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ASEAN Digital Economy Outlook 2026
ASEAN is entering a decisive phase in its digital economy journey. Connectivity, digital trade facilitation, cybersecurity and digital payments have strengthened the foundations for regional integration. Yet there is a persistent gap between digital readiness and real-world participation. Firms still face friction when trading, paying, authenticating, signing documents and transferring data across borders. The ASEAN Digital Economy Outlook 2026 examines where these implementation gaps persist and what firms need to participate and grow with confidence. It identifies five priorities for the ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA) and offers an actionable agenda for turning ASEAN’s digital ambition into inclusive, trusted and seamless cross-border growth.
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Roughly 40% of the world's population lives within 100 km of the coast. That narrow band – just 5% of inhabited land – generates 30-50% of global GDP and concentrates ports, energy infrastructure, aquaculture, desalination and tourism. This is where most of the regenerative blue economy will be built. The report analyses how the interaction of four systemic levers – integrated ocean governance, innovative and equitable finance, investment in human capacity, and advances in technology and AI – can help transform these ocean-based industries.
Rather than focusing on short-term returns, a regenerative approach offers an ambitious vision of blue economic activity that helps restore ecosystems, strengthen resilience and support equitable prosperity for coastal communities within planetary limits. This approach challenges decision-makers to judge success not only by the wealth generated from the ocean, but by the extent to which that wealth supports restoration, fairness and intergenerational well-being.















