The newly established Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) can provide a useful role in assisting ASEAN on the implementation of the Blueprint. In doing so, ERIA, perhaps through its Deepening Economic Integration
(DEI) project, should develop regular consultations with the ASEAN HLTF. This would help ERIA members in understanding and facing the varying challenges of each Member Country. In-country ERIA researchers need to be organized to make an
inventory of these key challenges.