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Moving towards a People-Centred and People-Oriented ASEAN: Where does Social Entrepreneurship fit in? Elaine Tan ASEAN Foundation WEE-SERVE Asia Conference, April 19-21, 2017 at AIM Conference Center, Makati, Philippines

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Moving towards a People-Centredand People-Oriented ASEAN: Where does Social Entrepreneurship fit in?

Elaine Tan

ASEAN Foundation

WEE-SERVE Asia Conference, April 19-21, 2017 at AIM Conference Center, Makati, Philippines

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ASEAN Community Vision 2025: Forging Ahead Together

• Charts the path for ASEAN Community building in the next 10 years

• Greater emphasis on the peoples of ASEAN & their well-being

• Engage all nationals through effective & innovative platforms to promote commitment & identification with ASEAN policies & regional interests

• Ensure fundamental freedoms, human rights & better lives for all ASEAN peoples

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Milestones

• ASEAN has hosted two forums on social entrepreneurship/business in 2014 (Singapore) and 2015 (Malaysia)

• ASEAN Conference on Social Entrepreneurship in 2016 (Singapore)

• ASEAN Youth Social Entrepreneurship Awards in 2017 celebrating ASEAN@50

WEE-SERVE Asia Conference, April 19-21, 2017 at AIM Conference Center, Makati, Philippines

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ASEAN Coordination Mechanism andFramework Action Plan on

Rural Development and Poverty Eradication(FAP on RDPE)

• The ASEAN Ministers on Rural Development and Poverty Eradication ( AMRDPE)

• The AMRDPE adopted the Framework Action Plan on Rural Development and Poverty Eradication (RDPE)

• Senior Officials Meeting on Rural Development and Poverty Eradication (RDPE)

• Private-Public-People Partnership (4Ps)

- ASEAN Public Private People (PPP) Forum on RDPE

- Regional Forum between government officials and the private sector

- Promotion of social entrepreneurship through documentation of workable business model

WEE-SERVE Asia Conference, April 19-21, 2017 at AIM Conference Center, Makati,

Philippines

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SOMRDPE’s Activities for 2018

• Study and documentation of workable business models on Social Enterprise

• Regional workshop, and publication of the report on the Study on Social Enterprise in ASEAN

WEE-SERVE Asia Conference, April 19-21, 2017 at AIM Conference Center, Makati,

Philippines

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‘Globally

Competitive and

Innovative SMEs’

D) Enhance Policy and Regulatory Framework

B) Increase Access to Finance

A) Promote Productivity, Technology and Innovation

C) Enhance Market Access and Internationalization

E) Promote Entrepreneurship & Human Resources Development

Vision

Strategic

Goals

Mission

Statement

ASEAN Strategic Action Planfor MSME Development (2016-2025)

By 2025, ASEAN shall create globally competitive, resilient and innovative MSMEs that are seamlessly integrated to

ASEAN Community and inclusive development in the region

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ASEAN SAP SMED 2015 and 2025: Key Achievements

1. Improving Rural Living Condition Through One Village One Product(OVOP) movement

– Compilation of best practices and comparative study of SME businessnetworking through the OVOP movement in ASEAN.

2. ASEAN Small Business Competitiveness

– Guidance to entrepreneurs on how to establish, run and improve theirbusinesses so as to boost their competitiveness and services;

– Eight tool boxes in 8 sub-sectors under tourism supply chain comprisingof good practice guide and business plan were developed. The eightsectors are: (i) Aspiring entrepreneurs in tourism sector; (ii) DestinationManagement; (iii) Guesthouse; (iv) Handicraft; (v) Homestay; (vi)Market Vendors; (vii) Restaurant; and (viii) Smallholder Farmers.

3. GREAT Women (Gender Responsive Economic Actions for the Transformation of Women) Platform

– ASEAN SME Showcase & Conference 2015 on 26-28 May 2015 in KualaLumpur, Malaysia;

– GREAT Women Regional Training of Trainers on Specialty Coffee on 10– 11 February 2016, in Manila, The Philippines.

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ASEAN SAP SMED 2015 and 2025: Key Achievements

4. ASEAN SME Academy launched on 31 May 2016 in Singapore

- a series of training materials for SMEs obtained from Business Alliance corporate members, many of which are Fortune 500 companies;

- course materials were contributed by Baker & McKenzie, Facebook, FedEx, Google, Hewlett Packard, ILO, MasterCard, Microsoft, PayPal, and Procter & Gamble;

- the socialisation workshop was held in 4 countries namely the Philippines, Lao PDR, Indonesia, and Cambodia

(Remainder in 2017)

http://www.asean-sme-academy.org/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-pe7L-6ebs&feature=youtu.be

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ASEAN SAP SMED 2025: Possible Ideas for CSO

• (i) Promote Productivity, Technology and Innovation

• Challenges: Promoting the use of innovation and technology (innovativeMSMEs) particularly for micro enterprise.

