At the event (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The APEC Women andthe Economy Forum 2017 is scheduled to take place in Hue city, the centralprovince of Thua Thien-Hue, from September 26 to 29, aiming to enhance women’sintegration and economic power in a changing world.
Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and SocialAffairs Dao Hong Lan said at a press conference in Hanoi on September 20 thatthe forum aims to contribute to APEC’s joint efforts and continue implementingthe recommendations on economic efficiency integration, finance and society,and women’s empowerment, which APEC leaders made in 2016.
The forum will help with the realisation of APEC2017’s priorities for the sake of sustainable, innovative and inclusive growth,she noted.
It will feature three main events, namely themeeting on policy partnership on women and the economy on September 26 and 27,the public-private dialogue on women and the economy on September 28, and thehigh-level policy dialogue on women and the economy on September 29.
Fringe activities include a seminar on women asprime movers of inclusive business, a workshop on gender innovation fortechnology and science for women, a women in transportation forum, and thepresentation of the APEC Business Efficiency and Success Target Awards.
More than 500 delegates representing public andprivate sectors and businesses from the 21 APEC economies are expected to take partin the forum and related meetings.
Outcomes of the events are set to helpstrengthen the connectivity among APEC women entrepreneurs and between publicand private sectors. They are also hoped to create more opportunities forwomen-led businesses and female entrepreneurs to engage in the region’s valueand supply chains while promoting APEC women’s integration and economicpower.-VNA
Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and SocialAffairs Dao Hong Lan said at a press conference in Hanoi on September 20 thatthe forum aims to contribute to APEC’s joint efforts and continue implementingthe recommendations on economic efficiency integration, finance and society,and women’s empowerment, which APEC leaders made in 2016.
The forum will help with the realisation of APEC2017’s priorities for the sake of sustainable, innovative and inclusive growth,she noted.
It will feature three main events, namely themeeting on policy partnership on women and the economy on September 26 and 27,the public-private dialogue on women and the economy on September 28, and thehigh-level policy dialogue on women and the economy on September 29.
Fringe activities include a seminar on women asprime movers of inclusive business, a workshop on gender innovation fortechnology and science for women, a women in transportation forum, and thepresentation of the APEC Business Efficiency and Success Target Awards.
More than 500 delegates representing public andprivate sectors and businesses from the 21 APEC economies are expected to take partin the forum and related meetings.
Outcomes of the events are set to helpstrengthen the connectivity among APEC women entrepreneurs and between publicand private sectors. They are also hoped to create more opportunities forwomen-led businesses and female entrepreneurs to engage in the region’s valueand supply chains while promoting APEC women’s integration and economicpower.-VNA
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