Scientific article
Published:
Digital Technologies, Services and the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Written by
Hildegunn Kyvik Nordås
Research Professor (part time)
Ingo Borchert
Nigel Cory
Jane Drake Brochman
Ed.
Summary:
The increasingly rapid uptake of digital technologies is launching the global economy into the ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’ and the next transformative wave of globalisation. Trade in merchandise is in long-run relative decline; trade in services, especially e services, is on a long-term relative upward trend - and associated cross-border data flows are growing exponentially. These structural shifts, and their impacts on competitiveness, are set to intensify. The G20 must assert a leadership role by signalling best practice policy and regulatory settings, including sustained openness to international
trade, investment and data flows, so every nation can reap the productivity gains of the digital age. This Working Paper has been prepared as background for a short Policy Brief for the 2020 THINK20 Taskforce 1: Trade and Investment.
trade, investment and data flows, so every nation can reap the productivity gains of the digital age. This Working Paper has been prepared as background for a short Policy Brief for the 2020 THINK20 Taskforce 1: Trade and Investment.
- Published year: 2020
- Full version: Read here
- Page count: 16
- Language: English
- Volume: 2
- Journal: TIISA Working Paper
Written by
Hildegunn Kyvik Nordås
Research Professor (part time)
Ingo Borchert
Nigel Cory
Jane Drake Brochman