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Approval of the WTA’s guest status in APEC DESG

(18 January 2023) – WTA received the approval from the APEC Member Economies for a 3-year guest status in the APEC Digital Economy Steering Group (DESG). The status will be valid until end of 2025.

About APEC DESG:
The establishment of the Digital Economy Steering Group (DESG) was in 2018. The DESG aims to facilitate the development of the internet and digital economy, including e-commerce and digital trade. The DESG’s current activities include Data Privacy Subgroup (DPS), APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) System, and APEC Privacy Recognition for Processors (PRP) System.

#WTA #APEC #DESG

Business of IP Asia Forum – 1-2 December 2022

(27 October 2022) – WTA is invited to be a supporting organization of the 12th Business of Intellectual Property Asia Forum (BIP Asia Forum) which will be held on December 1-2, 2022 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre and virtual as a brand new hybrid format (day 1 in-person/online; day 2 online).

Jointly organized by the HKSAR Government, Hong Kong Trade Development Council and Hong Kong Design Centre, BIP Asia Forum brings IP professionals and industry leaders from all over the world to discuss the latest developments in the IP world, and to explore business collaboration opportunities. Last year, the two-day Forum featured over 70 prominent speakers to share their insights with more than 14,500 viewers from over 45 countries and regions.

As one of the celebration events for the 25th Anniversary of the establishment of the HKSAR, the upcoming Forum will include a wide range of new initiatives including the debut of “IP Market”. Theme of 2022 is Creating New Value, Discovering New Frontiers, so IP Market will be a one-stop platform which will showcase the latest technology projects by universities, R&D centres and start-ups from Hong Kong and provide networking and partnership building opportunities.

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#BIP #WTA #IPMarket #IntellectualProperty #BusinessLeader #entrepreneur #start-up

2021-2022 WTA Annual Report

(21 October 2022) – 2021 and 2022 are the challenge years for the world. We appreciate all the members’ and partners’ achievements as well as contributions to facilitate trustmarks and trades. The annual report contents WTA history/milestone/news, including our members’ update and Global Trust Survey Summary.

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WTA Annual Meeting 2022

(26 August 2022) – WTA Annual Meeting was held successfully on August 19, 2022 with delegates from 14 countries/areas, including most of the Asian countries, Australia, Argentina Netherland, and USA.

The meeting started from the initiative of Halal Trustmark Platform from CyberSecurity Malaysia which now reviewing by the authorities and raising a lot of attention. This expects to complement the Malaysia Halal Ecosystem.

Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) enforced by trustmark system is another attractive topic sharing by Japan delegate. The APEC list of ODR Providers substantially works as Trustmark for ODR Providers since 2021.This program is extended by the long efforts of CCJ-Net and UNCITRAL ODR Working Group.

The initiative of Cross-Border Trustmark (CBTM) based on the updated Trustmark Operation Guidelines is proposed to serve high risk, new type of e-merchants, e-marketplaces, and cross-border platform operators.

Lastly, the macro system design of data governance based on existing regulations in China, zero trust data architecture developed in Australia and initiative of “CheckMyLink” by the Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA) based in EU helping consumers not get scammed are all the other successful cases and spots in the annual meeting.

#WTA #AnnualMeeting #Halal #ODR #CrossBorder #DataGovernance #ZeroTrust #AntiScam

Enhancing Implementation of APEC Connectivity Blueprint in the Digital Era: Digital Connectivity for Stronger Recovery

(24 June 2022) – APEC Policy Support Unit (PSU) has recently released the report Enhancing Implementation of APEC Connectivity Blueprint in the Digital Era: Digital Connectivity for Stronger Recovery.

This report addresses how APEC members can take advantage of the innovative and productive opportunities offered by greater digital connectivity. It begins with a discussion on the recent trends, best practices and challenges in the three pillars of connectivity. It then analyses the eight case studies that were submitted by APEC members for this report and information on relevant initiatives that was provided by APEC members for the 2020 Mid-Term Review of the APEC Connectivity Blueprint.

For more information and download the report, please visit https://www.apec.org/publications/2022/03/enhancing-implementation-of-apec-connectivity-blueprint-in-the-digital-era-digital-connectivity-for-stronger-recovery.

#APEC #WTA #report #connectivity #blueprint #DigitalEra #innovation #opportunity #DataSecurity #DigitalEconomy