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Today, Vice President Mike Pence met with @YSEALI_official leaders in #Jakarta, #Indonesia. Vice President Pence said, “Future looks bright in Southeast Asia thanks to great programs like @YSEALI that help prepare future business and civic leaders.” The Vice President also delivered remarks at @ASEAN, where he reaffirmed the United States’ commitment to ASEAN and announced that President Donald Trump will attend the U.S.-#ASEAN Summit, the East Asia Summit, and the APEC Leaders Meeting in #Vietnam and the #Philippines in November 2017. This year marks 40 years of U.S. diplomatic relations with ASEAN. #VPinAsia

“Kampung Tekno Jakarta”

TechCamp workshop with civil society groups in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 2011. [Embassy Photo]

About the Author: Angela Baker serves in the Office of the Secretary Of State’s Senior Advisor for Innovation.

Technology and innovation have changed the conditions for statecraft in the 21st century. In a 2009 speech in Marrakesh, Morocco, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced Civil Society 2.0, an initiative focused on assisting non-governmental and civil society organizations in using new digital tools and technologies to increase the reach and impact of their work. The TechCamp model is a hallmark of 21st century statecraft.

In May 2011, over 70 civil society organizations from Indonesia came together with leading technologists from around the world at the @america building for Kampung Tekno Jakarta, or “TechCamp: Jakarta.” Civil society groups worked with both the private… more »

(Source: blogs.state.gov)