Institutional connectivity will address issues of trade facilitation
between
people
and
organisations throughout AsiaPacific, facilitating trade and
economic growth. We resolve
jointly to continue our efforts
in enhancing the access to ICT
resources by using available
technologies to reduce digital
divide and increase greater
connectivity in the region.
We resolve to tap into
APEC’s considerable potential
in fostering future energy cooperation initiatives, especially in
the areas of energy-related trade
and environmental sustainability.
APEC represents an ideal
forum to explore the concept of
expanded cross-border energy
trade and renewable energy in
a non-binding manner. We will
further aspire to ensure quality
electricity supply for all member
economies.
Institutional Connectivity
Under Institutional Connectivity,
we will strive to make progress
in jointly addressing issues of
trade facilitation, structural
and regulatory reforms as well
as improved transpor t and
logistics facilitation, which are of
critical importance to APEC as a
regional forum.
We aim to moder nise
customs and border agencies
and enable a whole - ofGovernment approach in the
development of regulations,
including co-ordination across
regulatory, standards, and trade
agencies.
We support APEC’s work
to encourage each member
economy to develop its own
Single Window system by 2020
and we encourage ef for ts
to p r o m ote in ter n a t io n al
interoperability between Single
Window system and paperless
trading.
We will further strengthen
the initiatives under the APEC
Sup ply - Chain C onne c ti v it y
Framework Action Plan (SCFAP)
by systematically improving
supply chain performance by
implementing a capacity building
plan to assist economies in
overcoming specific obstacles
within the eight chokepoints of
the SCFAP.
On regulatory coherence, we
will implement initiatives that
focus on regulatory co-operation
by sharing best practices on
regulatory issues. We note that
industry dialogues are already
well advanced in this process.
The Internet is a good and
effective tool to help economies
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