By: Alice Calder

Alice Calder is a political commentator, associate contributor with Young Voices UK and a PhD candidate in economics at Sydney’s University of New South Wales.

The UK can reap the rewards of Brexit if digital trade is at the heart of our strategy

Alice Calder

Digital trade has soared to prominence and with it comes the need to negotiate new rules for this wildly different market. It’s estimated the digital economy accounted for 22.5 percent of worldwide GDP last year, and with significant challenges facing international travel for both people and goods, this is set only to grow. Fortunately, it [...]
When the chips are down: the tiny piece missing from our supply chains

If you haven’t already bought your tech gifts this Christmas you may have to come up with some more primitive alternatives for your loved ones. Chronic shortages of chips, the tiny semiconductors that are essential to a myriad of technologies, as well as high labor and transport costs, mean that Christmas gifts this year such [...]
International trade should be a friend -not a foe- to the UK’s green ambitions

Green Trade

Considered by many as the enemy of environmental action, international trade is often vilified as the polar opposite of buying local and reducing one’s carbon footprint. Yet, although the movement of goods and services around the globe can be a significant contributor to environmental degradation, it also holds the key to its protection. As the [...]

Robot lawyers aren’t the distant future – they’re real and will revolutionise trade

September 29, 2021

Would you trust artificial intelligence to make your financial decisions? How about conducting legal services? In some areas it may already do so. As AI becomes more advanced and the world becomes more integrated, these technologies are reshaping the way we think of the global trade in services. Last week, the new Secretary of State for [...]
Whitehall’s patchy record on tech is letting down Britain’s innovative spirit

September 3, 2021

The UK is a hub for innovation, yet the government has a patchy record when it comes to the implementation of technology. We are living in an increasingly integrated world and, at least in the realm of international trade, it is essential we have a clear strategy for areas such as the digital economy. The [...]

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