Commerce Seeks To Measure Importance of Cross-Border Data Flows

NTIA will host a May 9 roundtable as a first step in a Department of Commerce initiative to map gaps in cross-border data flows and to measure the economic impact of limiting the free flow of data, the department said in a notice to be published in the Federal Register soon. "The goal of this roundtable is to get input from stakeholders on what additional data and analysis on cross-border data flows is necessary." It's "generally accepted" that data usage and flows between countries expand economic opportunity, while restrictions to such flows could harm economies, the notice said. "But there is relatively little supporting data or evidence." NTIA will post a detailed agenda on its website before the meeting, which is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Bureau of Labor Statistics Conference Center, 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE.