The Annual Public Policy Conference (APPC) is the highlight and culminating activity of the Development Policy Research Month (DPRM) celebration led by PIDS pursuant to Presidential Proclamation 247 signed in 2002. Held every September, the DPRM aims to promote, enhance, instill, and draw awareness and appreciation of the importance and necessity of policy research in development planning and policymaking.
The 2019 DPRM and APPC share the same theme, which is“Navigating the New Globalization: Local Actions for Global Challenges”or in Filipino,“Paglalayag sa Bagong Globalisasyon: Lokal na Pagkilos sa mga Pandaigdigang Hamon”. Launched by PIDS in 2015, the APPC aims to convene experts and researchers to flag to legislators critical issues that must be addressed in the immediate term. It is envisioned to serve as a platform to further bridge research and policymaking, and enhance evidence-based planning and policy formulation in the country. Themes featured in previous APPCs include “Institutions and Human Capital”, “Building Resilience”, “Critical Perspectives on Federalism”, and “Harnessing the Fourth Industrial Revolution”.
To take place alongside the conference is a one-day exhibit featuring the knowledge products of the DPRM steering committee and APPC sponsors.
APPC 2019 is supported by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilpinas, Department of Foreign Affairs, Department of the Interior and Local Government, National Economic and Development Authority, Philippine Competition Commission, Department of Trade and Industry, Asian Development Bank, and the Australian government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Details of this year’s DPRM and APPC theme and activities are available at http://dprm.pids.gov.ph and http://appc.pids.gov.ph, respectively. The public may also check PIDS’ social media accounts at https://www.facebook.com/PIDS.PH/ and https://twitter.com/PIDS_PH.
Everyone is also encouraged to use the hashtags #DPRM2019, #APPC2019, and #ActLocalThinkGlobal.
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Morning Plenary Session
Competing in the New Era of Globalisation by Calum Cameron, Account Manager and Digital Innovation Consultant, Proud Engineers, Republic of Estonia
Defending Philippine Sovereign Rights in the West Philippine Sea by Antonio Carpio, Senior Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the Philippines
Navigating the New Globalization: Local Actions for Global Challenges Discussion: Plenary Session by Erlinda Medalla, Member of the Eminent Expert Resource Committee of the Philippine APEC Vision Group, Former Senior Research Fellow of PIDS, and Former Project Director of the Philippine APEC Study Center Network
The Future We're Facing: Megatrends, Threats & Opportunities by Cielito Habito, Professor, Ateneo De Manila University
Session 1: Worsening Inequality
Technology and Inequality in Asia by Donghyun Park, Principal Economist, Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department, Asian Development Bank
Poverty and Inequality in the Philippines by Gabriel Demombynes, Program Leader for Human Development for Brunei, Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand, World Bank
What Do We Mean By Structural Change? A Village Perspective by Roehlano Briones, Senior Research Fellow, PIDS
Session 2: Global Trade Restructuring
The Impact of the Trade War on Developing Asia and the Philippines by Kristina Baris, Research Associate, Asian Development Bank
Industry Promotion Strategies amidst Global Economic Restructuring by Ma. Corazon Dichosa, Executive Director, Industry Development Services, Board of Investments
Global Trade Restructuring: How Technology Will Change Global Business and Local Work by Jove Tapiador, Co-Founder and Development Technology Consultant, Fintech Philippines Association
Borderless World: Is Philippines Ready by Imelda Tiongson, Trustee, Fintech Philippines Association
Session 3: Challenges to Provision of Global Public Goods—Undermining International Cooperation
Global Public Goods and the National Climate Change Action Plan by Secretary Manny De Guzman, Climate Change Commission
Regional Public Goods and the Philippine Blue Economy by Ronald Mendoza, Dean, School of Government, Ateneo de Manila University
100 million solutions to health by Susan Pineda-Mercado, Special Envoy of the President for Global Health Initiatives
International Law and the National Interest by Jeffrey Ordaniel, Assistant Professor, International Security Studies, Tokyo International University
Session 4: Weaking of Social Cohesion and Trust
How Blockchain Applications Can Improve Trust in Public Sector Institutions by Alan McQuinn, Senior Policy Analyst, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
Closing Plenary Session
Leveraging on Fintech Innovations for Financial Inclusion by Francisco Dakila Jr., Deputy Governor, Monetary and Economics Sector, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Synthesis and Ways Forward: Navigating the New Globalization: Local Actions for Global Challenges by Arsenio Balisacan, Chairman, Philippine Competition Commission
