APEC Project Database

Project Title

APEC Symposium on Total Supply Chain Security, Singapore 6-7 July 2006

Project Year

2006

Project Number

CTTF 02 2006T

Project Session

Not Applicable

Project Type

Standard

Project Status

Completed Project

Project No.

CTTF 02 2006T

Project Title

APEC Symposium on Total Supply Chain Security, Singapore 6-7 July 2006

Project Status

Completed Project

Fund Account

TILF Special Account

Sub-fund

None

Project Year

2006

Project Session

Not Applicable

APEC Funding

45,500

Co-funding Amount

148,000

Total Project Value

193,500

Sponsoring Forum

Counter Terrorism Task Force (CTTF)

Topics

Counter Terrorism

Committee

Not Applicable / Other

Other Fora Involved

Not Applicable / Other

Other Non-APEC Stakeholders Involved

Not Applicable

Proposing Economy(ies)

Singapore

Co-Sponsoring Economies

Australia; Philippines; Russia

Expected Start Date

30/05/2006

Expected Completion Date

31/12/2007

Project Proponent Name 1

Mr. Bernard Lim

Job Title 1

Deputy Director, International Relations and Security

Organization 1

Singapore Ministry of Transport

Telephone 1

(65) 63752501

Email 1

bernard_lim@mot.gov.sg

Project Proponent Name 2

Not Applicable

Job Title 2

Not Applicable

Organization 2

Not Applicable

Telephone 2

Not Applicable

Email 2

Not Applicable

Declaration

Not Applicable

Project Summary

At the 2005 APEC Leaders' Summit in Busan, Korea, APEC Leaders endorsed total supply chain security as a priority issue in the Leaders' Declaration. Following from that, Singapore will host a two-day symposium on total supply chain security from 6-7 July 2006. Total supply chain security is still a fairly new concept for both governments and private companies involved in the supply chain process. The symposium seeks to begin the process of increasing awareness and understanding of the issues. The symposium will be an educative one, bringing together experts from the public and private sectors to share best practices and contribute to information sharing. The symposium will aim to come out with a set of recommendations that will set the framework for future work in APEC on total supply chain security.

Relevance

Since 2003, counter-terrorism issues have been at the centre of APEC discussions. At the AELM in Santiago, Chile in 2004, APEC Leaders reiterated the commitment of APEC member economies to fight terrorism and ensure secure trade flows and that these efforts should complement APEC's core business of trade and investment liberalisation and facilitation; and economic and technical cooperation. At the 2005 AELM in Busan, Korea, APEC Leaders welcomed the implementation of APEC counter-terrorism and secure trade commitments. Specifically, APEC Leaders endorsed total supply chain security as a priority issue in the Leaders' Declaration. This was in response to the recognition that an inter-modal supply chain security approach is essential for all economies to continue trading at a more secure, efficient and reliable level.

In this respect, Singapore's symposium supports the concept of fostering a secure trading environment in order that markets can function safely and efficiently. The symposium is a first step towards understanding how a holistic approach to supply chain security can help enhance trade facilitation, lower business costs and lead to overall efficiency. The symposium is aimed at generating discussion to show how security approaches can be effectively integrated into the total supply chain paradigm and become an enabler and a key driver for trade facilitation. The symposium will encourage economies to think about an inter-modal and holistic perspective to supply chain security.

The proposed symposium will also complement the various initiatives and discussions taking place at the other APEC sub-fora e.g. the Committee on Trade and Investment; the Sub-Committee on Customs Procedures, the Transportation Working Group, and others.

Objectives

The objectives are to:

(i) Promote better understanding of total supply chain security and to encourage APEC and as well as individual APEC members to take a holistic approach when implementing security measures across the total supply chain. This will in turn help achieve closer coordination and collaboration of efforts within APEC.

(ii) Come up with a set of recommendations for endorsement by APEC Leaders at the 2006 APEC Leaders' Summit. The recommendations can serve as the foundation for future action and cooperation by member economies on total supply chain security.

(iii) Facilitate public-private partnerships. Collaboration between the public and private sectors is critical to the success of total supply chain security efforts. The symposium will facilitate interaction and exchange of views and ideas amongst participants and experts from the public and private sector on total supply chain security issues.

Alignment

Beneficiaries and Outputs

The intended beneficiaries of the symposium are government officials and members of the business and trade sectors. This includes government planners, policy developers and private companies.

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The symposium output will include:

(i) Sharing of best practices by economies that have began implementing total supply chain security systems.

(ii) Development of a set of general recommendations that could serve as a framework for future work by APEC and member economies on total supply chain security.

(iii) Papers of presentations and summaries of discussions which will provide for raising of awareness amongst participants on the challenges and importance of enhancing the security of the total supply chain, and the need for international co-operation such as within APEC.

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All beneficiaries will be requested to input extensively to the symposium, via early-stage consultations. During the symposium itself, all relevant sectors will participate in a multi-sectoral discussion and will also include other relevant multilateral organisations such as WCO, EU, etc, as well as speakers and participants from non-APEC economies.

Dissemination

(a) The target audience includes APEC and non-APEC government officials, representatives from international organizations, and private sector / industry.

