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2008/ISTWG34/005
Agenda Item: P5
Host for the 36th ISTWG Meeting in 2009
Purpose: Consideration
Submitted by: Lead Shepherd
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| |34th Industrial Science and Technology Working Group Meeting |
| |Hong Kong, China |
| |27 – 28 March 2008 |
HOST FOR THE 36th ISTWG MEETING IN 2009
I. THE LIST OF THE HOSTS OF EVENTS REGARDING ISTWG
The list of the hosts of major events related to the ISTWG activities is attached in the Annex, as discussed at the 32nd ISTWG meeting.
II. 5th APEC SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY MINISTERS’ MEETING (5th STMM)
1. Background
Four years have passed since the 4th STMM was held in Christchurch, New Zealand, on 10-12 March 2004. The 1st, 2nd and 3rd STMMs were held in China, 1995, in Korea, 1996, and in Mexico, 1998, respectively.
The activities of ISTWG have been guided according to the statements of the latest STMM. The 4th STMM recommended to promote the following four key policy issues:
• human capacity building,
• international Science and Technology (S&T) networks,
• connecting research and innovation, and
• strengthening technological cooperation and encouraging best practice in strategic planning.
that have been discussed and conducted in the corresponding subgroups from A to D, respectively, in ISTWG after the 4th STMM. Sustainable growth was raised as a goal through these policy issues, and science and technology were expected to play a pivotal role in APEC’s ability to deliver sustainable growth. Then, an Ad Hoc Task Force on Sustainable Development was formed as a cross-cutting sub-forum in ISTWG after the 4th STMM.
All of the four key policy issues with the goal to achieve sustainable growth still have importance in the present day. However, the weight of importance among those issues might have changed since the 4th STMM, and will change by the next STMM, if we consider the rapid change in economies in the APEC region and urgent needs to solve the global environmental issues to which the APEC region has an impact to a great extent. It is therefore time to renew the policy issues in terms of science and technology for the APEC region.
2.2 SEEKING HOST ECONOMY OF THE 5th SMM
First, we should seek a host economy for the 5th STMM, and then to have the STMM held within couple of years, namely by 2008-2010. The previous Lead Shepherd of ISTWG has been seeking the host economy, asking possibility to three economies since 2006. The first two economies already replied with a negative answer. Currently, the third economy, to which the Lead Shepherd has officially asked a possibility, is supposed to reply very soon. Depending on the reply, the host of the 5th STMM may be decided. Otherwise, the Lead Shepherd will continue to seek a host for the 5th STMM. The status will be reported at the head of delegation meeting in more details.
III. 4th APEC Youth Science Festival
ISTWG is waiting for the volunteering economy to host the 4th APEC Youth Science Festival.
IV. HOST ECONOMY OF THE 35th & 36th ISTWG MEETING
The 35th ISTWG meeting will be in the APEC Secretariat, Singapore, in Fall 2008. According to the Annex, the 36th ISTWG meeting in Spring 2008 is supposed to be hosted by Mexico, which will be confirmed during the 36th ISTWG meeting.
Annex
List of the Host Economies for the Major APEC / ISTWG Events
| |Leaders' Meeting |STMM |ISTWG |ISTWG (Spring2)|ISTWG (Autumn) |Youth Festival |
| | | |(Spring) | | | |
|2010 |Japan | |(Australia) | |Secretariat | |
|2009 |Singapore | |(Mexico) | |Secretariat | |
|2008 |Peru | |Hong Kong, China | |Secretariat | |
|2007 |Australia | |The Russian | |Secretariat | |
| | | |Federation | | | |
| | | |(Vladivostok) | | | |
|2006 |Viet Nam | |The Philippines | |Secretariat | |
| | | |(Manila) | | | |
|2005 |Korea (Busan) | |Korea (Gwangju) | |Secretariat | |
|2004 |Chile (Santiago) |New Zealand |New Zealand | |Secretariat |China (Beijing) |
| | |(Christchurch) | | | | |
|2003 |Thailand (Bangkok) | |New Zealand | |Secretariat | |
|2002 |Mexico (Los Cabos) | |Secretariat | |Chinese Taipei | |
| | | | | |(Taipei) | |
|2001 |China (Shanghai) | |Viet Nam (Hanoi) | |Malaysia | |
| | | | | |(Penang) | |
|2000 |Brunei Darussalam | |Thailand (Pattaya) | |Brunei Darussalam |Singapore |
| |(Bandar Seri Begawan) | | | |(Jerudong) | |
|1999 |New Zealand (Aukland) | |Hong Kong, China | |USA | |
| | | | | |(Seatle) | |
|1998 |Malaysia |Mexico |Chinese Taipei | |(Chile couldn't |Korea (Seoul) |
| |(Kuala Lumpur) | |(Taipei) | |host) | |
|1997 |Canada (Vancouver) | |Canada (Vancouver) | |Singapore | |
|1996 |The Philippines |Korea |Indonesia (Jakarta)| |Australia | |
| |(Subic) |(Seoul) | | |(Camberra) | |
|1995 |Japan (Osaka) |China (Beijing) |New Zealand | |Mexico (Mexico | |
| | | |(Wellington) | |City) | |
|1994 |Indonesia (Bogor) | |The Philippines |China (Beijing)|Japan (Himeji) | |
| | | |(Manila) | | | |
|1993 |USA (Seatle) | |Korea (Seoul) | |- | |
|1992 | | |- | |Singapore | |
|1991 | | |Indonesia (Bali) | |- | |
|1990 | | | | |Japan (Tokyo) | |
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