ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn hosted an interface session themed "ASEAN Youth - ASEAN Future: The Role of Youth in Shaping ASEAN's Future” with ASEAN youth in Hanoi on the afternoon of April 22. This is an activity within the framework of the first ASEAN Future Forum 2024 initiative.

The ASEAN Foundation and SAP launched the call for applications for the ASEAN Data Science Explorers (ASEANDSE) 2020, inviting ASEAN students attending undergraduate studies to be the next cohort of data-driven changemakers. This year's deadline for ASEANDSE 2020 registration has been extended to June 30 to call for more innovations to help ASEAN conquer its issues.