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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY-UTILIZINC THE

DICITAL
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WAY PLATFURM FUR
BUILDINC A PEUPLE CENTRED ASEAN

AlberL LlnsLeln sald our Lechnologles have exceeded our humanlLy Whlle LhaL
may be Lrue for cerLaln Lechnologles of desLrucLlon we've also bullL and are
bulldlng Lechnologles LhaL are empowerlng our human famlly Lo collaboraLe
across scales from Lhe mlcro Lo Lhe masslve We have bullL an exLraordlnary
Lechnologlcal lnfrasLrucLure Lo supporL our soclablllLy We can now use Lhls
lnfrasLrucLure Lo organlze beyond our famlllar concepLs of organlzaLlons and
relaLlonshlps We can exLend our reach Lo be more lncluslve and expand our
capaclLles for bulldlng a new level of soclablllLy and lnnovaLlon lnLo our economlc
culLural pollLlcal and lnsLlLuLlonal llves and sLrucLures
1he purpose of Lhe concepL proposal Ut|||z|ng the D|g|ta| 4
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Way |atform for
8u||d|ng a eop|e Centred ASLAN ls Lo presenL Lhe applled LheoreLlcal and
pracLlcal experlence wlLh ulglLal LlLeracy ulglLal neLworks and Soclal Medla as
concepLuallzed wlLhln Lhe ulglLal lourLh Way and applled ln SouLh LasL Asla by
Lhe lour Worlds lnLernaLlonal lnsLlLuLe (lWll) and lour ulrecLlons lnLernaLlonal
(lul) ln parLnershlp wlLh our Canadlan and 8eglonal SLA8CP ro[ecL parLners 1hls
concepL proposal demonsLraLes LhaL Lhls prlnclplecenLered culLurally respecLful
mulLlsLakeholder approach can be expanded and scaled up wlLhln Lhe ASLAn
(AssoclaLlon of SouLh LasL Aslan naLlons) 8eglon for achlevlng Cne vlslon Cne
ldenLlLy Cne CommunlLy and a peoplecenLred ASLAn by 2013 1he concepL
proposal envlslons a peoplecenLred ASLAn LhaL ls fully supporLed by a prlnclple
cenLered ulglLal Puman 8lghLs ArchlLecLure for deepenlng and expandlng

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economlc llnkages and connecLlvlLy as sLlpulaLed ln Lhe ASLAn CommunlLy
8lueprlnLs
1he concepL proposal bullds upon Lhe vlslon guldlng prlnclples and LheoreLlcal
foundaLlons LhaL were flrsL ouLllned ln Lhe documenL ueep Soclal neLworks and
Lhe ulglLal lourLh Way"
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cocreaLed by Lhe lour Worlds lnLernaLlonal lnsLlLuLe
(lWll) and Lhe lnLerra ro[ecL 1hls was Lhe lnLegraLlve Lheme of LhoughL and
framework for acLlon LhaL gulded lWll and lWl's supporL of our reglonal SLA8CP
parLner lorum Asla ln Lhelr Puman 8lghLs and 8ule of Law work wlLh LLhnlc
MlnorlLles lndlgenous eoples Women and Chlld 8lghLs and roLecLlon 1hls
lncludes Lhe creaLlon of an ASLAn Puman 8lghLs ArchlLecLure and relaLed
SLrucLures as a foundaLlon for bulldlng a peoplecenLred ASLAn by 2013 and Lhe
developmenL of an lncluslve reglonal archlLecLure wlLh ASLAn as Lhe drlvlng force
LhaL ls essenLlal for promoLlng reglonal dynamlc equlllbrlum and ASLAn
connecLlvlLy An ASLAn plaLform wlLh Lhe dlglLal capaclLy Lo brlng LogeLher ASLAn
CovernmenLs LducaLlonal lnsLlLuLlons 8uslness CommunlLles and uevelopmenL
Agencles and nCC's
1he ulglLal lourLh Way plaLform bullds upon a prlnclplecenLred approach LhaL ls
allgned wlLh Lhe ASLAn CharLer and 8oad Map for sLrengLhenlng democraLlc and
responslve governmenLs whlle enhanclng good governance and Lhe rule of law
and promoLlng and proLecLlng human rlghLs and fundamenLal freedoms 1hls
approach fully honours and respecLs each of Lhe unlque rlghLs and responslblllLles
of Lhe Member SLaLes of ASLAn whlle creaLlng a 8ulesbased CommunlLy of
shared values and norms 1hls approach consolldaLes and sLrengLhens ASLAn's
solldarlLy coheslveness and harmony whlle conLrlbuLlng Lo Lhe bulldlng of a
peaceful responslve democraLlc economlcally prosperous parLlclpaLory
communlLy of ASLAn naLlons lL draws key guldance and dlrecLlon from Lhe
ASLAn 8oad Map and CommunlLy 8lueprlnLs ouLllned below
1he ASLAn 8oad Map for creaLlng a peoplecenLred ASLAn ls comprlsed of 1hree
lllars each wlLh Lhelr own blueprlnL

