Dato’ Abdul Fattah Abdullah (President of ANGKASA), Dato’ Kamarudin Ismail (Deputy President of ANGKASA / ICA Board) and Mr Balasubramanian Iyer with participants of the seminar during closing session.
The ICA-AP Trade and Business Committee and ANGKASA organized the ICA-AP ANGKASA Cooperative to Cooperative (C-2-C) Seminar on November 28-29, 2019 in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. The seminar on the theme Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth was attended by 90 participants and resource persons from 17 countries across Asia Pacific. The seminar was held in conjunction with the Malaysia Carnival of Cooperatives’ Products and Minister Services (MACCOPS) exhibition, and was officiated by YBhg Dato’ Mohd Redzuan Yusof, Minister of Entrepreneur Development.
The seminar provided a platform to share knowledge of success stories, collaborations, good practices; identify areas of challenges or concern; and suggest ways forward in terms of partnerships and coordinated efforts. It brought together members in the region to know more about inclusivity; specifically, on the theme of economic growth; as an effort to encourage better C-2-C interactions and move towards a sustainable society. The seminar also focused on 3 sub-themes: Agriculture: Sustainable Development of Agricultural Cooperatives for Food Security, Tourism: Cooperatives Promote Sustainable Tourism: Economic Productivity in Consumer Cooperatives. Five speakers and nine panelists took part in sharing their success stories and encourage potential collaborations and future partnerships between cooperatives in the region.
