ASEAN Smart Cities Network

The ASCN was formed as a response to rapid urbanization throughout Southeast Asia, and aims to standardize the ongoing or upcoming developments of various metropolitan areas in the region.

Southeast Asia's growth has primarily been driven by metropolises, and an estimated 90 million people are expected to enter the region's metropolitan areas by 2030.

"Middleweight cities" with populations between 200,000 and 2 million residents are expected to drive 40% of the region's urban development growth, and the ASCN aims to help ASEAN Member States plan and enact initiatives that wish to bring more cities up to the metropolitan level.

Tantinny Fung Chew Li Town Planner, City Planning Department, Dewan Bandaraya Kota Kinabalu Representative, Yangon City Development Committee Rowena Henedine Dominguez-Narajos Information Technology Officer II In March 2018, Australia announced a A$30 million fund to support smart city development in ASEAN.

[6] An agreement was also signed between the Amata Smart City Corporation Chonburi and the Yokohama Urban Solutions Alliance.