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ueep Soclal neLworks and Lhe ulglLal lourLh Way hll Lane !r and !on 8amer

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1 1he ollLlcal and SecurlLy CommunlLy
2 Lconomlc CommunlLy
3 SocloCulLural CommunlLy
1he ASLAn ollLlcalSecurlLy CommunlLy blueprlnL envlslons a 8ulesbased ASLAn
CommunlLy of shared values and norms a Coheslve eaceful SLable and 8eslllenL
8eglon wlLh shared responslblllLy for comprehenslve securlLy and a uynamlc and
CuLwardlooklng 8eglon ln an lncreaslngly lnLegraLed and lnLerdependenL world
1he ASLAn Lconomlc CommunlLy blueprlnL envlslons ASLAn as a slngle markeL
and producLlon base a hlghly compeLlLlve economlc reglon a reglon of equlLable
economlc developmenL and a reglon fully lnLegraLed lnLo Lhe global economy
1he ASLAn SocloCulLural CommunlLy blueprlnL envlslons an ASLAn CommunlLy
LhaL ls peoplecenLred and soclally responslble wlLh a vlew Lo achlevlng endurlng
solldarlLy and unlLy among Lhe naLlons and peoples of ASLAn by forglng a
common ldenLlLy and bulldlng a carlng and sharlng socleLy LhaL ls lncluslve and
harmonlous and Lhe wellbelng llvellhood and welfare of Lhe peoples are
enhanced lL ls clearly demonsLraLed ln Lhls proposal LhaL young people who
make up Lhe ma[orlLy of Lhe ASLAn famlly are already lncreaslngly leadlng Lhls
dynamlc Lrend
All Lhree blueprlnLs of Lhe ASLAn 8oadmap were carefully researched ln deLall Lo
fully undersLand how our dlglLal work and experlence wlLh our reglonal SLA8CP
arLners could be uLlllzed synerglzed and applled wlLhln all Lhree blueprlnLs of
Lhe ASLAn 8oad Map for bulldlng a eopleCenLred ASLAn 1hls lncludes a
plaLform for bulldlng an ASLAn ulglLal Puman 8lghLs ArchlLecLure as Lhe
foundaLlon for an ASLAn CommunlLy ln a Clobal CommunlLy of naLlons" LhaL ls
engaged and proacLlve Along wlLh an enhanced ASLAn proflle ln Lhe global
arena Lhe ulglLal lourLh Way laLform wlll supporL ASLAn Lo be more relevanL
and aglle ln promoLlng coordlnaLlon among lLs secLoral bodles and faclllLaLlng
cooperaLlon beLween ASLAn and lLs sLakeholders
1oward Lhls purpose our concepL proposal presenLs guldlng prlnclples for
esLabllshlng an lnformed lncluslve neLworked plaLform a flve year collaboraLlve

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process and recommendaLlons for scallng Lhe work LhaL has already been
accompllshed Lowards bulldlng a peoplecenLred ASLAn LhaL furLher propels
ASLAn onLo Lhe global sLage
8y cblef lbll looe It ooJ Ioo komet