(b) The results will be submitted to APEC Secretariat in the form of a report attaching recommendations.

(d) 500 copies of a symposium report are planned for publication.

(e) To be determined / worked out with APEC Secretariat.

Gender

This symposium is gender neutral. Male and female participants from APEC and non-APEC economies are welcomed to attend. There will also be male and female speakers who are well versed in this subject who will be invited to speak at the symposium.

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The global labour force includes women and they will equally benefit from the efforts taken by governments and business to enhance the security of the supply chain and promote secure trade and facilitation within the APEC region and beyond.

Work Plan

The project will proceed in three main phases:

(i) Pre-symposium consultations: Singapore will seek input on the proposed content and structure of the symposium from all APEC member economies. A draft will be circulated to member economies for their comments. Consultation will occur across all sectors (government and business).

(ii) Symposium proper: Following the receipt of feedback, Singapore will send out pre-symposium information to notify APEC and non-APEC economies of the symposium as well as registration details.

(iii) Endorsement/implementation: Singapore will put together a symposium report setting out a final set of agreed recommendations for endorsement by APEC Leaders. These recommendations can set out the framework for future work on total supply chain security.

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All APEC economies will be invited to participate in the consultation process as well as the symposium proper. They will be asked to contribute participants as well as speakers. We also expect non-APEC economies to be present at the symposium as speakers and participants.

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APEC SYMPOSIUM ON TOTAL SUPPLY CHAIN SECURITY

6-7 July 2006

Marina Mandarin Hotel, Singapore

Draft Programme (as at 24 Feb 2006)

Day 1 Wednesday, 5 July 2006

Whole Day Arrival of participants & Registration

Day 2 Thursday, 6 July 2006

0800 – 0900 Registration

Opening Ceremony

This session will include welcoming remarks and a keynote address.

Session 1: Threats and Vulnerabilities to the Global Supply Chain

Experts will be invited to share their assessments of the current threats to and vulnerabilities of the global supply chain. Security threats are clearly a concern to the continued trade and development of the world economy. There are also implications for businesses and economies, including those in APEC.

Q & A followed by lunch (for all delegates)

Session 2: Supply Chain Security: The Benefits to Facilitating Trade and Business

Experts will be invited to share on how total supply chain security can be a useful tool to facilitate trade. This can result in cost effectiveness and greater efficiency for governments and businesses.

Q & A followed by tea break

Session 3: The Principles and Approaches Towards Supply Chain Security Perspectives from Governments

Experts and practitioners from governments will be invited to share on the efforts that have been undertaken to address the key issues on supply chain security. These would encompass principles and approaches adopted by regulators and the sharing of best practices.

Friday 7 Jul 2006

Session 4: The Principles and Approaches Towards Supply Chain Security – Perspectives from Industry

Experts and practitioners from industry will be invited to share on the efforts that have been undertaken to address the key issues on supply chain security. These would encompass principles and approaches adopted by businesses and the sharing of best practices.

Q & A followed by tea break

Session 5: International Co-operation and Best Practices

Experts from relevant international organizations such as the World Customs Organisation and International Standards Organisation, will be invited to share on their efforts at developing frameworks and standards for supply chain security.

Q & A followed by lunch (for all delegates)

Session 6: Challenges for the Future

Experts will be invited to share on the new and emerging challenges to total supply chain security. Awareness of such challenges will be helpful so that possible new solutions can be developed to help governments and businesses benefit from undertaking total supply chain security efforts. Experts will also be invited to share on new technological developments being explored and the importance of changing mindsets, human factors, training, and public-private partnership in helping APEC to achieve success in securing the total supply chain, and in turn, securing trade and creating a secure global economy.

Tea break

Q & A

Closing Remarks

End of Symposium

Risks

Not Applicable

Monitoring and Evaluation

There is already some discussion at various APEC fora on enhancing the security in the different segments and modes of the global supply chain. However, while each fora may be doing well in its respective field, we can improve on the overall effort by helping to put together a holistic picture of the initiatives arising from discussions in the different fora.

The success of the symposium can be determined by the endorsement of APEC Leaders as well as the applicability of the proposed recommendations. There may also be possible collaborative projects between the public sector and private companies to enhance the security of the total supply chain.

Linkages

It is envisaged that the symposium will involve extensive consultation across APEC and all relevant sub-fora, as well as with ABAC and PECC.

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The symposium would help bring together, in one centralised forum, the discussions taking place at other APEC fora on supply chain security. The symposium could also help in APEC's leading in the implementation of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade. APEC promotes the development and co-operation by all economies to secure trade and facilitation for continued economic development and growth. The total supply chain is a key factor and the symposium is aimed at raising awareness and sharing best practices by governments and industry, comprehensively, on the importance and benefits of securing the supply chain. This involves the various nodes of the supply chain (viz. manufacturing/production, consolidation, warehousing, transportation, distribution and retail). From the holistic perspective, this effort involves public-private partnership and co-operation between governments and industry, which the symposium will promote.

Sustainability

Not Applicable

Direct Labour

Not Applicable

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