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Policy Dialogue on AI in Trade Context for Enhanced Cooperation within APEC
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is a regional economic forum established in 1989 to leverage the growing interdependence of the Asia-Pacific.
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is a regional economic forum established in 1989 to leverage the growing interdependence of the Asia-Pacific.
APEC ensures that goods, services, investment and people move easily across borders. Members facilitate this trade through faster customs procedures at borders; more favorable business climates behind the border; and aligning regulations and standards across the region.
APEC ensures that goods, services, investment and people move easily across borders. Members facilitate this trade through faster customs procedures at borders; more favorable business climates behind the border; and aligning regulations and standards across the region.
APEC has helped drive economic growth and cooperation across the Asia-Pacific by reducing trade barriers, improving the ease of doing business and strengthening connectivity among economies. These efforts have contributed to rising incomes, expanded trade and greater opportunities for businesses and communities across the region.
APEC has helped drive economic growth and cooperation across the Asia-Pacific by reducing trade barriers, improving the ease of doing business and strengthening connectivity among economies. These efforts have contributed to rising incomes, expanded trade and greater opportunities for businesses and communities across the region.
APEC brings together governments, businesses and stakeholders to collaborate on shared priorities. Explore opportunities to participate in events, contribute to initiatives and engage with APEC’s work across the region.
APEC brings together governments, businesses and stakeholders to collaborate on shared priorities. Explore opportunities to participate in events, contribute to initiatives and engage with APEC’s work across the region.

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This report summarizes the digital policy measures APEC economies have taken to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. It is discovered that all economies can establish policy measures in information enquiry platforms and tracking measures to tackle and monitor the outbreak of COVID-19. Further, in all COVID-19 digital prevention mechanisms, it seems categories like stockpile and allocation of essential medical resources, diagnosis, and social distancing are the most under-appreciated ones. Lastly and foremost, based on the statistics and qualitative data analysis of the information compiled in this report, digital preparedness is correlated with the level of economic development. The purpose of this report is to lay the necessary groundwork, as well as make it more convenient, for any attempt to further explore the implementation of digital health measures designed to combat COVID-19 and future pandemics. The report was updated in April 2023 and republished in May 2023.
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