is emerging with Bluesky, created by former Twitter…
Read MoreTradeExperettes is examining the gender impact of the WTO´s moratorium on the imposition of customs duties on electronic transmissions.
TradeExperettes, is a network of women trade experts from around the world. It notes that while research has been done on the economic and broader social impact of the moratorium, this…
Read MoreSA’s Chairing of BRICS
As this Newsletter has reported recently, SA took over the chair of BRICS this year. The trade alliance has become increasingly popular, with Saudi Arabia joining, and 4 countries joining…
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