Analysis Of The Motivation And Process Of ASEAN Cyber Security Governance

With the popularity of information and communication technologies,information and data have become more and more important.First of all,malicious networks such as viruses and Trojans are becoming more and more serious.And,the expansion of cyberspace has also provided the possibility for the outbreak of cybercrime,cyberterrorism and even cyber warfare.Cyberspace has become a new strategic area.This paper takes the process of ASEAN cybersecurity governance as the foothold and analyzes the mode and motivation of ASEAN cybersecurity governance.In this area,ASEAN has formed a unique governance path.On the one hand,adhere to the "ASEAN way" governance philosophy.Focusing on combating cybercrime,technical cooperation and capacity building;taking the form of declarations,statement and master plans as the main form,actively promoting the establishment of various forms of framework agreements;no formal cybersecurity governance institutions have been established,with different agendas dispersed Ministerial meetings and high official meetings.On the other hand,maintaining the “ASEAN Centrality” has always been one of its goals.Although it is actively engaged in extensive cooperation with large foreign states,it can still maintain its independence by focusing on its own issues.The motivations for ASEAN’s network security governance include internal and external factors.First of all,various cyber threats,especially cybercrime incidents,are the direct driving factors for cybersecurity governance.Second,promoting the integration of ASEAN,developing the digital economy,and enhancing regional competitiveness are the inherent requirements of its governance.Finally,the digital divide within ASEAN provides opportunities and challenges for cybersecurity governance,and Singapore has played an important role in the governance process.The process of ASEAN network security governance can be roughly divided into three phases.In the first stage,ASEAN proposed the “E-ASEAN Initiative”,which became the beginning of ASEAN’s development of information and communication technology and the promotion of cybersecurity governance.In the second phase,ASEAN focused on combating cybercrime and information infrastructure,not only established a working group on combating cybercrime,but also promoted the establishment of computer emergency response teams.In the third stage,under the impetus of the ASEAN ICT Master Plan 2020,the ASEAN cybersecurity governance has entered a stage of rapid development.Personal data protection,data governance,ASEAN computer emergency response teams,and unified governance agencies are on the agenda.In the future,coordination of ASEAN Cybersecurity governance policies,establishment of formal network security governance institutions,and construction of cyberspace behavioral norms will become the focus of ASEAN.