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ASEAN digital senior officials calls for collaboration in shaping ASEAN’s Digital Future

SIEM REAP, 13 JUNE 2025 - The 2025 ASEAN Digital Senior Officials' Meeting and ASEAN Telecommunications Regulators' Council (ADGSOM - ATRC) Joint Working Group and Related Meetings with Dialogue and Development Partners took place on 9-13 June 2025 in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

The 5-day event was chaired by Thailand as the ADGSOM Chair for 2025. The meeting discussed the on-going 2025 ADGSOM and ATRC activities, and deliberated the proposed ADGSOM and ATRC projects for the 2026 Work Cycle for which will be submitted to the 6th ADGSOM for endorsement and the 6th ADGMIN for approval. Additionally, the 15th Sub-Working Group on Spectrum Management (SSM-15) and the 16th ASEAN Network Security Action Council (ANSAC) were held on the sidelines, to discuss ASEAN Member States' (AMS) collective measures in tackling spectrum and cybersecurity issues, respectively.

Under the theme of Thailand's ADGMIN Chairmanship in 2025, "Secure, Innovative, Inclusive: Shaping ASEAN's Digital Future" is essential to fully unlock the potential of ASEAN Digital Economy by harnessing the transformative power of artificial intelligence (AI) which requires multiple stakeholder's collaboration including policy makers, private sector and the community towards shaping ASEAN's Digital Future.

The Meeting welcomed the progress of a joint collaboration between ADGSOM and the ASEAN Foundation to organise the ASEAN Digital Forum 2026 at the 6th ADGMIN in early 2026 in Viet Nam. The meeting also welcomed the progress of the ASEAN Digital Outlook 2026 under ASEAN Foundation's AI Ready ASEAN initiative, supported by Google.org.

As the ASEAN Digital Masterplan 2025 (ADM2025) approaches its conclusion, the meeting reaffirmed the importance of sustaining the region's digital transformation momentum through the upcoming ASEAN Digital Masterplan 2030 (ADM2030). ADM2030 will serve as a visionary framework that will set the pace for ASEAN's digital future over the next 5 years. In this regard, Viet Nam has been entrusted to lead the development of ADM2030 in 2025, targeted for endorsement at the 6th ADGMIN in early 2026.

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Photo Credit: Ministry of Post and Telecommunications of Cambodia

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