AKP Phnom Penh, September 09, 2025 -- The Ministry of Commerce organised on Sept. 8 the Elimination Round of the Youth Debate Programme as a side event of the “2nd Cambodia Digital Commerce Forum & Online Expo,” held under the theme “Building Cambodia’s Future Through Digital Commerce.”

The Elimination Round was presided over by H.E. Penn Sovicheat, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Commerce. 

The Youth Debate Programme is aimed at promoting the dissemination and participation of the next young generation to have dialogue and inspire them to engage with society, learn about digital commerce, and jointly build a smart digital future for Cambodia.

The Elimination Round of Youth Debate featured four rounds of competition on digital trade topics including cyber-security, data privacy, regional competition, foreign tech investments, domestic tech startups, digital trade strategy. 

A total of eight universities and institutes participated in the competition. They included the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP), National University of Management (NUM), Cambodia Academy of Digital Technology (CADT), ACLEDA Institute of Business (AIB), American University of Phnom Penh (AUPP), BELTEI International University (BELTEI), Cambodia University of Technology and Science (CamTech), and CamEd Business School (CamEd).

As a result, CamEd, AUPP, BELTEI, and CamTech won the Elimination Round. They will advance to the semi-finals and finals to compete for the championship to be held on the afternoon of Sept. 13, 2025.

By Chan S. Ratha