U.S.-ASEAN Smart Cities Partnership
PolyGone Holds Grand Opening for Microplastic Removal Pilot at ACUA
Read about the groundbreaking microplastics research that PolyGone is doing around capturing and removing microplastics from water, bolstering both human and environmental health.
USASCP Launches $3 Million Business Innovation Fund 2.0
The U.S. Department of State, through its U.S.-ASEAN Smart Cities Partnership (USASCP), is pleased to announce the launch of the $3 million Smart Cities Business Innovation Fund 2.0 (BIF 2.0), in collaboration with the Stockholm Environment Institute. This initiative aims to support micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in ASEAN member states pioneering innovative, carbon-neutral…
Media Note: Digital Innovations for Female Entrepreneurs in ASEAN Meeting
The U.S. Department of State hosted the Digital Innovations for Female Entrepreneurs in ASEAN Meeting (DIFEM) in Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) on September 11-12, 2024, as a part of the U.S.-ASEAN Connect Digital Economy Series. The DIFEM event supports Lao PDR’s ASEAN chair year efforts to meet 2024 priority economic deliverables by making progress…
Highlights: 2024 Symposium on Smart Cities Innovation, Biotechnology, and Circularity
The 2024 Symposium on Smart Cities Innovation, Biotechnology, and Circularity organized July 17-19, in Vientiane, Laos, built upon the Symposium on Accelerating Science, Technology, and Circular Innovation in Southeast Asia, held during the 2023 EAS Leaders’ Summit in Jakarta. The 2024 Vientiane Symposium attracted over 160 participants and partners across the ASEAN region, including universities,…
USASCP Semi-Annual Newsletter – August 2024
The U.S.-ASEAN Smart Cities Partnership marks new achievements in the first half of 2024. Read our newsletter to learn about our activities and achievements through August 2024. Thank you to all of our partners and implementers for supporting our programs! August newsletter
2024 Third Country Training Program (TCTP) Courses Infographic
To view the infographic, click here. The U.S.-Singapore Third Country Training Program is a partnership between Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the U.S. Department of State to jointly conduct capacity building courses for Southeast Asian and Pacific Island countries. Courses adhere to three broad areas of training: (1) Connectivity; (2) Sustainable Development; and (3) Regional…
Science, Technology, and Innovation Cooperation (STIC) Policy Dialogue
The STIC Policy Dialogue brought together participants hailing from all ASEAN Member states. These participants attended weeklong programming that provided insight into environmental biotechnology, occurring from March 11-15. The event was held at Arizona State University's Washington, D.C. campus, and included site visits within the city. The STIC Environmental Biotechnology Study Tour, was funded by…
NSF Smart and Connected Communities Principal Investigators Meeting
USASCP Program Manager, Helen Santiago Fink, attended the National Science Foundation's Smart and Connected Communities Principle Investigators' Meeting (S&CC PI Meeting '24) organized at Vanderbilt University in Nashville February 27-29. USASCP met with U.S. university program partners under the Smart Cities – NSF cooperation, including Virginia Tech and University of Dayton to explore continuing research interests. Discussions were also…
USASCP Keynote Addresses Makassar Smart Cities Event
USASCP Program Manager, Helen Santiago Fink, served as a keynote speaker for the "Low Carbon in Policy Strategy" session at the Makassar Low-Carbon City with Metaverse event. This hybrid event had more than 1000 participants from governments, academia, communities, and industry representatives. Makassar, Indonesia is working to achieve net zero emissions and focusing on supporting…
USASCP Semi Annual Newsletter – December 2023
The U.S.-ASEAN Smart Cities Partnership kept busy during 2023! Read our newsletter to learn about our activities and achievements this year. Thank you to all of our partners and implementers for supporting our programs! december newsletter
Media Note: Symposium on Accelerating Science, Technology and Circular Innovation in Southeast Asia
Office of the Spokesperson The U.S. Department of State hosted the Symposium on Accelerating Science, Technology, and Circular Innovation in Southeast Asia in Jakarta, Indonesia, on September 5-7. The U.S.-ASEAN Smart Cities Partnership (USASCP), Arizona State University, and Rochester Institute of Technology jointly developed this event, which focused on three primary themes: smart sustainable cities; cooperation in…
Symposium on Accelerating Science, Technology, and Circular Innovation in Southeast Asia
September 5-7, 2023 Park Hyatt Jakarta – Jakarta, Indonesia The U.S. Department of State is hosting an integrated, multi-partner symposium entitled Accelerating Science, Technology and Circular Innovation in Southeast Asia, in cooperation with the U.S-ASEAN Smart Cities Partnership (USASCP), Arizona State University, Rochester Institute of Technology and other partners September 5-7, 2023, at the Park Hyatt Jakarta. The Symposium is structured…
