한-BIMP-EAGA 협력포털

The 3rd BIMP-EAGA TVET Conference 2023

    The 3rd BIMP-EAGA TVET Conference 2023           The 3rd BIMP-EAGA TVET (Technical Vocational and Education Training) Conference was held in Kuching, Malaysia between March 8 and March 9, 2023. The conference was co-hosted by the Ministry of Education, Innovation and Talent Development (MEITD), the Sarawak Skills Development Center, and the state-funded TVET organization. The plenary meeting was led by Sarawak Prime Minister, Abang Johari Tun Openg.   The BIMP-EAGA aims to accelerate the improvement of culture, education and technology and to develop competent human resources through cooperation in the fields of Society – Culture - Education (SCE). For comprehensive educational cooperation, higher education and technical education are divided based on the needs of the EAGA region, namely higher educational institutions (HEI) and technical and vocational educational institutions (TVETI). The BIMP-EAGA holds TVET forum and HEI summit to share information on employment demands and skill demands, and to expand the network with stakeholders with the main goal to ensure that schools can connect well with the society.   The 3rd BIMP-EAGA TVET Conference was attended by practitioners and experts from academia, industry and government agencies, including Hallman bin Haji Sabri, the director of Sarawak Technology Development Center; Anang Ristanto, the chair of SCE Cluster; and Khoo Nee Teck, the chief technology officer of Huawei Malaysia. The theme of the two-day conference was "TVET leading innovation and talent development", and various perspectives were discussed on four sub-themes such as ‘Innovation and Technology, Human Resource Management and Prospects, as well as Strengthening Partnerships between Green TVET, BIMP-EAGA TVET and HEI’. TVET practitioners shared their best practices and discussed ways to improve the TVET curriculum. They expected that partnerships between institutions can be strengthened to produce competent graduates.    The TVET Sarawak website (tvetsarawak2023.my) provided further details about TVET conference registration and programming.              [References] · TVET SARAWAK, 2023. (https://tvetsarawak2023.my/) · BIMP-EAGA, 2023. 3rd BIMP-EAGA TVET Conference to be Held in Kuching in March. (As of 2023. 02. 23. https://bimp-eaga.asia/article/3rd-bimp-eaga-tvet-conference-be-held-kuching-march)        

2023.03.17

2023 BIMP-EAGA Strategic Planning Meeting

    2023 BIMP-EAGA Strategic Planning Meeting     Source: Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia       The 2023 BIMP-EAGA Strategic Planning Meeting (SPM) was held in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei between February 6 and February 8, 2023. Approximately 150 people attended the meeting, including Netty Muharni, the deputy minister of the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs of Indonesia who also served as the chairman of the meeting; senior managers of the BIMP-EAGA Coordinating Secretariat and the Asian Development Bank; and delegations from the four BIMP countries. The participants discussed the previous year's performance report in the fields of 'connection, environment, trade, tourism, social, cultural, and education', as well as the direction of cooperation in 2023. They also evaluated the ‘Rolling Pipeline (RPoPs) 2020-2022’ project, which is part of Priority Infrastructure Projects (PIPs), with strengthening connectivity as a key theme at the 2023 BIMP-EAGA SPM, and discussed the items to be supplemented in the next stage of the project, known as the ‘Rolling Pipeline (RPoPs) 2023-2025’. BIMP-EAGA planned 104 PIPs in 2017 and completed 45 in 2022, ten projects are in the final stage and 49 are in progress. In 2022, 10 new projects were added to connect farms and markets and to promote trade in border areas.   Chairperson Netti Muharni said that “there is a need to create new strategies so that the programs currently being promoted at BIMP-EAGA can actively respond to global dynamics and megatrends. Connectivity should be expanded by immediately opening sea, land and air routes that were closed due to the pandemic, and through the economic corridor, trade and investment and tourism should be stimulated to promote economic growth”. She further added that active exchanges in the border area should be made by resuming air routes linking Kuching, Malaysia with Pontianak, Indonesia and Davao, the Philippines with Manado, Indonesia, maritime route connecting Bitung Port, Indonesia with General Santos Port, the Philippines, and the operation of the Indonesian public bus (DAMRI) between Indonesia Pontianak and Brunei.   Through this meeting, the participants expected that the shrinking economy of the subregion would be revitalized by increasing production and creating jobs through strengthening the institutional foundation of the BIMP-EAGA and by working closely together with EAGA's local government officials and private actors.              [References] · Brunei News Gazette, 2023. BIMP-EAGA Strategic Planning Meeting. (As of 2023. 02. 06. https://www.bruneinewsgazette.com/bimp-eaga-strategic-planning-meeting/) · Kementerian Koordinator Bidang Perekonomian Republik Indonesia, 2023. Siapkan Strategi Baru Implementasi Program Kerja Berkelanjutan, Strategic Planning Meeting BIMP-EAGA Kembali Digelar. (As of 2023. 02. 09. https://ekon.go.id/publikasi/detail/4911/siapkan-strategi-baru-implementasi-program-kerja-berkelanjutan-strategic-planning-meeting-bimp-eaga-kembali-digelar)      

