Database
The IPDD database tracks how states are using legal tools and policy initiatives to govern a range of sectors, including AI, cybersecurity, digital economy, e-commerce, semiconductors, and broader industrial policies. The database is an invaluable resource in tracking how such regulations and policy measures, which have a considerable impact on global trade and investment flows, are developing and expanding across the globe.
Database Objectives
To support policy research on trade law, international economic law, and digital development-related projects and research.
To facilitate legal analysis of emerging industrial policies.
To foster evolving discussions on the future of trade law, international economic law, and the role of expanding regulation.
To contribute to evidence-based capacity building initiatives.
Database Citation
Please cite as: Georgios Dimitropoulos, Emmanouil Chatzikonstantinou, Alexandros Bakos, Jasmin Afifi, Kehinde Olaoye, Sehrish Javid, and Amna Zaman, Industrial Policy for Digital Development (IPDD) Project Database, available at: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ppNEhqzyxNJJRTANOiAFWmYEcMhCEBU4UN4Y_BMB2Z4/edit?gid=0#gid=0 (date of retrieval)
Codebook
The Codebook offers a detailed explanation of the methodology used to create the database. It explains the broader categories under which the database entries were grouped, and the specific reasons for the choice. It also contains a detailed explanation of all the columns and variables that the database contains.