On 28 June 2023, Dr Craig Emerson, Director-General of The Australian APEC Study Centre at RMIT University, delivered the Stan Kelly memorial lecture at a gathering of the Economic Society of Australia's Victorian Branch.

This workshop provided an opportunity for APEC members to build ideas on innovative policy approaches to support women's economic empowerment in the digital era.

This briefing provided an overview of the key findings and projections from APERC's APEC Energy Demand and Supply Outlook 2019. The report describes the APEC energy outlook to 2050, and discusses the role of APEC cooperation and trade.

Chile and Australia delivered a workshop to improve capacity of APEC economies to collect, analyse, interpret and apply gender data in their work. 

This workshop further developed participants' knowledge and understanding of how the digital economy is measured, with a focus on regulation and inclusion.

In 2017 and 2018, graduate students from RMIT University prepared reports that were presented to the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC).

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This briefing was a joint initiative between PNG ABAC, the AASC and Blockchain Pasifik to discuss the role of emerging technologies in a development context, focusing on the application of blockchain within PNG. 

This workshop provided technical assistance and guidance to the Philippines’ Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on policy areas to help overcome existing barriers when providing support services to women entrepreneurs. 

The 2021 APEC Study Centre Lecture with the Hon Dan Tehan MP, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment. The Q&A session was facilitated by AASC Director, the Hon Dr Craig Emerson. This event was held virtually. 

This workshop provided trade and regulatory policy makers with a strong understanding of factors impacting services performance in APEC economies, allowing economies to prioritise policy action.

Papua New Guinean entrepreneurs attended an entrepreneurial bootcamp in Melbourne to build their knowledge and networks to grow their businesses, while learning about contributing to economic development and their local startup ecosystem.

This first bilateral dialogue on gender between Australia and Malaysia involved exchanging ideas, perspectives and experiences on developing and implementing gender equity and women's empowerment policies.

APEC officials explored the results of research case studies on regulatory requirements for licensing in two industries in Chile and Peru to consider approaches and systems in other economies. 

This annual event allows guests from business, government and academia to hear from a high profile speaker on Australia's most critical trade issues and priorities. 

This workshop focused on how PNG can strengthen consumer digital financial literacy and awareness. Digital financial literacy strategies and initiatives from PNG and other APEC economies were reviewed, to enable policy actions to be identified and prioritised. 

Australia hosted ABAC's first meeting for 2020: 12-15 February, Sydney.

Funded through Australia's APEC Services Competitiveness Roadmap Initiative, this seminar  explored the telecommunications industry, including new technologies and links between the digital economy.

Co-hosted by Australia, this workshop provided a forum for APEC member economies' officials to update, develop and share their knowledge and experiences of investment policy and reform.

Experts from the public and private sectors discussed implementing the APEC Services Competitiveness Roadmap to ensure programs and initiatives are relevant and practical for businesses in the region. 

The Fellowship provides financial support for high achieving female researchers from developing APEC economies.

The AASC assisted PNG's National Research Institute in establishing the PNG APEC Study Centre. Australia also hosted a three day workshop on the economic rationale for participating in RTAs and FTAs, and how to negotiate them.

Australia hosted the APEC symposium on services trade primarily to assist developing APEC economies identify and discuss their individual priorities within the APEC Services Competitiveness Roadmap (ASCR).