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…
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…
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…