WTO Public Forum panel on digital trade and health
Speakers
Andrew Staines
Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the WTO
Andrea Tartakowsky Pezoa
Senior Research and Policy Officer, Pathways for Prosperity Commission
Maíra Flores
Head of Communications, Portal Telemedicina (Brazil)
Nigel Cory
Associate Director, Trade Policy, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, US
Presider
Philip Stevens
Executive Director, Geneva Network
Digital services hold enormous potential for improving healthcare delivery around the world, according to a panel convened by Geneva Network and the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation at this year’s WTO Public Forum. However, governance and trade issues need to be resolved to ensure the best management and cross-border flow of data.
Read a full account of the discussion here.
Panellists included:
- Andrew Staines, Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the WTO
- Andrea Tartakowsky Pezoa, Senior Research and Policy Officer, Pathways for Prosperity Commission (download Andrea’s presentation here)
- Maíra Flores, Head of Communications, Portal Telemedicina (Brazil) (download María’s presentation here) (Maíra’s video is here)
- Nigel Cory, Associate Director, Trade Policy, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, US (NGO) (download Nigel’s presentation here)