โ Scribed by Sanchita Basu Das (editor)
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
ASEAN has a goal to create an economic community by 2015. To achieve the goal, connectivity among the member states needs to be given due importance. In 2010, ASEAN adopted the Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity (MPAC), which looked at physical, institutional and people-to-people connectivity. It pinned down fifteen priority projects which can potentially transform the ASEAN region, providing the conditions for a single market and production base. But MPAC is an expensive initiative, and funding remains a major challenge. The private sector needs to be actively involved as a number of infrastructure projects identified in the MPAC are lacking substantial investment. This book looks at the current state of ASEANโs physical connectivity and challenges in building better infrastructure. It contains a collection of papers that discuss specific issues pertaining to each kind of physical connectivity โ transportation infrastructure, telecom connectivity, ICT and energy infrastructure. The book concludes with the steps needed to be taken for implementation of the various plans, and policy recommendations.
CONTENTS
Foreword
Message
PREFACE
The CONTRIBUTORS
List of Abbreviations
I. Overview
1. Understanding the MPAC
2. Current State of ASEAN Infrastructure
3. Building Greater Connectivity Across ASEAN
II. Transportation, Telecom, ICT and Energy Infrastructure
4. The Development of Logistics Infrastructure in ASEAN: The Comprehensive Asia Development Plan and the Post-AEC Initiative
5. Challenges for Building Better Transportation Infrastructure Linkages Across ASEAN: Indonesiaโs Perspectives Towards an Integrated Asian Economic Community
6. Connecting Southeast Asia through Broadband
7. The Current State of ICT Systems across ASEAN
8. ASEAN and ICT: A Tale of Two Cities?
9. Integration of Energy Infrastructure towards ASEANโs Connectivity
10. ASEAN Energy Integration: Interconnected Power and Gas Pipeline Grids
III. Implementation and Policy Recommendations
11. Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity โFrom Plan to Implementationโ
12. Conclusion and Policy Recommendations
Index
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