“Osaka T Track” for internat ational al p policy cy d discu scussi sions o on digital al e eco conomy Parliamentary Vice-Minister Ministry of Economy, trade and Industry of Japan MIY IYAMOTO S Shuj huji
L EA EADER ERS’ I INITIATIVE F E FOR OR DIGITAL EC L ECON ONOMY “Let Osaka G20 set in train a new track for looking at data governance--call it th the Osak Osaka Track ack--under the roof of the WTO. …The regime we must build is one for D.F. F.F. F.T., Data ata Free Flow with h Trus ust--non-personal data, needless to say. Prime Minister Abe, Jan. 23 at Davos O SAKA D DEC ECLA LARATION ON ON DIGITAL EC ECON ONOMY Today, we, standing together with other WTO Members that participate in the Joint Statement on Electronic Commerce issued in Davos …hereby dec declare e the e lau aunch ch of of th the “Osak aka a Track ack”, a process which demonstrates our commitment to promote te in internat atio ional polic licy d dis iscussio ssions, s, in inter a alia lia, in internat atio ional r al rule le-mak akin ing on tr trad ade-re relate ated asp aspects cts of of electro ctronic c com commerc rce at at th the WTO.” by 24 leaders participating in Leaders’ Special Event on Digital Economy, Jun. 28 in Osaka 2
C ON ONCEPT OF OF THE HE “OS “OSAKA T TRA RACK” PROC PROCESS A process to promote int’l policy discussions on digital economy, with the purpose of enriching existing endeavors by approaching digital economy from the 3 viewpo wpoint nts OVERALL PICTUR URE OF THE “OSAKA KA TRACK” K” PROCESS THE DIGITAL ECONOMY Fostering common understanding among the DISCUSSIONS negotiating Members ON NEGOTIATIONS conducive to the negotiations ON E-COMMERCE Making best use of the AT THE WTO expertise on data flow and digital economy DISCUSSIONS from other int’l fora such as IN INT’L FORA OECD Promoting holistic policy OTHER THAN THE WTO discussions on digital economy NEGOTIATIONS not limited to the negotiations 3
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