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ASEAN Smart Cities Network

The ASEAN Smart Cities Network (ASCN) is a collaborative platform that aims to unify smart city development efforts across ASEAN. The ACSN aims to facilitate cooperation on smart city development, broker smart city development projects between city government units and local private sector firms, and secure funding and support for these developments from ASEAN's external partners.{{cite web|url=http://asean.org/concept-note-of-the-asean-smart-cities-network/|title=Concept Note of the ASEAN Smart Cities Network|date=27 April 2018|accessdate=30 April 2018}} The initiative was launched at the 32nd ASEAN Summit as a key deliverable of Singapore's ASEAN Chairmanship in 2018,{{Cite web|url=https://www.asean2018.sg/Newsroom/Press-Releases/Press-Release-Details/20180428_Chairmans_Statement|title=32nd ASEAN Summit - Chairmans Statement|website=ASEAN Singapore 2018|access-date=2018-07-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306032412/https://www.asean2018.sg/Newsroom/Press-Releases/Press-Release-Details/20180428_Chairmans_Statement|archive-date=2019-03-06|url-status=dead}} and its Inaugural Meeting took place on 8 July 2018.

Background

The ASCN was formed as a response to rapid urbanization throughout Southeast Asia, and aims to standardize the ongoing or upcoming developments of various metropolitan areas in the region.

Southeast Asia's growth has primarily been driven by metropolises, and an estimated 90 million people are expected to enter the region's metropolitan areas by 2030. "Middleweight cities" with populations between 200,000 and 2 million residents are expected to drive 40% of the region's urban development growth, and the ASCN aims to help ASEAN Member States plan and enact initiatives that wish to bring more cities up to the metropolitan level.

ASCN Cities

A list of the 26 Pilot Cities that have been nominated by the respective ASEAN Member States is as follows:

File:ASCN Map.jpg|thumb|800px|Map of the 26 Pilot Cities (clickable)

rect 168 568 500 665 Mandalay

rect 981 616 1235 702 Hanoi

rect 793 696 1260 794 Luang Prabang

rect 134 723 517 820 Naypyidaw

rect 846 822 1166 908 Vientiane

rect 265 891 535 989 Yangon

rect 1206 1003 1502 1101 Da Nang

rect 1912 1026 2171 1112 Manila

rect 504 1094 805 1168 Bangkok

rect 922 1101 1269 1178 Siem Reap

rect 890 1140 1271 1257 Battambang

rect 534 1153 843 1248 Chonburi

rect 678 1232 1077 1318 Phnom Penh

rect 1116 1278 1614 1375 Ho Chi Minh City

rect 2113 1282 2442 1379 Cebu City

rect 637 1424 906 1510 Phuket

rect 2221 1497 2578 1596 Davao City

rect 1683 1551 2121 1637 Kota Kinabalu

rect 1598 1635 2231 1733 Bandar Seri Begawan

rect 474 1716 914 1813 Kuala Lumpur

rect 952 1789 1334 1869 Johor Bahru

rect 983 1869 1301 1950 Singapore

rect 1349 1851 1638 1949 Kuching

rect 1856 2223 2191 2309 Makassar

rect 1144 2302 1532 2390 Jakarta

rect 1540 2422 1932 2519 Banyuwangi

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The Smart City Action Plans and Priority Projects developed by the 26 Pilot Cities can be found [https://web.archive.org/web/20190214025243/https://www.asean2018.sg/Newsroom/ASCN here]

Representation

Each ASEAN Member State nominates a National Representative to the Network. In addition, each city also nominates a Chief Smart City Officer (CSCO). The status of a CSCO is equivalent to that of a Chief Urban Planner or Chief Resilience Officer.{{cite web|url=https://asean.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Concept-Note-of-the-ASEAN-Smart-Cities-Network.pdf|title=Concept Note on ASEAN Smart Cities Network, 2018}} CSCO's role is to attend the annual meeting, craft

his or her respective city’s action plan and discuss the ASEAN Smart Cities Framework. There is thus representation at both the national and municipal levels. The table below lists the CSCOs who are each city's main point of contact with the Network.

