Outputs:  

1)  Best Practice Study Report

As one of an essential output of the Project, the Best Practice Study Report aims to summarize the existing excellent experience and provide reference for the broader stakeholders among member economies. The Report includes but is not limited to the following basic content: 

A) Research method (what is BCG model and why it is important for APEC and UN SDGs; What’s the main characters and catalogs at present for technology empowers BCG model; How to select cases);

B) Research framework (3-5 technology application scenarios of BCG models, such as low-carbon transportation, energy-saving building, green finance technology, etc.); 

C) Case studies about advanced technology that has been practiced and proven to be effective and efficiency in characteristic industries/scenarios to promote BCG goals(no less than 10 economies, with 20 practices); and 

D)  Conclusion. 

The POs teams and external researchers will co-conclude the Report, no less than 20 pages. 

2)  Seminar in China

A three-day event taken at China around Sept. to Oct. 2023. On Day 1, six keynote speakers who will offer their insights and policy information on BCG startups ecosystem, follows 3 group discussions on policy incentives and regulatory exchange related to BCG startups ecosystem among different member economies, with the goal of identifying commonalities and difference among APEC members. On Day 2, best practice study report on BCG technology will be released and discussed among experts and participants via subgroups and POs will invite representatives from best practices to present and exchange ideas. A wrap up session will be set at the end of the day to conclude the policy recommendations. One day 3, two ground visits of BCG technologies will be set as driven forces from both public and private. On site round table discussions also expected to be taken as a capacity building experiences. The Seminar will be recorded and the purpose of recording only for note taking. A post-event evaluation informs of survey to participants and speakers will be conducted before that day. 

Speakers for seminar will be invited by POs according to the following criteria: 1. from private sector, since PPSTI is highly praised the PPD and the project will keep private sector’s involvement 2. preferable speakers from case practice report 3. women gender would be prioritized consideration, since gender issue will always be underlined. 

The speakers and participants will be categorized in 3 subgroups in consistence with promoting experience sharing and practical cooperation, policy dialogue and capacity building, directly contribute to the goals and priorities of the APEC People-to-People Connectivity, and primarily benefit developing economies. The Seminar also expected to have no less than 20 local audiences from China.

No less than 6 self-funded Tel/Video meetings and interviews will be hosted by POs before, between and after the Seminar. POs consider it’s a more effective way to maintain coherence and focus of discussions. 

3)  Project Report

Since this project is combined joint efforts from both Thailand and China, a comprehensive project report is expected to be a significant output of the project, which includes 3 main parts: 

A.  Summary Report of Seminar

As an overview of the Seminar, both POs teams will jointly working on achieving a summary report, consist of main points of keynotes, summaries of panel discussions, briefing on discussion on policy incentives and regulatory exchange, brief analyses and abstract of best practice study, which expecting no less than 10 pages together. 

B. A Best Practice Study Report 

C. Recommendations on APEC regional building for BCG startups

The recommendations on APEC regional building for BCG startups, no less than 10 pages, shall be compiled and finalized by the POs teams and external researchers on the following topics:

i.  Policy incentives recommendations

ii.  A Regulatory framework that benefits all APEC member economies

iii.  The challenge/resilience issues and new scenario  

Outcomes:  

1) Improved networks and collaboration opportunities for BCG policymakers and BCG startup stakeholders in APEC economies.

By joint efforts from China and Thailand via putting together of the Seminars and sharing views from both public and private sectors, this Program is expected to inspire closer partnership and more frequent dialogues between entrepreneurs/startup and policy makers/regulators who participated the seminars in order to enhancing policy sharing and awareness.

Measured via tailored post-event survey questions/questionnaires taking by seminar participants. 

2) Increased resources for use by APEC member economies to create more effective regulatory environments and policy responses to support the BCG model.

Through this project, a series of technology driven solutions in carbon emission reduction, carbon capture and storage (CCS), carbon neutrality, net zero emissions to possible carbon trading within pan-region are of high potential to be introduced and presented with shareholders, which will increase inclusive collaboration and engagement of the APEC public and private sectors as well as bringing potential possibilities on further applying BCG technologies within the region.

Measured via the Project Report (including keynote sharing, recommendations, best practice report). 

3) Increased knowledge amongst project participants on the BCG model and relevant barriers, policies and technologies

As an APEC-funded project, participants from different member economies and non-APEC economies, either public or private sector, who join the seminar and access to the project report, are expected to be inspired and increased knowledge from the best practice study and the capacity building recommendations on the BCG model. As relevant barriers, policies and technologies will be targeted, new APEC project initiative in forms of BCG policy-practice dialogue is probably be seen. 

Measured via tailored post-event survey questions/questionnaires taking by seminar participants. 

Beneficiaries: POs regard the seminar/topics set and discussed in the project are inter-linked. On one hand, the bloom of BCG start-ups and entrepreneurs are the tangible results of innovation promoting regulation and policies as well as an adapting to fast-paced changes in the whole world. On the other hand, regulation and policies are often made, to some extent, with reference and feedbacks from startups as well. There are intertwined relations between the policy and the practical world.

Therefore, the beneficiaries of this Project should be: 

Direct beneficiaries are seminar participants and audiences. Seminar participants will be professionals in the field related to BCG economy model and startups, either policy/public or residence/private, and must have previous practical experiences in related interactions for example, officials from municipal bureau of ST and in charge of policy design for entrepreneurship and startups managements. Seminar participants will be nominated by all PPSTI members and also invited to tel/video interviews before, between and after the seminar, and take part in the drafting of output documents. POs are expected to send direct beneficiaries’ list in the General Information Circular (GIC) 8 weeks before the event date. 

Audience are local people in China, from either public sector or private sector, such as startup service agencies for tax, law, registration and IP protection agency, investors for startup and municipal representatives for BCG startups. POs will seek help from PPSTI China to select and organize local audiences. The audience will be encouraged to discuss the draft recommendations with seminars experts, participants and PPSTI officials from member economy. It will give local people in China to dialogue with APEC experts from other member economies.

Government policy makers in the field of entrepreneurship and startups management and promoting, particularly from APEC developing member economies, are primary target beneficiaries of the policy recommendations after project report get endorsed from PPSTI. The document will be a useful reference and resource in policy making and enable policy makers to access broader opinions from private and practical sectors.