U.S.-ASEAN Smart Cities Partnership
USASCP to Launch $3 Million Call for Proposals
The USASCP is excited to announce the launch of the second call for proposals for the Smart Cities Business Innovation Fund 2.0, building off of its initial success in 2022. ASEAN entities, including small and medium enterprises, NGOs, universities or consortia thereof, are invited to submit proposals for funding for net zero/carbon neutral solutions to urban challenges. USASCP…
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…
USASCP Scopes Nature-Based Solution Pilot Site in Vientiane
The U.S. delegation and the Vientiane City Office for Management and Service had a working session to review the proposed pilot project. USASCP Program Manager, Helen Santiago Fink, joined staff and partners from the Water Smart Engagement (WiSE) program to survey and scope the proposed site for a nature-based trickling filter system in Vientiane, Lao…
USASCP Semi Annual Newsletter
The U.S. ASEAN Smart Cities Partnership kept busy during the 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
U.S. ASEAN Center Launches in Washington, D.C.
The U.S. Department of State, in collaboration with Arizona State University (ASU), proudly inaugurated the U.S.-ASEAN Center in Washington, D.C. The event was marked by insightful remarks from Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, Liz Allen, who emphasized the Center's pivotal role in fortifying the U.S.-ASEAN relationship. The ceremony featured additional remarks…
USASCP in the Mekong Sub-Region
The U.S.-ASEAN Smart Cities Partnership has many programs active in the Mekong sub-region. Check out the link below to learn more about the active projects in the region under seven of our USASCP programs! USASCP-in-the-Mekong-Sub-Region-12.23Download
U.S. Companies Address HCMC Government on Smart Cities Solutions
Consulate General Ho Chi Minh City’s (HCMC) Foreign Commercial Service with support from the U.S.-ASEAN Smart Cities Partnership (USASCP) hosted the Smart Cities Digital Transformation and Networking event, which gathered 12 U.S. information communication technology companies and the HCMC People’s Committee and started a dialogue among public-private actors to better understand HCMC’s urban challenges. U.S.…
Barcelona Smart City Expo World Congress Attracts 140 Countries and the Largest USG Representation to Date
Over 25,000 participants from around the world gathered in Barcelona the first week of November for the annual Smart Cities Expo to discuss innovation in robotics for mental health and aging, nature-based solutions for electricity generation and net-zero actions, circular building systems, and new financial models for products and retrofits. U.S. agency participants included the…
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…
Cities Summit of the Americas
April 26-28, 2023 - Denver, Colorado: The Cities Summit will promote regional cooperation, convening subnational leaders from across the entire Western Hemisphere with diverse and inclusive representatives of government, civil society, business, academia, youth, culture and the arts, and indigenous and underrepresented groups. City and community leaders will meet throughout the week of April 24,…
Interview with Mayor Pomanto of Makassar, Indonesia
The Mayor of Makassar, Indonesia, Mohammad Ramdhan Pomanto (also known as Danny Pomanto) and his team, visited Washington D.C. on July 24th, 2022. The U.S. National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of State's U.S.-ASEAN Smart Cities Partnership jointly support pilot activities integrating new technologies, research, and industry to bring research and innovation to life…
World Cities Summit – Singapore July 31- August 3
As Southeast Asian cities continue to encounter challenges associated with rapid urbanization, climate change, and economic challenges, increasing opportunities to become smarter, more sustainable cities, rely on working in partnership with local and national governments, multi-sector stakeholders, international partners and the private sector. On July 31, 2022, at the Singapore World Cities Summit, the U.S.-ASEAN…
