Global Policy Action Committee Meeting

1. Global Policy Action Committee Meeting March 9, 2016 Microsoft offices, Canberra, Australia

2. Call to Order / Opening Remarks R. Chandrashekhar

3. Roll Call Anders Halvorsen

4. Board of Directors

5. Board of Directors

6. In Attendance: Non Board Members

7. In Attendance: Non Board Members

8. In Attendance: Non Board Members

9. Statements for Final Approval Statement on Women in IT (Julian David) Draft International Trade (Shivendra Singh) Draft Statement on Internet Governance (Tim Conway)

10. Reports from Working Groups Draft Paper on Restrictions of the free flow of information across nationality/regional borders Dr. Mac Yokozawa

11. Draft Statement of Policy Restrictions of the free flow of information across borders Principles: DAGE:Data as Global Environments: Principle: Like air, water and other natural resources, “Data” is one of essential resources for healthy economy growth. Need to raise awareness in its importance and collaborate not to pollute the "Data as Global Environments” then to keep it “green”. DTPD: Data to Protect Data Principle: In order to protect data, including personal data, sensitive data and confidential data, “data" like access logs, management records and monitoring data is essential for prevention of data bleach and quick response after incidents. Excessive restrictions in data will hinder keeping secure management of data and protection of data.

12. Draft Statement of Policy Restrictions of the free flow of information across borders Principles: SSTH: Simple, Single, Transparent and Harmonized Data Legislation Principle: Data regulations must be Simple enough to be understood by anybody who may concern, must have Single administrative window to public, must have Transparent criteria and no gradient, then must be harmonized with other legislative requirements. NLFM: No Forced Localization Measures Principle: Localization of Data must be minimized in order to promote inclusive growth in regional and global economy.

13. Reports from Working Groups Working Group on Security, Privacy and Data Protection Anders Halvorsen

14. Draft Statement of Policy on Privacy, Security and Data Protection Synopsis: Building and maintaining trust and confidence is one of the fundamental building blocks of the Digital Age Global concerns arising from revelations of extensive electronic surveillance by governments Other threats include: hacking, fraudulent activities, viruses and other threats. Privacy is a fundamental human right which must be balanced against national security & data protection

15. Draft Statement of Policy on Privacy, Security and Data Protection Principles: Every person on earth has a right to privacy and confidentiality Governments must openly acknowledge and codify the privacy rights of their citizens and residents Governments must openly acknowledge and codify the privacy rights of their citizens and residents Threats to information security are best addressed by selected sharing of risks and remedies Government surveillance must beexpressly limited in scope and scale Government surveillance must be undertaken within a transparent legal framework & accountability

16. Draft Statement of Policy on Privacy, Security and Data Protection Principles: All government surveillance activities should be reported transparently, publicly and promptly  Governments must work together to develop a robust, principled, and transparent framework to administer requests for data across jurisdictions through mutual legal assistance treaties.

17. Draft Statement of Policy on Privacy, Security and Data Protection Possible additions: A government or judicial mandate to weaken security via “backdoor” decryption capabilities, even on one device or system, necessarily weakens all devices and systems – including those of governments. The ICT industry cannot and will not support or cooperate in the development of “backdoor” decryption technologies WITSA urges closer dialogue and cooperation with governments and law enforcement agencies to find solutions to 21st Century problems IoT

18. Results from WITSA’s 2016 Membership Survey Top policy areas identified: Digital transformation of industry, economy and business; Security, Privacy, and Data collection; Skills shortage, ICT Workforce Challenges and re-qualifications; Environment; International trade

19. Results from WITSA’s 2016 Membership Survey Other policy areas identified: Women in IT Taxation of software and services Government procurement, ICT governance, including Internet Digital banking Restrictions of the free flow of information across nationality/regional borders Digital inclusion National paperless trade systems Harmonizing Digital Markets of EU and Eastern Partnership Countries – HDM Initiative Healthcare

20. Advisory Council Call (Jan. 29th) Cross-border data flows Internet governance Digital Transformation Internet Fragmentation: (a) Internet may be in danger of splintering into a series of bordered cyberspace segments; (b) “agile governance” – the recognition that the speed of innovation is moving so fast that it is hard for governments to keep pace, to drive sound policy at the same rate.

21. Advisory Council Call (Jan. 29th) Access – half of the world’s population is still not online. WITSA could look at the demand side of access; in many places where Internet access is available, many people still do not see the value. As we make progress to connecting the next billion, it is going to be harder and harder to connect the remainder of the world’s population and we need to look at what dynamics and incentives should be applied in order to connect the unconnected.

22. Advisory Council Call (Jan. 29th) Trust in the Internet: Cyber security, privacy, identity and human rights, and how to gain consumer trust in the Network. An important part of this discussion concerns the “economics of trust”: What are the economic incentives in place for private entities to roll out secure networks, infrastructures, applications and services. Why is there an apparent disparity between some industries: Some are obvious but not others. What are the liabilities and other implications?

23. Advisory Council Call (Jan. 29th) UN Sustainable Development Goals agreed to last December. The IT industry is very well equipped to help reach these goals in the 15-year timeframe established. NetNeutrality: This is a major debate in India which will affect all countries where internet penetration is rapidly growing. Does WITSA need to take a stand?

24. Advisory Council Call (Jan. 29th) Trade:(1) digital trade should be included in trade agreements at all levels, including bilateral, regional, plurilateral and international. (2) The increasing inseparability of goods and services and the strengthened role of investment as a determinant of trade and growth are game changers for international cooperation. Societal unease with globalization is evident in debates on the power of corporations, and taxation. Transformations are required in the fragmented governance of global value chains, competition policy and  investment frameworks to slash investment uncertainty, the complexity of international commerce and the costs of business operation. 

25. Suggestion from previous meeting Taxation (Carlos Funes)

26. Rapid Roundtable: Current member policy engagement and issues Members invited to provide, briefly, an outline of current policy engagement and issues affecting the ICT sector in their economy

27. New WITSA Public Policy Papers & Projects Discussion

28. Any other business

29. Thank You