The Pacific Economic Cooperation Council

The Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) is a non-governmental body in the Asia Pacific, serving as a regional forum for cooperation and policy coordination to promote regional economic growth and development.

Founded in 1980, PECC currently has 22 member committees from around the Pacific Rim and two institutional members, PAFTAD and PBEC. With its unique partnership of representatives from business, government, and academia, PECC identifies and discusses current policy issues of the Asia Pacific region with the aim of generating practical solutions.

As the only non-governmental observer of APEC, PECC also provides a private sector link to the official APEC process.

The PECC General Meeting occurs every two years and the 17th General Meeting was held in Sydney on the 1-2 May 2007 to coincide with Australia's year of hosting APEC.

Media Release

6 August 2007

What is AUSPECC?

AUSPECC

is Australia's Committee for the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC).
coordinates Australian involvement in PECC work, covering trade policy; human resources; telecommunications; transportation; financial markets; food and agriculture; and the Pacific Economic Outlook
maintains strong relations with Australian Government, Business and Academia
reports to the Minister for Trade on economic policy issues surrounding Australia's involvement in the Asia Pacific Region members are appointed by the Minister for Trade, and the work of sub-committees is augmented by additional specialists
includes many senior academic members who contribute to the output of PECC as well as AUSPECC

AUSPECC's Role

To combine the interests of Government, Business and Academia in providing Australian input into PECC and through PECC to APEC, ensuring practical policy outcomes for Australia in the Asia Pacific Region.

In carrying out this role AUSPECC

identifies viable policy options for Government; and
assists in building a broad consensus for change which helps the Government implement initiatives.

What does AUSPECC contribute?

AUSPECC contributes by

coordinating policy formulation based on the interests and issues of its tri-partite membership
providing a source of information to the Australian business community on regional economic and policy development, using its regional network
representing the concerns of Australian Government, business and academia on regional issues, through its various work programs; and
advising the Australian Government on regional policy formulation, choices, and implications, via its relationship with APEC


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