Author Archives: Juliana Rodriguez, Senior Editor

#Thailand targeted to send a spacecraft to moon before 2028 #SoutheastAsia #Asean #Space #Technology

Thailand targeted to send a spacecraft to the moon before 2028 and they hoped to achieve this by reorganising their economy in the areas of innovation management, research and education. With this, Thailand targeted to transform into a country that produces technology instead of simply consuming them. The country has stated that space technology isContinue reading “#Thailand targeted to send a spacecraft to moon before 2028 #SoutheastAsia #Asean #Space #Technology”

#Russia and #Thailand explored areas of collaborations in their digital economies such as capability development, investment sourcing amongst others #SoutheastAsia #Asean #AI #ML #Data #ESG #Sustainability

Representatives from Russia and Thailand met during the Russia-Thailand Technology Day, to exchange notes on the developments of their respective digital economies and discussed about how they could come together to work on potential business areas. Thailand shared that they were looking into turbo-charging some areas of their economy like developing the venture capital spaceContinue reading “#Russia and #Thailand explored areas of collaborations in their digital economies such as capability development, investment sourcing amongst others #SoutheastAsia #Asean #AI #ML #Data #ESG #Sustainability”

#Japan to work closely with #Vietnam on wastewater treatment technology, urban flood protection and water drainage planning #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability

In a recent meeting between Japan and Vietnam, Japan expressed keen interest in extending assistance to Vietnam in the area of urban development. Japanese technical experts will advise the country in the area of urban flooding, water drainage management, technical infrastructure systems and wastewater treatment and this would be supported by Japanese technology. The JapaneseContinue reading “#Japan to work closely with #Vietnam on wastewater treatment technology, urban flood protection and water drainage planning #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability”

United Kingdom to further cooperate with #Indonesia in tackling climate change and expressed keen interest to kickstart a joint leadership initiative relating to agriculture and forestry #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability

Representatives from United Kingdom and Indonesia met to discuss about the preparation leading up to the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26). COP26 is an international cooperation that addresses the ESG issues that the world faces and also to encourage each other towards a zero carbon economy. The event is currently scheduledContinue reading “United Kingdom to further cooperate with #Indonesia in tackling climate change and expressed keen interest to kickstart a joint leadership initiative relating to agriculture and forestry #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability”

#Thailand has partnered #Japan to kick off its Bio-Circular-Green Economy with its prototype recycling plant #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability #Recycle

Back in January, Thailand declared that they would adopt the Bio-Circular-Green Economy model (BCG model) as part of their national strategy to reduce dependency on foreign investments and build capabilities in the field of biomaterial, cultural diversity, food, biodiversity, agriculture, creative economy, medical, tourism, biochemical, wellness and bioenergy. To kick off the BCG model, ThailandContinue reading “#Thailand has partnered #Japan to kick off its Bio-Circular-Green Economy with its prototype recycling plant #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability #Recycle”

#Thailand to accelerate the development of their space economy and nurture startups into space technology expertise #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability #Space #Startup

Thailand has established a national project to nurture their startups in developing and eventually harnessing space technology. The incubation would also help the startups to quickly turn ideas into products and services so that they could go to market quickly and hopefully proliferate their products and services on the international market. This is part ofContinue reading “#Thailand to accelerate the development of their space economy and nurture startups into space technology expertise #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability #Space #Startup”

#Indonesia has begun carbon trading trials to support the reduction of Greenhouse Gases (GHG) by around 350 million tonnes by 2030 #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability

Indonesia has began to conduct carbon trading trials in the electricity sector, beginning from now and estimated to end by August 2021.  This move is expected to help with the reduction of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the energy sector. Indonesia plans to reduce the emission by around 350 million tonnes by 2030. ThisContinue reading “#Indonesia has begun carbon trading trials to support the reduction of Greenhouse Gases (GHG) by around 350 million tonnes by 2030 #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability”

The importance of integrating adaptability with climate risks and sustainability solutions #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability #ClimateRisk

I recalled an incident during my postgraduate study that made me reflect deeply about how proposed solutions are shaped by one’s experiences. We were doing project work that required us to propose solutions to climate risks issues. The team comprised people from different nationalities. People from a mixture of developed and developing countries. Half anContinue reading “The importance of integrating adaptability with climate risks and sustainability solutions #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability #ClimateRisk”

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