[kictanet] US Tech Giants to Profit from Kenya Trade Deal

[Paul Magacha]

Good afternoon,
Thank you for sharing this! If we open up our digital economy (make it free) and delocalize our data, what does it mean for local companies? Who gets to gain?
Br,
Paul

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> On 4 Oct 2021, at 13:53, Adrian Teri via KICTANet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> 
> Good afternoon listers,
> 
> On Today's (Oct 4th 2021) Business Daily  ()What//how does is say/impact about digital taxes (mostly on foreign internet services) and Data Protection Act?
> 
> The irony of free trade agreements is like putting a heavyweight champion against a featherweight. It’s not competition, it’s ugly and brutal.
> 
>  https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/economy/us-tech-giants-profit-from-kenya-data-in-trade-deal-3571698
> 
> Yours Kindly,
> Adrian
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