UNCTAD ICT for Development Partnerships

UNCTAD has launched a series of partnerships on Information and Communication Technologies for Development at the UNCTAD XI Conference held in São Paulo, during the month of June, 2004.

The objectives of the partnerships are to improve access and use of ICT applications in order to enhance the economic competitiveness of developing countries.

The partnerships will focus on the following key areas:

1. Measuring the information society;

2. E-tourism;

3. ICT policies in developing countries: ePol-Net;

4. E-finance for small and medium-size enterprises; and 

5. Developing human capacity for free and open-source software.

For more information follow the above links or contact the E-commerce Branch directly.