Overview of APEC project procedures Martin BrownSantirso APEC
Overview of APEC project procedures Martin Brown-Santirso APEC EGEE&C Secretariat EGEE&C 40 Meeting Taipei 8 – 9 November 2012
APEC Project Funding Main Sources of APEC Funding § APEC Operational Account (OA) § § APEC Support Fund (ASF) § § Aimed at capacity building in developing APEC economies APEC Trade and Investment and Liberalisation Fund (TILF) § § General fund used to address APEC priorities Donated by Japan for project directly related to trade Self funding APEC financial year (FY): 1 January to 31 December
APEC Projects 2007 – 2011 APEC Projects 2012 l For session 2: § 31 out of 79 projects were granted funding: 39% success rate
Project Approval Process Concept Note (CN) submission to forum Proponent secures co-sponsors Forum endorses and ranks CN Final submission of CN & fora submits ranking to BMC Relevant Committee Ranks using APEC Funding Criteria Votes for CN are assessed and referred to Principal Decision Makers
Project Approval Process BMC approves in-principle highest priority CN within funding availability Proponents with in-principle approval invited to complete full proposal form Full proposal endorsed & QAF done by fora Secretariat finds proposal ‘satisfactory’ quality Secretariat recommends to BMC that the project can commence
APEC funding criteria Rank 1 Projects that specifically and significantly contributes to key APEC priorities Rank 2 Projects that directly support the Action Plan in the APEC Leaders' Growth Strategy – includes Sustainable Growth Rank 3 Projects that are linked to other priorities identified by Leaders and Ministers but are less closely linked APEC’s key priorities
Implementation l Projects must be implemented within two APEC financial years § projects approved in 2013 must be completed by the end of 2014 l Requests for proposals/tenders need to be advertised on the APEC website and run tendering process. l Monitoring reports are submitted at 6 month intervals l Completion report is submitted within 2 months of project completion
Guidebook on APEC Projects (8 th Ed. ) New version released May 2012 Facilitates consultation of PPs and POs and makes easier the arrangements for proposal submissions and travel undertakings. l Provide up-to-date templates for: l l l Concept notes Project proposals Monitoring reports Completion reports Guidebook and Forms: www. apec. org/projects/forms-and-resources F;
EGEE&C Support l We can help by: l l l Promote events such as workshops Promote participation in surveys Promoting or reviewing tenders
Next steps l Discuss project ideas l Put together CN and send to EGEE&C l By 18 January l Secure co-sponsors l Submit final CN to EWG before: 15 February
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