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APII Cooperative Activities and Pilot Projects

A. Promotion and Cooperation
APII Cooperation Centre
The Cooperation Centre is to develop data bases on the APII, to promote cooperative projects, to support APII events and related human resource development activities, and to advance the use of the Internet for cooperation.
APII Technology Centre
The Technology Centre is one of the key facilities to implement testbed interconnection or access, and experiments of network interconnectivity and applications development and experiments.
APEC TEL WG Web site development
The web site will improve the TEL WG's working methods via electronic means, especially to disseminate documents between TEL WG meetings, and to provide general information to the public electronically.
Catalogue of APII Development and Financial Resources
The project will catalogue contacts, by economy, for developmental assistance. It is designed to improve access to sources of funding and assistance, to improve external relations, and to promote the deployment of the APII.
B. Technology and Network Infrastructure Development
APII Testbed Project for Interconnectivity and Interoperability
This project consists of 5 sub-themes:
  1. The Internet
  2. Narrowband ISDN
  3. Broadband Network
  4. High Data Rate Satellite Communications
  5. Project Inventory

In each sub-theme, it is planned to develop applications such as tele-education, telemedicine, and collaborative research, for use on each network.

X.400 Network Interoperability Testing project
The X.400 test program is currently producing a matrix which outlines each economy's capabilities with respect to X.400 network interoperability.
Video Conferencing and Collaboration Systems over APII Testbed
This project is to develop transnational real-time multimedia applications over the interconnected domestic broadband testbeds and middleware services.
ATM Trial Network - Broadband Interconnection *
Development of interconnection to APII testbeds, including interoperability/interconnectivity testing via satellite.
Asia-Pacific Advanced Network (APAN) Project *
The goal of APAN is to establish a network for research and development in advanced networking applications and services in the Asia-Pacific region, to encourage regional cooperation and collaboration and to interconnect a number of the regional high speed testbeds and relevant networks.
Assessment of Existing and Planned Network capacity *
The assessment would include existing and planned capacity with forecasts from each economy to include how much capacity will be required (by economy, by route and by volume) and the forecast time frame for these requirements. If a significant shortage is found, a recommendation for further action may be addressed.
C. Applications Development
Health Care Applications and Telemedicine, including Interactive Medical Curriculum Project *
The project aims to establish new areas of development cooperation among APEC economies, focused on multi-media health information and education applications for on-line deployment on the APII.
D. Electronic Commerce
APEC EDI Pilot Project
This project will implement EDI verification experiments focusing on technical and system application aspects using the Internet, to which even small and medium sized companies can connect easily, to promote liberalisation of business deals in the APEC region.
APEC (SME Electronic Commerce) Study
The study will survey 3000 SMEs and assess various aspects of their electronic commerce readiness. The results of the study will also sensitise policy makers to the implications of deploying electronic commerce in APEC.
APEC-G7 INGECEP Pilot Project
Electronic Commerce Experimental Project over both narrowband (the Internet) and Broadband (ATM) networks interconnecting with APEC/G7 member economies.
APEC Electronic Commerce Seminars
The purpose of this seminar is to help users, mainly from small and medium sized companies, understand the benefits of doing business electronically, and to promote electronic commerce among them.
E. Education and Training
Electronic Commerce and Exchange of Industrial Information, including Business Directory Service for SMEs *
A comprehensive directory of businesses and government bodies, and the products and services they offer, would have the potential to speed up the business cycle, boost the electronic publishing industry and facilitate electronic commerce.
Distance learning Pilot Project
A project for development and delivery of two courses on distance education via the World Wide Web.
  1. 'The management of distance education', and
  2. 'Train the trainer' on distance education.
    Model Vocational Education and Training Framework for Telecommunications
This project is developing an agreed APEC model for Vocational Education and Training in Telecommunications as a basis for the enhancement of current education and training structures to meet the skilled labour demands of the telecommunications sector.
Education and Training Projects, including Collaborative Research Project on Multimedia Human Resource Development System Network Technologies
To contribute to human resource development in the field of telecommunications technologies in the region, research and development are to be conducted, using a satellite and international telecommunications networks and Computer Assisted Instruction, to develop a multimedia human resource development system.
F. Policy Dialogue and Impact Studies
APEC Study on Interconnection
The study is designed to promote greater exchange of information and in-depth analysis of interconnection rules and policies within each economy.
APEC/PECC Communications and Information Policy Forum
These government-business/industry discussions, will continue to take place during TEL WG meetings.
Workshop/Seminar on Universal Access
The purpose is to facilitate progress towards the implementation of APII principles (specifically, 'ensuring universal provision of and access to services'), through dialogue on policy, regulatory and commercial approaches that may benefit economies in different stages of development.
Mutual recognition Assessment Seminars
Two seminars will be held to build confidence in a proposed model mutual recognition arrangement (MRA) for conformity assessment that are being developed. The first seminar would focus on regulatory regimes in APEC member economies; the second would focus on possible steps needed to comply with a model MRA.
APEC/PECC Content/Information and Applications Forum
This forum will set forth the needs of the information sector, showing how content is linked intrinsically to promotion of the information infrastructure and of applications.
Joint Study on the Impact of the APII
This will address issues dealing with societal implications of the APII.
Electromagnetic Compatibility Management (EMC Project)
This project aims to identify common approaches among APEC economies to the development of EMC standards, compliance and testing procedures, and to develop a model implementation procedure for effective EMC management in the Asia-Pacific region.