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Call for Application: 2017 ASEAN-U.S. Science Prize for Women

Rapid urbanization is a trend facing many metropolises across the world, but is particularly affecting the ASEAN region, with nearly half of its population living in urban centers. ASEAN comprises some of the largest and fastest growing cities of the world. By 2050 it is projected that the most rural ASEAN country, Cambodia, will have ...

By U.S. Mission to ASEAN | 3 May, 2017 | Topics: News, U.S. & ASEAN | Tags: 2017, science, USAID, women

Press Release: Launch of ASEAN-U.S. Science Prize for Women

JAKARTA, May 3, 2017- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), in partnership with Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a global safety science company, launched today the third annual ASEAN-U.S. Science Prize for Women. The 2017 prize will award a talented, early career woman from the ASEAN region working ...

By U.S. Mission to ASEAN | 3 May, 2017 | Topics: Press Releases, Public Affairs | Tags: 2017, science, women

Mapping Global Scientific Network: Setting Malaysia’s Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Priorities for Global Engagement

Overview Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM), which functions as the national STI Think Tank under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, was formed to promote STI agenda through various platforms and engagement with media, industry and societies. In 2015, ASM published its first Malaysia’s Science Outlook. The outlook, which serves as an official advisory ...

By U.S. Mission to ASEAN | 21 February, 2017 | Topics: InnovASEAN | Tags: ASEAN-U.S. Science and Technology Fellows, InnovASEAN, Innovation, science, Science and Technology

Science, Technology and Innovation Policies – A Progress from Indonesia

Indonesia is the largest economy in Southeast Asia region and the world’s 10th largest economy in term of purchasing power. In term of population, Indonesia has a huge number of populations, which is about 250 million people in 2016. This makes Indonesia as the world’s fourth most populous nation. In 2030, Indonesia is predicted to ...

By U.S. Mission to ASEAN | 24 January, 2017 | Topics: InnovASEAN | Tags: ASEAN-U.S. Science and Technology Fellows, InnovASEAN, Innovation, science, Science and Technology

Deadline EXTENDED: Second ASEAN-US Science and Technology Fellows Program

The period to submit applications for the ASEAN-U.S. Science & Technology Fellows Program has been EXTENDED to Friday, January 30, 2015. If you are a scientist in an ASEAN country interested in a unique opportunity to work at the crossroads of science and policy, it’s not too late! Find out more about the ASEAN-U.S. S&T Fellows ...

By U.S. Mission to ASEAN | 16 January, 2015 | Topics: InnovASEAN | Tags: InnovASEAN, Innovation, science, Science and Technology

Standards for Safer, Healthier ASEAN communities

Standards have made life easier for people. Just like getting on the weighing scale, we learn how much weight we need to put on or to reduce to be considered healthy. In the Philippines, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is the sole authority on standards. DOST, particularly its Metrology Laboratories, is the place ...

By U.S. Mission to ASEAN | 25 June, 2013 | Topics: InnovASEAN | Tags: ASEAN-U.S. Science and Technology Fellows, InnovASEAN, Innovation, science, Science and Technology

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