Jakarta, Nov. 18 -- When ASEAN Leaders adopted ASEAN 2045: Our Shared Future in May 2025, they presented a clear and ambitious roadmap for a region defined by peace, prosperity, and partnership.

It is a vision of an ASEAN that is not only cohesive and resilient, but also forward-looking-one that thrives in a rapidly transforming world.

Achieving this vision will depend not only on our unity, but also on how effectively we harness the defining forces of our time-foremost among them, artificial intelligence (AI), which forms a vital pillar of digital transformation.

AI is no longer a distant promise. Across Southeast Asia, we are already witnessing its impact in tangible and meaningful ways. In Cambodia, the agriculture sector is embraci...