U.S.-ASEAN Smart Cities Partnership
Promoting sustainable, resilient, and inclusive solutions to advance urban quality of life in Southeast Asian Nations.
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Media Note: Symposium on Accelerating Science, Technology and Circular Innovation in Southeast Asia
Office of the Spokesperson The U.S. Department of State hosted the Symposium on Accelerating Science, Technology, and Circular Innovation in Southeast Asia in Jakarta, Indonesia, on September 5-7. The U.S.-ASEAN Smart Cities Partnership (USASCP), Arizona State University, and Rochester Institute of Technology jointly developed this event, which focused on three primary themes: smart sustainable cities; cooperation in…
Fostering Transdisciplinary Collaborations at the Nexus of Climate and Health for Global Environmental Change Research – A Way Forward
The U.S. Department of State is hosting the symposium on Fostering Transdisciplinary Collaborations at the Nexus of Climate and Health for Global Environmental Change Research – A Way Forward from Monday, October 23 to Friday, October 27, at the Anantara Siam Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. In partnership with the National Science Foundation, Thailand Science Research…
Symposium on Accelerating Science, Technology, and Circular Innovation in Southeast Asia
September 5-7, 2023 Park Hyatt Jakarta – Jakarta, Indonesia The U.S. Department of State is hosting an integrated, multi-partner symposium entitled Accelerating Science, Technology and Circular Innovation in Southeast Asia, in cooperation with the U.S-ASEAN Smart Cities Partnership (USASCP), Arizona State University, Rochester Institute of Technology and other partners September 5-7, 2023, at the Park Hyatt Jakarta. The Symposium is structured…
DOT Smart Mobility Workshop
On July 10-12, the USASCP-DOT partnership hosted participants from their U.S.-ASEAN city pairings in Los Angeles, CA, to learn from their peers about challenges, opportunities, and best practices for the development of transit systems in smart cities. Nina Hachigan, former Deputy Mayor of International Affairs of LA, and former Ambassador to ASEAN, opened the workshop by reflecting on the…
Cities Summit of the Americas
April 26-28, 2023 – Denver, Colorado: The Cities Summit will promote regional cooperation, convening subnational leaders from across the entire Western Hemisphere with diverse and inclusive representatives of government, civil society, business, academia, youth, culture and the arts, and indigenous and underrepresented groups. City and community leaders will meet throughout the week of April 24,…
Green Buildings Innovation Program – University Partnership
New! USASCP is funding the University of North Carolina – Charlotte (UNCC) to partner with ASEAN universities in Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia to train a new generation of architects, urban planners, engineers and construction managers on best practices and technological innovations in the building sector. The Green Buildings Innovation program will help reduce greenhouse gasses;…
The U.S.-ASEAN Smart Cities Partnership seeks to meet the varied challenges of rapid urbanization and help improve the lives of people in the region through collaboration.
The U.S.-ASEAN Smart Cities Partnership (USASCP) is a collaboration between the U.S. public and private sectors with the 26 pilot cities of the ASEAN Smart Cities Network (ASCN). Programs and activities are developed to promote engagement in smart sustainable city solutions and to advance the digital and circular economies in ASEAN cities, share best practices between U.S. cities and their ASEAN counterparts, and strengthen regional cybersecurity at the sub-national level.
Recent Program
Integrated Urban Services
Systems integration project to educate stakeholders on circular economy approaches to enhance resource recovery and reuse and on opportunities to develop integrated models of basic urban services and food provision.
