Our sustainability soundtrack in Southeast Asia

[Music plays and image appears of a people looking at hydroponics, and then the images move through to show people walking in a display centre, and then CSIRO pamphlets, and text appears: Australia-Singapore Venture Exchange Program Future food cohort, The Venture Exchange Program 2024 Future Food Cohort offered a three-month opportunity to engage with the Australian and Singaporean agrifood ecosystem through first-class events and mentoring and coaching sessions. This allowed participants to allows complementary research capabilities to accelerate industry development]

[Images move through to show Siobhan Coster presenting to an audience, Siobhan talking to the camera, Siobhan presenting, and then a photo of Siobhan with colleagues around a table, and text appears: Siobhan Coster, Founder & CEO, Eclipse Ingredients, Roundtable with Mondelez AMEA – Open Innovation Team and Consumer Insights]

Siobhan Coster:  I'm loving the program so far. It's been insanely valuable, not only the mentorship that we've received, but also the networks that have been facilitated and the introductions that have been made.

[Images move through to show a group of colleagues posing for a photo, a medium view of the audience applauding, and then a medium view of Amelia Fyfield presenting, and text appears: Pitching to Kellanova Research & Development ANZ, Amelia Fyfield, Director of Southeast Asia, CSIRO]

Amelia Fyfield:  I'm in particular excited by the opportunity that this program represents for startups who are participating to better understand market opportunities in both countries.

[Images move through to show Tan Shu Yee talking with colleagues, a medium view of the audience listening, and then Tan Shu Yee presenting to the audience, and text appears: Tan Shu Yee, Deputy AgriTech, Enterprise Singapore]

Tan Shu Yee:  Our companies provide solutions to the whole value chain of farm to fork.

[Images move through to show a medium view of Tan Shu Yee presenting, Tan Shu Yee with colleagues posing for a photo, and then a phone photo of cooked meat beside uncooked plant meat, and text appears: Site visit to Singapore Institute of Technology Foodplant]

Most of our startups are also in the deep tech space and adding to the vibrancy and capabilities of our research ecosystem.

[Images move through to show Max Sim talking to the camera, Max with colleagues posing for a photo, and then a male presenting to the audience and the camera pans in to the male, and text appears: Max Sim Senior Manager Research Partnership, CSIRO, Facility tour at Buhler-Givaudan Protein Innovation Centre, Showcase and exhibition at FHA- Food & Beverage 2024]

Max Sim:  I'm really pleased that we managed to get a good cohort of not just diverse technologies and also offerings, but more importantly higher TRL, which actually what both consumers and collaborators are looking for.

[Image changes to show Max talking with a female colleague, and then the image changes to show a close view of Simon Davis talking to the camera, and text appears: Simon Davis Founder & Managing Director, Seadling]

Simon Davis:  The program has been absolutely fantastic and it has really exceeded my expectations.

[Images move through to show various views of presenters presenting to audiences, colleagues talking around a table, and then colleagues and locals talking together, and text appears: Kick-off event at the Australian High Commission Singapore, Regulatory Discussion with Singapore Food Agency, Breakfast with Founders at Cliftons]

You know, the quality of both the other startups on the program and the quality of the introductions to the government agencies, to the corporates that we've met so far has just been absolutely fantastic.

[Image changes to show Simon Davis talking with a colleague, and then the image changes to show Jonathan Ho talking to the camera, and text appears: Jonathan Ho, Co-founder & CEO, Allium Bio]

Jonathan Ho:  I'm always looking for kind of new knowledge, right?

[Images move through to show Jonathan presenting to an audience, and then Jonathan posing for photos with colleagues at the presentation and then at NURASA, and text appears: Pitching and participating in CSIRO Protein Futures conference, Site visit to NURASA]

Getting to meet with and bounce ideas off of other brilliant people around the world and I think obviously the cyber community is famous for that in the food tech ecosystem, so that's really one of the big draws for us.

[Image changes to show a group of colleagues standing outside with drinks, and then the image changes to show Jeannine Malcolm talking to the camera and text appears: Visiting the Michael Crouch Innovation Centre, Jeannine Malcolm Co-founder & Managing Director, Mobius Farms]

Jeannine Malcolm: So this has been a fabulous chance to meet some great people, it’s been very condensed.

[Images move through to show Jeannine Malcolm posing with staff for a photo, a female presenting to an audience, colleagues talking together, and then Jeannine talking to the camera, and text appears: Meet and greet with Mandai Wildlife Group, Touring of Sydney Knowledge Hub, Visiting UNSW Maker Space]

But there's going to be lots of opportunities outside of the program to further those relationships and really grow, hopefully, some collaborative partnerships in research, maybe product development and commercialisation. So it's really exciting.

[Images move through to show Jeannine presenting to an audience, Allaster Cox presenting to an audience, a close view of the audience listening, and then various colleagues talking together, and text appears: His Excellency Allaster Cox, Australian High Commissioner to Singapore]

His Excellency Allaster Cox:  We have to really forge a new set of partnerships and collaborations based on genuine capabilities and complementarities.

