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This article discusses the evolution and substance of co-operation in Science and Technology (S&T) between the European Union (EU) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). It will attempt to shed light on the under-researched topic of the role of European technology in the modernisation of Southeast Asia during the last three decades, by examining the methods by which the two supranational entities are attempting to enhance such co-operation. EU-ASEAN collaboration in S&T has experienced a steady, albeit modest, growth during the last few years. The EU is shown to be committed to sustainable development and humanitarian principles (e.g. alleviation of poverty), although this is seriously constrained by economic considerations. By contrast, ASEAN is more concerned with the economic and political benefits to be gained from such collaboration, as shown by the adoption of an export-orientated high technology policy and the rapid economic growth of the region.
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This paper draws from the project ‘A Study of ASEAN and EU Innovation Policies and Interregional Co-operation in Science and Technology’, supported by the South East Asian Committee of the British Academy. This financial support is gratefully acknowledged.
Senior Research Fellow and Head of the European Regional Studies Unit at the Centre for European Studies, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK. He is also Visiting Fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore.
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Konstadakopulos, D. The evolution, substance and priorities of EU and ASEAN co-operation in science and technology. Asia Europe Journal 1, 551–572 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10308-003-0049-5
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10308-003-0049-5