cyber security
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DHS Establishes United States-United Kingdom-Australia Supply Chain Resilience Cooperation Group (SCRCG) to Tackle Supply Chain Threats
This week, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the United Kingdom (U.K.)’s Department for Business and Trade of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and Australia’s Department of Industry, Science, and Resources established the United States-United Kingdom-Australia Supply Chain Resilience Cooperation Group to enhance efforts to combat threats to critical supply… Read more
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Study on the potential impacts of a future EU-Singapore Digital Trade Agreement
The European Union (EU) and Singapore are currently negotiating a new EU-Singapore Digital Trade Agreement (EUSDTA). The EUSDTA builds on several existing trade arrangements between the EU and Singapore, including a bilateral free trade agreement, the investment protection agreement, which is pending ratification, and a negotiated set of digital trade principles. Negotiations for the EUSDTA… Read more
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Organizations make better choices when they understand the factors shaping the future. Since 2011, the Top 10 Emerging Technologies report has served as a vital source of strategic intelligence for professionals. Drawing on insights from scientists, researchers and futurists, the report identifies 10 technologies poised to significantly influence societies and economies within three to five… Read more
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U.S-EU Joint Statement of the Trade and Technology Council
The sixth ministerial meeting of the Trade and Technology Council (“TTC”) took place in Leuven, Belgium, on 4 and 5 April 2024. It was co-chaired by European Commission Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager, European Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, United States Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, and… Read more
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EU-Japan Memorandum of Cooperation on Digital Identities and Trust services to implement Data Free Flow with Trust
This Memorandum of Cooperation describes how the Digital Agency of Japan and the European Commission intend to take collaborative actions on digital identity in order to facilitate Data Free Flow with Trust. The Memorandum should be implemented through a number of collaborative actions that will build shared commitment on digital identity initiatives and complement the… Read more
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Roadmap for the Digitalization of Multimodal Data and Documents Exchange Along the Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor, Using United Nations Legal Instruments and Standards
Recognizing the historical importance of digital technologies and noting the importance of digital transformation for enhancing the integration of landlocked developing countries in the global economy, creating new opportunities for trade and transport to reap the full benefits of green and sustainable economic development, Confirming the conclusions of the 70th session of the United Nations… Read more
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Accelerating The SDGs Through Digital Public Infrastructure: A Compendium of The Potential of Digital Public Infrastructure
Digital public infrastructure is described as a set of shared digital systems that should be secure and interoperable, and can be built on open standards and specifications to deliver and provide equitable access to public and / or private services at societal scale and are governed by applicable legal frameworks and enabling rules to drive… Read more
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The focus groups were used to examine participants’ understanding, perception and current use of existing digital payment methods, and their reaction to specific digital wallet features. The selection of the features was based on insights gained from the ‘Study on New Digital Payment Methods’ (March 2022), which was undertaken with a view to supporting digital… Read more
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Using electronic documents and transactions can speed up and increase trade. Electronic messages can eliminate the need to enter data into a computer manually at each supply chain checkpoint and can provide opportunities for the potential reuse of data. There are various ways to digitize trade documents and transactions. One way is simply to take… Read more
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The eIDAS-regulation, which came fully into force in July 2016, provides a Europe wide mandatory legal framework for digital identities and trust services. It enables trustworthy digital transaction between public administrations, companies and citizens of the European Member States. In this context, eIDAS contains two main parts: digital identities and trust services. This publication focuses… Read more