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APEC Sports Newsletter 03 October 2017 ISSUE Women and Sports Foreword / 02 APEC Economies' Policies / 03 -Summary Report: 2017 APEC International Conference on Women and Sport / 03 - Policy and Best Practice Sharing from Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippine, Papua New Guinea, Chinese Taipei and Vietnam / 07 Perspectives on Regional Sports Issues / 39 -Summary of 2017 Taipei Summer Universiade / 39 -Activities of the "Host Town Initiative" and Introduction of "beyond2020" Program / 42 -Singapore's Public-Private Partnerships in Sports: A Dream, Come True / 45 -Insights into the Asian Games / 50 -Thailand to Host 2017 Sport Accord Convention / 56 ASPN Related Events / 59 APEC Economies' Perspectives on ASPN Related Foreword Policies Regional Sports Issues Events Foreword This April and July, ASPN has released two editions of the APEC Sports Newsletter to explore the education and career planning of youth athletes and to share best practices of youth entrepreneurship in all economies. In recent years, as women awareness has been gaining momentum across the globe, cultivation of personal inner value and professional capability has been receiving much focus. Echoing the trend, Chinese Taipei released its official "Women's Sports Participation Advocacy White Paper" earlier this year. This is the high time that we have deep discussion on issues regarding women in sports. As mentioned in the 2016 APEC Leaders' Declarations, "We recognize women's vital contribution to economic and social development and we commit to strengthen our efforts to support the mainstreaming of gender equality and women's empowerment across APEC's work, to ensure that women enjoy equal access to quality education and economic resources." The value of sports lies not only in biological health maintenance, but also in its strength in promoting confidence, communication, coordination capabilities and cultivating self-esteem and leadership, by way of sports participation. Via visibility of women in sports and media transmission, female leadership and role models in sports will be presented to augment the generation of younger women's willingness to engage in sports. Here, we would like to share with you the summery report of the "2017 APEC International Conference on Women and Sport" held in Taipei on October 12, along with best practice examples of relevant strategies in Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Singapore, Chinese Taipei and Vietnam. Further still, this edition's newsletter will cover the latest preparation status of the Olympic Tokyo 2020's Host Town Initiative, the development and prospect of the Asian Games, and how Singapore works through effective collaboration between government and private sectors to increase sports participation. The interchange of ideas and experience among APEC economies will advance the promotion of women participation in sports. The rich information provided by the above mentioned APEC economies, featuring different cultural backgrounds in this edition will ensure readers to gain insights Te-Fu Lin into the field of sports. Director-General, Sports Administration, Ministry of Education 2 APEC Economies' Perspectives on ASPN Related Foreword Policies Regional Sports Issues Events APEC Economies' Policies Summary Report: 2017 APEC International Conference on Women and Sport -APEC Sports Policy Network (ASPN)- The "2017 APEC International Conference on Women and Sport" organized by Chinese Taipei was held in Taipei on October 12 in which 15 government sports officials, experts and athletes from 10 economies attended. Opening Ceremony of the "2017 APEC International Conference on Women and Sport" Ms. Natalya SIPOVICH, Chairwoman of Women and Sports Committee (OCA), Prof. Supitr SAMAHITO, Member of OCA Women and Sports Committee & Vice President of National Olympic Committee of Thailand (NOCT) & Chairwoman of Women and Sport Committee of NOCT, Ms. Catherine RAPER, Representative of Australian Office Taipei, Ms. Vickie SAUNDERS, Founder of The Sponsorship Consultants, Dr. Andi RAHMAN M. Si, Head of International Relation, Ministry of Youth and Sports of Indonesia, Dr. Yoriko NOGUCHI, Head of International Relations, Department of Information and International Relations of Japan Sport Council, Madam Haslina Binti Abdul HAMID, Deputy Secretary General (Strategic Affairs), Ministry of Youth and Sports of Malaysia, Ms. Sharon WEE, Director & Co-Founder of Sport Warrior Global, Dr. Celia H. KIRAM, Commissioner of Philippine Sports Commission, Ms. Janet GIMOTS, Director, National Sports Institute of Papua New Guinea, Ms. Peggy TNG, Deputy Director of Singapore 3 APEC Economies' Perspectives on ASPN Related Foreword Policies Regional Sports Issues Events APEC Economies' Policies