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						<title>Kenan Institute Asia: Press Release</title>
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						<description>The Kenan Institute Asia (K.I.Asia) is a leading Thailand based, non-profit organization serving the sustainable development needs of Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Lao PDR. </description>
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				<title>INSTEP MOU signing ceremony Phase II</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[MSD (Thailand), Office of the Basic Education Commission, the Institute for the Promotion of Teaching Science and Technology, and the Kenan Institute Asia signed an MOU for the second phase of INSTEP science camp to promote innovative science education to students in Phang Nga
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				<title>Empowering Good Corporate Citizenship</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[This seven-month project with the Thai Moral Center is intended to build the capacity of 16 pilot companies to strategically implement CSR activities]]></description>
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				<title>Beef Cluster Project</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[This year-long project, funded by the Department of Foreign Trade, is working to enhance the competitiveness of beef feedlot farmers in Sakon Nakorn and Nakorn Pathom through cluster development
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				<title>Thailand-EU SME FTA Enhancement Program</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[The Kenan Institute Asia (K.I.Asia) has begun a 16-month research and communication project to assess the possible impacts in Thailand of the proposed ASEAN-European Union (EU)
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				<title>Financial literacy Training for at Risk Women</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Citi partners with Duang Pratheep Foundation & Kenan Institute Asia to launch Financial literacy Training for at Risk Women financial program
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				<title>INSTEP science camp</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[MSD brings innovative IN-STEP into a science camp to students in Phang Nga New teaching and learning techniques, emphasize observation, questioning and analytical thinking as part of scientific process
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				<description><![CDATA[Department of Skill Development, Microsoft and Kenan Institute Asia announce ‘Building Employability Through Technology and Entrepreneurship Resources’ project
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				<title>Thailand-EU SME FTA Enhancement Program</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[After the preliminary research on SMEs in ten sectors, on October 27, 2009, K.I.Asia organized a seminar to gain inputs from academia, industry associations, and SMEs in tourism, logistics, and leather sectors.
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				<title>With the Government Assistance, Thai Industries Can Benefit from the EU-Thai FTA </title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Thai SMEs stand to benefit from the proposed Thailand-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) through increased trade and investment opportunities, especially if the Thai government provides assistance to strengthen these industries, according to small company managers polled in a recent series of seminars.
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				<title>Boeing supports the “One Computer Classroom”</title>
				<link>http://www.kiasia.org/web/Press-release.php</link>
				<description><![CDATA[The One Computer Classroom project focuses on improving the quality of education in Thailand. The project, designed and administered by the Kenan Institute Asia, will train teachers in learning methodology, classroom management and ICT skills.]]></description>
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				<title>Citi expands its Financial Education Program for At Risk Women in Thailand </title>
				<link>http://www.kiasia.org/web/Press-release.php</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Citi Thailand and the Kenan Institute Asia (K.I.Asia), together with the Thailand Bureau of Women Promotion and Protection (under the Department of Social Development and Welfare, Ministry of Social Development and Human Security), have launched the second phase of the Citi Financial Education for At Risk Women program with a US$45,000 Citi Foundation Grant. ]]></description>
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				<title>Thailand NGO Awards 2011</title>
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				<title>New study shows that creative industries make up approximately 10% of the Thai economy and are poised for growth with stronger support</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Nine “creative industries” contributed about 10% of Thailand’s GDP and could grow quickly with strengthened value chains and better protection of intellectual property rights, according to a study released Wednesday by the Fiscal Policy Research Institute (FPRI) and the Kenan Institute Asia (K.I.Asia).
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				<title>The United Nations Environmental Programme introduces the sustainable tourism e-tool, called ENVIROTEL, at the “Sustainability Management in the Accommodation Sector” seminar held in Chiang Mai.</title>
				<link>http://www.kiasia.org/web/Press-release.php</link>
				<description><![CDATA[The United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), in collaboration with the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), and the Kenan Institute Asia (K.I.Asia), organized the “Sustainability Management in the Accommodation Sector” seminar, held at the dusitD2 Hotel in Chiang Mai on July 8, 2010.The aim of the seminar is to increase the capacity of managers and owners of SME hotels in Thailand to improve their environmental performance by providing cost and environmental savings throughout their operations. 
