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| | APEC 2nd Training Course on E-Trade and Supply Chain Management, 27-29 March, Sanya, Hainan Province, China |
| | 5th APEC Transportation Ministerial Meeting, 28-30 March, Adelaide, Australia |
| | Capacity Building Seminar for APEC economies: Public-Private Partnership for Poultry Industry Standards and Improved Veterinary Infrastructure to Combat Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), 22 April, Adelaide, Australia |
| | APEC SOM II Meeting and Related Meetings, 16-24 April, Adelaide, Australia |
| | 8th APEC Energy Ministerial Meeting, 27-30 May, Darwin, Australia |
| | Senior Finance Officials' Meeting, 9-11 May, Melbourne, Australia |
| | APEC Website - Events Calendar |
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Vol.12, March 2007 |
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| Building on the successful implementation of the first training course conducted in Beijing in October, 2006, the second training aims to reduce the digital divide between SMEs in developing economies and those in developed APEC economies by applying E-business and supply chain management, integrating the expertise of both public and private sectors to better serve the needs of SMEs in the APEC region and accelerate the competitiveness of private business and SMEs in developing economies. It is expected that trainees from member economies will acquire competence in the application of e-trade, e-commerce, e-documents and e-certification. They will receive basic e-trade and supply chain management (SCM) information as well as technical skills so that they will be able to adapt the application and development of e-commerce in their own economy to the international framework of trade facilitation and investment liberalization. |
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The three-day meeting will focus on particular themes including transport security, safety and the role of transport in the facilitation of trade in the Asia-Pacific region. An Industry Showcase, highlighting the Australian transport industry, will also be staged for APEC delegates. The Industry Showcase will focus on innovation in transport safety and security in Australia and take a hands-on approach with demonstrations from all transport sectors. There will also be an opportunity for Transport Ministers and their delegations to interact with Australian industry representatives.
TMM is an important forum for shaping regional policies and projects to promote a safer, more secure, internationally competitive and environmentally sustainable transport system. It is also an opportunity to exchange ideas on current transport challenges in the region. Progress in this area has continued in reducing practical barriers to free trade and finding ways for transport systems to operate more efficiently across the supply chain. |
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This seminar will help APEC economies promote effective partnership between public and private stakeholders to meet mutual objectives for policies and veterinary infrastructure, especially aspects that concern surveillance and detection of HPAI. Participants will analyze models and consider options to strengthen partnership between public and private stakeholders to establish poultry industry standards and improve veterinary infrastructure to combat HPAI.
Successful examples of public-private partnerships in AI surveillance and detection will be shared. These could include discussion about live bird markets, animal health technical and policy forums and poultry and poultry product sanitary programs. This seminar is intended for senior policymakers from the public and private sectors. Ideally, each APEC economy would be represented by their senior national authority for animal health, a representative of the public health sector responsible for monitoring and preventing emerging infectious diseases, and a leader(s) of the national poultry association(s). |
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| At their second meeting for 2007, Senior Officials will discuss progress on the main tasks for the year and prepare for the Economic Leaders' Meeting in September. 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 2007. 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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APEC Member Economies acknowledge that energy and energy supply is essential to maintaining the region's sustainable economic, social and environmental development.
With the theme 'Responding to a World of Higher Oil Prices and Environmental Challenges: Energy Security through Efficiency and Diversity', the Meeting provides the opportunity to strengthen the APEC Energy Security Initiative.
The EMM8 Meeting will focus on the challenges facing APEC economies in meeting growing energy demand in a secure, sustainable and equitable manner. The Meeting will also look to advance policies and technologies that promote the development of clean energy and the improvement of energy efficiency while reducing the impact on the environment and addressing climate change objectives. |
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The APEC Finance Ministers Process provides an annual forum for APEC Finance Ministers to exchange views on regional macroeconomic and financial developments and on national and regional policy priorities. A central part of the Asia-Pacific economic architecture, the APEC Finance Ministers Meeting encourages Ministers to engage on issues that are crucial for economic development, growth and stability in the region.
The policy themes for the 2007 meeting will be transparency and sustainability in the public balance sheet and deepening and integrating private capital markets. These themes seek to reflect the preferences of APEC members and contribute to a detailed examination of important fiscal and financial issues in the region. Drawing on characteristics of openness and informality t address important regional economic policy issues, the meeting will aim to promote and develop APEC's structural reform agenda and strengthen APEC's work in the area of investment. |
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To view all APEC events for 2007, click on Find Out More.
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