JAKARTA, 13 August 2020 – The ASEAN Secretariat and Infrastructure Asia[1] held a webinar on Digital Connectivity today as part of the ASEAN Infrastructure Discussion Series. Over 190 representatives from all ASEAN Member States, Dialogue Partners, as well as financiers, multilateral development banks, private investors, and other infrastructure solution providers, participated in the 90-minute virtual …
ASEAN holds webinar on digital connectivity with private sector Read More »
The Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity (MPAC) 2025 supports higher education exchange across ASEAN Member States and aims to enhance student mobility by addressing four gaps: information, awareness, regulatory, and incentives. Download this infographic to learn more about Intra-ASEAN Student Mobility.
Non-tariff barriers including technical barriers posed by standards, technical regulations, and conformity assessment procedures can limit the flow of goods and the growth of businesses. ASEAN, through the ASEAN Consultative Committee for Standards and Quality (ACCSQ), is continuously working towards addressing these barriers to ease movements of goods across the region, and with the other …
Eliminating Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) for Greater Growth in ASEAN Read More »
Half of ASEAN’s population live in urban areas and an additional 70 million people are forecast to live in ASEAN cities by 2025. Rapid urbanisation has brought challenges such as floods, traffic congestion, and waste problems. Other major trends are impacting urbanisation in ASEAN such as the emergence of digital technologies and growing inequality, and …
Smart and Sustainable Urbanisation in ASEAN Cities Read More »
Improving Financing for Asias Public Transportation Projects Asia’s Critical Urban Transport Needs Some of the worlds most bustling cities are in Asia. According to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), 80% of Asia’s new economic growth will be generated through these urban economies. With most jobs located in cities, 44 million people move to Asia’s cities …
Generating waste is easy, but managing it is difficult Wasting away The world is generating more waste than ever. Waste generated in Asia Pacific is projected to increase from about 802 million tonnes in 2016 to 1.1 trillion tonnes in 2030[1]. In Southeast Asia alone, waste volume has been increasing rapidly since 2000, reaching about …
The rise of e-commerce and urbanisation are changing the trade landscape and creating demands for faster and more reliable flow of goods and services in ASEAN. Watch this video to learn more how ASEAN addresses these trends through Seamless Logistics under Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity (MPAC) 2025.
The Myanmar Sustainable Development Plan (MSDP) provides a long-term vision; a vision of a peaceful, prosperous and democratic country. Founded upon the objective of giving coherence to the policies and institutions necessary to achieve genuine, inclusive and transformational economic growth, this MSDP has been developed to reinvigorate reform and promote bold action.
WHO declared COVID-19 a global pandemic in March 2020. The crisis has affected economic and social lives of people around the world since. ASEAN took swift actions to strengthen connectivity to mitigate the immediate impact. Download this infographic to learn more what can ASEAN Connectivity do to help mitigate the impact of COVID-19.
Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity (MPAC) 2025 seeks to strengthen TVET in ASEAN as one of its initiatives to improve the way we live, work, and travel. Download this Infographic to learn more about TVET in ASEAN.