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Closing Remarks His Excellency Dr. SOK An, At the Closing of the 30th Conference of ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organizations



Closing Remarks
by
His Excellency Dr. SOK An, Deputy Prime Minister,
Minister in charge of the Office of the Council of Ministers
Chairman of the Council of Board of Engineers Cambodia
High Representative of Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo HUN SEN
Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, Honorary President of the Council of the Board of Engineers Cambodia
At the Closing of the 30th Conference of ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organizations

Phnom Penh, 19 December 2012
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-        H.E.  PRAK Min, Chairman of CAFEO-30,
-        Prof. Dato' Paduka Ir Hj Keizrul Abdullah, Secretary General of AFEO,
-        Mr. Chook Kok Beng, Head Commissioner of ASEAN Engineers Register,
-        Excellencies, Vice-Chairmen and  Members of the Council of the Board of Engineers Cambodia,
-        Chairmen and Delegates of Engineering Institutions of the ASEAN Member Countries,
-        National and International Distinguished Guests,
-        Excellencies, Ladies, and Gentlemen,

Today, I have the pleasure to participate with Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen in the closing ceremony of the 30th Conference of the ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organizations (CAFEO), under the theme: “Advantage of the Integration of Engineering Services for Least-Developed ASEAN Member Countries”.

On behalf of Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo HUN SEN, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, I wish to express my warm welcome and appreciation to the delegates of the ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organizations (AFEO) from all the ASEAN member countries and other distinguished participants for spending their valuable time attending this conference. Taking this opportunity, on behalf of the Council of the Board of Engineers Cambodia, I wish to highly value the efforts of the Board of Engineers Cambodia for hosting this important conference. This event is the evidence signifying the spirits of solidarity and close cooperation among engineers of all fields in the region.

Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen

The ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organizations (AFEO) plays an important role in contributing to realizing the ASEAN Economic Community by promoting the integration of the region, interactions among engineers and skilled labor mobility, especially by facilitating and providing engineers from least developed ASEAN member states with the equal opportunity to practice their professions in the ASEAN bloc, in accordance with the direction of service liberalization in the region and in the world. The Conference of the ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organizations (CAFEO) is the forum for AFEO members to exchange and share their experiences in engineering services in their respective countries, as well as in ASEAN region as a whole. Cambodia is honored once again to host the conference attended by many engineering experts and national and international notable participants.

The topics presented during the two-day conference were of significance. Of the topics presented, one is on the issues of flooding faced by many countries in the region and in the world, which needs to be addressed in order to ensure the sustainability of livelihoods of human-beings. Engineering can serve as an effective solution to floods, in particular in the context of climate change. Floods have been viewed as one of the deadliest natural disasters and are foreseen to become more serious, owing to unabated climate change. Therefore, appropriate strategies for flood management need to be formulated, both individually and collectively.

This conference shared experiences with respect to physical infrastructure development and endeavors to develop the engineering sector, with engineering institutions playing an important part. With cooperation among AFEO members, the conference recognized the significance of the cooperation in engineering development, with one particular suggestion on developing Cooperation Framework facing ASEAN 2015 Free Trade Area in Engineering Services; took account of building partnership with private sector and developing partners for implementing regional projects; and  encouraged the promotion of an integrated engineering service for infrastructure development, as well as harmonization of laws and policies relevant to service liberalization.

In addition, the conference also presented and exchanged concepts and important findings for sustainable development. Presentations and deliberations by experts aimed primarily at enhancing social welfare, focusing on interesting topics related to the management of energy and mineral resources, environmental management, development of professions and infrastructure development, especially road networks in cities and rural areas. The technical results shown would contribute to generating ideas on which the drawing up of policies and action plans can be based for the development of each country, on a path toward ASEAN community ahead.

The conference also put an emphasis on the facilitation for engineers of the least developed countries to contribute to the development of their respective countries. To this end, engineers should be qualified in order for them to successfully compete in the regional labor market once the ASEAN community is realized. In this regard, all engineers, in particular engineers from the least developed ASEAN member countries, are encouraged to improve their technical capacity in terms of knowledge and know-how more broadly.        

Engineers can be regarded as bridges linking technology to society. In this sense, engineers should actively engage in experience sharing with one another to improve their knowledge, both theoretically and practically. Under the ASEAN Mutual Recognition Arrangement on Engineering Services, I strongly believe that engineers of all ASEAN countries will have the chance to work and learn from each other in order to strengthen their capacity, and to promote socio-economic development, as well as to improve harmonization in the region as one ASEAN family.

On behalf of the Royal Government of Cambodia and the Council of the Board of Engineers Cambodia, I would like to strongly encourage closer cooperation among engineers from member countries to place more focus on engineering research and dissemination of its results, collection and compilation of documents, aiming at improving their expertise, technical and professional capacity. I also wish to encourage the AFEO to continue to further promote the culture of sharing in order for the bloc’s engineers to meet the international standard and to catch up with the scientific development of rich countries.

Once again, I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere appreciation and thanks to the Board of Engineers Cambodia, in collaboration with the AFEO for successfully organizing this 30th Conference, which helps well prepare engineers for a deeper regional integration and an increased globalization.

Finally, I wish all AFEO delegates, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen good health, great success and happiness, and fruitful cultural experience in Angkor for those who plan to further explore Cambodia.

I now declare the closing of the 30th Conference of the ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organizations.

Thank you!

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