Fourth Annual APRU Meeting

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Report of the APRU-APEC COMMITTEE

• Fourth Annual APRU Meeting
• The University of British Columbia
• June 23-25, 2000
• Martha C. Piper
• President

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HIGHLIGHTS

• APRU linkages with APEC Working Groups on
  Industrial Science and Technology and Human
  Resource Development.
• APRU Session with APEC leaders on Information
  Technology and Human Resource Development

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RATIONALE

• APEC is attempting to establish an Asia Pacific
  regional policy framework for science and
  technology and human resource development
• All APEC economies are developing science policy,
  but these ST policies must be integrated across
  the region to optimize economic benefit

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RATIONALE Cont..

• Research universities are key players in ST in
  the Asia Pacific region
• APRU Presidents can play a valuable role in
  advising APEC on science, technology and human
  resource issues

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PROGRESS

• APRU/APEC linkage highlighted at the APEC meeting
  in 1997 and acknowledged in Auckland last
  September
• APRU applied for Non-Member Accreditation to the
  APEC Industrial Science and Technology and Human
  Resource Development Working Group
• Non-Member Accreditation to the IST Working Group
  is in the final stages

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PROGRESS Cont

• APRU invited to enter into a dialogue with HRD
  Working Group
• Proposal for an APRU Session with APEC Leaders on
  Information Technology and Human Resource
  Development has been forwarded to the Senior
  Officials Meeting for Brunei in November
• APRU-APEC Committee with APRU Secretariat has
  established informal system of consultations with
  officials in APEC economies.

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SUBSTANCE

• Four themes for consultation between APRU and
  APEC
• Human Capital
• Technology Transfer/Intellectual Property
• Sustainable Development
• International Science

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HUMAN CAPITAL

• What are the predicted needs?
• What are the barriers to the movement of human
  capital?
• How might IT assist in human capital development ?

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TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER/ INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

• What are the barriers to technology sharing?
• Can universities lead in the development of
  technology transfer?
• How can intellectual property be protected in the
  Asia Pacific region?

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

• What is the predicted growth in the region?
• What issues will need to be addressed to achieve
  sustainable development?

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INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE

• How will big science decisions be made in the
  region?
• How can we address regional needs through
  co-operation and provide incentives for regional
  scientific collaboration?

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ACTION

• Seeking Mandate to
• Establish Relations with both the APEC IST and
  HRD Working Groups
• Endorse efforts to present to APEC on
  Information Technology and Human Resource
  Development
• Brunei APEC Meeting 2000 Seek acknowledgement
  of APRU consultative role with APEC in ST and
  HRD, including presentation on IT and HRD

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ACTION Cont.

• Identify, with the APEC Working Groups, specific
  themes for APRU reports to APEC within the four
  key areas of Human Capital, Technology Transfer,
  Sustainable Development and International
  Science.
• Commission reports in two of these areas drawing
  on expertise in our research communities.
• Shanghai APEC Meeting 2001 APRU officially to
  present the reports to APEC, and follow up from
  Brunei meeting on IT and HRD.

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The End