Taichung, Chinese Taipei — 2 September 2026

The APEC Center for Technology Foresight (APEC CTF) joined fellow APEC specialized centers in the APEC Centers Partnership for Science and Innovation Meeting, held on 2 September 2026 at Feng Chia University, Taichung, Chinese Taipei. The meeting provided a platform for APEC specialized centers to explore closer collaboration and identify areas where their complementary expertise could contribute to regional science, technology and innovation priorities.

The meeting brought together representatives from four specialized centers: the APEC Center for Technology Foresight (APEC CTF), Thailand; Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics (APCTP), Republic of Korea; APEC Mentoring Center for the Gifted in Science (AMGS), Republic of Korea; and APEC Center for Academia-Based Technology Transfer (ACABT), Chinese Taipei.

Representing APEC CTF were Dr. Kommate Jitvanichphaibool, Deputy Director, and Dr. Srichattra Chaivongvilan, Strategist II.

During the meeting, each center presented its ongoing activities and areas of expertise, with particular attention to their contributions to the priorities of the APEC Policy Partnership on Science, Technology and Innovation (PPSTI) and potential linkages with the Mission-Oriented Innovation Policy (MOIP) approach.

Participants discussed opportunities to move from individual center activities toward more coordinated initiatives, including the development of joint projects, knowledge-sharing activities, capacity-building programmes, emerging-technology and innovation studies, and other collaborative activities that respond to common priorities across APEC economies.

The meeting also discussed possible project topics, implementation timelines, and mechanisms for reporting progress under the APEC Centers Partnership to PPSTI.

As a next step, the participating centers will continue discussions to identify concrete themes and collaborative activities with potential for joint implementation, with the aim of building a stronger partnership among APEC specialized centers and enhancing their collective contribution to science, technology and innovation cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region.