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ASEAN - Overview
The Association of South East Asian
Nations (ASEAN), established in 1967, is
today comprised of ten member
countries - Brunei Darussalam,
Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia,
Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore,
Thailand, and Vietnam - with a combined
population of over 500 million.
The e-ASEAN Framework Agreement of
2000 sets out goals for regional
development of information and
communication technology legal and
technical infrastructure.
From 2004 to 2008 Galexia assisted
ASEAN in harmonising its electronic
commerce laws, as part of the ASEANAustralia Development Cooperation
Program (AADCP), funded by AusAID.

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International, Comparative and

Cross-Border Research.
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Self-regulation and Codes of

Conduct. Read more

Issues Management: Public and

Stakeholder Consultations.
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Identity Management and

Authentication - Strategic
Consulting. Read more

Downloads and further reading

Galexias case study on the

ASEAN e-commerce project

Read Galexias study on

cyberlaw harmonisation in the
2008 UNCTAD Information
Economy Report

ASEAN links

ASEAN - Special Assistance Awareness Raising and Technical

Assistance - Phase 4 (January 2008)

ASEAN Secretariat home page

(external site)

The e-ASEAN Framework

Agreement (external site)

Project Workshops

First workshop - Singapore - May

2004

Second workshop - Bangkok October 2004

Third workshop - Cambodia February 2005

Fourth workshop - Malaysia - July

2005

Fifth workshop - Singapore September 2005

Sixth workshop - Manila - May

2006

Seventh workshop - Brunei September 2006

Eighth workshop - Laos - March

2007

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Galexia has been assisting ASEAN meet

targets set in the Roadmap for
Integration of e-ASEAN Sector (the eASEAN Roadmap). Measures contained in
the e-ASEAN Roadmap for e-commerce
include:

Measure 78: Enact domestic

legislation to provide legal
recognition of electronic
transactions (i.e., cyberlaws)
based on common reference
frameworks. (Deadline: 31
December 2008)

Galexias project on e-commerce legal

infrastructure for ASEAN has been
expanded to include special assistance
for Indonesia. This phase will run from
January to April 2008.
Indonesia has developed draft legislation
to meet this target - the Electronic
Information and Transaction Bill. It is an
ambitious piece of legislation covering egovernment, electronic contracting,
privacy, cybercrime, spam, digital
copyright and other cyberlaw issues in a
single omnibus Bill.

2nd Global Cloud Computing

Readiness Scorecard launched 7 March 2013

Indonesian Parliament passes ecommerce law - March 2008

Tenth ASEAN E-Commerce

workshop held in Jakarta,
Indonesia - March 2008

Galexia provides technical

assistance for Indonesian
cyberlaw bill - January 2008

Ninth ASEAN E-Commerce

workshop held in Siem Reap,
Cambodia - August 2007

Galexia to assist in further

harmonisation of ASEAN
electronic commerce - February
2006

Galexia holds first workshop on

ASEAN e-commerce
harmonisation in Singapore May 2004

Galexia to assist ASEAN

harmonise electronic commerce March 2004

This new project will assist Indonesia

through:

The research, preparation and distribution of materials on the benefits, issues

and challenges of developing e-commerce legislation in Indonesia; and

A high-level awareness raising and technical assistance workshop to facilitate

the promotion of the Indonesian Electronic Information and Transaction Bill.

The Harmonisation of E-Commerce Legal Infrastructure in ASEAN Project is funded

by the ASEAN Australia Development Cooperation Program (AADCP). AADCP is
funded by the Australian Government through AusAID, implemented in close
collaboration with the ASEAN Secretariat, and managed by Cardno Acil.

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ASEAN - Electronic Commerce

project - Phase 3 (Mutual
Recognition of Digital Signatures)
(April 2007)
One of the key steps to be fulfilled in the
e-ASEAN Framework Agreement is that
Member Countries will need to allow the
mutual recognition of digital signatures
across borders in ASEAN.
The current ASEAN E-Commerce Project
(Phase 3) on the Mutual Recognition of
Digital Signatures is designed to help
ASEAN Member Countries develop a
common strategy to meet this objective.
The development of an ASEAN Digital
Signature Strategy will assist ASEAN
countries in addressing the legal, policy,
technical and infrastructure issues
needed to develop common methods for
mutual recognition of digital signatures.
It will assist those countries with legal
infrastructures to make necessary
adjustments and provide direction for
those countries yet to implement an
infrastructure.
Five steps have been identified as
necessary in the establishment of a
harmonised legal framework covering
mutual recognition of digital signatures
in ASEAN:

Australia to adopt the UN

Convention on the use of
Electronic Communications in
International Contracts - 23 April
2009

Galexia completes study of

cyberlaw harmonization for
UNCTAD Information Economy
Report - February 2008

Galexia meets with Secretary of

State to the Ministry of
Commerce in Cambodia September 2007

Galexia's commentary on the UN

Convention on Electronic
Contracting documents September 2007

UN Electronic Communications in
International Contracts
Convention in Hanover, Germany
- August 2007

Ninth ASEAN E-Commerce

workshop held in Siem Reap,
Cambodia - August 2007

Galexia writes chapter in

Information Economy Report
2007 for UNCTAD - July 2007

Eighth ASEAN E-Commerce

workshop held in Vientiane, Laos
- March 2007

Galexia undertakes third

extension to ASEAN E-Commerce
Harmonisation work - April 2007

Step 1: Develop recognition

clauses for foreign digital
signatures;

Step 2: Develop recognition

criteria for foreign digital
signatures;

Step 3: Identify interoperability model;

Step 4: Establish governance structure or arrangement for accreditation of

foreign digital signatures; and

Step 5: Establish a technical committee/body to monitor the implementation

of mutual recognition of digital signatures.

