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'''UNCTAD''' is the '''United Nations Conference on Trade and Development'''. It promotes the integration of developing countries into the world economy. Further it helps shape current policy debates and thinking on development, with a particular focus on domestic policies and international actions enhancing development.  

'''UNCTAD''' is the '''United Nations Conference on Trade and Development'''. It promotes the integration of developing countries into the world economy. Further it helps shape current policy debates and thinking, with a particular focus on domestic policies and international actions enhancing development.  

With focus on the development the secretariat works with United Nations system, regional commissions, governmental institutions, non-governmental organizations, the private sector, including trade and industry associations, research institutes and universities worldwide.<ref>[http://www.unctad.org/Templates/Page.asp?intItemID=1530&lang=1 UNCTAD]</ref> UNCTAD promotes e-commerce for the developing countries of the world. It is organizes e-commerce workshops to be held in developing countries such as Nepal, Sri Lanka, Kenya, and Peru.<ref>[http://www.isoc.org/oti/articles/1000/aizu.html ISOC]</ref> It also publishes reports on Information Technology economics. These reports can be downloaded through the official website.<ref>[http://www.unctad.org/Templates/WebFlyer.asp?intItemID=6092&lang=1 UNCTAD Information Economy Report 2011]</ref>

The secretariat works with United Nations system, regional commissions, governmental institutions, non-governmental organizations, the private sector, including trade and industry associations, research institutes and universities worldwide.<ref>[http://www.unctad.org/Templates/Page.asp?intItemID=1530&lang=1 UNCTAD]</ref>  

 

 

Since January 1999 UNCTAD has been promoting e-commerce in the world not forgetting how developing countries will participate in it.<ref>[http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/38/47/2758741.pdf OECD]</ref> It organizes e-commerce workshops to be held in developing countries such as Nepal, Sri Lanka, Kenya, and Peru.<ref>[http://www.isoc.org/oti/articles/1000/aizu.html ISOC]</ref> It also publishes reports on Information Technology economics. These reports can be downloaded through the official website.<ref>[http://www.unctad.org/Templates/WebFlyer.asp?intItemID=6092&lang=1 UNCTAD Information Economy Report 2011]</ref> UNCTAD has organized a domain name dispute resolution policy which can be read [http://www.unctad.org/en/docs/edmmisc232add35_en.pdf here].

==Key Functionality==

==Key Functionality==

==ICT Events==

==ICT Events==

UNCTAD arranges [[WSIS]] workshops and events regularly.<ref>[http://www.unctadxi.org/templates/Page____2810.aspx UNCTADxi]</ref> In the field of Information and Communication Technologies UNCTAD has hosted following events:

UNCTAD arranges [[WSIS]] workshops and events regularly.<ref>[http://www.iiisci.org/journal/CV%24/sci/pdfs/P327379.pdf IIISci]</ref><ref>[http://www.unctadxi.org/templates/Page____2810.aspx UNCTADxi]</ref> In the field of Information and Communication Technologies UNCTAD has hosted following events:

* Open Consultation held in October 2009 concerning financial mechanisms for meeting the challenges of ICTs for Development.

* Open Consultation held in October 2009 concerning financial mechanisms for meeting the challenges of ICTs for Development.

* ICT 4 All Forum Tunis+4, in November 2009.

* ICT 4 All Forum Tunis+4, in November 2009.