[Images move through to show a plant-based meat pamphlet, a male presenting to an audience, a female presenting, and then all the presenters waving and smiling on the stage]

I'm really excited about this kind of collaboration and think this is really the future of the Australia-Singapore relationship.

[Music Plays and image changes to show a blue screen with text: Our Venture Exchange program assists and strengthens the innovation ecosystem connectivity between Australia and Singapore, The program offers the chance to engage with actors across the value chain, scope out cross-border partnerships and leverage their unique capabilities, Our 2024 Future Food Cohort gained a deeper understanding of the Australian and Singaporean markets and identified opportunities to collaborate within the agrifood tech and research ecosystem, Acknowledgements, The venture Exchange Program – Future Food Cohort was assisted by- Agrifood Futures, Food Futures company, Site Visits, Meetings, and Support from- Australia High Commission Singapore, A*STAR, Buhler Protein Innovation Centre, Cargill, CSIRO Black Mountain, CSIRO Werribee, Food Innovation Centre, Enterprise Singapore, Fresh Select, Food and Hotel Asis (FHA), FoodXervises, Haleon, Kellanova ANZ (previously Kellogg) Mandi Wildlife Group, Mondelez AMEA, NURASA, Republic Polytechnic, ScaleUp Bio, Acknowledgements, Site Visits, Meetings, and Support from- Singapore Food Agency, Singapore Institute of Technology FoodPlant, Singapore Polytechnic – Food Innovation and Resource Centre (FIRC), Singapore Polytechnic – Future Food Lab, St John’s Island National Marine Laboratory – NUS, University of Sydney – Startup Programs, University of Sydney – Sydney Knowledge Hub, UNSW – SynBio Program, UNSW – Makerspace, UNSW – The Michael Crouch Innovation Centre (MCIC), V2 Foods, Participating Startup Companies, Allium Bio (SG), Cellular Agriculture (UK), Eclipse Ingredients (AU), Evolve (AU), Grainstone (AU), Just Meat Co (AU), Mobius Farms (AU), Seadling (SG)]

[Image changes to show the CSIRO and the Australian Government Coat of Arms above the Australian Government Coat of Arms Australian Trade and Investment Commission with text: With special thanks to]

[Music plays and an image appears of the CSIRO Ian Wark Laboratory building, and then the image changes to show the Australian Coat of Arms CSIRO logo on the side of a building]

[Images move through to show Octavia Rizky Prasetyo presenting, inside roof lights, a CSIRO ARRC sign on the side of a building, and then two colleagues using laptops]

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[Image changes to show Amelia Fyfield talking to the camera, and text appears: Amelia Fyfield, CSIRO Director Southeast Asia]

Amelia Fyfield:  The Data 4 Development program is a flagship of CSIRO's engagement with Indonesia.

[Images move through to show the CSIRO logo on a building, views of personnel moving in and

around the Ian Wark Laboratory building, and three male colleagues walking towards the camera]

D4D empowers high performing data specialists from partner government agencies in South East Asia to use best practice technology to support economic growth and sustainable development.

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Octavia presenting, colleagues looking at an open laptop, and then in conversation with a male]

Selected fellows undertake a three month fellowship in Australia, working with experts at CSIRO's data and digital specialist arm Data61 to solve complex high value development and data related problems.

[Images move through to show Brendan Dowling talking to the camera, Amelia presenting, and then Fajar Wijitrisnanto presenting, and text appears: Mr Brendan Dowling, Ambassador for Cyber Affairs and Critical Technology, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade]

Brendan Dowling:  Australia is committed to partnering with Indonesia to harness the opportunities and address the challenges posed by the region's expanding digital connectivity.

[Images move through to show Brendan talking to the camera, the Badan Siber dan Sandi Negara building (BSSN), a statue of Dr Roebiono Kertopati, and then Brendan talking to the camera again]

CSIRO's Data61 is working with key Indonesian government agencies to improve cyber resilience and unlock the power of digital technologies to support sustainable economic development in our region.

[Images move through to show Amelia presenting, the BPS building, BSSN building, and then a four way split screen of Octavia, Faja, Arif Handoyo and Dika Atmawati Sukaedi all talking at once]

Amelia Fyfield:  Partnering with two Indonesian government agencies, the Central Bureau of Statistics or BPS, and the National Cyber and Crypto Agency of Indonesia or BSSN, we’ve welcomed four qualified civil servants to join our Data 4 Development program as fellows.

[Image changes to show Arif Handoyo talking to the camera, and text appears: Arif Handoyo, D4D Fellow 2023 BPS-Statistics Indonesia]

Arif Handoyo:  I'm Arif Handoyo Marsuhandi. I come from BPS Statistics Indonesia.

[Image changes to show Arif walking down stairs, and then the image changes to show Arif talking to the camera]

I’m building a model to classify the paddy growth phase from the remote sensing and the build phase.

