Regional Reports and Publication
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Human Capital Development, APEC
Supporting Women's Access to Global Markets: A Toolkit for Trade Promotion Organisers
Women own a third of small and medium-sized enterprises that operate across the APEC region. Yet, as clients of Trade Promotion Organisations (TPOs), women entrepreneurs are significantly under-represented. This toolkit highlights the challenges TPOs face in providing unbiased or gender responsive support services to women-led, owned and managed businesses. It offers a quick reference guide on what TPOs can do to support women entrepreneurs in building their export readiness and capacity to access global markets.
Publications under SOM Steering Committee on Economic and Technical Cooperation(SCE), Small and Medium Enterprises Working Group(SMEWG)
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Market Access & Internationalisation, ASEAN
The Reference Guidebook for ASEAN SME Exporters
The Reference Guidebook provides the basic knowledge about goods and service export from ASEAN of goods and services, the official export process and provides additional considerations for a successful export business.
Circulated in December 2017 as an e-book during the ASEAN Training Course to Build and Enhance Export Capacities for SMEs
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Promote Productivity, Technology and Innovation, APEC
An ABAC/RMIT Research Project – Human Resource Development Challenges and Opportunities Arising from Digital Innovation
The report outlines some of the key technology trends facing the globe including: Machine learning, AI, IoT, Blockchain, research digitisation, educational innovation (such as online learning) and highlights the human resources, skills and training needs for both the business sector as well as educational institutions to respond to these technologies in support of social and economic goals.
Publications under APEC-Business Advisory Council (APEC-BAC)
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Enhance Market Access and Internationalisation, APEC
Realizing the Untapped Potential of MSMEs in APEC: Practical Recommendations for Enhancing Cross-border Trade
APEC-Business Advisory Council (APEC-BAC) commissioned the University of Southern California’s (USC) Marshall School of Business to identify best practice “what works” programs and policies to empower MSMEs to engage in more cross border trade in the APEC region, with specific focus on the digital economy and inclusive growth via women-led MSMEs. The research focuses on capturing the “voice of business” by interviewing a broad cross-section of APEC business leaders, MSMEs, policy makers, and supporting ecosystem players, with specific attention to women-led MSMEs.
Publications under APEC-Business Advisory Council (APEC-BAC)
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Others, APEC
ABAC Report to Leaders 2018 – Digitization and Innovation: Advancing Social Harmony
The report highlights the work undertaken by ABAC throughout the year and its recommendations that formed the basis of dialogue between APEC Leaders and the APEC business representatives in November 2018, on the side-line of the APEC CEO Summit during APEC Economic Leaders Week in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
Publications under APEC-Business Advisory Council (APEC-BAC)