Science, Technology, and Innovation Cooperation (STIC) Policy Dialogue

The STIC Policy Dialogue brought together participants hailing from all ASEAN Member states. These participants attended weeklong programming that provided insight into environmental biotechnology, occurring from March 11-15. The event was held at Arizona State University's Washington, D.C. campus, and included site visits within the city. The STIC Environmental Biotechnology Study Tour, was funded by…

NSF Smart and Connected Communities Principal Investigators Meeting

USASCP Program Manager, Helen Santiago Fink, attended the National Science Foundation's Smart and Connected Communities Principle Investigators' Meeting (S&CC PI Meeting '24)  organized at Vanderbilt University in Nashville February 27-29.  USASCP met with U.S. university program partners under the Smart Cities – NSF  cooperation, including Virginia Tech and University of Dayton to explore continuing research interests.  Discussions were also…

USASCP Keynote Addresses Makassar Smart Cities Event

USASCP Program Manager, Helen Santiago Fink, served as a keynote speaker for the "Low Carbon in Policy Strategy" session at the Makassar Low-Carbon City with Metaverse event. This hybrid event had more than 1000 participants from governments, academia, communities, and industry representatives.  Makassar, Indonesia is working to achieve net zero emissions and focusing on supporting…