The Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) is a network of member committees composed of individuals and institutions dedicated to promoting cooperation across the Asia Pacific region. PECC has 22 full member committees Australia; Brunei Darussalam; Canada; Chile; China; Colombia; Ecuador; Hong Kong, China; Indonesia; Japan; Korea; Malaysia; Mexico; New Zealand; Peru; the Philippines; Singapore; Chinese Taipei; Thailand; the United States; Vietnam and the Pacific Island Forum, two associate members: France (Pacific Territories) and Mongolia, and 2 institutional members: Pacific Trade and Development Conference (PAFTAD) and the Pacific Basin Economic Council (PBEC).
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The council was founded in 1980. is a network of member committees composed of individuals and institutions dedicated to promoting cooperation across the Asia Pacific region.
The Council brings together leading thinkers, and decision makers from government and business in an informal setting to discuss and formulate ideas on the most significant challenges facing the Asia Pacific. It regularly develops and advocates regional policy initiatives to aid in the stable economic development of the region. PECC’s regional community building efforts led to the establishment of the official APEC process in 1989, the Council is one of the three official observers of the APEC process.
Participation in the PECC Process depends on a commitment to economic cooperation in the Pacific. PECC participants, seek to achieve increased, open regional economic cooperation and interaction, while recognizing both the realities of, and the benefits accruing from, global interdependence and continuing to encourage increased economic cooperation and interaction with other nations and regions.
PECC organizes an annual General Meeting to develop strategic perspectives to promote the Pacific Community. Participants in the PECC General Meeting are delegates from PECC member committees and observers.
PECC’s priority areas for research are decided by its governing body, the Standing Committee composed of the chairs of PECC’s member committees. PECC’s research is freely available on its website: www.pecc.org.
PECC is governed by its Standing Committee, the chair of the Standing Committee is elected for a 3 year term. Prior to 2005, Chairs were elected for a 2-year period beginning and ending with a General Meeting. The PECC Chair for 2005-2008 is Dr Charles Morrison, US representative on the Standing Committee and President of the East West Center based in Honolulu, Hawaii.
PECC’s daily operations are run by an International Secretariat based in Singapore.