Data has become a key driver of the global economy, powering digital trade, artificial intelligence, and innovation. At the same time, complex policy debates have emerged around privacy, security, and economic development in the digital age. Governments now face a central challenge: how to enable trusted cross-border data flows to harness the benefits of the digital economy while preserving the regulatory space needed to pursue domestic priorities.
This webinar will explore the interplay between data governance and trade policy, focusing on emerging trade rules for cross-border data flows. It will highlight the perspectives of developing countries, exploring structural challenges, such as value capture imbalances, capacity constraints, and navigating an increasingly complex geopolitical environment. Participants will gain insights into policy approaches that can help ensure data governance frameworks support inclusive and sustainable development.
During the webinar, key insights from the upcoming IISD policy brief on this topic, authored by Marilia Maciel, Director of Digital Trade and Economic Security at Diplo, will be shared.
Link to registrations (webpage of the event)
Link to the publication “Data and Digital Trade Law: Balancing rules, policy space, and development“, authored by Marilia Maciel and published by IISD.
Panel
Moderator:
- Alice Tipping, Director, Trade and Sustainable Development, IISD
Speaker:
- Marília Maciel, Director, Digital Trade and Economic Security, Diplo
Discussants:
- Henry Gao, Professor of Law, Singapore Management University
- Neha Mishra, Assistant Professor, Graduate Institute Geneva
Related actors:
Related people: Marília Maciel