Working Group on International Trade

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Members

Announcements

• [Nov. 06’15] Call summary & Next Steps
• [Nov. 02, 2015] REMINDER: Draft WITSA International Trade Statement Update & Nov 4th Call
• [Oct. 19, 2015] Draft WITSA International Trade Statement Update & Nov 4th Call
• [Oct. 12, 2015] Draft Updated WITSA international trade paper
• [May 13’15] [URGENT] International Trade WG call Summary and Input Requested by May 15th
• [May 11’15] International Trade WG call May 13 [Participation Requested]
• April 23, 2015 call summary
• April 23, 2015 call time-change
• April 22, 2015 call announcement

WITSA Statement

• Draft (Nov. 30’15)
• Draft (Oct. 12’15)
• Original statement (Sept. 2013)

Comments on Draft Statement

• Nov. 05’15: Tim Conway: policy principles must focus on inclusion 
• Nov. 05’15: Dr. Yokozawa comments on paper vs. TPP
• Nov. 4, 2015 Martinez/Conway comments on Oct. 12th draft
• Nov. 2, 2015 AMETIC comments on Oct. 12th draft

Research & Comments

• [Nov. 29’15] “Trans-Pacific Partnership is a fizzer” (Canberra Times)
• [Nov. 5’15] Australian Government’s release of the TPP text and documents: Ministerial media release; Official text and documents 
• [Nov. 6’15] The White House: Here’s the Deal on TPP
• [Nov. 6’15] Text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership
• Canberra Times article: The TPP is being overplayed by Robb as ‘free’ benefits put under microscope
• DIGITALEUROPE International Trade WG call May 13 Follow up
• DIGITALEUROPE letter to Commissioner Malmström (suggesting that bilateral and plurilateral agreements should ban forced localization and other local content requirements)
• DIGITALEUROPE paper on EU-US regulatory cooperation
• European Commission Communication on A Digital Single Market Strategy for Europe
• European Commission Working Document: A Digital Single Market Strategy for Europe – Analysis and Evidence
• DIGITALEUROPE international trade priorities
• JISA Position on Trade Negotiations of ICT Services
• WEF Global_Challenge_Trade_Investment
• WITSA Statement on International Trade in Goods and Services
• Brookings Article on “The Internet, Cross-Border Data Flows and International Trade”
• Free trade in China

Other Working Group Links

• • GPAC Working Group on International Trade

• • GPAC Working Group on Internet Governance

• • GPAC Working Group: Restrictions of the Free Flow of Information Across Nationality/Regional Borders

• • GPAC Working Group on Security, Privacy and Data Protection

• GPAC Working Group on Women in IT