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RIAP The Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific

Annual Report 2001

The University of Sydney

Contents

RIAP Institutional Profile ............................................................................ 1

RIAP Council ................................................................................................. 4

RIAP Chairman ............................................................................................. 5

RIAP Director ............................................................................................... 5

Chairman’s Report ........................................................................................ 6

Director’s Report ........................................................................................... 7

Outlook............................................................................................................ 9

Research and Consultancy........................................................................... 11

International Training ................................................................................. 14

Public Affairs ............................................................................................... 19

Staff ............................................................................................................... 21

Appendix: Events Calendar 2001............................................................... 25

RIAP Members ............................................................................................. 27

RIAP Annual Report 2001 1

Institutional Profile

The Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific (RIAP) is a multi- disciplinary Foundation established in 1987 within The University of Sydney.

Aim To promote social and economic co-operation in the Asia-Pacific region.

Focus To build corporate and public sector institutional capacity in the Asia-Pacific region. Institutional capacity-building expertise exists in: • Public administration • Environment • Human resource development • Media • Information technology • Regional security These specialisations are developed through: • Applied research • Consultancy • Training • Briefings, seminars and conferences • Publications Our clients, from the private, public and community sectors, include: • APEC • AusAID • UN Agencies • Multinational and Australian companies • Foreign and domestic public sector institutions • NGO’s

Strategy To work collaboratively with business, the public sector and academic institutions both in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.



Applied Research RIAP's international research design and management incorporates: • A practical and outcomes-driven approach • Collaboration with academic, private and public sector

institutions • Enlisting research fellows from the university and business

sectors on a project-specific basis

Visiting Fellowships

Opportunities exist for academics and members of the business or broader community with appropriate backgrounds to become Visiting Fellows of RIAP

Consultancy

Consultancy is supported by a database of over 450 consultants academics. RIAP has the capacity to: • Prepare project proposals • Assemble teams of highly specialized consultants • Manage projects • Prepare progress and final reports • Provide financial management

Training RIAP's training programs help build human resources and

institutional capacities that contribute to socio-economic development. RIAP has the capacity to: • Design customized programs and technical courses • Assemble teams of highly-specialized trainers • Project manage international development • Deliver training through innovative teaching methodologies • Develop conjoint and partnership programs • Organize site visits, field studies and work placements • Undertake monitoring and evaluation of programs

Public Affairs RIAP delivers a regular program of seminars and hosts an annual international conference to the business and academic communities. Speakers include government leaders, senior executives and well-known academics from the region and Australia.

Past Prominent Speakers

Fidel Ramos Hilary Clinton Kim Dae Jung Eisuke Sakakibara Jose Ramos-Horta Alexander Downer Sergio Vieira De Mello


Key Asia-Pacific Partner Institutions

Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Centre for Governance and Empowerment (Indonesia) Indonesian Institute for Management Development Institute for Economic and Social Research (Indonesia) Centre of Asia Studies, University of Hong Kong Korean Institute for Economic Planning National Institute of Public Administration (Malaysia) University of Malaya (Malaysia) Asian Institute of Management (The Philippines) Institute for South East Asian Studies (Singapore) Chulalongkorn University (Thailand) Central Institute for Economic Management (Vietnam) National Economic University (Vietnam)

RIAP’s Democratic People’s Republic of Korea UNICEF/AusAID funded project. Participants from the Central Bureau of Statistics with director Stephanie Fahey



RIAP Council 2001

Chairman Mr. Bruce Vaughan AO – Chairman, Queensland Sugar Corporation; Deputy Chairman, TransGrid

Chancellor (ex-officio)

Emeritus Professor Dame Leone Kramer

Deputy Chancellor (ex-officio)

Ms. Renata Kaldor

Deputy Vice-Chancellor

(ex-officio)

Professor Judith Kinnear – Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic and International)

Vice-Chancellor’s nominees

Professor Ken Eltis – Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Planning and Resources) Professor David Siddle – Pro Vice Chancellor (Research)

Director Dr. Stephanie Fahey

Benefactor Dr. Bruce Reid AM – Managing Director, Bruce Reid and Sons Pty Ltd

Corporate Members

Mr James Fennessy – Macquarie Bank Ltd Ms Nina Fudala – Director of International Media Centre, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Mr Robert Ho OAM – Founding President, Sydney Chinatown Chamber of Commerce Mr David Holthouse AO – National Manager, International Affairs, Australian Stock Exchange Ltd Mr Colin MacLachlan – Consultant Mr Mack Williams – Mack Williams & Associates

