Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia

Programmes

As a leading international research organization, ERIA is actively conducting quality research on numerous issues. With its partnership network of organizations and strong relations with governments in the region, ERIA is well positioned to support regional initiatives for sustainable growth and quality of life for the people in ASEAN and East Asia

Events

Date	Event
6 August 2025	One ASEAN Startup Award 2025 Pre-Event in Bangkok
10 July 2025	The 22nd Asia CCUS Network (ACN) Knowledge Sharing Conference: Australia's Policy and Regulatory Landscape for Carbon Management Technologies, Including CCS

More Upcoming Events

ERIA Discusses ASEAN Startups Ecosystem with Asian Development Bank

19 November 2024

ERIA and OECD Discuss GenAI and Entrepreneurial Skills Ahead of EECOLE Roundtable

18 November 2024

ASEAN Conference on Combating Plastic Pollution 2024

17 March 2025

ERIA Reaffirms Support for Viet Nam’s Vision of Sustainable High Growth

ERIA Reaffirms Support for Viet Nam’s Vision of Sustainable High Growth

Tianjin, 25 June 2025: On the sidelines of the World Economic Forum’s 16th Annual Meeting of the New Champions (‘Summer Davos’), ERIA President Tetsuya Watanabe held a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh to reaffirm ERIA’s support for Viet Nam’s ambitious development model aimed at achieving double-digit growth and carbon neutrality by 2050.

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ERIA Governing Board Holds 18th Meeting

ERIA Governing Board Holds 18th Meeting

The 18th Governing Board meeting of ERIA was held on 5 June 2025 at the ASEAN Secretariat. The Governing Board, ERIA's highest decision-making body, comprises the ASEAN Secretary-General and representatives from each of ERIA’s 16 member countries.

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ERIA Highlights Cambodia's Peace Journey through Leadership Lecture with Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen

ERIA Highlights Cambodia's Peace Journey through Leadership Lecture with Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen

ERIA highlighted the critical role of leadership in achieving sustainable peace by hosting Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, President of the Senate of Cambodia, as the keynote speaker for the second ERIA School of Government Leadership Lecture Series.

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ERIA Reaffirms Support for Viet Nam’s Vision of Sustainable High Growth

ERIA Reaffirms Support for Viet Nam’s Vision of Sustainable High Growth

Tianjin, 25 June 2025: On the sidelines of the World Economic Forum’s 16th Annual Meeting of the New Champions (‘Summer Davos’), ERIA President Tetsuya Watanabe held a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh to reaffirm ERIA’s support for Viet Nam’s ambitious development model aimed at achieving double-digit growth and carbon neutrality by 2050.

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ERIA Governing Board Holds 18th Meeting

ERIA Governing Board Holds 18th Meeting

The 18th Governing Board meeting of ERIA was held on 5 June 2025 at the ASEAN Secretariat. The Governing Board, ERIA's highest decision-making body, comprises the ASEAN Secretary-General and representatives from each of ERIA’s 16 member countries.

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ERIA Highlights Cambodia's Peace Journey through Leadership Lecture with Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen

ERIA Highlights Cambodia's Peace Journey through Leadership Lecture with Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen

ERIA highlighted the critical role of leadership in achieving sustainable peace by hosting Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, President of the Senate of Cambodia, as the keynote speaker for the second ERIA School of Government Leadership Lecture Series.

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Updates

ASEAN’s Strategic Leap: Building Resilience in the Semiconductor Supply Chain

Opinions

ASEAN’s Strategic Leap: Building Resilience in the Semiconductor Supply Chain

By Dr Han Phoumin, Senior Energy Economist and Dr Intan Murnira Ramli, Senior Policy Fellow: As the global semiconductor market heads towards a projected US$1 trillion valuation by 2029...

ASEAN–Japan Masterplan Workshop Charts Roadmap for Regional Automotive Transformation

News

ASEAN–Japan Masterplan Workshop Charts Roadmap for Regional Automotive Transformation

Jakarta, 3 July 2025: ERIA convened a workshop at its annex office to review and refine the Masterplan for ASEAN–Japan Next Generation Automotive Industry.

Fostering Cross-Regional Innovation: ERIA and GEN Indonesia Host MENA–Southeast Asia RIPPLE Meetup

News

Fostering Cross-Regional Innovation: ERIA and GEN Indonesia Host MENA–Southeast Asia RIPPLE Meetup

Jakarta, 1 July 2025: ERIA, in collaboration with GEN Indonesia, hosted the first Southeast Asian edition of the Global RIPPLE Programme at its Jakarta office.

Driving Circularity: ERIA and MARii Highlight Path to Sustainable Automotive Industry in Malaysia

News

Driving Circularity: ERIA and MARii Highlight Path to Sustainable Automotive Industry in Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur, 1 July 2025: ERIA, in collaboration with the Malaysia Automotive Robotics & IoT Institute (MARii), held a seminar titled ’Vehicle Recycling in the ASEAN Region: Malaysia Chapter.

ERIA and ISPAE Launch Study to Develop Circular Economy Indicators for ASEAN Provinces

News

ERIA and ISPAE Launch Study to Develop Circular Economy Indicators for ASEAN Provinces

Jakarta, 28 June 2025: ERIA and the Institute of Strategy and Policy on Agriculture and Environment (ISPAE) convened an inception meeting to launch their joint study on developing robust...

