Republic of Korea: Announced negotiations on Korea-Singapore Digital Partnership Agreement including data localisation prohibition

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Announced negotiations on Korea-Singapore Digital Partnership Agreement including data localisation prohibition

On 22 June 2020, the Governments of Korea and Singapore announced the launch of negotiations for the Korea-Singapore Digital Partnership Agreement. The Agreement seeks to facilitate electronic commerce and cross-border businesses. In particular, the…

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Policy Area
Design and testing standards
Policy Instrument
Design requirement
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

On 22 June 2020, the Governments of Korea and Singapore announced the launch of negotiations for th…

2021-12-15
under deliberation

On 15 December 2021, the Governments of Korea and Singapore announced the conclusion of negotiation…

2022-11-21
adopted

On 21 November 2022, the governments of Korea and Singapore signed the Korea-Singapore Digital Part…

2023-01-14
in grace period

On 14 January 2023, the Digital Partnership Agreement, signed by the Government of Korea and Singap…