From the Website of GPH - Government of the Philippines
links: http://www.gov.ph/2014/11/05/ph-to-present-report-on-capacity-building-innovation-as-2014-apec-economic-leaders-week-kicks-off/
The 2014 APEC Economic Leaders’ Week
begins with the APEC Concluding Senior Officials’ Meeting (CSOM) from
November 5 to 6, 2014 at the China National Convention Center in
Beijing, China.
The Concluding Senior Officials’ Meeting
is set to discuss actions and initiatives to strengthen regional
economic integration, including advancing a Free Trade Area of the
Asia-Pacific (FTAAP), promoting Global Value Chains (GVCs) development
and cooperation, supply chain connectivity, capacity-building, and other
priority trade and investment work.
The Philippines, as Chair of the SOM
Steering Committee on ECOTECH (SCE), will be presenting the “2014 Senior
Officials’ Report on Economic and Technical Cooperation” for
endorsement to the APEC Ministers. The report will highlight the focus
on capacity-building on the revised ECOTECH medium-term priorities that
will apply for the period 2015 to 2019, namely, the cross-cutting
priorities on: (1) Developing human capital through capacity building,
(2) Developing and strengthening the dynamism of SMEs, (3) Harnessing
technologies for the future and supporting innovation, and (4) Inclusive
growth – addressing the social dimension of globalisation, health, and
gender.
The workstream priorities, on the other
hand, include: (1) Regional Economic Integration, (2) Structural Reform,
(3) Safeguarding the quality of life through sustainable growth, and
(4) Human Security.
Capacity-building, as envisioned in these
priorities, applies more broadly to building institutional support for
the whole economy and not simply in terms of human capacity with primary
focus on labor and education.
A noteworthy ECOTECH project is the
10-year achievement of the APEC Digital Opportunity Center (ADOC)
initiative in the Philippines which underlines the country’s commitment
to a better ICT-connected Asia-Pacific Region.
The meeting also seeks to adapt the APEC Connectivity Blueprint for endorsement to the APEC Ministers and Leaders.
Other initiatives to be considered in the meeting are those on Innovation-Driven Development and Blue Economy Cooperation.
Following the APEC CSOM is the APEC Ministerial Meeting (AMM) from November 7 to 8.
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