APEC Policy Support Unit Projects (As of 1 Feb 2012)

______2012/SOM1/EC/019 Agenda Item: 7

Purpose: Information Submitted by: Policy Support Unit, APEC Secretariat

First Economic Committee Meeting Moscow, Russia 14-15 February 2012 ID Name Stakeholders Action Future Milestones Due Current projects: ongoing PSU12 APEC Economic Trends Analysis EC Submission of Draft Report 3 February 2012 report(s) APEC Ministers SOM6 Key Trends and Developments SOM Beginning 2009, biannual submission of assessment APEC Ministers Relating to Trade and Investment APEC reports (including information provided by WTO, committed to Measures and Their Impact on the Ministers ABAC and other relevant bodies) for: continuing in 2012 APEC Region 2012  MRT  June 2012  AMM (MRT)  September 2012 (AMM) EC1 Research on key elements on Structural EC Liaise with EC to identify particular research topics As Reform APEC required Ministers responsible for Structural Reform EC4 Voluntary reviews EC Complete PSU role in assisting economies in 2011 as required As Participating undertaking reviews required economies Exploratory meeting with Indonesia’s MoF – 14 May 2010  PSU1 StatsAPEC: PSU Board Release of StatsAPEC website  1 July 2010 PSU2  Key Indicators Database Member Beginning 2011, biannual data updates in:  Bilateral Linkages Database Economies  May May 2012  November November 2012 ID Name Stakeholders Action Future Milestones Due Current projects: discrete PSU11 Food Security Policies in APEC ATCWG Contractual negotiations and appointment of 24 November 2011 September PPFS Consultant  2012 SOM Submission of Inception Report  16 January 2012 Submission of Progress Report 26 March 2012 Submission of Draft Final Report 16 May 2012 Submission of Final Report 13 June 2012 CTI7 Supply-Chain Connectivity Initiative CTI Assist in the Sendai Symposium on Supply-Chain 20-21 September Connectivity  2010 Advice on performance measurement Ongoing 2013 Submission of the revised SCI Assessment Note  26 January 2012 Participate in the Transport Working Group Focus 17-18 February Group Meeting on SCI internal assessment 2012 Symposium on SCI measurement 2012 (31 March – 1 April 1 April 2012) 2012 CTI9 Bogor Goals Progress Report – IAP CTI Presentation of Dashboard proposal  17 August 2011 Peer Review Process SOM Trade Policy Dialogue on Dashboard 12 February 2012 Advice on measurement Ongoing EC5 Regulatory Reform – Case Studies on EC Issue Request for Proposal  8 September 2011 June 2012 Green Investments FoTC on Deadline Submission of Proposals  9 October 2011 Regulatory Review of Proposals  10-21 October Reform 2011 Contractual negotiations and appointment of 24-31 October consultant  2011 Expected Commencement of the project  1 November 2011 Submission of Inception Report  14 November 2011 Submission of Progress Report 1 February 2012 Submission of Draft Final Report 15 May 2012 Finalization of Final Report 15 June 2012 ID Name Stakeholders Action Future Milestones Due EC6 APEC’s Ease of Doing Business – EoDB FoTC Preparation of Draft Report  December 2011 – September Assessment of interim target 2009- EC January 2012 2012 2011 (expected, SOM Presentation of Draft Report February 2012 TBC) Preparation of Final Report 15 May 2012

Completed projects PSU9 The Mutual Usefulness between APEC PSU Board Report distributed – Oct 2011 Done & TPP Member Accessed: 7009 times Economies Invitation from the Temasek Foundation Centre for Trade Negotiations (TFCTN) to participate in project: Present at the Beginning: The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement BMG1 Reducing Business Travel Costs: The BMG Report distributed – Oct 2011 Done Success of APEC’s Business Mobility Accessed: 519 times Initiatives

SCSC1 Reducing Trade Transaction Costs: SCSC Report submitted to AMM – Nov 2011 Done Harmonization of Standards and Accessed: 970 times Conformity Assessments in APEC CTI6 Aggregate Measurement of Trade CTI Report submitted to AMM – Nov 2011 Done Transaction Costs Reduction in APEC Accessed: 752 times 2007-2010 USA1 APEC’s Ease of Doing Business – EoDB FoTC Report submitted to AMM – Nov 2011 Done Interim Assessment (2009-2010) EC Accessed: 698 times SOM SCCP1 Trade Facilitation through Customs SCCP Report submitted to AMM – Nov 2011 Done Procedures: Assessment of APEC’s Accessed: 903 times Progress ECSG1 Facilitating Electronic Commerce in ECSG-PTS Report submitted to AMM – Nov 2011 Done APEC: A Case Study of Electronic Accessed: 776 times Certificate of Origin ID Name Stakeholders Action Future Milestones Due ECSG2 Enabling Electronic Commerce: The ECSG-DPS Report distributed – Oct 2011 Done Contribution of APEC’s Data Privacy Accessed: 1143 times Framework

CTI8 APEC's Achievements in Trade CTI Report distributed – Oct 2011 Done Facilitation 2007-2010 - Final Accessed: 1603 times Assessment of TFAP II

