1、Breaking down barriers for women digital entrepreneurs:Insights from Africa Technical cooperation outcomeUNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT 2025,United Nations Conference on Trade and DevelopmentThe findings,interpretations and conclusions expressed herein are those of the authors an

2、d do not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations or its officials or Member States.The designations employed and the presentation of material on any map in this work do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any

3、 country,territory,city or area or of its authorities,or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.This publication has been edited externally.UNCTAD/TCS/DTL/INF/2025/4Breaking down barriers for women digital entrepreneurs:Insights from Africa iiiNoteWithin the Division on Technolog

4、y and Logistics of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development(UNCTAD),the E-Commerce and Digital Economy Branch seeks to enable developing countries to improve their capacity to engage in and benefit from e-commerce and the digital economy for sustainable development.The present publicat

5、ion has been developed as part of the work of its eTrade Initiatives Section,which leads efforts to support developing countries to engage in and benefit from the digital economy by leveraging global partnerships and policy dialogue and by fostering digital entrepreneurship.The Section manages key i

6、nitiatives,including the eTrade for all initiative,which serves as a global platform to coordinate and scale support for e-commerce development,and the eTrade for Women initiative,which supports women digital entrepreneurs through three strategic action lines:(a)Advocacy and policy dialogue,to promo