University Members

Professor Hugh Clarke – Japanese Studies, School of Asian Studies Professor Graeme Gill – Head, School of Economics and Political Science Associate Professor Philip Hirsch – Geography Professor Gordon MacAulay – Agricultural Economics Dr Jim Masselos – Honorary Reader in History Dr Lily Rahim – Economic History Ms Diané Ranck – International and Development Manager, College of Health Sciences Associate Professor Rod Tiffen – Government and International Relations Ms Liz Thurbon – Post Graduate Representative/Lecturer, Government and International Relations


RIAP Chairman

Bruce Vaughan Bruce Vaughan is Chairman of the Queensland Sugar Corporation; Deputy Chairman of Transgrid; Member of the Advisory Board of Business Catalyst International Pty Limited; and Member of the Board of Reference of Maxx Implementation Pty Limited. He is also Chairman and Council Member of the Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific within the University of Sydney. In 1992 Mr. Vaughan retired as Chairman of Dalgety Farmers Limited after a career of 40 years with the group. In 1994 Mr. Vaughan retired as Chairman of ICI Australia Limited and in 1998 retired as Chairman of MIM Holdings Limited. He served for many years as a Vice President of the Australia-Japan Business Co-operation Committee and Member of the Australia-Japan Business Forum. Mr. Vaughan was also a founding member of the Business Council of Australia and completed 10 years service with this organization. Mr. Vaughan was awarded the Order of Australia in 1991 and in 1997 the Government of Japan awarded him the Order of the Rising Sun with Gold Rays and Neckband.

RIAP Director

Stephanie Fahey Dr Stephanie Fahey is the Director of the Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific at the University of Sydney (RIAP). RIAP’s focus is on building institutional capacity both within the corporate and public sector in the region. She has over 25 years experience in the Asia Pacific region and has developed expertise on business, political and cultural relationships with the region. She has worked in a number of countries including Papua New Guinea, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, East Timor, People’s Republic of China, Burma, Japan, Taiwan and the Republic of Korea. Her experience and skill is wide ranging and includes research, consultancy, training, business negotiations and networking. She is a Board Member of the Australia Korea Foundation, the Women in Leadership Network within APEC, Australian Council for Security Co-operation in the Asia Pacific and the Community Health and Tuberculosis Australia.

Chairman’s Report Mr Bruce Vaughan

Australia’s profile has continued to increase in the Asia-Pacific region and it is RIAP’s mission on behalf of the University of Sydney to further enhance its image. The skills and experience which reside in Australia will continue to be sought after, and RIAP in collaboration with the academic staff of the University of Sydney, is very well placed to provide well-researched, well-analysed material, but better still present it objectively without fear or favour. Corporate Australia is becoming increasingly aware of its responsibility to the region and values what RIAP has to offer. As there is an ongoing need to ensure the bridge between governments and the private sector is built, so too is there an ongoing need for more interplay between universities and the private sector. RIAP under the able leadership of Dr. Stephanie Fahey is very mindful of these needs. For Australia to capitalise on its role in the Asia-Pacific the corporate sector will need to use every tool available. It is a matter of responsibility to community and capacity-building in the region.


Director’s Report

Dr Stephanie Fahey

During 2001, the focus of RIAP’s activities continued to be institutional capacity building. This focus framed our activities in applied research, international training and public affairs. Our major research project funded by the Ministry of Finance in Japan focused on the digital divide that is emerging in South East Asia. It is clear that the lack of access to information technology will be an impediment to economic growth in the future. As with all research conducted at RIAP, the project was applied in that it produced a number of recommendations for action. The research project included researchers from the region and contributed to transfer of research skills from RIAP to our regional research partners. The international training area grew especially in the delivery of Executive Programs to Chinese delegates. Due to the demand and the specific needs of participants a special unit within RIAP was created to manage all our training for China. Another innovative area in the training program was conducting training for delegates from North Korea. It is anticipated that this will be an area of focus for RIAP over the coming years. A priority during the year was to extend RIAP’s alliances. This involved building relationships with Faculties within the University who saw benefit in RIAP providing administrative support for their international projects. In addition, RIAP strengthened and formalized its alliances with like institutes at other Australian universities and abroad.


