2019 OECD Forum of SEARP : Connecting Southeast Asia
The OECD held the 2019 Forum of the Southeast Asia Regional Programme (SEARP): Connecting Southeast Asia on 11 March 2019 at the OECD Conference Centre in Paris, France. The Forum was followed by the fifth meeting of the Steering Group of the SEARP on 12 March 2019.
Under the umbrella theme of “Connecting Southeast Asia” the Forum addressed the issue of connectivity on three levels: Regional (ASEAN Connectivity), Inter-regional, and Sub-regional, taking into account the particularities of the various connectivity initiatives.
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Upcoming events (2019):
| Date | Location | Event |
| 2-3 November | Bangkok, Thailand | ASEAN Business and Investment Summit |
| 2 November | Bangkok, Thailand | Launch of the Economic Outlook for Southeast Asia, China and India 2020: Education at a Digital Era |
| 5-6 November | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Workshop on ASEAN SMEs' access to alternative sources of finance |
| 6 November | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ASEAN Forum on Investment Policy Reviews |
| 7-8 November | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Investment Policy Workshops for ASEAN Policymakers |
| 28 November | Phnom Phenh, Cambodia | 12th Meeting of the Regional Policy Network on SMEs |
| 3-6 December | Hanoi, Viet Nam |
Highlighted past events (2018-2019):
| Date | Location | Event |
| 2019 | ||
| 30 September | Paris, France | 2nd Outlook Consultation Group Meeting (OCG) on the 2020 edition of the Economic Outlook for Southeast Asia, China and India |
| 23 September | Paris, France | Inter-Sessional Steering Group Meeting of the Southeast Asia Regional Programme |
| 18 September | Jakarta, Indonesia | Policy Dialogue on Business Data Statistics |
| 9-10 September | Manila, Philippines | Launch of the Government at a Glance Southeast Asia 2019 |
| 5 September | Bangkok, Thailand | Launch of the Southeast Asia Going Digital: Connecting SMEs |
| 24 July | Putrajaya, Malaysia | Launch of the OECD Economic Surveys: Malaysia 2019 |
| 1-4 July | Chiang Mai, Thailand | 5th ASEAN-OECD Good Regulatory Practice Network meeting and related events |
| 25 April | Nha Trang, Viet Nam | 11th Meeting of the Regional Policy Network on SMEs |
| 13 March | Paris, France | SEARP's Special Session of the Sustainable Infrastructure Regional Policy Network: Enhancing Freign Connectivity in Southeast Asia |
| 11-12 March | Paris, France | Forum of the OECD Southeast Asia Regional Programme and the fifth Steering Group Meeting of SEARP |
| 8 March | Paris, France | Launch of the SIGI Global Report |
| 12 February | Bangkok, Thailand | Launch of the Multimensional Country Review of Thailand: Volume II |
| 2018 | ||
| 29-30 November | Bangkok, Thailand | Regional Conference on Raising Learning Outcomes in Southeast Asia, Insights from PISA |
| 20-22 November | Vientiane, Lao PDR | Meeting of the OECD’s Regional Network on Education and Skills /Employment and Skills Strategies in Southeast Asia (ESSSA) initiative |
| 11-15 November | Singapore | Launch of the 2019 OECD Economic Outlook for Southeast Asia, China and India |
| 10 October | Bali, Indonesia | Launch of the 2018 Economic Survey of Indonesia and of the new Joint Work Programme with Indonesia for 2019-2021 |
| 9-10 October | Kuala, Lumpur | 4th meeting of the ASEAN-OECD Good Regulatory Practice Network |
| 1 September | Singapore | Launch of the 2018 OECD ASEAN SME Policy Index |
| 27-28 June | Jakarta, Indonesia | OECD-ERIA-ASEAN Regional Conference on Agro-food Value Chains in ASEAN |
| 31 May | Paris, France | Launch of OECD-Thailand Country Programme |
| 25-26 April | Tokyo, Japan | 2018 Roundtable on Insurance and Retirement Saving in Asia |
| 9 April | Bangkok, Thailand | Launch of OECD Multidimensional Country Review of Thailand: Initial Assessment |
| 2-6 April | Luang Prabang, Lao PDR | 9th Meeting of the Regional Policy Network on SMEs |
| 28 March | Yangon, Myanmar | 5th meeting of OECD Southeast Asia Corporate Governance Initiative and 1st Meeting of the OECD-Myanmar Corporate Governance Reform Programme |
| 8-9 March | Tokyo, Japan | First OECD Southeast Asia Regional Programme's Ministerial Conference |