What's the Aims of ADOC ?

ADOCⁱ aims to facilitate at least 6 APECⁱ member economies advance their global e-Government rating by 2008. A series of milestones are envisaged to help meet the goal.

1. Establishment of ADOC Partner Offices
   ADOC Partners Offices in participating member economies will be
   funded to act as local Information & Communication Technology
   (ICT) resource centers, introducing, localizing, promoting, and
   implementing state-of-the-art ICT applications. Partner Offices will
   be responsible for promoting good standards and practices with
   respect to Trade Facilitation and e-Business; they will also act as a
   coordinator between their center and other member centers.

2. Development & Design of e-Policy
   Assistance will be provided to ADOC Partners to help plan and design
    e-Policy for the implementation of e-Government, Trade Facilitation
    and e-Industry programs.

3. Implementation of e-Training Programs
   An extensive training program will be implemented by ADOC,
   training IT professionals in ICT applications as well as in subjects
   related to Trade Facilitation and electronic business.

4. Promotion of Cooperation, Experience Sharing & Networking
    ADOC's networking activities are to include an annual ADOC
    Meeting, Forumⁱ, and Exhibition. The event, to be hosted by the
    ADOC Secretariat in Chinese Taipei, will allow ADOC partners to
    exchange their experiences and expertise. ADOC Partners will also
    have the opportunity to discuss future ADOC projects.

5. Generation of e-Trade
    ADOC will promote and facilitate e-Trade to share the prosperity of
    the Information Age, by cooperating with various APEC Partners and
    business sectors. The target is 20 successful cases generating in
    excess of USD$11.6 million.