For the promotion of KBEs in the APEC region, several new ideas and projects have been proposed: ① information sharing on best practices, ② reorganizing WGs in line with KBE promotion and strengthening ECOTECH, ③ joint business development in KBIs, ④ infrastructure development for KBEs, and ⑤ HRD for knowledge workers.
APEC's role is to assist all member economies to actively move toward KBEs. In this direction, APEC may consider several actions: ① Disseminating case study results and best practices for KBE promotion; ② Establishing a policy consultation group for KBE promotion for member economies; and ③ Inducing some existing or new ECOTECH programs towards KBE promotion for member economies. Sometimes the distinction between the specific programs for individual economies by APEC and joint programs at APEC level is blurred.
Although all APEC activities are directly or indirectly related to the promotion of KBEs, ECOTECH is more so. Considering the increasing criticism of developed economies, which more emphasized trade and investment liberalization and less contributed to ECOTECH, greater efforts by developed economies for the joint promotion of KBEs in APEC are encouraged.

I. Introduction

Ⅱ. Concepts and Issues
1.Concepts
2.
Implications for Economic Development
3. Issues for
APEC
4. Satus of KBEs in the APEC Region

Ⅲ. Review of APEC Activities Related to KBEs
1. Goals and Organization of APEC
2. Economic and Technical Cooperation (ECOTECH)
3. Science and Technology
4. IT
5. HRD
6. EC
7. Leader's Declaration

Ⅳ. Directions and Policies for the Promotion of KBEs in APEC
1. Directions
2. APEC for Individual Economies
3. APEC for Joint Programs

Ⅴ. Concluding Remarks