U.S.-ASEAN Smart Cities Partnership
Padang & Co Releases Inaugural Report on Southeast Asia Green Economy Landscape
The pathway to a Green Economy is not just about reducing carbon – it is about building a vibrant, future-ready world full of new opportunities and empowered communities. This transformation represents a bold shift in economic models, while creating the foundation for inclusive prosperity and social wellbeing. Padang & Co. released their inaugural report on Southeast Asia's Green Economy…
U.S.-Japan E-Waste Initiative Factsheet
To help address the challenges posed by e-waste, the U.S. government, through the U.S.-ASEAN Smart Cities Partnership (USASCP), is partnering with Japan‘s Ministry of Environment and the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) to promote the circularity of small electronics and related materials in order to advance sustainable supply chains in ASEAN countries. The program will…
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,…
Media Note: Second Annual Symposium on Accelerating Science, Technology, and Circular Innovation in Southeast Asia: Smart Cities Innovation, Biotechnology, and Circularity
July 23, 2024 The U.S. Department of State hosted the second annual Symposium on Accelerating Science, Technology, and Circular Innovation in Southeast Asia: Smart Cities Innovation, Biotechnology, and Circularity in Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) on July 17-19. The U.S.-ASEAN Smart Cities Partnership (USASCP), Arizona State University (ASU)-implemented U.S-ASEAN Science, Technology, Innovation and…
February 24, 2025 – February 28, 2025
U.S.-Singapore Third Country Training Program (TCTP) – Green Buildings: Sustainable Datacenters & AI
Singapore
The U.S.-Singapore Third Country Training Program (TCTP) will host a Green Buildings: Sustainable Datacenters and AI workshop with in-person training sessions from February 24 to 28, 2025, in Singapore. The course aims to analyze AI in public policy and development, and data privacy and security considerations. It will also include a focus on the application…
March 10, 2025 – March 14, 2025
U.S.-Singapore Third Country Training Program (TCTP) – Cybersecurity
Singapore
The U.S.-Singapore Third Country Training Program (TCTP) will host a Cybersecurity workshop with in-person training sessions from March 10 to 14 2025, in Singapore. This course aims to be a complementary effort to the existing ASEAN initiatives and to provide a platform for sharing best practices nationally, regionally, and internationally on cybersecurity.
Symposium on Accelerating Science, Technology, and Circular Innovation in Southeast Asia
July 17-19, 2024 Crowne Plaza Vientiane – Vientiane, Lao PDR 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 July 17-19, 2024, at the Crowne Plaza Vientiane. The Symposium is structured in three…
U.S.-Singapore Third Country Training Program (TCTP) 2020 Cybersecurity Workshop Held Virtually
The United States and Singapore co-hosted the 2020 Third Country Training Program (TCTP) Cybersecurity Workshop as a series of virtual events on October 26 and 27 and November 2 and 3. This cybersecurity course was fully subscribed with 30 participants from all ASEAN countries as well as Timor-Leste and the ASEAN Secretariat. It covered a broad range…
