Become an e-Trade Desk
Become an e-Trade Desk
e-Trade Desk reflects the new approach of the WTPF to today’s challenges SMEs are facing in the digital economy environment in general and international trade in particular.
Although small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) represent the vast majority of firms worldwide, their participation in international trade remains limited in relation to their share in overall economic activity and employment as compared to large firms. The rise of the digital economy could, however, open a range of new opportunities for small firms to play a more active role in global value chains.
…and here comes the important role that e-Trade Desks play as part of a physical network of prestigious institutions and local government authorities at global scale, whose mission is to support SMEs to trade within a trusted ecosystem built on certified business data.
e-Trade Desks represent the Access Centres to an e-trade Program and its platform developed by the WTPF and a Hub for the promotion of cross-border e-trade tools. The e-Trade Desks provide two main centralized services:
– Certified Digital Identity – e-Trade ID – to SMEs intending to operate internationally and to take advantage of new opportunities and new customers across the globe
– Access to the Electronic Trade Opportunity (ETO) Trust System
In addition and in response to the local needs of the SME community, an e-Trade Desk is providing a series of value-added services.
e-Trade Desks are hosted by trustworthy and accredited entities which are bound by a legal agreement with the WTPF, following a code of conduct and specific rules regarding their activities within the Federation’s network.
Contact Us: secretariat@tradepoint.org
China Connection Initiative
The World Trade Point Federation has built over 25 years of cooperation with China a powerful ecosystem of relationships and tools that allows it to successfully connect with the Chinese business community
Trade Points Beijing and Shanghai
They were established in 1994 by the Municipal Governments of Beijing and Shanghai with the support of the United Nations Conference for Trade and Development. They are founding partners of the WTPF and have been part of the Steering Committee of the Federation for 10 years. They are the focal point in our ecosystem to link it up with the business community in Beijing and Shanghai.
WTPF Shanghai Technical Center
It was established in 2014 through a collaboration agreement between the WTPF and the Municipal Trade Commission of the City of Shanghai. Its purpose is to provide technical support to the IT development of the WTPF. They have developed and maintained for more than 10 years the presence of the Federation in Internet and its BtoB platforms to connect companies around the world. In addition, the Center has an important infrastructure to provide training courses and workshops specialized in building knowledge on e-commerce and information technologies.
WTPF Beijing Business Development Center
It was established in 2014 through a collaboration agreement between the WTPF and the Municipal Trade Commission of the City of Beijing. Its purpose is to support foreign companies to promote their products and do business with China. The activities of the Center revolve around China’s major trade fairs including CIFTIS, CANTON FAIR and CIIE. As an institutional partner of these fairs, WPTF organizes the participation of companies, under favorable conditions linked to the Trade Points from all regions of the world.
In addition, WTPF organizes various forums and seminars to foster dialogue and knowledge-sharing among participants. In addition, at the request of any member of the Trade Point network, the center organizes business agendas, product presentations, exhibitions, both in our own facilities and outside them.
We are partners of:
China E-Brand Strategy
WTPF together with the OICEX and the Center for the Promotion of e-Commerce of Shanghai Municipality developed a package of services that allow us to have a powerful presence in the Chinese digital environment. We will produce and translate into Chinese all the content necessary to present your company and its products. We will develop an institutional website according to the Chinese digital communication codes. We will register your company in the Chinese social networks. We will help you produce content to communicate with this market and maintain an active institutional presence in these networks. We will grant you a certified digital identity (WTPF eTradeID) so that your company’s data and products are presented and recognize as reliable. We will register your company in the leading e-commerce portals that operate in the Chinese market.
China MARCO Media Center
Marco Trade News, with the support of the WTPF produces news, reports and content about the Chinese market in order to keep the international business community informed about the trends of the most dynamic market in the world. They are produced on digital media and on paper, with daily or periodic updates according to the channel.
In addition, WTPF has designated World Markets Magazine in Shanghai and the Chinese National Magazine of Fairs and Congress, as a communication partners.
Tools
Knowledge
WTPF has a leading position as it can leverage on the experience and knowledge accumulated thanks to the Trade Point Program, one of the pioneers in the field of e-trade and one of the first global networks with unique local access points for SMEs. Using a variety of digital and classic training and communication tools such as webinars, e-meetings, training modules, assistance and consultancy, conferences, the Federation is the knowledge partner for companies dealing with fierce international competition, facing demanding and fragmented markets and a high speed technology changes, one above all, the continuous shift towards the digital society and to an increased role of e-trade. Both virtual and physical networks of the Federation represent the access points to the knowledge source of WTPF for all companies intending to increase their competitive advantage and assure their continuous growth.
