Case Study on Addressing Connectivity Challenges in APEC Economies

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1 2018/SOM2/010 Agenda Item: 4 Case Study on Addressing Connectivity Challenges in APEC Economies Purpose: Information Submitted by: Policy Support Unit, APEC Secretariat Second Senior Officials Meeting Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea May 2018

2 Case Studies on Addressing Connectivity Challenges in APEC Economies Dr Denis Hew, Director APEC Policy Support Unit Second Senior Officials Meeting May 2018 Port Moresby Copyright 2017 APEC Secretariat Case Study Proposals Proposals Proposals received from 6 economies 11 case studies proposed: 3 Physical, 6 Institutional, 2 People-to-People Selection Case studies nominated by economies given priority Maximise geographic diversity: 1 case study per nominating economy Use of selection criteria in the inception report 1

3 Case Studies Proposals Selected Pillar Title Economy Physical High Speed Rail Network Hong Kong, China ICT and Telecom Russia Institutional People-to- People Visibility of Sea Freight Logistics APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules System Passenger Name Record Utilisation Accessible Tourism for All China United States Japan Chinese Taipei Physical Connectivity High Speed Rail Network Aims to connect two APEC economies and significantly reduce transportation time Involves infrastructure building and development spanning two APEC economies; promote sustainable growth through low-carbon transportation options Expected to improve travel facilitation and customs procedures through co-location arrangements ICT and Telecom Aims to improve connectivity in remote areas through the use of ICT by providing broadband access, and improved mobile and fixed line technologies. High-level strategic documents have been adopted and a special universal services fund has been established. Aims to develop regional interlinked initiatives, adapt regulatory frameworks and involve a wide range of stakeholders. This initiative will contribute to APEC s work on ICT development by reducing the digital divide and enabling faster and more reliable connections throughout the Asia Pacific region. 2

4 Institutional Connectivity Visibility of Sea Freight Logistics Under the framework of APMEN, member ports can collaborate on the data exchange to realize end-to-end data visibility for sea freight. The real-time Track and Trace Service can render the logistics supply chain more transparent in the Asia-Pacific and contribute to the integration of logistics supply chain information in the region. APEC Cross Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) System The CBPR System aims to implement the APEC Privacy Framework s principles by ensuring common privacy protections for consumers no matter where the data is collected or transferred. More economy participation in the CBPR System will heighten consumer privacy protections and increase regional economic integration in the APEC region. As more APEC economies participate, the CBPR System s benefits to business will grow, thus enabling more businesses particularly MSMEs to obtain the data transfer benefits of a CBPR certification. People-to-People Connectivity Passenger Name Record (PNR) Utilisation Addresses the problem of a rapid increase in travelers in the face of staffing constraints at the borders; need to facilitate entry while enforcing the law and mitigating terrorist threats Use of passenger name record (PNR) to identify low-risk travelers whose entry can be facilitated Need to address data quality and prepare the necessary legal and regulatory framework to properly implement PNR Accessible Tourism for All Promote inclusive tourism for the elderly and people living with disabilities (PLWD); improve social accessibility for marginalized groups Data gathering to get feedback and find areas of improvement; integration of transport and public services; empower and engage the elderly and PLWD; training of tourism service providers and development of facilities Developing awareness and empathy are key to success 3

5 Next Steps May-July 2018: research and drafting of case studies; coordinate with nominating economies to gather needed information August 2018: submission of draft final report (SOM3) September-October 2018: economies to submit comments to draft final report; revision of report November 2018: submission of final report (CSOM) Find out more APEC Online and Social APEC Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation 4