1、 APEC Economic Committee and Group on Services June 2025 Services,Structural Reform and Competition in the Digital Era Services,Structural Reform and Competition in the Digital Era APEC Economic Committee and Group on Services June 2025 APEC Project:EC-GOS 02 2022S Produced by Jane Drake-Brockman(Se

2、nior Visiting Fellow at the University of Adelaide Institute for International Trade and Co-Convenor of the Asia Pacific Services Coalition)Christopher Findlay(Honorary Professor,Crawford School of Public Policy,The Australian National University)Hildegunn Kyvik Nords(Senior Associate,Council on Eco

3、nomic Policies and Professor at rebro University)Lee Tuthill(Principal,TechTrade Outlook,Washington DC)For Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Secretariat 35 Heng Mui Keng Terrace Singapore 119616 Tel:(65)68919 600 Fax:(65)68919 690 Email:infoapec.org Website:www.apec.org 2025 APEC Secretariat APEC#22

4、5-EC-01.1 Disclaimer:The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of APEC Member Economies.2 Contents Preface.3 Summary.4 Introduction.5 Box:Trends in digitally deliverable services trade.6 Drivers of trade growth and the impact of artificial inte

5、lligence(AI).6 Impediments to trade.8 Competition policy issues.11 Policy approaches to advance digital services sector.13 Standards in services:importance and challenges.14 Box:AI,standards and trade.15 The value of cooperation and contributions by APEC economies.17 3 Preface The APEC Services Comp

6、etitiveness Roadmap(ASCR)has been a cornerstone of APECs services agenda since its endorsement by Leaders in 2016.It has ensured that services issues remain a priority across APEC fora.The Roadmap highlights a broad spectrum of initiatives critical to enhance services trade,including the pivotal rol