trade policy · foundational
Digital Trade and Data Localization (Awareness)
Survey cross-border data rules and digital trade chapter language with cautious framing for operations teams.
- Duration
- 3 weeks
- Format
- self-paced
- Region focus
- Global
- Tuition (info)
- THB 4,400
Overview
Clarify what “digital trade” courses can responsibly cover: contract patterns, operational impacts, and where legal review is mandatory. Includes explicit gaps on fast-moving rules.
What is included
- Glossary: data localization vs residency vs access
- Case discussion: invoicing data crossing borders
- Map of where public texts diverge from practice
- Facilitated Q&A on vendor diligence lists
- Reading: selected OECD summaries
- Ethics: avoiding compliance theater
- Worksheet: internal risk questions for IT and trade leads
Outcomes
- Ask counsel and IT better-scoped questions
- Avoid overconfident mapping of chapter text to IT architecture
- Maintain a diligence list that updates responsibly
Lead facilitator
Nattaya Prasert
Trade economist; co-developed digital trade awareness modules.
Participant questions
Cybersecurity implementation?
Not covered—awareness level only.
Legal opinions?
We do not provide them.
Limitation?
Rules change; participants must verify against current law.
Experience notes
Vendor diligence worksheet exposed questions we were not asking cloud providers.