About us
We are driven by a common purpose – establishing a globally harmonised digital trade environment.
Mission
The ICC Digital Standards Initiative (DSI) aims to accelerate the development of a globally harmonised, digitised trade environment, as a key enabler of dynamic, sustainable, inclusive growth.
We engage the public sector to progress regulatory and institutional reform, and mobilise the private sector on adoption, implementation and capacity building.
Operating Model
The Digital Standards Initiative (DSI), operates in accordance with the management standards of International Chamber of Commerce, and under the guidance of a Governance Board comprising leaders from the ICC, Enterprise Singapore, the Asian Development Bank, World Trade Organization and World Customs Organization.
We convene and engage with the public and private sectors formally through the Legal Reform Advisory Board (LRAB) and the Industry Advisory Board (IAB).
Principles & Practices
Adapt and Apply
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We recognise that many standards for digital documents and data elements already exist. We do not develop new standards but simply highlight and recommend those that will help drive interoperability along the supply chain.
Convene and Collaborate
We do not hold all the answers. We aim to convene those who have the most relevant expertise in a given trade or standards related domain, and drive collaboration in the public interest.
Transparency and Accessibility
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We believe in open dialogue and inclusivity, publicly sharing our processes and considerations. Our commitment is to make information and resources easily available, fostering an environment where everyone can engage and contribute.
Governance Board
Our Governance Board provides overall guidance and strategic directions to the DSI, comprising the following organisations and members:
John W.H Denton AO
Secretary-General of the International Chamber of Commerce (Chairman)
Gina Lim
Director of the Financing Ecosystem Division of Entreprise Singapore (Founding Member)
Steven Beck
Head of Trade and Supply Chain Finance, Asian Development Bank (Founding Member)
Emmanuelle Ganne
Chief, Digital Trade and Frontier Technologies
Economic Research and Statistics Division
World Trade Organization
(Member)
Brendan O'Hearn
Deputy Director, Facilitation of World Customs Organization (Member)
Advisory Boards
Our Governance Board provides overall guidance and strategic directions to the DSI, comprising the following organisations and members:
DSI Industry Advisory Board (IAB)
The Industry Advisory Board and its Working Groups has a cross-regional and cross-industry representation, bring together leaders with diverse backgrounds and experiences who share a passion for solving key challenges facing trade digitalisation efforts.
Meetings
The Industry Advisory Board conducts quarterly meetings. Below is a listing of all DSI IAB meetings starting with the inaugural Board meeting held on 20 August 2021.
Legal Reform Advisory Board (LRAB)
The Legal Reform Advisory Board comprises senior stakeholders across industry associations, multilateral organisations and regional economic communities to scale and progress regulatory and institutional reform. 
Meetings
The Legal Reform Advisory Board conducts quarterly meetings.  Below is the listing of DSI LRAB meetings and minutes starting with the inaugural Board meeting held on 18 February 2022. 
Team
The DSI team are dedicated, focused and experienced professionals from the worlds of trade and supply chains, law and policy, finance, and standards development.
