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State of the Region 2024-2025

The Asia-Pacific region faces a complex economic landscape characterized by growth potential tempered by significant risks. Forecasts project a GDP growth rate of 3.4% in 2024, with inflation expected to moderate to around 2.3%, but challenges such as geopolitical tensions, climate change, global supply chain vulnerabilities, and ageing populations present substantial risks. These risks are exacerbated by factors such as protectionism, trade conflicts, and the increased frequency of natural disasters affecting economic stability and productivity. Survey insights reveal a region optimistic about growth but concerned about key obstacles. Among the top five risks identified are geopolitical tensions and associated sanctions, climate change impacts, and supply chain disruptions. Trade and...

Pacific Currents

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


Climate change in SOTR
Christopher Findlay, Tilak Doshi and Eduardo Pedrosa


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...

The Eleventh PECC General Meeting
Concurrent Session

A Seamless Asia-Pacific Information Infrastructure:
Key to Realizing the Bogor Declaration Goals

September 28, 1995
Beijing, China

 

Thursday, September 28

0900 Welcoming Speech by the Concurrent Session

Co-Chairs
  • Mr. Liu Cai, Director General, Policy and Regulation, China PT Ministry
  • Professor Kenji Saga, Vice President for International Affairs, Asia University, Japan
0915 Report on PECC Telecommunication Project
  • Ms. Janet Pearce, Deputy Executive Director, USNCPEC
0945 Session I: Telecommunication in the Asia-Pacific Region: Agenda for Action

Moderator:
  • Dr. Yoo Soo Hong, Senior Research Fellow, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP), Korea
Speakers:
  • Dr. Christian Sarrazin, Vice President and Managing Director, Asia Pacific, Teleglobe Canada Inc, Canada
  • Dr. Chae-Ha Pak, President, Kumho Telecom, Korea
1030 Coffee break

1045 Session II: Deregulating and Improving Market Access

Moderator:
  • Mr. Radzi Mansor, Director, Marketing and Customer Service, Telekom Malaysia Berhad, Malaysia
Presenter:
  • Mr. Anthony Wang, Senior Assistant Director, Regulatory Affairs Branch, Office of the Telecommunications Authority, Hong Kong
Panellists:
  • Mr. Andrew Jordan, Vice President for Asia-Pacific, PanAmSat, USA
  • Mr. Jorge Kunigami, President, Supervisory Commission for Private Investment in Telecommunications, China
1200 Luncheon Speaker:
  • HE Zhou Deqiang, Vice Minister, Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, China
 
1400 Session III: Supporting Growth in Asia-Pacific Telecommunication

Moderator:
  • Mr. Pelagio Baitung, Jr., Undersecretary for Communications, Department of Transport and Communications, Philippines
Co-Presenters:
  • Mr. Gregg Christofeel, President, Brooks Telecommunications, Philippines
  • Mr. Zhicaho Xie, General Manager, Guangzhou HuaMei Communications Limited, China
Panellists:
  • Mr. Yu-Huei Jea, Director General, Ministry of Transportation and Communications, Chinese Taipei
  • Prof Kenji Saga, Vice President for International Affairs, Asia University, Japan
  • Dr. Jai-June Kim, Senior Research Fellow, KISD, Korea.
1515 Coffee break

1530 Session IV: Future Vision

Moderator:
  • Mr. Anthony Wang, Senior Assistant Director, Regulatory Affairs Branch, Office of the Telecommunications Authority, Hong Kong
Presenter:
  • Mr. Osamu Ando, Managing Director, KDD, Japan
Panellists:
  • Mr. Ardhin Ichwan, General Manager, Indosat, Indonesia
  • Mr. Hao Weimin, Deputy Director General, Telecom Administration, Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, China
  • Dr. Jiho Kim, General Manager, Strategic Planning and Coordination Office, Korea Mobile Telecom, Korea
  • Mr. K. T. Goh, Manager, Institute of Systems Science, Singapore
1645 Concluding Remarks by the Co-Chairs