A variety of international workshops are held each year for participation by APEC economies. As part of this effort, web site categories are being unified so that information can be retrieved in the same manner from any of the Virtual Centers. APEC Virtual Centers were established in Australia and Chinese Taipei in spring 1998, and plans call for the launch of web sites in New Zealand, Thailand and Malaysia in 1999. These and other developments are making it possible to exchange even more information. The Supporting Committee contributes to environmental conservation in Japan and around the world by supporting APEC-VC Japan and helping establish APEC Virtual Centers in other countries.
Members receive a variety of benefits, and the information exchanged reflects member opinions.
Additional members are now being recruited, to allow us to expand our services. We invite all companies doing business in Japan to join the Supporting Committee. Your membership will allow you to contribute to global environmental conservation and to participate more fully in environmental-related business. In the first stage, an Internet server was set up in Japan and linked with home pages related to environmental technology, conservation and education. Information was initially provided by the organizations in the following chart.