SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 25 October2018 - The ASEAN Foundation and SAP todayheld the regional finals of ASEAN Data Science Explorers (ADSE) in a face-offthat saw three student teams from Singapore, the Philippines and Vietnam emergetop for their insights and data-driven solutions to solve the region's pressingsocial issues. Singapore's Minister for Communications and Information SIswaran presided over the prize presentation ceremony.

Honorable guests and National Winners of ASEAN Data Science Explorers 2018

Minister for Communications and Information S Iswaran presenting the top prize to team Plan B of Singapore from NUS High School of Math and Science

Coincidingwith Singapore's ASEAN chairmanship in 2018, Singapore played host to thecompetition, now in its second edition running. This year, the initiativereached out to 5,000 youths across 175 institutes of higher learning in ASEANto increase their digital literacy and cultivate a greater sense ofresponsibility and ownership of the region's future. They were having trainingsin SAP's Analytics Cloud software through a series of webinars and in-countryseminars, thereafter using their newly-acquired data skills to tackle six selectedUnited Nation Sustainable Development Goals. These are (1) good health andwell-being, (2) quality education, (3) gender equality, (4) decent work andeconomic growth, (5) industry, innovation & infrastructure and (6)sustainable cities and communities. Competitionentries tripled this year with 801 student teams from a widerange of disciplines such as political science, engineering and architecture gleaningactionable insights from data to come up with solutions that have an impact onthese areas.

Team Plan B of Singapore, comprising Tay KaiJun and Madhumitha Ayyappan from NUS High School of Math and Science werecrowned the ASEAN champion today at the regional finals. Their winning project,'From Slumming to Sustainability' aimsto galvanize ASEAN to transform slums into sustainable microcities.

Team Dimicrocambio of the Philippines,comprising Jade Hizon and John Rusty Perena from the Nueva Ecija University ofScience and Technology emerged as the runner-up. Their project, 'Recalibrating educational gears throughentrepreneurship education' focuses on how entrepreneurship education canempower students to turn their ideas into actions.

Meanwhile,team Pangolin of Vietnam, comprising NguyenVan Thuan and Mai Thanh Tung from RMIT University Vietnam clinched third placefor their project 'Conquering the Wavesof Global Trade', which addresses the issue of disadvantaged trading due tothe disparity in sea transport capacity among ASEAN countries.

"Educationis one of the foundational cornerstones of ASEAN's integration andsocio-economic development blueprint. To this end, initiatives such as ASEANData Science Explorers promotes greater cross-border interaction and mobilityacross the region and equips our youths with critical skillsets needed tothrive in an increasingly challenging and disruptive future," said Elaine Tan,Executive Director of the ASEAN Foundation. "We are very encouraged by thecreativity and innovation displayed in the entries today, which is a strong testamentto the passion of ASEAN youths to aimfully create a better future for theirsocieties."

ASEAN Foundation and SAP ExtendCollaboration into 2019

TheASEAN Foundation and SAP also inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) toextend their strategic collaboration into 2019, following the collaborationover the past two years. The MoU aims to support the trainings for youths inthe skillsets as they join the workforce and equip them to potentially solvesocietal and economic issues facing the region.

"Ourcollaboration with the ASEAN Foundation over the past two years has yieldedexceedingly positive outcomes in promoting purpose-driven innovation. We are veryhonored to play an integral part to help in upskilling the next generationworkforce and providing them with the foundational platform to start drivingsocial impact in their communities," said Claus Andresen, President andManaging Director, SAP Southeast Asia. "2019 is shaping up to be the start ofanother promising era and we look forward to deepening our collaboration to helpthe world run better and improve lives."

"TheASEAN Data Science Explorers competition is a great initiative to strengthenICT skills and enhance youth employability within ASEAN," said Ms Adeline Lee,Head of Executive Support Division of ASEAN Secretariat. "The participants gainskills and insights valuable to launch their own professional careers,contribute to the digital economy and be ready for the Industrial Revolution4.0. and we are keen to support the continued expansion of such programsthrough the ASEAN Foundation and SAP."

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About ASEAN Foundation

Three decades after ASEANwas established, ASEAN leaders recognised that: there remained inadequateshared prosperity, ASEAN awareness and contact among people of ASEAN. It was ofthis concern that ASEAN leaders established ASEAN Foundation during ASEAN's30th Anniversary Commemorative Summit in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia on 15 December1997. ASEAN Foundation is an organisation from and for the people of ASEAN. TheFoundation exists because of one vision: to build a cohesive and prosperousASEAN Community. As an ASEAN's body, the Foundation is tasked to support ASEANmainly in promoting awareness, identity, interaction and development of thepeople of ASEAN. For more info about the ASEAN Foundation, visit: www.aseanfoundation.org

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