The Digital Trade Integration (DTI) project aims to support academic and policy research related to the regulation of digital trade across the world.
The key output of the project is the DTI database: an open-access repository of regulatory policies and practices pertaining to the digital economy. The database currently includes regulatory information for 147 economies worldwide and strives to include more countries to become a global reference. The repository contains both policies expected to limit digital trade integration (restrictions) and measures expected to facilitate digital trade integration (enabling policies), classified across 65 indicators.
The DTI project team is involved in several other academic and policy projects related to digital trade with the objective to enhance the transparency of digital trade governance, analyse differences in policies across countries, measure the effect of certain policies on digital trade, and identify good practices.
The DEAL Depository provides information on the scope and implementation of Digital Economy Agreements (DEAs) and other trade frameworks negotiated globally, with a particular focus on ASEAN countries to support ongoing negotiations of the Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA).
The DTI database is an open-access resource on digital trade policies and practices across 147 economies, encompassing 65 indicators. It covers regulatory restrictions and enabling policies related to ICT goods, digital services, investment in relevant sectors, and data
The project seeks to support certain developing member countries of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) better understand the role of regulation in the digital economy by identifying regulatory gaps, assessing economic impacts, and offering policy recommendations to support digital transformation and the benefits of digitalisation. Improving competitiveness and regulatory environment for digital economy.
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