What you have to know?

   Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), with employment of over half of the workforce and 40-60 percent share of the GDP across the APEC economies, play an essential role in economic growth.

   2024 APEC YES Challenge aims to build STI capacity for young entrepreneurs from MSMEs to encourage entrepreneurship, innovation, and start-ups by proposing green synergy solutions, to empower them on Net-Zero issues, and to ensure their ESG business competitiveness. Thus, this event expects to promote the long-term sustainability and resilience of MSMEs, making the young entrepreneurs better equipped with knowledge and experience to adapt to ever-changing market conditions and environments.

   Under the above framework, 2024 APEC YES Challenge set two following scopes for young entrepreneurial teams to propose their Net-Zero technical or social solutions to solve problems and/or improve circumstance regarding Net-Zero Emissions: