AAET& the Republic of Korea ASEAN and( ASEAN Academy of Engineering & Technology- AAET) have been striving for sustainable development of Engineering and Technology in regional countries. Efforts by AAET by all means are helpful for non-ASEAN countries, among them the Republic of Korea tops in the ranks. Regional meetings and forums sponsored by AAET are not only attended by ASEAN countries but also invited occasionally by them to pay the way for solidarity and development of all ASEAN countries.

7th Forum The milestone of ASEAN-Korea Cooperation (7th ASEAN-Korea Engineering forum) was held in Busan, the Republic of Korea on 29 November, 2019.

To that forum, ASEAN Engineering and Technology Academy attended not only as the fellow of ASEAN Academy but also as a delegate Myanmar Chapter and Myanmar Engineering Council. As I am a chairman of Myanmar Engineering Council, International and Public Relation, I have a chance of attending meetings and forums held in some countries in the world. It includes the forum on this ASEAN- Korea Engineering.

ASEAN-Korea forums This is the 7th forum of ASEAN-Korea Engineering; the first in Seoul, South Korea in 2013; the second forum in Jakarta, Indonesia; the forum in Penang, Malaysia in 2015; the fourth in Seoul, South Korea in 2016; the fifth forum in Yangon< Myanmar in 2017;and the sixth forum in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Forum programmes The title of this forum is Smart Life & Smart Development which was held in the Paradise Hotel in Busan, Republic of Korea.

In the opening session in the morning, national plan on Smart Life and Smart Development; in the afternoon, the first session was for Smart Energy& Smart Home Devices, in the afternoon, the second session was for Smart City & Renewable Energy. In the opening forum, Vice-President of the National Academy of Engineering of Korea-NAE and Dr. Chean Hean Teik, President of ASEAN Academy & Technology-AAET made welcoming speeches respectively. Then opening session continued with Dr. Kabsung Kin, an advisor for Smart City Special Committee tackling on the title of the Strategies of Smart City in Korea, Ms. Euihac Cecilia Chung, Policy Coordinator for the Presidential Committee for New Southern Policy gave respective speeches on the Southern Policy, Progress and Future Direction.

In the afternoon, Korea’s Science and Technology’s Principal Research Scientist Mr. Kyung- Ho Shin acted as a chairperson in Smart City Life Session; Professor Lim Yun Seng of Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman on Services & Benefits of Grid-scale Energy of Storage; Dr. Sunggy Koo on the future of Smart Home Devices and Experiences with Alpowered IOT; Sumsung Electrics, Dr. Men Den, the advisor to the Cambodia’ deputyprime minister on sustainable development of Renewable Energy and Smart Control, Mr. Youngseag Baeg, head case study of Smart & Green Energy Nexus Project with Renewable Energy.

The Penal discussion continued with speakers of first session answered the questions raised by the attendees.
Myanmar and challenges on Smart City In the afternoon, Professor Dr. Lee Sze Wei, chairman of Universiti Tun Abdul Rahman,(UTAR), Malaysia, acted as a chairperson for Smart Life Session. Speakers such as Managing Director Dr. Jeongeui Hong of Hanwha Q-cells tackling on Solar Industry& Technolotgy, associate Professor Dr.Lim Yun Seng of the Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman(UTAR) tackling on Services and Benefits of Gridscale Energy Storage System; Vice-President Dr. Sunggy Foo, of Samsung Electrics tackling on Towards on Mass& Speedy Parcel Delivery.

Vice-President Jongjin Song of Doosan Heavy Industry & Construction tackling on Doosan Wind Power Solutions; Engineer Ko Ko Aung, chairman of Myanmar Engineering Council and Public Relations an advisor tackling Smart City challenges for Myanmar read their papers respectively. The second Penal Discussion with speakers explained to the needs of attendees. Then roundtable meeting and working group meeting continued with participation in discussion by Myanmar Engineers.

Engineers representing Myanmar read the title of Smart City challenges for Myanmar at 7th Forum for ASEAN-KOREA, in which characteristics of Framework for ASEAN Smart Cities was included. Main points were discussed with individual parts included. Focusing on the main cities of Nay Pyi Taw, Yangon and Mandalay to become smart cities; things to be carried out to demands and challenges were explained by power point. Discussions were greatly interested by ASEAN delegates and NAEK academicians of South Korea.

The title of Smart City challenges for Myanmar was read at the 7th forum of ASEAN-Korea Engineering ; roundtable meeting was decided for the future. As a remembrance for the 7th Forum for ASEAN-Korea Engineering is Korea’s biggest industry as well as the world’s fifth steel industry. We had a chance of paying a visit to Posco Steel Mill.

Iron ores from Brazil are mainly imported to be melt in furnances in order to be used as raw materials industries. The study tour in World-famous Posco Museum was of great interest to an engineer like me.

(Translated by Arakan Sein)
By Ko Ko Aung
Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar