WTO e-commerce leads 'accelerating’ discussions on data flows, privacy

Participants in the plurilateral World Trade Organization negotiations on e-commerce will hold “accelerating” and intensified discussions on two of the most challenging issue areas – privacy and data flows – in the near future, the co-conveners of the talks said on Thursday. Negotiators are making good progress, the WTO ambassadors from Japan, Australia and Singapore said during a Global Services Summit panel. The three countries are leading the plurilateral negotiations, also known as a joint statement initiative. But the co-conveners...