The digital economy is inescapable, and, as is often the case, governments are turning to regulation to manage its complexities, according to recent findings by policy advisers Global Trade Alert and Digital Policy Alert. We asked data artists Visual Capitalist to reimagine the report’s key message: a warning on the consequences of regulatory intervention.
The digital economy accounts for 25 percent of global GDP today and as much as 50 percent of value creation going forward. To maximize the digital economy’s potential, policymakers must adopt effective rules and norms to facilitate trade in digital goods and enable the free flow of data, as GTIPA-member reports in this category explore.
