RI introduces human resource development draft<\/p>\n
By Meidyatama Suryodiningrat<\/p>\n
YOGYAKARTA (JP): Indonesia introduced yesterday a draft
\ndeclaration on human resource development for the Asia-Pacific
\nEconomic Cooperation (APEC), which will be proposed to the
\nforum's ministerial meeting in Jakarta in November.<\/p>\n
The declaration, submitted at the opening of the third APEC
\nSenior Officials Meeting (SOM) here, is aimed at promoting human
\nresource development as a vital contribution to enhancing trade
\nand investment for economic growth in the region.<\/p>\n
\"In the declaration we shall introduce the basic ideas for
\ncooperation in this field,\" the SOM chairman, Wisber Loeis, said
\nprior to opening the three-day meeting.<\/p>\n
The Third SOM is a series of four meetings designed to prepare
\nproposals to be discussed at the APEC Ministerial Meeting.<\/p>\n
APEC groups Canada, the United States, Mexico, Japan, China,
\nSouth Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New
\nGuinea and members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
\n(ASEAN) -- Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, the Philippines
\nand Indonesia, which currently presides over the forum.<\/p>\n
\"Compared to the previous SOMs and the one we shall have later
\non, the third SOM is the most important,\" remarked Wisber, who is
\nalso the director general of foreign economic relations at the
\nMinistry of Foreign Affairs.<\/p>\n
According to Wisber, the current meeting will deal with
\nseveral substantial issues.<\/p>\n
\"We shall be preparing the agenda for the ministerial
\nmeeting,\" he said, adding that the meetings will also begin
\npreparing a joint ministerial statement.<\/p>\n
Though yet to be fully discussed, the draft declaration for
\nhuman resource development is expected to be approved by the SOM
\nat the end of their meeting tomorrow and forwarded to the APEC
\nministers in their November meeting.<\/p>\n
Considered among the most central points of human resource
\ndevelopment is the enhancement of the quality of managers and
\ntrainers in crucial economic sectors such as training in small
\nand medium scale enterprises.<\/p>\n
Also important is the reduction of unemployment through the
\nlessening of skill deficiencies by creating programs for
\napplication at all stages of a person's work life.<\/p>\n
Wisber said that due to time constraints, a preliminary
\ndiscussion on the declaration took place yesterday. The SOM will
\ncontinue deliberating the draft declaration today.<\/p>\n
Consensus<\/p>\n
The end of the first day's proceedings ended in high spirits
\nfor many here yesterday as delegates were finally able to achieve
\na consensus on the transformation of the ad-hoc group on Economic
\nTrends and Issues into a committee.<\/p>\n
Bali<\/p>\n
The proposal had actually been introduced during the Second
\nSOM in Nusa Dua, Bali, but failed to overcome severe objections
\nfrom several delegates.<\/p>\n
The news of the consensus came as a surprise to many outside
\nthe meeting hall since it was widely known that Malaysia was
\nopposed to the idea in the Committee and Working Group meetings
\npreceding the SOM.<\/p>\n
In defense of their objections, Malaysia's delegates said at
\nthe time that they feared the establishment of the ad-hoc working
\ngroup into a committee would merely duplicate work that could be
\ndone by other established committees.<\/p>\n
Wisber would not reveal much, saying that the matter was
\nresolved after a comprehensive clarification of the function of
\nthe new committee.<\/p>\n
Among other points discussed yesterday were cooperation in the
\nimprovement of commercial and public infrastructure and the
\nreport of the Committee on Trade and Investment (CTI).<\/p>\n
The SOM will continue discussions today with the report from
\nthe Asia Pacific Business Network (APB-Net) and participation of
\nthe business sector.<\/p>",
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