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’Digital sovereignty must be at core of Pacific e-commerce strategy’
8-Jul-2022 Voxy
The Pacific regional e-commerce strategy needs to be revised as it denies Pacific Island Countries their sovereign right to manage their digital domains, including data, a new report has found.
UK-Singapore digital economy deal enters into force
14-Jun-2022 The Straits Times
A landmark digital trade deal establishing rules and standards for cross-border data flows and data protection between Singapore and the United Kingdom came into force.
Britain launches free trade deal talks with Mexico
23-May-2022 Reuters
Britain is launching talks over a free trade deal with Mexico, looking to add services to its current agreement as well as aiming to increase trade in the financial and digital sectors.
New S’pore-Pacific Alliance trade agreement to focus on tech, sustainability
20-May-2022 The Straits Times
Technology and environmental sustainability are among the key issues that Singapore, Mexico, and other Pacific Alliance members are discussing in the context of a new PA-Singapore trade agreement.
EU and Japan agree on digital cooperation
13-May-2022 Ghana News Agency
The European Union and Japan have agreed on increased cooperation to develop digital technologies, cyber security and artificial intelligence.
Australia hopes digital trade agreement with India by the year-end
2-May-2022 Business Standard
Australia expects to sign a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement with India by the year-end, which will include a deal on digital trade that it said will further facilitate bilateral trade.
Africa e-trade platform to connect 22 countries
23-Apr-2022 Zawya
The platform has been in its pilot phase for about 18 months in Kenya, Morocco, Tunisia, Cameroon and Senegal, and will now be integrated in 22 countries.
ISDS landscape in Latin America for 2022
21-Apr-2022 Kluwer Arbitration Blog
ISDS in Latin America is here to stay. While disputes in sectors such as pensions and telecoms are becoming more common in the region, we expect to see a ripening of COVID-related, tech and energy disputes.
Policy brief on digital trade
15-Apr-2022 Seattle to Brussels Network
The “digital trade agenda” would see the ability of governments to regulate big tech in the public interest severely curtailed.
Indo-Pacific trade talks to launch soon, Australia’s Tehan says
30-Mar-2022 Bloomberg
Digital trade rules to be prominent part of talks, Tehan says. Ministers looking to meet in April or May to work on details.
EU, US agree on data transfer deal to replace defunct Privacy Shield
28-Mar-2022 TechCrunch
The European Union has just announced reaching an agreement in principle with the US on a revived trans-Atlantic data flows deal.
Meta says Australia’s anti-defamation laws are at odds with FTAs
23-Mar-2022 ZDNet
Australia’s proposed anti-defamation laws seek to require social media platforms to establish nominated Australian entities that can access user data for users who post potential defamatory material
UK - Singapore Digital Economy Agreement (2022)
11-Mar-2022 UK Government
UK and Singapore sign new innovative digital trade deal
28-Feb-2022 UK Government
The UK International Trade Secretary joined her counterpart in Singapore to sign groundbreaking digital trade deal and strengthen trade ties.
Business lobby urges Biden to negotiate digital trade agreement
10-Feb-2022 Bloomberg
The US Chamber of Commerce identifies a group of countries, including Australia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Taiwan, the UK and ASEAN.
RCEP: why benefits from the world’s largest trade pact may not be as clear-cut as they seem
10-Feb-2022 South China Morning Post
More than a month after the world’s largest trade pact came into force, questions remain over its practical application and potential benefits for small businesses, the e-commerce sector and workers.
The UK-Australia FTA shows the UK means business on digital trade policy
8-Feb-2022 Computer Weekly
The new free-trade agreement with Australia could be setting the precedents for what a modern digital trade policy will look like for the UK.
UK, Japan eye economic integration through digital trade
4-Jan-2022 Asia Times
A groundbreaking UK-Japan digital free trade agreement sets the foundations for a closer merging of their economies over the coming decade.
IP, tariffs, data protection to dominate UK-India FTA negotiations
20-Dec-2021 Business Standard
Intellectual Property protection and enforcement, standards, tariffs on several products, and data protection are among the key issues that would dominate the India-UK FTA.
Singapore and South Korea conclude negotiations on digital economy agreement
15-Dec-2021 Channel News Asia
Singapore and South Korea have concluded negotiations on the Korea-Singapore Digital Partnership Agreement (KSDPA), establishing forward looking digital trade rules and norms to promote interoperability between digital systems.