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[경제] Multilateral and Regional Cooperation on Digital Trade Rules and Agreements in Asia-Pacific
동남아시아 일반 국외연구자료 연구보고서 - UNESCAP 발간일 : 2023-10-12 등록일 : 2023-10-15 원문링크
As trade is largely getting digitalized, countries increasingly broaden and deepen cooperation in developing digital trade rules. At the multilateral level, the WTO holds promise to reach a plurilateral agreement on core e-commerce issues by the end of 2023. Although far-reaching outcome seems unlikely, e-commerce rules agreed in the WTO will potentially serve as baseline commitments on cooperation in digital trade. Compared to the WTO, comprehensive and advanced digital trade provisions (DTPs) are more and more incorporated in preferential trade agreements (PTAs), particularly in Digital Economy Agreements (DEAs). Asia-Pacific economies are unevenly engaged in cooperation in digital trade rulemaking – East and South-East Asia economies have welcomed DTPs in their agreements and are taking the lead in developing DEAs, while Central Asia and South Asia economies are lagging especially in intra-regional cooperation within the subregions. The proliferation of DTPs reflects the expanding and deepening cooperation, it may, however, undermine the benefits of digital trade if the rules are not harmonized. The landscape is getting clearer as there is an emerging coherence in the coverage of DTPs across agreements. Nevertheless, interoperability still needs to be enhanced to solve the regulatory heterogeneity.
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