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Vietnam hosts ASEAN meetings on science

The 62nd meeting of ASEAN Committee on Science and Technology (COST-62) opened in Ho Chi Minh City on Nov. 23 with the attendance of more than 100 delegates from ASEAN countries.
The 62nd meeting of ASEAN Committee on Science and Technology (COST-62)opened in Ho Chi Minh City on Nov. 23 with the attendance of more than100 delegates from ASEAN countries.

As ASEAN COST Chair for the2011-2012 term, Vietnam will continue to boost scientific andtechnological cooperation among ASEAN nations in the context of thebloc’s deep integration in various domains.

The focus of the 14thASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Science and Technology (AMMST-14) andCOST-62 will be on enhancing scientific and technological cooperationwithin the ASEAN bloc, towards building an ASEAN Community by 2015 basedon the three pillars: ASEAN Political and Security Community (APSC),ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) and ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community(ASCC).

Delegates will review the results of scientific andtechnological cooperation programmes among ASEAN nations since the 6thInformal ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Science and Technology held inKrabi, Thailand last December. They will also discuss the ASEAN Plan ofAction on Science and Technology for the 2012-2017 period with theimplementation of six ASEAN development priority programmes that havebeen adopted for implementation until 2015.

The programmes includefood security until 2013, an early warning system for natural disasters,biofuels, the application and development of open source software,climate change from now to 2015, and the implementation of Krabiinitiative: Science, Technology and Innovation for a competitive,sustainable and inclusive ASEAN.

A consultative meeting on ASEAN-NewZealand scientific and technological cooperation will take place onNov. 25 and AMMST-14 will be held on Nov. 26./.
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