La French Tech Phnom Penh met H.E. Dr. Chea Vandeth, Minister of Post and Telecommunications, and senior officials of the ministry (MPTC) to discuss preparations for FrancoTech, present the French Tech Forum Asia and identify potential initiatives to further strengthen Cambodia’s technology and innovation ecosystem.

As the 20th Francophonie Summit approaches, Confluences has launched an online calendar listing the events organized in Phnom Penh before, during, and after the Summit. Estelle Maton, MarCom Director at Confluences, presents this initiative and the ambitions it carries for Cambodia.

One summit, six satellite events, roughly ten days, and a bill estimated at between €50 and €100 million: by hosting the Francophonie's heads of state and government in mid-November, Cambodia hopes to turn a ceremonial gathering into a profitable investment. But by trying to fit a political summit, economic fairs, bilateral forums and a cultural showcase into the same ten-day window, is Phnom Penh risking diluting the very attention it's trying to capture? Tourism, business,

The 20th summit of the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF), initially scheduled for Siem Reap, has been transferred to Phnom Penh for logistical and operational reasons, according to the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the OIF.