Indo-Pacific

USTDA approved funding for two reverse trade missions as part of the ASEAN Cybersecurity Series. The first visit will focus on fintech, banks and financial institutions, and the second will focus on utility companies and the power sector. The series will familiarize leaders from financial institutions and utility companies in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) with state-of-the-art U.S. information and communications technologies, services, and best practices for data analytics and cybersecurity.

This reverse trade mission series will introduce the Government of India to U.S. solutions and services that improve e-governance, the utilization of financial technology, and internet connectivity throughout India, which are pillars of its “Digital India” program. The series will include two visits that will bring “Digital India” policy makers to the U.S. to view innovative U.S. services and technologies to support the program’s goals.

The ASEAN region is headed for massive 5G-led industry investment. USTDA will host a two-day workshop for ASEAN countries focused on standards development for applications across vertical industries including 5G and next-generation wireless networks.  The workshop will feature U.S. products and services, including wireless communication components, satellite technologies, virtual radio access networks, 5G/edge computing chipsets, network equipment, cloud infrastructure (servers, hardware), and licensed software (cloud computing, big data management).  Workshop dates: 2020 TBD. Target sectors may include intelligent transportation systems, industrial internet-of-things (IoT), health care, agriculture, energy utility industries, or other sectors where standards development is taking place for vertical applications on 5G networks. The workshop will increase understanding of the industry-driven standards development activities for the use cases and applications and will promote best practices for enabling innovation through openness to industry-driven standards. These include examples of limited  regulatory approach for 5G wireless applications in vertical industries; and recommended policies for enhancing growth of the 5G ecosystem and vertical applications in ASEAN markets. 

The U.S. Trade and Development Agency and the Ministry of Civil Aviation – Government of India, in partnership with the U.S.-India Aviation Cooperation Program, will host the 7th biennial U.S.-India Aviation Summit in Washington, D.C. The Summit will bring together senior representatives from the public and private sectors of the U.S. and India’s aviation sectors to bolster long-term strategic and commercial aviation cooperation.

As part of the U.S. – Southeast Asia Aviation Cooperation Program, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) is hosting a two-day technical workshop on Airport Certification in Bali, Indonesia. The workshop will bring together U.S. companies and Southeast Asian leaders from government and industry to discuss current approaches to airport certification standards, wildlife management and aircraft rescue and firefighting. At the workshop, attendees will have the opportunity to learn and discuss best practices for airport management in both Southeast Asia and the U.S.; explore ideas for future advancements; and to meet with those leaders, innovators and manufacturers who work to keep the airport transportation industry safe and efficient. Registration is required.

Futron Aviation Corporation is organizing this visit on behalf of USTDA. For further information, please contact Ed Shea by email at eshea@futronaviation.com or by phone at (757) 269-9864.

In support of the U.S.-India Aviation Cooperation Program, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency will host a reverse trade mission for representatives of Indian airlines and aviation ministries in the United States. The focus of the visit will be airline management and operations, with a particular focus on airline best practices in the post-Coronavirus environment. The American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) is organizing this visit on behalf of USTDA. For further information, please contact Holly Ackerman at holly.ackerman@aaae.org.