Addressing Digital Protectionism in ASEAN: Towards Better Regional Governance in the Digital Age
Pitakdumrongkit, Kaewkamol | March 2018
Abstract
This policy report examines the issue of digital protectionism in Southeast Asia. Digital Protectionism refers to “barriers and impediments to digital trade [including] localization barriers, data privacy and protection, intellectual property-related issues, and online censorship, as well as impediments to digitally enabled trade.” The report aims at addressing digital protectionism in ASEAN by offering feasible policy recommendations for Southeast Asian authorities to help them better tackle the problem. It begins by discussing regional architectures governing digital economy and E-Commerce, and demonstrating that certain digital protectionist measures in Southeast Asia are still intact. It then provides some practical policy recommendations that ASEAN rule makers could adopt to further address digital protectionism and advance the region’s digital economy and E-Commerce. The report concludes with discussions about political elements that could facilitate the implementation of the proposed recommendations.
Citation
Pitakdumrongkit, Kaewkamol. 2018. Addressing Digital Protectionism in ASEAN: Towards Better Regional Governance in the Digital Age. © S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/8155.Keywords
Assessing Corporate Governance
Corporate Governance Reform
Governance Models
Commerce and Industry
Intra-Industry Trade
Large Scale Industry
Labor
Technical Evaluation
Institutional Framework
Business Management
Corporate Restructuring
Industrialization
Industrial Economics
Industrial Development
Industrial Policy
Technology assessment
Technological institutes
Employment
Information Media
Mass Media
Export Oriented Industries
Electronics
Computers
Telecommunications Industry
Manufacturing Industries
Microprocessors
Electronic Equipment
Communication Industry
Personnel management
Corporate reorganizations
Intergovernmental cooperation
Consolidation and merger of corporations
Industrial Mergers
Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions
Mergers
Microelectronics industry
Electronic industries
Digital electronics
Microelectronics
Podcasts
Music videos
Internet videos
Interactive videos
Videos
Video recordings
Capital market
Developing countries
Market share
Labor
Technology transfer
Innovation
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