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Location: Philippines
Date: October 14, 2021
Participants: 250 – 300 (Zoom), 898 (Facebook Live views as of October 25)
Location: ASEAN
Date: November 22, 2021
Participants: 213 (Zoom)
Location: Indonesia
Date: December 9, 2021
Participants: 158 (Zoom)
(Bangkok) The US-ASEAN Business Council applauds the Thai Cabinet’s endorsement of the resolution by the Center for Economic Situation Administration (CESA) that, in principle, agrees with Thailand Board of Investment (BOI)’s investment promotion measures to ramp up the support of cloud-based services across both public and private sectors and upgrade digital infrastructure in Thailand. This move follows recommendations by bodies such as BOI and the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (MDES) and is in line with trends already observed by the Thai public and private sectors in actively pushing the boundaries of digital transformation through cloud computing, as well as other digital innovations such as analytics, AI and machine learning.
(Jakarta) – The US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) launched the first country level installment of its Travel Reopening Roadshow Series in Indonesia on Wednesday, December 8. The 3-hour virtual event convened stakeholders from the business community, travel ecosystem, and Government of Indonesia across 3 panel sessions to discuss: Data Driven Models for Designing Safe Travel Protocols; Interoperability and Mutual Recognition of Digital Health Credentials; and Trends and Themes Shaping the Post Pandemic Travel Industry.
Amb. Michalak, Senior Vice President and Regional Managing Director of USABC officially opened the roadshow, followed by remarks from H.E. Sidharto Suryodipuro, Director General for ASEAN Cooperation at the Indonesia Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
From November 15-24, the US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) engaged top Malaysian officials on Malaysia’s economic recovery from the global pandemic, its role in global supply chains, economic policies, and sought to identity ways of deepening levels of transparent process to policymaking as a part of USABC’s annual Malaysia Business Mission. This was the first year the annual business mission was conducted in a hybrid format. The delegation engaged with key ministers and government officials from the UMNO Government that came into office in August this year. This engagement is part of the Council’s continued effort to highlight the commitment of the American business community to Malaysia’s dynamic growth and to support Malaysia’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
(Jakarta, Indonesia) – On December 9, the US-ASEAN Business Council (the Council), in partnership with the Republic of Indonesia Ministry of Cooperatives and SMEs and Indonesia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN), conducted a webinar for Indonesian small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The event was part of the Council’s broader workshop series in response to the COVID-19 crisis. More than 150 Indonesian SMEs participated in the webinar themed around “Strengthening Indonesian SMEs’ Performance with Digitalization in Response to COVID-19.”
The US-ASEAN Business Council hosted a two-day workshop on Digital Trade Standards and Conformance on December 7 and 8, 2021. The workshop was initiated as a result of the Council and U.S. Department of Commerce’s engagements with the ASEAN Consultative Committee on Standards and Quality’s (ACCSQ) and the Digital Trade Standards and Conformance Working Group (DTSCWG) in May and June of 2021.