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Future-ready Growth in APEC: Unlocking New Drivers and Fortifying Resilience
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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•July 2023
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Digital transformation has become a necessity for global businesses, including MSMEs and cooperatives in APEC economies. The region's digital gap has been a problem, generated by the lack of resources, knowledge, as well as support from external stakeholders, such as governments, private institutions, and big business.
The objective of the project is to reduce the digital divide in MSMEs and Cooperatives, as well as to empower women and youth in the incorporation and implementation of the different digital transformation tools to generate a sustainable economic recovery.
To achieve this, research was carried out based on primary and secondary sources to identify the gaps and barriers that the different economies have encountered in the digital transformation process, as well as to identify their needs in terms of the type of digital tool required according to their sector and economic activity.
The results will serve as input for the design and development of an educational digital platform that will allow the development of skills for a successful digital transformation process.