Way forward: Taking action on complementarities

This section draws from the analysis in the previous chapters to recommend a pathway to action on complementarities. We describe measures to address each of the priority areas and related sub-themes. We recommend for each priority area a flagship initiative that can support the ASEAN Community to leap forward towards its vision. While derived from regional analysis and cross checked with ASEAN commitments, the proposed flagship initiatives, activities and outputs form a menu of options for consideration. After a short description of each flagship a matrix of some immediate and midterm outputs that could result from the flagship initiative is presented as ideas that would feed into any further exercises undertaken for the flagships to be developed for implementation. Such further exercise could also include the compilation of a “Complementarities Roadmap” that would: i) further define the flagship initiatives and identify operational arrangements for their implementation; ii) align and link the proposed flagships and outputs to the work of ESCAP, ASEAN Secretariat and ASEAN Centres and identify implementation modalities; and iii) identify funding opportunities for the implementation of the proposed actions. Finally, we discuss institutional mechanisms and recommend two additional flagships to ensure the Community and its people get the full benefit of activities implemented through the complementarities approach.

Sustainable Development Goals:

Decent Work and Economic Growth