Looking Ahead: Australia-Asia Connectivity in the Post COVID-19 World

An analytical series by Asia Society Australia

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The COVID-19 pandemic will change Australia’s engagement with Asia. Looking ahead is a new series of analytical papers curated by Asia Society Australia examining how the key sectors of Australia-Asia economic connectivity and cross-cutting policy issues are likely to change as a result of the pandemic, and how Australian leaders should prepare for these changes. The papers are solutions-oriented, presenting possible scenarios and policy responses that governments and organisations may pursue.

Convenors
Philipp Ivanov, CEO, Asia Society Australia
Richard Maude, Executive Director, Policy, Asia Society Australia and Senior Fellow, Asia Society Policy Institute

Looking Ahead

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Looking Ahead: RCEP, Regional Value Chains and Indo-Pacific Recovery

The forward-looking Regional Comprehensive Trade Agreement is critical for our region's value chain opportunities, writes Dr Jeffrey Wilson.
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Looking Ahead: Global Trade and Finance 3.0 – Towards a (Digital) Rules-Based System

The pandemic has revealed the tangle of international trade regulations, and now is the time to rebuild the system, write Ed Macgregor and Stuart Fuller.
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Looking Ahead: Learning to Speak Each Other’s Languages, Again

The pandemic has exposed vulnerabilities in Australia's multiculturalism and engagement with Asia but we can take action, write Philipp Ivanov and Shazleen Lateef.
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Looking Ahead: Revolutionising Investment Pathways for a Sustainable Planet

We have a rare opportunity to change how investment in sustainable innovation works, writes Anorah John.
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Looking Ahead: Australia Needs Young Asia-Capable Talent Now More Than Ever

Asia capable young people will be critical to a successful Australian business recovery after the pandemic, writes Harrison Rule.
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Looking Ahead: The Next Generation is Best Placed to Build Cities Back Better

New technology and a focus on empowering the citizenry will drive our urban recovery, writes Christos Gatsios.
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Looking Ahead: Manufacturing – Australia’s future is not its past

The pandemic proves a unique opportunity to accelerate Australian innovation and modernise manufacturing, writes Emeritus Professor Roy Green.
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Looking Ahead: A Shared Digital Future for Australia and Asia

Collaboration with Singapore on national COVID-19 apps demonstrates a promising future for digital partnerships, writes Senator Andrew Bragg
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Looking Ahead: Australia’s International Education After the Pandemic

Education has been hit hard but there's reason for hope, writes the Hon. Phil Honeywood, CEO, International Education Association of Australia
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Looking Ahead: Australia and China After the Pandemic

The Australia-China relationship has forever changed, writes Richard Maude, Senior Fellow, Asia Society Policy Institute

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