ASIA PACIFIC ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION
TRANSPORTATION WORKING GROUP
SIXTEENTH MEETING, HONG KONG, CHINA
8 – 12 NOVEMBER 1999

 STEERING COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
APEC Virtual Centre for Transportation Research, Development and Education

Submitted by Australia

October 1999

 16^TH APEC TRANSPORTATION WORKING GROUP (TPT-WG) MEETING
HONG KONG, CHINA, 8 –12 NOVEMBER 1999

AGENDA ITEM:    PROGRESS REPORT ON THE APEC VIRTUAL
                        CENTRE FOR TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH,
                        DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION

Australia

OVERVIEW

Australia is managing the website 'APEC Virtual Centre for Transportation Research, Development and Education' at http://www.dotrs.gov.au/apec.

Australia is inviting economies to take over the management and further development of the website from the beginning of 2000.

BACKGROUND

Australia launched the site at the last TPT-WG meeting in Santiago, Chile, April 1999. The site was established by Australia, building on developmental work carried out by Indonesia.

Objectives

The Virtual Centre is aimed at:

• providing information on research and development work and courses offered by universities and training institutions;

• promoting the sharing and exchange of on-line information on transport research, development and education between APEC member economies;

• enhancing productivity, skills, entrepreneurship, and efficiency of labour and management in the transport sector;

• facilitating international transport technology transfer between APEC member economies; and

• minimising gaps in technology, human resources development and competitiveness among APEC member economies.

These aims address objectives stated by APEC Transport Ministers in 1995.

Features of the Website

The site includes information received from institutions and agencies from a number of economies ie Australia; Canada; Chile; Chinese Taipei; Hong Kong, China; Indonesia; Mexico; Singapore; the United States. The site has recently been expanded to include information on Australian aviation and maritime training providers.

The site is principally designed to be straightforward and user-friendly; it provides a contact point for institutions and researchers working in transport research and development and education. E-mail addresses allow ease of access to individual researchers and hyperlinks to institution home pages which will guide users to a range of transport-related sites. Through these hyperlinks, users will be able to access papers, course information, details of conferences etc.

The site also provides access to other related website links such as the TPT-WG website, universities and training institutions.

The site is progressively expanded upon receipt of information from institutions and agencies.

RECOMMENDATION:

It is recommended that TPT-WG member economies:-

• consider to take over the management and further development of the site from the beginning of 2000;
  
• promote the site to relevant institutions/agencies and users; and
  
• encourage their institutions and agencies to continue to provide information to the website manager.

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