InterviewJapan to push for guidelines on cross-border data flows at G-7
Digital Minister Kono says global playbook needed to keep economies humming
A server rack in Italy. Strict rules in Europe and elsewhere could impede the transfer of data across borders, hindering the development of new products. © Reuters
SHIKO UEDA, Nikkei staff writer
February 23, 2023 02:16 JST
TOKYO -- When ministers from the Group of Seven major economies meet in Japan this spring to discuss the digital economy, they are expected to agree on forming an organization to craft a common guidelines for cross-border data transfers, Japanese Digital Affairs Minister Taro Kono tells Nikkei.