Policy Support Unit Projects As at 1 August 2012

______2012/CSOM/006 Agenda Item: 4

Purpose: Information Submitted by: PSU, APEC Secretariat

Concluding Senior Officials’ Meeting Vladivostok, Russia 2-3 September 2012 ID Name Stakeholders Action Future Milestones Current projects: ongoing PSU13 PSU Policy Briefs SOM and Release Policy Briefs that analyse pertinent policy On needs basis Member relevant issues in the APEC region. Economies PSU12 APEC Economic Trends Analysis EC Beginning 2012, biannual submission of assessment January 2013 report(s) 2012 APEC reports. Ministers  First report distributed – February 2012 Accessed: 8,520  Second report distributed – May 2012 Accessed: 3,000

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    AMM 

EC1 Research on key elements on Structural EC Liaise with EC to identify particular research topics Reform APEC Ministers responsible for Structural Reform EC4 Voluntary reviews EC Complete PSU role in assisting economies in 2011 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 PSU2  Key Indicators Database Member Beginning 2011, biannual data updates in:  Bilateral Linkages Database Economies  April / May  21 June 2012  October / November October 2012

Current projects: discrete PSU11 Food Security Policies in APEC ATCWG Contractual negotiations and appointment of 24 November 2011 PPFS Consultant  SOM Submission of Inception Report  16 January 2012 Submission of Progress Report  26 March 2012 Submission of Preliminary Findings Report  21 May 2012 Submission of Final Report 31 August 2012 PSU14 PSU Issues Paper: Food Security ATCWG Produce issues paper that examines food security 31 August 2012 PPFS challenges currently facing the APEC region, and suggests a possible way forward for APEC to Member address these issues more effectively. Economies ID Name Stakeholders Action Future Milestones CTI7 Supply-chain Connectivity Framework CTI Assist in the Sendai Symposium on Supply-Chain 20-21 September Action Plan: Interim Assessment for Connectivity  2010 2013 Advice on performance measurement Ongoing 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 2012) Endorsement of questionnaire for self-assessment 30-31 May 2012 survey  Start of self-assessment survey  June 2012 End of self-assessment survey 15 November 2012 Internal indicators analysis (July – September 2012) 28 September 2012 External indicators analysis (October 2012) 31 October 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 Submission of revised Dashboard proposal to CTI  15 March 2012 Submission of Brief Reports for IAP Review  11 May 2012 Deadline for comments by APEC members  20 June 2012 Submission of Final Reports and Dashboard End-August 2012 CTI10 Economic Impact of Submarine Cable CTI Contractual negotiations and appointment of 2 March 2012 Disruptions Consultant  Submission of Inception Report  23 April 2012 Submission of Progress Report  28 June 2012 Deadline for survey to cable authorities  14 July 2012 Submission of Draft Final Report  26 July 2012 Submission of Final Report 23 August 2012 CTI11 IFAP Implementation: Facilitating IEG Start of project  31 May 2012 Investment for APEC Start of Voluntary Reporting  1 June 2012 End of Voluntary Reporting  23 July 2012 Submission of progress report 1st week of September 2012 Final report December 2012 EC5 Regulatory Reform – Case Studies on EC Issue Request for Proposal  8 September 2011 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  6 February 2012 Submission of Draft Final Report  15 May 2012 Deadline for comments on Draft Final Report  29 June 2012 Finalization of Final Report 20 August 2012 ID Name Stakeholders Action Future Milestones EC6 APEC’s Ease of Doing Business – EoDB FoTC Preparation of Draft Report  December 2011 – Assessment of interim target 2009- EC January 2012 2011 Presentation of Draft Report  11 February 2012 SOM Submission of Executive Summary for comments  29 July 2012 Finalization of Executive Summary for printing 13 August 2012 Circulation of Executive Summary at AELM 2-9 September 2012 Finalization of Final Report 30 October 2012

Completed projects PSU9 The Mutual Usefulness between APEC PSU Board Report distributed – Oct 2011 & TPP Member Accessed: 14,320 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 Success of APEC’s Business Mobility Accessed: 8,900 times Initiatives

SCSC1 Reducing Trade Transaction Costs: SCSC Report submitted to AMM – Nov 2011 Harmonization of Standards and Accessed: 8,700 times Conformity Assessments in APEC CTI6 Aggregate Measurement of Trade CTI Report submitted to AMM – Nov 2011 Transaction Costs Reduction in APEC Accessed: 8,500 times 2007-2010 USA1 APEC’s Ease of Doing Business – EoDB FoTC Report submitted to AMM – Nov 2011 Interim Assessment (2009-2010) EC Accessed: 8,300 times SOM SCCP1 Trade Facilitation through Customs SCCP Report submitted to AMM – Nov 2011 Procedures: Assessment of APEC’s Accessed: 8,750 times Progress ECSG1 Facilitating Electronic Commerce in ECSG-PTS Report submitted to AMM – Nov 2011 APEC: A Case Study of Electronic Accessed: 8,700 times Certificate of Origin ECSG2 Enabling Electronic Commerce: The ECSG-DPS Report distributed – Oct 2011 Contribution of APEC’s Data Privacy Accessed: 8,900 times Framework