class="wikitable"
City

!Chief Smart City Officer

!Designation

Bandar Seri Begawan

|Haji Ali Matyassin

|Chairman, Bandar Seri Begawan Municipal Department

Battambang

|Soeum Bunrith

|Deputy Governor, Battambang Province

Phnom Penh

|NUON Pharat

|Deputy Governor, Phnom Penh Capital City

Siem Reap

|Ly Samreth

|Deputy Governor, Siem Reap Province

Makassar

|Ismail Hajiali

|Head of Communications and Information, Makassar City Government

Banyuwangi

|Budi Santoso

|Head of Informatics, Communications and Encryption, Banyuwangi Government

DKI Jakarta

|Dian Ekowati

|Head of Communications and Informatics Office

Luang Prabang

|Soukan Bounnyong

|Mayor

Vientiane

|Bouchan Keosithamma

|Deputy Director of Public Works and Transport, Vientiane Capital

Johor Bahru

|Maimunah Jaffar

|Head, Planning and Compliance

Kuala Lumpur

|Datuk Najib bin Mohamad

|Executive Director (Planning)

Kota Kinabalu

|Stanley Chong Hon Chung

Tantinny Fung Chew Li

|Director of City Planning Department, Dewan Bandaraya Kota Kinabalu

Town Planner, City Planning Department, Dewan Bandaraya Kota Kinabalu

Kuching

|Julin Alen

|Principal Assistant Director, State Planning Unit, Chief Minister Department, Sarawak

Nay Pyi Taw

|Myo Aung

|Permanent Secretary, Nay Pyi Taw Development Committee

Mandalay

|Ye Myat Thu

|Committee Member, Mandalay City Government

Yangon

|Tin Tin Kyi

|Director of Urban Planning Division

Representative, Yangon City Development Committee

Cebu City

|Nigel Paul C. Villarete

|City Administrator

Davao City

|Mgen Benito Antonio T De Leon Afp

Rowena Henedine Dominguez-Narajos

|Head Public Safety and Security Command Center

Information Technology Officer II

Manila

|Mario Zapatos Oblefias

|Head, Electronic Data Processing, Manila City Hall

Singapore

|Tan Chee Hau

|Director(Planning and Prioritization) Smart Nation and Digital Government Office, Prime Minister's Office

Bangkok

|Chaiwat Thongkamkoon

|Director-General, Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning

Chonburi

|Seksan Phunboonmee

|Policy and Plan Analyst, Energy Policy and Planning Office, Ministry of Energy

Phuket

|Passakon Prathombutr

|Senior Executive Vice President, Digital Economy Promotion Agency

Da Nang

|Nguyen Quang Thanh

|Director, Da Nang Department of Information and Communication

Hanoi

|Nguyen Duc Chung

|Chairman, Hanoi People's Committee

Ho Chi Minh City

|Tran Vinh Tuyen

|Vice Chairman, Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee

Support and partnerships

File:MOU_Signing_at_Inaugural_ASCN_Meeting.jpeg

In March 2018, Australia announced a A$30 million fund to support smart city development in ASEAN.{{Cite news|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/turnbull-unveils-30m-fund-for-asean-smart-cities|title=Turnbull unveils $30m fund for Asean smart cities|last=The Straits Times|date=2018-03-18|work=The Straits Times|access-date=2018-08-06|language=en}}

In July 2018, five agreements were signed during the Opening Ceremony of the Inaugural ASCN Meeting.{{Cite news|url=https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/five-agreements-inked-take-aseans-smart-cities-plan-forward|title=Five agreements inked to take Asean's smart cities plan forward|work=TODAYonline|access-date=2018-08-02}} Among them was an agreement between the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) which expressed support for the ASCN in the context of promoting sustainable development in the Asia Pacific.{{Cite web|url=https://www.jetro.go.jp/en/jetro/topics/2018/1807_topics1.html|title=Exchange of MOU with UNDP regarding SDGs {{!}} JETRO Topics - About Us - Japan External Trade Organization - JETRO|website=www.jetro.go.jp|language=en|access-date=2018-08-02}} An agreement was also signed between the Amata Smart City Corporation Chonburi and the Yokohama Urban Solutions Alliance.

References

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