APEC and Privacy

APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation)is the premier forum for facilitating economic growth, cooperation, trade and investment in the Asia-Pacific region.

APEC is the only inter governmental grouping in the world operating on the basis of non-binding commitments, open dialogue and equal respect for the views of all participants. Unlike the WTO or other multilateral trade bodies, APEC has no treaty obligations required of its participants. Decisions made within APEC are reached by consensus and commitments are undertaken on a voluntary basis.

One of APEC's working groups is The Electronic Commerce Steering Group (ECSG) that promotes the development and use of electronic commerce by creating legal, regulatory and policy environments in the APEC region that are predictable, transparent and consistent. There is a subgroup that works on privacy issues.

Data Privacy Subgroup I 23-24 Feb 2005, Seoul, Korea

Symposium On Data Privacy Implementation Mechanisms: Developing The APEC Privacy Framework I 23-24 Feb 2004, Santiago, Chile

Data Privacy Workshop 13 Feb 2003, Chiang Rai, Thailand


Electronic Commerce Steering Group Forum on Privacy 22 Feb 2002, Mexico City, Mexico