Forwarded from Russian Mission to ASEAN
🗓 On March 1, 2023, ASEAN and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) held a seminar on Digital Transformation to share the experience and best practices on digitalisation in the two regional blocs. The seminar is part of the activities set out in the Programme of Cooperation to implement the MOU between ASEAN and the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) for 2020 – 2025.
The seminar discussed EAEU’s digital agenda and its key digital projects, ASEAN digital economy priorities and initiatives, and cybersecurity cooperation and data governance policies in ASEAN and some ASEAN Member States.
🌐 The seminar was opened by Sergey #Glazyev, Member of the Board (Minister) for Integration and Macroeconomics of the EEC, and Satvinder Singh, Deputy Secretary-General for ASEAN Economic Community. In his welcome remark, Deputy Secretary-General Singh mentioned that ASEAN is committed to accelerating the ongoing digital transformation agenda under the Bandar Seri Begawan Roadmap.
He highlighted ASEAN’s efforts to boost regional trade through digital technologies and innovation, promote digital inclusion especially for groups that are marginalised from trade, such as MSMEs, and strengthen ASEAN’s sustainability objectives by expanding the use of technologies to facilitate climate solutions.
More than 100 participants from ASEAN and EAEU Member States joined the seminar. A follow-up seminar to discuss digital transformation in economic sectors and the development of digital infrastructure in ASEAN and EAEU will be held in person in the latter part of 2023.
#EAEU #EEC #ASEAN
The seminar discussed EAEU’s digital agenda and its key digital projects, ASEAN digital economy priorities and initiatives, and cybersecurity cooperation and data governance policies in ASEAN and some ASEAN Member States.
🌐 The seminar was opened by Sergey #Glazyev, Member of the Board (Minister) for Integration and Macroeconomics of the EEC, and Satvinder Singh, Deputy Secretary-General for ASEAN Economic Community. In his welcome remark, Deputy Secretary-General Singh mentioned that ASEAN is committed to accelerating the ongoing digital transformation agenda under the Bandar Seri Begawan Roadmap.
He highlighted ASEAN’s efforts to boost regional trade through digital technologies and innovation, promote digital inclusion especially for groups that are marginalised from trade, such as MSMEs, and strengthen ASEAN’s sustainability objectives by expanding the use of technologies to facilitate climate solutions.
More than 100 participants from ASEAN and EAEU Member States joined the seminar. A follow-up seminar to discuss digital transformation in economic sectors and the development of digital infrastructure in ASEAN and EAEU will be held in person in the latter part of 2023.
#EAEU #EEC #ASEAN