Asia Pacific Public Sector Linkages Program

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1 Asia Pacific Public Sector Linkages Program Capacity building to facilitate a 10% improvement in supply chain performance by May 2012 RMIT University, Introduction The Australian APEC Study Centre at RMIT University has secured funding from the Australian Government s Aid Agency for International Development (AusAID) under its Asia-Pacific Public Sector Linkages Program (PSLP) to deliver this important and innovative capacity building course. This course aims to raise the awareness of officials in APEC developing economies of the economic gains from implementing the APEC Supply Chain Connectivity Framework (SCCF) Action Plan. It also seeks to build their capacity to develop and implement the policy actions and measures that will be necessary for their economy to achieve the APEC Leaders goal of a 10% improvement in APEC supply chain performance (measured in terms of time, cost and certainty) by These objectives will be achieved through the delivery of two intensive three-day workshops for mid- to senior-level officials from the relevant government agencies and research institutions. The workshops are to be held in Viet Nam and Singapore in the first half of Objectives The workshops seek to enhance the capacity of officials from government agencies to identify and analyse the chokepoints (policy impediments) at the various logistical stages along the international supply chain that take place within their government s jurisdiction. In doing so the workshops will increase their capacity to devise sound policy options to remove or reduce such impediments at the national level and to contribute towards the implementation of the SCCF Action Plan and to the development of complementary programs at the international level. The implementation of integrated and co-ordinated policy solutions will generate direct economic benefits to APEC economies by reducing their trade transaction costs, improving the efficiency of their supply chains, and facilitating their merchandise trade.

2 Expected outcomes Workshop participants will obtain an enhanced understanding of the international supply chains that their economies rely upon as well as the trade, economic and development benefits that flow from reducing the transaction costs that public policy imposes, directly or indirectly, on domestic exporters and importers. Participants will also obtain an appreciation of the range of policy options that have been successfully used to improve supply chain performance and of the information sources and analytical tools that can readily be utilised to assess the pros and cons of such options for their governments. In the latter regard, the emphasis will be on those tools whose application and interpretation do not require significant technical expertise but are important to formulating policy options. The tools will include the method for estimating trade transaction costs developed by the APEC Secretariat and the relevant diagnostic tools developed at the World Bank, such as its Trading across Borders indicators, the Logistics Performance Index, and the Trade and Transport Facilitation Audit. Participants will be involved in group workshops designed to develop practical applications of relevant tools. Reports from these group workshops will be presented and discussed by all participants in a facilitated panel format. The possession of the knowledge and analytical techniques outlined above will allow the participants to better contribute to the development and implementation of sound policy solutions at both the national and international levels. This will include assisting their governments to realise the APEC leaders objective of a 10% reduction in supply chain transaction costs by The workshops will bring together government officials from the range of agencies with a policy interest in supply chain performance in each of the target economies. The workshops will thereby help to overcome the organisational barriers to a shared understanding of the key issues in supply chain performance facing their economy and to their working cooperatively on developing appropriate policy solutions. Participation Each workshop will involve up to 18 officials from the government agencies with the responsibility for developing and administering the policy measures that affect supply chain performance in their economy. These include trade facilitation, customs and border protection, sea and air ports, their related terminal facilities, and the land transport linkages to and from those ports. Academic Coordinator The Academic Coordinator for the capacity building will be Jeffrey Rae. Jeff is an economist with more than three decades experience in economic policy analysis and advice on a wide range of economic issues, gained in both the public and private sectors in Australia and overseas. His work has involved most economic sectors, including

3 agriculture, mining, manufacturing, financial services, energy, transport, communications, and recreational services. This experience has involved research and advice on trade in goods and services, including the transaction costs that are imposed on such trade by government regulation and other policy measures along international supply chains. He was responsible for the development of the methodology for the estimation of trade transaction costs in APEC economies and its application in both the Interim and Final Assessments of the Second APEC Trade Facilitation Action Plan, the precursor to its Supply Chain Connectivity Framework Action Plan. Prior to moving into private consultancy in 1998, Jeff was a senior executive in the Australian Government with the Department of Finance, the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, the Department of Primary Industries and Energy, and the Industry Commission, which advises the Australian Government on microeconomic reform. He also worked at the New Zealand Treasury and the OECD in Paris. In the latter role he supervised the annual process for monitoring progress on agricultural trade liberalization. As an Industry Commissioner, Jeff presided over or participated in many independent public inquiries on behalf of the Australian Government. They included inquiries into urban transport, the downstream petroleum industry, occupational health and safety, and environmentally sustainable land management.

