The world is drowning in data. Why don't we trade it like on a stock exchange?

Jan 19, 2022

Trading information could help open up data sharing and access. Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto

Dimitri Zabelin

Geopolitical Strategist, Pantheon Insights

Tomonori Yuyama

Fellow, Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Japan, World Economic Forum

Tomoaki Nakanishi

Fellow, Data Policy, World Economic Forum LLC

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