ASEAN-Australia Digital Trade

 

ASEAN-Australia Digital Trade Initiative

Standards Australia is currently leading the ASEAN-Australia Digital Trade Standards Cooperation Initiative.
 
This initiative was announced at the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit held in Sydney in March 2018. The Special Summit was the first time Australia has hosted ASEAN leaders as a group, marking a new era in the ASEAN-Australia strategic partnership.
 
The then Australian Prime Minister, the Hon. Malcolm Turnbull, announced the initiative at the Special Summit alongside 14 other initiatives, all aimed at expanding bilateral political and economic linkages between ASEAN and Australia and strengthening regional security and prosperity.
 
This initiative seeks to raise awareness on the role of international standards and address the key factors which enable and inhibit digital trade across ASEAN and Australia. Key activities include:
 

• February – May 2018: A Standards User Survey across ASEAN and Australia
• February – May 2018: Focus Group Sessions conducted in each AMS and Australia
• September 2018: Publication of a Digital Trade Issues Paper
• October 2018: A two-day ASEAN-Australia Digital Trade Standards Workshop (Day 1 Presentations, Day 2 Presentations and Agenda available)
• December 2018: Publication of Recommendations Report
• June 2019: Workshop 1 for ASEAN-Australia Digital Trade Standards Initiative 2019 (Day 1 presentation and Day 2 presentation)

Standards Australia will continue to work closely with Australian and ASEAN stakeholders to successfully deliver on this collaborative project to support digital trade throughout the region.