I was a little late to the party on digital trade agreements, so I'm trying to play catch-up. In order to educate myself, I decided to put together a Cato panel on the issues. Here's the description:
Can International Rules Improve Domestic Regulation of Digital Trade?
National debates over policies that affect the flow of digital information are heating up as censorship, surveillance, control over personal data, and requirements to store data locally have emerged as contentious political issues. At the same time, governments are negotiating international agreements that constrain their ability to regulate domestically. What exactly are the problems that have been caused by domestic regulation of the flow of digital information? And can international agreements help solve them? Please join us for a discussion of these timely issues.
The panelists will be three people who know these issues well and can explain both the basics and the nuances: David Weller, Director of Economic and Trade Policy, Google; Neha Mishra, Lecturer, Australia National University College of Law; and Henry Gao, Associate Professor of Law, Singapore Management University.
Because the panelists are scattered around the world, we ended up settling on a time that perhaps only a small number of people will like: - The registration link is here.
