ASR Perspectives on the JSI on E Commerce

26 July 2024 – ASR Commentary: The World Trade Organisation finally pivots to the 21^st Century

26 July 2024 – Australian Government Media Release: New Trade Rules for the Digital Economy – DFAT Website

26 July 2024 – Stabilised Text of the Joint Statement Initiative on Electronic Commerce – WTO Website

18 July 2024 – The Importance of Bringing the WTO JSI on E-Commerce over the Finishing Line: ASR/CEP Webinar recording

24 June 2024 – Global Services Coalition Statement on the JSI E-Commerce Negotiations and Release of New OECD Study

17 May 2024 – Business Commends Negotiators’ Technical Efforts Towards a Positive Outcome in the WTO E Commerve JSI Negotiations and Calls on Ministers to Build Political Level Momentum to Inaugurate Global Trade Rules for the Digital Economy

7 March 2024 – After MC13, what does ASR want the JSI on E-Commerce

6 February 2024 – In the lead up to the 13th WTO Ministerial Conference in Abu Dhabi 26-29 February, the Australian Services Roundtable is highlighting the top priority services business must-haves.

The internet is fundamentally dependent on openness to cross-border data flows, but many governments are regulating to constrain international data transfers – including under a banner of data sovereignty. In the interest of preserving the integrity of the internet, the WTO urgently needs to lock in some degree of interconnectedness through the JSI on E Commerce.