The aim of ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) is to strengthen the social, cultural and human dimensions of ASEAN cooperation. FES together with the Coordinating Ministry of Human Development and Culture and other stakeholders are fostering dialogue forums to build an ASEAN community that is just, inclusive and sustainable in which every citizen can enjoy a better quality of life and have equal access to opportunities and development benefits.

FES supports expert exchanges and policy dialogues reflecting on Indonesia´s strategies towards a sustainable foreign and foreign economic policy making that strengthens Indonesia´s economic and social development, its position in the multilateral fora amidst the shifting geopolitics of the 21st century, theregy contributing to an inclusive and rules-based multilateralism in the Indo-Pacific region.