Director’s Report

The public seminar program provided opportunities for those from the academy to meet with those from business, government, multilateral aid agencies, NGOs, the media and those from the wider community to discuss issues of mutual interest. The presentations by Hon. Alexander Downer and Hon. Laurie Brereton on Australia’s future foreign policy in the lead up to the Federal election were stimulating and provided an opportunity for the audience to comment. 2001 was a year that changed global politics irrevocably. The events of 11 September shocked the world and had an immediate impact on the work of RIAP. Our international work was put on hold for many weeks: staff from RIAP did not travel and delegates participating in RIAP training programs postponed their travel arrangements. Closer to home, the issue of asylum seekers became a political issue in the lead up to the Federal election. Some sectors of the Australian community who previously had been silent began to voice opinions about how they viewed Australia’s position in the world and in our immediate region. Australia’s anxiety about immigration spread to our immediate region when the government implemented the “Pacific Solution” to the perceived threat of asylum seekers. As 2001 drew to a close, it was a time for RIAP to reflect on the challenges ahead.

"Rebuild, recycle, regenerate", Senior Thai Government Environment Officers on location at Bloomfield Colliery, learning about NSW's mine rehabilitation practices first hand from the Faculty of Agriculture's Dennis de Kantzow.


Outlook

Research and Consultancy

RIAP’s largest research project, Building Institutional Capacity in Asia (BICA) entered its fourth year in 2001. The BICA project for 2001-2002, ‘Alleviating the Digital Divide in Southeast Asia: Policy Recommendations’ focused on four countries in the region, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand and The Philippines. Associate Professor Ben Tipton, Chief Researcher and author of the report, led a team of four in-country researchers. Professor Martin Painter‘s BICA report for 2000-2001, ‘Public Sector Challenges and Government Reform’ was received with great interest by the Japanese Ministry of Finance, who funded the project as well as academics and public administration experts around the region. Building on RIAP’s expertise in ICT, RIAP carried out a three-month consultancy to research and write a weekly analysis of the telecommunications industry in the Asia Pacific region. ‘Exchange Asia’ focused on the politics behind the telecommunications industry for foreign business investing in the region. ‘Exchange Asia’, was written and edited by Eugene Sebastian and funded by Third Wave Communications Pty Ltd.

Training The international training program diversified into offering short

courses on various aspects of international development. Project development activities in 2001 have led to the following pipeline training programs for 2002: Thai Community Development Chinese Short Term Training Programs Ongoing Capacity Building Training for North Korea

"Graduation day" Senior government and state enterprise officials from the Wenzhou Municipality, the People's Republic of China.


Outlook

Training was offered to senior undergraduates and postgraduates as interns at RIAP giving them experience in project design and management. Intern Sverre Molland (MA Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Sydney) who started in September has since been appointed as a Project Officer with the United Nations for a project on the trafficking of women and children in Laos.

Public Affairs Over 900 academics, senior corporate and government representatives participated in RIAP’s 2001 public affairs program. With three major public lectures and over fourteen business briefings and round table discussions, the public affairs program made a significant contribution to public debate, exchange of ideas and networking within the University and broader academic and business communities.

Hon. Laurie Brereton presented the Labor Party’s policy on Asia and the Pacific on September 11, 2001




Overview The research program developed around two core research activities, the Building Institutional Capacity in Asia (BICA) project and the hosting of Visiting Fellows. The BICA project, funded by the Japanese Ministry of Finance (MOF) continued to lead RIAP’s program of applied research. Professor Martin Painter’s report Public Sector Challenges and Government Reforms in Southeast Asia, provided an audit of the governance capacities in four case-study countries in the Southeast Asian region, including Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia. The report was presented at an international conference on ‘Public Sector Challenges and Government Reforms in Southeast Asia’, held in Jakarta on the 12 March 2001 with participation by over fifty public administration practitioners and experts from Indonesia and around the region. Funded by the MOF and organized in cooperation with the Indonesian Institute for Management Development (IPMI) presenters at the conference included, Dr Derry Habir, Deputy Director, IPMI, Dr Adam McCarty, National Economics University, Vietnam, Dr Sri Tharan, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya, Associate Professor Michael Nelson, Senior Research Fellow, King Prajadhipok's Institute, Thailand, Professor J.B. Kristiadi, Deputy Minister, Negara Pendayagunaan Aparatur Negara, Mr Sarwar Lateef, Senior Advisor, The World Bank, Mr Edouard Wattez, Resident Representative, UNDP, Vietnam, Dr Anthony Cheung, Head, Department of Public and Social Administration, City University of Hong Kong. Associate Professor Benjamin Frank Tipton was appointed as Principal Investigator for the BICA project 2001-2002, to analyse the policy implications of the digital divide in Southeast Asia. The project, ‘Alleviating the Digital Divide: Policy Recommendations’ involved a team of four in-country researchers from Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam. The research team participated in a two-day academic workshop in Sydney in October 2001. Each of the researchers, Ms Laurel Elmer, Development Consultant, Hanoi, Vietnam, Dr Chung Chuan Yang, Fellow, Information and Communications Management Program, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Mr Alan De Gusman Alegre, Executive Director, Foundation for Media Alternatives, The Philippines and Ms Rachanepon Chantara-aree, Social Researcher, Thailand presented a research paper and discussed the findings of their research at the workshop.


