Digital Standards Initiative

Presentation on how digitization of trade leads to greater efficiencies to support economies in the post-pandemic world and improve resilience of the global economic system. References to the experience of G7 countries and the Commonwealth, among other jurisdictions, on how they are moving towards the adoption of legal frameworks to support electronic transferable records discussed.

Sin Yong Loh

As the Director for Trade of the Sectoral Transformation Group in Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), Sin Yong Loh is responsible for transforming trade (Wholesale Trade, Trade Finance, and Logistics) sectors using ICM technologies to enhance the sectors’ competitiveness in the global market.

Sin Yong has more than 25 years of professional IT and extensive leadership experience in Trade Facilitation, Logistics, and Maritime domains, with international exposures in the People’s Republic of China, Southeast Asia and South Asia markets.

Oswald Kuyler

Oswald Kulyer is currently the Digital Trade Standards Initiative (DSI) Managing Director at the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

Oswald is the former Head of Data Strategy of BHP, the world's largest diversified mining company. He has worked on initiatives covering blockchain, electronic documentation in trade, data and analytics, and automation. 

Digitizing trade in the new normal

The 16th Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogue on “Digitizing trade in the new normal” discussed benefits of trade digitization and sustaining supply chains in the new normal. Over 100 government officials from Southeast Asia and the People’s Republic of China participated in the Dialogue, sharing country experience on digitizing trade policies and solutions taken to mitigate the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and accelerate recovery and rejuvenation.

The 16th PACER Dialogue aimed to: