Digital Economy

thomas pletscher

Thomas Pletscher
Coordinator

Mandate

To promote the global development of the digital economy and continued growth of its underlying information and communication technologies (ICTs) and related business models, through private sector policy leadership, regulatory advocacy and the promotion of best practice.

Priority Projects

Build understanding of the role of connectivity in enabling a resilient post-pandemic recovery – shaping effective policies that work with the private sector to extend digital access to everyone, everywhere.
Deliver business insights to shape international cybersecurity policies and norms grounded in the needs and experience of the real economy.
Build awareness of the challenges faced by business in dealing with data requests from governments and intelligence agencies.
Inform the development of global policy frameworks to enable “data free flow with trust” leveraging practical industry solutions.
Develop a cross-cutting roadmap to help governments support the effective digitalization of small businesses at scale.