Research and Consultancy Mr Kiyoshi Okozaki, Visiting Fellow from the Ministry of Finance

returned to the MOF in Tokyo after two years with RIAP monitoring and analyzing Australian and New Zealand foreign currency markets. Lieutenant Colonial Melva Crouch, Chief of Army Visiting Fellow, also left RIAP and took leave from the Australian Army to join the United Nations for a six-month secondment to The Congo in Africa. During her stay, Lt Colonial Crouch conducted research, networked with Australian business and academics, and organized the Sydney Security Forum annual public lecture with Mr Sergio Vieira De Mello, Head of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET). RIAP welcomed Mr Daisuke Takahashi and Lieutenant Colonial Anthony Leray-Meyer. Mr Takahashi arrived at RIAP in July 2001 on a two-year secondment from the Japan Ministry of Finance. Like his predecessor, he will monitor and analyze Australian and New Zealand foreign currency markets and participate in research for the BICA project. The Land and Warfare Studies Centre (LWSC) Chief of Army Visiting Fellow, Lt Col. Leray Meyer, will write a series of papers for publication on terrorism and the state, organize the annual public lecture for the Sydney Security Forum and participate in RIAP’s ongoing public affairs programs. The Internship Program continued to attract academically successful participants, including Ms Brie Meichel and Mr Sverre Molland. Brie was in her Third Year of an Arts Law Degree at the University of Sydney and left RIAP in September 2001 to study in China. Sverre, a graduate of the Masters in Peace and Conflict Studies at The University of Sydney, assisted with the program implementation for visitors from North Korea, he assisted with research on refugee issues and contributed articles to the RIAP Update Members newsletter. Commissioned activities included:

• Exchange Asia, funded by Third Wave Communications Pty Ltd.

• A study of Australian Non-Government Organizations

• Reviewing applications for Japan Foundation grants

Preparation for the Australia-Asia New Leaders Program, which begins March 2002.



Highlights

• International conference ‘Public Sector Challenges and Government Reforms in South East Asia’ held in Jakarta, Indonesia March 2001.

• Delivery of BICA Report 2001, ‘Public Sector Challenges and Government reforms in South East Asia’ to Ministry of Finance, Japan

• Commence BICA 2002, ‘Digital Divide in South East Asia: policy recommendations, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines’

• Academic workshop, BICA Project 2002 held in Sydney in October 2001 and attended by in-country researchers involved in the BICA project.

• Arrival of Mr Daisuke Takahashi, Visiting Fellow, Ministry of Finance, Japan

• Arrival of Lt Colonial Anthony Leray-Meyer, Chief of Army, Visiting Fellow from the Land and Warfare Studies Centre

• ‘Exchange Asia’, consultancy to research and produce weekly newsletter analysing the telecommunications industry in the Asia Pacific region.

• RIAP continued raising funds to send books to the University of Timor Loroe Sae, East Timor as part of the education for East Timor program

Key Partner Institutions

• Ministry of Finance, Japan

• Land and Warfare Studies Centre, Canberra

• Indonesian Institute for Management Development, (IPMI)

• National Economics University, Hanoi, Vietnam

Outlook RIAP will continue to expand the applied research program in 2002 building on key research capacities, information technology, public administration, regional security, media, human resource development and the environment. We will also expand the program for Visiting Fellows and Research Interns to develop a research hub in our key research areas described above.

