JOINT STATEMENT FROM THE
3rd APEC EDUCATION MINISTERIAL MEETING
"Skills for the Coming Challenges"
APRIL 29-30, 2004
Santiago, CHILE
Annex C
THE APEC EDUCATION NETWORK'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS
2000 THROUGH 2004
GENERAL PROGRESS
Support Leaders Priority of a Knowledge-Based Society
- There was an obvious movement by the EDNET members toward a research-based
agenda from 2000-2004 for all EDNET business
- This movement toward a research-based agenda is best exemplified by the
participation of 18 out of 21 economies at the APEC Education Summit,
"Striking Balance from East and West."
- In addition, there was a huge response to the policy surveys developed for
the 3rdAEMM in each of the four priority areas: 16 in math, 15 in English, 11
number in IT, 13 number in governance. This is in stark contrast to a total of
7 surveys submitted in IT for the 2000 Ministerial.
- EDNET members agreed upon an adopted a common core of definitions for
promising practice and evidence-based practice.
- The Knowledge Bank provides the opportunity to access research-based
information in each of the priority areas by economy, as well as topic area
Growing Participation
- EDNET projects represented 50% of all HRDWG funded projects over the last
four years.
- EDNET participation is broadening to offices beyond MOEs' International
Cooperation offices to frontline developers and implementers of policy reform
and research within the Ministries.
Increased Focus
- The group has decisively moved beyond general cooperation to cooperation
in key areas of common concern (particularly improving teaching in key content
areas - Math and Science, Language Instruction).
- There is one gateway into all APEC education projects - across Fora - via
the portal: Knowledge Bank of Policy and Practices.
Strategic Cooperation
- Together: Economies chaired each of the four sub-themes at the Summit and
have served as a management team for the Ministerial
- With Foundations: AEF on ACEC, Hewlett Foundation and Sun Wah
- With each other: Building on bi-national partnerships formed out of APEC
cooperation (e.g., e-language)
- With the research community: Economy researchers able to talk with one
another via email in their own language and have it translated via the
Knowledge Bank.
