<div dir="ltr"><h1 align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:24pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;text-align:center;line-height:48px"><span style="font-size:16.5pt;line-height:33px;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(32,32,32)">Applications open: Digital Commerce online course<u></u><u></u></span></h1><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:22px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:21px;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(80,80,80)"><br><b>DiploFoundation</b> and <b>CUTS International Geneva</b> are pleased to launch a new edition of the Digital Commerce online course, starting on <span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0"><span class="gmail-aQJ">25 September 2017</span></span>.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:22px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:21px;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(80,80,80)">The course, offered in partnership with the <b>International Trade Centre</b>, the <b>United Nations Conference on Trade and Development</b>, and the <b>Geneva Internet Platform</b>, aims to assist stakeholders from various sectors in developing countries and least developed countries (LDCs) to increase their knowledge and capacity to engage in multilateral digital commerce-related negotiations and discussions. The development and delivery of this course is supported by the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:22px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:21px;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(80,80,80)">The course provides an interdisciplinary coverage of e-commerce, from both digital and trade perspectives. Topics include: the Internet functionality and online business models, economic policy issues of relevance for digital commerce, regional trade agreements, international trade negotiations, digital commerce and Internet Governance, the enabling environment for digital commerce, and emerging digital commerce issues: Internet of things, big data and artificial intelligence.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p align="center" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;text-align:center;line-height:22px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:21px;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(80,80,80)"><a href="http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses/digital-commerce" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,129,145);text-decoration-line:none"><img border="0" width="155" height="129" id="gmail-m_2925491310902156830_x0000_i1025" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/89e7299f9fe54eed66d45cf3d/images/5a746c27-7333-4299-bc67-1fb434944139.png" alt="igital Commerce online course" class="gmail-CToWUd"></span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:22px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:21px;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(80,80,80)">Visit the <a href="http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses/digital-commerce" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,129,145);text-decoration-line:none">course webpage</span></a> to learn more about the course and to register, or download the<a href="https://www.diplomacy.edu/sites/default/files/Digital%20Commerce%20September%202017.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,129,145);text-decoration-line:none">course flyer</span></a>. The application deadline is <span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0"><span class="gmail-aQJ">7 September 2017</span></span>. For questions, contact Ms Marilia Maciel at <a href="mailto:mariliam@diplomacy.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,129,145);text-decoration-line:none">mariliam@diplomacy.edu</span></a></span></p><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Glenn McKnight<br><a href="mailto:mcknight.glenn@gmail.com" target="_blank">mcknight.glenn@gmail.com</a><br>skype  gmcknight<br>twitter gmcknight</div><div>289-830 6259<br>.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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