Speed up the Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity
16/6/15
Reviewing the
progress of Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity (MPAC), 24 measures have been
completed, 50 measures will be completed during 2015 and 20 measures are
expected to be completed after 2015. On the other hand, 25 other measures are
unlikely to be completed in 2015 because of no plans or lack of funds, three others
have not been started because they have not been identified the lead agency
yet. In addition, specialized agencies also agreed to eradicate three
unsuitable measures.
Before this
situation, countries reaffirmed their determination to complete the highest
level of the measures contained in MPAC, especially we should soon have
effective measures to remove difficulties in capital, process of coordination
and assignment of responsible enforcement agencies such as research applying
model Public-Private Partnership (PPP), actively integrating MPAC measures into
countries’ development programs or determine the lead agency for the
implementation of multisectoral measures ... At the same time, the ACCC need to
further improve the coordination role, in close coordination with the National
Coordinator (NC) to monitor and supervise the specialized agency to deploy
schedule of related measures; strengthen popularize to attract the attention
and participation of the partners, international financial institutions and
regional and international businesses in the implementation of connectivity
projects.
In the immediate
future, the ACCC will combine with the consulting unit to create videos to
promote products on ASEAN Connectivity, along with World Bank to implement projects
on evaluating effectiveness and impact of ASEAN Connectivity and ASEAN PPP.
Regarding ASEAN
Connectivity Agenda after 2015, the member countries agreed to establish the
ASEAN Connectivity Act until 2025 as one of the constituent documents of the
ASEAN Vision 2025, which is expected to be finalized and adopted at the ASEAN
Summit in 2016.
Speaking at the
meeting, Ambassador Nguyen Hoanh Nam confirmed Vietnam’s commitment to deploy MPAC
in all three pillars of infrastructure, institutions and human a with ASEAN
countries and also giving priority to projects of connected infrastructure,
training and human resources development and economic development in the Mekong
sub-region.
ASEAN Connectivity
Agenda after 2015 should follow and promote the achieved results and learn
lessons, experience gained in the implementation of MPAC 2010-2015, thereby
building the concrete measures, feasible and far-reaching impact as well as
ability to attract high investments.
About the
partners, it was also agreed to hold a regularly meeting between the ACCC with China, Japan,
Korea, India and the EU in late 2015 to
enlist the Partnership for continuing supports ASEAN of deploying MPAC and
related projects.
Adopted at the
17th ASEAN Summit (Hanoi, 2010), MPAC is the of the leading strategic document
of ASEAN with the aim of strengthening ASEAN connectivity basing on three
pillars: Connectivity infrastructure, institutional connectivity and connecting
people through 125 programs and specific measures (55 measures on
infrastructure connectivity, 50 on institutional connectivity and 20 on connecting people).
Under the plan, the
third meeting of Coordination Committee on ASEAN Connectivity expected to be
held in Malaysia
in September 2015.
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