COVID-19 slows progress on South-east Asian data rules

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
East Asian ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Private Companies ◽  
Content Type ◽  
White House ◽  
Early Stages

Significance However, the COVID-19 pandemic has slowed or halted the early stages of implementation of these laws, leaving government bureaucracies, private companies and consumers in limbo. Impacts South-east Asian governments will attempt to adapt the EU’s GDPR to attract capital. South-east Asian firms will increase their spending on cybersecurity as commercially and reputationally damaging attacks rise. A Democratic US president would boost US-ASEAN digital economy links; the Trump White House has limited interest in the region.

Malaysia-Vietnam TPP deal is likely by year-end

2015 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
East Asia ◽  
East Asian ◽  
South East Asia ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
Content Type ◽  
White House ◽  
Political Dynamics ◽  
Trade Unionism

Subject Outlook for the Trans-Pacific Partnership in South-east Asia. Significance Chief negotiators for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal will meet July 24 to 27 while trade ministers convene July 28 to 31. US President Barack Obama's administration hopes to submit the final TPP agreement to Congress before end-2015. However, domestic and foreign political dynamics could slow that schedule. The White House will push for congressional approval and a formal TPP launch before Obama leaves office in January 2017, with the deal including South-east Asian members Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam. Impacts Malaysia's services and Vietnam's apparel/textiles sectors would gain under the TPP. Hanoi's TPP entry would strain its relationship with Beijing. The TPP could bolster Vietnamese factory-level trade unionism. Kuala Lumpur will need to manage domestic disaffection over the TPP carefully. Brunei and Singapore are unlikely to find difficulty ratifying the TPP.

New EU commissioner to get tougher on tech rules

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Markets ◽  
Facial Recognition ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Content Type ◽  
White House ◽  
A Priority

Significance Scheduled to assume office on November 1, she has already indicated that the digital economy and its wider implications are a priority for her. Impacts The regulatory tide is turning against facial recognition technologies. Emerging markets will examine and possibly replicate EU laws in fields such as AI. US cooperation on EU regulations are hostage to the unpredictable approach of Trump’s White House.

South-east Asia’s digital taxes will incur US ire

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
East Asian ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Diplomatic Relations ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
East Asians ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Digital Divides ◽  
Urban South ◽  
Payment Services

Significance The trend predates the COVID-19 crisis, but a fall in income from traditional taxes amid the pandemic is encouraging certain administrations to step up their efforts. US President Donald Trump’s administration disapproves of these developments. Impacts New digital taxes will negatively affect US diplomatic relations with South-east Asian countries. The recent expansion of South-east Asia’s digital economy will slow substantially in the wake of the pandemic. Regional digital divides may widen as urban South-east Asians adopt digital payment services more readily than those in rural areas.

ICT as an enabler for sustainable development: reflections on opportunities and barriers

2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Bull
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
First Century ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Comprehensive Knowledge ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
Conceptual Paper

Purpose – Information and communications technology (ICT) offers a peculiar twenty-first century conundrum, as it offers both a cause and solution to rising carbon emissions. The growth in the digital economy is fueling increased energy consumption while affording new opportunities for reducing the environmental impacts of our daily lives. This paper responds and builds on Patrignani and Whitehouse’s overview of Slow Tech by providing examples of how ICT can be used to reduce energy. Encouraging examples are provided from the field of energy and buildings and implications for wider society are raised. Design/methodology/approach – This paper builds on the previous overview “The Clean Side of Slow Tech”, based on a comprehensive knowledge of literature of the latest developments in the field of digital economy, energy and sustainability. Findings – This paper provides clear and encouraging signs of how ICT can be used to contribute to sustainability through controlling systems more efficiently, facilitating behavioural changes and reducing energy consumption. Future challenges and recommendations for future research are presented. Originality/value – This conceptual paper presents the latest research into the use of ICT in energy reduction and offers cautious, but encouraging signs that while the environmental impact of ICT must not be overlooked, there are benefits to be had from the digital economy.

The role of digital economy in China's sustainable development in a post-pandemic environment

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Malin Song ◽  
Chenbin Zheng ◽  
Jiangquan Wang
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Series Data ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThe COVID-19 pandemic is still raging, which calls for an exploration of how to prevent and control pandemics to promote sustainable development. The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of the digital economy in sustainable development, the relationship between the two, the impacts of the outbreak on economic and social development, and changes in China's digital economy.Design/methodology/approachThe study used the time-series data from 2002 to 2019 and an unconstrained VAR model to examine the relationship between the digital economy and sustainable development before the pandemic.FindingsChina's digital economy has promoted the country's sustainable economic and social development; it has advanced rapid economic growth, improved people's living standards, increased efficient utilization of resources, and strengthened environmental protection.Research limitations/implicationsAmid the pandemic, China's digital economy developed effectively; it showed strong resilience because of its unique advantages. The digital economy in China has helped the country to control the pandemic in a short period, reduced the risk of supply chain disruption, promoted China's economic growth, and ensured the orderly operation of society. Therefore, countries worldwide are encouraged to prioritize their digital economies.Originality/valueCompared with the extant literature, this study explores the sustainable supply chain in a broader sense in the context of a pandemic, and how the supply chain is influenced by the digital economy. It not only includes the stability, resilience, and viability of the supply chain in economic development but also involves aspects of people's life, resource utilization, and environmental protection.

Parts of South-east Asia may adopt nuclear post-2030

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
East Asia ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
East Asian ◽  
Energy Development ◽  
South East Asia ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Electricity Grid ◽  
Renewable Energy Development

Significance It is the only country in South-east Asia with a large-scale nuclear plant, although this was never loaded with fuel. Other countries in the region have tentative plans to develop nuclear power programmes. Impacts The current absence of nuclear power programmes will help avert the diversion of capital from renewable energy development in the region. South-east Asian countries with small, non-power reactors, built for research, will try to maintain these facilities. Across the region, the need for electricity grid investment will increase as more decentralised generation sources are deployed.

Indonesian cybersecurity faces geopolitical hurdles

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Data Protection ◽  
Personal Data ◽  
The United States ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Personal Data Protection ◽  
State Surveillance ◽  
Data Protection Law

Significance Such programmes contribute not only to Indonesia’s efforts to boost the cyber readiness of its booming digital economy, but are also designed to maintain China's friendly relations with South-east Asia’s largest economy amid the intensifying technology tensions between China and the United States. Impacts The Personal Data Protection Law would need to clarify key provisions and concepts to be effective. The BSSN’s extensive powers will fuel civil society concerns about excessive state surveillance. Turning down Chinese technology suppliers carries cost and wider economic ramifications for Jakarta.

Misusing historical analogies limits US policy options

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Middle East ◽  
The United States ◽  
Policy Options ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Content Type ◽  
White House ◽  
Decision To Leave ◽  
Us Military ◽  
The Future

Significance The Vietnam analogy implies that President Joe Biden’s decision to leave Afghanistan will have deeply negative consequences for the United States. However, Afghanistan is not Vietnam and the Biden withdrawal needs to be considered within the wider context of his administration’s review of US commitments abroad. Impacts The White House will be pressured to clarify the future of other US military commitments, particularly in Iraq. Biden will seek to reassure allies, particularly those in NATO, that his commitment to multilateralism will not diminish. Biden may seek an opportunity for a military show of force, possibly in the Middle East, to refute accusations of weakness.

The White House is finalising its infrastructure push

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Content Type ◽  
White House

Headline UNITED STATES: Infrastructure push is taking shape

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