Dear all,

Apologies for any duplication of this message.

Last week the WTO Public Forum took place in Geneva. Special attention was
given to the digital economy and e-commerce discussions: a large number of
sessions were dedicated to them. It is worth to pay attention to several
digital policy topics which are being framed as trade issues and included
on the agenda of the WTO, such as network neutrality, data localisation and
encryption. An analysis of this trend is available on this blog post
<http://www.diplomacy.edu/blog/e-commerce-wto-next-arena-internet-policy-discussions>
.

Participation on the Forum was limited to a first come first served basis.
The Geneva Internet Platform and DiploFoundation have conducted a *just-in-time
reporting* from all sessions that presented a digital component. These
resources provide a valuable overview of the current state of discussions.
All reports are available here: http://digitalwatch.
giplatform.org/events/wto-public-forum

A mapping of national initiatives to regulate e-commerce across the world
<http://www.diplomacy.edu/blog/rise-e-commerce-initiatives-expanding-access-taxation>
and in Europe
<http://www.diplomacy.edu/blog/e-commerce-europe-consultations-court-rulings-and-other-updates-september>
can also be found online.

This and other developments can be found in the 14th issue of the *Geneva
Digital Watch* newsletter, published today: http://digitalwatch.
giplatform.org/newsletter

All the best wishes,
Marilia

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*Marília Maciel*
Digital Policy Senior Researcher, DiploFoundation
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