Name: Trading Up: What Net Neutrality Means for Small Businesses and Trade
Start: 2018-05-17T09:00:00-0400
End: 2018-05-17T10:15:00-0400

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Trading Up: What Net Neutrality Means for Small Businesses and Trade

Net neutrality is a hot button topic in the global internet freedom and access space. Proponents of net neutrality argue that it is vital for promoting innovation and economic growth. A less commonly discussed aspect of the net neutrality debate, however, is how net neutrality protections, or a lack thereof, impact small and minority-owned businesses such as e-commerce companies. This session aims to provide audience members with the opportunity to learn about net neutrality through a human-centered and international trade lens, two perspectives not conventionally discussed, especially in tandem. Each panelist will speak about how their respective nations or regions have engaged with the net neutrality debate and what ramifications these decisions have had for small businesses, trade, and social and economic
growth.

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