Policy Support Unit Projects As at 1 August 2012
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2012/CSOM/006
Agenda Item: 4
Policy Support Unit Projects As at 1 August 2012
Purpose: Information
Submitted by: PSU, APEC Secretariat
/ Concluding Senior Officials’ MeetingVladivostok, Russia
2-3 September 2012
PSU Projects as at 1 August 2012
ID / Name / Stakeholders / Action / Future Milestones / Due /Current projects: ongoing
PSU13 / PSU Policy Briefs / SOM and Member Economies / Release Policy Briefs that analyse pertinent policy relevant issues in the APEC region. / On needs basis / Ongoing
PSU12 / APEC Economic Trends Analysis report(s) 2012 / EC
APEC Ministers / Beginning 2012, biannual submission of assessment reports.
· First report distributed – February 2012
Accessed: 8,520
· Second report distributed – May 2012
Accessed: 3,000 / January 2013 / Ongoing
SOM6 / Key Trends and Developments Relating to Trade and Investment Measures and Their Impact on the APEC Region 2012 / SOM
APEC Ministers / Beginning 2009, biannual submission of assessment reports (including information provided by WTO, ABAC and other relevant bodies) for:
· MRT ü
· AMM / APEC Ministers committed to continuing in 2012
· June 2012 (MRT)
· September 2012 (AMM)
EC1 / Research on key elements on Structural Reform / EC
APEC Ministers responsible for Structural Reform / Liaise with EC to identify particular research topics / As required
EC4 / Voluntary reviews / EC
Participating Economies / Complete PSU role in assisting economies in undertaking reviews
Exploratory meeting with Indonesia’s MoF – 14 May 2010 ü / 2011 as required / As required
PSU1
PSU2 / StatsAPEC:
· Key Indicators Database
· Bilateral Linkages Database / PSU Board
Member Economies / Release of StatsAPEC website ü
Beginning 2011, biannual data updates in:
· April / May ü
· October / November / 1 July 2010
21 June 2012
October 2012
Current projects: discrete
PSU11 / Food Security Policies in APEC / ATCWG
PPFS
SOM / Contractual negotiations and appointment of Consultant ü
Submission of Inception Report ü
Submission of Progress Report ü
Submission of Preliminary Findings Report ü
Submission of Final Report / 24 November 2011
16 January 2012
26 March 2012
21 May 2012
31 August 2012 / September 2012
PSU14 / PSU Issues Paper: Food Security / ATCWG
PPFS
Member Economies / Produce issues paper that examines food security challenges currently facing the APEC region, and suggests a possible way forward for APEC to address these issues more effectively. / 31 August 2012
CTI7 / Supply-chain Connectivity Framework Action Plan: Interim Assessment for 2013 / CTI / Assist in the Sendai Symposium on Supply-Chain Connectivity ü
Advice on performance measurement
Submission of the revised SCI Assessment Note ü
Participate in the Transport Working Group Focus Group Meeting on SCI internal assessment ü
Symposium on SCI measurement ü
Endorsement of questionnaire for self-assessment survey ü
Start of self-assessment survey ü
End of self-assessment survey
Internal indicators analysis (July – September 2012)
External indicators analysis (October 2012) / 20-21 September 2010
Ongoing
26 January 2012
17-18 February 2012
2012 (31 March – 1 April 2012)
30-31 May 2012
June 2012
15 November 2012
28 September 2012
31 October 2012 / 2013
1 April 2012
CTI9 / Bogor Goals Progress Report – IAP Peer Review Process / CTI
SOM / Presentation of Dashboard proposal ü
Trade Policy Dialogue on Dashboard ü
Submission of revised Dashboard proposal to CTI ü
Submission of Brief Reports for IAP Review ü
Deadline for comments by APEC members ü
Submission of Final Reports and Dashboard / 17 August 2011
12 February 2012
15 March 2012
11 May 2012
20 June 2012
End-August 2012 / Early September 2012 (by CSOM)
CTI10 / Economic Impact of Submarine Cable Disruptions / CTI / Contractual negotiations and appointment of Consultant ü
Submission of Inception Report ü
Submission of Progress Report ü
Deadline for survey to cable authorities ü
Submission of Draft Final Report ü
Submission of Final Report / 2 March 2012
23 April 2012
28 June 2012
14 July 2012
26 July 2012
23 August 2012
CTI11 / IFAP Implementation: Facilitating Investment for APEC / IEG / Start of project ü
Start of Voluntary Reporting ü
End of Voluntary Reporting ü
Submission of progress report
Final report / 31 May 2012
1 June 2012
23 July 2012
1st week of September 2012
December 2012
EC5 / Regulatory Reform – Case Studies on Green Investments / EC
FoTC on Regulatory Reform / Issue Request for Proposal ü
Deadline Submission of Proposals ü
Review of Proposals ü
