BFA 2013, EU-ASEAN Public Diplomacy - Business Networking (Integrated Report)

Business Focus ASEAN IV
Thailand & Indonesia
BangkokBaliJakarta, 02-22 SEP 2013

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Disclaimer
The information contained in this report is solely based on minutes taken by the IMC
Export and Tourism fellows. We warmly recommend you to deem this as a tentative
summary of what has been presented and discussed during the meetings in Indonesia
and Thailand. Due to misunderstandings or misperceptions on the part of the
participants, these minutes may be subject of errors. Therefore, any quotation from
this text is discouraged.
Foreword
Understanding that for every small countrys sustained development, the export
dynamics are an imperative; Republic of Austria had launched the initiative for creation of the
new type of university already in the mid-1990s. This perfectly matched with the EU Lisbon
strategy which by 2000 announced that Europes further development can only be achieved by
departing from the industrial to post-industrial, knowledge-based economy without
compromising the environment and by reconciling the economic advancement with the
preservation of social security and political liberties.
This new type of university the so-called universities of applied sciences, paved the way
for the foundation of the IMC. The IMC Export Management program EUASAEAN NAFTA
chose English as its only language of instruction, put the strong focus to other foreign
languages; French, Italian, Spanish, Chinese, Russian and Arabic have been introduced
alongside the two obligatory practical training semesters by which students have been required
to work minimum 22 weeks abroad in their respective 4th and 7th semester.
Substantive focus of the Program has been on the three majors: Foreign Trade & Intl. Marketing
(i), Intercultural Management (ii) and Intl. Law and Global Political Studies (iii), parallel to the
three geographic focuses: on the EU, ASEAN and MERCOSUR-NAFTA.
This indeed internationalized the IMC Export fellows right now there are students & graduates
working and studying on literary every continent and corner of the globe.
Repeatedly, by different surveys in past 7-8 years, the IMC University has been proclaimed as
one of the best in the EU, and its Export program has by far the best employability score in all
of Austria (by independent rankings of Industriele and Gewine magazines as well as the official
State office of Employment AMS). The unemployment rate of the IMC EXP graduates in last
5 years was 1,7% only far bellow of any EU or Austrian average.
Chairperson for the International Law and Global Political Studies, Prof. Bajrektarevic is an
Acting Deputy Study Director, and the longest serving member of the EXP team. Besides
teaching subjects of Geo-political Affairs, Sustainable Development (Institutions and
Instruments of, incl. the Environmental Ethics) and the Intl. Law and Law of IOs and EU, he is
extensively publishing and guest lecturing all over the globe.
Finally, using his extensive diplomatic contacts, Prof. Bajrektarevic has organized some 120
round-tables and events in the past two decades; was hosting close to 100 ambassadors, dozens
of ministers and state secretaries, three EU commissioners, and was drafting and conducting
over twenty study trips to the relevant International FORA in Vienna, Geneva and Paris1.
The Geneva Paris Study Trip reports are obtainable under: https://www.scribd.com/doc/235176113/Geneva-Paris-ST-Report-2013 ;
http://www.scribd.com/doc/95478118/Geneva-Paris-ST-Report-2012 ; http://www.scribd.com/doc/82036955/Geneva-Paris-ST-Report-2009 ;
http://www.scribd.com/doc/82035330/Geneva-Paris-ST-Report-2008 ; http://www.scribd.com/doc/82034151/Geneva-Paris-ST-Report-2007 ;
http://www.scribd.com/doc/82033158/Geneva-Paris-ST-Report-2006
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By early 2009, Prof. Bajrektarevic has conceptualized (in a close cooperation with the Austrian
business, Trade Chamber, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Export graduates) a new project
the so-called Employability Booster.
Named the Business Focus Study Trip, this unique concept, which by its vision and passion
links the best of public diplomacy and business networking, aimed to horizontalize the vision
and idea, institutions and instruments of great EU and ASEAN model of life, and to
compare and contrast two selected countries of a particular region in which the senior students
and recent graduates will be exposed for the two-week time.
Currently, the similar project is under preparation for the Central Asia and for the MERCOSUR
(Latin American countries) as well as the follow up of the third BF ASEAN.
The ASEAN itself is a very dynamic regional grouping which is not well represented and
understood in the EU. With 580 million people and a combined GDP ( 1,500 billion for 2009)
ASEAN has a bigger economy then India, and not too far from China this is a fact which is
nearly unknown in Europe. On the other side, the ASEAN has no deeper insights into the affairs
of the EU. (Actually, for both groupings the deeper integration processes have consumed so
much energy that to the outside world they often look like inward looking, introverted blocks
which of course neither ASEAN nor the EU wants to be.) Feeling the need to close this
knowledge-gap, Prof. Bajrektarevic was aiming its first Business Focus to ASEANs vibrant
and dynamic countries of Malaysia and Thailand.
In September of 2009, some 30 Export senior students and recent graduates (of 7 nationalities) have
experienced 15 remarkable days in two Asian countries residing in the heart of SEA; over 60
hours of in-house lectures and 30 hours of study/cultural outdoor visits, 40 speakers of 19
nationalities (among which 15 field experts of senior level), also 4 ambassadors, one minister,
one senator, Sultan of Perlis and late Malaysian king, as well as the Kings brother - the State
Secretary of Perlis in short, was an outcome of the BFA 2009 (for detailed overview, images,
impressions and the particularities of the previous years programs, please refer to 160 page
report http://www.scribd.com/doc/81873237/BFA-2009-Public-Diplomacy-Business-Networking ).
Moreover, in late June/early July of 2010, the next group of 32 Export senior students and recent
graduates (of 8 nationalities) have experienced 15 memorable days in two ASEAN countries:
Indonesia and Malaysia. The score of BFA II is impressive: over 50 hours of in-class lectures
have been conducted in the Diplomatic Academies of Indonesia and Malaysia as well as the
HQ of ASEAN with the hospitality provided by the EU Delegation as well as the Austrian
ambassadors in both countries (not to forget the courtesy visits and talks at the national Trade
and Foreign ministries as well as local think-tanks). All together some 250 persons took part
(including the young diplomats of both countries along the Export fellows). The BFA II group
has been addressed by as many as 40 speakers of 15 nationalities (among which 25 field experts
of senior level), including the ASEANs Deputy Secretary General, 4 Ministers and 6
ambassadors. The EXP fellows additionally experienced 40 hours of study-cultural outdoor
visits which included memorable cultural performances (including the behind-scene talks with
artists as well as the visits to the country side, cultural sites and so-called home-stay) /The full
account of the BFA 2010 and of BFA 2012 report is obtainable under:
https://www.scribd.com/doc/188476355/BFA-2012-EU-ASEAN-Public-Diplomacy-Business-Networking-Integrated-Report
http://www.scribd.com/doc/98178802/BFA-2010-EU-ASEAN-Public-Diplomacy-Business-Networking-Integrated-Report ).
The vision to mobilize, expose and sensitize young fellows, to link two distant regions of the
world for the good of both, to make new friendships and reaffirm old; all together the vision of
inspiring, envisioning, encouraging, boosting and employing generations of young Europeans
and Asians has become truth in September 2009 and again in early summer of 2010 to be
repeated again early autumn of 2012 and of 2013. Affiliations and strong personal and
professional bonds are created, they are to live and prosper. It is fair to say that the BFA 2009,
BFA 2010 and BFA 2012 participants are the young professionals who developed affiliation
and strong personal and professional bonds with the ASEAN countries they visited, and these
precious links are here to stay for many decades to come.
To
effectively
challenge
the
exceptionalism, ignorance and antiintellectualism

necessitates
the
constant efforts. This voyage is to
continue eastward (CA, SEA) and
westward (NAFTA, MERCOSUR),
and Prof. Bajrektarevic has the
sincere hope that business and
governmental entities (on this or other
sides of ocean) will recognize that the
undertaking is not only about us, but
also very much about the societies
and business, and how we want to see
out youth in the near future.
For years in a close continuity since
2009, the Business Focus Study Trip
will take place in Southeast
Asia/ASEAN. From 02th to 23rd
September, the IMC senior students
and graduates over 30 of them will
spend a week in each Thailand/Bangkok, Ubut-Denpasar/Bali and Indonesia/Jakarta. The
program will include ASEAN HQ, UN ESCAP, content intensive meetings with academia and
practitioners (some 70 hours) as well as the rich intercultural exposure (some 55 hours). The
program details and itinerary specifics will be available by end of August 2013.
Vienna/Krems 14 August
Kindly permitted by
Prof. Anis H. Bajrektarevic
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
At this point we would like to acknowledge all the people who made this unique study trip, the
BFA Business Focus ASEAN 2013, the fourth in a row, possible. A trip, which no other
university in Austria has ever conducted. First and foremost, we would like to express our
gratitude to Prof. Dr. Anis Bajrektarevic, Chairperson for Intl. Law and Global Political Studies
at the IMC University Krems. Besides many in-house visits of speakers from all over the world,
and years of consecutive visits to all relevant organisations in Vienna (UN, OSCE, OPEC, EC),
Geneva (WTO, ECE, UNCTAD, ILO, IRC, WIPO, ITU) and Paris (WB, UNESCO, OECD, ICC),
he initiated, developed and organized this special event for the second time. We do deeply
appreciate all the time and effort Prof. Bajrektarevic invested throughout the past months.
Without his personal reputation and contacts, none of us would have had the chance to benefit
from such a diverse, informative and highly inspiring programme.
Secondly, we would like to thank to our fellow Erwin Ulreich for the BFA logistics work but also
for brokering the sponsorship from the Austrian Students Union and the Austrian Chamber of
Commerce.
Due tribute goes likewise to each and every organizer and speaker of all visited Thai and
Indonesian entities (business, governmental, international or cultural) hereby a special
thanks to the Haefele executives, ESCAP offciers, notably Ms. Mia Mikic, Thai Foreign
Ministry, EU Delegation and prof. Murray Hunter. We would also like to emphasize our
gratitude to our fellows from the Diplomatic Academies in Jakarta for the warm welcome and
their Director honourable Mr. Henk.
We are expressing deepest signs of appreciation to Mr. I Gusti Agung Wesaka Puja, DirectorGeneral for ASEAN Affairs, and Dr. Ilham A. Habibie, Vice-Chairman of the Indonesian
Chamber of Commerce for hosting these two incredible gala dinners. It was Excellency Puja
whose indispensable logistics opened us an unforgettable Bali which is so rare to experience.
We are endlessly grateful to him for all his commitment, charm and knowledge.
To conclude with, we thank our Austrian hosts: H.E. Enno Drofenik, Austrian Ambassador to
Thailand and H.E. Andreas Karabaczek, Austrian Ambassador to Indonesia.
GRATEFUL TO OUR SUPPORTERS