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This phase runs from April through
December 2007.

ASEAN - Electronic Commerce

project - Phase 2 (Electronic
Contracting and Online Dispute
Resolution (ODR)) (February 2006)
In February of 2006, Galexia was
commissioned to undertake an extension
of the ASEAN Project. This project
extension focused on harmonising
electronic contracting and Online Dispute
Resolution legal infrastructures in the
region.
This project extension produced the
following outputs:

Galexia hosts 7th ASEAN

Workshop on E-Commerce in
Brunei - September 2006

Online Dispute Resolution August 2006

Sixth ASEAN E-Commerce

workshop in Manila - May 2006

Galexia to assist in further

harmonisation of ASEAN
electronic commerce - February
2006

Galexia publishes plain language

guide to cyberlaws - January
2006

Galexia complete Cyberlaws

Survey in ASEAN - January 2006

Galexia to assist ASEAN

harmonise electronic commerce March 2004

A compilation of discussion papers

focussing on ASEAN and
international developments in
electronic contracting, Online Dispute Resolution and jurisdiction of legal
frameworks;

Surveys on the electronic contracting and Online Dispute Resolution legal

landscapes in ASEAN member countries;

The development of a proposed framework for harmonised legal

infrastructure for electronic contracting and dispute resolution; and

The compilation of implementation guides to support the proposed

framework.

This project, as well as its extension, is funded by the ASEAN Australia Development
Cooperation Program (AADCP) - Program Stream. AADCP is funded by the Australian
Government, through AusAID and implemented in close collaboration with the
ASEAN Secretariat and is managed by ACIL Australia Pty Ltd.

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ASEAN - Survey of Cyberspace Laws

(August 2005)
Galexia was also commissioned to
conduct a Survey of Cyberlaws in ASEAN
and to produce a gap analysis which
was published as a report for member
countries in August 2005.
Potential Cyberlaws to be discussed
include:

Consumer protection;

Privacy and data protection;

Cybercrime;

Spam;

Online content regulation;

Digital copyright;

Domain name regulation;

Electronic contracting; and

Dispute resolution.

Fifth ASEAN E-Commerce

harmonisation workshop in
Singapore - December 2005

Malaysian Minister announce

new E-Commerce Laws at
Galexia Workshop - July 2005

Presentation at Asia PKI Forum in

Singapore - July 2005

Galexia participates in 2005

Australian Mission to the Asian
Development Bank - March 2005

Fourth ASEAN E-Commerce

harmonisation workshop in
Malaysia - July 2005

Third ASEAN E-Commerce

harmonisation workshop in
Cambodia - February 2005

Galexia to assist ASEAN

harmonise electronic commerce March 2004

This project is funded by the ASEAN Australia Development Cooperation Program

(AADCP) - Program Stream. AADCP is funded by the Australian Government, through
AusAID and implemented in close collaboration with the ASEAN Secretariat and is
managed by ACIL Australia Pty Ltd.

ASEAN - Electronic Commerce project - Phase 1 (March 2004)

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Galexia won a competitive tender for a

groundbreaking project that will
streamline electronic commerce in South
East Asian nations.
Galexia is partnering with global law firm
Baker & McKenzie to develop and
implement a harmonised legal
infrastructure for electronic commerce in
ASEAN (Association of South East Asian
Nations: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia,
Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar,
Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and
Vietnam).

UNCTAD Review of E-commerce

Legislation Harmonization in
ASEAN - 25 September 2013

Galexia publishes case study on

Harmonisation of E-Commerce
Legal Infrastructure in ASEAN
project - May 2008

Third ASEAN E-Commerce

harmonisation workshop in
Cambodia - February 2005

ASEAN Prioritises E-Commerce

Integration - November 2004

Second ASEAN E-Commerce

harmonisation workshop in
Bangkok - October 2004

The goal of the project is to assist ASEAN

to integrate into one market for goods,

services and investment by the

establishment of a harmonised legal,
regulatory and institutional environment

for e-commerce. Additionally, there is an

opportunity for some of the developing
nations within ASEAN to leap-frog paper
based commerce and develop more
efficient electronic transactions for cross
border trade. The project is the first of its
kind to be conducted in the Asia Pacific
region, and is second only to the
European Union in its approach to
legislatively facilitate borderless
electronic transactions across a group of nations.

Galexia presented at APEC TEL

30 - September 2004
Galexia holds first workshop on
ASEAN e-commerce
harmonisation in Singapore May 2004
Galexia to assist ASEAN
harmonise electronic commerce March 2004