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‟ INGENIEUR We will develop, maintain and renew quality infrastructures, including energy, ICT and transport. We will seek to increase the quality and sustainability of APEC transport networks; increase broadband internet access; promote sustainable energy security; and build resiliency into the energy infrastructure. (PPP) and other means in APEC economies. We will adopt comprehensive assessment methods that consider key q u ali t y el e m e n t s in t h e evaluation of infrastructure project proposals and enhance the application of good practices and people-centred investment for planning and implementing infrastructure projects. We welcome the substantial work that has been done under the Finance Ministers’ Process (FMP) to promote knowledge sharing and capacity building in the area of infrastructure PPPs. We are pleased to note that the APEC PPP Experts Advisory Panel has launched work under the FMP, which supports, on a voluntary basis, a Pilot PPP Centre based in Indonesia. We note with appreciation the role of the Panel in helping APEC economies tap into private sector sources of funding for infrastructure development, particularly through promoting PPPs, by acting as a repository 6 38 of skills that will bring to life good practices in the APEC region and will help channel technical assistance to developing economies seeking such assistance. We commit to fur ther establish dedicated PPP centres in APEC economies, with a view to developing a regional network of PPP centres to share good practices. In the longer term, these centres can play an important role in supporting the establishment of an APEC-wide market for infrastructure financing. We also welcome the Implementation Roadmap to Develop Successful Infrastructure PPP Projects in the APEC Region and the Action Agenda on Promoting I n f r as t r u c tu r e I nve s t m e n t through PPP. We will develop, maintain and renew quality infrastructures, including energ y, ICT and transpor t. We will seek to increase the qualit y and sustainability of APEC transport VOL 61 JANUARY – MARCH 2015 VOL 55 JUNE 2013 networks; increase broadband Inter net access; promote sustainable energy security; and build resiliency into the energy infrastructure. We will help facilitate the efficient and effective operation of maritime transportation and shipment, especially taking into account that the majority of maritime infrastructure development projects happen on a unilateral basis.  We take note of several pathfinder initiatives where future co-operation might produce tangible results. We will streng then air transportation co-operation to boost robust trade and peopleto-people connections, share experiences and good practices to promote  efficiency and security of air connectivity We note that ICT development has been a focus of APEC’s work since its inception in 1989, as increased information sharing and improved communication technology allow for faster and more reliable connections