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Overview of e-ASEAN Initiative

Learn about the e-ASEAN Initiative, the digital divide in ASEAN, and how it is being addressed through the E-ASEAN Agreement. Explore the objectives, coverage, and progress of this transformative initiative to promote cooperation, reduce the digital gap, and foster e-commerce growth in ASEAN countries.

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Overview of e-ASEAN Initiative

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  1. Overviewofe-ASEAN Initiative Chanin Mephokee Thammasat University Thailand

  2. Coverage • Background • E-AESAN Agreement • Implementing e-ASEAN

  3. Statement of the Problem • ICT Revolution changes in the lives of people and nations around the world • Those without the capacity for or a access to technologies run the risk of not just being marginalized but completely bypassed • The digital divide may leave many developing nations far behind

  4. The Digital Divide • Between ASEAN and others • Within ASEAN itself • Within most ASEAN countries

  5. Internet data in Asia countries,1999 Source: www.itu.int

  6. E-ASEAN Agreement e-ASEAN Framework Agreement signed by ASEAN Leaders at ASEAN Informal Summit in Singapore in Nov 2000

  7. Objectives (Artical 2) • Promote cooperation to develop, strengthen and enhance the competitiveness of the ICT sector in ASEAN; • Promote cooperation to reduce the digital divide within individual ASEAN Member States and amongst ASEAN Member States; • Promote cooperation between the public and private sectors in realizing e-ASEAN; and • Promote the liberalization of trade in ICT products, ICT services and investments to support the e-ASEAN initiative

  8. Coverage • Facilitate the establishment of ASEAN Information Infrastructure • Facilitate the growth of electronic commerce in ASEAN • Promote and facilitate the liberalization of trade in ICT products, ICT services and of investment in support of the e-ASEAN initiative • Promote and facilitate investments in the production of ICT products and the provision of ICT services • Develop an e-Society in ASEAN and capacity building to reduce the digital divide within individual ASEAN Member States and amongst Member States • Promote the use of ICT applications in the delivery of government services (e-Government)

  9. E-ASEAN Management Structure Provide mandate and direction AEM/Leaders Advise and Assist E-ASEAN Task Force (EATF) SEOM Responsible to E-ASEAN Working Group (EAWG) Report Progress to EATF through SEOM Certification Authority (CA) Technical Architecture Legal Infrastructure

  10. ASE AN Information Infrastructure Link ASEAN with other major ICT efforts in the region and in the world, such as the Asia-Pacific Information Infrastructure and the Global Information Infrastructure

  11. Liberalization of ICT Products, Services and Investment. • ASEAN countries will eliminate duties and non-tariff barriers on intra-ASEAN trade in ICT products. • ASEAN will conclude MRA covering ICT products. • Open ICT sector to investments by ASEAN investors based on NT.

  12. Electronic Commerce • Adoption of laws and policies based on international norms. • Establishment of a system of mutual recognition of digital signatures, consumer protection, e-Payment system, IPRs and taxation issues. • Certification Authority Forum has been organized to look into cross-border certification. • ISP Forum: explore ways of promoting the more efficient flow of Internet traffic.

  13. Capacity Building and e-Society • SME training and education • Regional human resource development program • Schools (SchoolNet) • Communities • Workplace • Community-based e-centers.

  14. E-Government • Facilitating inter-government cooperation • E-passport/visa • E-Customs • E-government services and applications for citizens and business • E-Procurement • E-Revenue • E-Payment

  15. Selected e-ASEAN Projects

  16. Facilitation of the ASEAN Information Infrastructure • ASEAN Regional Internet Exchange (ARIX) an Infrastructure for exchanging ASEAN Internet traffic (ASEAN Secretariat)

  17. Facilitation of e-Commerce • ASEAN e-Tourism Portal portal for tourism industry (Malaysia) • E-ASIAN property.com ASEAN marketplace for real-estate trading (Brunei)

  18. Capacity Building and e-Society • ASEAN Infonet network of library service on-line • ASEAN SchoolNet link up ASEAN schools and develop multimedia learning/teaching contents (Philippines) • E-Entrepreneurship help SME’s transform their operation into e-business

  19. E-Government • Cyberlaw Training Workshop for legislators government counsels and judges of CLMU (UP, Philippines)

  20. Progress of the e-ASEAN Initiative • Formation of ASEAN Regional Internet Exchange (ARIX) and ASEAN ISP Association (ARISPA) • Publication of a Common Reference Framework for e-Commerce Legal Infrastructure • Establishment of an e-ASEAN CA Forum by the private sector • Launching of policy framework on electronic transaction payments and settlements • Offers in ICT service sectors in the Third Package of Service Liberalization (1999-2001) • Tariff liberalization on ICT products by member countries (2,111 ICT products) • Sectoral MRA for Electrical and Electronic has been signed on April 2002.

  21. Internet users per100population,1999and2002 Source: Millennium Indicators Database Statistics Division, United Nation

  22. Collaboration with Other Regions On-going: • E-ASEAN+3 • Japan • China • Korea Next Steps: • E-ASEAN+ India • E-ASEAN+ Australia and New Zealand

  23. e-ASE AN Initiatives Thank you

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