Contractual negotiations and appointment of consultant ü
Expected Commencement of the project ü
Submission of Inception Report ü
Submission of Progress Report ü
Submission of Draft Final Report ü
Deadline for comments on Draft Final Report ü
Finalization of Final Report / 8 September 2011
9 October 2011
10-21 October 2011
24-31 October 2011
1 November 2011
14 November 2011
6 February 2012
15 May 2012
29 June 2012
20 August 2012 / July 2012
EC6 / APEC’s Ease of Doing Business – Assessment of interim target 2009-2011 / EoDB FoTC
EC
SOM / Preparation of Draft Report ü
Presentation of Draft Report ü
Submission of Executive Summary for comments ü
Finalization of Executive Summary for printing
Circulation of Executive Summary at AELM
Finalization of Final Report / December 2011 – January 2012
11 February 2012
29 July 2012
13 August 2012
2-9 September 2012
30 October 2012 / October 2012
Completed projects
PSU9 / The Mutual Usefulness between APEC & TPP
Invitation from the Temasek Foundation Centre for Trade Negotiations (TFCTN) to participate in project: Present at the Beginning: The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement / PSU Board
Member Economies / Report distributed – Oct 2011
Accessed: 14,320 times / Done
BMG1 / Reducing Business Travel Costs: The Success of APEC’s Business Mobility Initiatives / BMG / Report distributed – Oct 2011
Accessed: 8,900 times / Done
SCSC1 / Reducing Trade Transaction Costs: Harmonization of Standards and Conformity Assessments in APEC / SCSC / Report submitted to AMM – Nov 2011
Accessed: 8,700 times / Done
CTI6 / Aggregate Measurement of Trade Transaction Costs Reduction in APEC 2007-2010 / CTI / Report submitted to AMM – Nov 2011
Accessed: 8,500 times / Done
USA1 / APEC’s Ease of Doing Business – Interim Assessment (2009-2010) / EoDB FoTC
EC
SOM / Report submitted to AMM – Nov 2011
Accessed: 8,300 times / Done
SCCP1 / Trade Facilitation through Customs Procedures: Assessment of APEC’s Progress / SCCP / Report submitted to AMM – Nov 2011
Accessed: 8,750 times / Done
ECSG1 / Facilitating Electronic Commerce in APEC: A Case Study of Electronic Certificate of Origin / ECSG-PTS / Report submitted to AMM – Nov 2011
Accessed: 8,700 times / Done
ECSG2 / Enabling Electronic Commerce: The Contribution of APEC’s Data Privacy Framework / ECSG-DPS / Report distributed – Oct 2011
Accessed: 8,900 times / Done
CTI8 / APEC's Achievements in Trade Facilitation 2007-2010 - Final Assessment of TFAP II / CTI / Report distributed – Oct 2011
Accessed: 12,300 times / Done
SOM1 / Policy background paper - The Global Economic Crisis: Effective Responses and Policy Strategies to Address the Human Impact / SOM
SFOM
HRDWG / Paper presented – July 2009
Accessed: 19,000 times / Done
SOM2 / A Results-Oriented Approach to APEC’s Supply Chain Connectivity Initiative / SOM / Report distributed – October 2009
Accessed: 19,000 times / Done
SOM3 / Key Trends and Developments Relating to Trade and Investment Measures and Their Impact on the APEC Region 2010 / SOM
APEC Ministers / Report submitted to MRT – June 2010
Report submitted to AMM – Nov 2010 / Done
SOM4 / Progressing towards the APEC Bogor Goals: Perspectives of the APEC Policy Support Unit / SOM
APEC Ministers / Report presented – November 2010
Accessed: 23,000 times / Done
SOM5 / Key Trends and Developments Relating to Trade and Investment Measures and Their Impact on the APEC Region 2011 / SOM
APEC Ministers / Report submitted to MRT – May 2011
Report submitted to AMM – Nov 2011 / Done
SFOM1 / Improving Food Markets in APEC Economies: Can the Cost of Food be Lowered? / SFOM / Report distributed – September 2009
Accessed: 20,000 times / Done
CTI1 / Logistics: Connectivity for Goods and Services / CTI / Paper presented – February 2009
Accessed: 19,300 times / Done
CTI2 / Trade Facilitation Action Plan II (TFAP II) interim assessment / CTI / Report distributed – October 2009
Revised report distributed – August 2010
(classified) / Done
CTI3 / Measuring Progress in Implementing APEC’s IFAP: Establishing a methodology and selecting key performance indicators / CTI / Report distributed – October 2009
Accessed: 19,000 times / Done
CTI4 / The Economic Impact of Enhanced Multi-Modal Connectivity in the APEC Region / CTI / Report distributed – June 2010
Accessed: 2,400 times / Done
CTI5 / Study on Good Regulatory Practices for Goods and Services Necessary or Desirable for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation / CTI / Paper presented – October 2009
Accessed: 19,000 times / Done
