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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.
Britain agrees digital trade deal with Singapore
10-Dec-2021 WTVB
Britain said it had agreed a digital trade deal with Singapore, the first digitally-focussed trade pact signed by a European nation.
Singapore, EU in talks on strengthening bilateral digital trade, forming partnership
8-Dec-2021 The Straits Times
Singapore and Europe commenced talks in Brussels to strengthen bilateral digital trade, with a longer-term goal of advancing towards a digital partnership.
Australia urges US to push back on ‘digital authoritarianism’
8-Dec-2021 The Sydney Morning Herald
The Morrison government is pushing the Biden administration to strike a digital free trade agreement with democracies across the Indo-Pacific in a bid to counter China’s “digital authoritarianism”.
Waitangi Tribunal claimants win on TPPA and data sovereignty
19-Nov-2021 Voxy
The Tribunal agrees that the CPTPP breaches the Crown’s obligations to Māori under Te Tiriti o Waitangi and failed to protect Māori rights and interests in data and the digital domain.
Digital colonialism
18-Nov-2021 TNI
The global battle for control of the digital economy is typically portrayed as one fought by only two titans: US and China, but that does not mean that the EU has been standing still.
India-US digital trade is going through a bad patch. USTR Tai’s visit can begin fixing it
16-Nov-2021 The Print
US Ambassador Katherine Tai will hold talks with India Minister for Trade and Commerce on digital trade.
New-gen issues in India’s line of sight as it eyes trade deals
16-Nov-2021 Business Standard
As India goes into firming up trade deals with developed nations like Australia, the UK and the regional bloc, and the EU, it will have to be well prepared to negotiate on new-generation issues, such as data protection regulation, e-commerce, and environment.
S. Korea, Singapore aim to strike digital trade deal this year
8-Nov-2021 Korea Herald
South Korea and Singapore agreed to conclude their digital trade pact in 2021 in a move to deepen broader trade and economic ties, Seoul’s trade ministry said.
Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA) text (Jun 2020)
5-Nov-2021 New Zealand Foreign Affairs and Trade