GPFD Round 1 2013 Approved Activities Approved activities from GPFD Round 1 (2013) are: Title Summary Region/Country of focus Lead Public Sector Organisation Duration Total funds Implementation of the Asia Region Funds Passport Improving the technical skills of financial market regulators in developing APEC economies to support participation in the cross-border marketing and trading of managed funds APEC Developing Country members Australian Treasury March 2014 – June 2017 $1.517m Structural Reform in the APEC, ASEAN and East Asia Summit regions Improving the capacity of developing economy officials and organisations to undertake structural economic reforms aligned with APEC/ASEAN APEC + some ASEAN and East Asia Summit nations Productivity Commission March 2014 – June 2017 $1.134m Small Scale Mining for Development Working with Indonesian government agencies in two eastern provinces and two Indonesian universities to improve sustainability of small scale mining Indonesia Charles Darwin University March 2014 – June 2017 $1.162m Promoting Infrastructure Private-Public Partnerships Enhancing the institutional capacity of APEC/ASEAN/ EAS developing country member nations to design, finance and implement partnership infrastructure projects APEC + some ASEAN and East Asia Summit nations Australian APEC Study Centre at RMIT University March 2014 – June 2017 $2.467m public
Developing Research Capacity at the University of Rangoon Improving the quality of the University of Rangoon’s research capacity particularly in the areas of law and demographics/human resource planning in order to support evidence based policy making Myanmar Australian National University March 2014 – June 2017 $1.726m Enhancing Ocean Governance Supporting Pacific Island Countries and Territories to manage marine and coastal resources for sustainable economic development and food security Pacific regional Department of Environment March 2014 – June 2017 $3.651m Supporting Women and Children Experiencing Gender Based Violence Working with Vietnam Women’s Unions to strengthen service delivery for women and children experiencing gender-based violence Vietnam Flinders University March 2014 – June 2017 $2.120m Improving Teacher capacity and Education Systems in Papua, Indonesia Working with the Papuan Department of Education, Youth and Sport to provide nine years of basic education for all Papuan children Indonesia University of the Sunshine Coast March 2014 – June 2017 $3.875m Supporting the Regional Management of Climate Information Supporting Pacific Island Countries and Territories to be more climate resilient by improving access and utilisation of climate information Pacific region Griffith University March 2014 – June 2017 $1.524m Village Poultry Health and Biosecurity Capacity building of government and villagers in poultry Timor Leste Department of Agriculture March 2014 – June 2017 $1.363m
including births, deaths and causes of death Improving Statistical Capability in Fiji Building the capacity of the Fiji Bureau of Statistics to provide accurate and timely statistics on economy and society Fiji Australian Bureau of Statistics Nov 2014 – June 2017 $0.846m Improving the Capability of National Search and Rescue Services in the Indian Ocean Implementing systems development and training to address gaps in the counterpart countries search and rescue services Mauritius, Maldives, Sri Lanka Australian Maritime Safety Authority Nov 2014 – June 2018 $2.612m Capacity Development in the Energy and Power Sectors Develop human resource capacity in the energy and power sectors through interactions with industry experts in the Australian public and private sectors Bangladesh RMIT University Nov 2014 – June 2017 $1.110m Improving Biosecurity Systems for Cargo Treatment Building the capacity of counterpart biosecurity agencies to manage cargo treatment and inspection APEC/ASEAN Department of Agriculture Nov 2014 2018 $1.222m Trauma Management Program Increasing the capacity of emergency and trauma staff in Burma to deliver life-saving emergency care MyanmarBurma Alfred Health Nov 2014 – June 2017 $0.697m Promoting Mathematics Learning in West Nusa Tenggara Build the capacity of teachers in mathematics to engage with Grades 7 – 9 and particularly with girls Indonesia University of Canberra Nov 2014 – June 2018 $1.992m Strengthening Prudential Risk Management Capacity in the Pacific Building capacity of Pacific financial regulators through on-site training and internships Pacific, PNG, Timor Leste Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Nov 2014 – June 2018 $1.098m Developing waste Partnering with counterpart Universities to develop an educational program to Sri Lanka University of Western Australia Nov 2014 – June $1.030m
recycling support community based waste recycling businesses 2018 Improving the Health of Snakebite Patients in Burma Improve the quality quantity and availability of antivenom production and the management of snakebite patients Myanmar University of Adelaide Nov 2014 – June 2018 $2.296m Supporting and strengthening Ombudsman and allied institutions to combat corruption in the Pacific Supporting the development of integrity institutions (Ombudsmen’s offices and Auditor General’s offices) in the Pacific to allow them to respond to increasingly sophisticated criminal and corruption activities Pacific regional and PNG Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman Nov 2014 – June 2018 $1.099m Total $19.353m