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DRONE — Digital Rights Oversight & Network Evaluator is an independent policy intelligence platform developed by EngageMedia. It monitors ASEAN digital trade frameworks, legal scrubbing, cross-border data transfer laws, and algorithmic governance threats.

Maintained by: EngageMedia Research Team

Research Modules

  • Data & AI Governance
  • Digital Trade Agreements
  • Platform Accountability
  • Jurisdiction Observatory
  • Verified Policy Ledger
  • Curated Knowledge Hub
  • Encrypted Leaks Portal

EngageMedia Network

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    Open and secure digital technologies, media, and human rights across Asia-Pacific

  • DRAPAC Network

    Digital Rights Asia-Pacific Assembly & Regional Movement Building

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Platform AI & Rights Benchmark

ASEAN Avg52/100
HighestSingapore (92)
LowestMyanmar (11)

The Digital 2 Dozen Benchmark evaluates digital trade and platform compliance against 24 baseline digital rights principles. Derived from foundational international trade pacts and civil society covenants, these principles assess intermediary liability, algorithmic transparency, encryption protection, and data governance.

This benchmark scores all 11 ASEAN member states on a 0–100 compliance scale based on enacted legislation and corporate enforcement practice — not aspirational promises. 80+ signals full alignment; below 20 signals severe non-compliance.

Origin

International Trade & Rights Standards

Scope

24 principles · 5 clusters · 11 countries

Why

Evaluating state & platform power over 680M users.

How

Click cells for detail · Filter by cluster

Evolution of Digital Trade Rules (2015 – 2026)

Timeline of TPP, CPTPP, DEPA & DEFA
Oct 2015

TPP Chapter 14 Concluded

12 Pacific Rim Nations

Negotiations wrap up in Atlanta, introducing binding rules on cross-border data & localization prohibition.

Apr 2016

USTR Digital 2 Dozen

USTR Official Release

USTR publishes the 24 core digital trade principles extracted from TPP Chapter 14 provisions.

Mar 2018

CPTPP Formally Signed

11 Member States (4 ASEAN)

Signed in Santiago after US exit; preserves Chapter 14 digital trade rules for SG, MY, VN & BN.

Jun 2020

DEPA Signed

Singapore, Chile & NZ

Pioneers modular digital trade rules (AI, digital identities, e-invoicing), expanding to S. Korea & China.

Sep 2023

ASEAN DEFA Launch

10 ASEAN Member States

Official launch of negotiations for the world's first regional digital economy agreement ($2T impact).

May–Nov 2026

SEOM 57 & Summit Execution

Manila Scrubbing → 49th Summit

Final legal scrubbing in Manila ahead of formal treaty signature at the 49th ASEAN Summit in Nov 2026.

How to read: Click any country on the map to see its detailed scores. Hover over heatmap cells for statutory citations. Green cells (80+) indicate full compliance; red cells (<20) indicate severe non-compliance.

Data Integrity Audit: Verified against OECD DSTRI, Freedom House, and national statutory instruments across 264 data points.
100% Empirically Cited
EngageMediaEngageMedia

DRONE — Digital Rights Oversight & Network Evaluator is an independent policy intelligence platform developed by EngageMedia. It monitors ASEAN digital trade frameworks, legal scrubbing, cross-border data transfer laws, and algorithmic governance threats.

Maintained by: EngageMedia Research Team

Research Modules

  • Data & AI Governance
  • Digital Trade Agreements
  • Platform Accountability
  • Jurisdiction Observatory
  • Verified Policy Ledger
  • Curated Knowledge Hub
  • Encrypted Leaks Portal

EngageMedia Network

  • EngageMedia Official Site

    Open and secure digital technologies, media, and human rights across Asia-Pacific

  • DRAPAC Network

    Digital Rights Asia-Pacific Assembly & Regional Movement Building

© 2026 EngageMedia • DRONE Project • Released under CC BY 4.0 Human Rights License.