ASEAN Accords Digital Integration and E-commerce

Two agreements that would support regional e-commerce flows and power the digital economy were also endorsed.

They are the ASEAN Digital Integration Framework - which will assist member states in improving the digital ecosystem and monitor progress in the region’s digital integration - and the ASEAN agreement on e-commerce.

The latter is the grouping’s first agreement in this area, and will be signed on the sidelines of the 17th ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Council Meeting in November.