To guide the ASEAN S&T cooperation for the next five years, the ASEAN S&T Ministers have endorsed the APAST 2007-2011. The development of the APAST took into account the guiding principles and directives provided by the ASEAN Leaders and the ASEAN Ministers for Science and Technology, previous action plans on science and technology, as well as national S&T plans and programmes. The overall objectives of the APAST are as follows:

(i) To foster science and technology (S&T) as a key factor in sustaining economic growth, enhancing community well-being and promoting integration in ASEAN;
(ii) To apply S&T tools and methodologies to enhance economic and industrial planning;
(iii) To formulate a systematic approach in the implementation of the ASEAN-help-ASEAN programmes;
(iv) To use S&T as a major tool for ASEAN to move forward in a unified and cohesive manner; and,
(v) To build on the accomplishments of ASEAN Plan of Action on Science and Technology (APAST) 2001-2006.

The APAST 2007-2001 prescribes 6 Thrusts and 24 Actions. To measure the progress of the implementation of the APAST, the Committee on Science and Technology (COST) is currently developing a set of indicators.

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