It has five characteristics namely (i) Engages and Benefits the People which focus on ensuring a committed, participative and socially-responsible community through an accountable and inclusive mechanism for the benefit of all ASEAN; (ii) Inclusive which promotes high quality of life, equitable access to opportunities for all and promotes and protects human rights; (iii) Sustainable ensures the attainment of a community that promotes social development and environmental protection; (iv) Resilient with enhanced capacity and capability to adapt and respond to social and economic vulnerabilities, disasters, climate change, and other new challenges; and (v) Dynamic which aims for an ASCC that is harmonious and is aware and proud of its identity, culture and heritage.
Across these five characteristics are 18 Key Result Areas which includes biodiversity conservation, social protection, institutional strengthening and empowerment of people and communities, reducing barriers and providing equitable access to basic services, disaster management, climate resiliency, and strengthening health systems.
The ASCC Blueprint’s Strategic Measures under each of the KRAs are translated into concrete programmes, projects and activities by the 15 ASCC Sectoral Bodies.
The ASCC Monitoring Division supports the Senior Officials’ Committee for ASCC (SOCA) and the ASCC Council in coordinating, monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the ASCC Blueprint 2025 and the ASCC Post – 2025 Strategic Plan as well as assisting SOCA and ASCC Council in preparations for the ASEAN Summits.
The 21st SOCA Meeting approved the following monitoring tools for this system: (i) Framework for Reporting on ASCC Sectoral Bodies’ Implementation of the Sectoral Work Plans (Tool 1) and (ii) Monitoring Matrix of Follow-up Actions to Declarations (Tool 2). Tool 1 monitors the implementation status and alignment of the Sectoral Work Plans while Tool 2 monitors the national and regional level follow-up actions for adopted ASCC Declarations or Statements since 2007.
Data from these monitoring systems are stored in the ASCC Database for Monitoring and Evaluation (ADME) System.
The ADME System is a comprehensive and secure web-based database system of ASCC with corresponding dashboard consistent with Blueprint indicators and socio-cultural indicators relevant to the ASCC. The database system is organised into three sections, each corresponding to a specific metadata:
- Database A is comprised of the Framework for Reporting on ASCC Sectoral Bodies’ Implementation of the Sectoral Work Plans (Tool 1), Monitoring Matrix of the Follow-up Actions to Declarations (Tool 2), and the ASCC Blueprint 2025 Results Framework Monitoring Database (RFMD).
- Daatabase B contains socio-cultural indicators that are relevant to the ASCC. Data for these socio-cultural indicators are collected by reputable organisations such as ASEANStats, the United Nations, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and other international organisations.
- Database C is the ASEAN Socio-cultural Administrative Records-Based Monitoring Database (ARBMD) and comprises administrative records collected and maintained by the ASCC Sectoral Bodies in ASEAN Member States.
The ASCC Council ensures the implementation of the relevant decisions of the ASEAN Summit, enhance coherence and consistency in policies in line with relevant ASEAN decisions and oversees the implementation of the ASCC Blueprint including coordinating the work of the ASCC sectors, support cross-cutting issues, achievement of the key result areas in the ASCC Blueprint and relevant ASEAN agreements, and engagement of stakeholders to support the implementation of the ASCC Blueprint and the ASCC Post – 2025 Strategic Plan.
The ASCC Council meets bi-annually and is composed of Members of Ministerial rank as designated by the respective ASEAN Member States.
SOCA promotes coordination, collaborative efforts and exchange of views among their respective national line agencies, sectoral bodies involved, the SOM and the SEOM in the implementation of cross-pillar issues with the support of ASEAN Secretariat and ASCC Senior Officials Coordinating Conference Meeting (SOC-COM).
The SOCA shall meet prior to the ASCC Council Meeting which meets at least twice a year as prescribed by the ASEAN Charter.
It meets at least once a year. SOC-COM includes participation from ASCC sectoral bodies, SOCA, Committee of Permanent Representative, relevant sectoral bodies from the political-security and economic pillars, ASEAN entities and the ASEAN Secretariat. Recommendations of SOC-COM are submitted to SOCA. SOC-COM has, as its counterpart, the Committee of the Whole (COW) for the ASEAN Economic Community and the ASEAN Coordinating Conference for the APSC (ASCCO) for the ASEAN Political Community.
- Joint Statement of the 31st ASCC Council
- Joint Statement of the 30th ASCC Council
- Joint Statement of the 29th ASCC Council
- Joint Statement of the 28th ASCC Council
- Joint Statement of the 27th ASCC Council
- Joint Statement of the 26th ASCC Council
- Joint Statement of the 25th ASCC Council
- Joint Statement of the 24th ASCC Council
- Joint Statement of the 23rd ASCC Council
- Joint Statement of the 22nd ASCC Council
- Joint Statement of the 21st ASCC Council
- Joint Statement of the 20th ASCC Council
- Joint Statement of the 19th ASCC Council
- Joint Statement of the 18th ASCC Council
- Joint Statement of the 17th ASCC Council
- Joint Statement of the 16th ASCC Council
- Joint Statement of the 15th ASCC Council
