EXPORT OF SERVICES: IS DATA LOCALIZATION A BARRIER?
https://doi.org/10.21686/2410-7395-2020-2-22-32
Abstract
The export of services is not related to the physical movement of goods across the border but is directly dependent on the cross-border movement of data. Cross-border data flows play a vital role in the cross-border provision of digital services. The international community pays particular attention to issues regarding the application of data localization policies. Indeed, this requirement significantly affects global trade in services. The data localization policy provides, according to the WTO, limiting the ability of companies to transfer data about internal users to foreign countries. Developing countries (Russia, China, etc.) involve the application of the localization requirement, i.e., first records in the country, personal data of citizens, while the EU and the US consider the total need of data localization as a barrier to international trade. The article assesses the impact of data regulation requirements on the export and import of digital services.
Supporting agencies: The article was prepared as part of the research work of the state assignment of the RANEPA to identify approaches to the regulation of personal data in Russia, taking into account the challenges of developing a digital economy.
About the Authors
A. A. Koval
The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public of the Ministry for Economic Development of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Alexandra A. Koval, Researcher of the Centre of competence and Analysis of OECD Standards
82 Prospect Vernadskogo, Moscow, 119571, Russian Federation
A. D. Levashenko
The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public of the Ministry for Economic Development of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Antonina D. Levashenko, Senior Researcher, Head of Russian Centre of Competence and Analysis of OECD Standards
82 Prospect Vernadskogo, Moscow, 119571, Russian Federation
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Koval A.A., Levashenko A.D. EXPORT OF SERVICES: IS DATA LOCALIZATION A BARRIER? International Trade and Trade Policy. 2020;(2):22-32. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.21686/2410-7395-2020-2-22-32
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