IndiaMART represents India at UNCTAD eWeek

IndiaMART represented India at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development – eCommerce Week.Here’s a sneak peek inside the major happenings of the event.

“Too powerful platforms have always existed. But if we’re afraid of creating platforms then we’ll miss out on new technologies and innovation. If they get too pervasive, then we’ll deal with them,” @DineshAgarwal, founder and CEO of @IndiaMART tells #UNCTADeWeek. pic.twitter.com/MHPsnxLCos

— UNCTAD (@UNCTAD) April 17, 2018

After succesfully building up @IndiaMART for 22 years, @DineshAgarwal has this recommendation for #ecommerce startups in developing countries. #UNCTADeWeek https://t.co/8ZTZ6OTxuD pic.twitter.com/VWJi7RvEZs

— UNCTAD (@UNCTAD) April 18, 2018

If you missed the Facebook Live transmission of the #UNCTADeWeek high-level dialogue on the Development Dimensions of #DigitalPlatforms, you can listen to the debate at https://t.co/3Q6z1QHfJz pic.twitter.com/QHET2U3RKs

— ICT4D at UNCTAD (@ICT4DatUNCTAD) April 18, 2018

Great panel at #UNCTADeWeek on platforms role in delivering B2B services. Partucally valuable insight from @IndiaMART founders on building in country capacity versus going global. pic.twitter.com/6E8FPyrSvh

— Giles Derrington (@G_Derrington) April 18, 2018

@brijeshagrawal says for digital development to happen, 4 key issues must be addressed; access to the internet, availability of capital, adaptation of people to changing technology, & creating skillsets to use these technologies.#UNCTADeWeek #e4youth #ecommerce #DigitalEconomy

— UNCTAD Youth (@UNCTADYouth) April 17, 2018

“Platforms provide access.” Ongoing discussion at High Level Panel at #UNCTADeWeek on the role of #ecommerce platforms for #sustainabledevelopment with @DineshAgarwal of @IndiaMART pic.twitter.com/Yq4IeL0Ilg

— ICT4D at UNCTAD (@ICT4DatUNCTAD) April 17, 2018

“Standardise your services and take them online. Then you can provide services to companies everywhere around the world.” say Dinesh and Brijesh Agrawal of @IndiaMART at the UN @DineshAgarwal @ICT4DatUNCTAD #ecommerce #b2b #marketplaces #digital #platforms pic.twitter.com/Qepl8DuKAp

— Grow Global (@growglobal) April 18, 2018

It’s both! but 100% right that getting suppliers in country has to be starting point to build trust on part of sellers. Not like goods where same product serves all markets.

— Giles Derrington (@G_Derrington) April 18, 2018

Started the Ministerial Roundtable on digital impacts of sustainable development w/ @UNCTADKituyi, Pan Sorasak of #Cambodia, Wilson Tarpeh of #Liberia, @AKyambadde, H.E. Khoudia Mbaye of #Senegal, @brijeshagrawal of @IndiaMART, @Consint_DG of @Consumers_Int, pic.twitter.com/juUhMCn8Pu

— UNCTAD Youth (@UNCTADYouth) April 17, 2018