World Trustmark and Trade Alliance

News

Facilitate Cross-border E-commerce in ASEAN

(4 July 2023) – Dr. JJ Pan, WTA’s Vice-Chairperson, joined the “Facilitate Cross-border E-commerce in ASEAN” workshop as a guest speaker on June 21, 2023. Dr. Pan had contributed on the session of Landscape of SEA’s e-commerce and Digital Economy focusing on the opportunities and challenges for cross-border e-commerce in ASEAN.

The workshop is part of a series of events leading up to the highly anticipated ASEAN Online Sale Day 2023 (AOSD) in Vietnam. It will be to deliberate on viable solutions for cross-border ecommerce enterprises, enabling them to recognize their opportunities to surmount such major obstacles as logistics, online consumer protection, and legal and regulatory issues. Esteemed experts and experienced market players will participate, facilitating the exchange of knowledge and best practices. The workshop will also serve act as a proactive initiative for AOSD 2023, encouraging the participation of all enterprises throughout the region.

#workshop #ecommerce #cross-border #digitaleconomy

WTA New Chairman

(21 April 2023) – World Trustmark and Trade Alliance (WTA) is pleased to announce Mr. Ramesh E.V. Balakrishnan as a new chairman.

Mr. Ramesh is a highly experienced, successful, and well-regarded organization leader. He is the Chief Privacy Officer of CommerceNet Singapore (CNSG), a consulting organization to initiate new market, promote security, innovations and develop human, intellectual, financial and cultural capitals within the self-sustaining enterprise ecosystems. He is also the Executive Managing Director of World Mark Sdn Bhd, a company incorporated in Malaysia to establish a framework and a system of trustmarking for the trust infrastructure.

The combination of his experience, culture, and drive makes him an ideal fit for our organization WTA for the next steps of growth and further opportunities.

Kindly hearty welcome our new chairman.

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.

For more information, please visit:

Please contact us if you are interested in joining the event.

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