Output

1) Study on Best Practices and Study Report

Study on best practices and study report will be conducted in order to identify best practices on technology transfer which can be adapted by APEC economies. The study on best practices and study report will be based on a virtual survey applied to at least 6 economies, such as: the United States, Korea, Singapore, Australia, Chile, Chinese Taipei or others, due to their ability to offer a complementary range of strategic lessons that can be adapted to APEC economies.

The United States and Chile provide governance models and regulatory frameworks (such as the Bayh- Dole Act) that align intellectual property with the market; Korea and Chinese Taipei stand out for their active industrial policy and the role of bridge institutes that connect applied research with value chains; while Singapore and Australia offer effective instruments for technological maturation and university-business collaboration schemes. Together, these benchmarks allow us to extract proven best practices for overcoming gaps in institutionality, financing, and commercial scaling.

The good practices identified could be classified into the following categories:

(i) Regulatory frameworks and public policies.

(ii) Technology transfer structures in academia.

(iii) Collaboration and financing mechanisms.

(iv) Performance and evaluation metrics.

(v) Conclusions and recommendations.

Likewise, it should include the practices that economies have implemented to overcome barriers or obstacles that have arisen when executing the good practices outlined above.

The report should include a comparative table will target to include a minimum of 3 good practices per economy studied and be at least 30 pages long, excluding annexes. A draft will be submitted before the workshop, and the final deliverable, incorporating any recommendations or comments that may arise during the workshop, will be due 15 days after its conclusion.

2) 2-Day Workshop

he workshop will be held in a hybrid format—in-person and virtual—over two days, February 17 and 18, 2027. It will feature international expert speakers who will present and lead discussions on best practices in technology transfer and how these influence access to international markets. Experts from APEC economies, such as Singapore and Korea, will also be present to share their experience in designing and implementing technology transfer policies that have enabled their economies to access international markets, highlighting the main barriers they have faced and the measures they have taken to overcome them.

Representatives from the 21 economies responsible for the design and implementation of public policies will be invited to participate, as well as academics, entrepreneurs, and institutions related to the food industry, with a special focus on the food ingredients industry. Nominations will be made using APEC's formal channels and processes. In the in-person format, 100 participants are expected, and in the virtual format, another 100, for a total of 200.

Proposed agenda:

Day 1 – February 17, 2027 (9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.)

Session 1: Innovation Ecosystems and Technology Transfer: Chinese Taipei

and Chile.

Session 2: Presentation of the “Study on Best Practices and Study Report.”

Session 3: Technology monitoring and competitive intelligence systems. Session 4: Hybrid Institutional Framework for Technology Transfer in the Food Industry –FIRDI–

Discussion session 1 – in-person format (Discussion of the draft of the Study of Best Practices).

Day 2 – February 18, 2027 (9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.)

Session 1: Public Policy Strategies based on TRLs for Technology Adoption.

Session 2: Technology transfer mechanisms. Session 3: Technology foresight.

Session 4: APEC strategies for technology adoption in small businesses. Discussion session 2 – in-person format (Discussion of the draft of the Study of Best Practices).

Among other activities to be carried out within the framework of the workshop are two in-person discussion sessions on technology transfer and its influence on access to international markets in APEC economies, one session per day. The sessions will discuss the results of the “Study on Best Practices and Study Report,” in order to contribute guidelines that will be included in the Final Project Report for APEC economies to promote technology transfer and access to international markets, focusing on the food ingredients industry. This activity is noteworthy because it is a face- to-face discussion forum for APEC economies, which will focus on identifying opportunities to provide policy recommendations for APEC economies to promote technology transfer.

A Workshop Report summarizing the results of the workshop will be prepared, with a minimum length of 15 pages, excluding annexes. The workshop will include a post-event survey for participants, in accordance with Appendix H of the APEC Project Guide.

3) Final Project Report (APEC Publication)

A Final Project Report will be prepared detailing the overall results of the workshop, highlighting best practices in technology transfer and including a series of policy recommendations derived from the study and workshop discussions.

The Final Project Report should contain, at a minimum, the following:

I. Executive summary

II. Introduction and background

II.1) contextualization of the project and objectives.

III. Research methodology: summary of how the study was conducted to identify best practices in the six APEC economies.

IV. Framework of Best technology transfer practices and study conclusions

IV.1) Comparative table of good practices.

V. Workshop results: emphasis will be placed on what APEC economies should do to promote technology transfer and access to international markets and global value chains.

VI. Conclusions.

VII. Policy recommendations.

VIII. Annexes

Considering that a policy recommendation is a strategic and technical proposal, derived from research and debate among experts, which seeks to guide the 21 economies in improving their regulations, laws, or institutional processes, it is estimated that at least five will be obtained. These recommendations will serve as a “roadmap” for public officials to implement more effective technology transfer mechanisms in the food industry.

Final Project Report will be submitted to the APEC Secretariat in accordance with the requirements of the APEC Project Completion Report and will be made available to APEC economies. This report will be at

least 30 pages long, excluding annexes, and it will be an APEC Publication.

Outcome

1) Greater understanding among APEC economies of good practices in technology transfer and their influence on access to international markets in the food industry, with a particular focus on food ingredients.

2) Cooperation among APEC economies to share experiences and best practices on policies, regulations, and technology transfer initiatives in the food industry, with a special focus on food ingredients, and how these promote access to international markets.

3) Increased understanding of policies that promote technology transfer to access international markets in the food industry, with a particular focus on food ingredients.

Beneficiaries

The direct beneficiaries would be policy makers in charge of the design and amendment of instruments that promote technology transfer in the food industry of APEC Economies.

The indirect beneficiaries would be consumers in the APEC economies, who will have access to safer and more sustainable food; small producers and suppliers in the agrifood supply chain, who will be integrated into more dynamic markets; local communities will benefit from economic growth and job creation resulting from the increased competitiveness of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises; and public institutions and future entrepreneurs will benefit from a more robust innovation ecosystem, with clear regulatory frameworks and technology monitoring systems that will facilitate future technology transfer and business development initiatives throughout the economies.