DEC 05, 2019 | US | JAPAN
BSA Applauds Japan’s Approval of US-Japan Digital Trade Agreement
WASHINGTON – December 5, 2019 – BSA | The Software Alliance commends yesterday’s approval of the US-Japan Digital Trade Agreement by Japan’s Diet. The digital trade deal is a welcome move to foster the free flow of data across borders and will help create new opportunities for US and Japanese workers and businesses of all sizes across the digital economy.
“The approval of the US-Japan Digital Trade Agreement highlights growing international consensus around digital trade,” said Joseph Whitlock, Director, Policy at BSA | The Software Alliance. “Around the world, innovative and open economies recognize the need for cross-border access to cutting-edge software solutions. Forward-looking trade deals that ensure data can freely flow across borders are vital to the continued success of the global digital economy. BSA applauds Japan for taking this step forward and urges other countries to implement similarly smart, modern trade agreements.”
Find more information about BSA’s digital trade agenda here.
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The Business Software Alliance (www.bsa.org) is the global trade association of the enterprise software industry, representing companies that are leaders in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, cloud computing, and other cutting-edge technologies. We work in over 20 markets in the US, Europe, and Asia, advocating for policies that build trust in technology so that every industry sector and the public can benefit from innovation.