We would like to thank all those entities who helped our endeavor academically and practically:
TABLE OF CONTENT
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Introduction ....................................................................................................................12
Timetable .......................................................................................................................14
Destinations ...................................................................................................................21
3.1
Thailand ...................................................................................................................21
3.2
Indonesia .................................................................................................................22
Wednesday, 4th of June 2013 .........................................................................................24
4.1
A day at the EU Delegation in Bangkok ...................................................................24
4.2
Siam Niramit Show ..................................................................................................25
Thursday, 5th of September 2013 ...................................................................................27
5.1
Thai history during WW2 ..........................................................................................28
5.2
Elephant camp, bamboo rafting and water falls........................................................29
Friday, 6th September 2013 ............................................................................................30
6.1
Tour-de-facility HAEFELE Thailand .........................................................................30
6.2
Showroom HEAFELE Thailand ................................................................................30
Saturday, 7th of September 2013 ....................................................................................32
7.1
Cultural program: Bangkok Zoo / Free Safari World .................................................32
7.2
Company visit: Pizza stand ......................................................................................34
Sunday, 8th of September 2013 ......................................................................................36
Monday, 9th of September 2013 ....................................................................................37

9.1
10
Courtesy Call: Royal Ministery of Foreign Affairs .....................................................37
Tuesday, 10th of September 2013 ...............................................................................39
10.1
Introduction to UNESCAP ......................................................................................39
10.2
Objectives and strategy of UNESCAP ....................................................................40
10.3
Economic and social survey of Asia and the Pacific ...............................................42
10.4
ICT in Asia and the Pacific .....................................................................................43
10.5
Trade and Invetment in Asia and the Pacific ..........................................................46
10.6
Transportation and traffic in Asia and the Pacific....................................................47
10.7
Chao Phraya Princess river cruise .........................................................................48
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Wednesday, 11th of September 2013 ...........................................................................48
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Thursday, 12th of September 2013 ...............................................................................50
12.1
University of Udayana and Institute for Peace and Democracy ..............................50
12.2
Dinner at the Bebek Restaurant ...........................................................................50
13
Friday, 13th of September 2013 ....................................................................................52
13.1
Bali Tourism Department .......................................................................................52
13.2
Bali Museum ..........................................................................................................52
13.3
Temple at the sea side ...........................................................................................53
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Saturday, 14th of September 2013 ................................................................................54
14.1
Cultural program: Elephant Cave Temple ..............................................................54
14.2
Cultural program: Monkey Forest ...........................................................................54
14.3
Cultural program: ARMA Agung Rai Museum and Resort ......................................55
15
Sunday, 15th of September 2013 ..................................................................................56
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Monday, 16th of September 2013 .................................................................................58
16.1
Lunch break at the Batavia restaurant....................................................................58
16.2
Istiqlal Mosque .......................................................................................................59
17
Monday, 17th of September 2013 .................................................................................60
17.1
Taman Mini ............................................................................................................60
17.2
Indonesia Museum.................................................................................................60
17.3
Dinner with the Director General of ASEAN ...........................................................61
18
Tuesday, 18th of September 2013 ................................................................................62
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18.1
Welcome at the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs ...........................................62
18.2
Regional cooperation in Southeast Asia.................................................................62
18.3
ASEAN-EU relations ..............................................................................................64
18.4
Indonesian Austrian bilateral relations.................................................................65
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Thursday, 19th of September 2013 ...............................................................................67
19.1
SMESCO Small and Medium Enterprise and Creative Cooperation ....................67
19.2
KADIN Indonesian Chamber of Commerce .........................................................67
19.3
Dinner hosted by Vice Chairman of KADIN ............................................................68
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Friday, 20th of September 2013 ....................................................................................69
20.1
Tour-de-Plant .........................................................................................................69
20.2
LENZING company presentation ...........................................................................69
21
Contact information ......................................................................................................70
21.1
Thailand .................................................................................................................70
21.2
Indonesia Bali .....................................................................................................70
21.3
Indonesia - Jakarta ................................................................................................71
22
Credits..........................................................................................................................72
23
Letter of appreciacion South Pacific Viscose (Lenzing Group) ..................................74
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1 Introduction
Ones destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things2
- this is what 29 students understood in September this year.
Let us however, start at the beginning, and as it is the case with all great undertakings
everything commences with a vision.
It was the vision to mobilize, expose and sensitize young fellows, to link two distant regions of
the world for the good of both, to broaden horizons, to make new friendships and reaffirm old;
all together to inspire, encourage, mobilize and boost young generations.
Indeed a very ambitious idea, which nevertheless re-materialized in late summer 2013 when
for the fourth consecutive time, a group of enthusiastic students and graduates of the IMC
University of Applied Sciences Krems, undertook a truly unique journey.
In the framework of the Export-Oriented Management Program a project was put into life in
2009 which intends to link the best of public diplomacy with business networking. It is supposed
to contrast and compare two selected countries of a particular region which senior students
and recent graduates explore over two to three weeks.
Henry Miller
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Under the project name Business Focus Study Trip this years journey was dedicated to the
ASEAN, more precisely to the vibrant and dynamic countries of Thailand and Indonesia.
Being one of the fastest growing regions in the world, demonstrating impressive economic
power and seemingly incomparable development, Asia is said to be of particular interest to
aspiring international business professionals and we soon understood why.
Before inviting you to share with us, through this report, the unforgettable impressions we have
made during a journey which has enhanced our understanding of cultural diversity, regional
cooperation and business prospects we would like to express our deepest gratitude to the
person who made this experience possible - Prof. Dr. Anis Bajrektarevic. As Chairperson of
the International Law and Global Political Studies Division at our university he might give us
hard times during exams and briefings but he constantly forces us to think outside the box
and tries to make us believe that as Mahatma Gandhi would say we should be the change
we want to see in the world. In this spirit, we wish you enjoyable reading.
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2 Timetable
BFA4
Itinerary: Thailand & Indonesia / 2nd 22nd of September 2013
Place
Programme
Monday, 2nd of September 2013 Tuesday, 3rd of September 2013
Vienna
12.00 (CET) meeting of group at Turkish Airlines desk

12.30 check-in
14.25 17.40 Flight Vienna Istanbul (TK1886)
Istanbul
20.05 09.25 Flight Istanbul Bangkok (TK64)
Bangkok
09:25 (CET -5) meeting at exit gate, organized escort to hotel

11.00 Hotel check-In
13.00 Welcome word by Prof. Anis & speed orientation meeting
15.00 Joint dinner, city downtown at Cabbages & Condoms
Wednesday, 4th of September 2013
Bangkok
09.00 (CET-5) Breakfast at hotel

11.00 Transfer to EU-delegation
12.00 Opening Session with H.E. Enno Drofenik, Austrian
Ambassador to Thailand, Austro-Thai Relations
13.00 Austro briefing (Presentation + Q&A)
Business, investments and job opportunities in Thailand
Speaker: Mag. Stephan Spazier, Deputy Head of Trade
Representative on behalf of Dr. Gustav Gressel
14.00 The ASEAN currents seen from the EU Delegation point of
view, Speaker: Deputy Head of the EU Delegation in Bangkok
15.00 Presentation by EABC
16.00 Q&A with H.E. Ambassador David Lipman, Head of
EU Delegation
19.30 Siam Niramit Show
Thursday, 5th of September 2013
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Bangkok
06.00 (CET -5) breakfast at hotel

06.30 Cultural Program: day-long excursion
WW2 Cemetery
WW2 Museum
River Kwai Bridge
Kwai Railroad ride
Floating-house lunch
Bamboo rafting
Elephant trekking
Waterfalls
20.00 Estimated time of arrival at hotel
Friday, 6th of September 2013
Bangkok

09.00 Transfer to Bang Na: Company Visit HAEFELE Thailand
10.00 Tour-de-Facility, Distribution/Logistics Centre
11.00 Transfer to head office (Sukomvit Soi 64)
12.00 Luncheon
13.00 Presentation Haefele Thailand & discussion with management
16.00 Transfer back to hotel
19.00 Networking dinner
Saturday, 7th of September 2013
Bangkok

09.00 Cultural program: Bangkok Zoo Free Safari
day-long excursion
Sunday, 8th of September 2013
Bangkok
Day off
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Monday, 9th of September 2013
Bangkok

10.00 Transfer to Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs (courtesy call)
11.00 Welcome address Director General for European Affairs
11.30 ASEAN Community and the future of Thailand
Director of Division 3, ASEAN Department
12.30 Tour-de-Table, debriefing, group photo
12.00 Lunch
free afternoon & evening
Tuesday, 10th of September 2013
Bangkok

