Executive Summary of JASTIP Phase 1 (2015-2020)and Forecast of Phase 2 (2020-2025)

Prof. Dr Eiji Nawata
JASTIP WP1 Leader
Kyoto University ASEAN Centre

JASTIP: Sustainable
partnership on STI with ASEAN
JASTIPのミッション“Japan-ASEAN Science, Technology and Innovation Platform(JASTIP): Promotion of Sustainable Development Research”
was funded by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports , Science and Technology (MEXT) /Japan
Science and Technology Agency (JST) since 2015 under the framework of the Strategic
International Collaborative Research Program (SICORP).

Principal Investigator: Dr. Prof. Yasuyuki KONO, Vice President,
Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University
Duration: The 1st Phase Sep 2015 - August 2020
The 2nd Phase Sep 2020 – Mar 20252Objectives of the session• Highlight the importance of the science and policy dialogue and identify
gaps of “from theory to practice” by reviewing JASTIP’s Phase 1 (20152020) outcomes to strengthen the interactions between researchers andpolicy-makers in the ASEAN.
• Shape more practical schemes in JASTIP Phase 2 (2020-2025) tosustain the multi-stakeholder platform to carry out solution-oriented joint
research to societal challenges.

Executive summary of the 1st Phase (2015-2020)

Facts

3+3

Key Milestones

91

No. of workshops, seminars
Three joint labs in IDN,MYS, THA. Three sub-labs in and conferences
LAO, THA, VNM established

178

6500+

No. of scientific papers and No. of participants in JASTIP
eventsarticles389
No. of ASEAN personnel
participated in exchange
programme

90
No. of new research
initiated through JASTIPNet

100+

2015

2016

2017

2018

1st Phase
StartedJASTIP endorsed
by ASEAN-COSTI

The 1st JASTIP
Symposiumorganized

Referred in theASEAN Summit
as an example ofASEAN-Japan STI
Collaboration

3 Joint labs set upin the region

2019

2020

Brunei andSingapore join
JASTIP
The 8th JASTIP
Symposium inHanoi
Shift to the 2ndphase

Key Research Areas

JASTIP has four focus groups: Partnership, 2. Energy andEnvironment, 3. Bioresources and Biodiversity, 4. Disaster
Risk Reduction.

No. of institutions in ASEAN
and Japan engaged

10+1
All ASEAN Member States
involved

JASTIP-Net
JASTIP-Net is a start-up scheme for research collaborationand promotion of partnership across the ASEAN region inline with SDG17 “Partnership for Goals”. Priority is also
4placed on the South-South cooperation

JASTIP research areas linked to ASEAN priorities

5JASTIP Joint Labs: Regional Hubs in ASEAN
WP1 Networking andPartnership
NSTDA, Thailand

WP2 Energy & Environment
NSTDA, Thailand

WP2 Sub-labs•••

KMUTTKMITLNational Univ.
of Laos

WP4 Disaster Prevention
MJIIT, Malaysia

WP3 Bioresources & Biodiversity
LIPI, Indonesia

WP4 Sub-lab•

Thuyloi Univ.
(Vietnam)

JASTIP Phase 2: Mission and Strategic goals
Objectives of JASTIP 2nd Phase
1. International joint research on regional and transboundary challenges, which contributeto attaining ASEAN Community Building and SDGs
2. Establishing an open and inclusive STI platform by the Japan-ASEAN partnership formaking societal impacts
3. Capacity building on the next-gen researchers and coordinators in Japan and ASEAN

Potential Contribution to ASEAN Community Building
Objectives of JASTIP 2nd Phase

1. International joint research on regional and transboundary challenges, which contributeto attaining ASEAN Community Building and SDGs
2. Establishing an open and inclusive STI platform by the Japan-ASEAN partnership formaking societal impacts
3. Capacity building on the next-gen researchers and coordinators in Japan and ASEAN

ASEAN Plan of Action on Science, Technology and Innovation (APASTI)2016-2025
Strategic Thrust 1 : Public-Private Collaboration
Strengthen strategic collaboration among academia, research institutions, networks of centres of excellence, and theprivate sector to create an effective ecosystem for capability development, technology transfer and commercialisation.

