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Programme
10:00-11:30
First Session: Regulation and deregulation back
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Which
domestic legal framework is the most appropriate to reap the
benefits of e-commerce?
Chair:
> Mr. Andrew Stoler, Deputy Director-General, WTO
Panelists:
> Mr. Richard Bourassa, Director, International Policy,
E-Commerce Branch, Industry Canada
Download
“Global
E-Commerce: Enablers
and Barriers”,
powerpoint presentation, 331KB
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Ms. Lyndall Shope-Mafole,
Minister Plenipotentiary for Communication, South African
Embassy, Paris
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Mr. Carlos Moreno,
Legal Officer, E-commerce Branch, SITE, UNCTAD
Download “Brief
Overview of Selective Legal and Regulatory Issues in Electronic
Commerce”, powerpoint presentation, 94KB
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Mr.
Juan A. Avellan, Chief Legal Officer, WISeKey.
Download “Regulatory
Considerations for the Establishment of a Global Public Key
Infrastructure (PKI)”, powerpoint presentation, 331KB
11:30-13:00
Second Session: Promotion of modern information and
communication technologies back
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What
action can be taken at the government level to encourage domestic
production and research, foreign direct investment and the
dissemination of modern ICT?
Chair:
> Mr. Hiromi Yano, Chairman, Committee of Participants on the
Expansion of Trade in Information Technology Products
Panelists:
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Mr. Gerardo Casanova, Director de Economía Digital,
Subsecretaría de Comercio Interior, Secretaría de Economía,
Mexico
Download “Programa
Especial para el Desarrollo de la Economía Digital (Proyecto)”,
powerpoint presentation, 105KB
> Mr.
Kenneth Schagrin, Director for Telecommunications Trade and
Electronic Commerce Policy, Office of the U.S. Trade
Representative's Office, United States
> Mr. Alexander
Ntoko, Project Manager, Electronic Commerce for Developing
Countries, ITU
Download “ Addressing
the Technology Challenges through Partnership”, powerpoint
presentation, 2.5MB
13:00-15:00
Lunch break
15:00-16:30
Third Session: Education and information
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What
human skills are necessary to benefit from e-commerce? How are
those who could make use of e-commerce informed? What role should
the government play?
Chair:
Mr. Peter Tulloch, Director, Development Division, WTO
Panelists:
> Mr. T.A. Khan, Technical Director, National Informatics
Section, India
Download “Electronic
Commerce —
Education and Information”,
powerpoint
presentation, 239KB
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Mr.
Philippe Chauve, Coordinator, Information Society and
Electronic Commerce, European Communities Commission
Download “eEurope
and eLearning”, powerpoint presentation, 240KB
Download “eEurope,
an information society for all”,
pdf format, 28KB
See also the website http://europa.eu.int/eeurope
> Mr. Samir
Bili, Chief, Human Resource Development Section, Division of
Trade Support Services, ITC.
Download powerpoint
presentation, 1MB
16.30-18.00
Fourth Session: Government coordination/task-force on e-commerce
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How
does a government coordinate internally for a country to benefit
from e-commerce? Who should be involved? Is a task-force
necessary?
Chair:
> Amb. Nathan Irumba, Chairman, Committee on Trade and Development
Panelists:
> Mr. Oscar Hernández, Ministro Consejero, Permanent Mission of
Venezuela
Download “Task
Force for the Facilitation of E-commerce for Development”,
powerpoint presentation, 117KB
> Ms. Monica
Lövström, Political Advisor, Industry Ministry, Sweden
See “A
coordinated policy for the development of electronic commerce”
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Mr.
Ramamurti Badrinath, Director, Division of Trade Support
Services, ITC
Download “ITC
— Your
Partner in
Trade
Development”, powerpoint presentation, 1MB
> Mr. Daewon
Choi, Economic Affairs Officer, Enterprise Development
Section, Trade Division, UNECE.
Download “Development
and Coordination of
E-Transition Initiatives”, powerpoint presentation, 271KB
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