The Strategic Business Plan (SBP)
The conclusions from the mapping activity triggered the call for the preparation of a Strategic Business Plan (SBP) and the creation of a Task Force (TF) that will serve as an ad hoc group who will guide the development of the plan. On 20 October 2011, the first ASEAN-NDI Task Force meeting was held in Manila, Philippines where the initial outline of the draft SBP and timelines were discussed.
The ASEAN-NDI is envisioned to become Asia’s premier facilitator for collaborative innovation in R&D for health products, benefiting primarily the ASEAN but more open to global markets. As a network involving the ten ASEAN member countries, the ASEAN-NDI will build the needed human resources, technological capacity, and financing to ensure sustainable health, development, and security. These inputs will be translated into research and eventually into the production of innovative health products and services that will be made available within and even outside the ASEAN. The vision, mission, and objectives of the ASEAN-NDI are summarized in Table 3.