BACKGROUND The rapid adoption of digital technologies has significantly transformed the Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) sector. Digital tools, such as fintech and epayment, have become essential for maintaining relevance, competitiveness, and efficiency, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. This shift has underscored the critical role of digital technologies in business resilience.  …

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BACKGROUND With the support of the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), Mekong Institute (MI) is implementing the project on Capacity Building of Mekong Institute for Enhanced Secretarial Support and Development in the Mekong Region. The project’s goal is to strengthen MI’s internal capacities, its support to the Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation …

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BACKGROUND The ASEAN Youth Convergence 2024 is a visionary initiative aiming to inspire, empower, and elevate the capacities of participating youths in fostering the ASEAN spirit and advancing regional cooperation and integration. The convergence is designed to bring together the ASEAN Prize Recipients (APRs) from 2021 to 2023 and youth delegates from ASEAN Member States …

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THE ASEAN PRIZE Established in 2018 during Singapore’s ASEAN Chairmanship, the ASEAN Prize is an annual regional premier award to acknowledge inspiring achievements of ASEAN citizens or ASEAN-based organizations with significant contributions toward advancing ASEAN community building efforts.  The Prize is envisioned to foster the ASEAN identity, promote the ASEAN spirit, and champion the ASEAN …

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