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High Level Dialogue on ASEAN Italy Economic Relations

Insight and materials from the past editions of our flagship event in the ASEAN region, aimed at strengthening economic and strategic ties between ASEAN countries and Italy.

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High Level Dialogue on ASEAN Italy Economic Relations

Spanning more than 4.4 million square kilometers of land, the ASEAN region covers the following countries: Brunei, Myanmar (Burma), Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

In 2013, we presented the South East Asian countries (ASEAN) as a new, important opportunity for Italy. In 2017, we created an exclusive high-level Forum - with a dedicated Think Tank - to give the leaders of ASEAN countries and Italy an opportunity to meet and discuss priority issues and proposals for the development of mutual relations.

Since then, we have drafted several Position Papers dedicated to the most relevant issues for ASEAN-Italy cooperation. In September 2020, Italy was officially recognised as a strategic partner in the ASEAN region, and the ‘High Level Dialogue on ASEAN Italy Economic Relations’ was adopted by Italy's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation as a tool for dialogue with the countries of the region.

First edition (Jakarta, 2017)

Innovation and technologies in ASEAN's agriculture value-chain: how to profitably share know-how and match competences

Aerospace, defense and security as drivers of growth and technological progress: opportunities for Italy and ASEAN countries

Enhancing connectivity in ASEAN area: what opportunitie of cooperation for Italian and ASEAN players

ASEAN area's economic performance and trade relations with Italy: broadening opportunities

Lettera Club n. 86 - Strengthening the relations between Italy and ASEAN countries: a pivotal opportunity to grow together

Presentation by Paolo Borzatta - High Level Dialogue ASEAN Italy 2017

Second edition (Singapore, 2018)

Technology for the future: the role and contribution of the Aerospace, Defense and Security sector as an enabler of development

Perspective of Industry 4.0 in ASEAN countries and Joint Opportunities with Italy

Third edition (Hanoi, 2019)

Enhance resilience in ASEAN: best practices, approaches and matching complementarity with Italy

ASEAN Public-Private Partnerships: Models, Legal and Financial Structures to Boost Italian Investments

Trade, global value chains and industrialization in an era of rising protectionism: implications and opportunities for Italy-ASEAN relations

Presentazione di Valerio De Molli - High Level Dialogue ASEAN Italy 2018

Fourth edition (digital, 2020)

In 2020, in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the High Level Dialogue turned into a cycle of four high-level digital Round Tables programmed from July 2020 to January 2021.