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May 21, 2024 · A. A. Southeast Asia is projected to reap a considerable economic benefit from using artificial intelligence (AI), estimated to increase the region’s total gross domestic product (GDP) by up to US $950 billion or 13 per cent by 2030. Yet it is imperative to ensure that AI governance does not only benefit a handful of countries, but ...
Nov 28, 2021 · The East Asia Summit, for example, has not yet evolved into a decisive forum wherein the major powers and ASEAN countries can enhance cooperation and reduced rivalries. Marty Natalegawa, former foreign minister of Indonesia, once proposed the idea of an ‘Indo-Pacific treaty’ that would be tantamount to applying the norms of ASEAN’s Treaty Amity of Cooperation (TAC) to the wider Indo ...
Sep 7, 2024 · Southeast Asia faces growing energy security challenges amid its transition to clean energy. With declining local gas production and increasing reliance on LNG imports, the region could become a net gas importer as early as 2025. To counteract this, Southeast Asia must invest in battery storage solutions. The region’s rich battery mineral ...
Aug 30, 2024 · Southeast Asia is at a crucial juncture in its energy sector, facing a pressing need to reduce fossil fuel dependency to meet global climate targets. International collaboration, both financial and technical, is vital to Southeast Asia’s clean energy transition. Though international efforts and financial support are currently supporting the region's move to sustainable energy, more progress ...
The East Asia Forum office is based in Australia and EAF acknowledges the First Peoples of this land — in Canberra the Ngunnawal and Ngambri people — and recognises their continuous connection to culture, community and Country.
Apr 18, 2024 · To this end, the Biden administration should bolster its public diplomacy with Southeast Asia. ASEAN is a strategically and economically important region that the United States cannot afford to neglect. Handling 40 per cent of merchandise trade globally, Southeast Asia is poised to become the world’s fourth largest economy by 2030. Its ...
Wong announced AU $40 million in new funding to enhance Australia’s Southeast Asia maritime partnerships and AU$222.5 million ‘to support resilience in the Mekong subregion’. This funding aims to expand Australia’s ‘maritime cooperation and contribute to security, prosperity and the management of maritime domains within the region’.
Apr 9, 2024 · Southeast Asia is actively working towards developing policies and regulations for artificial intelligence (AI) as part of its push to enhance regional competitiveness and innovation. Despite varying levels of preparedness across the region, there is recognition that a comprehensive regulatory framework is required to safeguard ethical values, prevent potential misuses, and avoid stifling ...
Jun 26, 2019 · Many Southeast Asian dumpsites are unprepared to deal with the burgeoning volumes of plastic waste. Of Thailand’s 27.8 million tons of plastic waste in 2018, , including via open dumping. Much of this plastic ended up in waterways, then flowing into oceans. More than half of Indonesia’s landfills . In these sites, waste is piled improperly ...