Strategic Thrust 4: Public Awareness and STI enculturation

Raise public awareness and strengthen STI enculturation to enhance ASEAN science and technology cooperation.

ASEAN Innovation Roadmap 2019-2025

Goal 2 Objective 5: To encourage establishment of regional networks of joint research, capacity-building andinnovation initiatives that focus on topics relevant to ASEAN, and enhance STI collaboration with global partners
through such network organizations.
Goal 5 Objective 8: To harness STI to facilitate the realisation of UN SDGs by promoting further use of STI to address
global challenges and societal concerns such as food security, health, energy, water, transport, environment, anddisaster-related problems, so as to improve the well-being of the ASEAN people in the urban and rural communities.

Dialogue between Science and Policy for IMPACTS

JASTIP is taken as a case forpromoting transdisciplinary
research, multisector collaboration,international cooperation in theglobal exercise by OECD.

ASEAN-Japan STI Symposium“Science and Policy Dialogue for
Sustainable Development in the ASEANRegion”
January 2020••

As an event of Vietnam’s ASEAN Chairmanship year in2020
Co-organized with Vietnamese MOST and ASEANCOSTI

Objectives of the session• Highlight the importance of the science and policy dialogue and identify
gaps of “from theory to practice” by reviewing JASTIP’s Phase 1 (20152020) outcomes to strengthen the interactions between researchers andpolicy-makers in the ASEAN.
• Shape more practical schemes in JASTIP Phase 2 (2020-2025) tosustain the multi-stakeholder platform to carry out solution-oriented joint
research to societal challenges.

Part I JASTIP Phase 1 (2015-2020) Outcomes and policy
implications for Phase 2: National and ASEAN’s perspective• Executive Summary of JASTIP Phase 1 (2015-2020) and Forecast of Phase 22020-2025
Prof. Dr Eiji Nawata, Kyoto University• WP2 Energy and Environment Joint Laboratory in NSTDA
Assoc. Prof. Dr Thumrongrut Mungcharoen, NSTDA• WP3 Bioresources and Biodiversity Joint Laboratory in LIPI
Prof. Dr Enny Sudarmonowati, LIPI

• WP4 Disaster Prevention and Risk Reduction Joint Laboratoryin MJIIT
Prof. Dr Ali Selamat, MJIITPart II
Reflection and expectation from CLMV to JASTIP
as the ASEAN-wide platform
JASTIP WP2 activities in Cambodia
Dr Long Bun, Institute of Technology of Cambodia

JASTIP WP4 activity in Vietnam and in the Mekong Basin
Dr Pham Hong Nga, Thuyloi University, Vietnam

Panel Discussion:Moderator Prof. Dr Eiji Nawata
Theme: Expectations for “Science” and “Partnership” to accelerate “Policymaking” and “Societal impact” for the Goals in the ASEAN, and vice versa
from the ASEAN-wide perspectives

JASTIP:Strengthen
StrengthenPartnerships
PartnershipsandandNetworks
Networkson
onSTI
STIininASEAN
ASEAN
JASTIP:
The 5th JASTIP Symposium on “Disaster Risk
Reduction & Environmental Sustainability forSocial Resilience” in Oct 2018 in Kuala Lumper

The 6th JASTIP Symposium on “Biodiversity,Genetic Resources and Innovative Bioresource
Technology” and “Industry-Academia
Email: jastip-contact@cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Innovation Seminar & Business Matching” inNovember 2018
Website: http://www.jastip.org
Starting collaboration since “JASTIP-Net WP2
Rural Electrification Workshop“ in Feb 2019 interms of sustainable energy installation.

Thank you for your kind attention

JASTIP-Net 2018 engaged 3 Alumni of ASEAN
S&T Fellowship and a series of capacity
building seminars for STI coordinators sinceAug 2020