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Documents de travail de l'OCDE sur la politique commerciale

Cette série porte sur la politique commerciale.

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Making the most out of digital trade in the United Kingdom

The digital transformation is having a profound impact on the international trade of the United Kingdom (UK). Digital trade exports have grown three times faster than other exports and now represent more than half of total exports, twice the OECD and EU averages. This strong performance is, in part, driven by a favourable domestic regulatory environment and an ambitious digital trade agenda in the United Kingdom’s trade and digital economy agreements. Econometric analysis shows that digital trade chapters in trade agreements can double the impact of the agreements, with issues around data protection, consumer protection, source code and cybersecurity potentially delivering the largest gains. To remain at the forefront of digital trade the United Kingdom should continue domestic reforms, including digitisation of trade documents and processes. To ensure that exporters maintain access to other markets, the United Kingdom should continue to engage in discussions on digital trade provisions in trade agreements and support ongoing multilateral and plurilateral discussions, including in the context of the WTO Work Programme on E-commerce and the Agreement on E-commerce.

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Mots-clés: Digital connectivity, Trade agreements, Services trade, E-commerce, Data flows
JEL: C54: Mathematical and Quantitative Methods / Econometric Modeling / Quantitative Policy Modeling; F15: International Economics / Trade / Economic Integration; F68: International Economics / Economic Impacts of Globalization / Economic Impacts of Globalization: Policy; F13: International Economics / Trade / Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations; F14: International Economics / Trade / Empirical Studies of Trade; O3: Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth / Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights
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