Satvinder Singh, Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Economic Community (AEC). The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Blueprint 2025, adopted alongside the ASEAN Political-Security Community (APSC) and ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Blueprints 2025 during the 27th ASEAN Summit in 2015, served as a crucial instrument for this ambition. Between 2015 and 2024, ASEAN’s gross domestic product (GDP) soared from 2.5 trillion USD to 3.9 trillion USD, reflecting an impressive average annual growth rate of 5.1%. Central to this vision is the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Strategic Plan 2026-2030, which is designed to address both the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead. https://asean.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ASEAN-Digital-Economy-Framework-Agreement-Public-Summary_Final-published-version-1.pdfBy Satvinder Singh, Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Economic Community (AEC)