UN Official Calls for Worldwide Concern about E-CommerceDeveloping countries should pay full attention to the role of e-commerce in economic development, and make greater efforts to boost the sector's growth, according to Martin Belinga-Eboutou, chairman of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.Belinga-Eboutou made the remark Monday at an International Symposium on Government and E-commerce Development, which is being held in Ningbo, this port city in east China's Zhejiang Province. International trade via the Internet is estimated to account for over 10 percent of the world's total trade volume, and developing countries and small- and medium-sized enterprises are expected to benefit more from the business, according to Belinga- Eboutou. However, some countries still don't have enough understanding of the advantages of e-commerce, neither do they pour enough investment into its development, Belinga-Eboutou said. The UN plans to organize regular seminars to help developing countries solve technical problems and train e-commerce personnel, Belinga-Eboutou revealed. He expressed the belief that China may catch up with the world standard in the sector with its accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO). The two-day symposium being held April 23-24 focuses on the role played by government in e-commerce, the latest trends in e- commerce and international cooperation in this field. |
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