디지털 무역협정 전략 로드맵 연구(A Roadmap for Korea’s Digital Trade Agreements)

이 보고서는 단기-중기에 초점을 맞추고 디지털 무역협정 로드맵을 종합 분석한 최초의 연구이다. 디지털 무역협정 로드맵에 포함해야 할 주요 구성요소로 디지털 무역협정 네트워크상 한국의 위치에 대한 평가, 디지털 무역협정 정책의 목표와 방향, 디지털 무역협정의 내용과 수준, 디지털 무역협정 체결을 위한 협상상대국의 우선순위와 선정 기준, 디지털 무역협정의 추진 방법과 시간 계획, 디지털 무역협정의 체결에 따른 정량·정성 기대 효과 등을 제안하고 이를 뒷받침하는 관련 예시와 설명을 담았다. This report examined the short- to medium-term roadmap for Korea's digital trade agreements. It suggested that the roadmap include, among other things, an assessment of Korea's position in the network of digital trade agreements, the objectives and directions of digital trade agreement policies, the scope and content of digital trade agreements, the priorities and selection criteria for negotiating partners to reach digital trade agreements, the procedures and timeline for such agreements, and the expected quantitative and qualitative effects of digital trade agreements. Understanding Korea's current position in the process of developing a roadmap for digital trade agreements necessitates objectivity. This report claimed that Korea's influence on the network of digital trade agreements has been moderate. It is the outcome of assessing using network analysis, which takes into account centrality of digital trade network, similarity of agreement text, and the size of the economy. The report suggested Korea to target becoming a hub for digital trade as a short-term and mid-term strategic priority. It is costly and subject to numerous restrictions for Korea to be a global leader in the digital space in the short- to medium-term. That is, to be a leader in the global digital trade and to establish relevant digital trade rules, Korea requires a sufficiently sizable digital trade market, abundant human resources, and high-skilled labor. In particular, it needs specific strategies to support the leadership that sets rules for norms in digital trade. The report thus suggested that Korea's primary role in the short- to medium-term is to become a rule-promoter of the digital trade norms through an active promotion strategy based on the roadmap for digital trade agreements.(the rest omitted)