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Our core objective is to promote technology is an enabler to creating an inclusive, sustainable global economy and ensure that new technologies deliver benefits for all in society and play a key role in delivering the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

ICC policy fora are our vehicles to build national and international consensus on business positions and rules supported by a variety of events and activities with business groups. governments, and wider stakeholders. We are one of the only industry associations globally participating across key multilateral institutions in Geneva, Paris and New York to ensure decision-makers incorporate the needs of 21st century business.

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KEY WORKSTREAMS

The following workstreams are where we focus UK efforts.

 

Rules & Standards for the 21st Century

  • Advocate the continued evolution of an inclusive, multi-stakeholder model for internet governance.
  • Support an ambitious, inclusive outcome to WTO Ecommerce negotiations.
  • Promote policy frameworks that facilitate data transfer and the continued development of the Internet based on efficiency, affordability and business need
  • Promote the dissemination and use of the ICC Digital Trade Roadmap as a practical tool to modernise national laws, establish interoperable digital standards and industry adoption of digital systems and processes.
  • Work to ensure global tech policy supports the development of a single open, interoperable Internet.

 Digital Inclusion

  • Work with the ICC community, Digital Trade Network, governments, NGOs and other stakeholders to accelerate efforts to bridge the digital divide and ensure a level playing field for nations and communities.

 

Trust & Security

  • Work with UN General Assembly driven processes to build global support for the rule of law applying equally online and offline, creating the supportive frameworks for cybersecurity critical to industry.
  • Promote internet policy coherence between UN, G20, International Telecommunications Union and World Trade Organization frameworks
  • Work within ICC to support the development of practical tools to enable cybersecurity preparedness, especially for SMEs.

 

Artificial Intelligence

  • Identify business frameworks on artificial intelligence with a focus on practical solutions and implementation.

 

Intellectual Property

  • Adapt intellectual property protection systems to the digital world.
  • Develop the 2020 edition of the ICC Intellectual Property Roadmap.

 

INTERNATIONAL POLICY FORUMS

We actively engage in the following international fora:

  • ICC Intellectual Property Commission
  • ICC Digital Economy Commission
  • ICC Ecommerce Working Group
  • UN Open-Ended Working Group on Developments in the Field of ICTs in the Context of International Security (OEWG)
  • UK Group of Governmental Experts(GGE) on Advancing responsible State behaviour in cyberspace in the context of international security
  • International Telecommunications Union’s Development and Standardisation Sectors
  • WTO Joint Statement Initiative on Electronic CommerceB2B Commonwealth Forum

 

Institutional Focus

Institutional engagement centres on the following bodies:

  • United Nations
  • B20/G20
  • World Trade Organization
  • International Telecommunications Union
  • World Intellectual Property Organisation
  • The Commonwealth

 

UK Policy Forums

Two for a provide the platform in which we organise programme activity with a strong read across to our finance, trade and commercial law fora.

  • ICC Digital Economy Committee
  • ICC Intellectual Property Committee