ACCSM host countries and their themes

Individual member country is entitled to be the host of the ACCSM for the period of two years in accordance with alphabetical order.  

The below table shows the sequences of ACCSM Meetings, its Duration and Themes:

No.Host CountryPeriodTheme
1.1st ACCSM Philippines(1980-1981) 27 – 31 July 1981Streamlining the Civil Service for Developments
2.2nd ACCSM Malaysia(1982-1983) 22 – 26 August 1983Towards Improving the Productivity of Civil Service
3.3rd  ACCSM Thailand(1984-1985) 13 – 17 May 1985Trends in Civil Service Reform in ASEAN Countries
4.4th ACCSM Singapore(1986-1987) 27 – 31 July 1987Productivity Challenges for the ASEAN Civil Service in the 21st Century
5. 5th ACCSM Indonesia  (1988-1989) 4 – 9 September 1989Human Resource Development and its Impact on the Improvement of Public Service in ASEAN
6.6th ACCSM Brunei Darussalam  (1990-1991) 9 – 13 September 1991The Role of the Civil Service in Meeting the Challenges of the Year 2000 and Beyond
7.7th ACCSM Malaysia(1992-1993) 4 – 8 October 1993Challenges for Innovation in the Civil Service
8.8th ACCSM Philippines (1994-1995) 22 – 26 January 1995Preparing the Civil Service for the 21st Century: The ASEAN Response
9.9th ACCSM Singapore(1996-1997) 30 June – 4 July 1997Strengthening ASEAN Cooperation on Civil Service Matters in the ASEAN organizational Structure
10.10th ACCSM Thailand (1999-2000) 23– 24 November 2000Good Governance: A Challenge for Economic Revitalization and Democracy Development
11.11st ACCSM Vietnam(2001-2002) 30– 31 October 2002ASEAN Services for Dynamic and Sustainable Development
12.12nd ACCSM Brunei Darussalam(2003-2004) 11– 12 October 2004E-Government: An Opportunity for National Development and Public sector Modernization
13.13th ACCSM Cambodia(2005-2006) 5 – 6 September 2006Human Resource Management in Public Service as Strategic Partner in National Development: New Paradigm for ASEAN Context
14. 14th ACCSM Indonesia(2007-2009) 23 March 2009   Developing Cooperate Culture in Public Service Towards ASEAN Community Note: Postponed in 2006 cause of SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome)  
 15. 15th ACCSM Lao PDR(2009-2010) 27 – 29 October 2010  Public Sector Capacity Development: Towards Improved Service Delivery
16. 16th ACCSM Malaysia(2011-2012) 2 – 4 October 2012 Transforming Public Service for Enhanced Performance
17. 17th ACCSM Myanmar(2013-2014) 24-26 September 2014Promotion of Good Governance: Towards Fulfilling People’s Aspirations and Welfare
18. 18th ACCSM Philippines(2015-2016) 15-17 November 2016Building ASEAN Civil Service Community: Assessing Progress and Charting Next Steps
19.19th ACCSM Singapore(2017-2018) 23 – 25 October 2018Building Citizen-Centric Civil Service in ASEAN
20.20th ACCSM Thailand(2019-2020) 17-18 November 2020Accelerating Agile ASEAN Civil Service
21.21stACCSM Vietnam2021-2022Civil Service Modernization towards a cohesive and responsive ASEAN Community