The report shows that the digital economy is creating new opportunities for trade and development. It is helping smaller businesses and entrepreneurs in developing countries to connect with global markets more easily, and is opening up new ways of generating income. Information and communication technologies (ICTs), e-commerce and other digital applications are being leveraged to promote entrepreneurship, including the empowerment of women as entrepreneurs and traders, and to support productive activities, decent job creation, creativity and innovation. Furthermore, mobile and digital solutions are contributing to facilitating greater financial inclusion. And small firms in developing countries with sufficient connectivity may be able to access various cloud services and obtain crowd finance in online platforms
http://unctad.org/en/PublicationsLibrary/ier2017_overview_en.pdf
