ITA: What's next?

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


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



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.

O U T L I N E

1. E A S Y F I X



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



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

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"


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


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


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


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!

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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

R E F E R E N C E S

http://www.ecipe.org/dte

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