ASEAN BioDiaspora Virtual Centre (ABVC)
Overview
The ASEAN BioDiaspora project spearheaded by Indonesia as the lead Country, obtained its endorsement for BioDiaspora project as part of the cooperation under ASEAN – Canada Partnership Program in 2014 by the ASEAN Expert Group on Communicable Diseases (AEGCD) and it was subsequently endorsed by the ASEAN Senior Official Meeting on Health Development (SOMHD). The ASEAN BioDiaspora project also articulated and included as one project activity under the ASEAN Health Cluster 2 Work Programme “Responding to All Hazards and Emerging Threats” 2016 – 2020.
The ASEAN BioDiaspora, project to strengthen ASEAN Preparedness and Response to Biological Threats by Enhancing Regional Capacity in Big Data Analytics and Visualization with its objective to build regional capacity in big data predictive analytics that strengthens ASEAN’s epidemic and pandemic preparedness and response capabilities.
In the project implementation mechanism, the ASEAN BioDiaspora project supported by BlueDot.Inc as the implementing agency supporting Indonesia being the lead Country. BlueDot provides technical expertise and support to develop web-based program an ASEAN customized web-application for risk assessment utilising Geographic Information System (GIZ) analytical tools and its relevant data.
Indonesia as the lead country shall be the Project Management Team (PMT) to oversee day-to-day project implementation and its administrative arrangement. The PMT headed by Project Coordinator that is based in Jakarta, Indonesia, to work closely with the project proponent, Ministry of Health, Indonesia.
Functions
The ASEAN BioDiaspora project has deep expertise in big data, geographic information systems, and data visualization that are complementary to current ASEAN activities and priorities. The central objective of this Activity is to build regional capacity in big data predictive analytics that strengthens ASEAN’s epidemic and pandemic preparedness and response capabilities.