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The pandemic has increased the momentum behind digitalization and technological innovation. Countries around the world are competing to develop data management (including for cross-border data), AI strategies, and next-generation mobile networks (5G). They are also competing to shape the rules and standards that govern them. At the same time, major challenges loom. The competition between the US and China over development and deployment of advanced technologies is the most important of these, and it has already led to heightened geopolitical risks. In addition, the decoupling between the two countries in the advanced technology sector is disrupting global supply chains, with consequences for companies and governments.

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Guiding Questions

Post-Covid landscape of global digital and data-related technological innovation: How should these technologies address some of the issues we are facing with global challenges related to Covid-19? What roles can the leaders of the public and private sectors play in this context?

Confrontation and/or cooperation: Where do you see the US-China technology competition going? Are structural differences likely to fuel confrontation?

Policy coordination on digital and data issues: Could like-minded democracies be doing more to coordinate their technology policies, especially on key issues such as supply chain security, data governance, and investments in areas such as advanced manufacturing and vendor diversity?

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