08.45 Meeting lobby, departure for UNESCAP
International for a at work in Asia and Pacific
09.20 Arrival of group
09.30 Welcome remarks and introduction to ESCAP by
Martin Dessart, Website Officer at United Nations
10.00 Objectives and strategy of ESCAP by
Aaren Beck, Statistics Devision
11.00 Macroeconomic and social development in Asia and Pacific by
Alberto Isgut, Economic Affairs Officer
12.00 Statistics link to ASEAN economies by Statistics Division
12.30 E-resources by ESCAP library
13.00 Lunch break
14.00 Information and Communication development in Asia-Pacific
region by Mr. Remi Lang, Economic Affairs Officer, ICT and
Development Section, Information, Communication
15.00 Trade and investment in ASEAN countries by Dr. Witada
Anukoonwattaka, Economic Affairs Officer, Trade Policy
Section,
Trade and Investment Division

16.00 Trans-Asian railway & highways networks by
Pierre Cartier, of Transport Division
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17.00 Family photo and leisure time at ESCAP cafeteria

17.30 Transfer to Chao Phraya River Cruise, dinner
Bangkok
09.00 (CET -5) Breakfast at hotel

free day
Bangkok
03.00 (CET -5) Wake up call

03.15 Check-out & meeting in the lobby
03.00 Joint transfer to airport
06.15 Flight FD2976 Bangkok Bali
11.30 (CET -6) Arrival at Denpasar Airport (Bali)
Denpasar
12.30 Lunch Box

13.00 Courtesy call at University of Udayana,
Institute for Peace and Democracy
17.00 Dinner at Bebek Restaurant
21.00 Transfer to home stay and check-in
Denpasar
09.30 (CET -6) meeting with Bali Regional Government /

Tourism Department
11.30 Visit of Bali Museum
13.00 Lunch in Denpasar
14.30 Cultural Program
20.00 Return to home stay
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Denpasar
09.00 (CET -6) Balinese cultural Heritage

Elephant Cave Temple
Monkey Forest
ARMA Agung Rai Museum & Resort
20.00 Joint dinner at the beach
Denpasar
09.00 (CET -6)

free day
Denpasar
06.00 (CET -6) wake up call

06.15 Transfer to Bali Airport
09.20 Flight QZ7511 Bali Jakarta
Jakarta
10.05 (CET -5) Arrival Jakarta Airport

11.00 Visit to Masjid Istiqlal (mosque)
13.00 Transfer to hotel
Jakarta
08.00 (CET -5) Breakfast at the hotel

08.30 Departure for Taman Mini and Museum Indonesia
19.00 Dinner hosted by Mr Gusti Agung Wesaka Puja
Director General of ASEAN Cooperation
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Jakarta
07.30 (CET -5) Breakfast at the hotel

08.00 Departure for Pusdikat / Ministry of Foreign Affairs
09.00 Welcoming remarks by H.E. Ambassador I Gusti Agung Wesaka
Puja Director General of ASEAN Cooperation
09.20 Regional Cooperation in Southeast Asia
Hery Saripudin, Head of Center for Analysis and Development
of
Asia and Africa Region
10.00 ASEAN EU relations
Derry Aman, Director of ASEAN Dialogue Partners and
Inter-Regional Cooperation
11.30 Indonesian-Austrian bilateral relations
Mr. Umar Hadi, Director of West European Affairs
12.00 Lunch break
14.00 Discussion
Return to hotel
Jakarta

10.00 SMESCO Small and Medium Enterprises and Creative
Cooperation Tour-de-table
12.00 Lunch box
14.30 KADIN Chamber of Commerce briefings
19.00 Indonesian Dinner hosted by Dr. Ing. Ilham Habibie, Vice Chairman,
Indonesian Chamber of Commerce
with participation of Mr. Wolfram Kalt, CEO South Pacific Viscose
(LENZING Group)
Jakarta

08.00 Departure for Purwakarta
10.00 Arrival at South Pacific Viscose (LENZIG Groupu)
10.15 Welcome and Introduction to SPV
11.00 Tour-de-plant
12.30 Lunch
14.00 Company presentation and Q&A
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16.00 departure to Jakarta

evening off
Saturday, 21st of September 2013 Sunday, 22nd of September 2013
Jakarta

free day
15.00 Departure to Jakarta Airport
Istanbul
19.55 Flight Jakarta Istanbul TK67

08.10 (CET -1) Flight Istanbul Vienna TK 1883
Vienna
09.30 (CET) arrival at Vienna Airport
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3 Destinations
3.1
Thailand
Thailand is often referred to as The Golden Land, not because there is precious metal buried
underground but because the country gives off a certain glance, be it the fertile rice fields of
the central plains, white sandy beaches or the warm hospitality of its citizenry.
Thailand, The Land Of Smile", counts more than 65 million inhabitants. The capital city is
Bangkok. Thai refer to their country homeland as Prathet Thai or Muang Thai, which
means Land of the free, due to the fact that Thailand, former Siam, neither has
been annexed nor colonized by a European power throughout history. The country consists
of 26 provinces that make up Central and Eastern Thailand. Kingdom Thailand (Ratcha
Anachak Thai) is situated in South-East Asia. The population is predominantly Thai, with
significant Chinese, Khmer, and Malay minorities. The official language is Thai and official
religions are Buddhism and Islam.
With a well-developed infrastructure, a GDP of 547.4 billion, a free-enterprise economy and in
general a pro-investment policy, Thailand was one of East Asias best performers from 2002
to 2004 (CIA The World Fact Book, est. 2008). Its market economy is based largely on
services, notably trade and light industries. Thailand is a major producer of tungsten and tin.
Among its main agricultural products are rice, corn, rubber, soybeans, and pineapples;
manufactures include clothing, canned goods, electronic equipment and cement. Moreover,
tourism of all kind plays an important role for the economy. Subsequently, political crises have
harmed growth, which eroded investor and consumer confidence and damaged the
international image. Export was considered as the key economic driver as foreign investment
and consumer demand stalled.
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3.2
Indonesia
Unity in Diversity, the national motto of Indonesia, is a term that strikes deep into the heart of
this dynamic Southeast Asian nation. Few places offer such cultural variety and geographical
complexity as Indonesia.
The worlds largest archipelago is spread across a chain of more than 17,000 islands between
Asia and Australia. As a result, the islands offer a stunning variety of topographies and
ecologies, volcanoes and mountains, as well as unexplored rain forests.
The country has a total dimension of 1,912,988 km with approximately 234 million inhabitants.
Indonesia is the forth most populated country in the world after China, India and the United
States. More than half of the population lives on the main island Java, where Indonesias
capital Jakarta is located. About 88 per cent of the population is Muslim, eight per cent
Christian, two per cent Hindu, one per cent Buddhist and about one per cent of the population
believes in natural religions. Indonesia is divided into 30 provinces and two special regions
and the capital district of Jakarta. The foundation of new provinces is currently being planned.
Almost half of Indonesian's population works in the agricultural sector. Among the agricultural
products are palm oil, rice, coffee, cacao and peanuts. A lot of major companies in Indonesia
belong to the state despite the fact that the economic system has free market structures. The
global financial crisis of 2008 - 2009 did not hit Indonesia as badly as some of its neighbors;
however, millions of Indonesian citizens still live under the poverty line. Indonesias GDP of
2009 counts 969.2 billion US dollars, which puts it in the 16th place worldwide. However, the
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industry in Indonesia only grew at an average rate of 3.9 per cent in comparison to the average
GDP growth of 5.6 per cent (Globe Asia).
The country has a lot of natural resources and a lot of multinational companies make use of
them. For example gold, liquefied natural gas, copper, wood, textiles and minerals are being
exported. Total exports in 2009 amounted to 119.5 billion US dollars. Tourism is also an
important income sector, whereby most tourists come from Australia, the USA and Europe.
However, tourist arrivals have decreased in the last few years due to terrorism.
Indonesia has seen great commotion in recent years, having faced the Asian financial crisis,
the fall of President Suharto after 32 years in office, the first free elections in 2004 since the
1960s, the loss of East Timor, independence demands from restive provinces, bloody ethnic
and religious conflicts and a devastating tsunami. Moreover, the country has to improve its
infrastructure and the ease of doing business in order to be able to compete on the international
market. Indonesia has a high potential to ride the wave of Asias and therefore ASEANcountrys rise but these issues need to be addressed.
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4 Wednesday, 4th of September 2013

4.1
A day at the EU Delegation in Bangkok
Time:
12.00 17.00
Topic:
EU-Thai relations, Austrian-Thai relations
Speakers:
Mag. Stephan Spazier, Deputy Head of the Trade Representation

