APEC Project Management Workshop

Presented by

Rongvudhi VirabutrDepartment of International Economic AffairsMinistry of Foreign Affairs19 July 2010

Guidebook on APEC Projects

APEC Organization Structure

• 3 main Committees – CTI, EC, SCE• Committee on Trade Investment (CTI) –

comprises of 9 sub-committees• Economic Committee (EC) – comprises

of 1 experts group• SOM Steering Committee on ECOTECH –

comprise of 12 working groups and 4

special task force

Total of 26 sub-fora

APEC Organization Structure

• APEC is now dealing with more issues

than ever, hence, administrative cost is

getting higher, while members’

contribution remain the same• Applying for APEC funded projects

become more competitive, especially with

26 sub-fora competing

APEC Funded Projects

• APEC Fund for 2010 (approximated)

Fund source Amount (US$)OA 1,868,000

TILF 3,186,000

ASF – General 2,143,000

ASF – Human Security 1,102,000

ASF – Avian Influenza 2,209,000

ASF – TFAP II 175,000

ASF – Technology 137,000

ASF – Energy Efficiency 1,759,000

Total 12,579,000

APEC Funded Projects

APEC fund for 2010 by category

15%

25%60%

OA

TILF

ASF

APEC Funded Projects

• Approval Session 2 - 2010 (approximated)

Fund source (US$) Available Requested # of Proposal

OA 869,908 1,966,660 22

TILF 1,232,393 1,912,901 21

ASF – General 715,756 1,977,861 19

ASF – Human Security 458,483 633,167 6

ASF – Avian Influenza 1,104,449 258,238 2

ASF – TFAP II 87,518 - -

ASF – Technology 68,543 149,674 1

ASF – Energy Efficiency 842,203 487,680 5

Total 5,379,253 7,386,181 76

Successful Project Submission by Thailand

• In 2009, APEC approved total of 2 projects submitted by Thailand with total value of US$ 158,382, accounted for 3 percent of total APEC Funded Projects

3%

97%

Thailand

Others

Success Rate for Developed vs. Developing

Economies

2009

• Developing – 30%

• Developed 56

Session 1 of 2010

• Developing – 50%

• Developed – 60%

Project Approval by BMC

• Budget and Management Committee

(BMC) can approve projects with the value

up to US$ 200,000• Projects value more than US$ 200,000

must be approved by SOM

APEC’s Type of Fund

• 4 Types of APEC fund - Operational Account

- TILF Special Projects

- APEC Support Fund

- Self Funding

Operational Account (OA)

• Can be used for all types of projects, supports ECOTECH• Supported by APEC Central Fund (comes from annual contribution)• Annual available fund depended on the left over of Administrative Account (AA) – US$ 1,868,000 is available for 2010 • Projects may be fully funded under OA

Trade and Investment Liberalization Fund (TILF)

Special Account• Projects in support of APEC TILF objectives• Supported by the TILF Special Account which is sourced from voluntary member contributions• Currently, the available fund is approx. US$5 millions/year, Japan is the main contributor• All economies may apply for funding under TILF, non-TILF contributing members must self-fund part of the overall cost (20% for developing economies and 50% for developed economies)

APEC Support Fund (ASF)

• Projects in support of capacity building for developing member economies• Supported by voluntary contribution from members • Apart from ASF General fund, there are 5 other sub- funds aiming to develop areas including human security, Avian influenza, TFAP II, technology and energy efficiency• Available fund for 2010 is approx. US$ 7,526,000• Open to all members, but projects need to primarily benefit developing member economies• Projects may be fully funded by ASF

Self Funding

• Sources can include member economies, private

sector partners, other international organizations or

sponsorship (must meet requirements under APEC

Sponsorship Guidelines) • Do not need to be submitted as Concept Notes or

assessed using the QAF as well as do not need to

be approved by BMC but must comply to APEC

Publication Guidelines

APEC Priorities

• APEC introduced an APEC-wide funding criteria for all projects in 2010 • Rank 1: Priority shall be given to projects that are ESSENTIAL to the furtherance of APEC’s goals including REI, Inclusive Growth, Sustainable (Green) Growth, Structural Reform, Human Security • Rank 2: Projects that SUPPORT the furtherance of APEC’s goals • Rank 3: Projects that meet OTHER PRIORITIES identified by Leaders and Ministers• Rank 4: Projects that meet LOWER PRIORITY

APEC Priorities

REI - FTAAP - Services - Investment - Trade facilitation - Rules of origin - Supply chain connectivity- Information networks and data privacy - Intellectual Property rights

Inclusive Growth- Financial inclusion- SME development- Employment creation- Social safety net programmes

Sustainable Growth- EGS- Energy efficiency and renewable energy- Climate change

Structural Reform - LAISR- Ease of Doing Business Action Plan - Implementation of G-20 framework for strong, sustainable and balanced growth - Strengthening financial market

Human Security- Food security- Food/Product safety- Emergency preparedness

Multi-Year Project

• APEC attaches great importance to multi-year

projects as it is perceived to be better serve

APEC’s long-term goal• However, the current APEC project selection

and management procedures do not

accommodate multi-year projects, nor do they

include mechanisms to measure the

effectiveness of projects towards meeting

longer-term goals• Therefore, economies are temporary refrained

from submitting multi-year projects’ proposal