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Over a decade APEC region has grown faster, traded
more, received greater inward investment, created more jobs and
generated higher standards of living than non APEC economies
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Economy of region as a whole has expanded by a
third and three quarters for lower income economies
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When APEC formed most APEC economies had average
tariff rates higher than 10%; today only three do
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After a decade nearly all APEC economies have doubled
their share of trade as a percentage
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Core support mechanism for APEC process
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Advisory, operational, logistic and technical services
to member economies and fora
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Project management and evaluation
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Communications, Public and Media Relations
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Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director;
21 Seconded Professional Staff Members; 26 Support Staff
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Disbursement of funds for approved projects in
liaison with relevant project proponents and fora
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Provide advice to fora and project proponents on
project implementation processes including contracts and tendering,
RFPs
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Administer the Guidelines for Project Evaluation
Provide advice to the BMC on the development
and implementation of the APEC project evaluation guidelines
12. Human Resource Development Working Group
(HRDWG)
The HRDWG conducts its activities through 3 networks
dealing with complementary aspects of HRD: Labour and Social Protection
Network (LSPN), Capacity Building Network (CBN) and Education Network
(EDNET)
13. Current Priorities of the HRDWG
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Providing quality basic education, with the focus
on increasing access by all groups to basic education and increasing
levels of educational attainment for the population as a whole;
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Improving labour market information and analysis
to support flexible and efficient labour markets which contribute
to economic growth and trade and investment in the region.
Enhancing the skills of managers, entrepreneurs and educators/trainers
in key sectors as well as supporting the needs of small and medium
sized enterprises (SMEs) and promoting the management of sustainable
growth and development;
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Promoting and developing lifelong learning as a
means both to meet rapidly changing skills in the economy as well
as individual needs for adjustment and upgrading of education, vocational
training, professional and technical skills and management development;
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Increasing the quality of curricula, teaching methods
and instructional materials in education, training and skills development
at all levels with particular focus on preparing for the transition
to the 21st century.
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Facilitating the mobility of qualified persons
to help meet skill shortages by developing means for mutual recognition
of skills and qualifications and to increase opportunities for people
to gain the skills required required for the economic growth and
development of member economies and the region as a whole;
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Enhancing the quality, productivity, efficiency
and equitable development of the labour forces and work places in
member economies; and
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Strengthening cooperation in education and training
to support trade and investment liberalisation and facilitation.
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Providing quality basic education;
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Promoting and developing lifelong learning;
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Increasing quality of curricula, teaching methods
and instructional materials for education;
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Strengthening cooperation in education
18. Themes and Sub-themes
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Main Theme
“One Community, Our Future”
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A Commitment to Development through Trade
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Sharing benefits through better practices
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Skills for the coming challenges
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Opportunities for Entrepreneurial Growth
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Growth and Stability: Key for APEC Integration
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Commitment to Sustainable Growth
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Experiencing our Diversity
20. Third APEC Education Ministerial Meeting- Santiago, Chile,
April 29-30, 2004
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Theme “Skills for the Coming Challenges”
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The Meeting will focus on 4 priority areas:
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Learning English and other foreign languages
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Stimulating learning in Math and Science
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Using Information Technology for teaching and learning
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Centralised and Decentralised Systemic Reforms
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