SOM1 Policy background paper - The Global SOM Paper presented – July 2009 Done Economic Crisis: Effective Responses SFOM Accessed: 6672 times and Policy Strategies to Address the HRDWG Human Impact SOM2 A Results-Oriented Approach to SOM Report distributed – October 2009 Done APEC’s Supply Chain Connectivity Accessed: 6260 times Initiative SOM3 Key Trends and Developments SOM Report submitted to MRT – June 2010 Done Relating to Trade and Investment APEC Report submitted to AMM – Nov 2010 Measures and Their Impact on the Ministers APEC Region 2010 SOM4 Progressing towards the APEC Bogor SOM Report presented – November 2010 Done Goals: Perspectives of the APEC APEC Accessed: 8232 times Policy Support Unit Ministers SOM5 Key Trends and Developments SOM Report submitted to MRT – May 2011 Done Relating to Trade and Investment APEC Report submitted to AMM – Nov 2011 Measures and Their Impact on the Ministers APEC Region 2011 SFOM1 Improving Food Markets in APEC SFOM Report distributed – September 2009 Done Economies: Can the Cost of Food be Accessed: 6794 times Lowered? CTI1 Logistics: Connectivity for Goods and CTI Paper presented – February 2009 Done Services Accessed: 6540 times CTI2 Trade Facilitation Action Plan II CTI Report distributed – October 2009 Done (TFAP II) interim assessment Revised report distributed – August 2010 (classified) ID Name Stakeholders Action Future Milestones Due CTI3 Measuring Progress in Implementing CTI Report distributed – October 2009 Done APEC’s IFAP: Establishing a Accessed: 6333 times methodology and selecting key performance indicators CTI4 The Economic Impact of Enhanced CTI Report distributed – June 2010 Done Multi-Modal Connectivity in the APEC Accessed: 1448 times Region CTI5 Study on Good Regulatory Practices CTI Paper presented – October 2009 Done for Goods and Services Necessary or Accessed: 6377 times Desirable for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation EC2 The Impacts and Benefits of Structural EC Report distributed – January 2011 Done Reforms in Transport, Energy and APEC Accessed: 8165 times Telecommunications Sectors Ministers Finance Ministers Ministers responsible for Structural Reform EC3 Handbook for Voluntary Reviews of EC Handbook distributed – October 2009 Done Institutional Frameworks and Processes Participating Accessed: 6217 times for Structural Reform economies JPN1 Mapping and assessment of efforts SOM Report distributed – March 2010 Done made by relevant international (classified) organizations with regard to growth strategies JPN2 Research into the reasons for Balanced SOM Report submitted – April 2010 Done Growth, Inclusive Growth, Sustainable (classified) Growth, and Knowledge Based Growth in the APEC region SMEWG SME Market Access and SMEWG Report submitted – June 2010 Done 1 Internationalization: Medium-term Accessed: 7278 times KPIs for the SMEWG Strategic Plan ID Name Stakeholders Action Future Milestones Due PSU3 Trade creation in the APEC region: PSU Board Paper distributed – October 2009 Done Measurement of the Magnitude of and CTI Accessed: 1415 times Changes in Intra-regional Trade since APEC’s Inception PSU4 Cross-border Investment Linkages PSU Board Paper distributed: Portfolio investment and bank Done among APEC Economies: CTI lending – October 2009 --the Case of Portfolio Investment and Accessed: 6590 times Bank Lending Paper distributed: FDI – October 2009 --the Case of Foreign Direct Investment Accessed: 6796 times PSU5 Trade in Services in the APEC Region: PSU Board Paper presented –September 2010 Done Patterns, Determinants and Policy GOS Accessed: 8294 times Implications Member economies PSU6 APEC New Strategy for Structural SOM Event Completed Done Reform (ANSSR) Symposium at EC SOM2, Big Sky, Montana, 16 May

PSU7 Residential Workshop on Structural SOM Event Completed Done Reform EC Singapore, 10-12 August

SRMM1 The Links between Trade, Investment Ministers Paper presented- Aug 2008 Done and Structural Reform responsible for Accessed: 6542 times Structural Reform Collaboration tasks ID Name Stakeholders Action Future Milestones Due Increasing relationships with other APEC, IMF, Establish ongoing contacts with ASEAN, OECD, 2nd visit to WTO Ongoing international and research fora WB, ASEAN, ERIA, UNCTAD and WTO  and UNCTAD w/c Seek to establish more formalized OECD, PECC, Establish contacts with other organizations  3 May 2010 collaboration, possible joint research ERIA, ADB, Establish information sharing arrangements and information sharing arrangements etc. Undertake joint work as appropriate and in the Ongoing where suitable interests of APEC Avoid duplication of effort

Management matters PSU10 Feasibility of Functional Integration PSU Board Draft preliminary feasibility paper  July 2011 Ongoing with Secretariat Submission to PSU Board and approval to proceed to September 2011 next stage  Mapping exercise on policies/procedures and draft April/May2012 implementation plan Submission of implementation plan to PSU Board May/June 2012 PSU8 APEC Secretariat contracts review PMU Redraft contracts  Done Review for compliance with Singapore law  Roll out of new contracts  (Task concluded on 30 September 2010) Recruitment of new PSU Director PSU Board Advertise position  5 July 2010 Canada Shortlist candidates  27 July 2010 China Interview candidates  August/September New Zealand Second round of interviews  24 September 2010 Chinese Taipei Final selection  25 September 2010 Negotiation of remuneration October 2010 Contract signature  November 2010 Commencement 21 February 2011 ID Name Stakeholders Action Future Milestones Due Staff PSU Recruit staff and monitor performance Ongoing Ongoing Manage workload of staff and consultants consistent with work program Reports required by Governance PSU Board Prepare a concise half-year evaluation report for the January and July to Bi- Arrangements SOM Board on work undertaken and expenditure and report on previous annually commitments 6 month period

As soon as practicable after each calendar year, the As soon as Annually PSU must submit to SOM an annual report on the practicable after PSU’s operations during the previous calendar year audit

The Board will regularly report the outcomes of its After each meetings to SOM for approval meeting

The PSU Director will regularly report on its Ongoing activities to the Executive Director of the Secretariat