Exhibit 5 The 10 trends have important implications for the ASEAN Connectivity agenda Relevance Large Medium Limited Relevance for ASEAN Connectivity dimensions Trend Physical Institutional People-to-people Intra-ASEAN trade Intra-ASEAN tourism Need to reduce logistics costs Improve border management & trade facilitation; attract FDI Skills development to move up value chain Infrastructure spend to connect middleweights; focus on “sustainable” city development Intra-ASEAN trade boost to middleweight cities New skills needed as people move from agricultural jobs to urban jobs 1 Consuming class Productivity & 2 competitiveness 3 Rise of the middleweights 4 Infrastructure opportunity $3.3 trillion of infrastructure needed to 2030 5 Transformation of Coordination with other cooperation frameworks (e.g., APEC, GIH, GMS) global flows 6 The skills challenge 7 Deploying disruptive technologies 8 The resource revolution Focus on skills development and labour mobility Development of digital infrastructure Regulatory frameworks to support digital technologies Development of APG; renewable energy infrastructure Sharing of expertise on resource efficiency 9 The patchwork Ability to attract FDI; G-2-G interest in connectivity agenda global economy 10 Geostrategic concerns Retraining of workers Alignment of infrastructure with national priorities MASTER PLAN ON ASEAN CONNECTIVITY 2025 Need for MPAC 2025 to be seen as relevant to ASEAN population 35