Data Protection, Digital Trade and Development

Building consumer confidence in online shopping is one of the keys to e-commerce development. The protection of personal data has become increasingly an important issue in the digital economy.

This session will discuss recent developments in the area of data protection and their implications for SMEs and consumers' engagement in e-commerce, especially from a development perspective.

It will also highlight the global state of law adoption worldwide with the release of the latest UNCTAD figures.

Moderator: Mr. Young-moo Kim, Ambassador, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea

Speakers:

• Mr. Fen Osler Hampson, Chancellor's Professor, Carleton University, Distinguished Fellow and Director of Global Security and Politics, Centre for International Governance Innovation
• Ms. Cécile Barayre, Economic Affairs Officer, ICT Analysis Section, UNCTAD
• Mr. Kibyoung Kim, Director of Global e-government division, Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Korea
• Mr. David Satola, Lead ICT Counsel, World Bank
• Mr. Ian Walden, Professor of Information and Communication Law, Queen Mary University of London
• Mr. Oliver Hateley,  Senior Adviser, EMOTA