Steering Committee Meeting, March 2026
Steering Committee Meeting
On Tuesday, March 10, the ASEAN IVO Steering Committee (SC) meeting was held at the Jakarta Campus of Telkom University in Indonesia, chaired by Vice President Yano, with Co-Chairs Dr. Ashwin Sasongko Sastrosubroto and Ms. Woro Indah Widiastuti (SC members from Indonesia).
Following a welcome address by Dr. Angga Rusdinar, Vice Rector of Telkom University, the Steering Committee (SC) members deliberated on the projects to be selected for ASEAN IVO in the 2026 fiscal year. A total of 42 proposals were received from the 10 ASEAN countries across six themes—ICT for Food, ICT for Environmental Protection and Disaster Prevention, Safe and Sustainable Society, ICT for Health and Welfare, ICT for Inclusive Digital Services and Governance, and ICT-related Technologies and Applications—and the SC members conducted preliminary scoring and evaluations.
The committee exchanged views on the Secretariat's selection proposals, which were ranked by total score. Ultimately, five projects were formally selected: the top four proposals overall, plus the highest-ranked proposal from the group representing Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar (specifically, the Cambodian proposal ranked sixth). This decision followed interviews conducted by the Secretariat with the respective project leaders.
Additionally, it was decided that the ASEAN IVO Forum for the 2026 fiscal year would be held in Malaysia.
During the session for presenting ICT R&D policies and trends in the host country countries, Dr. Irfan Darmawan from Telkom University delivered a lecture titled "ICT for Environment Protection and Disaster Prevention," in which he outlined the current situation regarding natural disasters—and the countermeasures being taken—in Indonesia and the ASEAN region.
This meeting was also the last meeting for Ms. Woro Indah Widiastuti and the Chairman of the committee, NICT Vice President YANO Hiroyuki. Ms. Woro Indah Widiastuti had sat on the committee since the founding of ASEAN IVO and we are very greatful for her contributions over her 10 plus years on the committee. She has been succeeded by Dr. Budi Prawara, Chairman of the Research Organization for Electronics and Informatics, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN). Vice President Yano was leaving his position as vice president at NICT and is to be succeeded by Vice President MORIAI Shiho.
Following a welcome address by Dr. Angga Rusdinar, Vice Rector of Telkom University, the Steering Committee (SC) members deliberated on the projects to be selected for ASEAN IVO in the 2026 fiscal year. A total of 42 proposals were received from the 10 ASEAN countries across six themes—ICT for Food, ICT for Environmental Protection and Disaster Prevention, Safe and Sustainable Society, ICT for Health and Welfare, ICT for Inclusive Digital Services and Governance, and ICT-related Technologies and Applications—and the SC members conducted preliminary scoring and evaluations.
The committee exchanged views on the Secretariat's selection proposals, which were ranked by total score. Ultimately, five projects were formally selected: the top four proposals overall, plus the highest-ranked proposal from the group representing Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar (specifically, the Cambodian proposal ranked sixth). This decision followed interviews conducted by the Secretariat with the respective project leaders.
Additionally, it was decided that the ASEAN IVO Forum for the 2026 fiscal year would be held in Malaysia.
During the session for presenting ICT R&D policies and trends in the host country countries, Dr. Irfan Darmawan from Telkom University delivered a lecture titled "ICT for Environment Protection and Disaster Prevention," in which he outlined the current situation regarding natural disasters—and the countermeasures being taken—in Indonesia and the ASEAN region.
This meeting was also the last meeting for Ms. Woro Indah Widiastuti and the Chairman of the committee, NICT Vice President YANO Hiroyuki. Ms. Woro Indah Widiastuti had sat on the committee since the founding of ASEAN IVO and we are very greatful for her contributions over her 10 plus years on the committee. She has been succeeded by Dr. Budi Prawara, Chairman of the Research Organization for Electronics and Informatics, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN). Vice President Yano was leaving his position as vice president at NICT and is to be succeeded by Vice President MORIAI Shiho.
Table: Selected ASEAN IVO 2026 Projects
| Title of Proposed Project | Topic | Leader country |
| TwinSR-AI: An AI-powered Search and Rescue Platform for Dis aster Victims Leveraging Opportunistic Mesh Networks and Di gital Twins | ICT for Environment Protection and Disaster Prevention | Vietnam |
| Development of a Spectroscopic AI-IoT Tuberculosis Diagnostic Screening, Using Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy, applied Across Thailand and Laos | ICT related Technologies and Applications | Thailand |
| CALNUT-Athlete: A Smart Calorie and Nutrient Intake Measurement System for School-Based Student Athletes in ASEAN | ICT for Health and Welfare | Malaysia |
| An ICT-driven mobile and portable platform for greenhouse gases monitoring in wastewater treatment plants | ICT for Environment Protection and Disaster Prevention | Malaysia |
| Braille Translators for Low-Resource Languages in ASEAN: Use case from Khmer Braille | ICT for Inclusive Digital Services and Governance | Cambodia |
ASEAN IVO Phase II Project Reporting Meeting
On the afternoon of the 10th, a reporting meeting was held at Telkom University regarding the three ASEAN IVO Phase II projects that commenced in September 2025. Project leaders reported on the progress of their respective projects and participated in Q&A sessions. Evaluations of the three reports were conducted by evaluation committee members—Vice Presidents Yasui, Yano, and Akutsu, along with Dr. Boediastoeti Ontowirjo from Indonesia's BRIN—and the results, together with comments from Steering Committee members, are scheduled to be provided as feedback to the project leaders.