Report on APEC Future Education Consortium at the 17th APEC Ministerial Meeting(AMM)
On the 17th APEC Ministerial Meeting(AMM), our activities of the ACEC Task III, APEC Future Education Consortium are introduced to APEC Ministers from Australia; Brunei Darussalam; Canada; Chile; the People's Republic of China; Hong Kong, China; Indonesia; Japan; the Republic of Korea; Malaysia; Mexico; New Zealand; Papua New Guinea; Peru; the Philippines; Russia; Singapore; Chinese Taipei; Thailand; the United States of America; and Viet Nam.
Reaffirming the great importance of promoting education and training, Ministers welcomed the achievements made by the APEC Future Education Consortium and the APEC Education Foundation in accomplishing a learning community and a stable supporting system for educational development in the APEC region. Ministers also welcomed the APEC e-Learning Training Program as a systematic and sustainable initiative to expand digital opportunities for education policymakers, school administrators and teachers in the region.
Ministers noted the significant work being carried out by Human Resources Development - Capacity Building Network (HRD-CBN) in preparing business leaders and managers for globalisation, focusing on such themes as entrepreneur development, risk management, international rules and standards, and trans-boundary environmental issues. Ministers also welcomed the close collaboration between APEC and ABAC in implementing the project, Capacity Building for Recycling Based Economy (RBE) in APEC.
