# TradeTech Global

Making trade more resilient and efficient through technology

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## The Challenge

Digital technologies are transforming global commerce faster than trade policy can adapt. At the same time, geopolitical tensions and economic security concerns are increasing fragmentation across the digital economy.How can global commerce remain open, trusted and interoperable in an era of growing digital fragmentation?

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## The Opportunity

In the face of geopolitical fragmentation, technology acts as a connective fabric, linking and empowering all the  different players across trade processes: digitalization and advanced technologies have the potential to improve supply chain visibility and resilience, significantly reduce processing times and the cost of cross-border movements of goods, optimize logistics and shipping, increase access to trade finance, and further enable trade in services.

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### What we do


### Report

An annual research report on the TradeTech landscape, real-life applications, and emerging trends.

[Link](https://www.weforum.org/publications/the-tradetech-paradox-connectivity-amid-fragmentation/)


### Forum

A global forum to gather trade, industry, and technology leaders to share best practices.

[Link](https://www.tradetechglobal.org/tradetechforum)


### Sandbox

A regulatory sandbox for companies and startups to experiment with TradeTech innovations.

[Link](https://www.weforum.org/publications/advancing-digital-trade-insights-from-the-uae-tradetech-regulatory-sandbox/)


### Payment Innovations

A platform showcasing innovations in the digital payment sphere, highlighting best practices in their development, and convening stakeholders to scale their implementation.

[Link](https://www.pagainitiative.org/about)


### Accelerator

An incubator for promising startups in the TradeTech space.

[Link](https://www.tradetechglobal.org/accelerator)


## The TradeTech Paradox: Connectivity Amid Fragmentation

This report illustrates the transformative role of technology in keeping the trade system connected, even as the global order continues to fragment in unprecedented ways.Read more


## 2025 TradeTech Forum Highlights

On April 8, 2025, the TradeTech Forum convened at the ADNEC Center in Abu Dhabi, bringing together over 300 of the world’s leading trade officials, investors, innovators, and policymakers to chart the future of global commerce in a rapidly changing world.

[See Event Highlights](https://www.tradetechglobal.org/tradetechforum)


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