"With the increasing growth of the Internet, each of us here has an important interest in its governance, especially in the implementation of data flow governance," G20's DEWG Chair, Mira Tayyiba, stated at the forum's Workshop on the Identification of Measures in Balancing Interests of Multi-stakeholders in Cross-Border Data Flow, as quoted in a press release.
The 3rd DEWG workshop also discussed the Data Free-Flow with Trust (DFFT) and Cross-Border Data Flow (CBDF) frameworks that had been brought up during the G20 Presidency of Japan in 2019.
The discussion on data governance holds significance in the wake of increased risks and concerns about the free flow of data from technical, practical, and conceptual aspects.
The other G20 member countries are keen to advance the discussion on the data proposed by Indonesia, she remarked.
Discussion on data usage was relevant, given the international interactions that have become more dependent on digital-based measures, such in COVID-19 handling and in achieving sustainable development goals, she remarked.
The workshop, which was part of the series of DEWG G20 meetings, is Indonesia's effort to facilitate discussions on cross-border data flow and governance.
The discussion took place during the course of the Digital Economy Task Force from the previous presidency, with the objective of realizing an inclusive and balanced understanding of the DFFT and CBDF.
The workshop was also important in order to produce a draft declaration known as the Bali Package for a ministerial-level meeting.
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