Mr. Attila Nyitrai, Minister-Counsellor, (Deputy Head of Delegation at EU
Delegation in Bangkok), on behalf of H.E. Ambassador David Lipman,
Head of the EU Delegation
Moderator:
Prof. Anis H. Bajrektarevic and Iva Kozul, IMC Student and former stagier
at EU Delegation Bangkok
The first day already started already impressive with an appointment at the EU Delegation in
Bangkok. We were all welcomed very friendly in the Kian Gwang House II where the EU
Delegation is located.
We had the pleasure to listen to three speakers. Firstly, Mag. Stephan Spazier, Deputy Head
of the Trade Department, talked about the business, investment and job opportunities in
Thailand and Indochina. His presentation was very helpful to gain deeper understanding into
the business interactions in Thailand, how to get a job in Asia and which requirements are
important, especially for the EU Delegation.
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The second speaker, Mr. Attila Nyitrai, Minister-Counsellor, (Deputy Head of Delegation at EU
Delegation in Bangkok) presented basic information about Asia and in detail about Thailand
and the European Union and their trade relations. It was personally very interesting as well as
informative and most important a very vivid presentation.
After a short brake where coffee and tea where provided, we continued with Mr. H.E.
Ambassador David Lipman, Head of EU Delegation who gave us inside information about the
tasks of the EU delegation. His description of them being Troubleshooters was indeed a good
explanation.
4.2
Siam Niramit Show
The Siam Niramit Show is a very special spectacle which should not be missed when visiting
Bangkok. 80 minutes divided in three thematic parts describing Thailand's arts and cultural
heritage. This show is even performed on the gigantic stage listed in the Guinness World
Records! The show features over 100 performers, lavish costumes and stunning set designs.
Enhanced special effects and the world's most advanced technology are used to produce a
very realistic, stimulating and inspiring experience.
The first Act is called Journey Back into History and shows us Siam as a home of diverse
cultures and a cross-road where civilizations meet. Covered in astonishing costumes and
amazing stage design the audience could experience the diversity of Siam thru: The North
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The Ancient Kingdom of Lanna, The North-East - Heritage of the Khmer civilization, The
South Seas - Traders from overseas and The Central Plains - Ayutthaya, the Mighty Capital.
Even though all those cultures have differences, Thai people are all connected with each other
through their belief in the Law of Karma. The good actions or bad actions in this world will
result in merit or suffering in the next life.
In Act 2 we saw the three realms central to traditional Thai beliefs: Fiery Hell, where liars have
their tongues torn out; alcoholics are forced to drink from a cauldron of boiling water; adulterers
must climb a tree bristling with sharp thorns,
The Mystical Forest of Himapaan that exists at
the boundary between our earthly realm and
heaven and Blissful Heaven, where Lord
Indra, the God of Gods waits for the good ones
together with his angels and divas.
Thai Buddhists believe that to go to heaven,
one must gather merit on earth. Thai culture is
full of a wide variety of merit-making festivals,
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which combine religious ceremony with colorful and joyful celebration. In Act 3, which is called
Journey Through Joyous Festivals we could witness some of the most popular and important
ones.
All in all it was a very spectacular show, but I would suggest gathering a few backgroundinformation before watching the Siam Niramit Show.
5 Thursday, 5th of September 2013

The second day of our trip was dedicated to cultural program. It had been planned to go to the
Kanchanaburi province at the Myanmar border of Thailand to visit the WWII cemetery, the
JEATH museum, the River Kwai Bridge and the stone Buddah as well as having a ride on the
Death railway, an elephant and to do bamboo rafting.
At around 06:30 (punctuality has not been our strength) our group entered the three provided
mini busses in front of our hotel and we started our journey to the Kanchanaburi province just
stopping to load our tour guides. After an extensive nap of about 4 hours (thanks to the heavy
traffic in Bangkok), it was decided to delay the WWII cemetery to the end of the day in order
to be able to catch the train on the death railway.
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5.1
Thai history during WW2
Our first stop was the JEATH museum hosting an exhibition of various items of the Death
Railway construction (1942 -1943) by war prisoners during the WWII. This railway was a
strategic railway constructed by the Japanese during WWII in order to link former Burma (now
Myanmar) and Siam (Thailand) to assist in the army transportation. In total it is 415 kms long
(303 in Thailand and 112 in Myanmar) and had been constructed by 30,000 war prisoners
(Commonwealth and the Netherlands) and 200,000 impressed labourers from India, China,
Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar and Thailand.
The JEATH museum (abbreviation for the six
involved countries Japan, England, America
and Australia, Thailand and Holland) itself is
located in a copy of a war prisoners (PoWs)
hut, exemplary for the living quaters of the war
prisoners hut. The museum hosts on the one
hand a collection of photographs, letters and
articles taken and written by the PoWs
documenting the construction of the DEATH
RAILWAY and on the other hand a selection of different war supplements such as helmets,
knives, pistols, water canteens etc.. . The showpiece is certainly a malfunctioned large bomb
of the Allies dropped to destroy the River Kwai Bridge.
After the museum we made our way either by boat on the Kwai or by mini bus to the famous
River Kwai Bridge. At the Bridge some of us took the chance for shopping and purchased
traditional shirts or more practical in the heat some folding fans. From the Bridge we took the
train and rode on the Death Railway. The journey took us about two hours at a felt average
speed of 10 kms/hours without air condition (!!!!!) forcing some of us to use very creative ways
of cooling down by hanging out of the doors of the moving train. On the train ride we had the
first possibilities to really see something of the real Thai landscape including the mountains at
the Myanmar border, rice terraces, jungles etc. After approximately two hours we reached our
final destination and our tour guides first showed us the Cave Buddah next to river Kwai and
railway tracks. Afterwards the starving group was fed in a buffet with traditional Thai food
including rice and various curries, meat dishes and the most Thai food ever: Spaghetti
Bolognese.
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5.2
Elephant camp, bamboo rafting and water falls
Well -fed we made our way by foot to an elephant camp. In pairs we rode on the elephants,
who took us uphill and downhill just stopping for some
quick vegetarian snacks at the roadside. Gratefully to
being back in one piece the elephants got rewarded with
bananas. Afterwards a short controversial elephant show
took place, where the animals had to show tricks and
giving massages to some of our group members. However
Gernot rather looked more tensed afterwards than before.
Additionally we got the chance to
also fed the elephants
with
coconut milk and diverse fruits.

At the same place we also started
our bamboo rafting tour. The whole group had been very excited
about it and expect a real action rafting tour. However it rather
reminded us of a Sunday shipping tour with the DDSG Blue Danube
or with Brandner on the Danube between Krems and Melk. The most
exciting and heart accelerating moment had been when some girls
discovered an enormously big spider on their bamboo float.
Leaving the elephant camp the guides took us to a waterfall in the
middle of the jungle. However the waterfall was very small, due to lack
of rain in the raining season. However the water there was very clean
and refreshing so some of us took the chance for a swim, never mind
if they had swimming clothes with them or not.
Before sunset we started our way back. Unfortunately we could only have a look on the WWII
cemetery from the mini busses due to the advance hour. However the guides told us that 6982
soldiers of different nationalities (Commonwealth states and the Netherlands) are
commemorating at that cemetery. On our way back we reflected the day before almost
everybody consented into the world of dreams.
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6 Friday, 6th September 2013

Company visit to HAEFELE
6.1
Tour-de-facility HAEFELE Thailand
Time:
10.00 11.00
Topic:
Logistics
Moderator:
Haefele Spokesman
The Hfele GmbH & Co KG is a German family company and has his headquarter in Nagold
Schwarzwald. It is the leading distributor of architectural hardware, home appliances,
furniture & kitchen fittings and sanitary fittings from Germany.
Hfele Thailand Limited is one of the 48 subsidiaries of the Hfele companies. Those
subsidiaries are distributed in approximately 150 countries, comprises 6 150 employees and
generates 1,035 billion Euros.
Hfele is a highly-regarded partner to building planners, to the woodworking industry, to the
joinery and related trades, and to property developers.
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The warehouse at Hfele Bangkok has a storage exceeding 2,300 pallets utilizing an area of
2,000 m with more than 20,000 locations. The high-rise shelves are up to 10 meters and
suitable forklift moves an epoxy-coated floor to ensure quick and safe operations. Some of the
group could experience the work situation on the upper shelves.
6.2
Showroom HEAFELE Thailand
Time:
13.00 16.00
Topic:
Company presentation, Q&A
Moderator:
Prof. Anis H. Bajrektarevic and Erwin Ulreich
After having a look at the warehouse we had the opportunity to see the finished products in
the showroom. The allocation of the products is
very tasteful and represents the company in a
good light. After the impressive tour we got the
chance to speak to ______________ . He
presented the companys history and future
plans. Afterwards we could ask questions about
the production and marketing and sales
departments.
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7 Saturday, 7th of September 2013

7.1
Cultural program: Bangkok Zoo / Free Safari World
Our day starts as usual with a breakfast in the hotel and after that we were strong enough to
start our excursion to the Bangkok zoo.
We started with a little safari tour through the park
were we saw tigers, lions, zebras, rhinoceroses
and many other exotic animals. After the tour we
finally could enter the Bangkok zoo where they
offered many different types of shows. Some of us
started with the Orang-Uthan boxing show where
the Orang-Uthans and their caretakers illustrated
a boxing show. As we are used to a very high
standard of animal keeping it was kind of shocking
seeing animal boxing shows. Even though the
show was very funny it was very hard to distinguish
between fun and sadness.
The second show was the sea lion show. It was a very nice show including a lot of funny
tricks.
The third show was called the Cowboy stunt
show. Even though it was hard to follow the story
because they didnt talk a lot and if they did it was
Thai, it was amazing and the special effects were
really impressive. They even included the
audience into the play Little hint: pay attention
in the first rows, you could get wet easily.
After those shows we had lunch at the Grand
Buffet Restaurant. Well if rice and mini bananas
count as lunch. Unfortunately the food was
uneatable.
Nevertheless we wanted to continue enjoying the
shows but heavy rain ruined our plans. We waited
at the gift shop, restaurant or in the game hall until
the rain stopped. Suddenly a caretaker and his Orang-Uthan crossed our way and he took
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Claras hand. She followed him and before saying goodbye to this sweet boy he gave her a
kiss on the cheek.
Finally it stopped raining and we went to our last show, the Dolphin show. Unbelievable how
many people visited the show and how big the grandstand was built. Even more impressive
was
the
show
itself,
absolutely amazing how

high those dolphins could
jump and how fast they
could swim. Suddenly they
asked for volunteers and
Gernot
hand
raised
and
Claras
a caretaker
pointed at her and told her

to follow him. All of a
sudden Clara and two
other volunteers stood at
the stage in front of three
cute dolphins and when
they got the signal they gave them a dolphin kiss. Really romantic!
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7.2
Company visit: Pizza Aroy
Time:
15:00 18:00
Topic:
SME startup in Bangkok
Speaker:
Mrs. Yupin Mongkolserm

