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ASEAN Electronic Commerce

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Background of ASEAN

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) – aimed to accelerate economic growth, promote regional peace, active collaboration and assistance and maintain relations between its member states. Consists of 10 nations from the region of Southeast Asia: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam. ASEAN Community in 2015: ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), ASEAN Socio- Cultural Community (ASCC) and ASEAN Political-Security Community (APSC) In 2015, ASEAN Leaders has adopted the AEC Blueprint 2025, which seeks to set out strategic measures and the work plans of various sectoral bodies in ASEAN.

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Relevant Working Groups to related bodies Sectoral Bodies Ministerial Level AEC ASEAN Economic Community TELMIN, AEM TELSOM, SEOM TELSOM-ATRC JWG, ATF-JCC, ACCEC, WC-PSS

Organizational Structure

The ASEAN Coordinating Committee on Electronic Commerce

• Established in 2017 at the 49th AEM Meeting in Singapore, as a Working

group to push for the ASEAN Work Program on Electronic Commerce

• Aimed to coordinate the efforts towards e-Commerce of other relevant

working groups within ASEAN

• The development plan of multi-sectoral measures to facilitate crossborder

e-Commerce in the region, known as the ASEAN Agreement for e- Commerce.

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ASEAN AGREEMENT ON ELECTRONIC COMMERCE

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• Signed
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22 January 2019 by ASEAN Economic Ministers. ASEAN Member States are in the process of ratifying the agreement.

• Objectives:

➢ Facilitate cross-border e-commerce transactions in the ASEAN region; ➢ Contribute to creating an environment of trust and confidence in the use of e-commerce in the ASEAN region; and ➢ Deepen cooperation among Member States to further develop and intensify the use of e-commerce to drive inclusive growth and narrow development gaps in the ASEAN region.

• Text of agreement is available on ASEAN website:

http://agreement.asean.org/media/download/20190306035048.pdf

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ASEAN AGREEMENT ON ELECTRONIC COMMERCE

Key Elements

Cross-border facilitation Cybersecurity Electronic payment Cooperation Stakeholder Engagement Transparency

ASEAN DIGITAL INTEGRATION FRAMEWORK

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• Adopted by the ASEAN Economic Ministers on 29 August 2018.
• Priority areas:

➢ Facilitate seamless trade ➢ Protect data while supporting digital trade and innovation ➢ Enable seamless digital payments ➢ Broaden digital talent base ➢ Foster entrepreneurship ➢ Coordinate actions

• Action Plan targeted for completion within 2019.