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A compilation of research articles by leading scholars and practitioners in the field on different dimensions of federalism was presented during an online activity attended by academic representatives and other professionals. The activity was highlighted by the discussion of two of the authors about where the Philippines is at in its pursuit of federalism and what the ongoing pandemic reveals about the country’s federalism journey.

The Center of Excellence for Public Policy and Good Governance (CPG), with the cooperation between the Asian Governance Foundation (AFG) and the Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF), organized the online panel discussion on “The Future of the Personal Self: Digitalization and You After the Lockdown” on 18 December 2020. This was the last discussion in cooperation between the CPG and the HSF in the year 2020.

Election results in the last few years show that nearly one-third of Deputies of the Vietnamese National Assembly had been re-elected, while the others were new members and participated in the National Assembly for the first time.

The handbook will underline various institutional mechanisms for Deputies of the National Assembly to exercise their parliamentary oversight function as outlined in Vietnam’s Constitution effectively. This is particularly relevant as the majority of Deputies of the upcoming 15th National Assembly who will convene after the elections in May 2021, will be first-time Deputies.

The Center of Excellence for Public Policy and Good Governance (CPG) and the Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF), Thailand, co-organized the roundtable discussion on “Realizing Right: Reforming Foreclosure Law and Practice in Thailand” on 18 December 2020. This was the fifth discussion of the CPG December’s series in cooperation with the HSF and the last panel discussion in Thailand Research Agenda.

Despites Vietnam’s efforts to protect the environment and manage waste, the country maintains one of the top five polluters of ocean plastic waste. The lack of specific regulations and guidelines for their implementation is believed to a main reason behind Vietnam’s shortcomings in plastic waste management. The Consultation Workshop co-organised by Hanns Seidel Foundation in Vietnam (HSF) and the Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment (ISPONRE) focused on this issue.

The Hanns Seidel Foundation organized on-line conferences for police and police training officers in the Southeast Asia region to demonstrate continuity, and assure participating police agencies of HSF’s commitment to support its regional program promoting police training, good policing, and positive gender and development initiatives even with restrictions on travel and the physical activities brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. There is interest in knowing how the previous conferences may have influenced or contributed to promoting the afore-stated concerns and to what extent has the pandemic impacted police training and the performance.

The Center of Excellence for Public Policy and Good Governance (CPG) and the Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF), Thailand, co-organized the roundtable discussion on “Reform Land Law in Thailand” on 17 December 2020. This was the fourth discussion of the CPG December’s series in cooperation with the HSF and the second panel discussion in Thailand Research Agenda.

The Center of Excellence for Public Policy and Good Governance (CPG) and the Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF), Thailand, co-organized the roundtable discussion on “Advocating Advocacy Reform in Thailand” on 17 December 2020. This was the third discussion of the CPG December’s series in cooperation with the HSF.

There is a dawning awareness that labour policies can contribute to not only secure livelihoods for workers but also to sustainable development of a country by promoting decent work.