4 DAY ONE Wednesday, 16 May 2012 Venue: Room , RMIT University, 21 Pham Ngoc Thach Street, District 1 Theme for the Day: Understanding supply chain connectivity & its importance to APEC developing economies Session Welcome and formal opening of the workshop Presenter: Ms Margot Kilgour, Manager Australian APEC Study Centre, Melbourne Session Introduction to workshop program Presenter: Mr Jeffrey Rae, Academic Coordinator Session Importance of international supply chains to performance of APEC developing economies Presenter: Mr Douglas Brooks, Assistant Chief Economist, Development Indicators & Policy Research Division, Asian Development Bank, Philippines Discussant: Dr Ruth Banomyong, Director, Centre for Logistics Mr. Julien Brun, General Director of CEL Consulting & Co-founder of Vietnam Supply Chain Open Discussion Morning Session Efficiency of freight movement at international shipping ports in APEC developing economies Presenter: Dr Ruth Banomyong, Director, Centre for Logistics Discussant: Mr Douglas Brooks, Assistant Chief Economist, Development Indicators & Policy Research Division, Asian Development Bank, Philippines Open discussion Session Efficiency of international air freight movements at airports in APEC developing economies Presenter: Dr Xiaodong Wang, Head, Department of International Transportation & Logistics, University of International Business & Economics, Beijing Discussant: Ms Pham Thi Phuong Lan, Site Logistics Manager, Intel Products Vietnam Open discussion

5 DAY ONE Wednesday, 16 May 2012 (Cont.) Venue: Room , RMIT University, 21 Pham Ngoc Thach Street, District 1 Session Efficiency of international freight terminals and modal interchanges in APEC developing economies Presenter: Dr Ruth Banomyong, Director, Centre for Logistics Discussant: Ms. Nguyen Minh Huong, Supply Chain Manager, Huhtamaki Open discussion Theme for the Day: Understanding supply chain connectivity & its importance to APEC developing economies Lunch Session Efficiency of domestic road and rail freight movement in APEC developing economies Presenter: Dr Ruth Banomyong, Director, Centre for Logistics Discussant: Mr. Dinh Bao Anh, Vice Director & Supply Chain Director, SCG Trading Vietnam Afternoon Session 1.7 (cont.) Open discussion Session Summary: Key messages and conclusions The Academic Coordinator will summarise and comment on the key messages from the day s presentations and discussions followed by an open forum in which participants can discuss key issues of the day. Networking Function Shri Restaurant Lounge, Rooftop Level 23 Centec Tower Nguyen Thi Minh Khai District 3, Ho Chi Minh City

6 DAY TWO Thursday, 17 May 2012 Venue: Room , RMIT University, 21 Pham Ngoc Thach Street, District 1, Theme for the Day: Techniques for evaluating impediments to supply chain connectivity & their economic impacts Travel to Venue Session The Logistics Performance Index and its use in the analysis of impediments of supply chain performance Presenter: Mr Gerard McLinden, Senior Trade Facilitation Specialist, International Trade Department, The World Bank, Washington DC Discussant: Dr Xiaodong Wang, Head, Department of International Transportation & Logistics, University of International Business & Economics, Beijing Open discussion Session The Trade and Transport Facilitation Audit and its use in the analysis of impediments to supply chain performance Presenter: Mr Gerard McLinden, Senior Trade Facilitation Specialist, International Trade Department, The World Bank, Washington DC Discussant: Dr Ruth Banomyong, Director, Centre for Logistics Open discussion Morning Session World Bank Data and Indicators and their use in the analysis of impediments to supply chain performance Presenter: Mr John S Wilson, Lead Economist, Development Economics Research Group, Trade & International Integration, The World Bank, Washington DC Discussant: Dr Ruth Banomyong, Director, Centre for Logistics Open discussion

