The Singapore Institute of International Affairs is rising to the call from PM Lee to raise greater ASEAN Awareness amongst Singaporeans. As mentioned by PM Lee, to achieve ASEAN Community by 2020, efforts from the government alone would not suffice to achieve it.  More needs to be done from the ground.

At the Global Leadership Forum, Foreign Minister George Yeo painted a compelling picture of why ASEAN integration is necessary not just for individual countries but also for Asia as a whole.
He also reiterated the importance of promoting a strong sense of ASEAN citizenship through the education system where students could have a better understanding of the history, geography, and culture of Southeast Asia in order to better identify themselves with the region.

For the past several years, our public education programs has been developed to reach out to various social strata. For the year 2006 – 2007, SIIA aims to continue to connect to the different groups especially the youth groups and young professionals. As we lined up more ASEAN-focused programs, we hope to partner with more organizations, reach out to a larger audience, continue to build on our cooperation with our ASEAN counterparts and develop better understanding and appreciation of the region.

Business Insights

The SIIA holds a series of business-insights talks which provide a platform for key business and opinion leaders to share their perspectives on current and emerging challenges facing Singapore, Asia and the World.

Members-Only Programs

SIIA's tete-a-tetes are closed-door dialogs with policymakers, business leaders, academics and experts on a wide range of international issues. Held regularly on a monthly basis, these events serve to connect members who want to share experiences and engage on different issues of interest.

Regional and International Conferences

SIIA is an active member of the ASEAN-ISIS (Institutes of Strategic and International Studies) network of think tanks from ASEAN countries. Together with its ASEAN-ISIS partners, SIIA co-convenes various regional / international conferences and Track II dialogue to contribute to debates and discussions about policy issues and provide inputs and ideas into the policy development process.
Every year, we participate actively in the Asia-Pacific Roundtable hosted by our partner, the Malaysian ISIS in Kuala Lumpur.

There is also the annual ASEAN-ISIS Colloquium on Human Rights (AICOHR) held in Manila, hosted by ISDS of Philippines.
In addition to some of these regular AI conferences and dialogues, SIIA also co-organises conferences with many other different foundations and institutions. SIIA’s Council members and researchers also participate actively in various regional and international conferences, presenting research papers and debating ideas and issues.