1、A blueprint for UK Digital TradePreface 031.Executive Summary 06 2.The State of Digital Trade 14The Growth of Digital Trade 15 COVID-19 and its Impact on Digital Trade 17 Digital Protectionism 19 Trends in Digital Trade Policy 213.Digital Trade Principles 27 Data 30 Tariffs 37 Intellectual Property

2、40 Regulatory Cooperation 43 Trade Facilitation 484.Supporting Digital Trade 51Services 52Telecommunications 53Limitations to Liability 56Government Procurement 56Standards 59Rules of Origin 595.Digital Trade and the Environment 606.Summary of Recommendations 67Endnotes 77ContentsA blueprint for UK

3、Digital Trade23PrefacePrefacePreface4A lot has changed in the world since the first version of this report came out.The COVID-19 pandemic has uprooted our economy and society.It has shown the essential role digital technologies play in keeping both functioning.They have kept people connected.They ha

4、ve also helped maintain complex international supply chains even under the greatest of strains.The pandemic though has also laid bare the stark digital divides that still exist both in the UK and across the world.Not everyone has had a stable internet connection to enable online learning.Not every b

5、usiness has been set up to trade online or enable their workers to work at home.It is more urgent than ever that we work to close this divide.The other major change,of course,has been the UKs exit from the European Union.After four and a half years of negotiations,the Trade and Cooperation Agreement

6、(TCA)has now set the new terms of trade for businesses.This outcome was in doubt at many points and the successful conclusion of negotiations should be applauded.This is especially true given that the TCA includes many things that the tech sector wanted to see.While the UKs exit will see new checks