"We are thrilled to open our new long-term home in Victoria and embed Asia Society in Melbourne’s intellectual and cultural life, at a time when our future security and prosperity is so intertwined with Asia’s".

"Supported by the Victorian Government through the Victorian Higher Education State Investment Fund, the Hub will host virtual, face-to-face and hybrid events, policy discussions, applied research and analysis, media engagements, and online and blended learning programs." - Asia Society Australia CEO Philipp Ivanov on the opening of the Asia Trade and Innovation Hub for RMIT news.

"...Australia should target economic engagement, and noted digital trade and e-commerce, technical and vocational education, health security, and clean energy, as priority areas." - Asia Society Policy Institute senior fellow Richard Maude on Strengthening engagement with Southeast Asia at the University of Sydney.

“The pandemic has brought into sharp relief the importance of health and energy security in the region. Victoria can, for example, draw on its long-established health research infrastructure and its developing expertise in clean-energy and associated technologies to build new regional partnerships”.

“Victoria is also well-placed to expand its existing edtech solutions into the region where there is growing demand and an opportunity for greater recognition of professional qualifications between Australia and Southeast Asian economies to fill skills shortages and imbalances.” - Asia Society Policy Institute senior fellow Richard Maude on the report — Strengthening Victoria’s Connections with Southeast Asia - Trade and Investment Opportunities, for RMIT news.