Hanoi (VNA) – The APEC2017 Second Senior Officials Meeting (SOM 2) and related meeting continued thefourth working day on May 12 with a series of meetings and workshops hosted byAPEC working groups and subcommittees.
Among those is the APEC Study Centres Consortium (ASCC) Conference 2017, whichwill discuss a wide range of issues including new trends, challenges and outlookfor the Asia-Pacific region; relevance and dynamism for APEC in the new context; and promoting resilience, sustainable and inclusivegrowth among APEC members; among others.
Meanwhile, the Committee on Trade and Investment (CTI) is hosting the TradePolicy Dialogue: Identifying Building Blocks for Facilitating Digital Trade.
TheHuman Resources Development Working Group (HRDWG) is organising a workshop onthe Action Plan for the APEC Education Strategy and another workshop on skillseducation and training and social protection in APEC.
Meanwhile, the Policy Partnership on Science, Technology and Innovation (PPSTI)Meeting, the 26th Automotive Dialogue and the APEC Wine RegulatoryForum are taking place on the same day.
These meetings and workshops are designed to prepare contents for SOM 2 slatedfor May 17-18.-VNA