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SUMMARY:Coop Colloquium 18: Understanding Discussion Draft 3 of the Stateme
 nt on the Cooperative Identity
DESCRIPTION:Register Here\n28th July 2026  |  Tuesday\n11:00 AM to 12:30 
 PM Delhi Time (GMT +5:30)  |  Zoom Online Meeting\nBackground\nFollowing 
 the November 2024 decision of the Members of the International Cooperative 
 Alliance (ICA) to convene a World Cooperative Congress\, the global consult
 ation on cooperative identity has moved from reflection to action. The seco
 nd and final phase of this consultation is now focused on the Statement on 
 the Cooperative Identity itself\, with the Cooperative Identity Advisory Gr
 oup (CIAG) releasing a series of discussion drafts setting out possible cha
 nges to the Statement.\nDiscussion Draft 1 was shared ahead of the 2024 Gen
 eral Assembly and sparked wide ranging conversations across the movement. D
 iscussion Draft 2\, which addressed key issues raised during discussions in
  New Delhi\, was released for comment in June 2025\, with the comment perio
 d closing in November 2025. Discussion Draft 3 (DD3)\, released on 9th June
  2026 along with an accompanying commentary and a set of questions for revi
 ewers to consider\, is now open for comment until 31st July 2026.\nAs a Reg
 ion with a large and diverse membership base\, Asia-Pacific has an importan
 t stake in this consultation. The ICA-AP Committee on Cooperative Research 
 (ICA-AP CCR) is therefore organising this Coop Colloquium to disseminate in
 formation on DD3 to members\, researchers and practitioners across the regi
 on\, and to gather structured feedback that can be channelled back into the
  global consultation process before the comment window closes.\nPurpose\nTo
  disseminate information on Discussion Draft 3 of the Statement on the Coop
 erative Identity and to collect feedback from ICA-AP members and stakeholde
 rs.\nAbout Discussion Draft 3\nDD3 sets out a Preamble\, Definition\, Value
 s and seven Cooperative Principles that together express the shared identit
 y of cooperatives worldwide. The Preamble affirms the ICA's role as custodi
 an of the cooperative tradition and provides for the Statement to be renewe
 d through the Alliance's democratic and deliberative processes\, while pres
 erving the integrity of the identity passed on from one generation to the n
 ext. Reviewers are invited to consider the Definition\, Values and each of 
 the seven Principles\, namely Voluntary and Open Membership\, Democratic Me
 mber Control\, Member Economic Participation\, Autonomy and Independence\, 
 Education\, Training and Public Promotion\, Cooperation among Cooperatives\
 , and Commitment to Sustainable Communities\, and to share their views on t
 he proposed changes with the ICA at consultations@ica.coop or through the o
 nline Discussion Forum\, which supports automatic translation into 38 langu
 ages.\n \nFormat and Moderation\nThe session will be moderated by Dr. Sids
 el Grimstad\, Chair\, ICA-AP CCR\, who will steer the discussion and open a
 nd close the colloquium.\nProgramme\n\n\n\n\nTime\n\n\nAgenda\n\n\nSpeaker 
 / Facilitator\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5 mins\n\n\nOpening Remarks\n\n\nMr. Balu Iyer\,
  Regional Director\, ICA-AP\n\n\n\n\n20 mins\n\n\nKeynote: The Global Consu
 ltation Process and Contents of Discussion Draft 3 (DD3)\n\n\nProf. Akira K
 urimoto\, Member\, Cooperative Identity Advisory Group (CIAG)\,\n\n\n\n\n50
  mins\n\n\nCountry Discussions: National Level Consultation Processes and F
 eedback on DD3\n\n\n·       Prof. Seungkwon Jang\, Sungkonghoe Unive
 rsity\, Republic of Korea\n·       Prof. Yashavantha Dongre\, Vice C
 hancellor\, Chanakya University\, India\n·       Mr. Robby Tulus\, C
 hief Advisor\, INKUR\n·       Dr. Patrick John Rico\, Vice Chair\, I
 CA-AP CCR\, and ACDI Philippines\n·       Mr. Kenki Maeda\, Japan Co
 operative Alliance (JCA)\, Japan\n·       Mr. Anthony Taylor\, Polic
 y and Government Affairs Manager/Company Secretary\, BCCM\n\n\n\n\n10 mins\
 n\n\nOpen Discussion and Q&A\n\n\nOpen\n\n\n\n\n3 mins\n\n\nClosing Remarks
 \n\n\nDr. Sidsel Grimstad\, Chair\, ICA-AP CCR\n\n\n\n\n2 mins\n\n\nVote of
  Thanks and Feedback\n\n\nMr. Ayushman Madhwal\, ICA-AP\n\n\n\n\nRegistrati
 on\nInterested participants are invited to register in advance. Registered 
 participants will receive the Zoom link and joining details ahead of the se
 ssion. Registration details will be shared shortly through ICA-AP communica
 tion channels. Click here for registration.\nWho Should Attend\n\nRepresent
 atives from ICA member organisations\nCooperative researchers and academici
 ans\nNational and regional cooperative federations and apex bodies\nPractit
 ioners and policy makers interested in the future of the cooperative identi
 ty\n\nExpected Outcomes\n\nWider awareness of DD3 among ICA-AP members and 
 stakeholders\nBetter understanding of the consultation process on cooperati
 ve identity\nStronger Asia Pacific participation in shaping the cooperative
  identity\n\n 
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