The Digital Economy in 2022: Trends and Regulatory Developments

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Thursday 24 February 2022

10.30am GMT │ 11.30am CET │12.30pm GMT+2/ SA time

View the recording here. 

 

Increased demand for technology has resulted in a thriving digital market on a global scale. Technological disruption is fast-paced, and the legal framework has been unable to keep up with the speed of change. This has resulted in the digital market being left relatively unregulated. The EU and UK are now actively pursuing regulatory changes to address this lacuna in the law, and South Africa is gradually increasing its regulatory frameworks. The sector attracted significant investment in 2021, and we anticipate continued investment in 2022. Following from the net-zero pledges made by nations at COP26, we also foresee that investors will actively seek opportunities to fund lucrative yet sustainable innovations, such as renewable energy technologies, tracking solutions, smart city infrastructure and so much more.

Webber Wentzel in alliance with Linklaters hosted webinar in which our panel of experts explored how South Africa, the EU and UK are proposing to regulate the digital economy. We discussed our predictions for investment opportunities in green technology as well as provided insights into proposed regulatory reforms which are on the horizon to address foreign direct investment into South Africa. We also set out how to restructure your IP assets to optimise your IP commercialisation strategy and attract investment, while complying with South African exchange control regulations.

We set out below the order of events and speakers for the webinar.

  • 10.30am – 11.00am GMT    - Insights into the increased regulation of the digital economy in the EU and UK - trends and perspectives 

Speaker: Julian Cunningham-Day (Linklaters) 

  • 11.00am – 11.30am GMT   - The South African digital economy - trends and regulation 

Speakers: Peter Grealy, Dario Milo and Burton Phillips (Webber Wentzel)

  • 11.30am GMT – 12.00pm GMT   - ESG, FDI and IP considerations for investing

Speakers: Garyn Rapson, Ziyanda Ntshona and Leanne Mostert (Webber Wentzel)

 

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