Data is one of the most valuable resources in today’s global economy—yet the rules that govern it are uneven and not conducive to beneficial cross-border data flows. Four years since former Japanese ...

The international community are continuing to take further steps toward data free flow with trust (DFFT) in 2023, building on recent developments such as the draft EU ...

The Data Free Flow with Trust (DFFT) concept was proposed at the World Economic Forum in 2019 to facilitate trust-based cross border data transfers. As the host of the upcoming G-7 Summit in Hiroshima ...

Just over a year ago, on 21 April 2022, the seven economies (Canada, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, and the USA) participating in ...

Cross-border data flows have been a priority on the G20 agenda since 2019. This year is no exception. Indonesia, which holds the G20 Presidency in 2022, has promised to promote discussions on ...

Asean member states are working to establish protocols that will ease cross-border digital trade and help to address emerging trends, such as artificial intelligence (AI). Targeted to be completed by ...

Today, the movement of data across borders has become as vital as the movement of goods and capital. The principle of Data Free Flow with Trust (DFFT), first popularized by Japan during the G20 Osaka ...

The U.S. Department of Commerce recently posted data about U.S. real gross domestic product (GDP) on multiple blockchains. The move is an effort to win over President Trump's confidence in the figures ...

The prolonged US federal government shutdown has been affecting the release of key data that policymakers need to assess the trade war’s effects and gauge price and labour market trends, further ...

The CSIS Economics Program is hosting a virtual webinar to discuss the future of data free flow with trust (DFFT) on Tuesday, March 14th from 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM EDT. In 2019, former Japanese Prime ...