ASIAN Center for Active Ageing and Innovation (ACAI)

The ASEAN Centre for Active Ageing and Innovation (ACAI) is an ASEAN centre to enhance better life quality of ageing and well prepare ASEAN to be ready for ageing society in the future.
The Centre is another deliverable of Thailand’s ASEAN Chairmanship under the theme of “Advancing Partnership for Sustainability”.

ACAI Missions

Serve

Serve as a knowledge centre on active ageing and innovation

Support

Support evidence-informed policies, strategies and guidelineon active ageing

Implement

Implement capacity development programme in support of active ageing

Conduct

Conduct research and development and innovation which support active ageing

Support the monitoring

Support the monitoring of progress of active ageing in ASEAN.

History of ACAI Establishment

24-25 Apr 2018

30th ASEAN Summit Meeting in Manila, Philippines Welcomed Thailand's efforts to establish the ACAI

2-5 Apr 2019

14th ASEAN SOMHD Meeting in Siem Reap, Cambodia Endorsed the ACAI Agreement, It will be subjected to internal processes within AMS

18 - 19 Oct 2018

Open Ceremony of ACAI & F Academic meeting during the 35+ ASEAN Summit in Thailand

20 May 2020

the Agreement of Establishment have beensigned by all 10 member

18 - 19 Oct 2018

Consultative Meeting on the Establishment Agreement of ACAL in Bangkok, Thailand

7-9 Aug 2019

7st ACAI PREP workshop in Bangkok, Thailand Situation and aged society policy of AMS, prioritize the target issues of ACAI

Nov 2019

Open Ceremony of ACAI & F Academic meeting during the 35+ ASEAN Summit in Thailand