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Regional Integration in Latin America - The Pacific Alliance a Way Ahead
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Towards a Digital Economy Strategy for the Pacific Alliance?: The Broader Agenda

The Pacific Alliance Blog interviewed Professor Rodrigo Corredor about his recent article on the Pacific Alliance and its digital economy strategy, published in the Colombian Yearbook of International Law.

Mr Corredor is professor and researcher at Universidad Externado de Colombia in Bogota. He holds a Masters in International Economic Law from the World Trade Institute. He has postgraduates in Intellectual Property, Copyrights and New Technologies from Universidad Externado de Colombia and a postgraduate in Public Management and Administrative Institutions from Los Andes University in Bogota. He is currently a visiting fellow at the Centre de Sciences Humaines in New Delhi and a researcher and professors at the Department of Economic Law within Universidad Externado de Colombia. He has previously consulted on managing intellectual property and innovation for projects involving the Andean region and the European Union. His research interests are international economic law, intellectual property, the digital economy, trade in services, and regulation. He has written several journal articles and chapters in edited books on these subjects.

Mr Corredor, how did you become interested in the digital economy topic, particularly in the context of the Pacific Alliance?

The digital economy has become a ubiquitous societal topic. Its international trade incidence is undeniable; the impacts of the current uncontrolled developments and expansion of the digital economy will probably be our research field for the coming years. In the specific context of the PA, the digital economy’s regulatory challenge has followed the same path of a regulatory transplant from the General Data Protection Regulation in the EU (GDPR standards), so my concern is to assess the suitability of such approaches.

What are the main social and economic challenges you see in the deepening of the region’s digital economy?

Among the various challenges, I would like to emphasise the cultural impact of digitalisation. So far, people are enjoying the advantages of the digital platforms in terms of a more even access to cultural products that gives us a sense of integration to a globalised cultural agenda. However, the long-term consequences of unlimited access to our personal data can extend to a cultural erosion phenomenon. This effect is something that regulators and political authorities from the PA countries absolutely disregard.

Why do you argue that following a model inspired by the United States’ FTAs and self-regulation results unsuitable for framing sustainable solutions to the complex challenges of deepening the digital economy in the region?

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March 18, 2021by Ana Maria Palacio
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Roadmap for the Pacific Alliance’s Digital Agenda

In the face of the fourth industrial revolution, the settling of disruptive technologies and the non-stoppable pace of digitalisation it is timely to question the role that regional mechanisms/institutions play as enablers and governance instances of these technological developments. This is not only because of the economic and welfare benefits arising from them but also for the need to address the tensions and dilemmas they pose to traditional economic systems, patterns of production and labour.

Aware of this context and the challenges it presents, the PA recently launched a roadmap for its Digital Agenda focusing on four main pillars: (i) digital economy; (ii) digital connectivity; (iii) digital governments; (iv) digital ecosystems.  The PA proposes an ambitious goal towards the creation of a regional digital market. The PA members commit themselves to the development of an internationalisation strategy for their IT industries and digital entrepreneurs. The content and scope of this strategy on a regional level is yet to be defined.

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November 15, 2017by Ana Maria Palacio
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Regional Digital Market –Strategic Aspects

Abstract:
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Resumen:
[…] En la producción de bienes y servicios, la digitalización se concreta en la IoT, la robotización de las actividades productivas y la incorporación de nuevas tecnologías, en particular las de análisis de grandes datos y de inteligencia artificial; así como por un fuerte grado de sustitución de los bienes y servicios tradicionales por sus equivalentes digitales. Las nuevas tecnologías han cambiado también la forma cómo se realiza el comercio, reduciendo el costo del suministro de servicios a través de las fronteras y conectando a empresas a lo largo de las cadenas de valor. En particular, ayudan a superar muchas de limitaciones asociadas a operar en mercados internacionales y llevan a la adopción de nuevos modelos de negocio, la entrada de competidores y un cambio en las fuentes de las ventajas competitivas. La digitalización cambia no sólo la forma en que se lleva a cabo el comercio, sino también quién y qué se negocia; así, un creciente número de transacciones de bajo valor y pequeños envíos cruzan las fronteras. Continue reading

April 29, 2016by Ana Maria Palacio
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The Pacific Alliance Towards a Strategy on Digital Economy?

