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The International Cooperative Alliance - Asia and Pacific (ICA-AP) is one of the four regional offices of the International Cooperative Alliance and is based in New Delhi, India for over 60 yrs.

From AI curiosity to practical skills 🤖How can cooperatives use AI and digital tools to work smarter, communicate better...
03/09/2026

From AI curiosity to practical skills 🤖

How can cooperatives use AI and digital tools to work smarter, communicate better and make better use of their data?

At the Asia Pacific Cooperative Youth Summit 5.0, participants got to explore these questions through a highly practical Capacity Building Session facilitated by Jimmy Boey Wai Keong, Board Member and Trainer at Singapore Professionals’ and Executives’ Co-operative Limited (SPEC).

Rather than simply discussing AI, participants got hands-on with tools and exercises covering AI chatbots, data cleaning, data dashboards and other AI-enabled applications.

The session encouraged participants to experiment, learn by doing and think about how these technologies can be applied to real needs within cooperatives.

For young cooperative leaders, digital literacy is increasingly becoming an essential part of building organisations that are innovative, responsive and ready for the future.

A great example of learning through participation, experimentation and collaboration at .

From ideas to action: Young people put cooperation into practiceWhat happens when young people from different countries,...
03/09/2026

From ideas to action: Young people put cooperation into practice

What happens when young people from different countries, regions and backgrounds are given a challenge and asked to build a cooperative together?

They start talking. They listen. They negotiate. They build.

At the Asia Pacific Cooperative Youth Summit 5.0, Capacity Building Session 2, “Start, Scale, Cooperate: The Start-up Journey”, led by Rayann Koudaih, Technical Specialist, Cooperative, Social and Solidarity Economy at the International Labour Organization, participants stepped into the role of cooperative entrepreneurs through an interactive simulation.

Working across 7 groups and different sectors, participants first created their own cooperative by identifying a common need, defining their members, developing a product or service, identifying their customers and exploring the benefits of working together.

Then came the surprises.

As their cooperatives evolved, groups had to respond to challenges around growing with rising demand, finding the resources needed to scale, and keeping the cooperative truly member-owned and democratically controlled as it grew.

Each group then presented a 90-second pitch, telling the story of their cooperative, from the problem they wanted to solve to how they would grow while keeping members at the centre.

Perhaps the most valuable part was not just the pitches, but what happened around the tables.

Young people who had come from different countries, regions and linguistic backgrounds began working together, exchanging ideas, making decisions and finding common ground.

Across sectors and borders, the challenges were surprisingly similar.

It was cooperation in action: participatory, practical and built around the principle of working together to create value.


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How can young leaders ensure that artificial intelligence and platform technologies serve people rather than extract fro...
03/09/2026

How can young leaders ensure that artificial intelligence and platform technologies serve people rather than extract from them?

At the Asia Pacific Cooperative Youth Summit 5.0 ( ) in , , delegates gathered under the banner of "Future-Ready Cooperatives: Youth Shaping Ethical AI and Digital Economies" to tackle this defining challenge.

A central highlight from yesterday was our Plenary Jam: Future-Ready Cooperatives in the Digital Economy, which explored how member-owned models provide the governance checks and balances missing in conventional Big Tech ecosystems.

A warm thank you to our esteemed panel for driving this dialogue:

• Moderator: Ms. Yuyu Chen, Programme Analyst, United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
• Mr. Paulus Ohio, CEO, inKUR Indonesia
• Mr. Wei Liang HO, Board Member, Global Youth AI Advisory Body
• Mr. Song Dongpo, Founder, MiFly Airline Coop, China
• Ms. Dulce Bustamante Delmo, Chairperson, ICYC

Cooperative principles and emerging technologies are not at odds, collective governance is the key to truly democratic tech.

📰 Read the official press release covering APCYS 5.0 and regional summit highlights:

https://icaap.coop/2026/09/02/asia-pacific-cooperative-youth-summit-5-0-convenes-in-hangzhou-uniting-young-cooperators-to-shape-ethical-ai-and-digital-economies/

Stay tuned for more updates!


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APCYS 5.0 has officially begun.The Asia Pacific Cooperative Youth Summit 5.0 opened in Hangzhou, China, bringing togethe...
02/09/2026

APCYS 5.0 has officially begun.

The Asia Pacific Cooperative Youth Summit 5.0 opened in Hangzhou, China, bringing together 130 young cooperators, policymakers, technologists and cooperative leaders from 13 countries.

This year's theme:

Future-Ready Cooperatives: Youth Shaping Ethical AI and Digital Economies

The Inauguration Ceremony brought together five voices from government, cooperatives, education and international cooperation.

Mr. Zhu Hongfei, Deputy Director-General, Department of Education, Zhejiang Province, spoke about young people as builders of the digital age and communicators of cooperative values, highlighting challenges such as algorithmic bias and the digital divide.

Mr. Adili Wubuli, President of the Board of Supervisors of ACFSMC and Vice President of ICA-AP, called for caution, checks and balances in AI development and highlighted the cooperative model as a people-centred alternative.

Mr. Guo Fuchun, President of ZJIET, welcomed delegates and highlighted the intersection of technology, youth and tradition.

Mr. Balasubramanian G. Iyer, Regional Director of ICA-AP, called on cooperatives to shape innovation responsibly and put it in the service of people.

