WHAT: Webinar Series on Digital Transformation and Trade in North Africa
WHEN: 23 June 2026 from 10:00 to 16:00 pm UTC+1
WHERE: Online. Please click here to register: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0IfAZKq4TrmPzpsEjWf67w
LANGUAGES: Discussions will be translated into English, French and Arabic
Rabat, 16 June 2026 (ECA) - The ECA Office for North Africa is holding on Tuesday 23 June 2026 a webinar series under the theme: “Digital Transformation and Trade in North Africa.”
This meeting will examine how digital transformation can be leveraged to advance trade integration and trade inclusion in North Africa, in alignment with continental frameworks such as the African Continental Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), and identify opportunities and challenges related to digital trade in the subregion.
North African countries are currently navigating a period of profound transformation marked by accelerating digitalisation. However, their progress remains unequal from one country to another and globally below potential with regards to aspects such as connectivity, infrastructures, digital literacy, digital trade facilitation and digital trade platforms. These delays are limiting the ability of North African SMEs – which account for 80 to 90% of formal firms and roughly half of formal employment in the subregion – to seize online trade opportunities within the framework of the AfCFTA.
Discussions at the webinar series on “Digital Transformation and Trade in North Africa” will cover a variety of issues including how digital transformation can reshape trade processes and accelerate regional integration; what environment North African decision makers need to create to accelerate the development of digital trade; and the governance, regulatory, and institutional requirements for the effective implementation of digital trade policies under the AfCFTA.
Speakers at this event will include experts from a variety of institutions including the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Côte d’Azur University and the Mohammed V University of Rabat.
Note to editors:
For more information about this event and interview requests, please send an email to filali-ansary@un.org or a WhatsApp message to (+212) 673 734 462.
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