International Training

Overview International training activities developed by RIAP are implemented under the banner of international development programs, executive training programs and educational study and visitors programs. In 2001, RIAP trained close to 500 middle to senior level government officers, business executives and organizational leaders. Customized training in public sector governance, natural resource planning, aid project management, statistical studies, international trade, business strategies and a range of other capacity building activities were delivered both in Australia and in-country. Successful tendering of projects led to the winning of funds from AusAID, NSW Department of Education and Training, UNICEF, foreign governments and overseas businesses. Around 120 expert trainers, advisers and guest speakers from within and outside the university were commissioned to deliver training services while more than 40 organizations, businesses and government agencies supported teaching related activities, including site visits and field studies. Trainees involved in RIAP’s 2001 training programs came from Thailand, Indonesia, North Korea, South Korea, China, and Australia.


RIAP International Training Delivery Structure & 2001 Activities

Highlights • RIAP successfully secured a UNICEF funded development assistance program for North Koreans, the first of its kind for the University of Sydney

• Strategic network linkages and marketing initiatives in China

led to a sharp increase in delivering training programs for Chinese business executives and government officials

• Initiatives in forming strategic alliances in 2001 positioned

RIAP as a partner organization in a winning bid for a major AusAID Thai project led by Melbourne Enterprise International

Natural Resource Management StrategiesThailand / AusAID

Modern Statistical Techniques TrainingNorth Korea / UNICEF

Effective Governance for Enterprise DevelopmentIndonesia / AusAID-APEC

Managing Development in an International ContextThailand / AusAID

International DevelopmentPrograms

Qingdao Executive TrainingInternational Trade and Business

Wenzhou Executive TrainingInternational Marketing & HRM

Chinese National Magistrates TrainingPoverty Relief for Regional Areas

Executive Training for PRC Ministry of FinanceCorporate Governance

Executive TrainingPrograms

Access Asia Schools ProgramCross-Cultural Studies

Study Visits: Korean Student RepresentativesStudent Administration

Study Visits: Chinese EducatorsAgricultural Education

Study Visits: Korean EducatorsHuman Resource Management

Study Visits: Korean Business ManagersInternational Risk Management

Educational Studyand Visitors Programs




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teract designed for the participants, incorporating policy ork, lab assignments, field studies and case assessments. Several key

environmental agencies and interest groups in NSW supported the delivery of training activities conducted in this program. Effective Governance for Enterprise Development Funded by AusAID under the APEC Support Program, this project sought to strengthen the technical skills

responsible for managing the privatization a process in Indonesia. Fifteen officers from the

Directorate General of State-owned Enterprises, Ministry of Finance in Indonesia actively participated in a series of training activities held in Sydney and Jakarta. The program was implemented in partnership with the Indonesian Institute for Management Development (IPMI). Modern Statistical Techniques in Population and Public Health In winning a UNICEF project, RIAP was commissioned to design and deliver a two-month intensive training program for North Korea’s Central Bureau of Statistics. The program set out to develop participants’ knowledge of modern statistical techniques and application of tools in data collection, analysis and reporting. Four senior officers from the Bureau, with primary interest in nutritional and public health issues, participated in the program. Managing International Development (Course 2/2001) With a focus on building the administrative and management capacity of officers responsible for aid delivery in Thailand and the Greater Mekong Sub-region, RIAP delivered this one-month training program for Thai government officials with funding support from AusAID. The training represented the second round of courses delivered under AusAID’s country program for the financial year.

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from 19 county governments attended this program. Training included site visits to rural development projects in NSW. Executive Training in Corporate Governance A delegation of 20 participants from the Bureau of Statistics Assessment, Ministry of Finance in China attended a short-term training program on Corporate Governance developed and organised by RIAP. Brief Study Visits RIAP also organized brief study visits for several foreign delegations. Short training seminars were delivered to Korean student representatives, Chinese agricultural educators, Korean business managers and Korean educators.

