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16 th Meeting of the Committee of the Whole for the ASEAN Economic Community (CoW 16) and the Second Meeting of the CoW Focal Group on Global Value Chain (FG-GVC)
January 21 @ 8:30 am - 5:00 pm UTC+0
Since we are starting the year, CoW 16, as a coordination platform, will discuss the 2024
deliverables and priorities across pillars/sectors focusing on those requiring cross-sectoral
collaboration and support to ensure effective implementation. CoW 16 will also continue
to discuss on-going works on cross-cutting AEC agendas, particularly on sustainability and
digitalisation as we aim to further enhance coordination between sectoral bodies. The
meeting will also touch upon the priorities of ASEAN Connectivity and the ASEAN
Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) in 2024. During this occasion, we also aim to
update all the AEC sectoral bodies on the developments and required action in regard
to the AEC post-2025 agenda.
The CoW 16 Meeting will be preceded by the 2 nd Meeting of the FG-GVC. The main agenda for this meeting is to enhance the ASEAN’s GVC works through its governance and work plan, which is a follow-up to the discussion of its inaugural meeting in January 2023. In addition, the Meeting will also discuss other initiatives that relate to GVC, such as the study on the Supply Chain Analysis of 10 Specific Product Groups on Food Security and Energy Resilience.