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PEER COMMUNICATION, A PROGRAM WHICH INVOLVE ROLE OF YOUTH IN

BUILDING ASEAN COMMUNITY 2015


(I Ketut Adi Suryana, Udayana University)
In September 2000, Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) was formed on PBB
Millennium Conference who 189 countries was been there. This declaration was landed
on inclusive approach and filling human rights in the world. Although MDGs are a global
commitment but in reaching the goals, each country must accommodate local value their
areas example ASEAN (Association of South East Asia Nations) the government groups
who be there in South East Asia was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok. MDGs
have eight goals to be reaching in 2015 such as decrease poverty and starving; reaching
elementary grade education for all; push of gender equal and womans emancipation;
decrease children death; increase mother healthy; handle HIV/AIDS problems, Malaria
and other transmitted diseases; save environment; and build global cooperation.
To reach the goals, in 2003, the ASEAN Leaders resolved that an ASEAN Community
shall be established comprising three pillars to accelerate economic growth, social
progress and cultural development in the region namely, ASEAN Security Community,
ASEAN Economic Community and ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community. It including
comprehensive all the program MDGs. It is agreed on a shared vision of ASEAN as a
concert of Southeast Asian nations, outward looking, living in peace, stability and
prosperity, bonded together in partnership in dynamic development and in a community
of caring societies.
Likes a chair with three feet, ASEAN is supported with three strengths such as security,
socio cultural and economic. Both of them break and absolutely make a chair fall down.
Observe attentively situation youth in South East Asia, we must learn and make
agreement about improve ASEANs value soon. We need a strong draft to develop
ASEAN. Other causal because thinking and feeling between different religion, ethnic
group, traditional custom, language, and society class which one feel superior or strong
than others. It can impair security in South East Asia. This situation is in contradiction
with ASEANs value whose give space and same chance for arising basic on respect,
admit, and complete mutually. Consistent of commitment is important to keep existence
a country and ASEAN which have characteristic heterogeneous and complex. We as
youth melestarikan means of nationality spirit whose basic ASEAN defense. Condition
of nationality spirit will appear from quality and hard to defeat all threats. Start from
nationality spirit, come along social friendship, semangat rela berkorban and trigger
patriot soul from youth. Three of them influence mutually.
In achieve this goals, ASEAN need aid to accommodate all people in this area especialy
youth. One way is forming peer communication in ASEANs youth. Indonesia, Malaysia,
Brunei Darussalam, Singapore, Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Filipina, and
Thailand include in this program. Youth is degeneration in change leader soon. The
purpose this program is building one perception between youths to develop South East
Asia. Therefore, ASEAN need a peer communication which hints massage about unity
and reconciliation above complex differential to progress ASEAN development. In
globalization, it can be used as mental defensive attack threats from out of ASEAN.
Peer communication adalah program komunikasi antar remaja untuk mempertahankan
ASEAN dan mewujudkan ASEAN Community 2015. Komunikasi sangat penting dalam