Networking
The WTPF through its Trade Point and e-Trade Desk networks creates a trusted environment for business networking, where companies can collaborate with other companies, obtain new contacts and referrals by virtually meeting potential customers or generate referrals, find new opportunities, partnerships and expansion prospects, improve their virtual visibility, keep up with e-trade trends of the constantly evolving market, stand out from the competition by keeping up to date on technological innovations and market trends, share experiences and generate business opportunities.
Trade Contacts
With its global presence, WTPF is able to provide a large number of contacts for your business, matching supply and demand, facilitate the encounter between business partners, all based on trust, quality, and reliability. The institutional site of the Federation is the main source of trade information and provides connections with other international organizations with active roles in international trade. The eTradeID.world is a benchmark, a virtual market where you can safely find the most appropriate collaboration for your company and at the same time represents a showcase for your business.
Assistance & Partnering
WTPF shares the knowledge gained in the field of various funding programs, such as UNDP, IBRD, IDA, EU, BEI, by offering assistance in the search of programs and initiatives aimed at financing innovative ideas and projects in multiple sectors. The Federation assists SMEs, governments, entities or civil society organizations, either in private-private or private-public partnerships, in all phases of the preparation and management of a project, identification of the most suitable funding program, up to operational planning and project management in case of successful application. In relevant cases, WTPF become an active Party, entering in the project partnerships. As global consultant, using its extensive thematic expertise, the Federation assists beneficiaries to successful project development with strategic advice, and delivering content, i.e. analyses, methodologies, case studies, policy recommendations, etc.
e-trade desks
Become an e-Trade Desk
e-Trade Desk reflects the new approach of the WTPF to today’s challenges SMEs are facing in the digital economy environment in general and international trade in particular.
Although small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) represent the vast majority of firms worldwide, their participation in international trade remains limited in relation to their share in overall economic activity and employment as compared to large firms. The rise of the digital economy could, however, open a range of new opportunities for small firms to play a more active role in global value chains.
…and here comes the important role that e-Trade Desks play as part of a physical network of prestigious institutions and local government authorities at global scale, whose mission is to support SMEs to trade within a trusted ecosystem built on certified business data.
e-Trade Desks represent the Access Centres to an e-trade Program and its platform developed by the WTPF and a Hub for the promotion of cross-border e-trade tools. The e-Trade Desks provide two main centralized services:
– Certified Digital Identity – e-Trade ID – to SMEs intending to operate internationally and to take advantage of new opportunities and new customers across the globe
– Access to the Electronic Trade Opportunity (ETO) Trust System
In addition and in response to the local needs of the SME community, an e-Trade Desk is providing a series of value-added services.
e-Trade Desks are hosted by trustworthy and accredited entities which are bound by a legal agreement with the WTPF, following a code of conduct and specific rules regarding their activities within the Federation’s network.
Contact Us: secretariat@tradepoint.org
Strategic Partners
Since its creation, the WTPF established strategic alliances and cooperation agreements with various entities:
Participants
Since its creation, several Entities and Governments (*) endorsed or participated in the Trade Point Program. Among which we can highlight the following
- Office Algérien de Promotion du Commerce Extérieur. Algiers, Algeria.
- Ministerio do Comercio e Turismo. Luanda, Angola.
- Zona Franca Provincial. La Plata, Argentina.
- Puerto Regional. Santa Fe, Argentina.
- Centro Internacional de Negocios. Municipalidad de Vicente López. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Australian Chamber of Manufactures. Melbourne, Australia.
- Export Promotion Bureau. Dhaka, Bangladesh.
- Conseil National des Chargeurs. Cotonou, Benin.
- Cámara de Industria. Cochabamba, Bolivia.
- Cámara Nacional de Comercio. La Paz, Bolivia.
- Cadex, Cámara de Exportadores. Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
- Centro de Comercio Exterior. Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
- FIESC, Federacion de Industria. Florianópolis, Brazil.
- Promoexport Bahia. Salvador, Brazil.
- World Trade Center. Varna, Bulgaria.
- Office National du Commerce Extérieur. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
- Ministére du Commerce. Abidjan, Cote D´Ivoire.
- Direccion General do Comercio. Praia, Cape Verde.
- Municipal Government. Beijing, China.
- Municipal Government. Shanghai, China
- Cámara de Comercio. Bogotá, Colombia.
- Cámara de Comercio. La Habana, Cuba.
- Trade Division, Ministry of Industry and Trade. Prague, Czech Republic.
- Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade. Cairo, Egypt.
- Dirección de Comercio e Inversión, Ministerio de Economía. San Salvador, El Salvador.
