JAKARTA, 27 May 2021 – Today, the Lead Implementing Body for the Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity (MPAC) 2025 Strategic Area of Sustainable Infrastructure (LIB-SI) concluded the Socialisation Forum of the Framework for Improving ASEAN Infrastructure Productivity which took place on 24 and 27 May. The two-day virtual forum was…

The potential of ASEAN’s digital economy is immense with over 400 million internet users or 70 percent of ASEANs population in 2020. Even Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) across the region are now taking advantage of e-commerce to reach new customers. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the growth of…

The Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity (MPAC) 2025, adopted by ASEAN Leaders at the 28th / 29th ASEAN Summits in Vientiane, Lao PDR, in September 2016 aims to achieve a seamlessly and comprehensively connected and integrated ASEAN that will promote competitiveness, inclusiveness, and a greater sense of Community. It comprises…

Digital connectivity has been driving the transformation of smart and future cities, and delivering better outcomes for economies and societies. COVID-19 has accelerated the pace as more are working, studying and shopping on-line, making digital connectivity a crucial tool in the context of pandemic response and recovery. Digital connectivity infrastructure…

The Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity (MPAC) 2025 unlocks more opportunities to create stronger network of peoples, infrastructure and cities that will improve the way we live, work and travel. This will be achieved through initiatives implemented across MPAC 2025 five strategic areas, i.e. Sustainable Infrastructure, Digital Innovation, Seamless Logistics,…