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Future APRU-APEC Relations: Toward A New Paradigm

Future APRU-APEC Relations: Toward A New Paradigm. by Michael A. Goldberg Associate Vice President International The University of British Columbia First Annual APRU Senior Managers Meeting Stanford University, 13 th to 15 th April 2004. Context. APRU is concluding its 8 th year

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Future APRU-APEC Relations: Toward A New Paradigm

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  1. Future APRU-APEC Relations: Toward A New Paradigm by Michael A. Goldberg Associate Vice President International The University of British Columbia First Annual APRU Senior Managers Meeting Stanford University, 13th to 15th April 2004

  2. Context • APRU is concluding its 8th year • It was founded just before Asian crisis began • From inception APEC was to be a policy focus • Much early optimism re:Asia Pacific is gone now • Also, initial successes linking to APEC are past • Thus, there is a need to re-evaluate APRU-APEC possibilities and relationships

  3. Initial Ideal APRU-APEC Model • APRU is APEC brain trust and capacity builder • High level APRU-APEC dialogue promotes this • APRU presidents meet APEC ministers annually • APRU presidents meet host country ministers • President Kim-Dae Jung in Seoul • Minister of Industry and PM Advisory Council on Science and Technology in Vancouver in • Planned Lee Kuan Yew meeting in Singapore in 2003 • High level meetings in Chile before APEC meeting in Nov 2004 • APRU is thus a continuing source of policy analysis and advice for APEC and its constituent economies

  4. APEC-APRU Report in 2002: A Failed Effort to Use the Model • Background • Global forces are reshaping all economies • Cannot rely on natural resources-manufacturing • Human resources key to prosper now & future • Knowledge-economy demands HCB investing • Conclusions • Numerous bases for APRU as APECcapacity builder • Diverse opportunities to improve education/training • Education, skills & training are linked system • Need seamless and portable training • Need digital access for on-going workplace, managerial and S&T learning

  5. APRU-APEC Opportunities and Questions I • How can APRU add value to APEC • Moving APEC from seeing us as another pestering NGO • Identifying the areas where we can, and already do, add value • Identifying the programs and activities we can undertake to add value

  6. APRU-APEC Opportunities and Questions II • APEC is trade focused not education focused • How can we bridge the education-trade gap? • How can our degree programs add to APEC? • How can our research programs add to APEC trade? • How can our extension and distance programs add to APEC trade? • How can our alumni networks add to APEC trade? • How do we mobilize these APRU assets to add to APEC trade?

  7. APRU-APEC Opportunities and Questions III • What role should our IP assets and technology transfer prowess play? • Should we continue to try to get into Ministerial Meetings? • APEC Science Ministers are meeting in NZ: should we push via Auckland? • Should we try to work with ISTWG again? • What is the status of APEC human capacity building (HCB) initiatives and can we interface effectively with them? • What is the status of APEC high quality personnel (HQP) initiatives and can we interface effectively with them? • Should we pursue the APEC Leaders again?

  8. APRU-APEC Opportunities and Questions IV • Should we pursue something totally different? • Build APRU strengths so we are sought out by APEC for help because of our stature and achievements? • What other bottom-up approaches might work via our individual economies? • Should we work with ASEAN developing economies that might want us within the ASEAN realm? • Should we target specific countries that might serve as exemplar templates?

  9. Summary • APRU has a great deal to offer to APEC • As broadly based research and policy brain trust • As S&T human capacity building resource • As powerful bridge builder across APEC economies • APRU potential for APEC has not been exploited • Initial idea: build ties with APRU Presidents & APEC leaders at APEC meetings -- which was not realized • Thus, need a new approach • This discussion sets out potential new directions

  10. Conclusions: The Way Forward • APEC seems to be having a rebirth • Getting serious about its trade mandate • Moving into regional security issues as well • Continuing its interests in HCB and HQP • APRU can be very valuable if we get our efforts right • Let’s bolster APRU IP-tech transfer activities • Let’s explore APRU joint course and program development • Let’s explore APRU economic & security policy joint research • Let’s explore joint APRU alumni networking • Let’s explore joint APRU web-based learning and resources • Let’s link to APEC working committees: ISTWG and HRDWG • Let’s explore these and other ideas • Let’s explore strategies to realize them

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