[sh_light_text ]Hopes that negotiations to update to the 1997 WTO Information Technology Agreement (ITA) could be concluded this week were dashed today. Differences between China and Korea over the inclusion of LCD screens proved to be unbridgeable, despite significant progress during the latest round of EU-hosted ITA-II talks. D Ravi Kanth …
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Information technology: ITA-II progress in sight ahead of WTO General Council meeting
[sh_light_text ]The European Union will host starting on December 4 the next round of ITA talks, ahead of the next WTO General Council on 10 December in Geneva. There is confidence a deal can struck after the US and China reached an agreement to overcome their differences last month. But …
Data ‘crunch time’ for EU trade policy?
[sh_light_text ]The digital sector, currently the most dynamic growth area in an otherwise gloomy economy, is jeopardised by inconsistent and costly privacy laws that conflate government spying, privacy issues, and the desire to prop up local companies: this is a concern that businesses and analysts are increasingly becoming vocal about. Iana Dreyer examines what exactly worries …
