Digital Economy Partnership Agreement

Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA) represents a new type of trade agreement to facilitate digital trade and creating a framework for the digital economy, was born out of the common interest of Chile, New Zealand and Singapore.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

The agreement was virtually signed on June 12, 2020.^[3] South Korea requested to participate on September 13, 2021.^[8] China requested to participate on October 31, 2021, and its formal accession process began on August 18, 2022.^[9][10]

On May 3, 2024, South Korea joined DEPA as forth member^[11]

References

1. "Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA)". Ministry of Trade and Industry (Singapore). Archived from the original on January 18, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
2. "UNPACKING THE DIGITAL ECONOMY PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT (DEPA)". Asian Trade Centre (Singapore). January 28, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
3. "Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA)". Foreign Trade Information System of Organization of American States. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
4. "Singapore, Chile, NZ ink deal to boost digital economy cooperation". The Straits Times. June 13, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
5. "Building on the modular design of DEPA". East Asia Forum. July 10, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
6. "Singapore, New Zealand, and Chile inch towards digital economy pact". zDNet. January 21, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
7. "Singapore signs digital economy partnership agreement with Chile, New Zealand". Business Times (Singapore). June 12, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
8. "Korea to officially deliver intention to join DEPA". The Korea Times. 2021-09-12. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
9. "中國申請加入數字經濟夥伴關係協定". hket. 2021-11-01. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
10. "Digital Economy Partnership Agreement Joint Committee Commences Accession Working Group For China".
11. "South Korea joins digital trade agreement founded by S'pore, New Zealand and Chile". The Straits Times. May 3, 2024. Retrieved May 4, 2024.

External links

• Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA) Foreign Trade Information System, Organization of American States
• Unpacking the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement(DEPA)
• The Digital Economy Partnership Agreement, a milestone in trade negotiations