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Director of ASEAN Political and Security Cooperation of the Foreign Ministry, Chandra Widya Yudha, said Indonesia and ASEAN member countries will design cyber security cooperation for Southeast Asia. Chandra Widya Yudha in a press conference in Jakarta on Friday (April 20) explained that the draft cooperation is scheduled to be discussed in the 32nd ASEAN Summit to be held in Singapore on 27 and 28 April. One of the issues related to cyber security that will be raised at the meeting is personal data protection to respond to the scandal of exploitation and leak of personal data on Facebook and other issues on the security of other virtual worlds.

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“It is not limited to personal data protection. I mentioned earlier that this concerns the development of capacity and regional norms and also about activities or other cooperation related to politics and security. Still there is certainly about terrorism, transnational crime that uses cyberspace as a medium, about Facebook incident, related personal data, we also include elements of the need for such personal data protection within the scope of cooperation cyber security cooperation,” said Chandra Widya Yudha.

Chandra added that until now the ASEAN multilateral cooperation plan related with cyber security is still in the stages of discussion of norms and principles among leaders of ASEAN countries. It has not been concrete yet and has not touched non-government stakeholders. However, the norms and principles, manifested in the ASEAN Leaders Statement on Cyber security Cooperation Document, can be a more concrete cooperation framework in the future. (VOI/Rezha/AHM)

US Ambassador to Indonesia, Joseph Donovan, UK Ambassador to Indonesia, Moazzam Malik and French Ambassador to Indonesia, Jean-Charles Berthonnet met Minister of Foreign Affairs, Retno Marsudi at the Building of Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jakarta more recently (April 19, 2018). The meeting discussed some issues; one of which is related to air raids in Douma, Syria, which is suspected of using chemical weapons. In the meeting, British Ambassador Moazzam Malik said that his side had asked Indonesia to join and follow up the use of chemical weapons allegedly committed by Bashar al-Assad’s regime.

“So, we welcome the statement by Indonesia and by Ibu Menlu that was released at the weekend setting up their position on this fact and the use of chemical weapons in Syria. But we invited Indonesia and the Indonesian authorities to go further. We would like them to join us in holding the Assad regime accountable for the misuse and the abuse of this convention and the use of the chemical weapons against Syrian Nationals. We would like them to join us and indeed the many people across the world, many countries across the world, in pressing Syria and its allies including Russia, to allow access for OPCW fact finding mission that is seeking access to Duma,” British Ambassador Moazzam Malik said

Ambassador Moazzam further said that Indonesia will soon become an executive member of Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons -OPCW in the near future. Thus, he wants Indonesia to play a major role in solving the chaotic use of chemical weapons in Syria. So far, the fact-finding team of OPCW has not carried out an independent investigation stage because they are banned to enter into Douma. (VOI/Rezha/RHM)

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) accompanied by Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi will make a visit to Singapore to attend the 32nd ASEAN Summit. This summit is scheduled to be held on 27-28 April. One of the discussions that will be raised in the annual meeting of leaders of ASEAN countries is the development of Smart City ASEAN network. The concept of ASEAN Smart City itself is to strive for the development of a smart and sustainable city to improve the quality of life of the people with the help of technology. According to the Director of ASEAN PoliticalandSecurity Cooperation of theIndonesia Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chandra Widya Yudha in a press conference in Jakarta on Friday, April 20th, the discussion is in accordance with the current focus of the Government of Indonesia.

“To advance ASEAN Smart City Network which is also an ASEAN program, accordance with the program of Indonesia itself which we call the Movement Towards 100 Smart City. The point is to encourage the use of technology to advance the city. The design must be in accordance with the needs and potentials in the area for optimal results for the community and also realize a more effective, transparent and reliable governance,” said Chandra Widya Yudha.

Chandra added that in order to realize this framework, each ASEAN member country is required to nominate two or three of its cities to join the network. Indonesia has also chosen three cities in this Smart City program, namely the Special Capital Region of Jakarta, Makassar in South Sulawesi, and Banyuwangi in East Java. Furthermore, these Smart Cities will be the authority of the Indonesian Ministry of Home Affairs of Indonesia related to the development in the future. (VOI/Rezha/AHM)

Commemorating the National Consumer Day 2018 on April 20, the National Consumer Protection Agency -BPKN in collaboration with Mercu Buana University held a seminar on National Consumer Day and Food Tourism in Jakarta on Friday (20/4). Before the seminar, Head of BPKN, Ardiansyah Parman along with Rector of Mercu Buana University, Arissetyanto Nugroho signed a Memorandum of Understanding-MoU on consumer education to students. In his speech, Ardiansyah Parman said that through the MoU, cooperation in research and study will be undertaken.

“BPKN has the task of conducting research and study based on the regulation. In the three obligations of college, one of them is to conduct research and study. Therefore, we are signing MoU cooperation in at least these three areas, first research and study, second education and training, and the third is that BPKN encourages the growth of non-governmental consumer protection agencies,” Ardiansyah Parman said.

Ardiansyah Parman further explained that BPKN is willing to provide energy to give general lecture to students about consumer protection.  In return, the University also provides training for BPKN staff as the follow-up of the MoU. Meanwhile, Rector of Mercu Buana University said that National Consumer Protection Agency is a strategic institution. Because, its role can be a driving machine for the nation's economy. Therefore, BPKN needs to get support from all parties, including from universities. (VOI/Rifai/Trans by Rhm)