Republic of Korea: Announced negotiations on Korea-Singapore Digital Partnership Agreement including provisions to enable cross-border data flows
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Announced negotiations on Korea-Singapore Digital Partnership Agreement including provisions to enable cross-border data flows
On 22 June 2020, the Governments of Korea and Singapore announced the launch of negotiations for the Korea-Singapore Digital Partnership Agreement (KSDPA). The KSPDA seeks to facilitate electronic commerce and cross-border businesses. In particular, the Agreement aims to strengthen bilateral cooperation in new emerging digital areas, such as personal data protection, cross-border data flows, digital identities, fintech and artificial intelligence.
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Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cross-border data transfer regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
bi- or plurilateral agreement
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
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2020-06-22
under deliberation
2021-12-15
under deliberation
2022-11-21
adopted