This site contains details of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Centre's objectives, programs, activities and publications and links to other sites of interest. This website provides country-specific information, on sharing of knowledge and resources using modern information and communication technologies. The National Bandwidth Inquiry is a major Commonwealth Government study into the likely availability and price of bandwidth in Australia over the next five years. The page also provides links to other bandwidth related activities in Australia and elsewhere. The 'New Silk Road' project, undertaken by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, seeks to identify elements of a successful international online trading environment.
Policy related resources and other relevant sites are also available.
Priority areas of the School are Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia and the Southwest Pacific. Research includes strategic and defence studies, archaeology, the impact of globalisation on local societies and cultures, urbanization, economics, politic and international relations, history, anthropology, linguistics, geography, gender and development. Resent publications and other relevant documents are available from the site. The site is a starting point for information in the area of international cooperation with additional links to information on events, publications, press releases and references, and related WWW sites. The World Economic Forum is an independent and impartial international organization committed to improving the state of the world.