AAYLF delegate from Myanmar Htun Linn explores the barriers to education and how ASEAN and Australia can work together to increase opportunities and empower young people through education. In Myanmar there are seven states and seven divisions. Seven states are Kachin, Chin, Shan, Mon, Rakhine, Kayin, and Kayan. Burma is the majority group. Myanmar is a …
AAYLF delegate from Myanmar Khin Phyu Syn Kyi explores the gaps that exist in development, opportunity and economy that unfortunately still exist and how young people can help bridge these gaps. Gap. This is not a clothing brand that we are going to talk about. This is about a large issue that almost every country is …
AAYLF delegate from Indonesia Aditya Arnanda examines the role that governments and private actors play in addressing the increasing cybersecurity threats in the region. ASEAN-Singapore Cyber Security Centre of Excellence (ASCCE): Australia’s role in capacity building The ASEAN centre for capacity building in cyber security (ASCCE) will be opened in the second quarter of 2020 …
Elevating ASEAN Australia Cyber Security Cooperation to the Next Level Read More »
AAYLF delegate from Australia Jemima Kang highlights the alarming, often overlooked implications of accent discrimination. With more than 700,000 Australians able to speak an ASEAN language and nearly one million Australians having ASEAN ancestry [3], it is clear ASEAN and Australia share a connection. As this connection deepens and the demographics within ASEAN countries and …
AAYLF delegate from Brunei Hana Som advocates for sustainable and accessible infrastructure to support entire communities across ASEAN and Australia. The issue of ageing society has slowly been looming into many countries – ASEAN and Australia included. With advancement in technology and significant improvement in the realm of medicine, it is only logical that the result is …
AAYLF delegate from Australia Ian Buck explores the rise of ASEAN’s digital economy and future opportunities for data and energy sectors in the region. If I asked you, what is the most valuable resource currently being mined? You may think of resources used in construction, electronics or energy. If you thought of a resource …
Mine the gap: Pursuing growth through a transition from dirty to clean data Read More »
AAYLF delegate from Australia Kate Fletcher explores environment as the fourth pillar of ASEAN-Australia cooperation. In August this year, I was in Jakarta, the capital city of ASEAN’s largest member, Indonesia. It was around midday on a Sunday, when suddenly the air-conditioning switched off. Losing power briefly is not unusual, but fast forward to about 9pm that …
Power to ASEAN: Energy Security in Southeast Asia Read More »
AAYLF delegate from the Philippines Joshua Espiritu draws attention to the current limitations of the scarcity of accurate data on persons with disability and the importance of this data for quality of life, social protection and participation in the community. Scarcity of Data on Persons with Disability: A ‘Disabling’ Development Inclusivity, a development principle wherein ASEAN’s policies …
How inclusive is ‘inclusive’?: An inquiry to ASEAN’s disability-inclusive development Read More »
AAYLF delegate from Australia Yuanliang Wen explores potential of Australian and ASEAN businesses to collaborate for mutual growth. There is tremendous potential for Australian businesses to capitalise on the significant opportunities in the Southeast Asian region. The region is set to have one of the largest young, educated and digitised consumer base with rising incomes, …
Opportunities for Australian and ASEAN businesses to collaborate Read More »
AAYLF delegate from Cambodia Chen Heang examines key risks and challenges for both Australia and ASEAN in light of the US-China trade war. Australia has demonstrated a willingness to accompany ASEAN in tackling risk in the region. The trade war between the United States and China occupies much of the current focus of global economic …
Current Challenges of the ASEAN-Australia Relationship Read More »
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