Asia leading the way in E-Invoicing
EFSA was made aware by our Australian colleagues of an initiative on e-invoicing in the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries – ASEAN-Australia Digital Trade Standards (DTS) Initiative. The DTS…
Read MoreUNCTAD Stresses the Need to Close the Digital Divide
In its recent study, Digital Economy Report, UNCTAD points out that since 2015, the number of internet users in the world has increased from 3bn to 5.3bn. Mobile broadband subscriptions have…
Read MoreShaping the Future of the Digital Economy, UNCTAD’s 2023 eWeek
As we have reported previously, UNCTAD Ecommerce Week has now been renamed the eWeek and moved to 4-8 Dec in Geneva. EFA has submitted two sessions, on African Cross-border Payments: Are…
Read MoreThe WTO Reinforces its Interest in Ecommerce
The WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said at a workshop held at the WTO in June that the international community have a collective responsibility to help members harness the full potential…
Read MoreThe WTO’s Thematic Session on Regulatory Cooperation between Members on Cybersecurity, 20 June
The DTIC approached EFSA for assistance to find a South African expert to represent SA at this session, which provided member states with an opportunity to explore the role of…
Read MoreBig Tech News
Microsoft is being investigated in an European Union antitrust investigation over the bundling of its chat and video app Teams with its Office product. It is understood that the European…
Read MoreMiscellaneous
The US’s ‘Integrity, Notification and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for Consumers’ Act (the “INFORM Consumers Act”) Comes into Force As the preamble says, in an effort to “combat the…
Read MoreSkills Module for Ecommerce Almost Ready
As we have reported previously, EFSA has been actively engaged in preparing as skills module for Services SETA at level 6 (equivalent to second year at University). The module is…
Read MoreThe Continuing Saga of the South African Post Office (SAPO)
SAPO enjoyed 2 good bits of news in June: first it managed to escape being placed under liquidation, and second, the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) has introduced…
Read MoreThe SA Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) Developing a 30-Year Review Report
As part of the celebrations planned for April 2024 which will mark 30 years since the advent of democracy in SA, and 12 years since the adoption of the National…
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