Japan, as G7 president, to propose international data governance body

While it holds the Group of Seven presidency this year, Japan plans to push for a permanent digital governance body as part of its “data free flow with trust” campaign, the country’s minister for digital transformation, Kono Taro, said on Wednesday. Japan first proposed data free flow with trust, or DFFT, ahead of the 2019 G20 trade ministerial and it was included in the joint statement following that meeting. Since the G20 endorsement, the G7 has established roadmaps and action...