JAKARTA, 3 September 2026 – The ASEAN Secretariat (ASEC) convened the First Regional Consultation on the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Database for Monitoring and Evaluation (ADME) System 2.0 today via video conference.
The consultation brought together approximately 100 participants from the Senior Official Committee for ASCC (SOCA), ASCC Sectoral Bodies, Socio-Cultural Officials (SCOs), and the ASCC Department of ASEC.
The meeting served as a collaborative platform to exchange views on the enhanced features of the ADME System and provide valuable insights on how to make the features more accessible, intuitive and user-friendly. It also showed participants a snapshot of the additional webpage of the ADME System, which will support the implementation, monitoring, and reporting on the ASCC Strategic Plan, and learning management system.
The participants were also briefed on the additional outcome stories and learning management system pages, which will support outcomes reporting, and continuous learning beyond the Strategic Plan’s implementation.
Speaking on behalf of the Deputy Secretary-General for ASCC, San Lwin, Assistant Director Puthsodary Tat of the ASCC Monitoring Division highlighted that the upgraded features and functionalities were directly informed by lessons learned from the ASCC Blueprint 2025.
He underscored that the enhanced ADME System will serve not only as a tracking tool for the ASCC Strategic Plan, but also showcase its achievements to the wider public, fostering a meaningful and sustainable learning environment for the ASCC.
During the discussion, participants commended the work of the ASCC in further advancing data-driven and evidence-based decision-making and planning with the ADME System. Since its launch in 2024, the ADME System has served as a dedicated web-based platform for the ASCC in accessing progress of sectoral workplan implementation progress and the ASCC Blueprint 2025 key performance indicators, as well as socio-cultural data that support ASCC initiatives.
The development of the upgraded ADME System for the ASCC Strategic Plan is part of the Development of the ASCC Results Framework and Baselining of the ASCC Strategic Plan project supported by the Government of Australia under the Australia for ASEAN Futures Initiative.
