Strategy 10: Strengthen institutional capacity in lagging areas in the region and
improve regional-sub-regional coordination of policies, programmes and
projects
32. Effective implementation of the initiatives in the Master Plan on ASEAN
Connectivity that would provide a more balanced development impact on the region
necessitates the strengthening of the institutional capacity in lagging areas or countries in
ASEAN as well as good coordination of the policies, programmes and projects of the subregional
initiatives in ASEAN (e.g., GMS, BIMP-EAGA, IMT-GT, Heart of Borneo) with
the corresponding national policies, programmes and projects of the ASEAN Member States.