A Fresh Look at Digital Trade in North America

Susan Ariel Aaronson
Research Professor of International Affairs, The George Washington University
Jessica Nicholson
Department of Commerce
A Fresh Look at Digital Trade in North America

While TPP has the first binding language in its e-commerce chapter, NAFTA could be the first digital economy trade agreement designed to facilitate data-driven sectors such as the cloud, AI, and the Internet of Things. The Institute for International Economic Policy (IIEP) and the Latin American and Hemispheric Studies Program (LAHS) at the George Washington University as well as the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) and the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) present a free event on the data-driven economy in North America. To read Susan Ariel Aaronson’s paper, please click here.

Agenda
Panel 1: Measuring the North American Digital Economy

• Speaker: Jessica Nicholson, Department of Commerce
• Commentary by:
• Martha Lawless, USITC
• Jordan Khan, Embassy of Canada
• Nicholas Bramble, Google
• Moderator: Carl Schonander, Software & Information Industry Association
   

Panel 2: A Comprehensive Approach to Digital Trade in NAFTA 2.0
Speaker: Professor Susan Ariel Aaronson
Commentary by:
Dan Ciuriak, Centre for International Governance Innovation
Guillermo Malpica Soto, Embassy of Mexico
Moderator: Dan Ikenson, Cato Institute