Qingdao Executive Training More than 30 Chinese business executives from the Qingdoa Municipality participated in a three-month training program designed and delivered by RIAP in collaboration with local company, Johnson and Barana. Training introduced participants to current issues and trends in international trade, business, economics, regional political climate and global financial markets. Wenzhou Executive Training Programs In partnership with counterparts in China, RIAP developed andorganized short-term training programs for two groups of busineexecutives from the Wenzhou province. Training activities, including study tours were conducted in Sydney for a total of 35 participants. The program’s main area of focus was international marketing and human resource management. Access Asia Schools Program RIAP was commissioned by the Ntailor-make courses and delivery training activities that would further enhance Australia’s educators’ knowledge of the Asia regi200 primary and secondary school teachers were trained to appreciate the diversity of Asian cultures, languages, religion and society. Poverty Relief for Regional Areas RIAP was approached by China’s National Impoverished Magistrate to provide training in a series of selectecapacities in delivering poverty relie


International Training Snapshot

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Public Affairs

Overview RIAP’s public affairs program offers the business and academic

inter omic and political developments occurring in the Asia i

activities in the Asia Pacific region – training, research and consultancy.

RIAP a series of seminars, conferences and round table discussions. ized in a professional and intimate setting, ideal for

developing networks and business contacts. In 2001, RIAP continued

Highlights AP Update, a monthly

newsletter with news and features about RIAP projects and current

Media Coverage

grouThe pus Review, Sydney Morning Herald, International Business

aMon t magazine profiled RIAP and the university on over 30 separate occasions.

Notable Speaker • The Hon. Alexander Downer, Australian Minister for Foreign

Affairs

etary-General of the People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy (PSPD)

• Mr Kim Min-Seok, Member 16th National Assembly, MDP, Republic of South Korea

• Mr Wimar Witoelar, Chief Presidential Spokesperson for President Abdurrahman Wahid, Indonesia

• Dr Sri Adiningsih Ombudsman for the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Organization, Indonesia

• Professor Donald Emmerson, Senior Fellow, Asia Pacific Research Centre, Institute for International Studies, Stanford University

• Mr Sergio Vieira De Mello, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for East Timor and Head of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor

• Mr Mark Baird Country Director for Indonesia, The World Bank

community a forum for intellectual discussion and debate on national econ

Pac fic region. As the public face of RIAP to the Australian community, the public affairs program also broadens awareness of RIAP’s other

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its commitment to partnership and collaboration with government, the business community, international and non-government organizations (NGO’s) in supporting the economic and social development of countries in the Asia Pacific region. RIAP continued to expand and develop the individual and corporate membership program and introduced RI

issues affecting the Asia Pacific region.

RIAP also received wide electronic and print coverage from key media ps, including Asian Wall Street Journal, ABC, SBS, Radio Australia, Australian, Cam

Asi Magazine, Australian Financial Review, Bloomberg Television and Media itors. The Economis

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Affairs • The Hon. Laurie Brereton, Shadow Minister for Foreign• Dr Michael Woolcock, The World Bank • Dr Park Won Soon, Secr


Public Affairs

Sponsors

Allens Arthur Robinson

ent, University of Sydney

• US Consulate General

Outlook

cific region and the impact on Australia.

our Public Affairs Program.

We would like to thank our sponsor who continued to give generously throughout 2001:

• • AMP Foundation • ASEAN Focus Group • Australian Stock Exchange • Baker and McKenzie • Deacons • Foundation of Development Cooperation • International & Developm• Lindemans • Ministry of Finance, Japan • Minter Ellison • Transgrid

• The World Bank Continue to develop relationships and cooperate with other business, government, non-government and international organizations to raise awareness of economic and political developments in Asia Pa

Broaden awareness of RIAP’s profile in the community, through


Staff

Eugene Sebastian Project Development Manager

Eugene is primarily responsible for the development of capacity building activities with specialization in program design and delivery. He has been instrumental in implementing technical assistance projects for countries with challenging developmental needs such as those found in East Timor and North Korea. With experience in program monitoring in the Asia-Pacific region, Eugene plays a key role in guiding RIAP in its project development efforts. Having had a brief stint serving as program developer for the Institute for International Research (IIR), Eugene is also experienced in developing corporate training activities. He has a BA (Hons) from Flinders University in South Australia and speaks fluent Bahasa Malaysia.

Dr. Stephanie Fahey Director

Dr Stephanie Fahey is the Director of the Research Institute

institutional capacity both within the corporate and public sector in the region. She has over 25

sia Pacific region and has developed ness, political and cultural relationships with has worked in a number of countries

Guinea, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, st Timor, People’s Republic of

, Taiwan and the Republic of Korea. Her ce and skill is wide ranging and includes research, ncy, training, business negotiations and networking.

