๐ Tender Overview
Project No.
HRDWG_102_2025A
Project Title
APEC Best Practices for Artificial Intelligence-Powered Green Skills Training (AI-GREEN)
Project Status
Project in Implementation
Fund Account
APEC Support Fund
Sub-fund
ASF: Promoting Digitalisation for Green Transitions (PDGT)
Project Year
2025
Project Session
*
Session 1
APEC Funding
135,455
Co-funding Amount
5,000
Total Project Value
140,455
Sponsoring Forum
Human Resource Development Working Group (HRDWG)
Topics
Human Resources Development; Science and Technology; Green Economy
Committee
SOM Steering Committee on Economic and Technical Cooperation (SCE)
Other Fora Involved
Other Non-APEC Stakeholders Involved
Proposing Economy(ies)
Malaysia
Co-Sponsoring Economies
China; Korea; Mexico; Papua New Guinea; Peru; Philippines; Russia; Chinese Taipei; Thailand
Expected Start Date
01/11/2025
Expected Completion Date
31/12/2026
Project Proponent Name 1
Nurfaradilla Mohamad Nasri
Job Title 1
Associate Professor Dr
Organization 1
Faculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Telephone 1
+60189864837
Email 1
nurfaradilla@ukm.edu.my
Project Proponent Name 2
Not Applicable
Job Title 2
Not Applicable
Organization 2
Not Applicable
Telephone 2
Not Applicable
Email 2
Not Applicable
Declaration
Nurfaradilla Mohamad Nasri
Project Summary
APEC economies face a significant green skills gap, limiting transition toward a climate-resilient and future-ready workforce. More specifically, climate change and automation threaten over 40% of jobs in high-risk sectors, disproportionately impacting women and aging workers. Addressing the APEC Putrajaya Vision 2040 on digital innovation and inclusive, sustainable economic growth, this 14-month project will organize a hybrid seminar to examine best practices of integrating AI into green skills training supporting workforce transformation across APEC economies. This seminar will engage APEC key stakeholders, multilateral fora, agencies, education and training institutions, as well as industry leaders to identify effective AI-powered green skills training practices for APEC economies. The seminar will benefit multiple APEC economies by providing a guideline for scaling AI-powered workforce training programs that equip workers with green skills essential for sustainable jobs and climate resilience.
Relevance
Region
The twin forces of AI-driven automation and climate change are reshaping the workforce in APEC economies, creating an urgent need for adaptation. By 2025, AI and automation are expected to displace 85 million jobs while generating 97 million new roles (World Economic Forum [WEF], 2020). Meanwhile, climate change threatens economic stability, with potential GDP losses of up to 18% by 2050 in the Asia-Pacific. Climate-related disasters have already forced over 40 million people to migrate internally, disrupting employment and livelihoods (As
