ASEAN SOCIO-CULTURAL COMMUNITY
The ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community is the third pillar of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Overseen by a ministerial body known as the ASCC Council that meets twice a year, it is the most wide ranging of the three pillars, covering all sectors that are not directly related to political-security and economic
matters. These include culture, health, education, the environment, information, labour, meteorology, rural development, social welfare, sports, women and youth.
In ASEAN, these sectors come under 14 sectoral
bodies which hold regular ministerial
meetings and eight other bodies including regional centres in Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Activities are guided by the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Blueprint adopted by ASEAN Leaders in 2009. The Blueprint is subject to a Mid-Term Review in 2013 ahead of the establishment of the ASEAN Community in 2015.
In Brunei Darussalam, responsibility for
ASCC matters was transferred from the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to
the Ministry of Culture, Youth and
Sports in 2011. It now coordinates the
ASEAN socio-cultural activities of the
Prime Minister's Office, the Ministry of
Education, the Ministry of Health, the
Ministry of Development, the Ministry of
Communications, the Ministry of Industry
and Primary
Resources and the Ministry of Home
Affairs.
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Under Brunei's chairmanship of ASEAN in 2013, the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Council is chaired by His Excellency Pehin Hazair Abdullah, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports. The Senior Officials Committee on the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (SOCA) is chaired by His Excellency Dato Hamid Jaafar, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (
sutmcys@yahoo.com).
Thirteenth Meeting of the Senior Officials Committee on the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (SOCA-13)
20-21 January, Pengenalan Majlis Komuniti Kebudayaan ASEAN-ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Council
Fourteenth Meeting of the Senior Officials Committee on ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (SOCA-14)
Ninth Meeting of ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC-9) Council
First Workshop for the Mid-Term Review of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Blueprint
- 13 June: Brunei to host first regional workshop to review implementation of ASEAN SocioCultural Community Blueprint this weekend (Download Media Advisory)
- 15 June: Brunei appeals for utmost support from other ASEAN members as deadline looms for regional socio-cultural review(Downlaod News Release)
Second Workshop for the Mid-Term Review of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Blueprint
Senior Officials Committee for ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (SOCA-15)
Tenth Meeting of ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC-10) Council
Second Workshop
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