Prof.Yasuyuki Kono and Dr. Takagi attended ASEAN STI Forum 2016 on 22-23 September 2016 at Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok hosted by The National Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy Office, Ministry of Science and Technology, Thailand. The theme of ASEAN STI Forum 2016 is “shaping the future of ASEAN innovation.”

This forum brought together researchers, scientists, science policy makers, innovative companies, and other stakeholders from ASEAN which aimed to enhance and design the capability of technology and innovation in ASEAN region to be a globalization.

In this regard, Prof. Yasuyuki Kono, Director of Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University, also had a presentation as JASTIP project leader with topic of “Talent mobility between Japan and ASEAN: Challenges of JASTIP”