South Asia Watch
of Trade, Economics and Environment (SAWTEE) and the Ministry of Industry,
Commerce and Supplies (MOICS) jointly organized an interaction programme on 2nd
July 2018 at Hotel Himalaya, Kupandole, with the objective of gathering inputs
from various stakeholders of the Nepalese e-commerce industry, policy makers as
well as those who could potentially benefit from e-commerce and digital economy.
Dr. Posh Raj
Pandey, Executive Chairman, SAWTEE presented the preliminary findings of the
ongoing research E-Commerce in Nepal: Domestic Preparation and Negotiating
Strategies being done by SAWTEE. This presentation laid the foundation for
participants and discussants to discuss on issues of domestic preparedness of
Nepal as well as what needs to be done to be better prepared for the future.
Dr. Pandey pointed out that the digital economy amounted to 6.5% of the global
output and that the digital divide that exists between the developed and
developing countries is keeping the developing countries from taking full
benefit of the digital economy.
The programme
was chaired by Mr. Chandra Kumar Ghimire, Secretary at MOICS who emphasized
that it was necessary for Nepal to be prepared for dealing with issues related
to e-commerce at the multilateral level.
The inputs
gathered from the stakeholders will aid the ongoing research in identifying the
negotiating positions and strategies for Nepal as well as in domestic
preparedness.
Presentation
Programme Agenda
Event Summary
Media Coverage
The
Himalaya Times
TechLekh
