ASEAN and Australia Cooperate to Enhance Infrastructure Investment in Region

The Workshop on the Pilot Program on the Framework for Improving ASEAN Infrastructure Productivity in Jakarta this week.

IDXChannel - The Workshop on the Pilot Program on the Framework for Improving ASEAN Infrastructure Productivity in Jakarta this week.

The event was co-organised by the Lead Implementing Body for Sustainable Infrastructure (LIB-SI), Australia’s Partnerships for Infrastructure Initiative (P4I), and the ASEAN Secretariat.

Over 50 participants including representatives from LIB-SI and line ministries in charge of transport, public works, and infrastructure financing from ASEAN Member States attended the workshop.

LIB-SI Chair and Deputy Minister for Infrastructure Affairs of the Ministry of National Development Planning (Bappenas) Ervan Maksum and Australian Ambassador to ASEAN Will Nankervis delivered the opening remarks.  

“Australia and ASEAN have been working together for many years to enhance infrastructure investment and productivity in the region, and to promote travel, investment and trade. This pilot training programme responds to the needs of ASEAN Member States who requested more practical ways to implement the Framework for Improving ASEAN Infrastructure Productivity, in alignment with each country’s unique policy and regulatory environment,” Ambassador Nankervis stated.

Government infrastructure experts from the region including Infrastructure Victoria, Partnerships Victoria in Australia, the Department of Rural Roads of Thailand, and the Ministry of National Development Planning (Bappenas) of Indonesia delivered presentations. 

The Framework for Improving ASEAN Infrastructure Productivity seeks to enhance skills in infrastructure planning, delivery, and operation. 

It was developed by ASEAN in 2020 with the support from the ASEAN-Australia Development Cooperation Program Phase II. (WHY)