Carley Corporation Wins Contract to Develop Web-Based Training for APEC

Monday, September 13, 2000

Orlando, FL -- The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Transportation Working Group chose Carley Corporation to develop and deliver a training course over the web about e-commerce. The training course will use multimedia (audio, video and graphics) to create a rich learning environment for participants across APEC's 21 participating member economies - which include the US, Canada, Australia, Japan, Mexico, Russia, and Chile. Carley will develop the course, host the web site, and serve as group facilitator across the 12 weeks of training. The training will provide participants with the basics and advantages of electronic commerce, and enable them to select the most appropriate information technology and business plan to begin their own e-commerce operations.

About APEC

Established in 1989, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) aims to enhance the economic growth and equitable development of the Asia-Pacific community through trade and economic cooperation.

APEC comprises all the major economies of the region, including the most dynamic, fastest-growing economies in the world. APEC's 21-member economies (of which the US is one) had a combined Gross Domestic Product of over $16 trillion (US) in 1998 and 42 percent of global trade.