Tech7 release joint statement ahead of meeting in Tokyo
The informal group, set up in 2021 when the UK had the presidency of the G7, is formed of Bitkom from Germany, Numeum from France, Anitec-Assinform from Italy, JEITA from Japan, ITI from the United States, TECHNATION from Canada, DIGITALEUROPE on behalf of the European Union and techUK.
JEITA as the industry association of the country holding the current presidency of the G7 is the host for this year’s meeting in Tokyo, taking place tomorrow, 27 April.
techUK CEO, Julian David, is attending the meeting on behalf of techUK.
The joint statement covers a wide range of priorities that the industry bodies think the G7 digital ministers should prioritise to advance international cooperation on tech and digital. It is centred around 6 core objectives:
- Facilitation of data flows to sustain and promote recovery of the international economy;
- Utilization of digital technology in addressing global sustainability challenges such as climate change and the energy transition;
- Global dissemination of human-centred AI principles;
- Cyber security to secure trust;
- Advancing connectivity for new digitalization opportunities for society (6G);
- Proactive Cooperation to improve basic and advanced digital skills.
The full statement can be found here. If members have any questions, they can reach out to [email protected].
Sabina Ciofu
Sabina Ciofu
Sabina Ciofu is Associate Director – International, running the International Policy and Trade Programme at techUK.
Based in Brussels, she leads our EU policy and engagement. She is also our lead on international trade policy, with a focus on digital trade chapter in FTAs, regulatory cooperation as well as broader engagement with the G7, G20, WTO and OECD.
As a transatlanticist at heart, Sabina is a GMF Marshall Memorial fellow and issue-lead on the EU-US Trade and Technology Council, within DigitalEurope.
Previously, she worked as Policy Advisor to a Member of the European Parliament for almost a decade, where she specialised in tech regulation, international trade and EU-US relations.
Sabina loves building communities and bringing people together. She is the founder of the Gentlewomen’s Club and co-organiser of the Young Professionals in Digital Policy. Previously, as a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers Community, she led several youth civic engagement and gender equality projects.
She sits on the Advisory Board of the University College London European Institute, Café Transatlantique, a network of women in transatlantic technology policy and The Nine, Brussels’ first members-only club designed for women.
Sabina holds an MA in War Studies from King’s College London and a BA in Classics from the University of Cambridge.
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