Mr. Wilhelm (Willy) Schranz
Moderator:
Erwin Ulreich
At approximately 3 p.m. we went back to our bus and drove to Willy Schranz and Yupin
Mongkolserm the founder of Thailand's 1st wood fired mobile pizza oven.
This unique restaurant is located in Lat Phrao, Bangkok and is called Pizza Aroy (or Tasty
Pizza). It is a perfect example of the growing base of innovative mobile food industry in
Bangkok, a trend in food service that is set to grow substantially in the future.
Yupin and her Austrian husband Willy saw the gap and the need among all those existing
mobile food stalls, selling only traditional Thai cuisine that they could make something unique.
At Pizza Aroy they offer finest Italian pizza. We had the pleasure to taste several pizza styles
and everyone was surprised by the quality and amazing taste. It was like a short journey to
Italy in the middle of Bangkok. Even if the place is kept simple, the atmosphere is very friendly
so we took the opportunity to ask them about the history behind this idea. We were surprised
that no one else had this idea before as Europeans are very used to Italian pizza.
Well, the Thai cuisine differs a lot from
the Italian Best-offs, ranging from pasta
to pizza but thats exactly what people
are looking for finally something new.
Many
years
of
planning
and
experimentation where required in order

to guarantee excellent taste and high
quality.
First step is clear: You have to have the
idea. Then you have to develop the recipes of all those pizzas. Then you have to develop a
way of preparing, processing, and serving the food to customers in an effective and efficient
way, something that will also take a long time to perfect. Then you have to position your food
and brand it. Keep it very direct and simple. You need to have a USP, a Unique Selling
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Proposition otherwise you are just another small fish in the big sea. But the biggest cost of
doing this is your time and imagination.
Their tasks are split as follows: Yupin is the genius behind their pizzas good taste as she is the
one who makes them, while Willys main responsibility is the wood fired pizza oven.
We all could see that it is very typical to sell food on the streets of Bangkok but we also saw
the lack of hygienic standards. Pizza Aroy is combining the tradition of selling food on the street
but with high standards and quality.
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8 Sunday, 8th of September 2013

A day off
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9 Monday, 9th of September 2013

9.1
Courtesy Call: Royal Ministery of Foreign Affairs
Time:
10.00 12.00
Topic:
Thai Foreign Policy and Foreign Trade, Currents
Speakers:
Mr. Poj Harnpol , Director-General, Thai Foreign Ministry ASEAN Affairs
Moderator:
After almost a week spent in Bangkok, Thailand and after many amazing experiences we had,
all of us were still very motivated and full of energy and were very looking forward for this day.
We had the great pleasure to meet people we would not have even dreamt about. Therefore
this day can also be considered as very unique and memorable, just like the rest of them. After
our wakeup call at 9 o clock and a nice breakfast we headed towards the Royal ministry of
foreign affairs, where we had the pleasure to meet the General Director of European affairs.
All students were very excited about this day.
After our arrival and warm welcome from our hosts we were invited into a conference room
where the presentation was held. The topics discussed were mostly about the Austro-Thai
relations as well as the future of Thailand. We appreciated the fact, that we actually had the
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opportunity to hear about the current situation of Thailand, and the whole ASEAN region from
the prospective of many well-educated and cultivated people. Therefore we think that after all
the information gathered, we have a good base to build up our own opinion, which can be
considered as a stepping stone in our future career in this region. H.E. Director-General was
very kind and willing to answer all our questions. Therefore we would like to thank him, and tell
that we appreciate his precious time he devoted for meeting us.
Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end and therefore after more than two hours
spent in the Royal Ministry of Foreign affairs we had to say goodbye and leave. The rest of the
day we spent wondering around Bangkok on our own and everyone tried to explore the city
and its hidden secrets the best way he/she could.
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10 Tuesday, 10th of September 2013

Today, we visited the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific at the UN
building in Bangkok. We took the sky-train to the last station and then it took us a 15 minutes
taxi ride. After a security check we were warmly welcomed by Mr. Martin Dessart, who gave
us a short introduction of what the UN ESCAP is about in Auditorium Room, Center of
Education and Training.
10.1 Introduction to UNESCAP
Time:
09.30 10.00
Topic:
Introduction to UNESCAP
Speakers:
Mr. Martin Dessart Website Officer at United Nations - ESCAP
Moderator:
Prof. Anis H. Bajrektarevic & Michael Schilling, IMC Alumni
The UN is a very large, global organization with a lot of mandates and responsible for many
things around the world often the expectations for that are very high. Currently the UN has 193
member states, over 24 agencies and programmes all over the world and 44.000 people
employed. The objectives of the UN are to maintain international peace and security develop
friendly relations among its nations as well as to solve international problems and harmonize
the actions of nations. It consists of six main bodies and has six official languages.
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is the
regional development arm of the United Nations for the Asia-Pacific region, which is made up
of 53 member states and 9 associate members. It was founded in 1947 in Shanghai as
Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (ECAFE). In 1949 the seat moved to
Bangkok, Thailand and in 1974 the name changed to ESCAP. It works to overcome some of
the regions greatest challenges by providing result-oriented projects, technical assistance and
capacity building to member States in the following areas:
Macroeconomic Policy and Development
Trade and Investment
Transport
Social Development
Environment and Sustainable Development
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Information and Communications Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction

Statistics
Sub-regional activities for development
(http://www.unescap.org/about)
10.2 Objectives and strategy of UNESCAP

Time:
10.00 11.00
Topic:
Objectives and strategy of UNESCAP
Speakers:
Mr. Aaron Beck of Statistics Division
Moderator:
The next presenter, Mr. Aaron Beck, gave us a more detailed insight about the objectives. The
UN ESCAP has two strategic aims determined by the Committee and the Commission:
Ensuring that all countries in the region by 2020 have the capability to provide an agreed basic
range of population, economic, social and environmental statistics
Creating a more adaptive and cost-effective information management environment for national
statistical offices through stronger collaboration
During the presentation we heard that the ASEAN countries were surveyed to establish their
capacity to publish the core set of economic statistics. In the following chart it can be easily
seen that the countries are at different levels of development.
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Timeliness of production of the core set of economic

statistics
1
2
11
25
20
1
3
8
4
14
14
10
20
15
13
2
28
24
27
19
10
10
Lao PDR
10
Indonesia
Number of indicators
30
19
Meet or exceed standards
Below standards
Viet Nam
Thailand
Singapore
Philippines
Malaysia
Cambodia
Brunei
Darussalam
Unavailable or no response
The outcome of that survey showed the following points:
8 countries reported interest in participating in the Regional Programme and have a

national strategy for statistical development planned (Singapore)
Statistical law exists in all 9 countries indicating distribution of responsibilities for

producing official statistics
8 countries feel that they have adequate IT systems for producing and disseminating
the Core Set of Economic Statistics
4 countries feel they have adequate human resources for producing and
disseminating the Core Set of Economic Statistics
Quality assessment framework is available and used in 6 countries
8 countries carry out an economic census (Singapore)
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All 9 countries conduct a labour force survey, a household income and expenditure
survey, and an enterprise/establishment survey
10.3 Economic and social survey of Asia and the Pacific

Time:
11.00 12.00
Topic:
Economic and social survey of Asia and the Pacific
Speakers:
Mr. Alberto E. Isgut Economic Affairs Officer
Moderator:
Michael Schilling and Erwin Ulreich
The next presenter was Mr. Alberto Isgut, who gave us an overview of the economic and social
survey of Asia and the Pacific 2013, with focus on forward-looking macroeconomic policies for
inclusive and sustainable development. The annual survey is the ESCAP flagship publication,
and is being launched in 37 places around the world including Addis Ababa, Beirut, Brasilia,
Helsinki, Geneva, New York, Paris, Rome and Santiago, as well as 28 Asia-Pacific locations.
The aim of the presentation was to highlight the key forecasts and to emphasize some of the
major development challenges, opportunities and policy priorities.
The key policy challenges in 2013 include the persisting economic policy uncertainty in the
euro zone and the United States that is estimated by ESCAP to have reduced Asia-Pacific
GDP by 3% since the onset of the global crisis five years ago. Monetary injections by central
banks in developed nations have turned Asia-Pacific capital markets volatile and also food
security is very low. A further challenge is the regional growth slowdown where China plays a
dominant role because it is the largest individual exports market for the region. Decreased job
growth, increased economic insecurity and vulnerabilities complete the key challenges of the
ASEAN countries.
Not only policy challenges, also structural barriers were mentioned during this presentation,
including:
Growth inequality
Inadequate tax revenue and progressivity
Infrastructure deficit
Unsustainable resource use
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The Survey provides narratives that there is a need for paradigm shift in macroeconomic policy
making to focus on developmental role overshadowed by emphasis on fiscal stabilization and
battling inflation. The survey tells that greater emphasis has to be provided on the quality and
composition of public expenditure. The development macro policies must provide much more
resources in health, education, social security and environment. Also financial inclusion
reinforces rather than impairs stability, thereby stimulating output, which should also include
SMEs, agriculture investment and SME borrowers.
Main contribution of the 2013 Survey is to provide an answer to policymakers concerned about
the public investment needed to implement a bold, new agenda for inclusive and sustainable
development. A job guarantee programme, universal pension scheme, disability benefits,
increased public spending on health, universal school enrolment and universal access to
modern energy will be combined in a proposed policy package to promote inclusive and
sustainable development in 10 Asia-Pacific countries. The ESCAP analysis shows these are
affordable investments in the future they want for most countries of Asia and the Pacific.
Furthermore it shows that such investment would not jeopardize macroeconomic stability,
making this a win-win policy approach for all members. Macroeconomic policies could and
should be more forward-looking to help bring about the regions next great transition to
inclusive, resilient, equitable and sustainable development.
10.4 ICT in Asia and the Pacific
Time:
14.00 15.00
Topic:
ICT in Asia and the Pacific
Speakers:
Mr. Dominic Leong MA - Associate Economic Affairs Officer
Moderator:
Prof. Anis H. Bajrektarevic and Erwin Ulreich
A very interesting presentation was held by Mr. Dominic Leong, who gave our group a greater
understanding of why Information and Communication Technology can be important for the
development of the region or specific countries. He mentioned that ICT can make a huge
difference for poor people and also that public policy can make huge differences for economic
and social progress, which the following chart can easily describe.
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The following points give a short overview why ICT matters:
E-health: medical diagnostics in remote areas, prescriptions, electronic health

records
E-education: tablets, Skype, mobile phones, distance learning
E-government: applying for passport, visa, birth certificates, business applications,

information about train and bus schedules
Financial inclusion: mobile banking, mobile payment
Of course, information and communication technology has to face challenges in the region.
The use of internet can be very expensive for many people; furthermore, various levels of
broadband access exist. Public policy helps to shorten the digital divide. It creates open,
competitive and transparent framework for operators.
Role of the ESCAP:
The UN ESCAP assists its member states. The strategy focuses on shortening the digital
divide.
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The three main pillars are:
Research and analysis: trends, economic and social development issues, policy
implications
Advocacy and consensus building: identify best practices, promote regional

cooperation
Capacity building: training, technical assistance, project
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10.5 Trade and Invetment in Asia and the Pacific