Latest Multimedia

Indonesia's ASEAN Chairmanship 2023 High-Level Policy Dialogue: ASEAN Digital Community 2045

Indonesia's ASEAN Chairmanship 2023 High-Level Policy Dialogue: ASEAN Digital Community 2045

ERIA Knowledge Lab Discusses Scaling Up Innovation and Digital Technology Ecosystem

ERIA Knowledge Lab Discusses Scaling Up Innovation and Digital Technology Ecosystem

Is ASEAN Ready for Electric Vehicles? | ASEAN Insights Podcast

Is ASEAN Ready for Electric Vehicles? | ASEAN Insights Podcast

Upcoming Events

The 22nd Asia CCUS Network (ACN) Knowledge Sharing Conference: Australia's Policy and Regulatory Landscape for Carbon Management Technologies, Including CCS

10 July 2025

Upcoming Events

One ASEAN Startup Award 2025 Pre-Event in Bangkok

6 August 2025

ASEAN Chairmanship

ASEAN Chairmanship

ASEAN/East Asia NTM Database

ASEAN/East Asia NTM Database

Asia Zero Emission Center

Asia Zero Emission Center

Asia CCUS Network

Asia CCUS Network

Capacity Building Programme

Capacity Building Programme

ERIA Digital Innovation and Sustainable Economy Centre

ERIA Digital Innovation and Sustainable Economy Centre

ERIA School of Government

ERIA School of Government

Healthcare Unit

Healthcare Unit

Medical Excellence in Asia

Medical Excellence in Asia

Regional Knowledge Centre for Marine Plastic Debris

Regional Knowledge Centre for Marine Plastic Debris

Highlighted Publications

ERIA Annual Report 2024

ERIA Annual Report 2024

Author(s)/Editor(s):

16 June 2025

The ERIA Annual Report 2024 highlights the organisation’s strategic response to a year shaped by global uncertainty – including climate challenges, supply chain disruptions, and geopolitical tensions. In this context, ERIA concentrated its efforts on six key priorities: strengthening the supply chain for critical minerals and advancing the [...]

Publications Catalogue 2025

Publications Catalogue 2025

Author(s)/Editor(s): ERIA

4 June 2025

In FY2024 alone, ERIA published four books, 37 research project reports, 39 discussion papers, and 18 policy briefs, highlighting its commitment to generating valuable insights and recommendations for the region.

Ageing and Health in the Philippines: Wave 2

Ageing and Health in the Philippines: Wave 2

Author(s)/Editor(s): ERIA, Grace T. Cruz, Christian Joy P. Cruz, Yasuhiko Saito

26 February 2025

Ageing and Health in the Philippines – Wave 2 is the second publication of the Longitudinal Study of Ageing and Health in the Philippines (LSAHP), the first nationally representative panel study focusing on Filipinos aged 60 and older.

Political Economy of East Asian Economic Integration: The Process of the RCEP Negotiations and Beyond

Political Economy of East Asian Economic Integration: The Process of the RCEP Negotiations and Beyond

									Author(s)/Editor(s): ERIA, Grace T. Cruz, Christian Joy P. Cruz, Yasuhiko Saito, Fusanori Iwasaki, Keita Oikawa, Shujiro Urata								

25 February 2025

This book examines the influence of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) on East Asia and globally from an international relations perspective.

SME Policy Index ASEAN 2024 Enabling Sustainable Growth and Digitalisation

SME Policy Index ASEAN 2024 Enabling Sustainable Growth and Digitalisation

									Author(s)/Editor(s): ERIA, Grace T. Cruz, Christian Joy P. Cruz, Yasuhiko Saito, Fusanori Iwasaki, Keita Oikawa, Shujiro Urata, ERIA, ASEAN Coordinating Committee on Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (ACCMSME), OECD								

20 September 2024

The ASEAN SME Policy Index 2024 is the result of a collaborative effort between the ASEAN Coordinating Committee on Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (ACCMSME), the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Developed with the funding support [...]

Energy Security White Paper: Policy Direction for Inclusive and Sustainable Development for Lao PDR

Energy Security White Paper: Policy Direction for Inclusive and Sustainable Development for Lao PDR

									Author(s)/Editor(s): ERIA, Grace T. Cruz, Christian Joy P. Cruz, Yasuhiko Saito, Fusanori Iwasaki, Keita Oikawa, Shujiro Urata, ERIA, ASEAN Coordinating Committee on Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (ACCMSME), OECD, Han Phoumin, Anousak Phongsavath								

23 September 2024

The Energy Security White Paper outlines broad policy directions tailored to various energy systems, drawing from evidence-based research conducted by energy experts and incorporating input from a wide range of stakeholders.

Plastic is a Material. It's not Inherently Bad or Evil | Living Chic with Plastic Podcast

Podcasts

Plastic is a Material. It's not Inherently Bad or Evil | Living Chic with Plastic Podcast

Indonesia's ASEAN Chairmanship 2023 High-Level Policy Dialogue: ASEAN Digital Community 2045

Video

Indonesia's ASEAN Chairmanship 2023 High-Level Policy Dialogue: ASEAN Digital Community 2045

ERIA Discusses ASEAN Startups Ecosystem with Asian Development Bank

Webinars

ERIA Discusses ASEAN Startups Ecosystem with Asian Development Bank

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