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Communication and Informatics Minister Johnny G. Plate affirmed that results of the Digital Economy Ministers Meeting (DEMM) held here on Thursday would determine the future of development of the global digital space.

"I think the world will pay great attention to the results of today's DEMM since they will determine the direction of development of the global digital space," the minister noted after conducting a bilateral meeting here on Thursday.

The meeting took place between Plate and Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Omar Sultan Al Olama.

Plate noted that the DEMM was not only implemented in keeping with the interests of G20 members but also for the benefit of non-G20 countries.

Hence, he expected that the meeting, scheduled to conclude on Thursday afternoon, will run smoothly.

The agenda for the DEMM session is the discussion on the draft declaration of "The Bali Package."

According to ANTARA’s monitoring at the meeting venue, the ministers of digital affairs from the UAE, Singapore, Cambodia, South Africa, Japan, India, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands were present in person.

Meanwhile, Australia, Germany, and Spain sent their ministerial representatives.

The meeting was also attended by several international organizations, such as the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

Earlier, the fourth meeting of the 2022 G20 Digital Economy Working Group (DEWG) was held on Monday (August 29, 2022) to Tuesday (August 30, 2022).

The earlier three meetings -- each of which discussed three priority issues of digital connectivity and post-COVID-19 recovery; digital skills and literacy; as well as Data Free Flow with Trust (DFFT) and Cross-Border Data Flow (CBDF) -- had been held in March, May, and July respectively.

After holding a bilateral meeting with several countries on Wednesday (August 31, 2022) evening, the minister said he expected all rounds of discussions in DEMM to be completed, so that the meeting's results could become the material for President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) in chairing the G20 Summit in November 2022. (Antaranews)