– Capacity building/sharing best practices of basic ‘productivity’ and‘quality’ for micro enterprises;

– Enhancement and promotion of green technology and industries.

• (ii) Increase Access to Finance

• Challenges: Enhance access for both traditional financing and non-traditional/alternative financing.

– Capacity building of financial knowledge to comply with governmentfinancing rules;

– Training/sharing best practices to facilitate adoption of accountingrules, guidelines, and schemes for MSMEs;

– Promotion of alternative financing for MSMEs (angel investors, venturecapital, etc).

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ASEAN SAP SMED 2025: Possible Ideas for CSO

iii) Enhance Market Access and Internationalisation• Challenges: Adoption of ASEAN FTAs to benefit MSMEs and encourage

participation of MSMEs in regional value chains.• Promotion of the utilisation and adoption of e-commerce platform to encourage

MSMEs’ expansion;• Promotion and adoption of mentor and mentee programmes.

(iv) Enhance Policy and Regulatory Environment • Challenges: Provide support for micro enterprises in informal sector and their

integration in AEC• Establishment of one-stop MSMEs centre (MSME clinics) reaching out micro

enterprises, in collaboration with government.• Advocacy about regulations on business information on available MSME support

to informal business owners (starting a business)

(v) Promote Entrepreneurship & Human Capital Development• Challenges: Enhancing participation of women and youth in MSME sector• Promotion and adoption of ASEAN SME Academy• Establishment of vocational training and counseling centers for women

and youth

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ACW Objective no. 6Increase access of women entrepreneurs, including young women, to finance, credit, markets, skill training, technology and social protection;

ASEAN Committee on Women (ACW)

Work Plan 2016-2020

ACW Priority Area 5: Economic empowerment of women

Capacity building on gender-responsive value chain analysis in partnership with trade sectors and AWEN

Sharing of policies and practices to increase capacities of women entrepreneurs in accessing finance production and marketing

Economic empowerment of elder women focusing on financial security

Forum on Women’s Financial Security in Old Age

Strengthen capacity and networking of AWEN by inviting AWEN to ACW’s dialogues with AEC pillar as relevant

Continuing support of the ACW Focal Points to the AWEN members at national level

Collaborate with SLOM to promote vocational training and skill upgrading of women in vulnerable employment (leverage SLOM’s projects)

Establish ICT-platform for dialogues and consultations

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Inclusive Growth through advancing Women’s Economic Empowerment in South East Asia 2017- 2021

Projects under the ACW Work Plan 2016-2020 that are aligned with the UN Women WEE proposal:

Sharing of policies and practices to increase women’s leadership in the private sector. This project is under Priority Area 1: Promotion of women leadership.

Capacity building on gender-responsive value chain analysis in partnership with trade sectors and ASEAN Women Entrepreneurs’ Network (AWEN). This project is under Priority Area 5: Economic empowerment of Women.

Projects under ACWC Work Plan 2016-2020, Thematic Area 11: Strengthening economic rights of women with regard to feminization of poverty, women’s rights to land and property that are aligned with the WEE proposal:

Compilation of Good Practices on Economic Empowerment on Women through Social Enterprise (TBC),

Women Economic Empowerment and ICT (TBC), and

Strengthening Economic Rights of Women with regard to Feminisation of Poverty Particularly Women’s Rights to Land and Property (ongoing).

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ASEAN Women’s Business Forum & ASEAN Women’s Business Conference

ASEAN Women’s Business Forum

• Will be held in August 2017

• In line with the Philippine Chairmanship of ASEAN

• Highlight the economic contribution of women, leverage the role of women as entrepreneurs, and highlight the role and contribution of the private sector to women economic empowerment

ASEAN Women’s Business Conference

• Will be held on 28 August – 1 September 2017

• Support the mainstreaming effort towards in advancing women’s participation in the ASEAN Economic Community pillar

• Facilitate strategic dialogue between ASEAN, the private sector, and dialogue partners on women in business, gender equality and economic growth

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• Established by the ASEAN Leaders in December 1997during ASEAN’s 30th Commemorative Summit in KualaLumpur, Malaysia There remained inadequateshared prosperity, ASEAN awareness, and contactamong people of ASEAN. It was of this concern thatthe ASEAN leaders established the ASEANFoundation.

• An organisation from and for the people of ASEAN. Ourvision: To build a cohesive and prosperous ASEANCommunity. Our mission: To commit to promoting ASEANawareness through people-to-people interaction andcollaboration with ASEAN stakeholders to help ASEANbuild a caring, cohesive, equitable, and peaceful ASEANCommunity.

ASEAN Foundation

“The ASEAN Foundation shall support the Secretary-General of ASEAN and collaborate with the relevant ASEAN bodies to support ASEAN

Community Building by promoting greater awareness of the ASEAN identity, people-to-people interaction, and close collaboration among the business sector, civil society, academia, and other stakeholders in

ASEAN”(The ASEAN Charter)

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