ASEAN Responsible AI Roadmap (2025 – 2030)

The ASEAN Responsible AI Roadmap (2025-2030) (the Roadmap) is developed to provide actionable steps for ASEAN policymakers and stakeholders to create the ideal conditions for responsible AI to flourish in the region, as well as for AMS to leverage and enable responsible AI in a meaningful, impactful, and sustainable manner by 2030. The Roadmap provides customized and step-by-step guidance for ASEAN governments to prioritize and operationalize responsible AI in an integrated and interoperable manner.

Aim

Developed in line with the priorities set by the ASEAN Digital Masterplan 2025 and the provisions of the upcoming ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA), the ASEAN Responsible AI Roadmap (2025-2030) aims to:

• Support AMS in the development and adoption of a regionally concerted approach to responsible AI enablement and operationalization;
• Provide actionable steps for lawmakers, policymakers, and regulators in ASEAN to leverage responsible AI in a meaningful, inclusive, and sustainable manner by 2030;
• Empower AMS and ASEAN stakeholders to drive and operationalize responsible AI across the region in a way that fits each country’s specific needs, priorities, and capabilities; and
• Facilitate the alignment of AMS’ national AI efforts with ASEAN’s broader digitalization commitments and initiatives such as those outlined in the DEFA.