Civil society letter to ASEAN member states on the Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA) Negotiations
The digital policy groups, consumer rights organizations, civil society networks,
labor organizations, and public interest advocates from ASEAN Member States (AMS), are express deep concern and disappointment at the lack of public participation, transparency, and open government processes in the ongoing negotiations of the Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA).
DEFA will shape the regulatory, economic, and social landscape of ASEAN, with far-reaching implications for domestic digital regulations, standards, and safeguards, as well as a wide range of other laws and regulations, including health and environment. Yet the negotiation process remains closed to the public.
