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(1 September 2023) – Dr. JJ Pan, Vice-chairperson of WTA, attended the workshop “Facilitate cross-border e-commerce in ASEAN” as a key note speaker, “Landscape of SEA’s e-commerce and Digital Economy” and panelist of the “Opportunities and Challenges for cross-border e-commerce in ASEAN” session.

The workshop performs to foster cross-border e-commerce across ASEAN countries in light of the active participation of nations in the implementation of free trade agreement. The workshop is a series of events leading up to the ASEAN Online Sale Day 2023 (AOSD) which will be held in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, in a hybrid format.

AOSD is an annual ASEAN-wide e-commerce event encompassing the entire ASEAN resion, bringing together e-commerce businesses and platforms to offer online discounts and promotions. Building upon the tremendous successes of the last two AOSDs editions holding on between August 8 and August 22.

To see the detail of event, please visit https://onlineasean.com/.
To see the post of event, please visit https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7104072601991344128-eOcB.

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(4 July 2023) – Dr. JJ Pan, WTA’s Vice-Chairperson, joined the “Facilitate Cross-border E-commerce in ASEAN” workshop as a guest speaker on June 21, 2023. Dr. Pan had contributed on the session of Landscape of SEA’s e-commerce and Digital Economy focusing on the opportunities and challenges for cross-border e-commerce in ASEAN.

The workshop is part of a series of events leading up to the highly anticipated ASEAN Online Sale Day 2023 (AOSD) in Vietnam. It will be to deliberate on viable solutions for cross-border ecommerce enterprises, enabling them to recognize their opportunities to surmount such major obstacles as logistics, online consumer protection, and legal and regulatory issues. Esteemed experts and experienced market players will participate, facilitating the exchange of knowledge and best practices. The workshop will also serve act as a proactive initiative for AOSD 2023, encouraging the participation of all enterprises throughout the region.

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(21 April 2023) – World Trustmark and Trade Alliance (WTA) is pleased to announce Mr. Ramesh E.V. Balakrishnan as a new chairman.

Mr. Ramesh is a highly experienced, successful, and well-regarded organization leader. He is the Chief Privacy Officer of CommerceNet Singapore (CNSG), a consulting organization to initiate new market, promote security, innovations and develop human, intellectual, financial and cultural capitals within the self-sustaining enterprise ecosystems. He is also the Executive Managing Director of World Mark Sdn Bhd, a company incorporated in Malaysia to establish a framework and a system of trustmarking for the trust infrastructure.

The combination of his experience, culture, and drive makes him an ideal fit for our organization WTA for the next steps of growth and further opportunities.

Kindly hearty welcome our new chairman.

(18 January 2023) – WTA received the approval from the APEC Member Economies for a 3-year guest status in the APEC Digital Economy Steering Group (DESG). The status will be valid until end of 2025.

About APEC DESG:
The establishment of the Digital Economy Steering Group (DESG) was in 2018. The DESG aims to facilitate the development of the internet and digital economy, including e-commerce and digital trade. The DESG’s current activities include Data Privacy Subgroup (DPS), APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) System, and APEC Privacy Recognition for Processors (PRP) System.

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