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for Asia and the Pacific at the University of Sydney (RIAP). RIAP’s focus is on building

years experience in the Aexpertise on busithe region. Sheincluding Papua NewSingapore, Indonesia, EaChina, Burma, JapanexperienconsultaShe is a Board Member of the Australia Kthe Women in Leadership Network within APEC, AuCouncil foCommunity Health and Tu

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partnerships with organizations involved in development cooperation activities across the Asia-Pacific region. He has initiated and managed projects on governance, environment, education, enterprise development and aid coordination conducted under the auspices of APEC, AusAID and U

Malaysia, Thailand, China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Singapore and Japa

Leslie Williams Deputy Director

nternational capacity-building projects. n years experience in project design and

delivery, Leslie specialises in building multilateral and bilateral

N agencies. His in-country experience includes Indonesia,

n. Leslie has a BA from the University of Tasmania and Master of International Studies from The University of Sydney. He speaks fluent Bahasa Malaysia.


Staff

International Project Manag

Rachael Cunliffe cer Research Programs

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Syedda Ali Finance Officer

Syedda served as RIAP’s finance officer from 1995 to 2001. With over thirteen years experience in record keeping and payments within the university system, Syedda was also responsible for monitoring RIAP’s expenditure and use of resources. She supported staff by providing advice on financial management procedures and prepared budget plans and reports for the approval of various governing committees. Syedda has extensive knowledge of Indian culture and speaks Hindi and Urdu.

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achael manages RIAP’s applied research program and developinternational conferences and seminars relating to research activities. e coordinates the development and delivery of RIAP

ternational business and political briefings, which involvominent experts from around the Asia-Pacific region. She has rong interest in the politics of the international media, and takesad role in maintaining RIAP’s activities in this area. Rachael has achelor of Arts-Communication from the University oechnology Sydney and a Master of Arts in International Relationom the University of New South Wales.

Tony Ch

ny manages the delivery of RIAP’s international trainiograms. He is also responsible for overseeing RIAP’s informatiohnology and communication systems as well as the online traini

ols used in RIAP’s delivery of capacity-building programs. Toanages several AusAID funded projects and coordinaernational development activities across the Asia-Pacific region.ore recently, Tony’s project management role has centred on thplementation of a series of short training courses for Thai pubficials funded by the Australian government. Tony has a Bachelo Economics from Flinders University in South Australia andaster of Economics from the University of Sydney. He speaent Mandarin, Hakka, Bahasa Malaysia and conversationinese dialects.


Staff

Shan Sanmuganathan r

Lt. Colonel Melva Crouch Visiting Army Fellow

Lt Colonel Melva Crouch graduated from the Women’s Royal Australian Army Corps Officer Cadet Course in 1981 into the Royal Australian Corps of Transport. Her

ploma in Asian Studies from the University of New England and a Master of Arts from Deakin University.

Finance Office

Shan was appointed as RIAP’s Finance Officer in 2001. He has worked in Indonesia, Laos, PNG, Zambia and Sri Lanka in various accounting positions and as a consultant including a position at The Asian Development Bank/Ministry of Finance, in Laos. He is a senior finance professional with extensive experience as a financial analyst and specialist consultant. Shan is also a member the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK) and was a Fellow of the Association of Certified Accountants.

subsequent military career involved a wide range of regimental, instructional and staff appointments with extensive joint service and international experience in her corps specialisation of operational movements planning. Her overseas service includes deployment with the Australian Force Communications Unit supporting the United Nations Transitional Authority Cambodia (UNTAC) in 1993, and exchange service with the British Army movements and transport regiment in Germany in 1995 and 1996. Lt Colonel Crouch holds a Bachelor of Business from the University of Southern Queensland, a Graduate Di

Ffifrom and into Japan and monitoring foreign exchange market. Most recently Daisuke was a Section Chief of Foreign Exchange and Money Market Division. He monitored the foreign exchange market situations particularly Japanese Yen’s transactions. At RIAP he assists with the Building Institutional Capacity in Asia project, which is funded by the Japanese Ministry of Finance.

