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Information & Communications Technology

2023 Business Mission to the 3rd ADGMIN

On Feb 7-10, 2023, the Council held its flagship ICT sectoral mission to the 3rd ASEAN Digital Ministers’ Meeting (ADGMIN) in Boracay, Philippines. The delegation had productive engagements with ASEAN Digital Ministers and Senior Officials on how the private sector can support the region’s digitalization and leverage digital trends and emerging technology.

Roundtable with Vietnam National Assembly Committee of Science, Technology and Environment

On September 23, the Council hosted a roundtable with a delegation from the Science, Technology and Environment Committee of the Vietnam National Assembly at our Washington D.C. office. We welcomed H.E. Le Quang Huy, Chairman of the Committee together with 10 members of the National Assembly, representatives from the U.S. government and member companies to discuss on how to promote digital economy in Vietnam through the policy making process.

2021 Virtual Business Mission to the 1st ADGMIN

US-ABC Chairman, President & CEO Alex Feldman and President of ASEAN for Cisco Systems Naveen Menon, who chairs the Council's ICT Committee, joined U.S. FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks at the 1st ADGMIN+U.S. Meeting featuring Senior Officials from ASEAN Member State ICT ministries

2019 Business Mission to the ASEAN Telecommunications and IT Ministers Meetings (TELMIN), Oct 23-25

From October 23-25, the US-ASEAN Business Council led a delegation of 7 U.S. companies on its Business Mission to the 19^th ASEAN TELMIN. In addition to conducting bilateral meetings with ASEAN Ministers and participating in a consultation between the ASEAN Telecommunications and IT Senior Officials and the U.S. Government, the US-ABC also hosted a plenary luncheon with the ASEAN TELMIN on October 25. The Mission was co-led by the Chair of the Council’s ICT Committee, Naveen Menon, President, ASEAN for Cisco Systems; Alexander C. Feldman, President & CEO of the US-ASEAN Business Council; and Ambassador Michael Michalak, Senior Vice President & Regional Managing Director of the US-ASEAN Business Council.

3rd 2019 ASEAN-US Digital Policy Consultative Forum on "Public Private Partnership in Digital Data Governance: Incorporating Multi-Sectoral and Multi-Actor Considerations"

On August 23, the Council hosted the 3rd and final ASEAN-U.S. Digital Policy Consultative Forum (DPCF) of 2019, held alongside the 2nd ASEAN Telecommunications and Information Technology Senior Officials and ASEAN Telecommunications Regulators’ Council (TELSOM-ATRC) Leaders’ Retreat in Bangkok.

2019 ASEAN Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue, May 16, Singapore

On May 16, the Council, in partnership with the Asia Internet Coalition, hosted first industry-led 2019 ASEAN Multistakeholder Dialogue, bringing together public and private sector stakeholders exchange views on the topic of OTT (Over-the-Top) service management and regulation. This Dialogue was the first industry-led session under the ASEAN Telecommunications Regulators’ Council’s (ATRC) “ATRC Stakeholders’ Consultative Dialogue” platform, which was institutionalized and endorsed by ASEAN Telecommunications and Information Technology Ministers (TELMIN) in 2018 to promote broader inputs into OTT policy-making. The second installment of the ATRC Stakeholders’ Consultative Dialogue will be government-led on August 19.

2nd 2019 ASEAN-US Digital Policy Consultative Forum, May 6, Yangon, Myanmar

On May 6, the Council held its second ASEAN-US Digital Policy Consultative Forum at the Novotel Yangon Max in Yangon, Myanmar. The second in a three-part series focused overall on strengthening digital data governance in ASEAN, this Forum focused on how to strengthen ASEAN’s data ecosystem by utilizing trusted industry best practices and resources in cybersecurity and data privacy. It was held alongside the 2019 TELSOM-ATRC Leaders’ Joint Working Group Meeting and featured around 50 attendees from industry, ASEAN regulators and academics and experts.

1st 2019 ASEAN-US Digital Policy Consultative Forum, April 8, Manila, Philippines

On April 8, the Council held its first ASEAN-US Digital Policy Consultative Forum at the Makati Diamond Hotel in Manila, Philippines. The first in a three-part series focused overall on strengthening digital data governance in ASEAN, this Forum focused on how to create an enabling policy environment in ASEAN to attract greater investment into its data ecosystem. It was held alongside the first 2019 TELSOM-ATRC Leaders’ Retreat and featured around 40 attendees from industry, ASEAN regulators and academics and experts.