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The ASEAN COST Workshop to Draft Implementation Plan of Flagship Programmes was held at the Novotel Hotel, Bandung, Indonesia, on 3-4 May 2011. The Workshop was formally opened by the Indonesia Minister of Science and Technology HE Suharna Surapranata, by striking a gong.
The six ASEAN COST Flagship Programmes are:
Early Warning System for Disaster Risk Reduction with Indonesia as the lead Country
Development and Application of Open Source with Indonesia as the lead Country
Biofuels with Malaysia as the lead Country
Functional Food withThailand as the lead Country
Health with Singapore as the lead Country
Climate Change with Philippines/Vietnam as the lead Countries
The following is the detailed program of the OSS Development and Application:
To create greater general awareness and adoption of legal and affordable OSS-based product and services, and open standards
To increase the capacity of the region in developing OSS and in supporting OSS efforts.
To increase cooperation and collaboration in information technology development research especially in the field of open source-based software development that is related to R&D areas of specific interest to each country.
To foster technological innovation and entrepreneurship in the loval/regional open source software industry.
To propmote e-governance and a knowledge-based society.
To improve and accelerate access to and sharing of information among ASEAN countries.
The workshop to draft ASEAN COST Implementation Plan of the Flagship Programmes was formally closed by Prof Syamsa on Wednesday, 4 May 2011.
Pocopoco Dance at the Dinner Party of the ASEAN COST Workshop to draft the Implementation Plan of Flagship Programmes at Novotel Hotel, Bandung, Indonesia on Tuesday evening, 3 May 2011. The following is the video of the event:
Si-Jalijali dance at Dinner Party of ASEAN COST Workshop to as an opening entertainment for the Delegates of the ASEAN COST Workshop to draft the COST Flagship Programmes. The following is the video of the event:
Opening Gong was hit by Minister of Science and Technology, Indonesia to signify the Opening of the ASEAN COST Workshop on the drafting of Flagship Programmes at Novotel Hotel, Bandung, Indonesia, on Tuesday, May 3, 2011. The following is the video of the event:
La Bamba sung by Prof Syamsa, Head of the Indonesian Delegation during the ASEAN COST Workshop on Flagship Programmes at Novotel Hotel, Bandung, Indonesia, May 3, 2011 Dinner Party:
Dr.Carol M Yarobe ABAPAST Chair/Vice Head of the Philippines Delegation Remark was given during the opening of the ASEAN COST Workshop on Flagship Programmes at Novotel Hotel, Bandung, Indonesia, on Tuesday, 3 May 2011, The following was her speech:
Dr.Graciano P Yumul, Jr remark on ASEAN COST Workshop was given during the Workshop on Flagship Programmes opening at the Novotel Hotel, Bandung, Indonesia, on Tuesday, 3 May 2011. The follwing was his remarks:
Welcoming Remark by Prof. Dr. Syamsa Ardisasmita as Representative of Host Country at the Novotel Hotel, Bandung, Indonesia on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 starting at 09.00 a.m. The following is his speech:
The ASEAN Committe on Science and Technology (COST) held a Workshop to Draft the Implementation Plan of the COST Flagship Programmes at the Novotel Hotel, Bandung, Indonesia on Tuesday, 3 May 2011, and attended by ASEAN Member Countries Delegations.
