5 ways to advance digital trade in the post-COVID world
COVID-19 has accelerated adoption of digital tech, highlighting the need to modernize digital trade rules and buck the trend of digital protectionism.
Attorney and policy-maker with over a decade of experience from both the public and private sectors, with a focus in the Asia Pacific region. Expert in digital trade, e-commerce, cross-border data flows, sharing economy, and TradeTech. Former positions include Senior Legal Counsel, Airbnb; Assistant General Counsel, US Trade and Development Agency; and Corporate Associate, law firm of Shearman & Sterling. Currently runs the Digital Trade programme at the World Economic Forum Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution in San Francisco. Undergraduate degree, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Juris Doctor degree, George Washington University Law School. Speaks fluent Chinese.
COVID-19 has accelerated adoption of digital tech, highlighting the need to modernize digital trade rules and buck the trend of digital protectionism.
在新冠肺炎疫情期间,科技在封城和隔离时期,对保持社会正常运转方面发挥了至关重要的作用。这些科技可能会产生比新冠肺炎疫情本身更深远的影响。
Le coronavirus démontre l'importance - et les défis associés - des nouvelles technologies comme les paiements numériques, la télésanté et la robotique.
El coronavirus demuestra la importancia de - y los desafíos asociados con - las nuevas tecnologías como los pagos digitales, la telesalud y la robótica.
The coronavirus demonstrates the importance of – and the challenges associated with – new technologies like digital payments, telehealth and robotics.
Una mayor visibilidad es crucial para entender el impacto de la interrupción de los shocks como la pandemia de coronavirus.
Une plus grande visibilité est essentielle pour comprendre l'impact des perturbations dues à des chocs comme la pandémie de coronavirus.
Greater visibility is crucial to understanding the impact of disruption from shocks like the coronavirus pandemic.
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