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Supporting SMEs—bedrock of APEC growth
Brunei Darussalam, 4 May 2012
APEC members are jointly working to improve business opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) whose success is essential to ensuring the region’s economic health and stability.
APEC 2012 ASPIRE Prize: health innovation
Singapore, 3 May 2012
To promote innovation that delivers improved health, productivity and economic growth to the Asia-Pacific, APEC has launched the 2012 ASPIRE Prize which will honor a young scientist whose work has made an outstanding contribution to bioscience, as evidenced by scholarly publication and demonstrated by partnerships with regional colleagues.
Charting a path to sustainable growth and equitable development
Singapore, 27 Apr 2012
“APEC is taking concrete steps toward the realization of a Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific by making an important and meaningful contribution as an incubator for leadership and ideas,” said APEC Secretariat Executive Director Ambassador Muhamad Noor.
Stable and reliable infrastructure essential foundation for digital economy
Da Nang, Viet Nam, 11 Apr 2012
Growth in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector will provide economic opportunities for the APEC region but it comes with the challenge of access, connectivity and security threats, acknowledged senior telecommunications officials in the harbor city of Da Nang.
Innovative growth leads the way for APEC economies
Singapore, 10 Apr 2012
Regional officials and industry thought leaders were among those who put forward strategies for Asia-Pacific economies to encourage effective, non-discriminatory and market-driven innovation at an APEC workshop held in Singapore on 4-5 April.
Better telecom competition promotes innovation
Da Nang, Viet Nam, 7 Apr 2012
Recognizing the need to encourage competition in the telecommunications sector, regulators committed to undertake measures to stimulate private sector involvement and also protect consumers.