PSU Work Program As at 1 January 2017

PSU Work Program as at 1 January 2017

ID Name Stakeholders Action Future Milestones Due Current projects: ongoing EC1 Research on key elements on Structural EC Liaise with EC to identify particular research topics As required Reform SRMM

EC4 Voluntary reviews EC Complete PSU role in assisting economies in 2011 as required As required Participating undertaking reviews Economies Exploratory meeting with Indonesia’s MoF – 14 May 2010 

PSU1 StatsAPEC: PSU Board Release of StatsAPEC website  1 July 2010 Ongoing PSU2  Key Indicators Database Member Optimization of StatsAPEC for mobile devices  August 2013 Economies Beginning 2011, biannual data updates:  Bilateral Linkages Database  First update June 2017 December 2017  Second update

PSU11 PSU Policy Briefs SOM Release Policy Briefs that analyze pertinent policy On needs basis Ongoing Member relevant issues in the APEC region. Economies

PSU27 APEC in Charts 2017 SOM Beginning 2013, annual publication for AMM November 2017 Ongoing AMM AELM PSU28 APEC Regional Trends Analysis CTI Beginning 2016, biannual reports: Ongoing EC  First report May 2017 SOM November 2017  Second report AMM Current projects: discrete CTI28 Study on the Application of Global CTI Contractual negotiations & consultant appointment 12 August 2015 Q1 2017 Data Standards (GDS) for Supply Submission of Inception Report Mid-August 2015 Chain Connectivity – Phase One Submission of Interim/Progress Report March 2016 Submission of Draft Final Report August 2016 Submission of Final Report January 2017

1 PSU Work Program as at 1 January 2017

ID Name Stakeholders Action Future Milestones Due CTI33 Peer Review and Capacity Building on CTI Establishment of review team 7 July 2016 Q2 2017 APEC Infrastructure Development and Submission of Inception Report November 2016 Investment Conduct document based review November 2016 Review visit December 2016 Submission of Progress Report December 2016 Submission of Draft Final Report February 2017 Submission of Final Report May 2017

CTI34 Facilitating Digital Trade for Inclusive CTI Project update at CTI2 May 2016 Q1 2017 Growth: Key Issues in Promoting Presentation at Trade Policy Dialogue and CTI3 Mid-August 2016 Digital Trade in APEC Submission of Draft Final Report October 2016 Submission of Final Report January 2017

CTI35 Study on the Application of Global CTI Submission of Progress Report February 2017 Q2 2017 Data Standards (GDS) for Supply Submission of Draft Final Report May 2017 Chain Connectivity – Phase Two Submission of Final Report June 2017

CTI36 Case Study on Supporting Industry CTI Contractual negotiations & consultant appointment Mid-November 2016 Q2 2017 Promotion Policies in APEC – APEC Submission of Inception Report December 2016 Supporting Industry Initiative Submission of Draft Report 1 Mid-January 2017 Submission of Draft Report 2 Mid-February 2017 Presentation of Draft Report 2 to CTI1 End-February 2017 Submission of Draft Report 3 Mid-April 2017 Submission of Final Report May 2017

CTI37 Study on Single Window Systems’ CTI Contractual negotiations & consultant appointment Mid-November 2016 Q3 2017 (SWS) International Interoperability: Submission of Inception Report December 2016 Key Issues for its Implementation Submission of Progress Report February 2017 Submission of Draft Final Report May 2017 Submission of Final Report August 2017

CTI38 Promoting E-commerce to Globalize CTI Project update to CTI3 August 2016 Q4 2017 MSMEs Project update for CSOM October 2016 Project update to CTI1 End-February 2017 Submission of Draft Report to CTI2 May 2017 Submission of Draft Final Report to CTI3 August 2017 Submission of Final Report October 2017

ID Name Stakeholders Action Future Milestones Due GOS1 Case Studies on the Role of Services GOS Contractual negotiations & consultant appointment February 2016 Q4 2016 Trade in Global Value Chains (GVCs) MAG Submission of Inception Report March 2016 Submission of Draft Report 1 End-June 2016 Submission of Draft Report 2 Mid-August 2016 Submission of Final Report December 2016

IEG2 Investment Facilitation Action Plan IEG Submission of draft final report to IEG1 February 2017 Q2 2017 (IFAP) Implementation Progress 2015- Submission of final report April 2017 2016

SOM15 Sustainable Development Partnerships SOM Contractual negotiations & consultant appointment 2 March 2015 Q4 2016 for Cities in the Asia-Pacific Region Submission of Draft Final Report 12 January 2016 Submission of Final Report November 2016

SCSC2 Developing Indicators to Assess the SCSC Contractual negotiations & consultant appointment 9 November 2016 Q4 2017 Strength of Standards and Submission of Inception Report December 2016 Conformance (S&C) Infrastructure in Submission of Progress Report 1 to SCSC1 February 2017 APEC Submission of Progress Report 2 June 2017 Presentation of Draft Final Report to SCSC2 August 2017 Submission of Final Report October 2017

Collaboration matters Increasing relationships with other APEC, IMF, Establish ongoing contacts with ADB, ADBI, ASEAN, Ongoing Ongoing international and research fora, and WB, ASEAN, ERIA, IMF, OECD, PECC, UNCTAD, WB, WEF, seeking to establish more formalized OECD, PECC, WTO, etc collaboration, possible joint research ERIA, ADB, Establish contacts with other organizations and information sharing arrangements etc. Establish information sharing arrangements where suitable Undertake joint work as appropriate and in the interests of APEC Avoid duplication of effort

Communication matters Research Outcomes: Summary of APEC Beginning 2012, annual publication Q2 2017 Q2 2017 Research Projects 2016 Stakeholders Electronic mailer APEC Beginning 2012, electronic mailer for mailing list Ongoing Ongoing Stakeholders

ID Name Stakeholders Action Future Milestones Due Media activities APEC Prepare news releases Ongoing Ongoing Stakeholders Participate in media interviews and briefings PSU webpages APEC Maintain, update and improve contents in PSU Ongoing Ongoing Stakeholders webpages

Speaking engagements APEC Participate in and speak at internal and external events Ongoing Ongoing Stakeholders

Management matters 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-annually Arrangements SOM Board on work undertaken and expenditure and report on previous 6 commitments month period

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

The Board will regularly report the outcomes of its After each meetings to SOM meeting The PSU Director will regularly report on its activities to the Executive Director of the Secretariat Ongoing

Mid-term review PSU Board Review the work and operations of the PSU and on the September 2016 – Q2 2017 SOM effectiveness of the PSU’s outputs from its April 2017 establishment to 2016 and to provide recommendations for the strategic direction of the PSU