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ASEAN-India forum tackles science, tech & innovation

Published Dec 1, 2019 12:00 am
By Dhel Nazario A forum on science, technology, and innovation (STI) was recently attended by stakeholders from the government, industry, and academe sectors from the 10 ASEAN member states in Davao City, highlighting the successful and prosperous ASEAN-India relations. A forum on science, technology, and innovation (STI) was recently attended by stakeholders from the government, industry, and academe sectors from the 10 ASEAN member states in Davao City, highlighting the successful and prosperous ASEAN-India relations. (Photo via Dhel Nazario / MANILA BULLETIN) A forum on science, technology, and innovation (STI) was recently attended by stakeholders from the government, industry, and academe sectors from the 10 ASEAN member states in Davao City, highlighting the successful and prosperous ASEAN-India relations. (Photo via Dhel Nazario / MANILA BULLETIN) The ASEAN-India Grassroots Innovation Forum and the ASEAN-India 2nd InnoTech Summit were hosted by the Department of Science and Technology – Philippines, in collaboration with the Department of Science and Technology – India, Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), and the National Innovation Foundation (NIF) – India with support of the ASEAN-India Business Council at the SMX Convention Center, Davao City. The three-day event saw the participation of 720 delegates from Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam together with the ASEAN dialogue partner,  India. The summit also tackled on building capacity between the regions, exploring various areas of collaboration, and promoting grassroots innovation to a wider community. “I call on all sectors of our society to seek new opportunities to foster improved scientific, technological and innovative solutions and double down our efforts to synergize government-academe-industry partnership to bring significant changes in the region’s STI landscape,” said DOST Undersecretary for R&D Rowena Cristina Guevara at the opening ceremony. “We also need to build consensus on the role of STI as a driving force for sustainable development,” said Guevara. The ASEAN-India 2nd InnoTech Summit held a series of sessions on various STI topics focusing on intellectual property, blue/maritime economy, AI in healthcare, water sanitation and hygiene, agri-tech startups and commercialization of technologies. Several business-to-government meetings were scheduled between AMS and Indian businessmen. Parallel to this is the ASEAN-India Grassroots Innovation which featured student and social grassroots innovators competitions. Alongside an exhibition showcasing various inventions were 90 exhibit stalls displaying diverse ASEAN and Indian technologies and MSMEs. “I am positive that the ideas that emerged from our discussions and dialogues will eventually come into fruition to help us leverage our standing and harness our potentials to become frontrunners in science, technology and innovation,” said by DOST Assistant Secretary Buendia at the closing ceremony. “We ought to see the recommendations from this forum realized, applied or improved upon in our own countries and create or support innovative policies that spell the difference for our citizens,” she added.
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