东盟跨境数据流动治理的机制构建

跨境数据流动是全球数字经济的重要基础,也是全球治理的新兴议题。在数字经济发展和东盟区域一体化的趋势下,东盟从统筹数字经济发展与数据保护入手,着眼于提升东盟国际竞争力和话语权,制定并完善跨境数据流动治理机制。这一机制的构建始于新加坡对数据保护规制的探索,基于东盟个人数据保护框架,在东盟数字一体化总体框架下制定数字管理框架,并以“东盟示范合同条款”和“东盟跨境数据流动认证”两大关键手段促进机制落实。该机制具有灵活性、包容性和指导性的特征,有利于促进东盟地区数字经济发展,降低谈判成本与合规成本,获得更多全球竞争优势。对于中国而言,在与东盟跨境数据流动治理机制合作对接方面具备可能性和可行性,需要充分认识和评估东盟机制对世界数字治理的影响、对地区数字经济秩序的挑战,推动中国与东盟之间的数字经济合作。

Building the Governance Mechanism for the ASEAN Cross-border Data Flow

As an important foundation of the global digital economy,cross-border data flow has become an emerging issue of global governance.With the development of digital economy and regional integration,the Association of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN)has been improving its international competitiveness and influence from the perspective of planning the development of digital economy and data protection.A complete governance mechanism for cross-border data flow is taking shape.The establishment of this mechanism started with Singapore’s exploration of the data protection regulation.Based on the individual data protection framework of ASEAN,the digital management framework has been formulated under the general framework of ASEAN digital integration,whose implementation has been accelerated via two critical approaches,namely the“ASEAN Model Contractual Clauses for Cross-Border Data Flows”and the“ASEAN Cross-Border Data Flow Certification.”Being flexible,inclusive,and instructive,this mechanism can facilitate the operation of the data-related business operation in the ASEAN region,reduce the cost of negotiation and compliance,and gain more advantages for global competition.For China,it is both possible and feasible to cooperate with the ASEAN cross-border data flow governance mechanism,which can propel Sino-ASEAN digital economic cooperation.It is necessary to understand and assess the impact of the ASEAN mechanism on world digital governance and get ready for the challenges to the regional digital economic order.