衡量跨境数据流未满足数据需求的议程圆桌会议

May 9, 2016, 8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.Bureau of Labor StatisticsJanet Norwood Conference andTraining CenterFloor G, rooms 2 and 32 Massachusetts Avenue NEWashington, DC 20212 BACKGROUND The Department of Commerce (Commerce) recognizes that worldwide data usage and data flowsbetween countries are increasing.Moreover, these cross-border data flows are an increasinglyimportant component of international trade and a critical form of communication between individualsand businesses in both developed and developing economies. These flows contribute to economicgrowth, both domestically and globally, by facilitating innovation and enabling productivity gains.Restrictions to the free flow of cross-border data, such as data localization, privacy regulations, andcensorship, are threatening these economic and social gains. There is relatively little data available, however, to understand or quantify the benefits of these dataflows or the potential negative impacts of restrictions to these flows. Commerce’s Digital EconomyLeadership Team (DELT) is working to identify data gaps in measuring the importance of cross-borderdata flows and the economic impact of restrictions to the free-flow of data. Over the past severalmonths, Commerce has been talking to stakeholders, reviewing literature, and identifying the strengthsand potential shortcomings of the existing data and research on cross-border data flows. The goal of this roundtable is to get input from stakeholders on what additional data and analysis oncross-border data flows is necessary.What are central questions that need to be answered? Whatadditional data is necessary to answer these questions?Although the objective of the roundtable is notto discuss solutions to meeting these data needs, we are focusing on those gaps that Commerce couldbe instrumental in closing. AGENDA DEFINING DATA FLOWS MEASURING CROSS-BORDER DATA FLOWS: DOMESTIC MACRO-ECONOMY Existing Government statistics related to data flowsa.E-commerce data(5 minutes):Scott Scheleur,Assistant Division 9:10-9:35a.m. Chief, Retail & Wholesale Indicators Program(Census)b.Tradein servicesdata(5 minutes):Alexis Grimm,Economist,Balance of Payments Division, Methodology and Special StudiesBranch(BEA)c.USITC digital trade studies(10 minutes):MarthaLawless,Chief,Services Division, Office of Industries(USITC) Other sources–non-government and one-off studies(5 minutes):JessicaNicholson BREAK-OUT DISCUSSION 1 RECAP MEASURING CROSS-BORDER DATA FLOWS: FIRM LEVEL 10:40-10:50 a.m.What do we know about cross-border data flows at the firm level?Giulia McHenry10:50-11:20a.m.BREAK-OUTDISCUSSION2 a.What are the key questions we need toanswer about firm levelcross-border data flows? And why do we need to know? Areas toconsider:1.How businesses use cross border data:inter-firm flows (transactional)2.How businesses use cross border data:intra-firm flows(commercial data and services)3.Impact of restrictions of cross-border data flowsb.What are the strengths of the currently available data? c.Where docurrent data sourcesfall short? 11:20-11:30 a.m.BREAK-OUT DISCUSSION 2 RECAP MEASURING CROSS-BORDER DATA FLOWS: FOREIGN ECONOMIES 11:30-11:45OVERVIEW AND DISCUSSION–Jessica Nicholson a.What is currently available?b.Working groups overviewc.What do we want to know? NEXT STEPS 11:45-12:00LOOKING AHEAD - priorities, feasibility, implementation. Finalcomments:Giulia McHenry12:00ADJOURNMENT