To strengthen south-south linkages across the Commonwealth, last month the Commonwealth Connectivity Agenda Programme supported a peer-to-peer learning exchange between businesses and policymakers from small island developing states in the Commonwealth Pacific and Commonwealth Africa
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Commonwealth Connectivity Agenda supports south-south learning exchange between the Pacific Islands and Mauritius
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A blog by: Akeem Rahaman, Economic Advisor, Sophie Brain, Research Officer, and James Gregory, Research Officer work in the Economic Policy and Small States Directorate of the Commonwealth Secretariat.
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Driving FinTech Innovation in Commonwealth Countries
Food security is one of the biggest threats facing not only the Commonwealth, but millions of people around the world. Compounded by climate change, soaring food prices and geopolitical issues, millions are at risk of not being able to access necessary nutrition.
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Partnerships, inclusivity and innovation to help increase food security
One of the greatest challenges facing many Commonwealth countries is the global food crisis and soaring prices.
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Commonwealth Secretariat and IICA strengthen efforts to boost food security in the Caribbean
The Commonwealth Digital Trade Hackathon was officially launched today at the Commonwealth Youth Forum (CYF 2022), held on the margins of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Kigali.
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Commonwealth Digital Trade Hackathon launches at final day of Youth Forum
Senior government officials, policy makers and industry leaders in the field of data science are gathering in St John’s, Antigua and Barbuda this week for an intensive workshop on how to harness data for impactful innovation, while addressing the significant data gaps that Caribbean countries face.
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Caribbean countries harness the power of data science
The Prime Minister of Dominica, the Hon Roosevelt Skerrit has praised the role of the Commonwealth Secretariat in enabling more public-private partnerships as well as building the digital economy in his country.
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Dominica commends Commonwealth Secretariat’s leadership on finance and the economy
Widespread acceptance of digital trade documents could generate an additional US$1.2 trillion in trade by Commonwealth countries by 2026, a report has found.
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$1.2 trillion Commonwealth trade boost from digitalising paperwork, report finds
This report attempts to quantify the potential impact of legal reform to enable the use of the so-called “transferable records” on Commonwealth trade.
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With the emergence of technology-enabled financial services (fintech) and the profound changes to the production and delivery of financial services it has enabled, Commonwealth Central Bank Governors (CCBGs) expressed a desire for improved technical guidance on fintech implementation.
Leaders committed themselves to the vision of increasing intra-Commonwealth trade to US$2 Trillion by 2030, and expanding intra-Commonwealth investment. This is to be achieved through the Commonwealth Connectivity Agenda for Trade and Investment. The Commonwealth Connectivity Agenda is a platform for countries to exchange best practices and experiences to trade and investment and undertake domestic reform. This cross-fertilization will contribute to further reducing trade frictions among members.
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The Commonwealth Secretariat is hosting a UN World Data Forum local meet-up on October 5, 2021, entitled Making it Count, the Value of Commonwealth Data, to discuss the importance of data for sustainable development.
21 July 2022 to 31 December 2022
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This course is self-paced and ongoing. There is no closing date, as participants can enrol anytime.
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The Digital Connectivity Cluster of the Commonwealth Connectivity Agenda is organising its first ‘Deep Dive Session’ on the topic ‘Digitising Trade Facilitation: the Regulatory and Legislative Framework for Improving Transparency and Efficiency in the Global Trading System’.
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This virtual event, co-organised by the Commonwealth Secretariat and the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), will focus on the soft infrastructure needs of Commonwealth member countries in relation to training and capacity building around digital infrastructure.
28 January 2021 to 28 January 2021
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A workshop on data and AI strategies for digital transformation in government is being hosted by the Commonwealth Secretariat.
Trade ministers and business leaders from across the Commonwealth will gather virtually to examine how they can work together to spur a digitally-inclusive and green recovery in the face of devastating economic impacts linked to COVID-19.
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Commonwealth private sector targets green, digital recovery
30 November 2020 to 30 November 2020
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Researchers, data scientists and statisticians from the Commonwealth are invited to a workshop for learning about using data for informing policy.
Data Skills to Inform Policy and Decision-Making.
Data Skills to Inform Policy and Decision-Making.
23 November 2020 to 8 December 2020
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Commonwealth Leaders adopted the Commonwealth Connectivity Agenda (CCA) at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in April 2018, with a view to boost trade and investment links across the Commonwealth and raise intra-Commonwealth trade to US$2 trillion by 2030.
28 September 2020 to 2 October 2020
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The Commonwealth Secretariat is hosting its first Fintech Week from 28 September to 2 October.