TTC Stakeholder Assembly

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The Trade and Technology Dialogue is happy to invite you to a TTC Stakeholder Assembly on 31 January, 2023.

As reiterated by the Executive Vice Presidents Vestager and Dombrovskis during the Q&A session on the 21 November, stakeholders’ inputs and guidance are key to the success of the EU-U.S. Trade and Technology Council (TTC). By creating space for broad exchange and structured dialogue, you have the opportunity to shape the work and priorities of the TTC. 

This stakeholder assembly aims to discuss the outcomes of the December ministerial meeting and priorities for 2023 and exchange on pressing issues in transatlantic trade and technology policy with a cross-section of stakeholders from government, industry, academia, and civil society interested in the EU-U.S. Trade and Technology Council.

After a Q&A Session with the European Commission at the beginning of the meeting, participants will have the opportunity join one of six thematic clusters to engage in a moderated brainstorming session with other stakeholders and share their ideas on future TTC work.

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Practical Details

Date:           31 January, 2023

Time:          15h00 - 17h30 CET / 09h00 – 11h30 EST

Duration:    2.5 hours

Location:    Virtual - online via Zoom

Registration will close on 27 January at 15:00 CET / 09:00 EST.

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Join us on 31 January to learn more about the outcomes of the third TTC ministerial meeting and ongoing work and help us shape the TTC agenda for 2023 with your inputs in six thematic sessions:

  1. CLIMATE, GREEN TRANSITION AND TRADE
    • An important outcome of TTC3 was the decision by the EU and the U.S. to develop a Transatlantic Initiative on Sustainable Trade. Stakeholders will be tasked to identifying recommendations on which issues could be included in this Initiative with a view to ensure joint EU-US action to support the green transition in a manner that is mutually supportive.
  2. STANDARDISATION FOR EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
    • This cluster will focus on how transatlantic cooperation on standards in emerging technology areas such as artificial intelligence, IoT, digital identity, post-quantum encryption and 6G could help to establish a transatlantic space for emerging technologies to the benefit of business and our societies. The stakeholders will be invited to provide their views and have a discussion on this topic – including on the relevance of the selected priority areas but also how to best advance on standards cooperation drawing upon the example of the AI Roadmap.
  3. FACILITATING TRANSATLANTIC TRADE
    • This cluster will focus broadly on issues related to facilitating trade and the promotion of use of digital tools. The stakeholders should use the opportunity to explore how to support expansion of the Mutual Recognition Agreements and identify suitable sectors for conformity assessment work to boost EU-U.S. trade. The session should also serve to explore how digital tools can contribute to facilitating transatlantic trade and investment.
  4. PROMOTING SHARED VALUES ONLINE
    • This cluster will address a broad range of issues related to the promotion of shared transatlantic values online. This will include discussions on the implementation of the Declaration for the Future of the Internet; on how to address the spread of foreign information manipulation and interference in third countries; and how to jointly support the deployment of secure and resilient connectivity and ICTS supply chains in third countries. 
  5. SUPPLY CHAINS RESILIENCE
    • This cluster will discuss issues related to supply chains and delve into concrete ways to build-in resilience across EU and U.S. supply chains. Under the TTC, the EU and U.S. have developed and set up an early warning mechanism to address and mitigate disruptions in the semiconductor supply chain and have committed to promote subsidy transparency. Building on this experience, stakeholders will be invited to reflect on the next steps for EU-U.S. TTC cooperation in this area, notably focusing on other supply chains that are key for the green transition like solar and critical materials.  
  6. PROMOTING EU AND U.S. TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP
    • The cluster will address broader aspects of promoting and safeguarding technology leadership, exploring areas for collaboration on emerging technologies and how best to establish such cooperation, incl. developing common frameworks for assessing technology readiness, addressing intellectual property and export control-related issues as appropriate, and working together to advance international standards.

Following the Stakeholder Assembly meeting, the TTD will collect written inputs and gather your views for further planned stakeholder discussions throughout first half of 2023. The consolidated inputs and exchanges will feed into the preparations of the next TTC Ministerial Meeting hosted in the European Union mid-2023.

A dedicated event on the AI Roadmap will take place in early 2023, more information will follow soon.