Information Please: A Comprehensive Approach to Digital Trade Provisions in NAFTA 2.0

Susan Aaronson

Working Papers from The George Washington University, Institute for International Economic Policy

Abstract: In 2017, the three signatories of NAFTA — Canada, Mexico and the United States — agreed to update the agreement to include a new “digital trade chapter.†The renegotiation of NAFTA presents a continent-wide opportunity to encourage new sectors built on cross-border data flows, while simultaneously preserving domestic policy space to regulate such sectors. Canada, Mexico and the United States can make NAFTA the first digital economy trade agreement. All three nations should agree to: →→ clarify the rules governing crossborder data flows; →→ encourage the free flow of information and protect personal data, while also promoting internet openness and stability; and →→ address new technologies as well as future trade barriers by including language that is technologically neutral (for example, not favouring specific technologies or regulatory approaches)

Keywords: NAFtA; FTA; digital trade; artificial intellgience; data (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F1 F5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 28 pages
Date: 2018-12
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