Tech groups call on Lighthizer to prioritize digital trade in Japan talks

Three technology- and internet-related groups this week called on U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to prioritize an “early and ambitious outcome” on digital trade in talks with Japan. “We write to urge the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) to negotiate an early and ambitious outcome on digital trade as part of its upcoming bilateral negotiations with Japan,” the Internet Association, BSA | The Software Alliance and Information Technology Association wrote in a Monday letter. “The United States and...