Why a Deal in the WTO Negotiations on E-Commerce is a “Must-Have” for MC13
Hildegunn Kyvik Nordås and
Jane Drake-Brockman | 13 February 2024
Trade,
Blog | Tags:
Artificial Intelligence,
Digital Economy,
WTO The internet is fundamentally dependent on openness to cross-border data flows. But many governments are regulating to constrain international data transfers - including under a banner of data sovereignty.
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The Case for International Digital Standards for Interoperability of Trade in Digital Services
Jane Drake-Brockman,
Manjeet Kripalani,
Hildegunn Kyvik Nordås,
Hosuk Lee-Makiyama and
Badri Narayanan Gopalakrishnan | 4 August 2023
Trade,
Policy Briefs | Tags:
Data Governance,
Digital Economy,
International Standards,
Services Trade Divergences in standards add compliance costs and limit the ability of businesses, especially micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises, to connect across borders and reap the benefits from scale and access to technology.
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Digital Industrialization: Building Internationally Competitive Digital Industries With Global Value Chain Connectivity
Hildegunn Kyvik Nordås,
Rupa Chanda,
Yose Rizal Damuri,
Jane Drake-Brockman,
Dionisius Narjoko,
Neha Mishra,
Matthew Stephenson and
Makoto Yokazawa | 14 October 2022
Trade,
Policy Briefs | Tags:
Digital Economy,
Trade Governance Formulating domestic strategies to develop digital industries and increase participation in fast growing “tech trade” has emerged as a policy priority across the G20. This requires a balancing act between industrialization versus employment objectives, data protection and national security goals versus international competitiveness and openness.
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The WTO is Back in Business?
Jane Drake-Brockman | 10 December 2021
Trade,
Blog | Tags:
Services Trade,
Trade Governance,
WTO The building on Lake Geneva which houses the WTO stands as the symbol of the multilateral trading system and the bastion of global non-discrimination in trade governance. Meetings held under WTO auspices, whether physical or virtual, attract global participation by all trading partners. No other
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Digital Trade: Top Trade Negotiation Priorities for Cross-Border Data Flows and Online Trade in Services
Jane Drake-Brockman,
Gabriel Gari,
Stuart Harbinson,
Bernard Hoekman,
Hildegunn Kyvik Nordås and
Sherry Stephenson | 16 September 2021
Trade,
Policy Briefs | Tags:
Digitalization,
Services Trade,
WTO This policy brief sets out recommendations to achieve a new multilateral framework of trade rules in the digital arena, thereby facilitating continued digital transformation of services and growth in cross-border flows of data. The present moment is critical. Successful conclusion of World Trade Organization (WTO)
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