South-East Asia Blue Book: South-East Asia Regional Development Report (2021-2022)

Author's Profile

Wang Qin, Ph.D. in Economics, Professor and Doctoral Supervisor, Vice Dean of the School of International Relations/Nanyang Research Institute of Xiamen University (2001~2017), Director of the Center for Southeast Asian Studies of Xiamen University (2008~2018), Standing Director of the China Society of International Economic Relations and Director of the China Pacific Society, his main research areas are Southeast Asian economy, regional economic integration, and China-ASEAN relations. He is the editor-in-chief of the Blue Book of Southeast Asia: Report on the Development of Southeast Asian Regions, and the author of Studies on the International Competitiveness of ASEAN, New Pattern of China-ASEAN Economic Relations, and Studies on the Economic Development of Singapore, etc. He has published more than 260 papers in domestic and international academic journals, and more than 70 articles of current commentaries in domestic and international newspapers and magazines, such as China Daily, Singapore Lianhe Zaobao, and World Journal of the Philippines. He has published more than 70 articles in China Daily, Singapore Lianhe Zaobao, Philippine World Journal and other domestic and international newspapers.

Description

As the world enters the digital era, digital transformation in Southeast Asia is on the rise. The digital economy is a new engine for economic recovery and social development in Southeast Asia in the post-epidemic period, and digitization will drive the "Industry 4.0" industrial transformation, as well as the technological support for the realization of regional connectivity and the construction of the three pillars of the ASEAN community. As a regional organization in Southeast Asia, ASEAN has formulated a development strategy and master plan for the digital economy, and all countries have introduced multifaceted and wide-ranging digital transformation plans, accelerated the construction of digital infrastructure, pushed forward the construction and popularization of the fifth-generation mobile communication technology (5G) and the mobile Internet, built big data centers, planned for artificial intelligence programs, created smart cities, and promoted e-commerce, digital finance and e-government, in an effort to build a digital economy. e-government, and is committed to building a digital economy, a digital society and a digital government, and has achieved significant results. With the theme of Southeast Asia in the Digital Age, this development report tracks the development of politics, economy, and external relations of various countries, and analyzes and forecasts the region's development in the near and medium term, in order to reveal the pattern and trend of regional development in Southeast Asia under the new situation.

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