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| | High-Level Meeting on Sustainable Development, 20-21 July, Santiago, Chile |
| | 2006 APEC Biotechnology Conference, 24 July, Taipei, Chinese Taipei |
| | APEC Youth Forum for Sustainable Development, 02-04 August, Ha Noi, Viet Nam |
| | APEC SOM III Meeting and Related Meetings, 6-17 September, Da Nang and Hoi An City, Viet Nam |
| | 13th APEC Finance Ministers' Meeting and Related Meetings, 04-08 September, Ha Noi, Viet Nam |
| | 13th APEC SME Ministerial Meeting and Related Meetings, 25-29 September, Ha Noi, Viet Nam |
| | Human Resources Development Ministerial Meeting, October 16-18 (tentative), Bangkok, Thailand |
| | APEC Website - Events Calendar |
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Vol.9, July 2006 |
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| Sustainable Development is an overall goal that governments, private sector and civil society are striving for. The potential impact that an integrated framework can have in APEC, as well as the synergies that can be achieved with international stakeholders such as United Nations and its work on Sustainable Development, are positive and encouraging enough to envision more economic value added, poverty reduction and inequality leverage, as well as the protection and/or regeneration of environmental resources. The High Level Meeting on Sustainable Development aims to give an APEC-oriented follow-up to issues on the agenda for the current biannual cycle of the Commission for Sustainable Development, which meets at UN Headquarters from 1-12 May 2006. The agenda will include a historical analysis of APEC activities in sustainable development and focus on industrial development and energy for sustainable development. |
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| Biotechnology is one of the leading industries of this century, and many investors are not only seeking the huge emerging business opportunities but also a way to offer a better lifestyle for human beings. The purpose of the conference is to understand the policy and strategy of new biotechnology developments within APEC member economies. The conference will bring together representatives from the government, institutes, academia and the private sector to explore the scope and nature of the challenges in the field of biotechnology. |
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| Growing out of Ministers' priorities to "engage the youth of APEC economies and bringing them together in cooperation activities," the National Committee on Youth of Viet Nam will organize the APEC Youth Forum for Sustainable Development. The event aims to provide young participants with the opportunity to exchange and share ideas about global issues, to promote understanding and solidarity as well as an active and constructive role from the different regions towards sustainable development. The Forum will be a multicultural gathering of different social, political, economic and cultural background in the APEC region. A concrete expected output is to set up an APEC Youth network through the expanding of contacts among government and non-governmental organizations in member economies. |
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| At their third meeting for 2006, Senior Officials will discuss progress on the main tasks for the year and prepare for the Economic Leaders' Meeting in November. Accordingly, Senior Officials will steer the activities of APEC's Committees, Working Groups and Task Forces to ensure the achievement of the tasks and priorities for APEC in 2006. Senior Officials will also develop recommendations for APEC Ministers and APEC Economic Leaders in order to further the goals of APEC process. Senior Officials' Meetings are held four times a year with the chair from the host economy. |
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| When APEC Finance Ministers, Heads of International Financial Institutions, and senior representatives of the private sector meet in September they will discuss and share views on economic and financial development in the region, with an aim to foster cooperation and collaboration. The themes for the meeting are "Promoting Public Finance Efficiency and Sustainability: Towards Stable and Efficient Revenue Sources" and "Financial Sector Reform to Attract Capital Flows." |
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| APEC Ministers will discuss the theme "Strengthening SME Competitiveness for trade and investment." In support of that topic, Ministers will also discuss the sub-themes which include: 1) business enabling environment for SME: macro economic stability, regulatory environment, administrative system for regulations implementation; 2) SME Capacity building for trade and investment: HRD, finance, technical support, institutional infrastructure; and 3) facilitating linkages for SME: value chain, clustering, and networking. |
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Based on concerns about whether globalization is producing a wide socioeconomic gap between skilled workers and those who are not able to have a better access to education and training, concepts like job stability are constantly threatened. For example, many corporations are finding ways to reduce benefits and several governments are keen for deregulation policies and less intervention while others are considering cutting pensions for the retired. These actions, contrary in principle with the workers' basic rights are being encouraged for the sake of competitiveness. Therefore, there is a need to find a balance between the needed competitiveness and the social protection required for the workers' welfare and the stability of our society.
Facing present challenges and the ever-changing conditions in the world market (goods, services and capitals) Ministers of Labor from APEC member economies will discuss how to create new social issues that affect human resources development under the proposed theme, "Globalization and HRD Policy: The Way Forward." The meeting will cover the positive and negative consequences derived from international trade given an environment characterized by faster and more complex technology, new systems of transportation and the speed of today?s communications. |
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To view all APEC events for 2006, click on Find Out More.
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