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LOCATION:Online streaming led from Palais des Nations\, 
SUMMARY:Launch of the Digital Economy Report 2021
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DESCRIPTION:The Digital Economy Report 2021 takes a deep dive into the deve
 lopment and policy implications of cross-border flows of digital data.This
  topic is of direct relevance to UNCTAD 15\, which will discuss how best t
 o address the massive unmet trade\, finance\, investment and technology ne
 eds of developing countries struggling in the face of the COVID-19 challen
 ge.The Report provides a fresh and holistic view of this particular kind o
 f international economic flow. It examines recent trends and global develo
 pments in the data-driven digital economy\, and reviews existing data gove
 rnance approaches at national\, regional and multilateral levels.The Repor
 t calls for innovative governance approaches that reflect the multiple and
  interlinked dimensions of data\, balance different interests and needs\, 
 in a way that supports inclusive and sustainable development with the full
  participation of all countries. Key questions:What are the implications 
 of the surge in cross-border data flows for sustainable development?How ca
 n Governments ensure that data can flow across borders as freely as necess
 ary and possible\, while addressing various development objectives?How can
  voices and concerns of developing countries be best reflected in the deve
 lopment of global governance of data and cross-border data flows? Program
 me:Welcome remarks:Maimuna Tarishi\, Ambassador of Tanzania\, President of
  UNCTAD’s Trade and Development BoardRebeca Grynspan\, Secretary-General
 \, UNCTADPresentation of the Report:Shamika N. Sirimanne\, Director\, Divi
 sion on Technology and Logistics\, UNCTADInvited statements:Vianna Maino\,
  Minister of Telecommunications and the Information Society of Ecuador\, e
 LAC ChairJohnny Gerard Plate\, Minister of Communications and Informatics 
 of Indonesia\, G20 Presidency 2022Amani Abou-Zeid\, Commissioner for Infra
 structure and Energy\, African Union CommissionBertrand de La Chapelle\, E
 xecutive Director and Co-founder of the Internet &amp\; Jurisdiction Polic
 y NetworkDidier Reynders\, European Commissioner for Justice Register for
  this event &lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;The Digital Economy Report 2021 &l
 t\;/strong&gt\;takes a deep dive into the development and policy implicati
 ons of cross-border flows of digital data.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;This topi
 c is of direct relevance to UNCTAD 15\, which will discuss how best to add
 ress the massive unmet trade\, finance\, investment and technology needs o
 f developing countries struggling in the face of the COVID-19 challenge.&l
 t\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;The Report provides a fresh and holistic view of this
  particular kind of international economic flow. It examines recent trends
  and global developments in the data-driven digital economy\, and reviews 
 existing data governance approaches at national\, regional and multilatera
 l levels.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;The Report calls for innovative governance
  approaches that reflect the multiple and interlinked dimensions of data\,
  balance different interests and needs\, in a way that supports inclusive 
 and sustainable development with the full participation of all countries.&
 lt\;br&gt\;&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;h4&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Key questio
 ns:&lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;/h4&gt\;&lt\;ul&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;What are the impl
 ications of the surge in cross-border data flows for sustainable developme
 nt?&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;How can Governments ensure that data can flow 
 across borders as freely as necessary and possible\, while addressing vari
 ous development objectives?&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;How can voices and con
 cerns of developing countries be best reflected in the development of glob
 al governance of data and cross-border data flows?&lt\;br&gt\;&amp\;nbsp\;
 &lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;/ul&gt\;&lt\;h4&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Programme:&lt\;/stro
 ng&gt\;&lt\;/h4&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;Welcome remarks:&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;ul&gt\;&lt
 \;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Maimuna Tarishi&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, Ambassador of 
 Tanzania\, President of UNCTAD’s Trade and Development Board&lt\;/li&gt\
 ;&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Rebeca Grynspan&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, Secretary-
 General\, UNCTAD&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;/ul&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;Presentation of the R
 eport:&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;ul&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Shamika N. Sirim
 anne&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, Director\, Division on Technology and Logistics\, 
 UNCTAD&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;/ul&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;Invited statements:&lt\;/p&gt\;
 &lt\;ul&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Vianna Maino&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, Mi
 nister of Telecommunications and the Information Society of Ecuador\, eLAC
  Chair&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Johnny Gerard Plate&lt\;/st
 rong&gt\;\, Minister of Communications and Informatics of Indonesia\, G20 
 Presidency 2022&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Amani Abou-Zeid&lt
 \;/strong&gt\;\, Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy\, African Unio
 n Commission&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Bertrand de La Chapel
 le&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, Executive Director and Co-founder of the Internet &a
 mp\;amp\; Jurisdiction Policy Network&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&
 gt\;Didier Reynders&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, European Commissioner for Justice&l
 t\;/li&gt\;&lt\;/ul&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p class=&q
 uot\;text-align-center\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/m
 eeting/launch-digital-economy-report-2021
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