What's New
1st Workshop on Social Resilience
Invitation (for members only)
Pacific Food System Outlook 2009-2010
Origins of PECC
PECC I: Pacific Community Seminar was held in September 1980 in Canberra, Australia, at the initiative of Mr Masayoshi Ohira and Mr Malcolm Fraser, then Prime Ministers of Japan and Australia respectively.
The Seminar was attended by 11 economies (Australia, Canada, Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and the United States) and Pacific Island states (Papua New Guinea, Fiji and Tonga). Typically, each delegation comprised one senior government official, one business leader, and one academic or professional member. Representatives of the Asian Development Bank, PBEC and PAFTAD were also present.
The Canberra meeting called for the establishment of an independent, regional mechanism to advance economic cooperation and market-driven integration.
Education Market
The Next Wave
The Globalisation of Education: The Next Wave (315.72 kB).
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Post-crisis opportunities for the businesses? PECC Seminar on the Global Financial Crisis and Recovery by HKCPEC |
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Photo: During the seminar's panel discussion, speakers touched on Hong Kong's role in the new global economic order and the contributions from the public, private and academic sectors. (L-R) Prof. Jesus Seade, Vice-President of Lingnan University; Dr. William Fung, Managing Director of Li & Fung Group; Mr. Cheng Yan-chee, Deputy Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Financial Services); Prof. Richard Wong, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost of the University of Hong Kong; Dr. Raymond Ch'ien, Chairman of MTR Corp. Ltd.; and Mr. Edward Leung, Chief Economist of the Hong Kong Trade Development, as the moderator. |
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27 January 2010 (Hong Kong, China SAR) - Although many of the Asia-Pacific economies seem to be now on their paths to recovery since the large-scale economic crisis hit the region in 2008, the domestic business environment and prospects for international free trade still remain uncertain for most. Dr. William Fung, Managing Director of Li & Fung Group and former Chair of PECC, spoke of the persisting threat of protectionism amid concerns about decline in economic growth and trade. However, there were also reasons to stay positive in light of the emerging opportunities for businesses under the new global economic order post-crisis as reminded by Dr. Raymond Ch'ien Kuo-fung, Chairman of the MTR Corporation. A panel discussion with five eminent businessmen and economists was moderated by Edward Leung, Chief Economist of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council. The panelists discussed the impact of the crisis on regional cooperation in the Asia-Pacific and explored the role of the region in the post-crisis global economic order. Program Leaflet (pdf 871KB) |
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Finding the balance between water for energy and energy for water: PECC International Seminar on Water Management |
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Photo: Participants at the PECC international seminar, "Toward Energy-Autonomous Public Utilities Infrastructure: The Water Energy Nexus" (8-10 December 2009, Auckland, New Zealand) co-organized by the PECC member committees of the French Pacific Territories and New Zealand. |
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Water management is one of the most fundamental factors that affect how the policy-makers, businesses, and global citizens cope with the climate change, food shortages, as well as the economic crisis. Water conservation and improved energy efficiency must go hand-in-hand and the reasons are no longer only ethical but increasingly becoming more economic. The international seminar on water management held in the premises of Auckland University gathered water experts from the reserach, business, and policy sectors to review the challenges and recommend possible modalities in tackling the many socio-economic and environmental issues concerning water consumption and management. The experts agreed that joint planning of water and energy by the authorities and operators at the local and regional levels were important and that knowledge-sharing among the different stakeholders be enhanced. For the full program agenda and the presentation materials, please refer to: |
USAPC: Washington Report
CNCPEC: 6th Tianjin Fair
AusPECC Inaugural Forum
USAPC: Washington Report
The January 2010 issue of the U.S. Asia Pacific Council's (USAPC) bimonthly Washington Report is now available. It features commentary by Dr. Kenneth Lieberthal of the Brookings Institution. He discusses how issues of global importance, such as the international financial system and economic balances, the environment and climate change, and nuclear nonproliferation have come to occupy a central place in this important bilateral relationship. (see report on EWC website)
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PECC co-chair Dr Charles E. Morrison inspects battery operated car made by Santroll |
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The Sixth PECC Tianjin Trade and Investment Fair was held on 25-28 October 2009. The theme of the fair was on building eco-cities. The PECC Fair at Tianjin draws hundreds of multinational companies and government institutions wanting to showcase their latest technologies, equipments, products and services as well as share best practices.
More than 300 companies and organizations participated this year which focused on three harmonies: people and people, people and environment, and people and economy. Special guests at the opening ceremony included: Kofi Annan, former Secretary-General of the United Nations; Ted Turner, founder of CNN and Chairman of the UN Foundation; and Noble Prize winner Muhammad Yunus. |
AusPECC Holds Inaugural Forum
Chaired by Ian Buchanan, the members of the Australian National Committee for PECC convened on 23 September 2009 for an annual meeting.
Professor Christopher Findlay provided a summary of the General Meeting held in Washington DC in May and other recent international activities.
He also facilitated the group discussions focusing on three priorities for AusPECC: 1) Profiling of PECC outputs; 2) Contribution to flagship work programs and other international projects; 3) New Australian projects. In particular, AusPECC has been leading or actively taking part in projects about regional architecture, labor mobility, public-private partnership (PPP) agenda, education markets, food system, pacific economic outlook, water infrastructure policy, and regional financial centers.
- PPP Forum
- New Malaysia Chair
- Edgardo Boeninger
PECC member committees have been invited to participate in a “Public Private Partnership (PPP) Forum” sponsored by ABAC under the chairmanship of ABAC Japan, the advisory Group for APEC Financial System Capacity Building, the Australian APEC Study Centre at RMIT University, and the Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development (DIIRD) of the State Government of Victoria, Australia, on 9 February 2010 in Melbourne. Two PECC reports will be circulated at the forum. They are "Guidelines for Effective Public-Private Partnerships" and “Pacific Economic Outlook, Structure Task Force – Infrastructure Development in the Pacific Region”. Dr Narongchai Akrasanee, Chair of Thai PECC Member Committee (TNCPEC) has been invited to speak on “Addressing impediments to long-term finance for infrastructure in
Dato’ Dr. Mahani Zainal Abidin is the new chair of the Malaysian PECC committee. She takes over from Tan Sri Mohamed Jawhar. She is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Institute of Strategic and International Studies. She obtained a Ph.D (development economics) from the University of London in 1992 and was Professor in the Department of Applied Economics at the Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya until 2007. Her research interests are industrialization and economic transformation, international trade and regional integration
Dr Edgardo Boeninger, former CHILPEC chair and PECC international chair from 1995-1997 passed away on 13 September. Dr Boeninger was formerly a member of the Senate and Secretary General of the Presidency of Chile under Patricio Aylwin. (more...)
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