APEC adopts Port Moresby joint statement

REPRESENTATIVES of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) adopted the Port Moresby Joint Statement on the 2015 High Level Policy Dialogue on Human Capacity Building at the conclusion on Thursday of their two-day meeting held in Papua New Guinea.

The policy dialogue, jointly hosted by the Philippines and Papua New Guinea, discussed strategies and actions to address the challenges brought about by the globalization of economies, including measures to develop the 21st century workforce, align education and training to the needs of industry, and develop the skills of small and medium enterprise s (SMEs) to increase productivity and link them to the global value chain.