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Breakout - Digital Trade Agreements as a Strategy for Internet Governance at IGF-USA 2015, July 16 2015, George Washington University, Washington DC.

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Organized by: Susan Aaronson, Research Professor, George Washington University

Moderated by: Edward Alden, Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations

Speakers:
Usman Ahmed- Head of Global Public Policy, PayPal Inc.;
Joseph Alhadeff- Vice President for Global Public Policy and Chief Privacy Strategist, Oracle Corp.;
Burcu Kilic- Legal Counsel, Public Citizen @burcuno;
Susan Ariel Aaronson- Research Professor, The George Washington University @AaronsonSusan

US policymakers want to encourage cross-border information flows with binding language in three potential trade agreements: the Trade in Services Agreement at the WTO, the Transpacific Partnership between the US and 11 other nations bordering the Pacific, and TTIP-the US/EU trade agreement trade agreement. The US is working to make the free flow of information the default for trade agreements and to set clear rules regarding how and when nations can restrict cross-border information flows without breaching their trade obligations. The US argues that by reducing barriers to trade and information, individuals, firms, and governments will find it cheaper to send and store information. More people will have access to information, which in turn can boost Internet operability, economic growth, and jobs. While other countries generally support US efforts to encourage cross-border information flows, many of America’s negotiating partners disagree on what constitutes a trade barrier. For example, USTR includes both privacy rules and the lack of privacy rules as trade barriers; but the EU insists that privacy should not be considered a trade barrier and cannot be discussed in negotiations. In another example, USTR cites Chinese data localization and security requirement as digital protectionism, but China argues that such policies are necessary to protect national security and stability. Our panelists discuss why the US is trying to include binding rules governing cross-border data flows in its future trade agreements and what such rules mean for economic growth, digital rights, and Internet stability.

ABOUT THE IGF-USA
The Internet Governance Forum was created to support the United Nations Secretary-General in carrying out the mandate from the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) with regard to convening a new forum for multi-stakeholder policy dialogue. Each year, leading up to the IGF, various national and regional IGFs tee up multi-stakeholder dialogues on a broad range of Internet policy issues. These discussions help to shape the ongoing policy discussions at the global IGF. Each region brings with it unique perspectives on how they have dealt with important policy concerns and can offer best practices on how to approach these issues to the global community. The Washington DC Chapter of the Internet Society (ISOC-DC) serves as the IGF Secretariat. ISOC-DC strives to promote open development, evolution, and use of the Internet for the benefit of people worldwide. ISOC-DC brings together individuals from within the DC area, as well as abroad, to engage in events, discussions, and information exchanges to advance these goals.

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