Description
As a preliminary step towards deepening understanding of the digital trade policy environment in the Asia-Pacific, Africa, and Latin America and the Caribbean regions, this report offers an overview of the digital trade policy landscape in the three regions. It presents aggregate findings based on the unified frameworks utilized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), and the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). This framework is known as the Regional Digital Trade Integration Index, 2nd edition (RDTII 2.0).
The 2024 edition of the Digital Trade Regulatory Review includes data up to 2023 from 102 economies in the Asia-Pacific, Africa, and Latin America and the Caribbean regions.