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Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce, and Digital Trade across Borders in Africa: Pathways to Inclusive Policy, With a Focus on Nigeria
This paper examines how artificial intelligence (AI), e-commerce, and digital trade are reshaping global trade systems and what these changes mean for Africa in general and particularly for Nigeria. These three elements now sit at the centre of…
Modelo OMC: Manual del Comité de Comercio y Desarrollo
El Reglamento del Modelo OMC Ecuador 2024 – Comité de Comercio y Desarrollo establece las normas y procedimientos para la simulación académica del funcionamiento de este órgano de la Organización Mundial del Comercio (OMC). Organizado por la Cátedra…
AI-Related Disciplines: A Comparative Analysis of Regional Trade Agreements and National Regulatory Approaches
The global digital economy is witnessing the transformative impact of Artificial intelligence (AI), prompting nations to engage in AI-driven trade agreements. Under the digital trade context, these agreements aim to promote and regulate AI…
Does the Generalized System of Preferences Promote Peace in Fragile Economies?
The Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) was established to promote the exports of developing economies to industrialized economies through non reciprocal trade preferences. This chapter investigates the effect of the GSP on making trade work for…
The double-edged sword effect of artificial intelligence awareness among hotel employees
Purpose-With its continuous development and application in the hotel industry, artificial intelligence (AI) is gradually replacing many jobs traditionally performed by humans. This research aims to understand how this threat and opportunity of…
Africa's digital future: From theory to action
Africa’s digital future makes an important and timely contribution to the literature on Africa, exploring the many opportunities and challenges that the continent faces in a world characterised by accelerating technological change. Edited by Prof…
CALL FOR PAPERS WCP Virtual International Conference MSMEs and COVID-19: Impacts, Challenges and Opportunities.
Special Theme: COVID-19 and the Sustainability of Blue Entrepreneurship 8-9 December 2021 Organized by the WTO Chairs Programmes (WCP) at the University of Mauritius (UoM) Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has had significant impacts on the…
Los sistemas Generalizados de Preferencias como estrategia de reinserción comercial (Generalized Systems of Preference as strategies to trade insertion)
La llegada del COVID-19 a finales del año 2019, sumado a un mundo multipolar, una Organización Mundial del Comercio (OMC) en plena crisis, la paralización –en parte– de las negociaciones económicas internacionales de nuevos acuerdos comerciales,…
State neutrality, business elite and the lack of export services development in Chile: an exploratory qualitative analysis
Economic development process implies, among other things, export expansion beyond natural resources and towards more knowledge intensive sectors. However, a common problem within developing countries is the lack of economic and political elite's…
Rethinking, Repackaging, and Rescuing World Trade Law in the Post-Pandemic Era
This book explores the ways to 'rethink', 'repackage' and 'rescue' world trade law in the post-COVID-19 era. Using the COVID-19 pandemic as an important context, the book makes original and critical contributions to the growing debate over a range…