Sports Institute, Ms. Le Thi Hoang YEN, Deputy Director-General of Vietnam Sport Administration, as well as Dr. Yu-Hsien TSENG, Associate Professor of National Taiwan University, Dr. Chiung-Tzu TSAI, Associate Professor of National Taipei University, Ms. Yi-An CHEN, Founder of AnnChen Handmade Soap and Ms. Maggie HSU, Director of International and Cross-Strait Division, Sports Administration, Ministry of Education. With the international trend of raising attention on women's participation in sports and gender equality, how to advance the rate of women's participation in sports based on women's experiences and needs has become a global focus on from Brighton Declaration 1994 to Helsinki Declaration 2014, it all stressed that the government should ensure institutions and organization responsible for sport development and physical activities ought to offer equal opportunities and distribute resources equally without discrimination. Therefore, all APEC economies gathered here today to discuss how to cultivate women's sports habits through the education policies and how public-private- partnerships increase women's participation and visibility in sports. Cultivating Women's Sports Habits through the Education Policies Social expectations and stereotypes in many of the Asian economies discourage women to participate in sports or build up their sporting habits. According to a survey conducted by the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Indonesia, 1 out of every 4 citizens has a habit of regularly exercising, yet most of them are male. To improve the situation, government organizations in Indonesia put efforts into promoting benefits of regular exercise and encouraging women to participate in sports through the mass media. Authorities of Indonesia have also launched activities to train women as sports administrators and managers. Aiming to nurture healthy women, empower women through sports, and built a friendly sports environment, Chinese Taipei published its official "Women's Sports Participation Advocacy White Paper" earlier this year. The White Paper, a blueprint for engaging women in sports, proposes a 10-year program to boost women's participation and to achieve gender equality in sports via advocating positive attitudes in the mass media. 4 APEC Economies' Perspectives on ASPN Related Foreword Policies Regional Sports Issues Events APEC Economies' Policies The "One Student One Sport" policy and many others have been adopted by Malaysia to ensure all students, especially girls, have access to sports and develop sporting habits in the early stages of their lives. Philippines, on the other hand, improve sports participation of female students with equal incentives and sports scholarships. Several women-only programs like "Women's Martial Arts Event" and "Inter Government Agency Female Sports Festival" were also launched by Philippines to bring women together and to participate in physical and sports activities. In Vietnam, a dedicated government agency named Women and Sports Commission and the Vietnam Olympic Committee (VOC) collaborate on delivering positive viewpoint on women in sports, and ensuring that women hold accesses to sports. Outstanding achievements in international sports events made by female athletes of Vietnam, as well as the incentives provided by the authorities have encouraged their fellow women to take part in sports. Papua New Guinea progresses a lot of in terms of women in sport. Its success in hosting the U20 Women's Soccer World Cup motivates more women to play sports and makes them gain confidence through sports. Furthermore, women in Papua New Guinea have taken up certain important positions in the field of sports. Public-private-partnership to increase women's participation and visibility in sports Women's participation in sport is often influenced by many factors. Mostly, women prioritize their families in first place, and thus give up the opportunity to participate in sport. A friendly sports environment is also the key to women's willingness to engage in sport as it helps women gain confidence in the field of family and workplace. Lastly, the career planning for women usually is also a barrier. Therefore public-private partnership is considered an important medium in increasing women's participationin sport and strengthening the link between women and sport. For instance, "Athlete Career Program" a cooperative program between Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee and Adecco, aims to provide the co-marketing service of athlete career development in order to help the retired athletes to cultivate other skills for another career planning. Former taekwondo player, Yi-An Chen, has a brand new life with her handmade soap business through this 5 APEC Economies' Perspectives on ASPN Related Foreword Policies Regional