YANGON, 17 July 2017 – Officials of legal metrology authorities from all ASEAN Member States participated in the “Workshop on Developing an ASEAN-wide approach on Market Surveillance of Non-automatic Weighing Instruments (NAWIs)” on 13 July 2017 in Myanmar. The workshop aims to introduce the concept of market surveillance for NAWIs, to get to know the [...]
MANILA, 14 July 2017 – The 8th ASEAN Connectivity Symposium was held today in Alabang, Metro Manila, Philippines, to deliberate and debate on the implementation of Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity (MPAC) 2025. With the theme “Harnessing Opportunities and Addressing Challenges in the Implementation of the MPAC 2025,” the symposium highlighted that achieving a well-connected [...]
MANILA, 14 July 2017 - Digitalisation is a great equalizer that levels the playing field for large and small business players, said Ramon Lopez, ASEAN Economic Ministers chairman and Trade Secretary at the ASEAN 2017 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Development Summit today. “Through innovation and digitalization, we are confident that MSMEs can leapfrog [...]
MANILA, 13 July 2017 – The Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity (MPAC) 2025 Initiative and Project Concepts Forum was held on 12-13 July 2017 in Alabang, Metro Manila, Philippines, to discuss the development of MPAC 2025 projects and deliberate on challenges related to its implementation. “This Forum is indeed timely as it would lay the [...]
MANILA, 13 July 2017 – The second meeting of the ASEAN Qualifications Reference Framework (AQRF) Committee was held in Manila, Philippines from 12 to 13 July to discuss the important role of quality assurance in the process of referencing National Qualification Frameworks (NQFs) of participating ASEAN Member States to the AQRF. The AQRF is a mechanism [...]
MANILA, 13 July 2017 – The Philippines as Chair of the ASEAN Connectivity Coordinating Committee (ACCC) will host the 8th ASEAN Connectivity Symposium on 14 July 2017 in Alabang, Metro Manila, Philippines to socialise the Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity (MPAC) 2025, and discuss issues related to implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the MPAC 2025. [...]
