Digital technologies and their application in international trade practices have the potential to greatly contribute to the achievement of SDGs. For small island developing States (SIDS), ICT and e-commerce have immense potential for supporting the participation of SIDS in international and regional markets, building resilience and recovering better from disasters. Despite its importance, digital economy in SIDS is still in its early stage of development. The common challenges in the digital transformation of SIDS include not only the access to affordable digital infrastructure, but also the lack of adequate legal frameworks and digital identity system which can facilitate the take-up of e-commerce and the transition to a digital economy. Furthermore, the lack of official national statistics on ICT use and e-commerce constitutes a handicap for the formulation and evaluation of digital development policies. COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced pre-existing bottlenecks in the e-�commerce ecosystem of SIDS. This project will contribute to strengthening the capacities of SIDS in Africa, the Caribbean and Asia and the Pacific to adopt trade policies that foster digital economy development and enhance crisis responsiveness. Specifically, it aims to strengthen the capacities of SIDS on key aspects of the digital economy through the development of skills, knowledge with innovative development approaches based on a recognized blended learning method and state-of-the-art technological solutions. The project will be structured in three different components: (1) Legal Aspects of e-Commerce; (2) Digital Economy Statistics; and (3) Digital Identity for Trade and Development. The project entails the conduct of online �Design a Curriculum� sessions bringing together several stakeholders, interactive online courses, interactive online workshops, webinars as well as one high-level hybrid conference, which is the only project activity comprising of a face-to-face event. UNCTAD will work closely with three UN regional economic commissions (i.e. ECLAC, ESCAP and ECA), the Statistics Division of DESA, UNCITRAL, WTO and UN resident coordinator system to deliver project results.