Digital economy report. 2021 : cross-border data flows and development: for whom the data flow

Cross-border data flows and development : for whom the data flow : digital economy report. 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the process of digital transformation and added urgency for Governments to respond. A key challenge is how to govern and harness the surge in digital data for the global good. It has been estimated that global Internet traffic in 2022 will exceed all the Internet traffic up to 2016. Data have become a key strategic asset for the creation of both private and social value. How these data are handled will greatly affect our ability to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Determining what is the best way forward will be difficult but necessary. Data are multidimensional, and their use has implications not just for trade and economic development but also for human rights, peace and security. Responses are also needed to mitigate the risk of abuse and misuse of data by States, non- State actors or the private sector.
Chapter 1. Recent trends in the data-driven digital economy -- Chapter 2. A review of the literature on cross-border data flows -- Chapter 3. Back to basics: issues at stake -- Chapter 4. Main governance approaches to the data-driven digital economy worldwide: risk of fragmentation in the digital space? -- Chapter 4. Mapping national policies on cross-border data flows -- Chapter 6. Regional and international approaches to regulating cross-border data flows -- Chapter 7. The way forward: in search of a balanced approach.

xxi, 213 p. : charts, graphs, tables

Includes bibliographical references (p. 194-213).

9789211130225
9789210058254 (eISBN)
2664-2255
2664-2263 (eISSN)