E-commerce can help boost economic transformation and its potential for developing countries can therefore not be ignored.
This is according to Foreign Secretary Carl Greenidge, who made the pronouncement at a national workshop on Electronic Commerce held at Ramphal House in Georgetown. The event was also attended by Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder, Executive Director, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Europe; Rashid S. Kaukab, Executive Director, CUTS International, Geneva; Technical Specialists, Soledad Leal, Collette Van der Ven and Rashmi Jose; along with representatives of the various ministries and the private sector.
In his presentation, Greenidge stated that had e-commerce not been an important issue in international trade and trade negotiations, it would surely have been brought to the forefront by the adjustments triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic.
