ASEAN Blogger Community and the ASEAN Community Self-Reliance

ASEAN Blogger Community, a community of bloggers Southeast Asia that aims to support the ASEAN integration process of ASEAN Community 2015. ASEAN Blogger Community has held its first conference in Bali on November 16, 2011, which emphasizes the importance of social media to campaign for the ASEAN Community 2015. Bloggers role in providing information and share anything that aims to build the ASEAN Community.

In 2013, ASEAN Blogger Community held a meeting entitled ASEAN Blogger Festival #ABF2013. This activity is centered in the city of Solo. One reason for the election of the city of Solo, because it has significant attention to cultural heritage.

Puppet, keris, batik and Sangiran the homeland of Java Man were among the World Heritage Sites. All of which can be found in the city of Solo. In addition we can learn the history and heritage of the past with the splendor of Surakarta Palace, Mangkunegaran Palace, Sukuh Temple, Sangiran Hominid sites, Kampung Batik (Batik Villages) and others.

ASEAN Blogger Festival which takes the theme of cultural heritage is appropriate. I am very interested in following the Festival Blogger who took this theme. The election of the host city of Solo as very important. It can aim to introduce the city of Solo, in which cultural heritage, as well as great attention to the culture by the Government of Solo City.

I am interested to participate in the ASEAN Blogger Festival is simply because the selection of an appropriate theme. Also because of the desire to share information related to cultural heritage. As a blogger who concentrated on education, serve to convey important messages related to cultural heritage. Appreciate the importance of cultural heritage to the younger generation needs to be submitted. In order for them to know their cultural heritage, and have attention to culture. Especially at this time, global culture increasingly unstoppable.

The role of ASEAN as a single identity, to preserve the identity and the culture in the global competition. ASEAN has a vision can together build a regional power, enhance cooperation as ideals to realize the ASEAN integration. As a community, ASEAN has three pillars there are political, economic and socio-cultural. ASEAN Community 2015 emphasized the three pillars.

In the field of politics, ASEAN has an important role to improve regional security. Cooperation between countries can be built to create a force that can maintain the security of its own territory.

In the economic field, the ASEAN community to enhance economic cooperation. This can be done by strengthening the ASEAN economic conditions in the global economy. ASEAN economic community to encourage ASEAN economic independence. Indonesia has been proven as one of the countries with good economic growth. In the midst of the global crisis in 2008, Indonesia became a country that is not affected. It is a hope that the ASEAN economies are able to build resilient communities and have independence.

 In the field of social and cultural ASEAN have many diversity cultures. ASEAN Community can develop culture and tourism. Keeping and maintaining social values ​​in the global cultural competition. Attention and the role of government and society to culture are crucial to the formation of the ASEAN Community.

ASEAN Community is often compared to the successful integration of the European Union. As we all know, that the EU succeeded in uniting economy with the euro currency. However, the success of EU integration was tested when global crisis of 2008, which makes several countries in the europe slumped. The economic conditions of some European countries, such as Greece, Spain and Italy reportedly deteriorating.

However, the ASEAN Community with three pillars has advantages in terms of independence. ASEAN can achieve economic independence, political independence and cultural autonomy. Moreover, ASEAN has advantages in the field of social and cultural heritage are always welcome.

ASEAN Blogger Community became one of the communities that support in introducing the culture, and the ASEAN tourism. Congratulations for ASEAN Blogger Festival held in Solo, May 10  - 12, 2013.

One concern about the role of ASEAN tourism is Aseanita. Icon that launched the airline Air Asia is concentrated in introducing tourism ASEAN. Aseanita introduce ASEAN tourism through social networking. The power of social networking is believed to boost ASEAN's culture and tourism. Aseanita attribute itself to be a guide for the 600 million people of ASEAN to know the culture and tourism in the ASEAN countries.

Together advance towards independence ASEAN Community 2015

The article was written in the context of ASEAN Blogger Festival in Solo, May 10  - 12, 2013. Nice to meet us in Solo