The Symposium on ASEAN Identity project was approved in 2019 and implemented by the Culture and Information Division at the ASEAN Secretariat. The project was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic until 2022, when it was finally implemented. Funded by the ASEAN-Korea Cooperation Fund (AKCF), the project aims to engage stakeholders from various sectors (academe, creative makers, and media) in discussing ASEAN identity and its role in building the ASEAN Community.

Further, the Symposium provided a platform for cross-sectoral consultation on promoting the Narrative of ASEAN Identity (NAI) adopted by the ASEAN Leaders at the 37^th ASEAN Summit in 2020.

Project Achievement

Within its four years of implementation, this project involved officials (SOMRI and SOMCA), academe, creative makers, and media professionals from ASEAN and ROK in its activities. With the involvement of notable figures from ASEAN and ROK in this project, this project managed to deliver the following:

The Symposium on ASEAN Identity and Strengthening ASEAN-ROK Cooperation: Now and Beyond

22 September 2022 (Jakarta, Indonesia)

The Symposium was held in a hybrid format, with an offline event attended by over 90 participants comprising academics, creative makers, media professionals, and officials. At the same time, 400 online participants joined virtually through YouTube Live.

Exhibition

19-24 September 2022 (Jakarta, Indonesia)

The symposium's sideline event, the exhibition, was held at the ASEAN Secretariat and featured ASEAN initiatives that seek to promote ASEAN identity, such as the ASEAN Communication Master Plan II (ACMP II), the ASEAN Identity Logo Competition, and ASEAN-ROK projects under AKCF.

Publication of ASEAN Identity “Now and Beyond”

October 2023

This is a post-publication of the previous symposium in 2022. The publication gathered 18 contributors with 15 collection think-pieces, comprising scholars, youth practitioners, and officials from AMS and Korea.