Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation

Workshop on Meteorological and

Hydrologic Cooperation Within APEC

January 12, 2001Albuquerque, NM

Promote Free Trade and Investment

Promote Economic and Technical Cooperation

APEC Objectives:

Achieved By:

Reducing Barriers Facilitating Open Regionalism Sustaining the Region’s Growth and

Development Encouraging Positive Gains from

Economic Interdependence Enhancing the Role of the Private

Sector

U.S. Involvement in APECThe United States is actively engaged in APEC because the economic health of its members has become vitally important to our own economic well-being.

Roughly two-thirds of U.S. trade is with APEC members

The financial crisis underscored our interdependence.

APEC’s Member Economies

Australia Brunei Darussalam Canada Chile China Hong Kong, China Indonesia Japan Korea Malaysia Mexico

New Zealand Papua New Guinea Peru Philippines Russia Singapore Chinese Taipei Thailand United States Vietnam

APEC Organization Chart

Why U.S. Department of Commerce?

APEC is about cooperation for economic growth.

APEC is not for governments. It is for business. Through APEC, we aim to open the way for businesses to do business.

APEC stands on three legs: liberalization, facilitation, and cooperation.

U.S. Department of Commerce Chairs:

Marine Resource Conservation & Fisheries (NOAA)

Trade Promotion (ITA) Tourism (ITA) Committee on Trade and Investment

(ITA Co-Chair with USTR) Industrial Science and Technology

(TA)

APEC Economic & Technical Cooperation

Developing Human Capital Fostering Safe and Efficient Capital

Markets Strengthening Economic

Infrastructure Harnessing Technologies for the

Future Promoting Environmentally

Sustainable Economic Growth Encouraging the Growth of SMEs

Technology Administration’s

Involvement

Served as Co-Chair of the U.S. Delegation to the Working Group on Investment and Technology Transfer from 1990-1992

Became Chair in 1993 After Investment Issues Moved to Another Group

Technology Administration’s

Involvement (continued)

Hosted 17th Meeting of the Industrial Science and Technology Working Group in August 1999

NIST participated in the Committee on Trade and Investment’s Subcommittee on Standards & Conformance

Industrial Science and Technology Working Group

(ISTWG) Milestones

1994 –Working Group’s Emphasis Changes From North/South Technology Transfer to S&T Cooperation

1996 – First APEC S&T Ministerial

1997 – Leaders Charge the Group with the Primary Responsibility for Sustainable Development and the Environment

Industrial Science and Technology Working Group (ISTWG) Milestones

1998 – Leaders Adopt the APEC Agenda for S&T Industry Cooperation into the 21st Century; Second APEC S&T Ministerial; APEC Year of Harnessing Technology for the Future

1999 – Leaders Statements on E-Commerce and Emergency Preparedness; Continued Endorsement of Cleaner Production and Environmental Health

Industrial Science and Technology Working Group

“A dynamic and prosperous Asia-Pacific region built on the development and application of industrial science and technology which supports economic growth and improves the quality of life while safeguarding the environment and natural resources necessary for economic sustainability.”

ISTWG’s focus areas

I. Improved Availability of Information

ASTWEB Virtual Center for Environmental

Technology Exchange Public Understanding of S&T APEC S&T Indicators and Statistics

ISTWG’s focus areas

II. Improved Human Resource Development

APEC Youth Science Festival Gender and S&T APEC Center for Technology Exchange

and Training for SMEs APEC Coordinating Center for Good

Clinical Practices

ISTWG’s focus areas

III. Improved Business Climate

Intellectual Property Rights Study of Laws and Regulations

Governing Trade and Investment-Related Technology Transactions

Discussions of Industrial Standards Systems

Adoption of Principles for Collaboration

ISTWG’s focus areas

IV. Contribution to Sustainable Economic Development

Cleaner Production Initiative Environmental Health/Emerging

Infectious Diseases Disaster Mitigation/Emergency

Preparedness

ISTWG’s focus areas

V. Enhance Policy Dialogue and Review

R&D Leaders’ Forums Meetings of Ministers Responsible for

Science and Technology Presentations on and Discussions of

Members’ Technology Policies APEC Agenda for S&T Industry

Cooperation into the 21st Century

ISTWG’s focus areas

VI. Facilitation of Networks and Partnerships

APEC Network of S&T Industrial Parks

APEC Center for Technology Foresight APEC Center for Materials Evaluation

and Testing Asia-Pacific Cleaner Production

Roundtable

Work Plan

The Working Group undertakes approximately 60 different activities with the following objectives:

Improved Availability of Information Improved Human Resource Development Improved Business Climate Contribution of Sustainable Economic

Development Enhanced Policy Dialogue and Review

19th ISTWG MeetingOctober 2000 – Key Outcomes Endorsed new projects: Materials properties

testing; technology foresight symposium; advanced technologies for high production sustainable development symposium; greening of the supply chain; completion of Cleaner Production task force.

Convene S&T Policy Forum in September 2001 APEC Technomart IV (Suzhou City, China,

September 2001 U.S. raised interest in possible new areas for

ISTWG collaboration: critical infrastructure protection S&T; and global threat of invasive species

Schedule of ISTWG Meetings

April 2001 (tentative):20th ISTWG Meeting, Vietnam

September 2001 (tentative): 21st ISTWG Meeting, Malaysia

Who are Members of the ISTWG?

Generally, representatives of science and technology or industry/trade ministries

Less often, representatives of foreign affairs ministry

Other ministries represented in delegations

Project Development Process

Co-sponsorship (at least three economies)

Instructions for new project proposal (ASTWEB)

Project development strategies (ISTWG side meetings)

APEC Related Websites APEC Secretariat (Singapore):

http://www1.apecsec.org.sg/

Information Regarding ISTWG (ASTWEB): http://www.apecst.org

APEC Business Advisory Council: http://www.abaconline.org/