The Digital Connectivity Cluster (DCC) focuses on supporting the development of national digital economies, improving regulatory frameworks and best practice on digital infrastructure in order to enable all Commonwealth member countries to take advantage of the opportunities presented by digital trade.

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The DCC provides qualitative support to member states by leading work in the following areas:

Quick facts

E-commerce

$90 billion
Trade facilitation using digital tools to streamline border and transportation processes could alone increase trade by nearly $90 billion across the Commonwealth (Paperless Trade Report).

 

Internet users

10%
A 10% increase in the number of internet users in a country leads to a 2% increase in Foreign direct investment, and a 0.2–0.4% growth in exports (World Bank).

 

Manufacturing labour productivity

13.2 million
Industrial digitalisation may also offer jobs for the growing economically active population in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), which is expected to increase by 13.2 million workers per year in the next decade.

 

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