Indonesia has presented three key elements in the development of smart cities in the country as well as ideas for the integration of ASEAN smart city development.

Indonesia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a meeting on December 11 with diplomats; the ASEAN Secretariat; ambassadors and representatives of permanent delegations at the ASEAN, as well as from ASEAN agencies to update them of the association’s progress as it takes new steps towards a sustainable and people-oriented ASEAN community.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc urged member states of the East Asia Summit (EAS) to strengthen connectivity in their legal systems, infrastructure, and digitization process during the 33th EAS in Singapore on November 15.