economic research
The promise of TradeTech: Policy approaches to harness trade digitalization
WTO-WEF report launch
Virtual 12/04/22 - 15.00-17.00 Geneva time Registration
Background
The promises of TradeTech – the set of technologies that enables global trade to become more efficient, inclusive and sustainable – are numerous, from trade facilitation to efficiency gains and reduced costs, to greater transparency and resilience of supply chains.
Although the technological innovation exists, the major challenge to the global adoption of TradeTech will be building international policy coordination. Here, trade agreements can play a key role. Trade agreements are generally technology neutral, and many existing trade rules apply to digital trade.
Yet, developing additional rules will be needed to provide further legal certainty as to how they apply in the digital field.
Since 2010, regional trade agreements (RTAs) have increasingly integrated e-commerce and digital trade provisions, while digital-only trade agreements have recently emerged. Furthermore, more than 85 WTO members also participate in the Joint Initiative on E-commerce.
Despite these ongoing efforts, there remain many unseized opportunities and unexplored policies.
This webinar will present the key findings of the report and be an opportunity to hear from experts on how trade agreements can be leveraged to support trade digitalization and wide-scale adoption of TradeTech.
Programme
Opening Remarks
Moderator
Ms. Emmanuelle Ganne
Senior analyst, Economic Research and Statistics Division, World Trade Organization
Panellists
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Director-General, World Trade Organization
Mr. Børge Brende
President, World Economic Forum
Panel I: Global data transmission and liability frameworks
Moderator
Mr. Ziyang Fan
Head, Digital Trade, World Economic Forum
Panellists
Mr. Frederik Gregaard
CEO, Cardano Foundation
Mr. Dynal Patel
Chief Product Officer, IOG
Ms. Aba Schubert
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Dorae
Panel II: Global legal recognition of electronic transactions and documents
Moderator
Ms. Emmanuelle Ganne
Senior analyst, Economic Research and Statistics Division, World Trade Organization
Panellists
Mr. Payson Johnston
CEO, Crowdz
Mr. Bhaskar Dasgupta
Independent Board Director and Advisor
Panel III: Global digital identity of persons and objects
Moderator
Mr. Ziyang Fan
Head, Digital Trade, World Economic Forum
Panellists
Ms. Nadia Hewett
International Expert in Emerging Technologies
Mr. Patrik Jonasson
Public Policy Director, Asia Pacific, GS1
Panel IV: Global interoperability of data models for trade documents and platforms
Moderator
Mr. Ziyang Fan
Head, Digital Trade, World Economic Forum
Panellists
Mr. Marcos Allende López
CTO, LACChain
Ms. Hannah Nguyen
Deputy Director, Director, Digital Ecosystems, ICC Digital Standards Initiative
Mr. André Simha
Global Chief Digital & Information Officer and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the DCSA
Panel V: Global trade rules access and computational law
Moderator
Ms. Emmanuelle Ganne
Senior analyst, Economic Research and Statistics Division, World Trade Organization
Panellists
Mr Craig Atkinson
Director, Lexmerca International Trade
Mr. Lucian Cernat
Head of Global Regulatory Cooperation and International Procurement Negotiations, European Commission
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