Asia-Pacific economies harness artificial intelligence (AI) to strengthen digital resilience, foster competitive innovation, and pursue sustainable growth. Collaborative initiatives across APEC are aligning technology with strategic goals – from cross-border cybersecurity partnerships to AI-enabled climate action – uniting developed and emerging members in a shared digital future. This analysis
Higher education across the Asia-Pacific is confronting a convergence of urgent challenges – from high youth unemployment to the digital divide, aging populations, climate change, and rapid economic disruption. The region’s leaders are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence (AI) as a catalyst for educational innovation, aiming to transform these
Global AI Competitiveness Landscape Asia – Asia’s tech powers are making massive, coordinated investments to lead the next era. China has a state-driven AI strategy aimed at global leadership by 2030. Beijing’s Next-Generation AI Plan (2017) promotes domestic innovation hubs and AI integration across industries, from smart
In the midst of a 90-day pause in the US–China tariff war, city leaders worldwide have a unique window to bolster their leadership in artificial intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies. Rather than wait on uncertain trade negotiations, proactive cities are moving to develop forward-thinking policies that attract
Executive Summary Most APEC economies grapple with elevated fiscal deficits and debt in the post-pandemic era. APEC's average public debt level has surged to about 104% of GDP in 2023, up from under 100% pre-pandemic. Such sustained deficit spending – while supportive during recent crises – now poses
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Executive Summary U.S. manufacturing is experiencing a revival powered by federal incentives (e.g. the CHIPS and Science Act, Inflation Reduction Act) and the reshoring of strategic industries. From 2023–2025, unprecedented sums have been announced for semiconductors, electric vehicles (EVs), batteries, and other high-tech sectors . For example,
Executive Summary Urban contemporary art – from massive outdoor murals to pop-surrealist installations – has experienced a remarkable global surge since 2020. In the wake of COVID-19, artists transformed city streets into open-air galleries as murals “popped up everywhere” to uplift communities . Governments and cultural organizations have increasingly embraced
Executive Summary China’s near-monopoly over rare earth elements (REEs) – critical for high-tech, defense, and green energy – has long been a strategic concern for the world . Beijing has carefully managed its rare earth exports for decades, oscillating between tightening and loosening controls. In 2010, China’s temporary halt
