UNCTAD/DER/2024(Overview) ii DigitalEconomyReport2024IOVERVIEW Shapinganenvironmentallysustainableandinclusivedigitalfuture Note WithintheUNCTADDivisiononTechnologyandLogistics,theE-commerceandDigital EconomyBranchcarriesoutpolicy-orientedanalyticalworkonthedevelopmentimplications ...
UNCTAD/DER/2024(Overview) ii DigitalEconomyReport2024IOVERVIEW Shapinganenvironmentallysustainableandinclusivedigitalfuture Note WithintheUNCTADDivisiononTechnologyandLogistics,theE-commerceandDigitalEconomyBranchcarriesoutpolicy-orientedanalyticalworkonthedevelopmentimplicationsofinformationandcommunicationstechnologies(ICTs)and...
digital economytechnology multinationalsTransnationality Index (TNI)FDI lightness indexGeographical Spread Index (GSI)Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS)This research note reassesses UNCTAD's transnationality indices in light of recent economic trends that are quickly changing the international investment ...
4 UNCTAD (2019), Digital Economy Report 2019, at https://unctad.org/en/PublicationsLibrary/der2019_en.pdf. 5 As examples, the World Economic Forum projects 60 per cent by 2022 and IDC over 60 per cent by 2023. See: WEF (2019), Our Shared Digital Future Responsible Digital ...
This research note reassesses UNCTAD's transnationality indices in light of recent economic trends that are quickly changing the international investment landscape: the digital economy, the new industrial revolution and the resulting asset-light international business models. The recent international "Agreemen...
The impact of new services, such as cloud computing and data centers, while adding to overall emissions, can reduce emission intensities (emissions per unit of GDP) if the new activity produces more GDP per unit of emission than the average activity in that economy. These activities, in the ...
The US and China are the world leaders in the provision of digital services, and UNCTAD’s 2019 Digital Economy Report (the most recent that is available) shows that in terms of value-added of global digital industry2/, in 2018, a full USD 1,000 billion originated in the US, ...
2023, Journal of Cleaner Production Citation Excerpt : This rapidly expanding internet connectivity, also known as the dotcom bubble burst, started since the year 2000 and has currently become an integral part of the global economy. It is argued that ICT, especially internet connectivity, has led...
DPIs are making India a data-rich economy. This digital footprint can be used to harness and unbundle value for all sections of society. Data and flow-based lending can unlock loans for the underserved, many of whom were left out of the growing economy. Data, if used responsibly, can be...
A recent report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) cautioned that Africa’s inequality could worsen unless concrete action is taken to bridge the continent’s digital divide. ‘While much has been done on the co...