APEC High Level Conference on Structural Reform

• To share experiences and views on structural reform related activities in the APEC region among experts and policy makers from a mixture of government agencies, academia and industry.
• To exchange views and information on relevant policies and measures.
• To discuss necessary measures for further promoting structural reform in the APEC region.
• Through discussions at the conference, a recommendation will be submitted to APEC Leaders for consideration on how to promote structural reform related activities in the APEC region.
  

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• Necessary Information: 1) name, 2) occupation (organization/unit, title), 3) address, 4) phone number, 5) email address, 6) session(s) of interest

• Pursuant to the proposal put forward by Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in Bangkok in 2003 regarding the importance of structural reform in the APEC region, APEC Leaders have demonstrated a strong political commitment to accelerate structural reform. The APEC Structural Reform Action Plan, submitted by Japan and Australia, was adopted at the APEC Ministerial Meeting in Bangkok in October 2003 as the guiding program for steady promotion of structural reform related activities in this region. The APEC High Level Conference on Structural Reform is proposed in the Action Plan with a view to canvassing the key issues and exploring how to promote and manage structural reform related activities in APEC.
• Strengthening structural reform related activities in the APEC region endorses the fact that "behind-the-border" reforms are necessary to support "at-the-border" (trade and investment liberalization and facilitation) initiatives, which would be conducive to sustainable economic growth and development in the region.