7 DAY TWO Thursday, 17 May 2012 (Cont.) Venue: Room , RMIT University, 21 Pham Ngoc Thach Street, Theme for the Day: Techniques for evaluating impediments to supply chain connectivity & their economic impacts Session The analysis of impediments to supply chain performance Presenter: Mr John S Wilson, Lead Economist, Development Economics Research Group, Trade & International Integration, The World Bank, Washington DC Discussant: Mr Douglas H. Brooks, Assistant Chief Economist, Development Indicators & Policy Research Division, Asian Development Bank, Philippines Lunch Open discussion Session Evolution of trade transaction costs in APEC supply chains Presenter: Mr Jeffrey Rae, Academic Coordinator Discussant: Mr Douglas H. Brooks, Assistant Chief Economist, Development Indicators & Policy Research Division, Asian Development Bank, Philippines Open discussion Session Group Exercise 1: Analysis of trade transaction costs in selected APEC economies Course participants will be assigned to one of three multi-economy groups, each of which will be mentored by a nominated expert. The groups will assess the trade transaction costs incurred in the economies from which the participants have been drawn, the impact of those costs on trade, and their implications for public policy. Mentors: Mr Douglas H. Brooks, Assistant Chief Economist, Development Indicators & Policy Research Division, Asian Development Bank, Philippines Mr Gerard McLinden, Senior Trade Facilitation Specialist, International Trade Department, The World Bank, Washington DC Mr John S Wilson, Lead Economist, Development Economics Research Group, Trade and International Integration, The World Bank, Washington DC Afternoon

8 DAY TWO Thursday, 17 May 2012 (Cont.) Venue: Room , RMIT University, 21 Pham Ngoc Thach Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Theme for the Day: Techniques for evaluating impediments to supply chain connectivity & their economic impacts Session 2.6 (cont.) Continuation of Group Exercise 1 Session Summary: Key messages and conclusions The Academic coordinator will summarise and comment on the key messages from the day s presentations and discussions. Followed by an open forum in which participants can discuss key issues of the day.

9 DAY THREE Friday, 18 May 2012 Venue: Room , RMIT University, 21 Pham Ngoc Thach Street, District 1, Theme for the Day: Application of analyses of impediments to supply chain connectivity to policy development Travel to venue Session Presentation of results of Group Exercise 1 Each group will make a 10 to 15 minute presentation on their results to a Reference Panel. The presentations will be followed by a discussion facilitated by the Panel. Panel: Mr Jeffrey Rae, Academic Coordinator (Chair) Mr Tom Westcott, Senior Consultant, ITS Global, Australia Mr Douglas H. Brooks, Assistant Chief Economist, Development Indicators & Policy Research Division, Asian Development Bank, Philippines Morning Session Development of policy options for reducing trade transactions costs and facilitating merchandise trade Presenter: Mr Tom Westcott, Senior Consultant, ITS Global, Australia Discussant: Mr Douglas H. Brooks, Assistant Chief Economist, Development Indicators & Policy Research Division, Asian Development Bank, Philippines Open discussion

10 DAY THREE Friday, 18 May 2012 (Cont.) Venue: Room , RMIT University, 21 Pham Ngoc Thach Street, District 1, Theme for the Day: Application of analyses of impediments to supply chain connectivity to policy development Lunch Session 3.3 (cont.) Continuation of Group Exercise 2 Session Presentation of results of Group Exercise 2 Each Group will make a 10 to 15 minute presentation on their results to a Reference Panel. The presentations will be followed by an open discussion including all participants facilitated by Panel members. Panel: Mr Jeffrey Rae, Academic Coordinator (Chair) Mr Tom Westcott, Senior Consultant, ITS Global, Australia Mr Douglas H. Brooks, Assistant Chief Economist, Development Indicators & Policy Research Division, Asian Development Bank, Philippines Afternoon Session 3.4 (cont.) Continuation of Presentation of results of Group Exercise 2 Session Summary: Key messages and conclusions The Academic Coordinator will summarise and comment on the key messages over the three days of the course, which will be followed by an open discussion in which participants can discuss key issues raised during the 3 course. Course Evaluation Graduation Ceremony Participants compete their evaluations of the course Presentation of certificates to participants