STI strategies/ roadmaps
Organization |
Name of the Programme/ Support Measure |
Brief Description |
Type of Support |
Main interlocutor at Country-level |
Project/Support URL |
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UNCTAD |
ICT Policy Reviews |
Develops strategies and provides policy advice to countries on developing their information economy and e-commerce. In this context, it undertakes reviews, research, analysis, strategy development and technical cooperation.
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Diagnostic exercises/ assessments |
Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Trade |
https://unctad.org/en/Pages/DTL/STI_and_ICTs/ICT4D-Policies.aspx |
UNCTAD |
Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Reviews |
STIP reviews support countries in assessing the effectiveness of their STI strategies and policy frameworks and identifying priorities for action to strengthen their national and sectoral innovation systems. |
Diagnostic exercises/ assessments |
Ministry of Science and Technology |
https://unctad.org/en/pages/publications/science,-technology-and-innovat...(stip-reviews).aspx |
ESCAP |
"STI for Sustainable Development" work programme |
Other areas include: innovative business models (social enterprise, inclusive business); innovative financing, inclusive innovation; digital trade; and frontier technology. |
Capacity building |
Various depending on policy lead |
https://www.unescap.org/our-work/trade-investment-innovation/science-tec... |
Enabling environments for STI
Organisation |
Name of the Programme/ Support Measure |
Brief Description |
Type of Support |
Main interlocutor at Country-level |
Project/Support URL |
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UNCTAD
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eTrade Readiness Assessments |
Rapid standardized eTrade Readiness Assessments to help countries identify barriers to further e-commerce development. |
Diagnostic exercises/ assessments |
Ministry of Trade, Ministry of Technology
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https://unctad.org/en/Pages/Publications/E-Trade-Readiness-Assessment.aspx |
UNCTAD |
E-commerce and Law Reform Programme |
Capacity building to help policymakers and lawmakers adapt/develop legislation related to e-commerce in: Electronic Transactions and Signatures, Data Protection and Privacy, Consumer Protection, Computer Crime, Intellectual Property, Competition, Taxation, Information Security, and Digital Identity. |
Capacity building |
Legislators, Law Enforcement, Ministry of Trade, Central Bank |
https://unctad.org/en/Pages/DTL/STI_and_ICTs/ICT4D-Legislation.aspx |
UNIDO |
Delegate Programme for Investment and Technology Promotion (ITPO) |
ITPOs host officials from developing countries and economies in transition to give them hands-on training in investment promotion techniques so that delegates are able to promote portfolios of screened investment and technology opportunities from their own countries. Thereafter, delegates act as contact points between their countries and potential foreign partners. |
Technical Assistance/ Experts |
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Access to technology
Organization |
Name of the Programme/ Support Measure |
Brief Description |
Type of Support |
Main interlocutor at Country-level |
Project/Support URL |
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ITU |
World Summit on the Information Society |
Support for the establishment of a digital economy |
Capacity building |
Ministries of ICT, Regulatory Authorities, and Civil Society |
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Fintech
Organisation |
Name of the Programme/ Support Measure |
Brief Description |
Type of Support |
Main interlocutor at Country-level |
Project/Support URL |
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World Bank |
ID4D Program |
ID4D helps countries realize the transformational potential of inclusive, robust, and responsible digital identification systems. |
Cross-cutting/Other (please specify below): |
National and sub-national governments |
Other issues
Organization |
Name of the Programme/ Support Measure |
Brief Description |
Type of Support |
Main interlocutor at Country-level |
Project/Support URL |
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UNCTAD |
eTrade for all |
eTrade for all is a multi-agency partnership, coordinated by UNCTAD, that aims to improve the ability of developing countries, and particularly least developed countries, to use and benefit from e-commerce. |
Technical Assistance/ Experts |
Ministry of Trade, Ministry of Technology |
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UNCTAD |
Measuring E-Commerce and the Digital Economy |
Capacity building on measuring (producing official statistics on) ICT use by businesses, employment and value added of the ICT sector, trade in ICT goods and services (ICT-enabled), and e-commerce |
Capacity building |
National Statistical Office, Ministry of Trade, Central Bank |
https://unctad.org/en/Pages/DTL/STI_and_ICTs/ICT4D-Measurement.aspx |