SINGAPORE, 14 December 2023 –Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore , in collaboration with its Republic Polytechnic and the ASEAN Secretariat (ASEC), concluded the 4th cycle of the Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI) Project Proposal Writing Training for Viet Nam officials today.
The Project Proposal Writing Training was conducted in a hybrid format from 5-14 December. The event was attended by 26 Viet Nam officials from 13 ministries and agencies based in Hanoi. The Republic Polytechnic of Singapore facilitated the first part of the training on 5-8 December while ASEC continued the second part on 11-14 December.
ASEC trained the officials to develop regional project proposals and manage the ASEAN cooperation projects (ACPs) using a results-based management approach that includes budget formulation, fund disbursements, and reporting. Meanwhile, the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund Management Team (JMT) shared relevant information and experiences on project proposal formulation, implementation, and monitoring from an ASEAN partner’s perspective.
At the training, participants also learned about the mechanisms to access available resources with the ACPs and the processes throughout the ASEAN project cycle.
Following the four-day training with ASEC, participants developed four drafts of regional project proposals on ASEAN business promotion for MSMEs, one-stop platform for facilitated business activities between AMS, carbon credit trading of MSMEs in ASEAN, and AgriConnect ASEAN.
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