kehidupan manusia karena dalam berkomunikasi akan tersampaikan berbagai pesan


dari pengirim ke penerima pesan. Komunikasi ini dapat dijadikan sebagai alat untuk
merangkul semua penduduk yang ada dalam South East Asia tanpa adanya diskriminasi
dalam pergaulan global. Melalui jaringan On Line, dapat disediakan teknologi yang
menghubungkan remaja ASEAN yang berisikan ASEAN dengan program-program
ASEAN. Selain itu, PC mampu dijalankan dalam lingkungan sekolah di bawah
pengawasan Departemen Luar Negeri masing-masing negara dalam menciptakan Youth
ASEAN Community. Titik awal ini akan mewujudkan pembentukan ASEAN Community
2015. Beberapa kegiatan dapat dilaksanakan dalam mempererat PC dengan
mengadakan kegiatan remaja antar kota dalam negara atau antar negara yang sesuai
dengan program-program ASEAN. Pada akhirnya, PC ini dapat mempertahankan serta
mengembangkan tiga pilar ASEAN Community yang telah ada.
In security sector, ASEAN provide to appear peace and wisdom, and politic stability in
this area. Youth must tanggap terhadap teroris dan mengenal dini sehingga dengan
adanya peer communication, informasi terhadap teroris lebih cepat disseminate rapidly.
So, pemuda harus tanggap terhadap kejadian yang ada di sekitarnya. Dan bisa
menentukan mana jalan yang benar dan tidak. The aim to ensure that countries in the
region live at peace with one another and with the world in a just, democratic and
harmonious environment.
In economic sector, The ASEAN Economic Community shall be the end-goal of
economic integration measures as outlined in the ASEAN Vision 2020. Its goal is to
create a stable, prosperous and highly competitive ASEAN economic region in which
there is a free flow of goods, services, investment and a freer flow of capital, equitable
economic development and reduced poverty and socio-economic disparities in year
2020. The ASEAN Economic Community shall establish ASEAN as a single market and
production base, turning the diversity that characterises the region into opportunities for
business complementation and making the ASEAN a more dynamic and stronger
segment of the global supply chain. ASEANs strategy shall consist of the integration of
ASEAN and enhancing ASEANs economic competitiveness. Melalui PC ini, informasi
mengenai keadaan perkonomian di Southeast Asia dapat disebarluaskan sehingga para
pemuda dapat berpikir dan bertindak dalam membantu peningkatan perekonomian di
ASEAN saat ini dan kedepannya. Peer Communication help ASEAN in some sectors
such as initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI) focusing on infrastructure, human resource
development, information and communications technology, and regional economic
integration primarily in the CLMV countries and promote intra-ASEAN tourism
In Socio-cultural sector, envisages a Southeast Asia bonded together in partnership as a
community of caring societies and founded on a common regional identity. The
Community shall foster cooperation in social development aimed at raising the standard
of living of disadvantaged groups and the rural population, and shall seek the active
involvement of all sectors of society, in particular women, youth, and local communities.
The development and enhancement of human resources is a key strategy for
employment generation, alleviating poverty and socio-economic disparities, and
ensuring economic growth with equity. Salah satu peningkatan HDR adalah dengan
merangkul remaja dalam kegiatan sosial untuk membentuk kepribadian dan jati diri
remaja sehingga mampu membawa ASEAN lebih baik lagi. PC ini mampu menybarkan
informasi program sosial ke seluruh penjuru ASEAN sehingga keberadaanya tersebar
menyeluruh. Peer Communication help ASEAN in vary sector likes ASEAN Work
Program on HIV/AIDS (prevent transmitte HIV/AIDS, decrease amount of HIV/AIDS

patient, and dont do discrimination); ASEAN Work Program on Preparing ASEAN Youth
for Sustainable Employment and Other Challenges of Globalization (melakukan share
antar remaja antar negara tentang kondisi yang cocok bagi remaja saat ini dlama
mencari kuliah yang akan ditekuni atau pekerjaan); ASEAN University Network (AUN)
promoting collaboration among seventeen member universities ASEAN; ASEAN
Students Exchange Program, Youth Cultural Forum, and the ASEAN Young Speakers
Forum; The Annual ASEAN Culture Week, ASEAN Youth Camp and ASEAN Quiz; and
ASEAN Media Exchange Program.
Dari keseluruhan PC dan manfaatnya terhadap pengembangan ASEAN communiry
2015, diharapkan dapat tercapainya Goals of Peer Communication are (1) mutual
respect for the independence, sovereignty, equality, territorial integrity, and national
identity of all nations; (2) settlement of differences or disputes by peaceful manner; (3)
renunciation of the threat or use of force; and (4) effective cooperation among
themselves, and mempertahankan ASEAN dan membantu dalam mewujudkan ASEAN
Community 2015

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