The I nternet, Cross‐Border Data Flows and International Trade

Bibliographic Data

ID13012433
AuthorsJoshua P Meltzer (Brookings Institution, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume2
Issue1
Pages90-102
Publication date2014-12-17
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAsia & the Pacific Policy Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2050-2680 • E-ISSN: 2050-2680
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/app5.60
OpenAlexW2329366432
LanguageEN
Citations received11

The I nternet and the free flow of data across borders is becoming a key platform for international trade. Digital products can be sold online and the Internet provides opportunities for business to use the I nternet to manage global supply chains, communicate with customers and access IT in the cloud. At the same time, governments are restricting the I nternet in ways that reduce the ability of businesses and entrepreneurs to use the Internet as a place for international commerce and limit the access of consumers to goods and services. This article discusses the importance of the Internet and cross‐border data flows for international trade. It proposes steps that governments should take to apply existing international trade rules and norms and identifies where new trade rules are required to further support the Internet and cross‐border data flows and drivers of international commerce and trade

Business · Cloud computing · Commerce · Computer security · E-commerce · International trade · Key (lock · The Internet · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Global trade and economics · ICT Impact and Policies · World Trade Organization Law

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