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Issue 29
September 2023
Beyond 2025
Forging a People-Centred and Resilient Future
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Themes
2 Sep 2023
ASEAN Identity and Community Building
Achieving the ASEAN Community Vision 2045
We often tell our youth that “the world is your oyster” as they embark towards their adult life, and they can do anything if they put their heart and mind into what they wish to achieve—from education choices, career aspirations, or to be at the cusp o
2 Sep 2023
ASEAN Identity and Community Building
ASEAN’s Demographic Transition
Southeast Asia is undergoing a significant demographic shift. In just over a century, the percentage of people aged 601 and older will surge from 4.7% in 1950 to a quarter of the population by 2050
4 Sep 2023
Health and COVID-19
Better Health for Future Generations
The ASEAN region’s health challenges encompass a diverse range of risks. The convergence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), infectious diseases, climate change impacts, and other non-health factors paints a complex picture. NCDs, such as cardiovascul
4 Sep 2023
Disaster
Enhancing Disaster Health Management Capacity in ASEAN
Disaster health management (DHM) has emerged as a priority of ASEAN. Cluster 2 of the ASEAN Health Agenda focuses on strengthening regional cooperation and national capacity in preparedness for and response to health-related aspects of disasters, publi
4 Sep 2023
Health and COVID-19, Social Protection
Impact of Demographic Shifts on Health Care and Social Protection
4 Sep 2023
Social Protection
Harnessing Care Economy for ASEAN’s Sustainability
As ASEAN embarks towards post-2025, conversations on what is next and what is needed for ASEAN in the next 25 years and beyond, have already started. We also continue to ponder the age-old question, “What does it mean to be a part of ASEAN?”
4 Sep 2023
Social Protection
Ageing Well in Singapore, Lessons for Southeast Asia
An ageing population presents a multi-faceted and complex challenge with profound implications. According to the United Nations, a country is “ageing” if more than 7 per cent of its population is aged 65 years and above, “aged” if it exceeds 14 per cen
4 Sep 2023
Labour and Future of Work
Shaping ASEAN’s Future: Strategies for Regional Prosperity and Resilience
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations has emerged as a critical regional organisation, which is key in fostering cooperation, stability, and economic growth among its Member States.
4 Sep 2023
Education
Education: Looking Back, Moving Forward
In recent decades, the field of education has encountered a range of challenges. These challenges encompass the emergence of the fourth industrial revolution, transformations in the work landscape, shifting demographics, and the disruptive impact of th
4 Sep 2023
Education
Maximising the Demographic Dividend through Investments in Education
4 Sep 2023
Education
Reimagining the Future of Education in Southeast Asia
The future of education, an imagined scenario Maimai is unable to go to school when monsoon rains flood the roads. Fortunately, she does not need to miss her lessons. Maimai can join classes through her solar-powered tablet connected to a high-speed In
4 Sep 2023
Education, Labour and Future of Work
Building the Skills for a Rapidly Changing World of Work
4 Sep 2023
Labour and Future of Work
Navigating the Next 25 Years: Trends Influencing Job Demand and Supply in ASEAN
The 21st century has been characterised as a period of rapid economic and social transformation, both globally and within ASEAN, and this trend is likely to persist well into its next quarter. World economic output has nearly doubled since the turn of
4 Sep 2023
Labour and Future of Work
ASEAN’s Reskilling Challenge
“Every now and then something happens—ultimately linked to changes in industrial technique, although the connection is not always obvious—and the whole spirit and rhythm of life changes, and people gain a new perspective that is reflected in their poli
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