Table of Contents
- Overview
- Introduction
- A Closer Look at the Lower Mekong Region
- Factors Affecting the Development, Deployment, and Acceptance of Digital Solutions
- A Brief Landscape of the Regional Digital Ecosystem
- Broad Recommendations for People-Centered Digital Transformation
- Conclusion
- Appendix 1: Country Briefs
- Appendix 2: Catalog of Digital Solutions in the Lower Mekong Region
- Additional Readings
Additional Readings
For those interested in exploring this topic further, below is a curated list of additional readings below, separated by geographic or thematic focus.
Regional
- , Asialink Business and Beanstalk, 2021
- , Association of Southeast Asian Nations, 2021
- , Association of Southeast Asian Nations, 2020
- , Singapore Institute of International Affairs, June 2022
- , Lurong Chen, 2020
- , Astrida Fitri Nuryani and Ayu Kusumastuti, October 2019
- , United Nations Development Programme, February 2021
- , Romina Bandura, Daniel F. Runde, and Janina Staguhn | Center for Strategic & International Studies, February 2021
- , Asian Development Bank, March 2021
- , Asian Development Bank, September 2021
- , Asian Development Bank, February 2017
- , Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, August 2020
- , United Nations Capital Development Fund, June 2017
- , Linda Maduz and Simon Stocker | Center for Security Studies ETH Zurich, February 2021
- , Asian Development Bank, March 2022
- , Mekong Institute, November 2020
Cambodia
- , World Bank, July 2018
- , Royal Government of Cambodia, May 2021
- , Royal Government of Cambodia, 2022
- , Sopheara Ek and Paul Vandenberg | Asian Development Bank, June 2022
- , Supporting Economic Transformation, July 2020
- , Charles Mok and Adrian Won | Internet Society, February 2022
- , Daravuth Rath Sithy | KAS Singapore & Digital Asia Hub, June 2021
- , Clare Curran | United Nations Cambodia, March 2021
Laos
- , World Bank, February 2019
- , Romina Bandura and Daniel F. Runde | Center for Strategic & International Studies, February 2022
- , UNDP, August 2022
- , World Bank, November 2019
Myanmar
- , Digital Economy Development Committee, 2019
- , World Bank, June 2018
- , Oxford Business Group, 2020
Thailand
- , Office of the National Digital Economy and Society Commission | Government of Thailand, December 2021
- , Deloitte, June 2021
Vietnam
- , Nguyen Thi Vu Ha, December 2020
- , Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation | Australian Government, May 2019
- , Ministry of Information and Communications | Socialist Republic of Vietnam, December 2020
Geopolitics
- , Kay McGowan and Priya Vora | Heinrich-B枚ll-Stiftung, January 2022
- , Jonathan Hillman | Center for Strategic & International Studies, January 2018
- , Ausma Bernot | The Conversation, October 2021
- , Richard Ghiasy and Rajeshwari Krishnamurthy | The Diplomat, April 2021
- , Brian Eyler | Stimson Center, April 2020
- , Tripp Mickle and Daisuke Wakabayashi | New York Times, September 2022
Technology
- , Digital Public Goods Alliance, December 2021
- , Digital Impact Alliance, December 2017
- , Sulina Kaur, John Low, Damien Dujacquier | Roland Berger, February 2021
- , UNDP Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific | United Nations Development Programme, August 2022
- , Ethan Zuckerman | Knight First Amendment Institute, January 2020
- , Liv Marte Nordhaug and Kevin O'Neil | Rockefeller Foundation, July 2021
- , Anit Mukherjee and Shankar Maruwada | Center for Global Development, September 2021
- , Monetary Authority of Singapore, 2021
- , Adrian Shahbaz, Allie Funk, and Kian Vesteinsson | Freedom House, October 2022
- , Emma Gawen, Emily Middleton, Angie Kenny, Anna Hirschfeld, James Stewart | Public Digital, June 2021