[Chapter-delegates] UNCTAD calls on countries to make digital data flow for the benefit of all, because nequalities threaten wider divide as digital economy data flows surge

[Johan Jörgensen]

Which of course brings us to the question of new standards. Should those be
part of the Internet itself and be governed by the founding principles of
organizations such as ISOC? Or shall we start to look elsewhere for the
standard setting?

fre 1 okt. 2021 kl. 14:52 skrev Veni Markovski via Chapter-delegates <
chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>:

> Thanks, Richard.
> From Chapters' point of view, and our relations with the national
> governments, this is also an interesting recommendation:
>
>
> *New UN data-related body proposed*
>
> UNCTAD proposes the formation of a new United Nations coordinating body,
> with a focus on, and with the skills for, assessing and developing
> comprehensive global digital and data governance. Its work should be
> multilateral, multi-stakeholder and multidisciplinary.
>
> It should also seek to remedy the current underrepresentation of
> developing countries in global and regional data governance initiatives.
>
> The body should also function as a complement to and in coherence with
> national policies and provide sufficient policy space to ensure countries
> with different levels of digital readiness and capacities can benefit from
> the data-driven digital economy.
>
>
> v/
>
> On 10/1/21 07:40, Richard Hill via Chapter-delegates wrote:
>
> Here are summaries of a major new UNCTAD report on the digital economy:
>
>  https://unctad.org/news/unctad-calls-countries-make-digital-data-flow-benefi
> t-all
>
>  https://unctad.org/news/inequalities-threaten-wider-divide-digital-economy-d
> ata-flows-surge
>
> In a nutshell, UNCTAD argues that a new approach is needed for countries to
> better harness data as a global public good, because large power imbalances
> stalk the growing digital economy as major platforms reinforce their
> positions in the global data value chain.
>
> While not mentioned in the two summaries cited above, the UNCTAD report
> explains that "given the different characteristics of data in comparison to
> goods and services, cross-border data flows are to be considered a new kind
> of international flow; data flows remain distinct from trade, and treating
> them as trade can be problematic, for various reasons. ... there are
> questions on how suitable the trade regime is as an arena of governing such
> flows ..." (see page 144 of the report).
>
> That is, provisions regarding data flows should not be negotiated in trade
> negotiation forums such as WTO.
>
> The full report is at:
>
>   https://unctad.org/webflyer/digital-economy-report-2021
>
> Best,
> Richard
>
>
>
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