EC2 / The Impacts and Benefits of Structural Reforms in Transport, Energy and Telecommunications Sectors / EC
APEC Ministers
Finance Ministers
Ministers responsible for Structural Reform / Report distributed – January 2011
Accessed: 24,000 times / Done
EC3 / Handbook for Voluntary Reviews of Institutional Frameworks and Processes for Structural Reform / EC
Participating economies / Handbook distributed – October 2009
Accessed: 19,000 times / Done
JPN1 / Mapping and assessment of efforts made by relevant international organizations with regard to growth strategies / SOM / Report distributed – March 2010
(classified) / Done
JPN2 / Research into the reasons for Balanced Growth, Inclusive Growth, Sustainable Growth, and Knowledge Based Growth in the APEC region / SOM / Report submitted – April 2010
(classified) / Done
SMEWG1 / SME Market Access and Internationalization: Medium-term KPIs for the SMEWG Strategic Plan / SMEWG / Report submitted – June 2010
Accessed: 21,000 times / Done
PSU3 / Trade creation in the APEC region: Measurement of the Magnitude of and Changes in Intra-regional Trade since APEC’s Inception / PSU Board
CTI / Paper distributed – October 2009
Accessed: 2,200 times / Done
PSU4 / Cross-border Investment Linkages among APEC Economies:
--the Case of Portfolio Investment and Bank Lending
--the Case of Foreign Direct Investment / PSU Board
CTI / Paper distributed: Portfolio investment and bank lending – October 2009
Accessed: 19,500 times
Paper distributed: FDI – October 2009
Accessed: 19,700 times / Done
PSU5 / Trade in Services in the APEC Region: Patterns, Determinants and Policy Implications / PSU Board
GOS
Member Economies / Paper presented –September 2010
Accessed: 22,000 times / Done
PSU6 / APEC New Strategy for Structural Reform (ANSSR) Symposium at SOM2, Big Sky, Montana, 16 May / SOM
EC / Event Completed / Done
PSU7 / Residential Workshop on Structural Reform
Singapore, 10-12 August / SOM
EC / Event Completed / Done
SRMM1 / The Links between Trade, Investment and Structural Reform / Ministers responsible for Structural Reform / Paper presented- Aug 2008
Accessed: 19,300 times / Done
CTI12 / PSU Issues Paper: Concepts and Trends in Global Supply, Global Value and Global Production Chains / CTI
Member
Economies / Paper distributed – May 2012
Accessed: 1,500 / Done
Collaboration tasks
Increasing relationships with other international and research fora
Seek to establish more formalized collaboration, possible joint research and information sharing arrangements where suitable / APEC, IMF, WB, ASEAN,
OECD, PECC, ERIA, ADB, etc. / Establish ongoing contacts with ASEAN, OECD, ERIA, UNCTAD and WTO ü
Establish contacts with other organizations ü
Establish information sharing arrangements
Undertake joint work as appropriate and in the interests of APEC
Avoid duplication of effort / 2nd visit to WTO and UNCTAD w/c 3 May 2010
Ongoing / Ongoing
Management matters
PSU10 / Feasibility of Functional Integration with Secretariat / PSU Board / Draft preliminary feasibility paper ü
Submission to PSU Board and approval to proceed to next stage ü
Mapping exercise on policies/procedures and draft summary paper ü
Submission of mapping exercise and summary report on integration to SOM and PSU Board for
approval ü / July 2011
September 2011
April/May 2012
May/June / Done
PSU8 / APEC Secretariat contracts review / PMU / Redraft contracts ü
Review for compliance with Singapore law ü
Roll out of new contracts ü (Task concluded on 30 September 2010) / Done
Recruitment of new PSU Director / PSU Board
Canada
China
New Zealand
Chinese Taipei / Advertise position ü
Shortlist candidates ü
Interview candidates ü
Second round of interviews ü
Final selection ü
Negotiation of remunerationü
Contract signature ü
Commencementü / 5 July 2010
27 July 2010
August/September
24 September 2010
25 September 2010
October 2010
November 2010
21 February 2011 / Done
Staff / PSU / Recruit staff and monitor performance
Manage workload of staff and consultants consistent with work program / Ongoing / Ongoing
Reports required by Governance Arrangements / PSU Board
SOM / Prepare a concise half-year evaluation report for the Board on work undertaken and expenditure and commitments
As soon as practicable after each calendar year, the PSU must submit to SOM an annual report on the PSU’s operations during the previous calendar year
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 / January and July to report on previous 6 month period
As soon as practicable after audit / Bi-annually
Annually
After each meeting
Ongoing
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