1、i April 2026 i APEC Workshop:Towards Digital Trade Ecosystem in the Asia-Pacific Region APEC Committee on Trade and Investment April 2026 APEC Project:CTI 205 2024A Produced by Project Overseer Natan Kambuno(Mr.)Ministry of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia For Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Sec

2、retariat 35 Heng Mui Keng Terrace Singapore 119616 Tel:(65)68919 600 Fax:(65)68919 690 Email:infoapec.org Website:www.apec.org 2026 APEC Secretariat APEC#226-CT-01.3 i Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 1.INTRODUCTION 3 2.BACKGROUND 5 REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS 5 TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND STANDARDS

3、 5 INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY AND IMPLEMENTATION READINESS 6 MSME CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES 6 NEED FOR COORDINATED REGIONAL ACTION 7 3.WORKSHOP OVERVIEW 8 OBJECTIVES 8 PARTICIPANTS 8 STRUCTURE OF THE WORKSHOP 9 4.DETAILED SESSION SUMMARIES 11 SESSION 1 11 SESSION 2 12 SESSION 3 14 SESSION 4 15 5.CROS

4、S-CUTTING FINDINGS 17 IMPORTANCE OF STANDARDS ALIGNMENT 17 NEED FOR WHOLE-OF-GOVERNMENT COORDINATION 17 PERSISTENT CAPACITY GAPS 18 CHALLENGES IN NEGOTIATING AND IMPLEMENTING DIGITAL TRADE COMMITMENTS 18 MSME INCLUSION REQUIRES TARGETED SUPPORT 18 VALUE OF PUBLICPRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS 19 REGIONAL COOP

5、ERATION IS CRITICAL 19 ii 6.BEST PRACTICES 20 ADOPTION OF INTERNATIONAL LEGAL FRAMEWORKS FOR ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS 20 USE OF RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS 20 IMPLEMENTATION OF PAPERLESS TRADE SYSTEMS 21 STRENGTHENING GOVERNANCE AND TRUST FRAMEWORKS 21 INSTITUTIONALIZING PUBLICPRIVATE DIALOGUE 2

6、1 7.RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE CAPACITY BUILDING 23 DEVELOP STRUCTURED CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAMS FOR REGULATORS 23 SUPPORT CROSS-BORDER PILOT PROJECTS TO TEST INTEROPERABILITY 23 DEVELOP MSME-FOCUSED DIGITAL COMPLIANCE TOOLKITS 24 PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SYSTEM INTEGRATION AND INTEROPERABI