An important output of this meeting was a list of 12 draft Recommendations on human Resources management and development among which I would like to underline the followings The meeting expressed strong support to the AsP center of excellence activities, and said they should continue by developing a clear strategic plan which should be endorsed via high-level regional meeting. The Pacific Islands sub-region has unique characteristics and thus unique needs. Distance learning through the use of IcT is specifically suited for their situation and may be the key solution to help satisfy its unique characteristics and needs Excellencies. Ladies and Gentlemen As the aPeC economies hammer out policy approaches in individual economies and within the region, we would like you to heed what some of your counterparts in telecom have been saying. Historically, co-operation has been at least as important as liberalization in this region to meet the challenges ahead. The ITU is a key player in telecommunication issues which includes by essence Information Technolog ies, and the ITU is ready to share its experiences with you and extend our demonstrate competence in particular in the domain of human capacity building I sincerely hope that this APEC High Level Meeting on Human Capacity Building will reach all its objectives which, I understand, and fully coherent with the purpose of the International Telecommunication Union5 An important output of this meeting was a list of 12 draft Recommendations on human Resources management and development among which I would like to underline the followings: “The meeting expressed strong support to the ASP center of excellence activities, and said they should continue by developing a clear strategic plan which should be endorsed via high-level regional meeting.” “The Pacific Islands sub-region has unique characteristics and thus unique needs. Distance learning through the use of ICT is specifically suited for their situation and may be the key solution to help satisfy its unique characteristics and needs.” Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, As the APEC economies hammer out policy approaches in individual economies and within the region, we would like you to heed what some of your counterparts in telecom have been saying. Historically, co-operation has been at least as important as liberalization in this region to meet the challenges ahead. The ITU is a key player in telecommunication issues, which includes by essence Information Technologies, and the ITU is ready to share its experiences with you and extend our demonstrated competence in particular in the domain of human capacity building. I sincerely hope that this APEC High Level Meeting on Human Capacity Building will reach all its objectives which, I understand, and fully coherent with the purpose of the International Telecommunication Union