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29 September 2021 Economic Development The world needs a new approach to allow as many people as possible to access digital data across borders, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said on Wednesday. This should help maximize development gains and ensure that they are equitably distributed, said the agency, launching its Digital Economy Report 2021 . A new approach should also enable worldwide data sharing, increase the development of global digital “public goods”, increase trust and reduce uncertainty in the digital economy, UNCTAD added. The report stressed that the new global system must help avoid further fragmentation of...
