ASEAN platforms
The ASEAN Access was launched in June 2021 as a rebranding of the former ASEAN SME Service Centre. With the tagline “Your Business Information Gateway to ASEAN and Beyond”, ASEAN Access facilitates SMEs’ participation in international trade through the provision of market and trade information, capacity building, linking SMEs to enablers and service providers, matching business to business, and promoting dialogue between the public and private sectors.
The ASEAN Access is overseen by the Task Force on ASEAN Access, led by the Office of Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion, Thailand (OSMEP), and driven by more than 40 ASEAN Access Network Partners from the public and private sectors.
- ASEAN Access Promotional Materials
- ASEAN Access Network Partners
Launched in 2016, the ASEAN SME Academy facilitates MSMEs’ growth by providing online training tools and resources designed for self-learning. The platform offers over 100 courses in multiple languages on finance and accounting, human resources, management, marketing, operations, technology, trade and logistics, and business continuity and resiliency.
The ASEAN SME Academy is managed by the Bureau of Small and Medium Enterprises, Department of Trade and Industry, Philippines (DTI-BSMED), and the Philippine Trade Training Center – Global MSME Academy (PTTC-GMEA) on behalf of ACCMSME. Fortune 500 companies, regional enterprises, global development organisations and local facilitators contribute to content enrichment, promotion and supporting learning activities.
ASEAN SME Academy Guidelines for Content Contribution
ASEAN SME Academy Promotional Materials for SMEs
Digital Readiness Assessment Tool for MSMEs
The online tool is designed to help MSMEs identify gaps in digital adoption, enhance digital skills and explore new opportunities in ASEAN’s digital economy. Users will answer a set of questions for self-assessment which measures their business’ state of digitalisation in four (4) dimensions: technology, people, product and process.
ASEAN IP Register
The ASEAN IP Register lets businesses search patents, trademarks, and designs from all ten ASEAN countries in one place. It is a single online portal with the latest data maintained by WIPO, making it easy to find and check IP information across the region without visiting multiple national databases.
ASEAN Tariff Finder
The ASEAN Tariff Finder is a free, online platform that provides traders with crucial information on customs duties, taxes, and rules of origin for trade within ASEAN and with over 160 other countries. It’s designed to help businesses, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, maximize the benefits of free trade agreements (FTAs) by offering consolidated and accurate trade data in a single portal. By entering a product and destination, users can quickly access comprehensive details needed for import and export activities.
- ASEAN Plus Three Startup Program – startup, innovation, sustainable development
- Go Digital ASEAN – digitalisation, inclusivity and resilience
- IDEAS Project – digitalisation and e-commerce, market access, women economic empowerment
