APEC Board Advisory Council 2013 Writing Competition: Top 5 EssaySubmission
By aghnia mega safira - August 12, 2014
I wrote this article in purpose to fulfill the assignment as ABAC Writing Competition Top 5 Finalist when I was in Bali on October 2013 for ABAC 4th Meeting and APEC CEO Summit 2013.
ABAC and APEC: Build Together, Live Together
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Precious and exciting experience is started already. This is our third day in APEC CEO Summit as ABAC Writing Competition Finalists. Super excited, super nervous, but we know we’re going to learn a lot from this event. And that’s true, at the first day, we have been introduced about APEC and ABAC in general by Ms. Astara Lubis, Research Director of ABAC Indonesia.
In my mind, I’m thinking about Architect and Civil Engineer when we were being told about APEC in ABAC. When you have to build a house, Architect are responsible for a whole design of the house while the civil engineer execute the design: count the materials, the foundation, making sure the design is possible to build.
APEC, Asia Pacific Economic Committee, is the premier forum for facilitating economic growth, cooperation, trade and investment in the Asia-Pacific region. APEC’s 21 Member Economies are the United States, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Korea, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, and Vietnam (state.gov)
In other said, ABAC, APEC Board Advisory Council, is independent high-level group of business people who advise leaders of the APEC on priority issues for business in the region. (apec2013ceosummit.com)
ABAC was established in 1995, contains 63 members comprising of 3 business leader selected by APEC leader from each of 21 APEC economies. ABAC members in Indonesia are selected by President SBY. Indonesian ABAC members and alternate members are representing each cluster which has a main role in Indonesian economy.
In my own simple opinion, APEC is a forum where governments from each of economies talk about economy policies for Asia pacific global importance. So in APEC forum, they made policies. Then, the policies are run by the private sector, business people whom comprised in ABAC.
APEC is the architect, they make a design and create the policy. Same with architect needs civil engineering to understand whether the design is applicable and appropriate or not, APEC needs ABAC. ABAC and APEC is studying each other condition, ABAC gives report and recommendation to APEC in order to make the most suitable and right policy for both side.
Along the year, the agendas of APEC and ABAC flow contiguously. APEC held SOM (Seniors’ Official Meeting) 1 in the end of January while ABAC held ABAC first meeting in Manila. APEC SOM 2 is held in Surabaya on early April while ABAC held their second meeting in Singapore. So did the APEC SOM 3 in the end of June, particularly held contiguously with ABAC third Meeting in Japan.
The final meeting is going to happen in next few days. After ABAC fourth meeting and APEC CEO Summit this week, ABAC Dialogue with Leaders will be held. The APEC Leaders will face 21 questions formed by ABAC Members.
Still working with the analogue, Civil Engineer not only give their perspective and advice, their also consulting the Architect. As ABAC Chair Mr. Wishnu Wardhana said in his addressing speech in opening ceremony of the APEC Youth Forum, ABAC is giving no charge consultant to the government who makes plan to build the infrastructure. Bring the expert to the table, well said by Mr. Wardhana.
So APEC and ABAC is working together, studying each other, making the best regulation and execution for both government and private sector said. Just like intimate Architect and Civil Engineer build a house, They build together, and live what they have built together.
Aghnia Mega Safira
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