Mr. Pierre-Yves Lucas, Team Leader of the Cooperation Section at the Delegation of the European Union to China, reminded young cooperative leaders that they are not only participants in change, but architects of change.

The ceremony also featured "Voices of the Future: YO(U)TH", the launch of the APCYS 5.0 visual identity and "Youth Across Borders".

And this year marks 10 years of APCYS, from Bali 2016 to Hangzhou 2026.

The conversations have begun. The future is ours to shape.


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Coming up at 🤝 Mr. Akkanut Wantanasombut, Head of Innovation for Social Solidarity and Inclusive Economy in Asia at th...
29/08/2026

Coming up at 🤝 Mr. Akkanut Wantanasombut, Head of Innovation for Social Solidarity and Inclusive Economy in Asia at the Institute of Asian Studies, will facilitate the Policy Hack Dialogue: Designing Ethical AI Policy Together.

Delegates will work through some of the biggest questions of our digital age: AI ethics, platform regulation, and youth inclusion, shaping policy recommendations together.

Follow us and stay tuned for updates.
🔗 https://apyouthsummit.coop/schedule

Also on the agenda at 🚀 Mr. Rayann Koudaih, Technical Specialist for Coop & SSE Development at the International Labou...
29/08/2026

Also on the agenda at 🚀 Mr. Rayann Koudaih, Technical Specialist for Coop & SSE Development at the International Labour Organization, will guide delegates through "Start, Scale, Cooperate: The Start-up Journey."

A session built for every young cooperator ready to turn a big idea into a lasting cooperative venture.

Follow us and stay tuned for updates.

🔗https://apyouthsummit.coop/schedule

Coming up at the Asia Pacific Cooperative Youth Summit 5.0 ( ), 🛠️ Mr. Jimmy Boey Wai Keong, Board Member and Trainer at...
28/08/2026

Coming up at the Asia Pacific Cooperative Youth Summit 5.0 ( ), 🛠️ Mr. Jimmy Boey Wai Keong, Board Member and Trainer at Singapore Professionals’ and Executives’ Co-operative Limited (SPEC), will lead a hands-on Capacity Building session on the Digital & AI Toolkit for Cooperatives.

Participants will walk away with practical, usable tools to bring digital and AI capability into their own cooperatives.

🔗Agenda: https://apyouthsummit.coop/schedule

Follow us and stay tuned for updates. 📲


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26/08/2026

What happens when cooperative values meet artificial intelligence? 🤖✨

As we count down to APCYS 5.0, young cooperators across the Asia-Pacific are reimagining how ethical AI, digital transformation, and youth leadership can drive our movement forward.

Watch the video to hear what the next generation has to say! 🎥👇

🔔 This is just the beginning. Exciting summit announcements are coming over the next few days. Follow this page and keep your notifications turned on so you don’t miss a beat!

🔗 Bookmark the summit hub: https://apyouthsummit.coop/


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Plenary Jam: Future-Ready Cooperatives in the Digital EconomyHow can cooperatives harness technology and innovation to r...
25/08/2026

Plenary Jam: Future-Ready Cooperatives in the Digital Economy

How can cooperatives harness technology and innovation to remain relevant, resilient and future-ready?

At APCYS 5.0, the Plenary Jam will bring together voices from across the cooperative and technology ecosystem to explore the opportunities shaping cooperatives in the digital economy.

The session will be moderated by Ms. Yuyu Chen, Programme Analyst, UNRISD, with insights from:

• Mr. Paulus Ohio, CEO, INKUR
• Mr. Wei Liang HO AI Advisory Board
• Mr. Song Dongpo, Founder, MiFly Airline Coop, China
• Ms. Dulce Bustamante Delmo, Chairperson, ICYC

Together, they will explore how young cooperators can embrace digital transformation, AI and new models of innovation while keeping cooperation and collective action at the heart of the movement.

📍 ZJIET Auditorium, Hangzhou, China
📅 2 September 2026 | 9:35 to 11:00

Join us at APCYS 5.0 as we imagine what the next generation of cooperatives can look like.


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Unveiling the Visual Identity of APCYS 5.0! 🌐✨What happens when cooperative principles meet data, ethical AI, and youth-...
24/08/2026

Unveiling the Visual Identity of APCYS 5.0! 🌐✨

What happens when cooperative principles meet data, ethical AI, and youth-led innovation? You get a vision for a future-ready, inclusive digital economy.

Here is the story behind the official visual identity of the 5th Asia-Pacific Cooperative Youth Summit (APCYS 5.0):

🔄 Four 'C' Arcs (Data): Representing the full cycle of data-driven value—Collecting, Connecting, Computing, and Creating.
🔵 Four Dots (Youth): Symbolizing diverse young minds collaborating with energy, creativity, and potential.
🌐 Digital Globe (Digital Economy): Signifying an interconnected, borderless digital ecosystem driven by technology and ethical innovation.
🖋️ Modern Typography: Reflecting clarity, progress, and a forward-looking vision for the movement.

Together, these elements capture our mission to build democratic, transparent, and people-centered digital solutions.

📍 Location: Hangzhou, China
📅 Dates: 1–4 September 2026

💡 Theme: Future-Ready Cooperatives: Youth Shaping Ethical AI and Digital Economies

🔗 : https://apyouthsummit.coop


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