Time:
15.00 16.00
Topic:
Trade and investment in Asia and the Pacific
Speakers:
Dr. Witada Aunkoonwattaka, Economic Affairs Officer,

Trade Policy Section, Trade and Investment Division
Moderator:
Prof. Anis H. Bajrektarevic & Mia Mikic, ESCAP Senior Officer
Subsequently Dr. Witada Aunkoonwattaka introduced the Trade and Investment Division for
Asia and the Pacific, meaning to strengthen regional cooperation and integration in trade and
investment for inclusive and sustainable development. as well as assisting developing
countries in the region to understand and implement regional and multilateral trading and
investment systems in order to help them to participate more effectively in the global economy.
Therefore policy research and analysis are conducted and researched; capacity building and
technical assistance as well as networking and cooperation initiatives are provided.
Additionally the collaboration with other agencies at regional, sub-regional and global levels
ensures synergies and complementary actions.
Furthermore trends in trade have been explained the ASEAN trade forecast is driven by the
trade recovery of major ASEAN economies and some improvement is expected for ASEAN
export growth in 2013/2014. However, the forecast is still below 10%. The Asia-Pacific region
attracted 33% of the global FDI inflows in 2012, the South-East Asia sub-region was the only
exhibiting FDI growth in 2012. The growth was driven by labour-intensive FDI and value chain
activities in low-income countries such as Cambodia, the Philippines and Viet Nam. In 2012,
inflows
amounted
to
$111 billion, up by 2% compared to the previous year. Due to rising levels of integration,
ASEAN is becoming a central component in the investment landscape both in terms of
destinations and sources of FDI.
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10.6 Transportation and traffic in Asia and the Pacific

Time:
16.00 17.00
Topic:
Transportation and traffic in Asia and the Pacific
Speakers:
Mr. Pierre Cartier of Transport Division
Moderator:
Mia Mikic, ESCAP Senior Officer
Finally Mr. Pierre Chartier defined achievements and challenges for Asian Highways and
Trans-Asian Railways. First of all some facts and figures were stated, to reveal the importance
of alternative transportation means to automobiles. Therefore future goals or opportunities for
the region are to put in place efficient intermodal transport, to develop efficient logistics
industry, to keep its global economic position, to distribute the benefits of economic prosperity
and to reduce transport industrys carbon foot print.
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Hence, ESCAP gives priority to investment in Asian Highway Trans-Asian Railway networks,
including intermodal interfaces to link them with water and air transportation networks. In
addition they promote the development of economic and logical activities at intermodal
interfaces, particularly at production and consumption centres and around seaports and
dryports. Finally develop an international integrated intermodal transport system that
contributes to long-term objectives of regional cooperation in support of international trade.
The development of a financing infrastructure is a major challenge, since budgetary allocations
cannot cover the bill and banks rules to lending are more stringent than in the past.
Nevertheless ESCAP give suggestions where to focus on, including the prioritisation of
projects as well as the building of institutional capacity.
10.7 Chao Phraya Princess river cruise
To complete the program for this day, we participated in the Chao Phraya Princes River Cruise
including dinner and sightseeing along the Chao Phraya River.
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11 Wednesday, 11th of September 2013

A day off goodbye Bangkok
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Transfer to Denpasar/Bali - Indonesia
12.1 University of Udayana and Institute for Peace and Democracy
Time:
14:00 17:00
Topic:
Institute for Peace and Democracy, Bali
Speaker:
Drs. I Ketut Putra Erawan, M.A., Ph.D - Executive Director

Nasharuddin - Program Manager
Moderator:
Prof. Anis Bajrektarevic
After a warm welcome at the Institute for Peace and Democracy we had the pleasure to listen
to several speakers who talked about their mission and tasks.
Its main achievement is to make peace and democracy function in practice. Their core focus
is supporting those who work for stakeholder groups involved in the implementation of peace
and democracy.
The Institute for Peace and Democracy develops and manages programs, shares experiences
and lesson learned on democracy and peace, which offers the possibility for reflection and
sharing on the important lessons learned in RI and other Asian nations journey on democratic
reforms. The IPD builds up awareness and understanding, and helps developing skills on
democracy and peace (broadening the range of individuals actively involved in democracy
relations and even including those who work for parliament, media, and civil society).
Furthermore, the IPD is designing and consolidating democracy and peace institutions and
delivers its message through initiatives and networking, which means the IPD releases
publications and develops initiatives. This strengthens effectively, democratic institutions and
social movements and supports the processes of democracy. All in all it is a supportive and
guiding organ in the field of peace and democracy that promises welfare, social justice and
peace while giving citizens a voice in democratic processes.
12.2 Dinner at the Bebek Tepi Sawah Restaurant
After a long ride in the bus we finally arrived at the Bebek Tepi Sawah Restaurant.
The restaurant located in Ubud is more than a simple place where you eat it is a small journey
in the pure nature of Bali.
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We had a wonderful experience while having a meal at corner of the rice field, while viewing
the rice paddies and the wave of the coconut tree leaves, as well as listening to the various
tiny little birds singing next to a small river that crosses the garden of the restaurant.
While enjoying this unique atmosphere we ate a very typical Balinese dish, namely Tepi Sawah
Crispy Duck. This is a traditional deep fried duck with Balinese vegetable and three choices of
Balinese sambal.
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13 Friday, 13th of September 2013

13.1 Bali Tourism Department
Time:
10:00 20:00
Topic:
Regional Tourism Authority, Denpasar/Bali & Tour
Speaker:
Head Office, Chairman and PR Officer
Moderator:
At the Bali Tourism Department we were allowed to listen to facts about Balis economy as
well as geography.
Bali Economy
As the southern part of Bali is the most populated area of the island it is also the area where
most jobs are to be found, mostly in the hotel or tourist industry. Besides of the major farming
industry, smaller scales of home businesses are constantly growing, such as textiles or
garments, handicrafts and souvenirs and hence providing Balis economy with more than
200,000 jobs. This sector keeps growing securely with target market widely open on the US,
Europe and Japan.
Rice
has
become
significantly
important
agricultural product besides

vegetables,
fruits,
coffee,
vanilla, soy beans and chilies.

Meanwhile
fishing
and
seaweed farming are also

central
commodities
foreign
markets.
It
for
is
fascinating to see the ability

of the Balinese people in
managing
with
the
globalization era and hence the constant development and improvement of the industries.
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Bali Geography
Bali is one of 17.500 islands across the Indonesian archipelago and also the largest
archipelagic country in the world, It is one of the 33 provinces of the Republic of Indonesia,
made up of 2 million km of land with a chain of islands stretching over 500.000 km from
Sumatra to Papua and covers territorial waters of more than 5 million km. Bali is bordering the
Java Sea to the north and the Indian Ocean to the south. It covers an area of approximately
5,000 km or 0.29% of Indonesia, measuring just 90 km long the north-south axis and less than
about 140 km from west to east.
13.2 Bali Museum
A short stop at the Bali Museum was absolutely necessary as we could see exquisite wooden
statues as well as spectacular carvings in ivory. The museum was placed in a garden showing
the beautiful flora and fauna of Bali.
13.3 Temple at the Pura Luhur Ulu Watu cliff coast
One of the most spectacular places in whole Bali is probably the temple at the sea side. A path
next to the sea with an overwhelming few leads to the temple. It is a place for beautiful plants,
flowers as well as for monkeys. At the end of the path we enjoyed the awesome sunset. It is
absolutely a place everyone should have seen when visiting Bali.
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14 Saturday, 14th of September 2013

