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2000
The first Board of Governors
Meeting was held in Hawaii
in April. Following the resolution
of the Board Meeting, the
Administrative Office in the
U.S. and the Grants and Programs
Secretariat in Korea were
consolidated in Seoul. It
was also decided to call for
proposals for projects to
assist K-12 teachers to become
more effective in the classroom,
with special attention to
the use of information and
communications technology
(ICT) and the Internet.
2001
The second Board of Governors
Meeting was held in Seoul
in June. Dr. Kyung Tae Lee
was elected as Chair. After
reviewing grant proposals,
the Board decided to encourage
and support the establishment
of a consortium of institutions
to help K-12 teachers make
effective use of information
and communication technology
(ICT) and the Internet in
the classroom. In August,
a grant of US$679,000 was
approved to the Consortium
for APEC Cyber Education Cooperation
(ACEC). In recognition of
the Foundation's work and
efforts, APEC Leaders and
Ministers, in October in Shanghai,
recognized the Foundation's
achievements among the major
outcomes of APEC 2001.
2002
The third Board of Governors Meeting was held in Seoul in June. The Board elected Dr. Choong Yong Ahn, President of Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, as the new Chair of the Board. Dr. Carlos Salazar Silva, Rector of the University of Colima, Mexico, joined the Board as a new member. In July, following the Board's decision, the Foundation announced its second call for grant proposals to enhance the capacity of small and micro enterprises to use ICT more effectively. At the Tenth APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting and the Fourteenth APEC Ministerial Meeting held in Los Cabos, Mexico in October 2002, Leaders and Ministers welcomed progress in the revitalization of the APEC Education Foundation and the Consortium for APEC Cyber Education Cooperation, its signature project
2003
The Foundation approved US$719,500 to six projects on ICT capacity building for small and micro enterprises in November. Nineteen APEC member economies participated in developing the projects under the management of six member economies: Australia, Canada, Korea, Mexico, Thailand and the United States. At the 11th APEC Leaders’ Meeting and 15th APEC Ministerial Meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, Leaders and Ministers commended the work of the Foundation and the ACEC.
2004
The fourth Board of Governors Meeting was held in Jeju, Korea in January. The Board discussed critical issues as well as the general affairs of the Foundation, and decided to strengthen the Foundation’s grant programs in 2004. It also agreed that its focus should continue for the present on enhancing the digital opportunities and capacity building for disadvantaged groups. At the 16th APEC Ministerial Meeting held in November in Santiago, Chile, Ministers commended the work of the APEC Education Foundation in advancing cyber education and ICT capacity building of small and micro-enterprises.
2005
The fifth Board of Governors Meeting was held in Seoul in November. At the meeting, the Board approved US$900,000 to six projects on providing disadvantaged youth with useful educational opportunities. The first International Conference on AEF Activities 2001-2005 was also held in Seoul, in November aiming at sharing experiences and knowledge of AEF-sponsored projects, establishing a useful network of similar projects, and exploring ways to contribute to APEC Ecotech by utilizing the output of previous AEF projects. In recognition of the Foundation’s achievements in 2005, APEC Ministers welcomed the achievements made by the APEC Education Foundation at the 17th APEC Ministerial Meeting held in Busan, Korea.
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