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Today’s podcast will be focusing on ASEAN's efforts to develop a region-wide digital economy. In particular, the ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement, or DEFA for short, which is currently being negotiated among ASEAN Member States, and is expected to be concluded sometime this year. To help us better understand this topic, our guest for today’s podcast is Lim May-Ann, and she is Director of Multilateral Relations, Data Policy and Partnerships at Access Partnership, and also Chairperson of the Board for Engineering Good. May-Ann has many years of experience working in public policy, tech policy development, and government relations communications across the Asia Pacific; and has worked with many global, regional and local organisations, including the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC), the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), as well as the Asia Internet Coalition, on research and thought leadership, development, government outreach, and stakeholder engagement efforts.
The “ASEAN in Practice” podcast aims to invite practitioners from around the region that have spent many years working on ASEAN issues and policies. Through this podcast series, we hope to gain some valuable insights from their experiences that will contribute towards the policy-making level in the form of policy papers and future research on ASEAN.
Guest Speaker: Lim May-Ann, Director of Multilateral Relations, Data Policy and Partnerships at Access Partnership, and also Chairperson of the Board for Engineering Good
Host: Denis Hew, Senior Research Fellow, Centre on Asia and Globalisation, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
Podcast Producer & Editor: Mae Chow, Research Assistant, Centre on Asia and Globalisation, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
Assistant Producer: Varun Karthik, part-time Research Assistant, Centre on Asia and Globalisation, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
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Today’s podcast will be focusing on ASEAN's efforts to develop a region-wide digital economy. In particular, the ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement, or DEFA for short, which is currently being negotiated among ASEAN Member States, and is expected to be concluded sometime this year. To help us better understand this topic, our guest for today’s podcast is Lim May-Ann, and she is Director of Multilateral Relations, Data Policy and Partnerships at Access Partnership, and also Chairperson of the Board for Engineering Good. May-Ann has many years of experience working in public policy, tech policy development, and government relations communications across the Asia Pacific; and has worked with many global, regional and local organisations, including the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC), the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), as well as the Asia Internet Coalition, on research and thought leadership, development, government outreach, and stakeholder engagement efforts.
The “ASEAN in Practice” podcast aims to invite practitioners from around the region that have spent many years working on ASEAN issues and policies. Through this podcast series, we hope to gain some valuable insights from their experiences that will contribute towards the policy-making level in the form of policy papers and future research on ASEAN.
Guest Speaker: Lim May-Ann, Director of Multilateral Relations, Data Policy and Partnerships at Access Partnership, and also Chairperson of the Board for Engineering Good
Host: Denis Hew, Senior Research Fellow, Centre on Asia and Globalisation, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
Podcast Producer & Editor: Mae Chow, Research Assistant, Centre on Asia and Globalisation, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
Assistant Producer: Varun Karthik, part-time Research Assistant, Centre on Asia and Globalisation, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
#ASEANinPractice #ASEAN #CAG_LKYSPP
#GovernancefortheFuture #publicpolicy #policymatters
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![[LKYSPP Alumni] Making an Impact in Poverty Alleviation](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nP-wkGnSPcw/mqdefault.jpg "[LKYSPP Alumni] Making an Impact in Poverty Alleviation
How can public policy make a tangible impact in poverty alleviation?
Our LKYSPP Alumni, Jack Sim (MPA 2013), Founder of World Toilet Organisation, Ruchika Singh (MPP 2012), former Associate Director of Policy at J-Pal South Asia, Avantika Dhingra (MPP 2015), former Senior Manager at J-Pal South Asia and Rex Wang Xiao (MPP 2008), an Economist at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, share their stories of making a difference in the lives of those affected by poverty.
They share the steps and approach they took to overcome the policy problem, which can seem challenging, but whose outcome is very meaningful. Through this sharing, we uncover how the public policy education journey these alumni underwent helped equip them with the necessary knowledge, skills and tools to tackle complex poverty issues.
