CAG Facilitates ASEAN Workshop to Co-create a Regional Framework for High Performance

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Brunei), 27 April 2026 – At the invitation of Brunei Institut Perkhidmatan Awam (IPA), the Chandler Academy of Governance (CAG) facilitated a three-day workshop on developing a framework for measuring productivity in the public sector, held under the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Cooperation on Civil Service Matters (ACCSM) workplan.

The workshop brought together 30 civil servants from 10 ASEAN member states, tasked with co-creating a regionally relevant framework to help member states assess and improve government efficiency and performance. The resulting framework aims to strengthen the delivery of high-quality public services, enhance governance performance, and build greater public trust.

The workshop was led by CAG Expert and former Deputy Secretary (Industry) at Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry, Mr Lam Yi Young, who drew on the Chandler Governance Group’s High Performance Government Framework and Chandler Good Government Index (CGGI) to help provide a structured foundation for the development of the ASEAN framework.

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Regional Exchange and Co-creation

A defining feature of the workshop was its strong emphasis on regional exchange and peer learning. Country representatives were invited to share how their respective nations currently measure public sector performance, how these measures are applied, the desired outcomes they seek to achieve, and challenges encountered in implementation. This generated a rich exchange of practical insights across member states, whose vastly different national contexts lent depth and diversity to discussions.

The hands-on design of the workshop ensured that all country representatives had an equal opportunity to contribute as groups worked collaboratively through defining the purpose, desired outcomes, and key features of the ASEAN framework. To ensure that discussions remained grounded in practical realities, participants were also asked to consider the implementation dimensions of the framework, with room provided for countries to develop indicators tailored to their specific national contexts.

While a three-day workshop cannot encompass the full scope of framework development, it served as a valuable first step in generating ideas and initiating a broader discourse on how governments across the region can meaningfully measure public sector productivity. CAG looks forward to continuing its support of ASEAN's efforts to build more high-performing, effective, and trusted governments across the region.

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About the Chandler Academy of Governance (CAG) 

The Chandler Academy of Governance, which is the Learning and Development division of Chandler Governance Group (CGG), designs and delivers training programmes for public sector leaders, equipping them with the skills to deliver high performance government. Our signature programmes are anchored in our proprietary curriculum, practitioner-focused, and contextualised to local needs. We utilise arrange of teaching techniques, including seminars, expert-led discussions, and site visits. We also work with clients to design customised programmes for public servants, tailored to the country context, client objectives, and participant profiles.

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About the Chandler Governance Group (CGG) 

The Chandler Governance Group (CGG) is an international organisation focusing on public sector effectiveness and capability development. We work with national and local governments to train and develop leaders, strengthen public institutions and systems, benchmark government capabilities, and share good practices.

For more news and information, visit www.chandlergovernance.com or follow CGG on Facebook,  X and LinkedIn @ChandlerGOV.

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