ASOCIO ASEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY (AEC) DIGITAL TASKFORCE

WHY ASEAN?

2007 – ASEAN Economic Blueprint 2015 ASEAN INSTITUTIONAL MILESTONES 1967 : ASEAN formation providing political leadership for regional integration 1999 – e-ASEAN Framework 2007 – ASEAN Economic Blueprint 2015 2015 – ASEAN Economic Community 2015 – ASEAN Economic Blueprint 2025

ASEAN STRATEGIC STRUCTURE MINISTERIAL LEVEL INTERVENTIONS & ADVOCACY Human Rights Economy Culture & Arts Foreign Affairs Trade Sports Regional Affairs Energy Disaster Management Defense Agriculture & Forestry Education Legal Finance Environment Transnational Crime Investment Haze Pollution Minerals Health Science & Technology Information Telecommunications / IT Labour Transport Rural / Poverty Tourism Social Welfare Mekong Basin Women Development Gap Youth

WHAT IS AEC? The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) shall be the goal of regional economic integration by 2015. AEC envisages the following key characteristics: (a) a single market and production base, (b) a highly competitive economic region, (c) a region of equitable economic development, and (d) a region fully integrated into the global economy. The AEC areas of cooperation include human resources development and capacity building; recognition of professional qualifications; closer consultation on macroeconomic and financial policies; trade financing measures; enhanced infrastructure and communications connectivity; development of electronic transactions through e-ASEAN; integrating industries across the region to promote regional sourcing; and enhancing private sector involvement for the building of the AEC. In short, the AEC will transform ASEAN into a region with free movement of goods, services, investment, skilled labour, and freer flow of capital. Source: asean.org

AEC Blueprint 2015 The ASEAN Leaders adopted the ASEAN Economic Blueprint in 2007 to serve as a coherent master plan guiding the establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community 2015. Among the objectives: Eliminating tariffs and facilitating trade Advancing services trade liberalisation Liberalising and facilitating investment Streamlining and harmonising capital market regulations Facilitating skilled labour mobility Promoting development of regional competition framework Consumer protection and IPR Promoting connectivity Narrowing development gaps Strengthening ASEAN relationship with external parties Implementation has been mostly achieved by 2015 Source: AEC Blueprint 2025

AEC Blueprint 2025 AEC Blueprint 2025 will build on the previous Blueprint. The commitments of CLMV (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam) given special focus. The Blueprint will include: A highly integrated and cohesive economy A competitive, Innovative and Dynamic ASEAN An enhanced Connectivity and Sectoral Cooperation A resilient, inclusive, people-oriented and people-centred ASEAN A global ASEAN There are specific measures on ICT and E-Commerce Source: AEC Blueprint 2025

AEC Blueprint 2025 – ICT Economic Transformation – ICT for economic development and promote digital trade People Integration and Empowerment Through ICT – Strengthen digital inclusion, enhance broadband penetration and affordability Innovation – Support ICT innovations and entrepreneurship and new technology developments such as Big Data, Smart City The Blueprint will include: A highly integrated and cohesive economy A competitive, Innovative and Dynamic ASEAN An enhanced Connectivity and Sectoral Cooperation A resilient, inclusive, people-oriented and people-centred ASEAN A global ASEAN Human Capital Development – Strengthen ICT workforce ICT in the Single Market – Promote the freer flow of ICT products, services and investment as well as lowering roaming charges New Media and Content – Encourage e-services and new media Information Security and Assurance – Build a trusted ecosystem Source: AEC Blueprint 2025

AEC Blueprint 2025 – E-Commerce To develop an ASEAN Agreement on E-Commerce These include measures on: Harmonised consumer rights and protection laws Harmonised online dispute resolution framework Schemes on e-identity and authorisation (electronic signature) Coherent framework on personal data protection Source: AEC Blueprint 2025

ASOCIO AEC DIGITAL TAKFORCE ASOCIO formed the AEC Digital Taskforce to capitalise and provide a voice on for the ICT industry on AEC implementation. Malaysia will be chairing the taskforce with founding members Thailand and Vietnam. The Terms of Reference include: Engage with Asian Economic Community (AEC) stakeholders  to Enable Maximum Participation in  Business Opportunities among ASOCIO Member Economies. Develop trade initiatives aligned to the Blue Print of AEC Create platform for certifications to support free flow of skilled workforce in AEC. Recommendation of policies Identify taxation impediments and recommendation of tax-free policies to promote e-commerce. Increase English literacy and use English as primary language to communicate  in ICT arena Make ASOCIO as a vital interest group of AEC to engage dialogues with ASEAN Secretariat   and  ASEAN ICT Ministers Meeting (TELMIN). Source: AEC Blueprint 2025

POSSIBLE POLICY INTERVENTION Mutual Recognition Arrangements on certification of ICT Products Framework on movement of ICT professionals Common E-Waste and Green ICT Policy Taxation on E-Commerce products and services IP protection registration Complete tariff elimination

POSSIBLE PROJECTS/INITIATIVES ASEAN Broadband and Data Roaming Programme ASEAN ICT4D and Digital Inclusion Programmes ASEAN e-Digital Mall ASEAN Green ICT Initiative Annual ASEAN Digital Summit and Workshop ASEAN Digital Academy for Human Capital Development ASEAN Digital Research on State of ICT Sector

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ASEAN GROWTH RATES

ASEAN DEMOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY

ASEAN MARKET POWER

ASEAN TRADE & FDI

AEC BLUEPRINT 2015

GAPS AND CHALLENGES IN ASEAN Political gap – at different levels of democracy; Socio-economic gap - different levels of democracy; Digital gaps - infrastructure ; - Access; - ICT Diffusion; - Affordability - Usage levels and patterns - Skill