About

The ASEAN-EU STI Days bring together researchers, scientists, science policy makers, innovative companies, and other stakeholders from ASEAN and EU countries for a  yearly three-day conference on science, technology, and innovation issues and bi-regional co-operation in these fields.

ASEAN-EU STI Days 2015

The ASEAN-EU Science, Technology and Innovation Days are a forum style event, initiated by the European Commission’s 7th Framework Programme funded SEA-EU-NET II project. The ASEAN-EU STI Days 2015 will be organised in Paris, France on 17-19 March, 2015. This year’s edition of the event will focus on presenting ASEAN research excellence to European stakeholders as well as raising awareness for current developments in Science & Technology in the most dynamic region worldwide. The number of scientific workshops and expert sessions on various topics – like infectious diseases; water, food, energy nexus; metrology; ASEAN Economic Community and innovation – is expected to amount to 15, the expected number of participants is around 300, mainly from Southeast Asia and Europe. The STI Days are an ideal occasion for networking and exchange of ideas in thematic areas like Health, Environment, Water, Food Security & Safety or Innovation. A Brokerage Event connected to the previously mentioned topics, field visits at research facilities in and around Paris as well as a paper and poster competition make the programme even more attractive. The STI days are generally visited by policy makers, company representatives, researchers and research administrators from both regions.

Background of the STI Days

The ASEAN-EU STI Days are a forum style event, initiated by the FP7 funded INCO-NET project: SEA-EU-NET II. The first event of this kind was organised in Bangkok, Thailand on 21-23 January 2014 and was hosted by the National Science & Technology Development Agency Thailand (NSTDA). The event had a great success with more than 500 participants from both regions. The focus had been laid on providing insight on the European research and innovation landscape in Southeast Asia. It also served as the official launch of Horizon 2020 in the ASEAN region. For results from the ASEAN EU-STI Days 2014 in Bangkok, Thailand please visit our archive.

Program

The ASEAN-EU STI days are a flexible forum for STI related activities from the two regions, including:

• Scientific workshops and expert sessions on infectious diseases; water, food, energy nexus; metrology; ASEAN Economic Community and innovation etc.
• Activities, organised by various projects targeting ASEAN countries or the Societal Challenges Health, Food, Water
• Brokerage Events connected to the main scientific topics of the STI days
• Exhibition: Showcase Innovation
• Meeting and training of National Contact Points
• Field visits at research facilities in and around Paris
• Paper and poster competition

Schedule

17 March 2015, Tuesday
Official opening
Opening of the exhibition

18 March 2015, Wednesday
Scientific workshops
Field trips

19 March 2015, Thursday
Scientific workshops
Closing session

For details please check our full schedule of the ASEAN-EU STI Days 2015.

Participants

• Researchers and Scientists, who are interested in expanding their research networks in the partner region
• Policy makers, who are interested in the developments of the EU-ASEAN dialogue in Science, Technology and Innovation
• Representatives from innovative companies, who are interested in showcasing their innovative solutions in our exhibition area
• Research administrators, who are interested in good practices in bi-regional cooperation, available funding possibilities and in creating new networks