Digital Connectivity

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:

Promote understanding of the impact of digital transformation on Commonwealth countries.
Support capacity-constrained members to create a strong enabling environment for digital trade.

Capacity Workshop on Effective Legal Frameworks for Building the Digital Economy for the Caribbean Region
Capacity Building Workshop on Effective Legal Frameworks for Building the Digital Economy for the Pacific Region
Develop the evidence base to support policymakers to understand the potential and conditions for digitisation and digital trade to promote inclusive growth and sustainable development.

Report on the Quantitative Analysis of the Move to Paperless Trade
Develop the evidence base on Commonwealth best practice using case studies and lessons learnt.

Study on impact of data protection and privacy in regulating competition and consumer protection for digital markets within CARICOM
Develop understanding and capacity in digital industrial policy.

A Policymaker’s Guide to Manufacturing 4.0
Public and private sector capacity building on Manufacturing 4.0
Promote understanding of the role of Governments in enabling the digital economy and value chains.

CARICOM Competition Commission and Commonwealth launch a new course for Consumer Protection Authorities in the Caribbean

The following member countries are part of the Connectivity Agenda Digital Connectivity cluster:

AUSTRALIA
BANGLADESH
BARBADOS
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
BOTSWANA
GAMBIA, THE
GHANA
KENYA
KIRIBATI
MALAWI
MALAYSIA
MALTA
MAURITIUS
NAURU
NEW ZEALAND
NIGERIA
PAKISTAN
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
SAMOA
SOUTH AFRICA
TONGA
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
UGANDA
UNITED KINGDOM

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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