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Roundtable Discussion on AI Policies in Asia

with the expert delegation from the Federal Academy of Security Policy (BAKS)

On 4 March, KAS Political Dialogue Asia Program hosted a roundtable discussion “AI Policy in Asia” for the delegation from the Federal Academy of Security Policy (BAKS) from Germany. The delegation, which consists of participants from private and public sectors in Germany, had a two-weeks fieldtrip in Asia (Singapore and Seoul) as part of the expert course on digitalization and security policy.

Luncheon Discussion - German Armed Forces After “die Zeitenwende” – Challenges & Perspectives

Major General Wolf-Jürgen Stahl shared his insights on the German National Security Strategies and the latest development of global military challenges.

On March 4th 2024 the KAS Political Dialogue Asia (PDA) Program hosted Major-General Wolf-Jürgen Stahl, President of the Federal Academy for Security Policy (BAKS), for a discussion over lunch.

Continued Partnership between KAS PDA and ISEAS

Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the two parties to collaborate on a range of research activities such as on Myanmar, the Philippines, and ASEAN, among others.

KAS PDA and ISEAS have been successfully collaborating in the past. It dates back to 1979 when the German organisation began supporting ISEAS' research activities with annual grants. The signing of the MoU and the continuation of common projects stands testimony to the fruitful partnership.

International Conference on Water Management in Singapore

Sustainable Water Management: Improving Water Policy and Govenance in Emerging Asia

The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung’s Regional Programme Political Dialogue Asia co-hosted an international conference together with the Regional Programme Energy Security and Climate Change (KAS Recap) Hongkong on “Sustainable Water Management: Improving Water Policy and Governance in Emerging Asia” in Singapore between the 6th and 9th of December. As the impacts of poor water governance can be felt across livelihoods,  jeopardising community well being,  social cohesion, migration, national security, the topic of the conference could not have been more timely – also since COP28 concurrently recognised the role of water for the climate change agenda.

Asian Women Parliamentarian Caucus Meeting 2023

“Inclusivity & Diversity in Gender Equality in Parliaments in Asia”

In lieu of continuing the discussions on achieving Sustainable Development Goal 5 of Gender Equality, this years Asian Women Parliamentarian Caucus Meeting was held in Colombo in partnership with the Parliament of Sri Lanka.

CTeC Asia 2023

Communication | Technology | Citizenship

CTeC Asia has brought together scholars, media professionals, civil society practitioners as well as policymakers to participate in the discussion on the impact of technologies towards communication and citizen’s participation with a series of keynote speeches and panel discussions. The event was hosted in Taipei and has attracted more than 100 participants from around 16 countries. Diverse topics related to social media, e-governance, political campaigning have been discussed during the conference.

38th ASEAN Roundtable: ASEAN in a Fragmented Global Order

Das ASEAN Studies Centre des ISEAS Yusof-Ishak Institute in Singapur lud am 3. Oktober 2023 zum jährlichen ASEAN Roundtable ein. Das renommierte Institut ist langjähriger Partner des Regionalprogramms Politikdialog Asien welches den Roundtable auch dieses Jahr erneut unterstützte.

3rd Asian Summer School on Political Parties and Democracy

The 3rd Asian Summer School on Political Parties and Democracy has been successfully concluded from 14 to 20 August 2023 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In this in-person seminar, 14 young researchers, policymakers and academics from 10 different Asian countries had the opportunity to exchange their approaches and ideas on political parties and democracy in the Asian region and to present and discuss their research papers.

36th Asia-Pacific Roundtable

‘An Age of Strategic Uncertainty’

The 36th Asia-Pacific Roundtable (36APR) was convened by the Institute of Strategic & International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia from 8-10 August 2023. The APR, ISIS Malaysia’s flagship conference, is one of the premier strategic-security focused Track-Two forums in the region and KAS's support for the conference is part of a long-standing cooperation between ISIS Malaysia and the KAS Political Dialogue Asia Office.

KASYP Batch 13 - 3rd Training Module

Political Parties’ in Local Governance and Development

The 3rd module of the Konrad Adenauer School for Young Politicians (KASYP) aims to provide participants with tools and knowledge to deliver democratic and effective good governance in societies facilitated by political parties at the local level.

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