Proposed e-commerce rules will prohibit national regulations for local storage and processing of information, transfer of or access to source code, use of local computer facilities and content in electronic transmissions, and Internet Service Provider liability for uploaded content. FOTOSEARCH
Africa’s civil society is opposed to a push by large corporations to negotiate rules to govern e-commerce.
Last month, Geneva was abuzz as the World Trade Organisation’s Public Forum — the global trade body’s largest annual outreach event — gathered to discuss the latest developments in global trade and to propose ways of enhancing the multilateral trading system.
