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FAQ: Global Summit on Digital Trade and Digital Platforms and UAE's Role in Shaping International Law
TL;DR
The UAE's digital trade law adoption as a global model gives early adopters a regulatory advantage in cross-border e-commerce and FinTech markets.
The UAE Ministry of Economy and Tourism organized a summit with UNCITRAL to develop a legal framework based on Federal Decree-Law No. 14 of 2023 for digital trade governance.
Establishing a global digital trade framework promotes economic inclusion, facilitates cross-border services, and supports sustainable development through standardized legal protections.
The UAE's digital trade law, supported by Spain and adopted by UNCITRAL, is becoming a global benchmark with backing from major organizations like Majid Al Futtaim Group.
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The summit aimed to leverage the UAE's digital trade law, particularly Federal Decree-Law No. 14 of 2023 on Trading by Modern Technological Means, as a model for developing a new global legal framework for digital trade and digital platforms, enhancing the competitiveness of legislative ecosystems globally.
The summit was organized by the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Economy and Tourism in cooperation with the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), and attended by H.E. Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, UAE Minister of Economy and Tourism; Ms. Anna Joubin-Bret, Secretary of UNCITRAL; representatives from over 15 international institutions, technical teams, legal experts, innovators from the private sector, and global universities.
The summit took place in Dubai, UAE, on December 13, 2025.
The UAE's Federal Decree-Law No. 14 of 2023 on Trading by Modern Technological Means is being proposed as a model legislative reference for digital trade governance.
The UAE submitted a proposal during the 67th session of UNCITRAL Working Group IV on e-commerce in Vienna in November 2024, Spain later joined the proposal, and it was officially adopted by UNCITRAL in July 2025, after which the UNCITRAL Secretariat was mandated to begin exploratory work on the legal aspects of digital trade.
According to H.E. Bin Touq, this initiative strengthens the UAE's position as a leading global hub for the digital and new economies, particularly digital trade, showcasing the UAE's advanced experience in economic diversification and openness to global markets.
Panel discussions covered regional and global mechanisms for governing digital platforms, ways to advance digital commerce and platforms, growth opportunities in sectors like FinTech, data, and advanced solutions, and addressing related challenges.
The initiative has garnered support from leading national and international organizations including Dubai CommerCity, Majid Al Futtaim Group, Al Khayyat Group, Al Tamimi & Company, and LexisNexis.
The forum advanced the global dialogue on establishing a comprehensive legal framework that supports innovation in digital trade and showcased the latest technological innovations supporting digital economic development and their role in shaping value chains and facilitating cross-border flow of data and services.
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