1G20MinisterialStatementonTradeandDigitalEconomy1.We,theG20TradeMinistersandDigitalEconomyMinisters,meton8and9June2019inTsukubaCity,IbarakiPrefecture,Japan,underthechairmanshipofH.E.Mr.HiroshigeSeko,MinisterofEconomy,TradeandIndustry,H.E.Mr.MasatoshiIshida,MinisterforInternalAffairsandCommunications,andH.E.Mr.TaroKono,MinisterforForeignAffairs,oftheGovernmentofJapan,tofurtherstrengthenG20tradeanddigitaleconomicpolicycooperation.2.TheG20MinisterialMeetingonTradeandDigitalEconomygatheredallG20membersaswellasguestsfromChileas2019APEChosteconomy,EgyptonbehalfofAU,Estonia(forDigitalEconomy),Netherlands,Nigeria(forTrade),SenegalonbehalfofNEPAD,Singapore,Spain,andVietNam.InternationalOrganizations1alsoparticipatedintheMeeting.3.Wediscussedtheneedtodomoretoachieveourcommonobjectivesforglobalgrowth.Internationaltradeandinvestmentshouldcontinuetobeimportantenginesofgrowth,productivity,innovation,jobcreationanddevelopment.4.Innovativedigitaltechnologiescontinuetobringimmenseeconomicopportunities.Atthesametime,theycontinuetocreatechallenges.5.ThisMeeting,whichgatheredbothTradeMinistersandDigitalEconomyMinisterstogetherforthefirsttime,presentedanopportunitytodeepenourunderstandingoftheinterfacebetweentradeandthedigitaleconomy.6.Wediscussedhowwecanworktogethertowardtherealizationofasustainableandinnovativeglobalsociety,bymakingfulluseofdigitaltechnologies,togetherwithtradeandinvestment,andharnessingthebenefitsoftechnologicaltransformationandglobalization,takingintoconsiderationnationalneeds,prioritiesandcircumstances.I.DigitalEconomy1.Overview:Human-centeredFutureSociety7.We,G20MinistersfortheDigitalEconomydiscussedhowwecandesignandimplementourdigitalpoliciestomaximizebenefitsandminimizethechallengesfromthedevelopmentofthedigitaleconomy,andtoovercomechallengeswithspecialattentiontodevelopingcountriesandunderrepresentedpopulations.8.TheG20startedthepolicydiscussiononthedigitaleconomyundertheChinesePresidencyintheHangzhouSummitprocessin2016,inwhichG20membersengagedincomprehensiv...
