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Digital platforms have become the backbone of the Asia–Pacific economy. Southeast Asia’s internet economy alone exceeded USD 200 billion in 2023 and is projected to surpass USD 300 billion in 2025, driven by e-commerce, fintech, mobility, food delivery, and digital content. Platforms now function as essential infrastructure for trade, payments, logistics, and communication, opening extraordinary […]

This Policy White Paper, in partnership with the US-ASEAN Business Council, examines on-going policy and private sector responses to scams, in the context of a global scams epidemic that costs consumers over US$1 trillion per year, undermining trust in digital services, and fueling organized crime networks across Southeast Asia and beyond. The paper reviews national […]

This Policy White Paper, developed by the Southeast Asia Public Policy Institute in collaboration with Microsoft, examines how artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the global cybersecurity landscape and how cloud adoption can enhance the response by Southeast Asian governments to increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks. The paper reviews efforts in six Southeast Asian countries to advance cloud […]

Framing a Nuclear-Powered Future for ASEAN discusses the trajectory of nuclear energy in ASEAN countries. The report provides an overview of the policy, geopolitical, and infrastructure drivers around nuclear energy, and lays out both the domestic and regional challenges that have shaped, and will continue to determine, Southeast Asia’s energy policy and strategic approach to […]

The Southeast Asia Public Policy Institute (SEAPPI), in collaboration with the Asian Vision Institute (AVI), is pleased to release the white policy paper “Developing a Policy Landscape in Cambodia to Combat Harmful Alcohol Consumption.” This publication provides the most thorough analysis to date of Cambodia’s alcohol market, consumption patterns, and policy gaps. Based on national […]