Indonesia and Singapore Visits
On 8-15 December 2024, the PI of the SGAIN project, Dr Yixian Sun, travelled to Indonesia and Singapore to meet various stakeholders and prepare SGAIN’s work in Southeast Asia.
During this trip, Yixian visited Indonesia’s Ministry of National Development and Planning (BAPPENAS) and had a meeting with Dr Sumedi Andono Mulyo, Director of Planning and Development of National Priority Infrastructure Projects, to prepare collaboration on benchmarking of sustainable infrastructure standards and nature-based infrastructure in Indonesia. He then participated in an international workshop on the post-2030 Sustainable Development Agenda at Monash University Indonesia. Yixian also visited our Indonesian team at Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) in Yogyarkata to plan SGAINs’ research in the country. During his time in Yogyakarta, Yixian gave a seminar to students and staff of UGM’s Department of International Relations on the Green Belt and Road Initiative and Indonesia’s energy transition. To end his trip, Yixian had a workshop in Singapore with colleagues at the Institute of Environment and Sustainability of the National University of Singapore to discuss various collaborative projects especially on EV and renewable energy policies in Southeast Asia.
It was a very fruitful trip to catch up with our project partners in the region and meet new friends. All these discussions will lay a strong foundation for our impactful work to be carried out in 2025 and beyond. We look forward to sharing more updates in coming months!