CTI8 APEC's Achievements in Trade CTI Report distributed – Oct 2011 Facilitation 2007-2010 - Final Accessed: 12,300 times Assessment of TFAP II

SOM1 Policy background paper - The Global SOM Paper presented – July 2009 Economic Crisis: Effective Responses SFOM Accessed: 19,000 times and Policy Strategies to Address the HRDWG Human Impact SOM2 A Results-Oriented Approach to SOM Report distributed – October 2009 APEC’s Supply Chain Connectivity Accessed: 19,000 times Initiative ID Name Stakeholders Action Future Milestones SOM3 Key Trends and Developments SOM Report submitted to MRT – June 2010 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 Goals: Perspectives of the APEC APEC Accessed: 23,000 times Policy Support Unit Ministers SOM5 Key Trends and Developments SOM Report submitted to MRT – May 2011 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 Economies: Can the Cost of Food be Accessed: 20,000 times Lowered? CTI1 Logistics: Connectivity for Goods and CTI Paper presented – February 2009 Services Accessed: 19,300 times CTI2 Trade Facilitation Action Plan II CTI Report distributed – October 2009 (TFAP II) interim assessment Revised report distributed – August 2010 (classified) CTI3 Measuring Progress in Implementing CTI Report distributed – October 2009 APEC’s IFAP: Establishing a Accessed: 19,000 times methodology and selecting key performance indicators CTI4 The Economic Impact of Enhanced CTI Report distributed – June 2010 Multi-Modal Connectivity in the APEC Accessed: 2,400 times Region CTI5 Study on Good Regulatory Practices CTI Paper presented – October 2009 for Goods and Services Necessary or Accessed: 19,000 times Desirable for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation EC2 The Impacts and Benefits of Structural EC Report distributed – January 2011 Reforms in Transport, Energy and APEC Accessed: 24,000 times Telecommunications Sectors Ministers Finance Ministers Ministers responsible for Structural Reform EC3 Handbook for Voluntary Reviews of EC Handbook distributed – October 2009 Institutional Frameworks and Processes Participating Accessed: 19,000 times for Structural Reform economies JPN1 Mapping and assessment of efforts SOM Report distributed – March 2010 made by relevant international (classified) organizations with regard to growth strategies JPN2 Research into the reasons for Balanced SOM Report submitted – April 2010 Growth, Inclusive Growth, Sustainable (classified) Growth, and Knowledge Based Growth in the APEC region ID Name Stakeholders Action Future Milestones SMEWG SME Market Access and SMEWG Report submitted – June 2010 1 Internationalization: Medium-term Accessed: 21,000 times KPIs for the SMEWG Strategic Plan

PSU3 Trade creation in the APEC region: PSU Board Paper distributed – October 2009 Measurement of the Magnitude of and CTI Accessed: 2,200 times Changes in Intra-regional Trade since APEC’s Inception PSU4 Cross-border Investment Linkages PSU Board Paper distributed: Portfolio investment and bank among APEC Economies: CTI lending – October 2009 --the Case of Portfolio Investment and Accessed: 19,500 times Bank Lending Paper distributed: FDI – October 2009 --the Case of Foreign Direct Investment Accessed: 19,700 times PSU5 Trade in Services in the APEC Region: PSU Board Paper presented –September 2010 Patterns, Determinants and Policy GOS Accessed: 22,000 times Implications Member Economies PSU6 APEC New Strategy for Structural SOM Event Completed Reform (ANSSR) Symposium at EC SOM2, Big Sky, Montana, 16 May

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

SRMM1 The Links between Trade, Investment Ministers Paper presented- Aug 2008 and Structural Reform responsible for Accessed: 19,300 times Structural Reform CTI12 PSU Issues Paper: Concepts and CTI Paper distributed – May 2012 Trends in Global Supply, Global Value Member Accessed: 1,500 and Global Production Chains Economies

Collaboration tasks Increasing relationships with other APEC, IMF, Establish ongoing contacts with ASEAN, OECD, 2nd 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 with Secretariat Submission to PSU Board and approval to proceed to September 2011 next stage  Mapping exercise on policies/procedures and draft April/May 2012 summary paper  Submission of mapping exercise and summary report May/June on integration to SOM and PSU Board for approval  ID Name Stakeholders Action Future Milestones PSU8 APEC Secretariat contracts review PMU Redraft contracts  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 Staff PSU Recruit staff and monitor performance 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 Arrangements SOM Board on work undertaken and expenditure and report on previous commitments 6 month period

As soon as practicable after each calendar year, the As soon as 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 meetings to SOM for approval

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