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Gary Evano Daniel

Gary Evano

After completing high school in Singapore as an ASEAN Scholarship awardee, Gary Evano Daniel headed home to Jakarta to continue his education. With a penchant for business and good food, he dived into Jakarta’s food scene with his friends. Gary is now the managing director of Puyo Group, an F&B brand aggregator with brands like Gary Evano Daniel

Rusda Salaeh

Rusda Salaeh

Rusda Salaeh, a 29-year-old mother of three, is a freelance translator based in Thailand. She has been working as a professional linguist-translator for eight years, since graduating with a Master’s degree in Linguistics from Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia. Rusda uses the Thai-based digital freelance platform, Fastwork, and various social media channels to market her skills and Rusda Salaeh

Cultural Digital Ambassadors: Towards Promoting Regional Unity in ASEAN

Unity in bytes

The Global Data latest report, Tourism Destination Market Insight: ASEAN (2021), forecast intra-regional tourism in ASEAN to grow by 5 per cent, from 2019 to 2024, to reach 56.6 million visitors. Now more than ever, it is a time for ASEAN countries to be united, turning challenges into opportunities, leveraging digital connectivity by coming together, Cultural Digital Ambassadors: Towards Promoting Regional Unity in ASEAN

Go Digital ASEAN Initiative: Narrowing the Digital Divide, One Entrepreneur at a Time

GO Digital ASEAN

In cities, it is common to see people, young and old, glued to their cellphones and reaping the benefits of various apps in the market. It is not always the case for small and micro-entrepreneurs living on the outskirts of the cities. Although these entrepreneurs may use social media, they do so for connection and Go Digital ASEAN Initiative: Narrowing the Digital Divide, One Entrepreneur at a Time

Digital Skills for Inclusive Growth: Reaching the Hard-to-Reach in Southeast Asia

Go Digital ASEAN

Across Southeast Asia, the digital landscape has become a contested arena, as governments and private companies seek to both drive economic growth and protect and control data flows. This fragmented regional environment tends to widen the digital divide, as only large tech companies have the resources to be effective privatesector players. Meanwhile, micro, small, and Digital Skills for Inclusive Growth: Reaching the Hard-to-Reach in Southeast Asia

Digital Infrastructure for Universal Health Care in ASEAN

After experiencing the ravages of a global pandemic, ASEAN Member States are now sharing knowledge to mitigate similar catastrophic events in the future. They are also realising that everyone needs to be protected and as such, are now embracing universal health care as a shared key capability consistent with the Sustainable Development Goals of 2030. Digital Infrastructure for Universal Health Care in ASEAN

Ajman Meludin

ACCSM Chair Ajman Meludin shares ASEAN’s goals and plans for the civil service sector, following the increased demand for online public services as a result of the pandemic. He discusses the challenges of improving the digital infrastructure and building the capacity of civil servants to deliver digital services efficiently.