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APEC’s Ease of Doing Business – Final Assessment 2009-2015
September 19, 2016
The final assessment of the APEC's Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) initiative, which takes into account the period 2009-2015, looks at the performance of the APEC region using the indicators of the World Bank's Doing Business in five priority areas...
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Chinese Premier: standards key for growth of Chinese economy
September 19, 2016
Chinese Premier: standards key for growth of Chinese economy (2016-09-15) - ISO High-level Chinese officials, including the country's Premier Li Keqiang, highlighted the importance of International Standards at the Open Session on “Standards Improve Global Connectivity"...
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Tourist Arrivals and Inclusive Growth – APEC Report
September 19, 2016
This study contributes to tourism policy discussions in the APEC region in two ways. First, it examines the likely impacts of policies that can contribute to achieving the target of 800 million international tourist arrivals by 2025, a goal APEC tourism ministers announced in 2014...
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Review of APEC Green Building Project
September 19, 2016
The Project builds on work to-date carried out by APEC member economies to advance green building and building energy efficiency and was implemented through the APEC Sub-Committee on Standards and Conformance (SCSC). APEC Green Buildings Capacity Building Assessment Final Report...
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Release of IEC Annual Report 2015
August 30, 2016
The International Electrotechnical Commission released their 2015 Annual Report. Today electricity and electronics are the cornerstone for all economies in developing and developed countries. IEC International Standards together with the IEC Conformity Assessment Systems support...
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Silver Economy Project Steering Group Kick-Off Meeting Today 25 August
August 26, 2016
The Kick Off Meeting for the Silver Economy Project Steering Group (PSG) is taking place today, 25 August, with Damian Fisher from Standards Australia hosting. The PSG consists of a number of representatives from Japan, Singapore, Thailand and Australia. The PSG aims to use...
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APEC Harmonisation of Standards Workshop and Recommendations Report
August 5, 2016
The Australian Treasury and Standards Australia together with representatives from government, regulators, national standards bodies, industry associations and SMEs convened a two day APEC Harmonisation of Standards Workshop in November last year...
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Standards Australia hosts Chinese ISO/ TC 298 Rare Earth Delegation from China
August 5, 2016
On Wednesday, 3 August 2016 Standards Australia hosted a visit by a Chinese delegation of stakeholders involved with ISO/TC 298 Rare Earth. The delegation was led by the Chairperson of ISO/TC 298, Mr Cunzhen Ma and Ms Lan Gao, Secretary to the Technical Committee...
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