ecomConnect Day: e-commerce, economic recovery and AfCFTA

E-commerce is emerging as one of the key priorities for policymakers and business people alike in the response to COVID-19.  Online ordering has provided a vital supply channel for many, and has preserved jobs even while large sections of the economy have been shut down.

For developing and least developed countries, already behind in adopting e-commerce, the need to accelerate digital transformation is apparent: the economic consequences of the crisis demand ambitious solutions including innovative measures to promote inclusive access to the digital economy and its power to create opportunities and jobs.