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PRINCIPLES FOR TECHNOLOGY CHOICE PATHFINDER

September 1, 2006

To advance the 2002 Leaders’ Pathfinder Statement to Implement APEC Policies on Trade and the Digital Economy, economies agree to work together to promote the principles of technology choice in a market-opening, trade-liberalizing manner that spurs the cycle of innovation and opportunity and promotes economic development across the region. In support of this goal, economies agree to:

c) recognize the critical role of the private sector and user groups in the development and use of open, international, and voluntary standards;

d) refrain from mandating standards that have the potential to stifle innovation, limit technology choice, hinder competition, or serve as a barrier to market access, except where such measures are necessary for legitimate public policy objectives (e.g., health, security, and safety);

e) refrain from imposing mandatory technical regulations or requirements that have the potential to stifle innovation, limit technology choice, hinder competition, or serve as a barrier to market access, except where such measures are necessary for legitimate public policy objectives (e.g., health, security, and safety);

f) ensure that in cases where such technical regulations or requirements are necessary for legitimate public policy objectives, the adoption of such measures is done by taking into account of the APEC Principles and Features of Good Practice for Technical Regulation;

g) promote procurement practices, with respect to the acquisition of technology, that are transparent, non-discriminatory, openly competitive, and merit-based, including with respect to the procurement of open source and proprietary software, in accordance with the APEC Non-Binding Principles on Government Procurement;

h) promote the active participation of all APEC economies in international standards organizations; and

i) strengthen cooperation among APEC member economies on technology choice principles.