History of SCMC

Chinese Taipei proposed the establishment of the APEC SME Crisis Management Center to the 2009 APEC SME Ministerial Meeting and Annual Ministerial Meeting and obtained strong support. In the 2009 Annual Ministerial Joint Statement and SME Ministerial Statement, the Ministers encouraged the establishment of the APEC SME Crisis Management Center. The 2009 Leaders' Declaration also identified "improving SMEs' crisis management capabilities" as an important task for APEC in the coming years.

To address the global challenges faced by SMEs, the APEC SME Crisis Management Center was established in June 2010 in Taipei and renewed the Terms of Reference in 2024 to better adapt to the ever-changing global economic environment.