2023.03.03

The 2nd BIMP-EAGA Maritime 2023 Conference

    The 2nd BIMP-EAGA Maritime 2023 Conference     [Source: Transport Event]     The 2nd BIMP-EAGA Maritime 2023 Conference will be held at the JW Marriott Hotel in Jakarta from February 21 to 23, 2023. The conference is the BIMP-EAGA's largest international logistics and port-related event, which has been held since 2022 to bolster regional trade routes and promote economic development. The 1st BIMP-EAGA Maritime 2022 Conference was held in Kota Kinabalu and was hosted by Sabah Ports and Sabah Ports Authority, Malaysia.   The 2nd BIMP-EAGA Maritime 2023 Conference will be hosted by the Indonesian National Port Authority (PT Pelabuhan Indonesia - PELINDO), with support from the BIMP-EAGA Business Council, the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport Indonesia, and the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce. During the conference, various exhibitions and international trade conferences related to the logistics industry, such as ports, shipping, and transportation, will be organized. 30 global entrepreneurs and 400 executives specializing in the logistics industry will attend the conference to discuss the latest trends in the international transportation and logistics industry. In addition, 40 domestic and foreign companies are expected to showcase the latest technologies related to port services, shipping and logistics.   The specific program of the conference is as follows. On the 21st, invited participants will visit the Port of Tanjung Priok, the largest port in Indonesia, and the Indonesia Maritime Museum. Meanwhile, on the 22nd and 23rd, at the conference consisting of a total of seven sessions, there will be presentations and discussions on topics such as logistics and port management by BIMP-EAGA countries, BIMP-EAGA economic corridor investment, subregional cooperation, port infrastructure expansion and strategy. The specific conference topics are as follows.       [BIMP-EAGA Maritime 2023 Conference Program]     BIMP-EAGA expects to assist participants from an international network through this event and to provide an opportunity to expand market participation for the private sectors based on the analysis and advice of experts in each field.                 [References] · BEBC BRUNEI, 2023. BIMP-EAGA Maritime 2023 Conference to be held in February. (As of 2023.01.21. https://bruneibebc.com/bimp-eaga-maritime-2023-conference-to-be-held-in-february/) · TRANSPORT EVENTS, 2023. http://www.transportevents.com/ForthcomingEventsdetails.aspx?EventID=EVE182 · Japan External Trade Organization, 2023. https://www.jetro.go.jp/en/database/j-messe/tradefair/detail/125329      

2023.02.17

8 projects approved for the 2nd BKCF projects

    8 projects approved for the 2nd BKCF projects     With the 2nd BKCF, support will be given to the home-use solar power generation system construction project in Surigao Island, Mindanao. (Source: BIMP-EAGA)       The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), the depository of the BIMP-EAGA and Republic of Korea Cooperation Fund (BKCF), opened up for 2nd BKCF proposal call from August 3rd to September 2nd, 2022.   A total of 62 project proposals were submitted for the call, and 8 proposals were selected at the BIMP-EAGA and ROK Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) held in December 2022. The start date for the selected projects is yet to be announced. The eight project proposals selected in the 2nd BKCF project call are as follows.       Table 1. The Eight Project Proposals Selected in the 2nd BKCF Project Competition     Three project proposals were approved for the Philippines, two for Malaysia, and two for Indonesia, and one project is multi-country project covering the whole area of BIMP-EAGA.   Looking at the approved projects by country, the three project proposals for the Philippines include ‘Mainstream Energy Efficiency in MSME builidings’, ‘Creating Livelihood Options through Agroenterprise Development towards the Reinvention of the Butig’, and ‘Off-grid Solar Home Systems Deployment in Disaster Vulnerable Low-income Communities’.    Meanwhile, the two project proposals for Malaysia are ‘Waterworks Improvement Project of rural areas in Sabah’ and ‘Promoting Low Carbon Schools project’. As for Indonesia, the approved project proposal is ‘Strengthening social forestry in supporting sustainable and low-emission landscape management’ and 'Increasing resilience of small scale fisheries to climate change impact'.                [References] · BIMP-EAGA, 2023. Eight Projects Selected for Korean Funding. (as of 2023.01.13. https://bimp-eaga.asia/article/eight-projects-selected-korean-funding) · GGGI, 2023. https://gggi.org/global-program/bkcf/      

2023.02.02