Major Sectoral Bodies/Committees
In performing its roles, ACCEC reports its works and submits its recommendations to SEOM. It also closely coordinates with other relevant sectors responsible for functions that support the implementation of e-commerce. Based on the agenda of each meeting, representatives of relevant ASEAN sectoral bodies may be invited to attend selected meetings of ACCEC for consultations. Some cross-sectoral cooperation are as follows:
Sectoral Body related with E-commerce | Scope of Work |
Senior Economic Officials Meeting (SEOM) | · Provides guidance and tasks ACCEC to ensure effective implementation of identified e-commerce and digital integration initiatives and coordinate the relevant sectoral efforts · Assesses ACCEC’s report on the implementation progress · If necessary, mandates ACCEC to undertake particular initiative within its scope of work |
ASEAN Digital Senior Officials Meeting (ADGSOM) | · ICT infrastructure · Cybersecurity · Digital data governance · Electronic transaction |
ASEAN Coordinating Committee on Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise (ACCMSME) | · Leveraging MSME through e-commerce |
ASEAN Consultative Committee on Standards and Quality (ACCSQ) | · Digital Trade Standards |
ASEAN Coordinating Committee on Customs (CCC) | · Customs clearance and duties for cross border e-commerce |
ASEAN Working Group on Intellectual Property Cooperation (AWGIPC) | · Intellectual property on traded commodities |
ASEAN Committee on Consumer Protection (ACCP) | · Online consumer protection on e-commerce activities · Dispute resolutions |
ASEAN Working Committee on Payment and Settlement System (WC-PSS) | · Secure and efficient online payment systems across country for e-commerce transactions · Digital payment/e-wallet to support e-commerce |
