ASEAN Strategic Action Plan for SME Development 2016-2025

Target Types of Measures Infrastructure Pathway
Timeline CI
√ Laws and Regulations ○○
√ ○○
√ Information and
Technology ○○

Knowledge Sharing /
Networking
Regiona-level

Harmonization

Human Capital

Financial Scheme

based on an By 2019
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d practices of

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N SME Policy

Desired Outcomes Actions Action Lines

D-2) D-2-1) 1. Establishment of dedicated national MSMEs law
MSMEs’ interests and regional cooperation agreement on MSMEs
will be promoted Advocate and promote applicable:
and involvement in MSME participation in ¾¾ Exploring the feasibility of an ASEAN coope
the decision-making policy formulation agreement on MSMEs
processes will be ¾¾ Capacity building for MSMEs associations a
enhanced organisations in participatory policy/ decisio
¾¾ Developing an interactive policy making (IP
D-3 using on-line advocacy for policy dissemina
Obtaining of permits and questionnaires to MSMEs owners to id
and business issues
registration will be
31 streamlined 2. Survey and data collection of the micro enterpris
inclusive economic development (Strengthening
ASEAN Strategic Action Plan for SME Development enterprises)
2016 ‑ 2025
1. Dissemination and advocacy about regulations o
formation and provision of information on availa
support to informal business owners

D-3-1) 2. Establishment of one-stop MSMEs centre in eac
(national-level implementation)
Establish a sound
system and streamline 3. Establishment and adoption of ASEAN benchma
permit and registration business (registration), gaining construction per
to enable less costly registering property
and faster business
formation 4. Development of ASEAN accelerator toolkits and
application and registration for business start-up

5. Capacity building of policy-makers in designing
business registration and license such as simpli
business registration procedure through utilizatio

Types of Measures Pathway
CI
Target Infrastructure
Timeline
Laws and Regulations

Information and
Technology

Knowledge Sharing /
Networking
Regiona-level

Harmonization

Human Capital

Financial Scheme

ws in all AMS
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and civil society By 2020 √ √√ ○○
on-making
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ation to MSMEs
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√ ○○
on business By 2016 √ ○○
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√ ○○
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arks for starting

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and improving
ification of
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32 Strategic Goal E) Promote Entrepreneurship and Human Cap
Country Champions: Brunei Darussalam, the Philippines and M
ASEAN Strategic Action Plan for SME Development
2016 ‑ 2025 Desired Outcomes Actions Action Lines

E-1) E-1-1) 1. 1. Review and assessment of adoption of the co
entrepreneurship curriculum
Entrepreneurial Promote
education and learning entrepreneurial 2. 2. Development and maintenance of the ASEAN
programmes to be will education Academy
be instituted
3. 3. Establishment of ASEAN-wide internship sche
programmes in business/entrepreneurship

4. 4. Capacity building of teachers for entrepreneu
programmes

5. 5. Provision of incentives to private service prov
entrepreneurship education

6. 6. Accreditation of entrepreneurial learning prog
educational programmes

pital Development Types of Measures Pathway
Myanmar
Infrastructure CI
Target
Timeline Laws and Regulations ○○
○
Information and
Technology ○○
○○
Knowledge Sharing / ○○
Networking ○○
Regiona-level

Harmonization

Human Capital

Financial Scheme

ommon By 2017 √
√
N On-line SME By 2018 √
√
eme/post-study By 2021

urial learning By 2025

viders for By 2025 √

grammes in By 2025 √

Desired Outcomes Actions Action Lines

E-2-1) 1. 1. Development of common curriculums specific
for advanced industries in collaboration of intern
Enhance management institutions (through e-learning via the ASEAN O
and/or technical skills Academy)
of women and youth
entering into the 2. Establishment of vocational training and counse
workforce micro enterprises, women and youth in collabora
private sector (Strengthening micro enterprises)
E-2) ¾¾ Development of Technical Vocational Educa
Training (TVET) programmes in the focus in
Human capital meet industry needs in collaboration with pr
development for ¾¾ Establishment of SME technical training cen
MSMEs will be updating operational efficiency through on-t
enhanced especially (OJT)
for women and youth
33 1. Promotion and convening of the ASEAN women
E-2-2) ¾¾ Annual public-private dialogue on the prom
ASEAN Strategic Action Plan for SME Development in the workforce
2016 ‑ 2025 Provide a platform to ¾¾ Award for outstanding MSMEs, particularly
promote and facilitate successful in penetrating international mark
women’s participation conjunction with the annual ASEAN awards
in MSMEs
2. Promotion of women entrepreneurs through cap
market access, branding and packaging
¾¾ Empowering women to move up the value c
¾¾ Capacity building, market access, branding
packaging
¾¾ Support for the creation of the ASEAN bran
training in marketing and branding

