ERIA Presents Deliverables at 102nd ASEAN Coordinating Committee on Services Meeting

Manila, 28 September 2022: The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) presented two deliverables to the 102nd ASEAN Coordinating Committee on Services (CCS) Meeting, on 28 September 2022, Pasay City, Philippines. The CCS meeting was held 26–30 September.

Dr Intan M. Ramli, ERIA’s Policy Fellow, presented the Study on Supply and Demand of Professional Services in ASEAN and the outcome of the Making ASEAN Trade in Services 4.0 (4IR): Reinvigoration Programme for Existing Professionals.  She was assisted by Dr Muhamad Faliq Abd Razak, Fellow at the Institute of Malaysian and International Studies, in presenting the findings of the focus group discussions and the surveys conducted on professional regulatory authorities. Ms Wan Wadrina Wan Abdul Wahab, Chair of ASEAN CCS, chaired the session.

CCS members expressed appreciation for ERIA’s deliverables, noting that the findings can be useful in facilitating mobility of professionals in the region. The CCS members lauded ERIA’s continuing support and technical assistance to the ASEAN Member States for the Fourth Industrial Revolution training.