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Konrad Adenauer School for Young Politicians (KASYP) – Batch 16
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Workshop

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Konrad Adenauer School for Young Politicians (KASYP) – Batch 14

3rd Training-Workshop on Local Governance and Development

For the third module, the main objective is to provide participants with tools and knowledge to create effective democratic governance in societies facilitated by political parties at the local level.

Event

State of Europe 2024

Europe in 2024 and beyond - EU Elections: global impact, regional perception?

In collaboration with the German European School Singapore (GESS) and the GESS Parents' Committee the public cross-sectional evening event will see more than 200 people from different disciplines.

Seminar

Call for Papers - Asian Summer School

4th Edition of the Asian Summer School on Political Parties and Democracy in Taiwan

Organised under the auspices of the Regional Programme Political Dialogue Asia, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, the School will bring together an international team of academics and practitioners to train and instruct a group of 16 MA/PhD researchers, practitioners and civil society leaders in the field of political parties and democracy between 20 – 26 May 2024, Taipei, Taiwan at the National Chengchi University (NCCU)

Expert conference

Asian Women Parliamentarian Caucus Meeting

Promoting Gender Equality and Climate Change Mitigation in Asian Parliaments

In 2024, the Asian Women Parliamentarian Caucus members will be meeting to discuss “Gender Equality and Climate Change Mitigation in Asian Parliaments” looking at the confluence on how women parliamentarians can engage together to share experiences from their country discuss policy priorities and campaigns, center frontline experiences, and coordinate for urgent needed action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

Study and Information Program

Job Announcement: Project Manager for Digitalisation (m/f/d)

For three months we are looking for a Project Manager on a part-time basis (20hrs/week)

For our activities & projects between April and June we are looking for additional support in the area of digitalisation (e governance, Smart Cities) to facilitate the planning, budgeting, implementation and evaluation of several events. The Project Manager will be employed on an honorary basis of 20 hrs per week for the duration of three months.

Study and Information Program

Job Announcement: Project Coordinator (m/f/d)

For three months we are looking for a Project Coordinator on a part-time basis (20hrs/week)

For our activities & projects between April and June we are looking for additional support in the area of security policy/multilateralism to facilitate the planning, budgeting, implementation and evaluation of several events. The Project Coordinator will be employed on an honorary basis of 20 hrs per week for the duration of three months.

Workshop

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Konrad Adenauer School for Young Politicians (KASYP) Batch 15

1st Training-Workshop on Political Parties’ Functions and Organizations in Democratic Societies

The first module’s objective is to provide participants with background knowledge on diverse political and party systems in Asia, skills in communication and party platform development, and training on democratic leadership (first session on ownership).

Online-Seminar

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Asian Women Parliamentarian Caucus E-Meets

New Media & Tech-Facilitated Gendered Disinformation

In the context of Konrad Adenauer Stiftung’s international conference activities and in lieu of promoting female political leadership training and empowerment in Asia, we have been organising regional conferences, workshops and other activities for Asian Women Parliamentarians since 2011. These meetings and other activities are aimed at promoting, strengthening and developing female political leadership in the region.

Discussion

Sustainable Water Management

Improving Water Policy and Governance in Emerging Asia

Between the 7th and 8th of December, the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation is organising an international conference on “Sustainable Water Management: Improving Water Policy and Governance in Emerging Asia” in Singapore. We will receive policymakers, government officials from Singapore and Germany, industry leaders, academics, researchers, energy experts, environmentalists and representatives from international organisations to discuss the water-energy-nexus and transboundary water governance (amongst others).

Expert conference

CTeC Asia 2023 in Taipei

CTeC Asia aims to expand the discourse on the impact of technologies towards communication and citizen’s participation.

CTeC Asia aims to bring together scholars, media professionals, civil society practitioners as well as policymakers to expand the discourse on the impact of technologies towards communication and citizen’s participation. This year's conference will focus on two main themes: (i) e-governance & participation (ii) AI & Innovation in media

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Konrad Adenauer School for Young Politicians (KASYP) - Batch 14

Module 3: Local Governance and Development

As political leaders, it is assumed that the function they want to perform when elected to office is to effectively serve the public, address societal gaps and in the end alleviate the living standards of their communities. The knowledge content and skills training provided by this module are focused on local economic development and governance, project design, agenda prioritization and co-creation principle.