Target Types of Measures Infrastructure Pathway
Timeline CI
√ Laws and Regulations ○○
√
Information and ○
√√ Technology
√ ○○
Knowledge Sharing / ○○
Networking
Regiona-level

Harmonization

Human Capital

Financial Scheme

cally designed By 2019
national
On-line SME

eling centres for By 2025
ation with the
)
ation and
ndustries to
rivate sector
ntres for
the-job training

n entrepreneurs By 2018
motion of women

those
kets in
s

pacity building,

chain By 2020
g, and

nd including

Appendix C.

Cross-cutting Action Lines

Updating of the ASEAN SME Service Centre

Strategic Goal Action Action line Time lead Country
B) Increase Access to frame Malaysia, Lao
B-2-1) 3. Creation of interactive online 2018 PDR
Finance Enhance outreach to promote platform on a range of
financial inclusion to increase financial supports available
access to both conventional and to SMEs to minimize
alternative financing information gap

C) Enhance Market Access C-1-1) 2. Enhancement of information 2018 Singapore,
and Internationalization Increase information on the on markets, FTAs, and Thailand
regional and global market potential partners
access and opportunities

Tax and other financial incentive schemes

Strategic Goal Action Action line Target lead
A) Promote A-1-2) Timeline Champion
Promote Capital 1. Identification and promotion of Thailand,
Productivity, Investment best practices in respect of funding By 2020 Viet Nam
Technology and A-2-2) programmes on capital investment By 2020 Brunei
Innovation Promote technology and facility leasing By 2021 Darussalam,
and build capabilities Philippines and
E) Enhance Policy to foster industry 1. Creation of incentive programmes or By 2020 Myanmar
and Regulatory clustering awards for MNCs/large enterprises 2025
Environment A-3-1) to train local SMEs (suppliers,
Promote key dealers, etc.) to enable technology
technology usage transfer to local SMEs (National-level
and its application to implementation)
business for innovation
1. Enhancement of incentives for
E-1-1) ASEAN SME innovation awards
Promote and knowledge- based creative and
entrepreneurship green industries. (National-level
education implementation)

2. Creation of knowledge platform and
incentives for fostering manufacturing
and knowledge-based industries by
leveraging on the ABINet platform:
Promoting adoption of green
initiatives and technology processed
to business and manufacturing
(including tax incentive)

5. Provision of incentives to private
service providers for entrepreneurship
education

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Strengthening for the Sustainability of Micro enterprises

Strategic Goal Action Action line Target lead Champion
1. Sharing best practices / standards Timeline

A) Promote Productivity, A-1-3) of basic ‘productivity’ and ‘ quality’ By 2017 Thailand,
Technology and Improve production for micro enterprises Viet Nam
Innovation management skills

B) Increase Access to B-2-1) 2. Developing micro financing
Finance Enhance outreach programmes for micro enterprises
to promote financial (National-level implementation)
inclusion to increase
access to both By 2020 Malaysia,
conventional and Lao PDR
alternative financing

D) Enhance Policy D-2-1) 2. Survey and data collection of the By 2020
and Regulatory Advocate and promote micro enterprises for inclusive
Environment MSME participation in economic development
policy formulation

D-3-1) 1. Dissemination and advocacy about Indonesia,
Establish a sound regulation on business formation Cambodia
system and streamline and provision of information on By 2016
permit and registration available MSME support to informal
to enable less costly business owners
and faster business
formation

E) Promote E-2-1) 2. Establishment of vocational training Brunei
Entrepreneurship Enhance management and counselling centres for micro Darussalam,
and Human Capital and/ or technical enterprises, woman and youth in 2025 Philippines and
Development skills of women and collaboration with the private sector
youth entering into the
workforce Myanmar

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