Applications open: Digital Commerce online course

The course, offered in partnership with the International Trade Centre, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, and the Geneva Internet Platform, aims to assist stakeholders from various sectors in developing countries and least developed countries (LDCs) to increase their knowledge and capacity to engage in multilateral digital commerce-related negotiations and discussions. The development and delivery of this course is supported by the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office.

The course provides an interdisciplinary coverage of e-commerce, from both digital and trade perspectives. Topics include: the Internet functionality and online business models, economic policy issues of relevance for digital commerce, regional trade agreements, international trade negotiations, digital commerce and Internet Governance, the enabling environment for digital commerce, and emerging digital commerce issues: Internet of things, big data and artificial intelligence.