Asian Women Parliamentarian Caucus Meeting

Promoting Gender Equality and Climate Change Mitigation in Asian Parliaments

The 2024 Asian Women Parliamentarian Caucus (AWPC) meeting in Bhutan brought together Members of Parliament from 12 Asian countries and Bhutanese representatives to address challenges in women's political representation. Key discussions highlighted the importance of collaboration, policy initiatives, and the intersectionality of gender with climate change and migration.

EU-ASEAN Relations in light of the upcoming EU Election

Exchange with Minister-Counsellor for parliamentary relations at the EU Delegation to ASEAN, Mr. Antoine Ripoll

KAS Political Dialogue Asia (KAS PDA) was pleased to host Antoine Ripoll, Minister-Counsellor for Parliamentary Relations with ASEAN from the EU Delegation to ASEAN, at our office on April 25 for a Luncheon Debate on “EU-ASEAN Relations in Light of the upcoming EU Elections”.

EANGAGE Alumni Talk featuring H.E. Sujiro Seam

Strategic Partners and Now? The Way Forward for EU-ASEAN Relations

Last week, KAS Political Dialogue Asia hosted an e-seminar with H.E. Sujiro Seam, the EU Ambassador to ASEAN, and alumni of EANGAGE, an EU funded project set up in 2021 with the aim to connect young talented researcher fellows from the EU and ASEAN.

EU Election: Youth Participation and Eligibility

with the German European School Singapore and the American University of Phnom Penh

On 27 March the Konrad Adenauer Foundation’s Regional Programme Political Dialogue Asia (KAS PDA) organised an event in cooperation with the German European School Singapore (GESS) to address the School’s students on the EU elections this upcoming June.

Roundtable Discussion on AI Policies in Asia

with the expert delegation from the Federal Academy of Security Policy (BAKS)

On 4 March, KAS Political Dialogue Asia Program hosted a roundtable discussion “AI Policy in Asia” for the delegation from the Federal Academy of Security Policy (BAKS) from Germany. The delegation, which consists of participants from private and public sectors in Germany, had a two-weeks fieldtrip in Asia (Singapore and Seoul) as part of the expert course on digitalization and security policy.

Luncheon Discussion - German Armed Forces After “die Zeitenwende” – Challenges & Perspectives

Major General Wolf-Jürgen Stahl shared his insights on the German National Security Strategies and the latest development of global military challenges.

On March 4th 2024 the KAS Political Dialogue Asia (PDA) Program hosted Major-General Wolf-Jürgen Stahl, President of the Federal Academy for Security Policy (BAKS), for a discussion over lunch.

Konrad Adenauer School for Young Politicians (KASYP) - Batch 15

Module 01: Political Parties’ Functions and Organizations in Democratic Societies

This year, another cohort of KASYP will be launched this coming 13 – 19 February 2024 in the Philippines. The cohort will undergo with their first module on “political parties’ functions and organizations in democratic societies”, which aims to provide participants with background knowledge on diverse political environments and party systems in Asia as well as communication skills and leadership training.

Continued Partnership between KAS PDA and ISEAS

Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the two parties to collaborate on a range of research activities such as on Myanmar, the Philippines, and ASEAN, among others.

KAS PDA and ISEAS have been successfully collaborating in the past. It dates back to 1979 when the German organisation began supporting ISEAS' research activities with annual grants. The signing of the MoU and the continuation of common projects stands testimony to the fruitful partnership.

International Conference on Water Management in Singapore

Sustainable Water Management: Improving Water Policy and Govenance in Emerging Asia

The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung’s Regional Programme Political Dialogue Asia co-hosted an international conference together with the Regional Programme Energy Security and Climate Change (KAS Recap) Hongkong on “Sustainable Water Management: Improving Water Policy and Governance in Emerging Asia” in Singapore between the 6th and 9th of December. As the impacts of poor water governance can be felt across livelihoods,  jeopardising community well being,  social cohesion, migration, national security, the topic of the conference could not have been more timely – also since COP28 concurrently recognised the role of water for the climate change agenda.