Holding the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Presidency, Peru will promote the "APEC Ciudadano Peru 2024" (APEC Citizen Peru 2024) initiative to bring the benefits of this
This initiative aims to create spaces for all participants who will arrive in Peru, including students, microentrepreneurs, guild members, among other members of civil society.
Peru's high-ranking official before APEC and Director of APEC-Specialized Forums, Renato Reyes Tagle, explained that the organization of technological events is planned for the youth.
"We met with the chairman of the board of Samsung Peru a week ago, since the company has a program to promote that school students, particularly girls, pursue careers in science, technology, and mathematics," Reyes Tagle told Andina news agency.
Within this framework, said program will be sponsored by "APEC Citizen Peru 2024" in several Peruvian regions, not only in Lima, he indicated.
The official said he will intend that one leader of organizations,
such as the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) or the World Bank (WB), meet with young people
—as happened in 2016 with then-President of the United States, Barack Obama, at the Pontifical Catholic University (PUCP) in Lima.
"As APEC host for the third time, something that very few economies can prove, we see that it is an opportunity for Peruvian citizens to understand better what APEC means," he emphasized.
It will be the third time that Peru welcomes heads of state or representatives of APEC member economies. It had already hosted them in 2008 and 2016.
"APEC Citizen Peru 2024" —which is an initiative specific to our country— also includes cultural activities, such as photography exhibitions, concerts, so that those attending the forum can interact with Peruvian society.