1. Overview of the development of Life Sciences in ASEAN and relevance of biosecurity awareness

3. ASEAN MEMBERS Total Population of ASEAN : 631.94 Million
Brunei (0.43M)
Myanmar (54.16M)
Combodia (15.68M)
Philippines (101.80M)
Indonesia (255.71M)
Singapore (5.62M)
Lao PDR (7.10M)
Thailand (67.40M)
Malaysia (30.65M)
Vietnam (93.39M)
Total Population of ASEAN : Million
[ 2 X USA population]

4. ASEAN (GERD) Brunei (0.12 %) Myanmar (1.5 %) Combodia (0.05 %)
Philippines (0.11 %)
Indonesia (0.09 %)
Singapore (2.26 %)
Lao PDR (0.04 %)
Thailand (0.48 %)
Malaysia (1.13 %)
Vietnam (0.19 %)

5. ASEAN
With a population of more than 600 million people – 9 percent of the world population – and a combined GDP of $1.8 trillion,
the ASEAN economy is ranked as the 9th largest economy in the world and the 3rd largest in Asia.
The region has experienced strong economic growth with an average annual rate of 5 percent to 6 percent over the past two decades.
ASEAN countries have increased their investment in science and technology to diversify from an agricultural to a knowledge-based economy.

7. ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Science and Technology (AMMST)
shared by the ASEAN Leaders who have recognised science and technology (S&T) as a key factor in sustaining economic growth, enhancing community well-being and promoting integration in ASEAN
This task, however, is not easy as ASEAN, a grouping of ten developing countries with great variance in the level of science and technology capability, has to move the cooperation forward more vigourusly and promote deeper integration.

8. ASEAN Committee on Science & Technology (COST)
ABAPAST: Advisory Body on ASEAN Plan of Action on Science and Technology
SCB: Sub-Committee on Biotechnology
SCFST: Sub-Committee on Food Science and Technology
ABASF: Advisory Body of the ASEAN Science Fund
SCIRD: Sub-Committee on Infrastructure and Resources Development
AMMST: ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Science & Technology
SCMG: Sub-Committee on Meteorology and Geophysics
ASEAN-China JSTC: Joint Science and Technology Committee
SCMIT: Sub-Committee on Microelectronics and Information Technology
ASEAN-India WGST: Working Group on Science and Technology
SCMSAT: Sub-Committee on Marine Science and Technology
ASEAN-Russia WGST: Working Group on Science and Technology
SCMST: Sub-Committee on Material Science and Technology
ASEAN-EC JCCSCST: Joint Cooperation Committee Sub- Committee on Science and Technology
SCNCER: Sub-Committee on Non-Conventional Energy Research
ASEAN COST+3: Committee on Science and Technology Plus Three
SCOSA: Sub-Committee on Space Technology and Applications
COST: Committee on Science and Technology

9. ASEAN focuses on 9 programme areas:
(i) food science and technology ,
(vi) microelectronics and information technology,
(ii) biotechnology,
(vii) material science and technology,
(iii) meteorology and geophysics,
(viii) space technology and applications, and
(iv) marine science and technology,
(ix) S&T infrastructure and resources development.
(v) non-conventional energy research,

10. Areas of Strength in Disciplines of Asean Member States
Basic Sciences
Agri. & Related Sciences
Medical Sciences
Eng & Tech
Emerging Tech (ICT, Biotech, Nanotech, Automation)
Brunei ★ ★★
Combodia
Indonesia
Laos
Malaysia
★★★
Myanmar
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
Vietnam
★★★ - very strong
★★ - strong
★ - developing

11. International Comparison of R&D Expenditure as a Percentage of GDP
(2012)

12. It's important to note the long-term effects of R&D investments and their close relationship to economic growth that are considered in this report. R&D is not an instrument that can be quickly turned on and off to trigger economic growth. Many countries and regions have set long-term R&D goals that have not been realized. Ten years ago, the European Union (EU) set a goal of having 3.0% of its GDP invested in R&D by Due to weak policies, that ratio stagnated and is now less than 1.9%. The EU's new 8th Framework Programme, which begins a year from now, has reset the 3.0% goal for On the other side, China established a consistent pattern of double-digit R&D funding increases in the 1990s and over the past 20 years has risen from R&D obscurity to challenging the U.S. (and likely succeeding) for global R&D leadership.
Global R&D spending is forecast to grow by 3.7%, or $53.7 billion in 2013 to $1.496 trillion, the largest share of this increase, $22.9 billion, is expected to come from China, which continues its decade-long annual double digit increases in R&D investments
What is worthy to note here is that countries like Pakistan and Iran have emerged on the landscape contributing more towards R&D than the previous year

14. Research performance of
ASEAN countries
Malaysia has consistently increased its impact as well as shown strong output growth, reaching to a 1 percent share of the world’s scholarly output in 2013.
In terms of citation impact, the Philippines remains significantly above the world average but has seen some decreases through time.
Vietnam and Thailand’s citation impacts are both approximately around the world average.
Indonesia has seen decreases in citation impact.

17. Agricultural & Biological Sciences
is a high activity area for most countries, and a research strength for nearly a third of institutions such as Center for International Forestry West Java, Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia, International Rice Research Institute.
specific institutes show high impact in Medicine, such as Vietnamese Academy of Science & Technology or Mahidol University.

18. GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS INDEX 2015-2016 RANKINGS18

19. Good time to promote awareness on responsible science, biosecurity and pedagogy across the higher education sector of ASEAN

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