I TA : W H A T ’ S N E X T ?M A R T I N A F R A N C E S C A F E R R A C A N E R E S E A R C H A S S O C I A T E A T E C I P E

I TA S Y M P O S I U M - W T O 2 7 J U N E 2 0 1 7

O U T L I N E

1. E A S Y F I X

2. U R G E N T F I X

3. O T H E R F I X E S

“Expanding the ITA into ICT services and NTBs is what will truly turn the agreement into an all-

encompassing agreement for the digital economy”

Source: Lee-Makiyama, H. (2011)

C O S T S O F N T B S O N I C T G O O D S

Source: Lee-Makiyama, H. (2011)

D I G I TA L T R A D E E S T I M A T E S D A TA B A S EA

vera

ge

Num

ber

of M

easu

res

010

2030

40

Ave

rage

num

ber o

f mea

sure

s

Lower middle income Upper middle income High income

Source: Digital Trade Estimates Database - ECIPE

O U T L I N E

1. E A S Y F I X

2. U R G E N T F I X

3. O T H E R F I X E S

C O N F O R M I T Y A S S E S S M E N T P R O C E D U R E S

• Ensure technical specifications are in accordance with relevant international standards.

• Avoid in-country testing and/or national certification. Accept test results made by international labs fulfilling ISO/IEC 17025 to avoid repetitive testing.

• Establish system of mutual recognition on product-by-product basis.

• Overall preference to supplier declaration of conformity (SDoC).

• Ensure transparency and transition period in case of changes of standards or regulation.

E M C / E M I C O N F O R M I T Y A S S E S S M E N T P R O C E D U R E S

Source: GUIDELINES FOR EMC/EMI CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES, 2005.

E M C / E M I C O N F O R M I T Y A S S E S S M E N T P R O C E D U R E S

Source: GUIDELINES FOR EMC/EMI CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES, 2005.

O U T L I N E

1. E A S Y F I X

2. U R G E N T F I X

3. O T H E R F I X E S

U R G E N T F I X E S

- Security standards/screening

- National encryption standards

- Provision of source code

]

D I G I TA L T R A D E E S T I M A T E S I N D E X

Source: Ferracane, M. F, and E. Van der Marel (forthcoming)

O U T L I N E

1. E A S Y F I X

2. U R G E N T F I X

3. O T H E R F I X E S

E X PA N S I O N L I S T

Two-tier criteria:

- Inclusion of all products that register, store,

process, communicate or render information

- Use digital technology

Source: Lee-Makiyama, H. (2011)

Source: Lee-Makiyama, H. (2011)

M F N R A T E A P P L I E D T O I C T G O O D S

0"

2"

4"

6"

8"

10"

12"

14"

Argen-na"Brazil"

Nigeria"

Pakistan"Chile"India"

Paraguay"

China"

Korea"

Ecuador"

Indonesia"

Panama"

Vietnam"

Russian"Federa-on"

Thailand"

Brunei"

Philippines"

Colom

bia"

Taiwan"

Mexico"

Turkey"

European"Union"

Malaysia"

South"Africa"

New"Zealand"Israel"

Australia"

United"States"

Iceland"Peru"

Costa"Rica"

Canada"

Japan"

Hong"Kong"

Norway"

Singapore"

Swizerland"

Average"MFN"rate"applied" Weighted"average"MFN"rate"

Source: Digital Trade Estimates Database - ECIPE

C O V E R A G E O F Z E R O TA R I F F F O R I C T G O O D S

Source: Digital Trade Estimates Database - ECIPE

0"

10"

20"

30"

40"

50"

60"

70"

80"

90"

100"

Hong"Kong"

Norway"

Singapore"

Japan"

Costa"Rica"

Canada"Peru"

Mexico"

Malaysia"

South"Africa"Israel"

Colom

bia"

Ecuador"

Vietnam"

Australia"

Iceland"

Thailand"

Taiwan"

New"Zealand"

China"

United"States"

Panama"

Turkey"

Korea"

Paraguay"

European"Union"

Russian"FederaSon"

Philippines"

Swizerland"

Indonesia"

Brunei"India"Brazil"

ArgenSna"

Nigeria"Chile"

Pakistan"

- Encompassment of services trade in computer

and related services (CRS)

- Encompassment of telecommunication services

- Potential revision of existing protocols to include

new technologies (f.e. cloud computing)

- Mode 4 for ICT professionals

S E R V I F I C A T I O N O F M A N U FA C T U R I N G

Source: Lee-Makiyama, H. (2011)

D A TA L O C A L I S A T I O N

Source: Digital Trade Estimates Database - ECIPE

M A R T I N A F R A N C E S C A F E R R A C A N E E M A I L : M A R T I N A . F E R R A C A N E @ E C I P E . O R G

THANK YOU!

Lee-Makiyama, H. (2011), FUTURE-PROOFING WORLD TRADE IN TECHNOLOGY: Turning the WTO IT Agreement (ITA) into the International Digital Economy Agreement (IDEA). ECIPE WORKING PAPER No. 04/2011

WTO (2005), GUIDELINES FOR EMC/EMI CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES. G/IT/25. 17 February 2005.

Ferracane, M. F, and E. Van der Marel (forthcoming), Digital Trade Estimates Report. ECIPE. 2017.

Digital Trade Estimates Dabatase: www.ecipe.org/dte

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