This website in maintained in the framework of the SEACOOP initiative, supported since 2004 by the European Commission (Directorate General Information Society and Media) through its Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP6 and FP7), and by the ASEAN Secretariat since 2008.

SEACOOP aims at supporting the development of Information Society policy dialogues and the strengthening of cooperation on ICT research between Europe and Southeast Asia in general (with Singapore as a particular focus since a MoU on ICT has been signed between Europe and Singapore in 2009).

Among planned activities over the period 2010-2011:

• Organization of at least 6 cooperation events in Europe and in Southeast Asia to be synchronised with policy dialogue meetings,
  
• Identification and analysis of ICT policy and research priorities, at bilateral and regional levels, and provision of recommendations for future cooperation initiatives,
  
• Development of synergies with dialogues and activities launched under EU-funded programmes (EU-SEA-NET, TEIN3, Marie Curie, etc.), at the initiative of EU Member States and Associated States, and at the ASEAN level (SCMIT),
  
• Development of promotion, dissemination and awareness-raising activities.

SEACOOP is coordinated by Sigma Orionis, an organisation based in France and devoted to supporting cooperative research in ICT and global ICT developments, and includes, on the Southeast Asian side, the organisations playing a key role in ICT policy and research in each of the ten ASEAN countries.

• Advanced Science and Technology Institute (ASTI), Philippines
• Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT), Indonesia
• Institute for Infocomm Research (I²R), Singapore
• Multimedia Development Corporation (MDEC), Malaysia
• National Authority for Science and Technology (NAST), Laos
• National Council for S&T Policy (NCSTP), Vietnam
• National Science and Technology Development Agency (NECTEC), Thailand
• National ICT Development Authority (NiDA), Cambodia
• University of Brunei Darussalam (UBD), Brunei Darussalam
• University of Computer Studies, Yangon (UCSY), Myanmar

Short video statements from members of the SEACOOP Steering Committeee can be accessed here.

On the European side, the project involves, through a Project Advisory Committee, over 20 leading companies, research institutes and academia. The project is also supported by the main European Technology Platforms and Joint Technology Initiatives in the ICT area, and by key European initiatives in Southeast Asia, namely the EU-SEA-NET INCO-Net project and the TEIN3 initiative.

For further information, please download the SEACOOP flyer or contact us.