ICC Digital Standards Initiative - Roundtable

ICC Switzerland hosted on 21 March in Zurich a Digital Trade Roundtable with Pamela Mar, the Managing Director of the Digital Standards Initiative.

This Roundtable brought together swiss industry and government to review progress on the Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law and digital trade standards and then turned its attention to the situation in Switzerland. Swiss policy recognises the importance of the digital economy and provides a strong basis for aligning national law.

Other adoption challenges include standards alignment and concerns about digital trust and technologies for verification of data and identity.  The group concluded that there is work to be done to advance legal reform and to engage businesses to take full advantages of digital trade.

We extend our appreciation to Pamela Mar for visiting us and sharing her expertise on this topic with us and our members.