1st Planning Call on the 2nd 2019 Digital Policy Consultative Forum (DPCF)

The Council is pleased to invite members to join the first planning call for the second Digital Policy Consultative Forum ("DPCF") of 2019, to be hosted on May 6 (TBC) alongside the TELSOM-ATRC Joint Working Group Meeting in Yangon, Myanmar from May 7-9, 2019. During this call, we will discuss the Council's proposal for the 2nd DPCF, and will particularly seek member input on the topics, format and potential speakers.

Please review the Council's draft concept note for the 2nd DPCF and be prepared to discuss/provide feedback during the call, particularly on potential internal messaging and speakers. Please feel free to provide feedback on the concept note in advance of the call to Ella Duangkaew at eduangkaew@usasean.org. 

Background

At the 18^th ASEAN – US TELSOM Meeting, the US-ASEAN Business Council (“US-ABC”) proposed to continue collaborating with ASEAN to organize the flagship “ASEAN-US Digital Policy Consultative Forum” (“DPCF), which serves as a series of roundtable discussions between the private sector and TELSOM-ATRC designed to facilitate in-depth dialogue on priority digital economy issues.

For the 2019 DPCF, the objective of these discussions is to support ASEAN in strengthening its digital data governance, particularly to support the growth and security of the data ecosystem in ASEAN, and establish ASEAN as a global leader in digital data governance best practices.

The second Forum will be held on May 6 (TBC) alongside the TELSOM-ATRC Joint Working Group Meeting in Yangon, Myanmar from May 7-9, 2019. It will serve as a platform for policy makers and stakeholders to exchange views on how to ensure the security of the data ecosystem in ASEAN, particularly by utilizing proven industry best practices and resources in data and cybersecurity. It will focus on focus on challenges to developing and implementing effective data and cybersecurity regulatory frameworks, and what policy approaches and solutions the public and private sector can collaborate on to address these challenges and ensure the security of ASEAN’s data ecosystem.  

Please contact Shay Wester (swester@usasean.org) and Ella Duangkaew (eduangkaew@usasean.org) with any questions.