2003

Theme: ICT Capacity Building for Small Micro Enterprises.

Economy Institution Title Grant Approved Current Status
(as of Nov.2006)		 Contact
information
Korea
(15 other APEC economies)
Asia Pacific Women’s Information Network Centre (APWINC), Sookmyung Women’s University
 ICT Capacity Building for Women’s Micro and Small Enterprises $160,000
 Completed
 Prof.
Kio Chung Kim (Director)
E-mail: kiochkim
@sookmyung.ac.kr
Australia
(Chile, China, the Philippines, Vietnam)
 APEC Virtual Center for Environmental Technology Exchange
(APEC-VC) Australia Inc.
 Human Capacity Building Project for Small and Micro Environmental Business $150,000
 Completed Dr. Lance Heath
(Director General)
E-mail:lheath
@attglobal.net
Mexico University of Colima Micro-business and Micro-banking information web site $150,000
 In progress
Dr. Ramon Arturo
Cedillo Nakay
E-mail: rcedillo@ucol.mx
Canada & Korea
(13 economies participating in the APEC - IBIZ)
 The Acadia Centre for Small Business & Entrepreneurship in association with The Korea Management and Technology consulting Association on behalf of APEC Network of Small Business Counsellors
To create and deliver relevant programming intended to enhance the use of ICTs by new and existing small and micro businesses operating in the APEC region $100,000
 Completed

Mr. Chris Pelham
(Director)
Dr.
Kyeong Seok Han
E-mail:
kshan@ssu.ac.kr
Thailand Thai APEC Study Center, Thammasat University
 Internet and Communication Technology for Community Enterprise Development Project $60,000
 Completed
 Dr. Suphat
Suphachalasai
E-mail:tase
@alpha.tu.ac.th, suphat
@econ.tu.ac.th
United States Center for Internet Studies, University of Washington
 Establishing an Asia-Pacific Network of University Internet Studies Program $99,500
 In progress
Christopher T. Coward
(Director)
E-mail:chrisc@
cis.washington.edu