How the G7 Can Use “Data Free Flow With Trust” to Build Global Data Governance

Since Japan launched the “Data Free Flow with Trust” (DFFT) initiative, global competition and conflict over digital issues have only intensified. Yet, leading digital countries at the G7 and elsewhere still can’t demonstrate what DFFT means in practice.

Japan, the United States, the European Union, and others need to develop tangible and pragmatic ways to show other countries how to address legitimate concerns about global data governance.