ASEAN Smart Cities Network


The ASEAN Smart Cities Network is a collaborative platform which aims to synergise Smart city development efforts across ASEAN by facilitating cooperation on smart city development, catalysing bankable projects with the private sector, and securing funding and support from ASEAN's external partners. It was launched at the 32nd ASEAN Summit as a key deliverable of Singapore's ASEAN Chairmanship 2018. The Inaugural Meeting of the ASCN took place on 8 July 2018.

Background

The ASCN is a response to the trend of rapid urbanisation affecting the region. Most of ASEAN's growth has been driven by urban centres, with 90 million more people expected to urbanise by 2030 and "middleweight" cities of between 200,000 and 2 million residents forecast to drive 40% of the region's growth. The ASCN aims to help ASEAN Member States harness technological and digital solutions and thus improve the lives of people across the urban-rural continuum.

ASCN Cities

Below is a list of the 26 Pilot Cities that have been nominated by the respective ASEAN Member States.
The Smart City Action Plans and Priority Projects developed by the 26 Pilot Cities can be found

Representation

Each ASEAN Member State nominates a National Representative to the Network. In addition, each city also nominates a Chief Smart City Officer. The status of a CSCO is equivalent to that of a Chief Urban Planner or Chief Resilience Officer. 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.
CityChief Smart City OfficerDesignation
Bandar Seri BegawanHaji Ali MatyassinChairman, Bandar Seri Begawan Municipal Department
BattambangSoeum BunrithDeputy Governor, Battambang Province
Phnom PenhSeng VannakChief of Administration
Siem ReapLy SamrethDeputy Governor, Siem Reap Province
MakassarIsmail HajialiHead of Communications and Information, Makassar City Government
BanyuwangiBudi SantosoHead of Informatics, Communications and Encryption, Banyuwangi Government
DKI JakartaDian EkowatiHead of Communications and Informatics Office
Luang PrabangSoukan BounnyongMayor
VientianeBouchan KeosithammaDeputy Director of Public Works and Transport, Vientiane Capital
Johor BahruMaimunah JaffarHead, Planning and Compliance
Kuala LumpurDatuk Najib bin MohamadExecutive Director
Kota KinabaluStanley 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
KuchingJulin AlenPrincipal Assistant Director, State Planning Unit, Chief Minister Department, Sarawak
Nay Pyi TawMyo AungPermanent Secretary, Nay Pyi Taw Development Committee
MandalayYe Myat ThuCommittee Member, Mandalay City Government
YangonTin Tin KyiDirector of Urban Planning Division
Representative, Yangon City Development Committee
Cebu CityNigel Paul C. VillareteCity Administrator
Davao CityMgen Benito Antonio T De Leon Afp
Rowena Henedine Dominguez-Narajos		Head Public Safety and Security Command Center
Information Technology Officer II
ManilaMario Zapatos OblefiasHead, Electronic Data Processing, Manila City Hall
SingaporeTan Chee HauDirector Smart Nation and Digital Government Office, Prime Minister's Office
BangkokChaiwat ThongkamkoonDirector-General, Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning
ChonburiSeksan PhunboonmeePolicy and Plan Analyst, Energy Policy and Planning Office, Ministry of Energy
PhuketPassakon PrathombutrSenior Executive Vice President, Digital Economy Promotion Agency
Da NangNguyen Quang ThanhDirector, Da Nang Department of Information and Communication
HanoiNguyen Duc ChungChairman, Hanoi People's Committee
Ho Chi Minh CityTran Vinh TuyenVice Chairman, Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee

Support and partnerships

In March 2018, Australia announced an A$30 million fund to support smart city development in ASEAN.
In July 2018, five agreements were signed during the Opening Ceremony of the Inaugural ASCN Meeting. Among them was an agreement between the United Nations Development Program and the Japan External Trade Organisation which expressed support for the ASCN in the context of promoting sustainable development in the Asia Pacific. An agreement was also signed between the Amata Smart City Corporation Chonburi and the Yokohama Urban Solutions Alliance.