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![[Book Launch] Micro-Institutional Foundations of Capitalism - Roselyn Hsueh](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pAQz1fivBlE/mqdefault.jpg "[Book Launch] Micro-Institutional Foundations of Capitalism - Roselyn Hsueh
Professor Roselyn Hsueh discusses her new book, Micro-institutional Foundations of Capitalism: Sectoral Pathways to Globalization in China, India, and Russia (Cambridge University Press, June 2022). What is the relationship between internal development and integration into the global economy in developing countries? How and why do state–market relations differ? And do these differences matter in the post-cold war era of global conflict and cooperation? Drawing on research in China, India, and Russia and examining sectors from textiles to telecommunications, Micro-institutional Foundations of Capitalism introduces a new theory of sectoral pathways to globalization and development. Adopting a historical and comparative approach, the books Strategic Value Framework shows how state elites perceive the strategic value of sectors in response to internal and external pressures. Sectoral structures and organization of institutions further determine the role of the state in market coordination and property rights arrangements. The resultant dominant patterns of market governance vary by country and sector within country. These national configurations of sectoral models are the micro-institutional foundations of capitalism, which mediate globalization and development.
For more information: https://lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/news-events/events/details/micro-institutional-foundations-of-capitalism-sectoral-pathways-to-globalization-in-china-india-and-russia
Speaker:
Roselyn Hsueh, Associate Professor of Political Science, Temple University
Chairperson:
Selina Ho, Co-Director of Centre on Asia and Globalisation and Assistant Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
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![[CSA Series] Can SEA Safeguard Strategic Autonomy in Critical Minerals as US–China Rivalry Deepens?](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pNTeaae0ELM/mqdefault.jpg "[CSA Series] Can SEA Safeguard Strategic Autonomy in Critical Minerals as US–China Rivalry Deepens?
Critical minerals, including nickel, rare earth elements, cobalt, tin, lithium, and copper, have become the defining resource contest of the twenty-first century, underpinning the global energy transition, advanced manufacturing, and defence industries. Southeast Asia sits at the heart of this competition: Indonesia controls over 40 percent of global nickel reserves; Vietnam holds one of the world’s largest, rare earth deposits; and the Philippines, Myanmar, and Malaysia each occupy significant positions in global supply chains. For a region long defined by great-power hedging and ASEAN-style non-alignment, the scramble for critical minerals has created a heightened strategic dilemma.
The intensification of US–China rivalry has transformed routine resource-sector decisions into geopolitical choices. The US Inflation Reduction Act restricts green-energy subsidies to materials sourced from US trading partners, effectively disadvantaging Indonesia in the absence of a bilateral free trade agreement and amid Chinese capital dominance in its nickel sector. China, meanwhile, has locked in upstream assets through Belt and Road investments, extended its processing dominance across many critical minerals, and restricted the export of certain rare earth–related technologies. In this context, Southeast Asian states seek to leverage their endowments without being captured by either side.
Yet resource abundance does not automatically translate into strategic autonomy. Indonesia’s aggressive export ban on nickel ore drew significant smelting investment but deepened dependence on Chinese capital and invited a WTO challenge from the EU. By contrast, Vietnam’s neutrality paired with deep FTA integration has attracted a large share of manufacturers relocating from China. Furthermore, domestic oligarchic coalitions sometimes override official diversification commitments, and ASEAN-level coordination through the ASEAN Minerals Cooperation Action Plan (AMCAP-IV) 2026–2030 remains a non-binding regional framework. Without robust institutional anchors, hedging may become increasingly difficult.
Counterpoint Southeast Asia (CSA) is a policy brief series that tackles strategic and complex questions facing Southeast Asia by presenting the perspectives of regional academics and policy experts. It is organised by the Centre on Asia and Globalisation at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore.
Speakers:
Vlado Vivoda, a scholar and geopolitical analyst specializing in critical minerals, energy security and geoeconomic strategy
Trissia Wijaya, a Mckenzie Research Fellow at the Asia Institute, University of Melbourne
Angela Tritto, Assistant Professor of Human-Nature Interactions and Biodiversity at the Institute of Asian Studies, University of Brunei Darussalam.
Moderator:
Dr Barbora Valockova, Research Fellow, Centre on Asia and Globalisation (CAG), Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
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![[LKYSPP Alumni] Making an Impact in Geopolitics](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/q0nC2XjEQ3k/mqdefault.jpg "[LKYSPP Alumni] Making an Impact in Geopolitics
What drives some individuals to thrive in the complex world of geopolitics, and what changes do they aspire to effect?
Our alumni Alyona Seth (MIA 2021), an Intelligence Manager at Max Security Solutions, and Hao Nan (MPP 2020), a former Political Affairs Programme Officer at the Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat, share their journeys, challenges, and aspirations in pursuing a career that requires them to stay engaged in policy issues on geopolitics.
Discover how studying at LKYSPP equipped them with the knowledge, skills, and networks to navigate the complexities of the geopolitical landscape,and empower them to strive for meaningful change.
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