ASEAN Connectivity 2025
Vision: “To achieve a seamlessly and comprehensively connected and
integrated ASEAN that will promote competitiveness, inclusiveness, and a greater sense of Community.”
Sustainable
infrastructure
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
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INITIATIVES
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Increase public and
private infrastructure
investment in each
ASEAN Member State, as
needed
Significantly enhance the
evaluation and sharing of
best practices on
infrastructure productivity
in ASEAN
Increase the deployment
of smart urbanisation
models across ASEAN
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
Develop sustainable
3 urbanisation strategies in
ASEAN cities
Digital
innovation
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Support the adoption of
technology by micro,
small and medium
enterprises (MSMEs)
Support financial access
through digital
technologies
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Improve open data use in
ASEAN Member States
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Support enhanced data
management in ASEAN
Member States
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2
Enhance the MSME
technology platform
Develop the ASEAN
digital financial inclusion
framework
3 Establish an ASEAN open
data network
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Establish an ASEAN
digital data governance
framework
Seamless
logistics
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Lower supply chain costs
in each ASEAN Member
State
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Improve speed and
reliability of supply chains
in each ASEAN Member
State
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2
Strengthen ASEAN
competitiveness through
enhanced trade routes
and logistics
Enhance supply chain
efficiency through
addressing key
chokepoints
Regulatory
excellence
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Harmonise or mutually
recognise standards,
conformance, and
technical regulations for
products in key sectors
Reduce number of tradedistorting non-tariff
measures across ASEAN
Member States
1 Complete harmonisation
of standards, mutual
recognition, and technical
regulations in three
prioritised product
groupings
Increase transparency
2 and strengthen evaluation
to reduce trade distorting
non-tariff measures
People
mobility
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Support ease of travel
throughout ASEAN
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Reduce the gaps between
vocational skills demand
and supply across ASEAN
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Increase the number of
intra-ASEAN international
students
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DARUSSALAM
CAMBODIA
INDONESIA
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Enhance ASEAN travel by
making finding information
easier
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
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VIET NAM