BRICS promotes webinar on data economy in the digital economy community this Tuesday (March 18), at 8 AM
Online seminar will be open and broadcasted on Brazil's Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade, and Services YouTube channel. Webinar aims to discuss the impact of the data economy on the development of the group's countries
On Tuesday (18), from 8:00 to 10:00 AM, the Brazilian ministries of Development, Industry, Trade, and Services (Desenvolvimento, Indústria, Comércio e Serviços/MDIC) and Foreign Affairs (Relações Exteriores/MRE) will host the webinar “Leveraging Data Economy in the BRICS Digital Economy Community”. The event will be broadcasted live in English on the MDIC YouTube channel.
As part of Brasil’s 2025 BRICS Presidency, the online seminar aims to discuss the impact of the data economy on the development of the group's countries. Data economy refers to the use and strategic management of data as an important resource to boost economic growth, generate innovation, and improve the efficiency of processes and services.
During the event, participants will share political and practical experiences related to national data governance strategies.
The webinar, organized by MDIC and MRE as part of the work of the BRICS Contact Group on Economic and Trade Issues (CGETI), will feature two panels.
More details about the webinar
Targeted at policymakers, international organizations, and researchers from BRICS countries, as well as representatives from the private sector and civil society, the webinar aims to engage an audience interested in understanding the transformative impact of data on national economies and the geopolitical role of these new "data commodities" for foreign trade and business.
The debate will be led by representatives from the Brazilian Federal Government and agencies, as well as companies, social organizations, and international organizations.
→ Opening
Deputy Secretary of Industrial Development, Innovation, Trade, and Services at MDIC - Brasil: Luis Felipe Giesteira
Director of the Department of Financial Policy and Investments at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE) - Brasil: Ambassador Philip Fox-Drummond Gough.
→ Introductory lecture
Theme: The importance of data economy for the development of digital sovereignty
Speaker: Luca Belli, Director of FGV-Rio Technology and Society Center (Centro de Tecnologia e Sociedade /CTS) and coordinator of the CyberBRICS project – Brasil.
→ Panel 1
Theme: Digital economy policies based on data assets
Moderator - Brasil: Carolina van der Weid (MRE)
Panelists: Digital Rights Secretary at MJSP - Brasil: Lilian Melo
Head of the Electronic Trade and Digital Economy Division at UNCTAD - Switzerland: Torbjorn Fredriksson
Executive Director of the Satu Data Indonesia Secretariat - Indonesia: Dini Maghfirra
President of the National Data Development Institute - China: Hu Jianbo
National Institution of Transformation in India – NITI Aayog - India. (TBC): Yugal Joshi
→ Panel 2
Theme: Concrete proposals to generate value from data in BRICS countries
Moderator - Brasil: James Görgen (MDIC)
Panelists: Strategy Director, Gaia-X AISBL Project - Belgium: Alberto Palomo
Inrupt CEO, Solid Project USA: John Bruce
President of Dataprev National Data Infrastructure - Brasil: Rodrigo Assumpção