ASEAN Inclusive Growth in ASEAN through Innovation, Trade and E-Commerce (IGNITE)

ASEAN-USAID IGNITE builds upon achievements of the US-ASEAN Connectivity through Trade and Investment (US-ACTI) project and provides technical assistance across three work streams: (i) Trade Facilitation; (ii) The Digital Economy; and (iii) Science, Technology, and Innovation.

Through its support to the ASEAN Secretariat, ASEAN-USAID IGNITE aims to achieve the following objectives: Objective 1: Harmonized, transparent, internationally-accepted standards, rules, and procedures known to facilitate the cross-border movement of goods and services expanded while reducing non-tariff barriers to trade.

Objective 2: Improved environment for increasing the availability within and among ASEAN Member States of relevant, affordable, and secure digitally-enabled services that reflect international standards and practices and facilitate e-commerce, especially for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).

Obective 3: Enabling environment strengthened that provides incentives for using science, technology, and innovation to drive open and inclusive economic growth.