and, while the likes of ebay, amazon and ali babar has grown into global giants, taking on a centralions around the world, the wto has been struggling to remove areas to e—commerce trade for almost 20 yea rs. to e—commerce trade for almost 20 years. —— barriers to e—commerce trade. progress on these issues matters, because technological advances continue to revolutionise the possibilities for humanity, and we must have the international frameworks in place to ensure eve ryo ne frameworks in place to ensure everyone can benefit from them. already, access to the internet has been estimated to have the potential to generate over $2.2 trillion in additional gdp, and get 150 million developing country new jobs. additional gdp, and get 150 million developing country newjobs. while nearly 35% of the adult population in sub saharan africa as a mobile money account, the highest percentage in the world, and now the impact of technology is growing in ways which, even if you years ago, we couldn't have imagined. just last week, a drone saved two boys drowning off the coast of australia by carryi