The entire day was dedicated to a cultural visit to the village of Ubud and its surroundings.
14.1 Cultural program: Elephant Cave Temple
Our first destination was the Bathing Temple and the Elephant Cave (Goa Gajah) near the
center of Ubud. This area is well known for the unique Hindu sanctuary as well as for its
marvellous surroundings. The faade of the cave shows the face of a creature, which was once
thought to be an elephant. The history of this cave dates back to the 11th century. After a
natural disaster the whole territory has not been
detected for ages, until in 1923 some Dutch
archaeologists discovered the buried Goa
Gajah again. In 1995 the Elephant Cave and
the Temple were added to the UNESCO World
Heritage List. After we visited the inside of the
cave, we walked through the lovely park and
rice fields around this area.
14.2 Cultural program: Monkey Forest
Our second stop took us to the scared monkey forest sanctuary, also known as Padangtegal
Mandala Wisata Wanara Wana, a nature park and temple complex in Ubud. Right from the
moment you enter the area, you find yourself standing in the middle of a rain forest surrounded
by innumerable little monkeys, which are sitting at the pavement, on rocks or swinging from
trees. The forest is one of the major tourist attractions in Bali, especially because of the
harmonious living together of animals and humans. Furthermore there are three temples
situated in this forest, the Pura Dalem Agung Padangtegal temple, the Holy Spring temple
and a cremation temple. In the Balinese Hinduism, monkeys are seen as an embodiment of
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both, positive and negative forces. The monkeys are inhabiting the Hindu temples because
they are thought to protect these sites from evil spirits.
14.3 Cultural program: ARMA Agung Rai Museum and Resort
As the last part of the visit, we went to the ARMA Museum and Resort, which is located in the
centre of Ubud. Our first impression was a group of girls performing a typical Balinese dance
in front of a picturesque tropical garden. Afterwards the founder of the Museum Mr. Agung Rai
gave us an insight to the history of this special place. He told us, that it had always been his
greatest dream to create his own exhibition for Balinese art and its close connection to nature.
Once he had been an artist himself, but later started to collect the work of Balinese and
Indonesian artists. As businessmen he had earned enough money to be able to finance the
build-up of the Agung Rai Museum of Art (ARMA Museum). Inside and outside of the Museum
we saw Balinese paintings, sculptures, woodcarvings as well as pieces of modern art. It was
inspiring, that the main objective of the ARMA foundation is to preserve and promote
Indonesian art and culture, without making any personal profit.
After having gathered lots of impressions, our group was guided through the ARMA Resort.
This hotel consists of at least ten bungalows, which were each differently designed by Mr. Rai.
Every single room had an own garden and was equipped with a private pool. Our whole group
was overwhelmed by the breath taking view over the rice terraces and we all agreed upon the
fact, that this certainly is one of the places you have to visit before you die.
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15 Sunday, 15th of September 2013

A day at the beach at Denpasar
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Today we left the Island Bali and travelled to the capital city of Indonesia, Jakarta. The city is
located on the Island of Java, which is the home of 60% of the Indonesian population.
Therefore we depart from our home-stay in Bali at 6 am in the morning. The drive to the
Denpasar International Airport took the group about 1 hour, which was quite fast because in
Indonesia especially in the cities you never know how long it you will drive to a destination.
The plane takes off at 9.20 am and after a flight of 1 hour and 45 minutes with the airline of Air
Asia we landed in Jakarta at 10.05 am (Jakarta has a time difference of -1 hour).
16.1 Lunch break at the Batavia restaurant
After the arrival in Jakarta we got on a bus. Our first impression of Jakarta was that the streets
are heavily crowded, due to the fact that it is the thirteenth most populated city in the world and
there exists no public transport system. Which effects in traffic jam all the time in the city. So it
takes us about 2 hours to go from the Airport to the Fatahilla Square, but the distance in
between this two places are just 21 km. At the Square we wanted to visit the History Museum
of Jakarta, but unfortunately as we arrived we found out that the Museum was closed on that
day. As everyone was hungry it had been decided that we do a lunch break until 13.30 pm at
the well-known Batavia restaurant. It is a colonial style building with excellent cuisine.
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16.2 Istiqlal Mosque

After the lunch break our journey took us the Istiqlal Mosque, which is the biggest Mosque in
Southeast Asia. As usual people who are visiting a Mosque have to take of their shoes before
entering it, and have to wear proper clothes, long trousers and the shoulders have to be
covered. The girls were also recommended to wear a headscarf in respect to the Islamic
religion as we were visiting a holy place. After a short visit we finally started out to our hotel,
the Amaris Thamrin Hotel. Following our arrival at the hotel, there was nothing scheduled, so
we individually went out for dinner.
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17.1 Taman Mini
Today we left our hotel at approximately 9 am to visit
the Indonesia Museum located in East Jakarta. After
a 30 to 40 minutes bus drive we arrived. Before we
entered the museum, we had a certain time to visit
Taman Mini Indonesia Indah. It is a park, which is a
synopsis of Indonesian culture, with virtually all
aspects of daily life in Indonesia's 26 provinces (in
1975) encapsulated in separate pavilions with the
collections of Indonesian architecture, clothing,
dances and traditions. Apart from that, there is a
lake with a miniature of the archipelago in the middle
of it, cable cars, museums, Keong Emas Imax
cinema, a theater called the Theatre of My
Homeland (Theater Tanah Airku) and other
recreational facilities. We had the possibility to
explore the park by cable car, which gave us a good
overview of the different styles of architecture.
17.2 Indonesia Museum
When we finished our 20 minutes tour, we went to the
Indonesia museum, next to the park. The museum is
concentrated on arts and cultures of various ethnic
groups that inhabit Indonesian archipelago and formed
the modern nation of Indonesia. The museum is a richly
decorated building in Balinese architecture. The main
building consist of three floors in accordance to
Balinese philosophy of Tri Hita Karana, the concept that
emphasize the three aspects of human's complete
happiness to nurture the harmony with God, with fellow
human beings, and with the nature. Especially
interesting was the first floor, which exhibits traditional
formal dress and wedding costumes of 27 provinces of
Indonesia from 1975 to 2000. Furthermore we have seen traditional and contemporary arts
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and crafts of Indonesian people and interactions of Indonesian people with their nature and
environment.
Following our visit we had a certain time for lunch and to walk around. At 12.30 pm we drove
on to our next stop, the Jakarta History Museum. Due to the traffic jam in Jakarta it took us a
long time to get in the direction to the
museum, but unfortunately we were
once more not able to visit it because
of health problems. Consequently we
arrived earlier in the hotel and we had
more free time to our dinner.
17.3 Dinner with the Director General of ASEAN

After a quite short drive to the restaurant, we were welcomed friendly and took our seats. We
enjoyed a menu of 3 dishes with really interesting conversations and discussions in the
company of our host Mr.
Gusti Agung Wesaka Puja,
Director General of ASEAN
Cooperation. It was indeed
a good closure of the day.
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18 Tuesday, 18th of September 2013

Today we enjoyed an invitation to the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
18.1 Welcome at the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Time:
09:00 12:30
Topic: Interactive Discussion

IMC FH Krems
Speakers:
Directorate
General
of
ASEAN
Cooperation
&
H.E. Ambassador I Gusti Agung Wesaka Puja Director General of ASEAN

Cooperation, RI Foreign Ministry and Prof. Anis Bajrektarevic
On behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Ambassador I Gusti Agung Wesaka Puja
Director - General of ASEAN Cooperation welcomed all Austrian and Indonesian students to
the interactive discussion on various topics. He highlighted the importance of the ASEAN
establishment in the former progress of becoming a peaceful and prosperous region. This
introduction was followed by opening remarks by Prof. Anis Brajektarevic.
18.2 Regional cooperation in Southeast Asia
Time:
09:20 09:40
Topic:
Regional Cooperation in Southeast Asia
Speaker:
Mr. Hery Saripudin, Head of Center for Analysis and Development of Asia
and Africa Region
Moderator:
Prof. Anis H. Bajrektarevic and Mr. Henk Edward Saroensong, Director of

Sesparlu of Center for Education and Training (Indonesian Diplomatic
Academy)
The first presentation held by Mr. Henry Saripudin, Head of Center for Analysis and
Development of Asia and Africa Region, engaged in the topic of Regional Cooperation in
Southeast Asia. First of all, he provided the students with a general overview of the ASEAN
region. In total, its land area covers three per cent of the Earths total area. Currently, ASEAN
registers a population of approximately 591 million people and is therefore the third largest
economy after Japan and China. The nominal GDP of the ASEAN region was more than US$
2 trillion and will exceed US$ 3 trillion by 2016. These figures reveal the importance of the
region and its continuous growth and stability during the financial crisis.
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Furthermore, Mr. Saripudin presented the transformation of ASEAN, starting with the Bangkok
Declaration in 1967. The continuous growth of the region paved the way for confidence and
trust within the Southeast Asian countries. In 1979 the Bali Concord I was declared as a result
of trust. Additionally, the ASEAN community expanded from five original members to ten
current member states. Since the Bali Concord III in 2011, ASEAN can no longer be seen as
a local community but as a global player. The milestones of the Bali Concord III are to promote
economic integration, economic development and economic stability.
The second part of Mr. Saripudins presentation was concerned with the development of the
ASEAN Community 2015. As we were informed in previous presentations, the three
interrelated pillars are: ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), ASEAN Political Security
Community (APSC) and ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC). Mr. Saripudin explained
the characteristics and ideas of each community and presented some of the challenges and
actions taken by the ASEAN establishment. The main goal of the 2015 ASEAN community is
to be more integrated, capable and more engaged with dialogue partners. Besides this, the
ASEAN region aims at increasing its GDP and fighting against poverty.
The regional architecture was illustrated in the last part of the presentation. ASEAN works
closely together with other states such as South Korea, China and Japan, which are included
in the ASEAN +3 community. Furthermore, the East Asia Summit also comprises Australia and
New Zealand. At the end of the presentation Mr. Saripudin suggested that the European Union
should join the East Asia Summit. Moreover, he recommended launching an ASEAN and EU
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summit. Besides this, he pointed out that the community building is one of the main challenges
of the ASEAN region.
18.3 ASEAN-EU relations
Time:
09:55 10:15
Topic: ASEAN EU Relations

Speaker:
Mr. Derry Aman, Director

Inter-Regional Cooperation
of
ASEAN
Dialogue
Partners
and
Moderator:
Mr. Henk Edward Saroensong, Director of Sesparlu of Center for Education

and Training
The second session was held by Mr. Derry Aman, Director of ASEAN Dialogue Partners and
Inter-Regional Cooperation. He explicated the ASEAN and EU Partnership, as well as the
ASEANs external relations. In total ASEAN registers 11 dialogue partners such as India, USA,
EU, Canada, Pakistan, Russia, Australia and New Zealand. The EU-ASEAN Cooperation
Agreement was signed in 1980. In April 2013 a EU representative office was opened in
Yangon, Myanmar, to foster the democratization within the country.
The partnership between ASEAN and the EU should promote exchange programmes and the
sharing of best practices. Besides this, the EU implemented various support mechanisms to
ASEAN. For instance, the EU provided 30 million to implement the ASEAN Charter and
Roadmap.
The importance of the EU to the ASEAN community can also be identified in terms of economic
data. The EU is the second largest trading partner after China. Moreover, 19.32 per cent of
total FDI comes from the EU 27.
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18.4 Indonesian Austrian bilateral relations

