Wei Sen Li, APEC EPWG Co-Chairs
Co Chairs
Dr. Wei-Sen

21 Member Economies in APEC

1APEC region
disaster-prone
a highly disasterprone areaTyphoon
Philippines, 2014

Earthquake
China, 2008

D b i flow
DebrisflChina, 2010

Earthquake & Tsunami
Japan, 2011

FloodThailand, 20112

A glance at APEC SMEs

APEC SMEs Monitoring 2013
98% of total business is SMEs
41% GDP
64% of employment
70% global natural disasters
Causing supply chain disruptions and economic losses
averagedStatistics compiled by the United Nations
Economic and Social Commission for Asia andthe Pacific (UNESCAP)

68 billion USD per year during 2003-2013.

Top priorities of APEC Emergency
Preparedness since 2010

• Business and community resilience• PublicPublic--private partnerships• Disaster risk reduction• Cooperation and coordination with
regional and international
stakeholders
pfor the recoveryy phasep• Preparations

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Initiatives : APEC Workshop on Private Sector
Emergency Preparedness in 2011
• The first international workshop after the Great North EasternJapan Earthquake and Tsunami• The purpose of workshop is to enhance capacity in the AsiaAsiaPacific
P ifi to protect business,b itraded andd economici growth,growthh, as wellll
as communities, from disruption caused by disasters.
• This workshop focus on strengthening public
public--private partnershipcapacity for emergency preparedness and Business Continuity
Plan..
Plan5

Actions : Improving Natural Disaster Resilienceof APEC SMEs to Facilitate Trade and Investment
SMEs are the lifeblood in APEC Region
2013
APEC
Priorities

2011&2012
APEC SME
Ministerial
Statement2012 APEC
Priorities

2011 &2012
APEC
MinisterialStatement• SMEs account for 90% of the businessesand employ well over half of the workforce
for the majority of economies in the region

SMEs lack of disaster preemptive
knowledge and mechanisms
APEC MYP on
Improving
NaturalDisaster
Resilience ofAPEC SMEs

2011&2012
APEC
Leader’s
Declaration

APEC HighLevel Policy
Dialogue on
Disaster
Resiliency

2013~2016 APEC
Strategic Plansof EWPG andSMEWG• From the 311 Earthquake in Japan, morethan 300 companies went down in six
months, and 90% out of these companies
went bankrupt by “Indirect loss ordamage” caused by natural disasters.
damagedisasters

Chinese Taipei proposed a multimultiyear project for SMEs to respond tonatural disasters in APEC region, toestablish reliable supply chains forSMEs and to ensure the continuityof trade and investment

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Multi-year Framework and major goals by
inviting regional collaboration, ADRC and ADPC
Phase I (2012)

Phase II (2013)

Phase III (2014)

Preparation and ResearchTrain the Trainer

Dissemination• Conducted joint study& survey• Established focal point
network• HeldH ld theth firstfi t experttmeeting• Endorsed Guidelines
on Promoting BCPs
• Drafted educationalguidebook• Held the second expert
meetingi• Hold the second stagetraining workshop(Thailand, Indonesia,and Singapore)• Assist APEC economies
to build PFMs andBCPs of their SMEs
• HoldH ld ththe HighHi h Level
L lDialogue on Resilient
SMEs for Better Global
Supply Chains

ADRC• Finalized theGuidebook on SME
Business ContinuityPlanning• Held the Train-theTrainers Workshop in
August in Taipei

ADRC and ADPCADRC and ADPC

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Project closely links with APEC core values

2013
APEC Theme

2014

Resilient AsiaAsia-Pacific : Engine of Global GrowthShaping the Future through AsiaAsia-Pacific Partnership

APECC Themee e2014APEC
SMEMMInnovation and Sustainability

Resilience
APEC MYPon Disaster
Resilienceof SMEs
Recovery 8Project milestones to implement designedgoals
2012/2
Projectproposal
approved

2012/4~10
Joint study incollaboration with
EPWG and otherstakeholders

2012
Preparation and Research
2012/7/11~12
Focal Point
Network Meeting
andd Expert
Meeting

16 Economies
Economies, 21 Experts
and 300+ Participants

2013/3
nd2 Focal Point
NetworkMeetingand Expert
Meeting2013
Collaboration withADRC
Published:
Guidebook on SME
Business Continuity
Planning2013
Train the Trainer

2014/3/24
High Level Policy
Dialogue on
Resilient SMEs forBetter Global
Supply Chains

2014
Dissemination

2013/8APEC Train-theTrainerWorkshop on
Promoting SME
BCPs

16 Economies,Ei 20 Experts,
E
44 Seed Trainers and400+ Participants

9Summarized outcomes of 3-Year Project

30,000+

1.

Subscriptions

Establish
bl h
the expert
and focal
point
network

7.
Hold High-Level
Policy Dialogue
meeting2.
Study andexplore
demands ofAPEC SMEs
Scenario Checking

Tasks
6
6.

10 steps based on
3.

2012-2014

Host train
the trainer
workshop

ISO22301

Publish theAPEC SME
Monitor5.

4.

PublishSME BCP
Guidebook

Collect
BCP best
practices6 Languages
L10

Outcomes : BCP Guidebook designed forSMEs in 6 languages alreadyLecture(BCP Guidebook)G id b k)

Discussion

Case Study((Scenarioi Assessment))(6( Reall Cases))

Step 1: Determine BCM purpose
purpose, scope and team
Step 2: Prioritized activities and Recovery Time Objective
Step 3: Key resources necessary for prioritized activities
Step 4: Risk assessment – know your worst scenarios
Step 5: Do not forget pre-disaster protection and mitigation
St 6: Emergency response to disaster
Step
Step 7: BC Strategies to early resumptionStep 8: Be financially prepared
Step 9: Exercise makes your plan functional
Step 10: PDCA cycle for your continuous improvement
1) Scenario Checking2) 10 steps based onISO22301

Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC) helped to develop the guidebook
11Recommendations on Resilient SMEs tobusiness’ss role at DRR
enhance business• Establish SME Business Continuityy Plans to Facilitate Trade andInvestment– Develop exclusive BCPs for all other industries to build up thecapacity on disaster resilience for SMEs.

• Implement BCP Guidebook for Better Global Supply Chains– DisseminatingDii ti Guidebook
G id b k ini different
difft languages
l– Organizing the local training programs to train the seed trainers– Sharing the best practices, knowledge and information• Enhance the PublicPublic-Private Partnership and CrossCross-Fora
Cooperation– Collaborating within APEC and other organizations forpromoting BCPs at SMEs
– Integrating
I tti theth resources fromftheth public
bli andd private
i t sectors
tand experts to strengthen the capacity of SMEs
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Next step: Seven Principles for enhancing global
supply chain resilience (with APEC TPTWG)
1. Share information and knowledge
2. Promote disaster risk management and hazard
mappingpp g
3. Support planning and business continuity
4 Promote best practice policy,
4.
policy regulations,regulations andflexibility
5 Leverage
5.
Lregional
il cooperation
ti tot supportt theth supplylchain,
6. Promote critical infrastructure protection
7. Recognize and promote best practice in humanresource and capacity management

- Thank
Th k YouY -