AIM2015

The AIM2015 has 6 Strategic Thrusts, namely, (i) Economic Transformation: creating a conducive business environment to attract and promote trade, investment and entrepreneurship in the ICT sector; (ii) People Empowerment and Engagement: enhancing the quality of life through affordable and equitable ICT; (iii) Innovation: fostering a creative, innovative and green ICT sector; (iv) Infrastructure Development: developing ICT infrastructure to support the provision of services to all ASEAN communities; (v) Human Capital Development: developing competent and skilled human capital in ICT to support the growth of the ICT sector and help transform other sectors of the economy; and (vi) Bridging the Digital Divide: addressing the varying levels of ICT development and adoption within individual countries and across the region, as well as bridging other gaps within the digital divide to promote greater adoption of ICT.

AIM2020

The AIM2020 has 8 Strategic Thrusts, namely, (i) Economic Integration and Transformation: strategically positioning AMS to be linchpins in the digital economy, especially in key priority areas such as the digital trade and services; (ii) People Integration and Empowerment through ICT: increasing broadband penetration and affordability as well as ICT usage to digitally empower citizens to achieve personal, communal and social goals; (iii) Innovation: spurring and encouraging more entrepreneurship and idea generation to become leaders in ICT and next-generation applications; (iv) ICT Infrastructure Development: continue developing and improving strong infrastructural backbones, so that a sustainable digital economy can grow and thrive; (v) Human Capital Development: equipping ASEAN citizens to be digital-literate participants in the digital economy, strengthening workforce talents through on-going re-skilling programs, and attracting talents through increased opportunities; (vi) ICT in the Single Market: supporting the ASEAN Economic Community goals of lowering the cost of doing business, achieving economies of scale and scope, and enabling synergies towards sustainable business models in ASEAN; (vii) New Media and Content: increasing ASEAN content online for citizens to enable a range of potential interventions and unlock the opportunities for participation and growth; and (viii) Information Security and Assurance: building a trusted digital ecosystem, so that transactions and information exchanges will be safe, secure, and trustworthy.

Emerging Strategic Issues

In the effort to ensure the competitiveness of ASEAN’s digital economy, the ASEAN digital sector has been dealing with emerging issues such as the development of ASEAN Digital Data Governance Framework which deals with cross-border data transfer rules, data classification approach, data privacy protection and data-driven innovation. This framework development is supportive of the initiative of the Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity 2025 (MPAC 2025) on Digital Innovation. The development of the 5th generation mobile communications technology (5G) ecosystem is another initiative that deals with the deployment of the emerging 5G technology to enable the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) applications including smart cities applications.

ADM2025

The ADM2025 will have 5 Strategic Thrusts covering (i) Digital Infrastructure; (ii) Digital Transformation; (iii) Resilience, Trust and Security; (iv) Digital Policy, Regulation and Standards; and (v) Cooperation and Collaboration. The AMD2025 will be finalized for the implementation period of 2021 – 2020.