AKP Phnom Penh, July 12, 2025 --

A Cambodian delegation led by H.E. Dr. Oum Romny, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, attended the opening of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Forum on Digital-Real Integration: Industrial Cooperation and Vocational Education in Tianjin on July 11.

The forum, part of the broader 2025 SCO Digital Economic Forum (July 8–14 in Beijing and Tianjin), focuses on advancing industrial cooperation and vocational education within the digital economies of SCO member states.

In his keynote address, Dr. Oum Romny commended China’s "successful implementation of digital initiatives" and stated Cambodia would "draw valuable lessons from China’s experience in digital transformation." 

He reiterated Cambodia’s commitment to the SCO’s vision of shared digital progress and pledged to contribute to "a sustainable and inclusive digital economy."

Concurrently, the SCO formally launched its Multilateral Cooperation Network on the Digital Economy and Vocational Education, designed to strengthen practical collaboration among member nations.

By K. Rithy Reak