Japan to push for guidelines on cross-border data flows at G-7

Digital Minister Kono says global playbook needed to keep economies humming

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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

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.

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