Rapid digitalisation is transforming ASEAN’s culture and media sectors. It offers unprecedented opportunities for cultural expression and media dissemination and raises significant problems. As AMS embrace digital technologies, the environmental footprint of the culture and media sectors is growing due to energy-intensive data centres, streaming services, and increasing electronic waste.

Meanwhile, the region’s diverse cultures face the risk of homogenisation as global digital platforms gain prominence and overshadow local and indigenous modes of expressions.