ASEAN

II. CHARACTERISTICS AND ELEMENTS OF ASEAN
SOCIO-CULTURAL COMMUNITY BLUEPRINT 2025
A. ENGAGES AND BENEFITS THE PEOPLE
6. The ASEAN Community shall be characterised as one that engages and benefits
its peoples, upheld by the principles of good governance.
7. It focuses on multi-sectoral and multi-stakeholder engagements, including
Dialogue and Development Partners, sub-regional organisations, academia,
local governments in provinces, townships, municipalities and cities, privatepublic
partnerships, community engagement, tripartite engagement with the
labour sector, social enterprises, government grganisation, non-governmental
organisation, civil society organisation (GO-NGO/CSO) engagement, corporate
social responsibility (CSR), inter-faith and inter-cultural dialogue, with emphasis
on raising and sustaining awareness and caring societies of ASEAN, as well as
deepening the sense of ASEAN identity.
8. The objective is to enhance commitment, participation and social responsibility
of ASEAN peoples through an accountable and engaging mechanism for the
benefit of all, towards a community of engaged and empowered ASEAN peoples
who are provided the platforms to participate in ASEAN processes as well as to
enjoy the benefits from the various initiatives.
9. The key result areas and corresponding strategic measures are as follows:
A.1. Engaged Stakeholders in ASEAN processes
Strategic Measures
i. Institutionalise ASEAN policies on relevant stakeholders’
consultations and engagement in the work of ASEAN Organs and
Bodies including policy making initiatives, integration of impact
assessment into policy development, programme development,
implementation and monitoring, among others; and
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