ASEAN TALK

Andriyanto Jayapurna

Permitha - KBRI - INTCC

 Three Pillars of ASEAN

APSC AEC ASCC

AEC Blueprint adopted in 2007 – To be implemented by end 2015

 AEC Key Characteristics and Elements
A. Single Market & Production Base B. Competitive Economic Region
i. Free flow of goods I. Competition Policy
ii. Free flow of services II. Consumer Protection
iii. Free flow of investment III. Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
iv. Free flow of capital IV. Infrastructure Development
v. Free flow of skilled labor V. Taxation
vi. Priority Integration Sectors VI. E-Commerce
vii. Food, Agriculture, Forestry
D. Integration into Global Economy
C. Equitable Economic Development I. Coherent approach toward
I. SME development External Economic Relations
II. Initiative for ASEAN Integration II. Enhance participation in global
(IAI) supply network

Above characteristics and elements are inter-related and mutually reinforcing

 12 Priority Integration Sectors
• Agro-based goods • Health care products
• Air transport • Rubber-based goods
• Automotive products • Textile and clothing
• e-ASEAN • Tourism
• Electronic goods • Wood-based products
• Fisheries • Logistics
Implementation of AEC Scorecard
Intra-ASEAN Trade, 2012 ($M and per cent)
Selected Labor Market Indicators in ASEAN
The Competitive Advantage of Nations
1. Factor Conditions
The nation’s position in factors of production,
such as skilled labor or infrastructure,
necessary to compete in a given industry
2. Demand Conditions
The nature of home-market demand for the
industry’s product or service
3. Related and Supporting Industries
The presence or absence in the nation of
supplier industries and other related
industries that are internationally competitive
4. Firm Strategy, Structure, and Rivalry
The conditions in the nation governing how
companies are created, organized, and
managed, as well as the nature of domestic
rivalry

Michael E. Porter - HBR Apr-May 1990

By Joanna Maria Tacken