Advances and challenges of the Multilateral Trade System in the field of Electronic Commerce

Abstract

When talking about electronic commerce, it is important to emphasize on how the use of the internet has become part of our daily culture and a necessity
for today’s societies, thus generating development in economies around the world and serving as a means of rapprochement between companies and
consumers that, although performed remotely, does not neglect closeness to the customer, creating comfort and access to a greater quantity of goods and
services. With its extensive growth and diversification, we find ourselves with the question of whether as member countries of the World Trade Organization
(WTO), we can promote a flow of electronic commerce and its constant evolution, being one of the main tasks in which this organization can create or promote a legal framework where the access to this commercial channel allows equitable accessibility to more goods and services. Therefore, it is of utmost importance for this issue to be considered a priority and, despite the challenges it entails, as nations of the world we should enter into negotiations so electronic commerce and its benefits are not diminished by a framework that does not suit its characteristics, but rather tries to adapt to the versatility and evolution of new technologies.