Arigato gosaimasu, Japan! πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡―πŸ‡΅

The and sealed a landmark deal at the G7 in Osaka.

Why it matters:

🎌 The EU-Japan Digital Alliance promotes a digital society and economy.

🎌 The agreement supports digital trade, opposes restrictions and is aligned with EU digital rules.

🎌 Businesses will benefit from simplified data storage.

This agreement brings us into the digital age, ensuring free flow of while respecting our values and rules.

Read more β†’ europa.eu/!yCHdMQ

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Kirinn B.

@EU_Commission Having read through chapter 14 (intellectual property stuff) of this new #EU - #Japan trade agreement, looks like it's just a wishlist of whatever corporations want to have, with citizen rights largely ignored. Just more and more IP #monopoly enforcement, never a mention of the value of a vibrant #publicdomain. As expected, really...

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CLondoner92 (New Account)

@EU_Commission
Tariff-free roaming on smartphones should be available worldwide to allow people to access navigation, purchase e-tickets, make payments, etc., which helps reduce paper waste. Unfortunately, public #WiFi tends to be limited. My idea helps reduce #digitalexclusion for people visiting different countries around the world; this is also beneficial to #disabled people.

My article on this issue ‡️
clondoner92.blogspot.com/2023/

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soaproot

@EU_Commission Interesting. The part that caught my eye should be familiar to anyone running a global web site: "removal of costly data localisation requirements, an unnecessary burden for European and Japanese businesses. This matters as it will ensure companies are not required to physically store their data locally"

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