ASEAN Foundation and ASEAN Center for Sustainable Development Studies and Dialogue will forge collaborations.

On 24 April 2026, Executive Director Phasporn Sangasubana and her team welcomed Dr. Piti Srisangnam, Executive Director of the ASEAN Foundation, upon his visit to the Office of ASEAN Centre for Sustainable Development Studies and Dialogue (ACSDSD). 

The main gist of the meeting between two ASEAN entities is mainly to pave the way for possible collaborations on issues related to digital transformation, green agenda and community building through promotion of active roles of the young generation and local communities. 

ACSDSD also took this opportunity to invite ASEAN Foundation to participate in the upcoming ASEAN Networking Symposium on Sustainable Development 2026, which will be co-hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand and ACSDSD to be convened in Bangkok during the last quarter of 2026. The main objective of the event is to strengthen cooperation and synergize efforts on sustainable development across ASEAN of relevant ASEAN centres and entities.  

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