[Images move through to show Dr Eric Lehmann and colleagues walking together, Eric talking to the camera, Eric and colleagues walking down the stairs, and Eric talking to the camera, and text appears: Dr. Eric Lehmann, D4D Mentor, CSIRO Data61]

Dr Eric Lehmann:  It's been very rewarding to be able to host Arif here for for two to three months. It's allowed me to to be exposed to a different problem that I hadn't worked on before and also to to improve my skills in collaboration and mentoring.

[Image changes to show Fajar talking to the camera, and text appears: Fajar Wijitrisnanto, D4D Fellow 2023, National Cyber and Crypto Agency of Indonesia]

Fajar Wijitrisnanto:  My name is Fajar Wijitrisnanto and I am from the National Cyber and Crypto Agency of Indonesia.

[Image changes to show Fajar talking with colleagues, and then the image changes to show Fajar talking to the camera]

I came to Australia to better solve my agency's problem which is related to cyber threat intelligence.

[Images move through to show Dr Alsharif Abuadbba pointing at Fajar’s laptop screen, Fajar talking to the camera and then Alsharif watching Arif pointing at Fajar writing on a whiteboard]

By doing that, we hope that we could increase the other organisation’s cybersecurity resilience.

[Image changes to show Alsharif Abuadbba talking to the camera, Alsharif pointing at Fajar’s laptop and then Alsharif talking to the camera, and text appears: Dr Alsharif Abuadbba, D4D Mentor, CSIRO Data61]

Dr Alsharif Abuadbba:  The collaboration was great in the sense that they have the field experience and the pain. We have the the depth of the cybersecurity understanding and the AI and we combine those two. So I could see it as a win-win experience.

[Image changes to show Octavia talking to the camera, and text appears: Octavia Rizky Prasetyo, D4D Fellow 2024, BPS-Statistics Indonesia]

Octavia Rizky Prasetyo:  My name is Octavia Rizky Prasetyo.

[Images move through to show Octavia walking downstairs with colleagues, views of Octavia listening to colleagues, and then Octavia’s hands typing]

The project focuses on developing an alternative methodology to estimate a rice yield.

[Image changes to show a laptop screen featuring ‘Methodology’, and then the image changes to show Octavia talking]

It is built upon Arif’s project as well.

[Image changes to show Octavia’s hand pointing at the laptop screen, and then the image changes to show Octavia talking to the camera]

We can use them to estimate the price production.

[Image changes to show Dika talking to the camera]

Dika Atmawati Sukaedi:  My name is Dika Atmawati Sukaedi.

[Image changes to show Dika walking with a male into the CSIRO building, and then the image changes to show Dika talking to the camera, and text appears: Dika Atmawati Sukaedi, D4D Fellow 2024, National Cyber and Crypto Agency]

My project is about cyber security index analysis.

[Images move through to show Dika walking downstairs with a male, Dika talking with the male, and then views of Dika giving a presentation]

Here with my mentor at Data61, I would like to tailor the suitable cyber security index for Indonesia.

[Images move through to show rear views of audiences listening to a presenter, Fajar holding a microphone, Octavia presenting with Arif, views of Arif presenting, and then colleagues posing]

Amelia Fyfield:  After completing their fellowship in Australia, fellows returned to their respective agencies to share their progress, knowledge and experience with their colleagues and the Australian Global Alumni Network in Indonesia.

[Image changes to show Dr. Eng Imam Machdi M.T. talking to the camera, and text appears: Dr. Eng Imam Machdi M.T., Deputy of Methodology and Statistical Information, BPS-Statistics Indonesia]

Dr. Eng Imam Machdi M.T.:  This program is really beneficial for us.

[Image changes to show a large group of colleagues working on laptops, and then the image changes to show Fajar presenting]

We can use the Earth observation to produce the official statistics in agriculture.

[Image changes to show a large group of colleagues posing for a photo, and then the image changes to show Imam talking to the camera]

We collaborate with the National Development Planning Ministry and also the Ministry of Agriculture and the National Research and Innovation Agency to bring up this project into reality.

[Images move through to show Drs. Slamet Aji Pamungkas talking to the camera, Slamet presenting, colleagues posing, Fajar presenting, and then Slamet talking to the camera, and text appears: Drs. Slamet Aji Pamungkas, Deputy for Cyber Security and Economic Cryptography, The National Cyber and Crypto Agency of Indonesia]

Drs. Slamet Aji Pamungkas:  This program is highly beneficial as it enhances the skills, abilities and expertise of the human resources at BSSN, thereby supporting cybersecurity in Indonesia.

[Images move through to show Octavia walking downstairs with colleagues, Octavia in conversation with a male, a rice plantation, busy city streets, a mountainous coastal view, and a female smiling]

Amelia Fyfield:  We hope that through this fellowship we can drive impactful solutions, build stronger collaborations and share the benefits to broader communities, not only in Indonesia but across the region.

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