The Public-Private Dialogue on Status, Trends, Opportunities and Threats of Social Network Project aims to promote the sharing of information and experiences between the public and private sectors, including non-government organizations and the academia, with a view to examining and updating the status, trends opportunities, and threats, as well as bringing forward current practices and recommendations on social network governance for future APEC collaborations.

This paper presents the project outcomes including the two workshops conducted in 2018 and 2019. The information, views and experiences shared in these workshops are incorporated in this paper. It also includes a study that examined social network governance, providing case studies of emerging governance structures and current practices in different regions, and recommendations to cope with the challenges of information disruptions.

The paper is divided into three main sections: (1) Regional and Global Status and Trends of Social Networks; (2) Case Studies and International Current practices on Social Network Governance in APEC; and (3) Challenges and Recommendations.