10:15 10:35
Time:
Topic: Indonesian Austrian Bilateral Relations

Speaker:
Mr. Umar Hadi, Director of West European Affairs
Moderator:
Mr. Henk Edward Saroensong, Director of Sesparlu of Center for

Education and Training and Prof. Anis H. Bajrektarevic
The last morning session dealt with the Indonesian and Austrian Bilateral Relations and was
presented by Mr. Umar Hadi, Director of West European Affairs. At the beginning Mr. Hadi
pointed out the differences between Indonesia and Austria, with respect to land area,
population and GDP. Indonesia is member of the G20 and was less affected by the crisis. The
diplomatic relations between the two countries started in 1954 and can be described as
successful and progressive. The focus areas of cooperation involve nearly all fields, including
Trade & Investment, Education, Interfaith Dialogue and Sister Cities.
With respect to economy and trade, imports from Austria are still higher than exports. On the
one hand, Indonesia mainly exports raw materials to Austria. On the other hand, it imports
machinery and technology from Austria. The overall aim is to balance the trade between the
two countries. Interestingly, 30 Austrian companies currently operate in Indonesia. In the first
semester
of
2013,
Austrian
investments in Indonesia accounted

for
US$
700,000.
Besides
this,
Tourism plays a crucial role in the

social cultural exchange.
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Besides this, Mr. Hadi recommended to increase the business interactions and people to
people contacts through student exchange, tourism and cultural missions.
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19.1 SMESCO Small and Medium Enterprise and Creative Cooperation
Our day starts early in the morning but the program for the day is motivating. We started at the
SMESCO Indonesia Company also known as Lembaga Layanan Pemasaran Koperasi Usaha
Kecil dan Menangah (LLP-KUKM). We had the opportunity to listen to a presentation about
small and medium sized businesses in Indonesia and their establishment as well as
development. Afterwards we were invited to join a tour through the enterprise.
19.2 KADIN Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
After a lunch break we could move on to the next program point, namely a meeting at the
Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry KADIN. KADIN stands for Kamar Dagang
dan Industri or Chamber of Commerce and Industry. It is the umbrella organization of the
Indonesian business chambers and associations. KADIN is focused on all matters relating to
trade, industry and services and is highly committed to tapping potentials and synergies of the
national economy, offering a strategic forum for Indonesian entrepreneurs. It is privately
financed, hence an independent spokesperson of private sector interests.
An interactive talk with Dr. Ing. Ilham Habibie, the Vice Chairman of Kadin Research and
Technology was the highlight of our visit. Presentations as well as discussions about the
development of the Indonesian industry sector were very informative and interesting.
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19.3 Dinner hosted by Vice Chairman of KADIN

In the evening we were invited by Dr. Ing. Ilham Habibie the Vice Chairman of Kadin Research
and Technology for a dinner at TESATE. There we had the opportunity have indebt
conversations with points of the previous presentation as well as networking with all other hosts
of KADIN while enjoying traditional Indonesian food.
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20 Friday, 20th of September 2013

Company visit to South Pacific Viscose (LENZING Group)
20.1 Tour-de-Plant
We had the opportunity to see the production of
Viscose fibers during an exhibition through the plant
of LENZING Group. Each step of the production
was shown to us and more important, explained,
while we were exploring the huge production area.
Equipped with protective clothing the tour-de-plant
could start.
20.2 LENZING company presentation

Some facts are relevant to understand the size of
LENZING Group. Sales of 2013 were EUR 1.91 billion with a capacity of 6,675 staff members
and the fiber sales volume according to the 2013 facts and figures was 890,000 tons.
The Lenzing Group is an international, publicly listed group of companies with headquarters in
Austria and production sites in all major markets as well as a worldwide network of sales and
marketing offices. Lenzing supplies the global textile and nonwovens industry with high-quality
man-made cellulose fibers.
The success of the Lenzing Group is founded on an exclusive arrangement of consistent
customer
orientation
together
with
its
leadership in innovation, technology and

quality. Lenzing is loyal to the principle of
sustainable management and very high
environmental standards. Lenzing fibers are
man-made cellulose fibers: they are made
from the natural raw material wood which
contains about 40% cellulose.
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21 Contact information
21.1 Thailand
EU Delegation to Thailand
HAEFELE Thailand
Royal Ministry of Foreign

Affairs
UNESCAP
21.2 Indonesia Bali

University of Udayana, Institute
for Peace and Democracy
Bali Tourism
Jl. Raya Puputan 41, Renon

Denpasar, Bali 80235 Indonesia
Phone: +62-361-235600,
FAX: +62-361-239200
E-mail: info[at]balitourismboard.org
ARMA
70
P.O Box 9696 Pengosekan, Ubud Bali 80571

Indonesia
Phone: (62-361) 976659
Fax: (62-361) 975332
sales@armabali.com
www.armabali.com
21.3 Indonesia - Jakarta

ASEAN Association of
Southeast Asian Nations
I Gusti Agung Wesaka Puja

ASEAN SOM Leader Indonesia
2nd floor Main Buidding
Jalan Taman Pejambon No.6
Jakarta 101100
Fon :6221-344 1508-4063
Fax : 6221-350 9049
aseandg.indonesia@gmail.com
www.kemlu,go.id
Diplomatic Academy Jakarta

KADIN
Ilham HABIBIE, Dr. Ing. MBA

Chairman Indonesian Chamber of Commerce
Menara Kadin Indonsia
29th Floor JI H.R. Rasuna Said X-5
Kav. 2-3 Jakarta 12950
Fon: 6221-527 4484
Fax: 6221-527 4485
Iah@ilthabi.com
www.kadin-indonesia.com
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Tourism and

Creative Industry
SMESCO
South Pacific Viscose (Lenzing

Group)
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22 Credits
Final draft of the report
Birgit Leitner and Clara Lorenz
Photos
from various IMC students
Country Info Thailand adaptation
Birgit Leitner
Country Info Indonesia adaptation
Birgit Leitner
Clara Lorenz
Astrid Prem
Corinna Ofner
Clara Lorenz
Clara Lorenz
Day off
Kristna Kdekov
Silvia Vlkov
Andrea Schenter
Day off
Clara Lorenz
Clara Lorenz
Lisa Ram
Day off
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Petra Lind
Petra Lind, Caroline Frhwald
Andrea Krottendorfer
Dina Disi
Clara Lorenz
Clara Lorenz
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Wednesday, 4th of June 2013 .........................................................................................24

A day at the EU Delegation in Bangkok ...................................................................24

Siam Niramit Show ..................................................................................................25

Thursday, 5th of September 2013 ...................................................................................27

Thai history during WW2 ..........................................................................................28

Elephant camp, bamboo rafting and water falls........................................................29

Friday, 6th September 2013 ............................................................................................30

Tour-de-facility HAEFELE Thailand .........................................................................30

Showroom HEAFELE Thailand ................................................................................30

Saturday, 7th of September 2013 ....................................................................................32

Cultural program: Bangkok Zoo / Free Safari World .................................................32

Company visit: Pizza stand ......................................................................................34

Sunday, 8th of September 2013 ......................................................................................36

Monday, 9th of September 2013 ....................................................................................37

Courtesy Call: Royal Ministery of Foreign Affairs .....................................................37

Tuesday, 10th of September 2013 ...............................................................................39

Introduction to UNESCAP ......................................................................................39

Objectives and strategy of UNESCAP ....................................................................40

Economic and social survey of Asia and the Pacific ...............................................42

ICT in Asia and the Pacific .....................................................................................43

Trade and Invetment in Asia and the Pacific ..........................................................46

Transportation and traffic in Asia and the Pacific....................................................47

Chao Phraya Princess river cruise .........................................................................48

Wednesday, 11th of September 2013 ...........................................................................48

Thursday, 12th of September 2013 ...............................................................................50

University of Udayana and Institute for Peace and Democracy ..............................50

Dinner at the Bebek Restaurant ...........................................................................50

Friday, 13th of September 2013 ....................................................................................52

Bali Tourism Department .......................................................................................52

Bali Museum ..........................................................................................................52

Temple at the sea side ...........................................................................................53

Saturday, 14th of September 2013 ................................................................................54

Cultural program: Elephant Cave Temple ..............................................................54

Cultural program: Monkey Forest ...........................................................................54

Cultural program: ARMA Agung Rai Museum and Resort ......................................55

Sunday, 15th of September 2013 ..................................................................................56

Monday, 16th of September 2013 .................................................................................58

Lunch break at the Batavia restaurant....................................................................58

Istiqlal Mosque .......................................................................................................59

Monday, 17th of September 2013 .................................................................................60

Taman Mini ............................................................................................................60

Dinner with the Director General of ASEAN ...........................................................61

Tuesday, 18th of September 2013 ................................................................................62

Welcome at the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs ...........................................62

Regional cooperation in Southeast Asia.................................................................62

ASEAN-EU relations ..............................................................................................64

Indonesian Austrian bilateral relations.................................................................65

Thursday, 19th of September 2013 ...............................................................................67

SMESCO Small and Medium Enterprise and Creative Cooperation ....................67

KADIN Indonesian Chamber of Commerce .........................................................67

Dinner hosted by Vice Chairman of KADIN ............................................................68

Friday, 20th of September 2013 ....................................................................................69

LENZING company presentation ...........................................................................69

Contact information ......................................................................................................70

Indonesia Bali .....................................................................................................70

Indonesia - Jakarta ................................................................................................71

Letter of appreciacion South Pacific Viscose (Lenzing Group) ..................................74