- Domestic and Foreign Trade Division, Ministry of Trade and Industry. Asmara, Eritrea.
- Estonian Trade Council. Tallinn, Estonia.
- Trade Promotion Department, Ministry of Trade and Industry. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
- Trade and Investment Board. Suva, Fiji.
- The Finnish Foreign Trade Association. Helsinki, Finland.
- World Trade Center. Bordeaux, France.
- World Trade Center. Lyon, France.
- Ministère du Commerce. Libreville, Gabon.
- National Investment Promotion Authority. Banjul, Gambia.
- Ministry of Economy. Tbilissi, Georgia.
- Export Promotion Council. Accra, Ghana.
- Ministerio du Comercio. Bissau, Guinea-Bissau.
- Export Promotion Center. Georgetown, Guyana.
- Dirección General de inversiones. Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
- National Center for Trade Information. New Delhi, India.
- Ministry of Commerce. Teheran, Iran.
- Irish trade Board. Dublin, Ireland.
- World Trade Center. Genova, Italia.
- Kingston, Jamaica.
- World Trade Center. Osaka, Japan.
- Foreign Trade Assosiation. Seoul, Republic of Korea.
- Ministry of Economic and Trade. Beirut, Lebanon.
- Export Promotion Agency. Vilnius, Lithuania.
- Instituto de Promocáo e do Investimento de Macau.
- Direction Genérale des Exportations. Antananarivo, Madagascar.
- Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie. Bamako, Mali.
- Ministere du Commerce, de l’Artisanat et du Tourisme. Nouakchott, Mauritania.
- Unidad de Transferencia de Tecnología. Mexico City, Mexico.
- Ministerio do Comercio. Maputo, Mozambique.
- Ministry of Trade and Industry. Windhoek, Namibia.
- International Trade Center. Curacao, Netherlands Antilles.
- Export Promotion Bureau. Karachi, Pakistan.
- Ministry of Economy and Trade. Ramallah/ Gaza City. Palestinian territory.
- Cámara de Comercio. Lima, Peru.
- Chamber of Commerce. Cebu City, Philippines.
- Philippines Chamber of Commerce. Manila, Philippines.
- Lisbon, Portugal.
- Association industrial Portuense. Porto, Portugal.
- Foreign Trade Centre. Bucharest, Romania.
- Ministry of Commerce. São Tomé, São Tomé & Principe.
- World Trade Center. Ljubjana, Slovenia.
- Department of Trade and Industry. Pretoria, South Africa.
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
- Instituto Aragones de Fomento. Zaragoza, Spain.
- Word Trade Center. Geneva, Switzerland.
- Word Trade Center. Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Ministere du Commerce, des Prix Et des Transports. Lome, Togo.
- Tunis, Tunisia.
- Export Promotion Center-IGEME. Ankara, Turkay.
- Export Promotion Council. Kampala, Uganda.
- Ministry for Foreign Economic Relations and Trade. Kiev, Ukraine.
- Ministry of Industry and Trade. Sana, Yemen.
- London, United Kingdom.
- Ministry of Economy and Commerce. Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
- Chamber of Commerce. Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
- World Trade Center. Minneapolis, United States.
- World Trade Center. San Diego, United States.
- Corporación Venezolana de Guayana. Guayana, Venezuela.
- Asociación Venezolana de Exportadores. Caracas, Venezuela.
- Trade Information Center. Hanoi, Viet Nam.
- Zim Trade. Harare, Zimbabwe.
(*) Source: “Trade Point Review” edited by the United Nations Conference for Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
Agenda
Forum on Electronic Commerce Facilitation for SMEs
Day 1
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18th General Assembly of WTPF
Day 1
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Documents
Trade Point Reviews are a series of publications describing the status of Trade Points and of the Global Network of Trade Points, the stage of their development, their institutional and legal characteristics, the services provided to the business community, the degree of interconnectivity; review the effectiveness of the electronic trading opportunity (ETO) system; detail UNCTAD’s and the World Trade Point Federation’s contribution to the development of the Programme; and identify major shortcomings in the development of Trade Points and prospects for the future.
Various official documents were issued by UNCTAD to assess the pioneering nature of the Programme set up by UNCTAD in 1992 and to the Programme’s original objective of assisting SMEs, in particular those in developing and least developed countries, to trade more effectively using information technologies.
The United Nations library collects UN documents and publications through a special arrangement with the Dag Hammarskjöld Library. This link allows you to access the official documents reporting on the implementation of the Trade Point Programme, World Trade Point Federation Activities, Progress Reports by the UNCTAD Secretariat, Evaluation of Technical Cooperation and Annual meetings reports.