On 3rd December 2024, CDRI's Economic Centre successfully organized a 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐮𝐦 on "𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐞𝐤𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧", with support from International Development Research Centre (IDRC), at Hyatt Regency Phnom Penh.

The 2nd Regional Symposium brought together 104 academics, researchers, and practitioners to share evidence-based research and insights on the digital and green economy. The symposium focused on governance reforms in the context of digital and green transformations in the GMS, emphasizing gender equity, inclusivity, and sustainability. The Symposium also aimed to foster knowledge exchange and collaboration among regional think tanks, with a focus on governance and policy innovation.

As a result, the symposium has featured 2 panel discussions, 2 keynote presentations, and 4 parallel research presentations, which were covered the platform economy, e-commerce, digital trade, governance, gender, diversity, social inclusion, education, the circular economy, data-driven sustainability, natural resources, and the environment. Through this symposium, the participants gained new insights about the intersections of governance and gender inclusion in digital and green economy.

We sincerely extend our deepest gratitude to everyone who joined us, with special appreciation for the unwavering support of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), whose contributions have been instrumental in making this endeavor possible.