A. Interactions between the prioritised strategies
Each of the five strategies relates to different aspects of the three dimensions
of ASEAN Connectivity (i.e., physical, institutional, and people-to-people
connectivity) to reflect the comprehensiveness of the ASEAN Connectivity
agenda. In addition, they are mutually reinforcing. For example, the “regulatory
excellence” strategy supports harmonisation of standards and addressing nontariff barriers, which can help promote logistics. Similarly, the development of
infrastructure will support logistics and people mobility; and the support for visa
facilitation (under “people mobility”) will create demand for infrastructure. The
full set of linkages between strategies is described in Exhibit 8.
5.
Exhibit 8
Relevance
Linkages among MPAC 2025 strategies
Large
Medium
Limited
Impact on other strategies
ASEAN
Connectivity
2025 strategies
Sustainable
infrastructure
1 Sustainable
infrastructure
2 Digital innovation
3 Seamless
logistics
4
Digital
innovation
Seamless
logistics
Development of
ICT-related
infrastructure
Development of
infrastructure to
support logistics
Development of
aviation, road, rail
and maritime links
Support ICT
solutions for
logistics growth
(e.g., IoT)
Support growth of
new digital
education
solutions through
open data
Development of
regulatory
frameworks to
support ICT
‘Soft infrastructure’
focus to support
efficiency of
infrastructure
usage
Regulatory
excellence
People mobility
Provide objective
measures of
progress and
bottlenecks by
ASEAN Member
States
Support
development of
e-commerce
Support on
addressing NTBs
and standards
Regulatory
excellence
5 People mobility
N/A
Visa liberalisation
creates demand
for travel and
related
infrastructure
B. the value contribution of MPAC 2025 to existing ASEAN
sectorAL WORK plans
6.
As discussed in the introduction, MPAC 2025 seeks to add value by
complementing and synergising the ASEAN Community Blueprints 2025,
ASEAN sectoral work plans, and the Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI)
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