Member States were requested to undertake further domestic consultations on the recommendations of the Sustainability Study, in particular, on the business model. Based on the request, the ASWSC deliberated over the key aspects of the ASW Entity:
(i) Funding of the ASW: All AMS to provide funding in the initial years, or to charge user fees through the Public Private Partnership model?
(ii) Structure of the Entity: To have a project management and planning team housed within ASEAN Secretariat to supervise the vendor, or to have a public enterprise answer to a board of directors?
(iii) Ownership of assets: Who should own the hardware, software, IPR and commercial data? Could AMS lease the hardware (network and server) and systems software from the vendor?
On “Funding of the ASW”, the ASWSC agreed to recommend to the SEOM that in principle, that the funding (one-time cost and recurring cost) for the “live” implementation of the ASW would be borne by Member States. To assist SEOM in considering the recommendation of the ASWSC on funding of the ASW, a brief paper would be submitted on the costing estimates for the consideration of the ASWSC and subsequently by the SEOM. The costing estimates would have to take into consideration the agreed additional documents to be exchanged under the ASW. The ASWSC also noted that a more accurate costing of the live implementation of the ASW would be determined within the scope of the ASW Pilot Project Component 3 (evaluation).