Summary of publication
This is the design document for the second phase of ASEAN Australia Development Cooperation Program (AADCP) which describes support to ASEAN in implementing its economic integration policies and priorities, in line with the the ASEAN Economic Community.
This design document notes the long history of Australian support to ASEAN and that this latest phase will continue to build on previous successes.
The document proposes that the ASEAN Australia Development Cooperation Program (AADCP) Phase II will have a broader role in supporting the development of ASEAN Secretariat (ASEC)'s overall institutional capacity to fulfil its mandate.
It also outlines that the new program will increasingly use ASEC systems for managing, monitoring and accounting and will need to be flexible and responsive to changing needs and emerging issues.