Great and stimulating debate on AI and trade WTO #A4T event! Great to see so many colleagues and friends!

Great to exchange views on the impact of AI on trade in developing countries with Javier Lopez-Gonzalez (OECD ➡️ Better Policies for Better Lives), Marilia Maciel (DiploFoundation) and Preetam Maloor (Int’l Telecommunication Union). Thanks to the WTO missions of Pakistan and Mauritius for organizing such an important and insightful event.

An inconvenient truth: Scraping - essential to AI - violates nearly all core privacy principles in privacy laws. For why and what to do about it, see my new article, “The Great Scrape: The Clash Between Scraping and Privacy” with Prof @Hartzog papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

Come one, come all to discuss the importance of the WTO JI on e-commerce! Bottom line:

Join us on July 17 to discuss the @WTO Joint Initiative on #Ecommerce, its benefits for #MSMEs and low-income countries, remaining gaps, and the WTO's role in the digital economy. Details & Registration 👇: cepweb.org/the-importance…

EU-US Data Privacy Framework FAQ for European businesses edpb.europa.eu/system/files/2…

The #WBGDigitalProgress report is out. Download it for insights on the global digital trends shaping the future, especially in developing countries. 1️⃣Internet Usage 2️⃣Data Traffic 3️⃣App Usage 4️⃣Business Digitalization 5️⃣Digital Services Sector Growth 6️⃣AI wrld.bg/tFe950QLZkm

It was a lot of fun writing this article with mira burri on regulatory autonomy in digital trade agreements! If you are interested in how countries carve out policy space in digital trade, this one is for you. Happy reading!

Digital trade is growing faster than non-digital trade, representing just under USD 5️⃣ trillion. However, the rapid growth of digital trade makes it hard for governments to ensure that opportunities are shared inclusively.🌍 Learn more↪️ oe.cd/5EP

Come join us at the #WTOPublicForum for a discussion on #digitaltrade! Friday 13 September at 13.30 in Room CR!

🌐 Join us next week for our session at WTO Public Forum 2024 for a high-level discussion on #digitaltrade! Find out more 👉 shorturl.at/UQAxC #WTOPublicForum

Highlights from day 1⃣ of the #WTOPublicForum! Yesterday started strong with the OECD's session on the role of corporate accountability tools in greening supply chains♻️ Moving into day 2, we have a fantastic lineup of insightful discussions ahead! 🔗bit.ly/3AME9qP

Discover the 🆕 review of #DigitalTrade in the UK 🇬🇧 Our analysis explores the challenges and opportunities for digital trade in the UK + the OECD’s policy recommendations on how to tackle these and share benefits more inclusively. 🔗oe.cd/5Gk

Looking forward to our #WTOPublicForum session, co-hosted with DIGITALEUROPE. Join us @ session 113 in @WTO Room CR on Friday 13 September "Better Trade through digitalisation". @ameliecoulet; Javier Lopez-Gonzalez; EU Trade 🇪🇺; Sabina Ciofu;EU Mission to WTO

Come join our session on #digitaltrade at the #WTOPublicForum TODAY at 13.30 in room CR! I hope to share results from new work!

Javier Lopez-Gonzalez Many thanks 🙏 to you Javier Lopez-Gonzalez and all our good brilliant speakers for this excellent session today #WTOPublicForum on #Digitaltrade.

#tradeXpresso: new paper finds that the “CETA champion” 🥇is Spain 🇪🇸! uclm.es/-/media/Files/… #CETA has 📈 the total number of Spanish exporters to Canada 🇨🇦 by 35%. Other top EU Trade 🇪🇺 performers: Lithuania 🇱🇹 31% Latvia 🇱🇻 29% Austria 🇦🇹 28% Greece 🇬🇷 27.5% Poland 🇵🇱 27%

#BREAKING UN General Assembly ADOPTS by consensus the Pact of the Future, and its annexes Global Digital Compact and Declaration on Future Generations #OurCommonFuture