Abstract:
Countries of the Pacific Alliance (PA) share a common interest in the development of a regional regulatory framework that can give impetus to the dynamism of the embryonic digital economy in the region. The trend towards the progressive implementation of new and stricter rules on e-commerce fosters increments in foreign investment and generation of spill-over effects. However, the preference for the models inspired by the FTAS negotiated by the United States, as well as an inclination for self-regulation schemes, reflect the dominant role of the private sector in the negotiations within the PA. This scenario raises essential doubts about the institutional model of the Alliance and its suitability to frame sustainable solutions to the complex social and economic consequences derived from the deepening of the digital economy.

Resumen:
Los países de la Alianza del Pacífico (AP) comparten un interés común en el desarrollo de un marco regulatorio regional que les permita estimular la todavía embrionaria economía digital en la región. La tendencia hacia una implementación progresiva de nuevas y más estrictas reglas en materia de comercio electrónico parece ser el eje para el fomento de mayor inversión extranjera en el sector. Sin embargo, la preferencia por los modelos inspirados en los TLC negociados por Estados Unidos, así como una inclinación por los esquemas de autorregulación, reflejan el papel dominante del sector privado en las negociaciones dentro de la AP.

Este escenario plantea serias dudas sobre el modelo institucional de la AP y su idoneidad para enmarcar soluciones sostenibles a las complejas consecuencias sociales y económicas resultantes de la expansión de la economía digital.

Resumo:
Os países da Aliança do Pacífico (ap) compartilham um interesse comum no desenvolvimento de um marco regulatório regional que lhes permita estimular a, ainda embrionária, economia digital na região. A tendência para uma implementação progressiva de novas e mais rigorosas regras em matéria de comércio eletrônico parece ser o eixo para o fomento de maior investimento estrangeiro no setor. No entanto, a preferência pelos modelos inspirados nos TLC negociados pelos Estados Unidos, assim como uma clara predileção pelos esquemas de autorregulação, refletem o papel dominante do setor privado nas negociações dentro da AP. Este cenário apresenta sérias dúvidas sobre o modelo institucional da Aliança e sua idoneidade para enquadrar soluções sustentáveis às complexas consequências sociais e económicas resultantes da expansão da economia digital.

Author: Guillermo Rodrigo Corredor C
Full document: 2020, Corredor, The Pacific Alliance Towards a Strategy on Digital Economy?

 

March 2, 2016by Ana Maria Palacio
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Identification of Opportunities to Develop and Strengthen the Digital Agenda in the Pacific Alliance

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Resumen:
Tras la revisión de los contenidos del Acuerdo Transpacífico de Cooperación Económica (TPP por sus siglas en inglés), del Foro de Cooperación Económica de Asia Pacífico (APEC), de la Organización Mundial del Comercio (OMC), el Acuerdo Económico y Comercial Global (AECG o CETA), Acuerdo sobre el Comercio de Servicios (ACS o TiSA) y las normativas de la Alianza del Pacífico, así como de las entrevistas con expertos tanto del sector público y privado, se concluye que el Protocolo Adicional de la Alianza del Pacífico (PAAM) contempla la mayoría de los temas necesarios para el impulso de la agenda digital. Sin embargo, aún se detectan áreas de oportunidad en las cuales se pueden profundizar con el propósito de asegurar de forma concreta la participación del bloque en el proceso global de digitalización.

En materia de comercio electrónico, uno de los elementos más pujantes de la economía digital, la Alianza del Pacífico debe promover la difusión de los respectivos marcos normativos que protegen a los consumidores en las transacciones realizadas dentro del bloque, junto con orientar sus esfuerzos en diseñar mecanismos y mejoras orientadas a proteger a los consumidores de posibles amenazas y fraudes online. A su vez, las economías de la AP deben sumarse al comercio sin papel, por ejemplo, a través la homologación de autenticación electrónica.

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February 11, 2016by Ana Maria Palacio

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