Exhibit 9 Strong focus Majority of proposed initiatives add value through enhanced coordination between existing ASEAN sectoral initiatives Some focus Limited focus Area of value MPAC 2025 initiatives Sustainable infrastructure Additionality Breadth Coordination Depth Emphasis Establish a rolling priority pipeline list of potential ASEAN infrastructure projects and sources of funds Establish an ASEAN platform to measure and improve infrastructure productivity Launch sustainable urbanisation strategies in ASEAN cities Digital innovation Enhance the MSME technology platform Develop the ASEAN digital financial inclusion framework Establish an ASEAN open data network Establish an ASEAN digital data governance framework Seamless logistics Strengthen ASEAN competitiveness through enhanced trade routes and logistics Enhance supply chain efficiency through addressing key chokepoints Regulatory excellence Complete harmonisation of standards, mutual recognition, and technical regulations in three prioritised product groupings People mobility Enhance ASEAN travel by making finding information easier Increase transparency and strengthen evaluation to reduce tradedistorting non-tariff measures Ease ASEAN travel by facilitating visa processes Establish new vocational training programmes and common qualifications across ASEAN Member States, in accordance with national circumstances of each ASEAN Member State Support higher education exchange across ASEAN Member States I. Sustainable infrastructure 8. More than US$110 billion needs to be invested in infrastructure annually in ASEAN in order to meet the needs of the ASEAN Member States30. This is roughly two to six times the annual amount spent historically. Not only does expenditure need to increase, but the productivity of the infrastructure itself needs to improve rapidly; at the same time new approaches to dealing with the growth of middleweight cities in ASEAN need to be implemented to ensure that their growth does not come at the expense of the environment or quality 30 ASEAN Investment Report 2015 and McKinsey Global Institute’s Southeast Asia at the Crossroads: Three Paths to Prosperity (2014) estimated infrastructure investment needs amounting to USD 110 billion (for the period of 2015-2025) and USD 196 billion (for the period of 2014-2030), respectively. MASTER PLAN ON ASEAN CONNECTIVITY 2025 43