MASTER PLAN ON
     ASEAN CONNECTIVITY 2025
ASEANASEAN
A COMMUNITY@ASEAN
OF                                                      one vision
www.asean.org                                           one identity 
OPPORTUNITIES                                         one community
              MASTER PLAN ON 
        ASEAN CONNECTIVITY 2025 
                            
                     The ASEAN Secretariat
                        Jakarta
                 The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was established on 8 August 1967. The Member 
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                 Catalogue-in-Publication Data
                 Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity 2025
                 Jakarta, ASEAN Secretariat, December 2017  
                 380.59
                 1. ASEAN 2025 – Infrastructure  – Technologies  
                 2. Logistics – Regulatory – People Mobility
                 ISBN 978-602-6392-02-2
                 First published: August 2016
                  st
                 1  Reprint: November 2016
                  nd
                 2  Reprint: December 2017
                 ASEAN: A Community of Opportunities
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                 Copyright Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) 2017.
                 All rights reserved.
          TABLE OF CONTENTS
          Vientiane Declaration on the Adoption of the Master Plan on .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 1
          ASEAN Connectivity 2025
          Master Plan on  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 5
          ASEAN Connectivity 2025  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 5
            Executive Summary  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 8
            Chapter 1  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  13
            Introduction 
            Chapter 2  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  17
            Analysing Progress on Connectivity in ASEAN
            Chapter 3  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  27
            Trends Likely to Impact ASEAN Connectivity 2025
            Chapter 4  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  37
            Vision, Objectives and Initiatives for ASEAN Connectivity 2025
            Chapter 5  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  67
            Implementation Strategy
            Appendices .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  77