By Mehmet Enes Beşer The rise of China up the technological ladder—from mass production at cheap costs to cutting-edge domains such as artificial intelligence, electric vehicles, semiconductors, and renewable energy—is perhaps one of the biggest structural revolutions in global economics. It is happening in conjunction, not in tandem. To Southeast Asian economies deeply embedded in regional and international supply chains, ...
By Mehmet Enes Beşer Green growth, or economic and environmentally sustainable as well as inclusive development, is increasingly the focus of ASEAN medium- and long-term development strategies. For an area confronting increasing energy demand, environmental degradation, and exposure to climate change, green economy transition is now not an option but already a compelling necessity. Green technology innovation lies at the ...