Thread: UK launches Asia Pacific digital trade network

The United Kingdom is launching a new digital trade network for the Asia and Pacific region that is seen as part of a strategy to turn itself into a global tech powerhouse.


Its objective is to increase digital trade and investment opportunities and to forge new international partnerships for the digital economy with Thailand and other countries in the region, according to a press release from the British Embassy in Bangkok.


It said the three-year pilot scheme, known as Digital Trade Network in Asia Pacific, will run on a budget of £8 million (Bt314 million) and aims to support tech businesses seeking to internationalise.


“We’re creating a new digital trade network – starting in Asia Pacific – to help our firms break into new markets and negotiating cutting edge digital chapters in our free trade agreements,” said UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the recent opening of London Tech Week Connect.

UK launches Asia Pacific digital trade network – Thai PBS World
He said the UK “will strive with our friends to design global standards for emerging technologies, safeguarding our values of freedom, openness and pluralism.”


Trade Commissioner for Asia Pacific Natalie Black said the Covid-19 pandemic has demonstrated that digital economy is more important than ever. “Strengthening the UK’s partnership with Asia Pacific through this new Digital Trade Network will allow us to create new collaborations, driving trade and investment and ensuring we all benefit from the best global digital innovation,” she said.


The press release said as the global economy evolves following Covid-19, demand for digital tech solutions is increasing — from improving supply chain resilience to managing expanded e-commerce. “Forging new partnerships between the UK and APAC through this new Digital Trade Network will help digital tech businesses respond to this demand, and create exciting new trade and investment opportunities,” it said.

Yep, the BoJo Broken-down Brexit Brit Bozos are going to recoup the billions lost in unfettered EU trade with 500 million of the richest consumers in the world by selling shit on the internet to an Asian market of a few million peasants scarcely two swings out of the jungle with an average per capita income of $6,000.

You simply couldn't make it up.

Originally Posted by Seekingasylum

Yep, the BoJo Broken-down Brexit Brit Bozos are going to recoup the billions lost in unfettered EU trade with 500 million of the richest consumers in the world by selling shit on the internet to an Asian market of a few million peasants scarcely two swings out of the jungle with an average per capita income of $6,000.

You simply couldn't make it up.

Give your obsession a rest and post about some thing you actually understand, instead of making shit up to suit your hateful agenda.

Who is making it up. I am simply re-phrasing the press release in terms that you idiots might comprehend.

The Tory rabble are scraping the barrel but in the end no amount of selling or buying trinkets to or from third world savages will compensate for the £100 billion to be lost through Brexit.

Originally Posted by Seekingasylum

Who is making it up. I am simply re-phrasing the press release in terms that you idiots might comprehend.

The Tory rabble are scraping the barrel but in the end no amount of selling or buying trinkets to or from third world savages will compensate for the £100 billion to be lost through Brexit.

No. You are rephrasing junk,, just to meet your hateful personal narrative. How many paper clips did you steal from HMSO? Your tenure at the CS that earned your gold plated, index.inked pension was all about protecting your personal stapler. During your time in the service, every member of staff got through 5 staplers each, from the PUS to the tea boy down in the dungeon.
You have been fabricating evidence since you joined, and now you continue with a promiscuous lack of probity in your dotage.
Try telling the truth about why you are so angry, instead of dressing mutton as lamb, like you insist on portraying Brexit.
Your posts have more to do with personal dissatisfaction than reality. Own it instead of blathering over your own personal failures.

Do you live alone?

^ He's right though Sausages, there's much repetition and little substance in your posts over the past 3 years, swimming pool aside.

Originally Posted by OhOh

Which "digital tech businesses" does the UK have that can compete, globally?

Easy: Just check which ones the chinkies have nicked.

Originally Posted by Seekingasylum

Do you live alone?

Whoosh. Does the truth hurt? Did someone hit a nerve? I can imagine such a flatulent response coming from your intellectual equals.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Easy: Just check which ones the chinkies have nicked.

One presumes you can provide factual sources to confirm you allegations.

Or shall we accept your opinion?

Originally Posted by OhOh

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda
Easy: Just check which ones the chinkies have nicked.
One presumes you can provide factual sources to confirm you allegations.

Or shall we accept your opinion?

Traumatological aftermaths are almost impossible to get rid of... (however, hope never dies...)

Originally Posted by OhOh

One presumes you can provide factual sources to confirm you allegations.

Or shall we accept your opinion?

Factual sources to show the chinkies nick everything off the West?

You want me to post those stolen car design photos AGAIN?

Why, didn't you believe them the first, second and third times?

^ weird how they are so interested in making donations to OxBridge must be the history they are attracted to and not just seeding the patch to enable their citizens access to places and the bounty of research access = much cheaper than flogging a dead horse with unimaginative homegrown ideas = nick it make it.

Access to the best departments/tutors for their best students. Who wouldn't want that. They probably do similar around the world, if there are no politicians calling to eject them. For decades the UK unis have accepted foreign students, who of course pay higher fees.

All "discoveries" are built on the foundations of others previous work.

This was my question:

Originally Posted by OhOh

Which "digital tech businesses" does the UK have that can compete, globally?

You replied:

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

those stolen car design

Please answer or fold, once again.

Or don't. It's up to you.

Originally Posted by OhOh

This was my question:


You replied:



Please answer or fold, once again.

Or don't. It's up to you.

It doesn't matter if you deny it, the chinkies have a proven track record of stealing IP.

A better question would be: why should this be any different?