Daisuke Takahashi Visiting Fellow MOF Japan

In July of 2001, Daisuke became the third Japanese Ministry of Finance (MOF) Visiting Fellow. Daisuke joined the Ministry of Finance in 1992. His career in the Ministry of

inance involves economic research on Japan, inspecting nance companies, tracking statistics on direct investment


Staff

Li Li Yin

tor Course Coordina

Li Li Yin is a coordinator of international training

onomics from Shanxi University of Finance & Economics and a Master of International Studies from The University of Sydney. She is an accredited Workplace Trainer, a NATTI Level 3 translator and interpreter and has published on teaching English to adult learners.

programs. She also translates course materials and interprets at training sessions specially designed for Chinese executives. Her experience includes over 10 years lecturing in Shanxi University of Finance & Economics, PRC and several years teaching, interpreting and translating in Australia. Li Li is familiar with Australian and Chinese educational systems and is interested in cultural, educational, and technological exchange programs. Li Li has a Bachelor of Ec

digo Williams dministrative Assistant

InA

Indigo was an Administrative Assistant from August 20 2001 to March 2002. While at RIAP Indigo contributed to a variety of activities including the RIAP Membership Program's newsletters, maintaining the RIAP website and assisting with the first two-day session for the Australia Asia New Leaders Program. Indigo has a BA in Communication from the University of Technology, Sydney.

Georgia Hanks

Administrative Assistant

Georgia will begin working at RIAP from April 2002. She will assist the RIAP team with a variety of activities including the RIAP Membership Program and the Australia-Asia New Leadership Program. She has a strong administrative background having worked for a number of years for Lexus. Georgia has also spent time in Japan and speaks Japanese.


RIAP Calendar

Appendix 2001:

March

12 Building Inst lic Sector Challeng l Borobudur, Ja r Management D(International

27 Mr Kim Min- c of South Kore ie Bank Limited (Lu cheon Bu

Mr Wimar Witoelar, Chief Presidential Spokesperson for President Abdurrahman Wahid, Another Chance for Democracy, in cooperation with the Australian Stock Exchange (Confidential B

ay

Dr Sri Adini n Banking Restr n Indonesia, in co Trade (Round Table Discussion)

7 Professor Donald Emmerson, Senior Fellow, Asia Pacific Research Centre, Institute for International Studies, Stanford University, Indonesia: Current and Future Stability, in cooperation with the US Consulate General and B(Morning Busi

7 Professor Do h Centre, Institute for International Studies, Stanford University, Indonesia’s role i S Indonesian Policy (University of Sydney Lunchtime Lecture)

itutional Capacity in Asia (BICA) Conference, Pubes and Government Reform in South East Asia, Hotekarta. In cooperation with the Indonesian Institute foevelopment (IPMI)

Conference)

Seok, Member 16th National Assembly, MDP, Republia, Korea in the 21st Century, in cooperation with Macquar

siness Briefing) nApril 5

usiness Briefing)

ngsih, Office of the Ombudsman for the Indonesiaucturing Organization, Financial sector policy and reform ioperation with the Department of Foreign Affairs and

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nald Emmerson, Senior Fellow, Asia Pacific Researc

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e 29 m-sun, Minister Foreign Affairs, Democratic People’s

Australia and North Korea, in cooperation ith the Australian Stock Exchange (Cocktail Business Briefing)

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13 or for Indonesia, The World Bank, cons Graham & James

uncheon Business Briefing)

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olicy Lecture and Dinner)

November

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Thailand Board of Investment (TBI), Thailand: Investment Opportunities for Australian Business, in cooperation with Austrade and ASEAN Focus Group (Network Business Briefing

Jun

Hon Paek NaRepublic of Korea (DKPR), w

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Mr Mark Baird, Country DirectIndonesia, in cooperation with Dea(L

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Hon. Mr Laurie Brereton, Shadow Minister, Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australian Labour Party, Australian Foreign Policy: toward the future (Asia P

Hon. Alexander Downer, Minister Foreign Affairs, Australian Foreign Policy: toward the future (Asia Policy Lecture & Dinner)


RIAP Members

IAP is grateful for membership and support from the following:

Corporate Members

Australian Stock Exchange Charlton Communications Moore Gallagher Pty Ltd T Transways Group Pty Ltd

Sponsors Allen Allen & Hemsley AMP Foundation A Australian Agency for International Development under the International Seminar Support Scheme (ISSS) A Australian Institute of International Affairs Baker and McKenzie C D Foundation of Development Cooperation I J Lindemans Macquarie Bank Ministry of Finance, Japan Minter Ellison The World Bank US Consulate General

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