 
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				<title> Thailand’s Office of Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion (OSMEP) has awarded the Kenan Institute Asia (K.I.Asia) a grant to organize a public seminar entitled the “Regionalized ASEAN SMEs: Success Cases, Strategies and Business Model”</title>
				<link>http://www.kiasia.org/web/Press-release.php</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Thailand’s Office of Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion (OSMEP) has awarded the Kenan Institute Asia (K.I.Asia) a grant to organize a public seminar entitled the “Regionalized ASEAN SMEs: Success Cases, Strategies and Business Model”]]></description>
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				<title>UPGRADE</title>
				<link>http://www.kiasia.org/web/Press-release.php</link>
				<description><![CDATA[The Institute for the Promotion of Teaching Science and Technology with supported from the Kenan Institute Asia launched the new program called UPGRADE, aimed to pilot a model to upgrade teaching and learning in science and mathematics for schools in Thailand.]]></description>
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				<title>BETTER’s Young Social Entrepreneur program</title>
				<link>http://www.kiasia.org/web/Press-release.php</link>
				<description><![CDATA[K.I.Asia, in collaboration with Microsoft (Thailand) Ltd. and the Thailand Department of Skill Development (DSD) under the Ministry of Labor organize a one week workshop for young adults from communities in Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Khon Kaen. The workshop aims to build social entrepreneurship spirit and skills for young adults in communities and in the universities. ]]></description>
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				<title>The Citi Microfinance Community Saving Group Program</title>
				<link>http://www.kiasia.org/web/Press-release.php</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Citi Thailand and K.I.Asia launched a pilot program to set up the Nanong Temple Community Savings Group in Ratchaburi province with funding from the Citi Foundation. The overall objective of this program is to provide support and build sustainable development in the targeted community.]]></description>
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				<title>Kenan Institute Asia Celebrates 15 Years of Promoting Sustainable Development</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Bangkok – The Kenan Institute Asia (K.I.Asia) this month celebrates 15 years of providing expertise and project management services supporting sustainable development in the region that have directly assisted more than 100,000 people.]]></description>
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				<title>Boeing - One Computer Classroom (OCC) Project Supports Integrated Learning System for Teachers</title>
				<link>http://www.kiasia.org/web/Press-release.php</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Regardless of public and private resources and effort to align ICT with students’ learning activity, over 17,000 schools in Thailand still lack ICT resources. Boeing provided a grant in the amount of US $70,000 to K.I.Asia to run the Boeing One Computer Classroom (Boeing-OCC) project. Under phase I, the project organized a leadership workshop for 20 school principals, and provided professional development activities on OCC concepts and teaching strategies for 80 master teachers from 10 schools under Bangkok Metropolitan Administration and 10 schools under IT Princess Project in Nakorn Nayok. ]]></description>
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				<title>Citi Foundation and Kenan Institute Asia to promote sustainability in small hotels</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[The Citi Foundation has joined forces with the Kenan Institute Asia to assist small hotels in becoming sustainable businesses through a series of workshops and one-on-one counselling utilizing the principle of Triple Bottom Line - People, Planet, and Profit.]]></description>
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				<title>Cross-border coordinated responses to infectious diseases using a One Health Approach</title>
				<link>http://www.kiasia.org/web/Press-release.php</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Human and animal health experts from Vietnam and Laos this week hammered out a coordination plan to help stem the spread of infectious zoonotic diseases in their border areas, with technical support from the Kenan Institute Asia and the World Health Organization.]]></description>
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				<title>A Review and Revision of National Standards for Mathematics and Science in Thailand </title>
				<link>http://www.kiasia.org/web/Press-release.php</link>
				<description><![CDATA[On September 19, 2011, the Institute for the Promotion of Teaching Science and Technology (IPST), Kenan Institute Asia (K.I.Asia) and Teachers College, Columbia University, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)to implement a science and mathematics standards review projects. ]]></description>
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				<title>Comparative Assessment Study of Patent and Trademark Offices in Southeast Asia</title>
				<link>http://www.kiasia.org/web/Press-release.php</link>
				<description><![CDATA[A new report on patent and trademark processes in Southeast Asia provides details on advances in the registration of intellectual property and recommendations for further development.]]></description>
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				<title>Thailand NGO Awards 2012</title>
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