The annual APEC Science Prize for Innovation, Research and
Education (ASPIRE) recognises young scientists
through human resources
development and welcome the
APEC Action Plan for Promoting
Q u a li t y E m p l o y m e n t a n d
Strengthening People-to-People
Connectivity through Human
Resources Development.
Strategies for Implementation:
Capacity Building and Private
Sector Co-operation
Economic and technical cooperation (ECOTECH) is one of
the key pillars of APEC, focusing
on narrowing the gap between
developed and developing APEC
economies. To help implement
the connectivity agenda, we will
direct ECOTECH activities at
upgrading skills and institutions
by providing relevant capacity
building activities for APEC
economies and adhering to
key ECOTECH objectives. In
this regard, ECOTECH is an
important tool for implementing
the Blueprint.
T h e d e v el o p m e n t a n d
implementation of connectivity
initiatives will require a
significant
amount
of
information on APEC economies’
needs, expectations, gaps,
and on market direction and
imbalances. Information on
what infrastructure projects
are needed, what gaps exist
in institutional frameworks,
and where skills imbalances
lay in the labour market will be
crucial to support economies in
achieving connectivity targets.
To gather this information,
economies should work with the
private sector. In this regard,
the APEC Business Advisory
Council (ABAC) and APEC’s
policy partnerships and industry
dialo gues c an c ont r ibu te
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