techUK Digital Trade #techUKDigitalTrade Campaign Week 2023

Trade and cybersecurity are increasingly intertwined, and the UK has the opportunity to lead the world in digital trade policy and international regulatory cooperation on tech. Cybersecurity should be explicitly set out as a national strategic priority in all future trade negotiations, and cybersecurity criteria should be embedded in any new National Procurement Policy Statement; #techUKDigitalTrade

Graham Floater considers the importance of establishing global rules on digital trading systems fit for the modern global economy and outlines what the UK is doing to lead on this important agenda. If governments and businesses work together, he argues, the huge benefits of digital trade can be unlocked for all; #techUKDigitalTrade

The Centre for Digital Trade & Innovation (C4DTI) is an ICC United Kingdom-led, global initiative based at Teesside University established with support from the Tees Valley Combined Authority; #techUKDigitalTrade

The Electronic Trade Documents Bill is one of the most important Bills you’ve never heard of. It has a simple purpose – to allow the digitisation of trade documents – but more than this it is a hugely significant technology bill. A bill with the potential to turbocharge blockchain and DLT innovation and application as well as transform international trade. That’s the potential; #techUKDigitalTrade

Load planning is crucial for transportation efficiency, but is traditionally a time-consuming, manual process. AI-based load planning optimises in real-time, reduces costs, and improves sustainability; #techUKDigitalTrade

TradeTech refers to the use of technology to digitise trade, making it more efficient, transparent, and secure. Innovative tech solutions for digitising trade rapidly evolve and transform how businesses buy and sell goods and services—allowing organisations to bring products and services to more digitally connected customers across the globe without geographical or currency restrictions; #techUKDigitalTrade

Where large businesses once ruled, digital trade has now created unequivocal opportunities for SMEs that previously had little to no access to the global market. However, with its rapid growth there have been concerns around sustainability practices and policies as businesses are accelerating their activities within the digital trading system, including the transportation of goods, logistics, and transactions; #techUKDigitalTrade

The traditional linear economic model assumes the ‘take-make-consume-waste’, a trait of the modern industrial era, purchasing raw materials in vast amounts, to produce finished products in large volumes, to obtain economies of scale, to reduce manufacturing costs, achieving lower product prices in order to remain competitive in the marketplace; #techUKDigitalTrade

At Cloudflare, we believe that deploying effective cybersecurity measures is the best way to protect the privacy of personal information and can be more effective than making sure that information stays within a particular jurisdiction. Yet, we hear from customers in Europe, India, Australia, Japan, and many other regions that, as part of their privacy programs, they need solutions to localise data in order to meet their regulatory obligations; #techUKDigitalTrade

The same data can be used in many ways by different organisations to unlock new forms of social, economic and commercial value. But what are the barriers to doing so? And how do we overcome them on an international level?; #techUKDigitalTrade

Across the globe, environmental sustainability is emerging as a business imperative as countries everywhere face the impacts of climate change. As a result, organisations in every sector face increasing pressures to decarbonise. The UK and, indeed, the world must aim to commit wholeheartedly to meeting net-zero targets; #techUKDigitalTrade

Supply chain sustainability is defined as embedding environmental, social or corporate governance considerations as raw materials are sourced, converted to products and delivered to market; #techUKDigitalTrade

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic caused unprecedented disruptions to the global economy, particularly in the realm of cross-border trade. With travel restrictions and lockdowns hindering business interactions, enterprises faced immense challenges in establishing connections with partners and customers in foreign countries; #techUKDigitalTrade

A look at how digital age verification can transform the self-checkout experience to create a better customer experience, enhance compliance rates, and improve efficiencies in retail; #techUKDigitalTrade

UK tech SMEs are a vital part of the UK economy. In 2021, the digital sector contributed £182.1 billion to the UK economy, and is more than the contribution of the automotive, aerospace, and chemicals sectors combined. Out of this, SMEs contributed £101.7 billion, which is 56% of the total contribution of the digital sector to the UK economy. They also account for over 50% of all private sector jobs in the UK; #techUKDigitalTrade

Elise Elan, Market Development Director – Future Borders at Capita discusses how access to digital government funding has boosted global trade for thousands of SMEs; #techUKDigitalTrade

Armour Comms has been a keen advocate for techUK for several years now. Indeed our CTO Dr. Andy Lilly was recently appointed to the techUK Cyber Management Committee, as voted for by techUK company members, and Armour has appeared on behalf of techUK before a parliamentary select committee who were reviewing help given to SMEs on trade policy; #techUKDigitalTrade

The world’s largest online marketplace – China – requires innovative solutions and one UK eCommerce firm is blazing a trail in this field. Interestingly, Scotland’s oldest herbal apothecary, founded in 1860, now finds itself doing significant trade with thousands of Chinese consumers thanks to its digitisation and Samarkand Global. We take a look at how more than 160 years of Edinburgh heritage, livestreaming and tech integration are accelerating international trade; #techUKDigitalTrade