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Interim Position Available: Secretary General, PECC International Secretariat

The Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) invites applicants to apply for an interim appointment, for roughly 11 months, as Secretary General of the PECC International Secretariat. The interim appointee would be eligible to apply for a permanent appointment following an extensive search process to be concluded at the end of 2025. PECC is a non-profit, policy-oriented, regional organization dedicated to the promotion of a stable and prosperous Asia-Pacific. PECC is a think tank dedicated to the rapid economic development of the Asia-Pacific region through greater cooperation in trade and finance among member economies. The PECC International Secretariat is headquartered in Singapore. Interim Position Available: Secretary General, PECC International Secretariat Job Scope Proven...

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Global value chains: From fruitful discussions to meaningful actions
Juan Navarro, Associate Faculty, Royal Roads University


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Digital Technologies, Services and the Fourth Industrial Revolutions
Submitted by Jane Drake-Brockman, Christopher Findlay, Yose Rizal Damuri and Sherry Stephenson 


COVID-19 has Exposed Major Gaps in our Social Safety Nets: In a Post-COVID World Will these Gaps be Closed?
Hugh Stephens
Vice Chair, CANCPEC; Distinguished Fellow, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada; Executive Fellow, School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary


 Multilateral Cooperation is a Safeguard against Pandemics
Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria
Executive Director, APEC Secretariat


International cooperation during COVID-19
Sungbae An
Senior Research Fellow, Department of International Macroeconomics and Finance, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP)


Member Updates

CNCPEC: Amb. Zhan Yongxin attended the 2023 China (Tianjin) International Fair for Investment and Trade & PECC Expo

On November 22nd to 23rd, Amb. Zhan Yongxin, Chair, China National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation, attended the China·Tianjin Forum for Business Cooperation and Development, and the opening ceremony of the 2023 China (Tianjin) International Trade and Investment Fair, and PECC Expo....

KOPEC: DR. Siwook Lee appointed as the new KOPEC Chair

Dr. Siwook Lee succeeds Dr. Heungchong Kim as the Chair of the Korea National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (KOPEC). Dr. Lee is also the President of the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP) and professor at the KDI School of Public Policy and Management (on...

MANCPEC: Professor Dr Mohd Faiz Abdullah appointed as the new MANCPEC Chair

Professor Dr Mohd Faiz Abdullah succeeds Mr Herizal Hazri as the Chair of the Malaysia National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (MANCPEC). Professor Faiz is also the Chairman for the Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS), Malaysia. A lawyer by training, Professor Faiz...

MXCPEC: Dr. Gerardo Traslosheros appointed as the new MXCPEC Chair

Dr. Gerardo Traslosheros succeeds Ambassador Sergio Ley as the Chair of the Mexico National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation. Dr. Traslosheros is also the Coordinator of the Global Governance Program at the UDLAP Jenkins Graduate School (UJGS) in Mexico City, and Member of the Mexican...

NZPECC: Dr. Alan Bollard appointed as the new NZPECC Chair

Alan Bollard (CNZM; PhD Auck; FRSNZ) is a Professor of Pacific Region Business at Victoria University of Wellington, and inaugural Chair for Pacific Region Business. Alan is also the Chair of the Infrastructure Commission, Chair of the cross-university Centres for Asia-Pacific Excellence, and...

HKCPEC: Prof Tam Kar Yan appointed as the new HKCPEC Chair

Professor Kar Yan TAM is Dean of the HKUST Business School and Chair Professor of Information Systems, Business Statistics and Operations Management. Prior to being Dean of the Business School, he was Dean of Students and Associate Provost at HKUST. Professor Tam is a board member of the...

Focus Workshop on Community Building

1 September 2003

Room J-1, International Convention Centre
Brunei Darussalam

 

0830 - 0900

Registration

0900 - 1045

Session 1: Community Building in the Asia Pacific:  Key Imperatives for Globalization and Development

  • Chair:  Dr. Medhi Krongkaew (Community Building Forum Coordinator)

 

Panel Discussions:

1045 - 1100

Coffee Break

1100 - 1300

Session 2: The Importance of Sustainable Physical Infrastructure in the Future of the Asia Pacific

Moderator:  Mrs. Geneviève Dubois-Taine (Sustainable Cities Task Force Coordinator)
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Presentations:

 
 

Discussion
What are the conditions for setting up sustainable infrastructure

  • the necessity of institutional and legal frameworks that minimize the financing risks
  • the necessity to improve the capacity building of all thanks to international cooperation and financing

Chair:  Mrs. Geneviève Dubois-Taine

1300 - 1430

Lunch

Launch of World Bank's Global Economic Report 2004 : "Realizing The Promise of the Doha Agenda"

Chair: Christopher Findlay (PECC Coordinating Group Chair)
Presentation: Dominique van der Mensbrugghe (World Bank)

1430 - 1600

Session 3: Human Infrastructure as a Requirement for Community Building in the Asia Pacific

Moderator: Dr. Tsong-ming Lin (Coordinator, HRD Task Force)
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Presentations:

 

1600 - 1615

Tea Break

1615 - 1745

Session 4:  The Role of ICT in Institutional Infrastructure in the Asia Pacific

Moderator: Ambassador Yoshifumi Matsuda (International Coordinator, Pin IT)
 

Introductory Presentations:

 
 

Closing Remarks

  • Ambassador Yoshifumi Matsuda (International Coordinator, PIN IT)
 

Discussion Briefing on PECC's Future ICT work

  • Dr. Medhi Krongkaew (Community Building Forum Coordinator)
  • A representative of PECC or APEC

1745 - 1800

Session 5:  Summary and Conclusions of the Focus Workshop

  • Dr. Medhi Krongkaew (Community Building Forum Coordinator)