27/07/2026
𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 2026 𝗔𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗡–𝗝𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗠𝗘 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲
The 国際機関日本アセアンセンター/ASEAN-Japan Centre , in partnership with the ASEAN Business Advisory Council , invites growth-oriented and digitally active SMEs from ASEAN Member States to strengthen their readiness for secure cross-border business and engagement with the Japanese market.
Through practical learning, digital-readiness assessments, and expert guidance, participants will explore:
• 𝘊𝘺𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭-𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘚𝘔𝘌𝘴
• 𝘑𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘯’𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘢-𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵
• 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦
• 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴-𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘈𝘐 𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯
• 𝘎𝘰-𝘵𝘰-𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘑𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘯
• 𝘈𝘚𝘌𝘈𝘕–𝘑𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰-𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴
Up to 50 SMEs will be selected for Phase 1, comprising live online sessions and self-paced learning.
Participants who demonstrate the required readiness and engagement may proceed to Phase 2, which will provide targeted mentoring, co-creation, networking, and opportunities to engage with Japanese businesses.
The programme is particularly relevant to ASEAN SME founders, CEOs, CTOs, managing directors, and senior decision-makers responsible for digital strategy, operations, business development, or international expansion. Applicants are not required to have a specialist cybersecurity background.
📅 Application deadline: 21 August 2026
💻 Programme period: September–November 2026
🌐 Format: Primarily online
🎤 Language: English
🏷️ Commitment fee: USD 50, fully refundable upon successful completion of the programme requirements
Learn more about the eligibility criteria, programme structure, and application process in the comments!
𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆’𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱, 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗝𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻.