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Digital wealth is concentrated in the hands of a few US- and China-based platforms. The gap between the under-connected and the hyper-digitalized countries will widen and worsen inequalities if unaddressed, says new UN report.

New report on Lesotho shows how the small, mountainous nation could unlock its digital market to diversify its economy.

More trust in the internet is needed if the digital economy is to become a viable development tool for developing nations.

Governments called on to apply the same approaches to building start-up ecosystems as they do for foreign direct investment.

As countries use digital identities to spur e-commerce, they should ensure the human rights of the people they seek to serve are protected.

Everyone is affected by the rules and the realisms of trading business or personal data online, but unprecedented cooperation is needed to manage this impact.

Speakers at UNCTAD's eCommerce Week say that uneven patterns of digitalization could create a new class of poverty - the digital poor.

If the transformative power of digitalization is effectively harnessed, it can significantly contribute to prosperity in Africa.

Least developed countries remain inadequately prepared to capture the opportunities of digitalization, making international cooperation all the more important, a new study says.

People want in on e-commerce for simple reasons - choice, ease, speed, cost, convenience. Yet not everyone benefits equally, especially in least developed countries.