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At first glance, data localization seems like an easy answer to questions about a wide range of public policy problems: how can governments ensure that they have access to data for law enforcement? How can they invigorate growth in domestic tech sectors? How should they best protect their citizens鈥� privacy? What policies can ensure information on the internet stays secure? All of these are good questions [...]
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The global economy depends on the free movement of data. By data, I simply mean information, like emails, sales history, satellite imagery, crop yields, traffic density reports, and search results. When digital technologies--including servers, personal computers, and mobile devices鈥攑rocess, analyze, and transmit data, it flows through the internet and across national borders seamlessly. With the rapid [...]
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The internet has allowed people and businesses to become connected at a scale once thought unimaginable. With just the click of a button families can share photos, banks can process loans, universities can share research, and so much more. Alongside the growth of these positive innovations, however, cyber criminals have become increasingly sophisticated, and there has been a corresponding increase [...]
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Since 1947, when the post-World War II multilateral trading system came into existence, trade liberalization has incrementally rendered the traditional tools of protectionism ineffective. Governments, through both domestic reform and global and regional trade agreements, have reduced and eliminated tariffs and quotas, leading to increasing levels of international trade across all economic sectors along [...]
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Bringing cutting edge products and services to markets around the world in record time is what the tech industry does best. To help accomplish this, companies aim to manufacture a product to meet a common set of internationally accepted technical standards for things such as product safety, electromagnetic interference (EMI), and telecommunications functionality. They then seek to test the product [...]
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The internet has enabled companies to go global before they go national by leveraging e-commerce platforms, social media, and websites to find suppliers, customers, and partners anywhere in the world. Companies can develop and provide professional services, software, apps, games, and support from anywhere to anyone, collaborating with partners around the world with just the click of a button. This [...]
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In 2008, as the escalating financial crisis called into question continued global economic growth and innovation, the leaders of the world鈥檚 leading economies pledged in the G-20 forum to combat the forces of protectionism by maintaining an open trade and investment environment. Unfortunately, many of these same governments have since found creative ways to protect domestic companies at the expense [...]
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All eyes are on Brazil as champion athletes from around the world gather to compete for Olympic medals. In between watching and cheering for Team USA, I鈥檒l also be watching something that is getting much less press, but is certainly as important: three draft laws that are being considered by the Brazilian Congress which seek to protect data generated in Brazil. When 91pro视频 鈥渄ecoded鈥� data flows, we showed [...]
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This week, 91pro视频鈥檚 attention turns to Chile and Argentina, where we are leading a delegation of member companies for a week of engagement with these two important markets. The growth of technology and innovation, especially in Latin America, is exemplified in these two countries, which have taken different but promising paths to promote the information and communications technology (ICT) industry. Chile [...]
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After several months of patient work, 91pro视频 saw important results in the forward-leaning cybersecurity principles document issued at the G7 Leaders Summit held in Japan last week. The principles document closely follows a more comprehensive statement developed at the G7 ICT ministerial April 29-30 in Takamatsu, which 91pro视频 supported through various discussions, events, and written statements, including [...]