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In the first weeks of February trade advisers, Kim Kampel and Tanvi Sinha from the Commonwealth Small States Office (CSSO), based in Geneva, concluded two hybrid workshops to support Commonwealth Small States with their technical preparations for the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) upcoming 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13), which takes place in Abu Dhabi from 26 to 29 February 2024.
A 3-day regional workshop in Suva, Fiji, focusing on 'Effective Legal Frameworks for Building the Digital Economy,' came to a successful conclusion today, reinforcing the Commonwealth’s commitment to fostering resilient digital economies across the Pacific. The event also marked the formal establishment of the Pacific Regional E-commerce Alliance (PacifEcom) with the signing of a Statement of Intent by the Commonwealth Secretariat.
In a stride towards advancing the digital economy and e-commerce in the Pacific region, the Commonwealth Connectivity Agenda (CCA), the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the United Nations Conference for Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) have joined forces to organise a three-day workshop on 'Effective Legal Frameworks for Building the Digital Economy'.