Themes Home About Us Themes Interviews Conversations Editions Contact Us Home About Us Themes Interviews Conversations Editions Contact Us Search result All CategoriesASEAN Identity and Community BuildingChildrenCivil serviceCultureDisasterEducationEnvironmentGenderHealth and COVID-19Labour and Future of WorkPoverty AlleviationRural DevelopmentSocial ProtectionSportsYouth Themes List All CategoriesASEAN Identity and Community BuildingChildrenCivil serviceCultureDisasterEducationEnvironmentGenderHealth and COVID-19Labour and Future of WorkPoverty AlleviationRural DevelopmentSocial ProtectionSportsYouth 30 Nov 2022 ASEAN Identity and Community Building A Salute to a Steadfast Leader: Dato Lim Jock Hoi When Secretary-General Dato Lim Jock Hoi took on the mantle of leadership in 2018, his goals for the ASEAN Secretariat were clear: to be proactive, provide better support to Member States, and move along the implementation of the ASEAN Community blueprints. He ends his 5-year tenure with these goals fulfilled. 30 Nov 2022 Civil service Designing the Future of ASEAN: Towards a modern, agile, and citizen-centric civil service As part of the global community, ASEAN is also experiencing the mega trends of digitalisation and technological advancement. It is an irreversible process, albeit at different paces across Member States. Therefore, adaptation is not an option but a necessity across public and private spheres, including in the civil service. ASEAN Member States are in the midst of modernising their civil service, and the COVID-19 pandemic provided an impetus to accelerate it. Amidst lockdown and movement restrictions, as part of public health measures, the digitalisation of public services improved the accessibility and timeliness of responses to citizens’ needs. 1 Nov 2022 Labour and Future of Work, Youth Digital Economy: Facts and Figures 8 Sep 2022 ASEAN Identity and Community Building, Environment Capturing the Urban Opportunity in Southeast Asia Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif shares with The ASEAN how good urban governance is crucial to ensure urbanisation leads to equitable and sustainable growth. 29 Aug 2022 Children, Education, Environment Environmental Education for Children in ASEAN Environmental changes have been wreaking havoc on Southeast Asian communities. 29 Aug 2022 Children, Health and COVID-19, Poverty Alleviation, Social Protection Child Undernutrition Why It Matters ASEAN’s aspiration to produce a highly skilled and productive workforce to prop up economic growth may be in peril. 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031