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The Workshop will address a broad range of topics, including broadband rollout and regulatory best practice for communications infrastructure, mobile-commerce developments, e-commerce provisions of trade agreements, on-line sales, software and cloud service markets and global trends in new media. Case studies will also feature small and medium sized enterprises, developing countries' participation in on-line services trade, and examples of regulatory initiatives governments have adopted to secure benefits of e-commerce.
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Monday, 17 June 2013 — Afternoon
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15h00 |
Opening by the Chairperson of the Workshop
H.E. Mr. Joakim Reiter, Ambassador of Sweden to the WTO
Audio
Introductory remarks
Dr. Harsha V. Singh, Deputy Director General, WTO
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Audio
- Highlights of the Workshop organised by the CTD on E-commerce, Development and Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (8-9 April 2013)
Statement H.E. Dr. Marion Williams, Chairperson of the CTD and Ambassador of Barbados to the WTO
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Audio
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15h20
> Biographies Session 1 |
Session 1. Overview of trade and policy trends
- Market developments in the enabling communications infrastructure
Mr. Sam Paltridge, Communications and Consumer Policy Division, Directorate of
Science Technology and Industry, OECD
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- Emerging regulatory trends
Mr. Makhtar Fall,Head, Regulatory and Market Environment Division, Development Bureau, ITU
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- Enabling environment for m-commerce - policies for mobile broadband
Mr. Victor Mulas, ICT Policy Specialist, World Bank
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- Digital trade and non-digital trade barriers
Magnus Rentzhog, Senior Adviser, Trade in Services and Investments, Department for WTO Affairs, National Board of Trade, Sweden
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- E-commerce and digital trade provisions in trade agreements
Mr. Hosuk Lee-Makiyama, Director, European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE)
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17h30-18h00 |
Questions and answers
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Audio:
Listen to Session 1 — Overview of trade and policy trends
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Tuesday, 18 June 2013 — Morning
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10h00
> Biographies Session 2 |
Session 2. Business experiences
- Expanding SMEs opportunities via E-commerce
Mr. Brian Bieron, Senior Director Global Public Policy, EBAY, USA
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> Video: US-based seller Nate Victor
> Video: Shanghai-based seller Simon Chen
- Software industry challenges
Mr. Alexander Mora, TecApro, Costa Rica
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> Video
- Dynamic on-line services: an LDC example
Mr. M.S. Mobasser Hussain,Chairman, ZANALA Bangladesh Ltd., Bangladesh
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> Video
- Cloud services markets in Asia
Mr. Peter Wu, CEO, ASUS Cloud Corporation, Chinese Taipei
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- Media as an Inte rnet business
Mr. Gautam Sinha, COO and CTO, Times Internet, India
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Audio:
Listen to Session 2 — Business experiences
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17h30-18h00 |
Questions and answers
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Tuesday, 18 June 2013 — Afternoon
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Session 3. Case studies on e-commerce regulation
- The European legal framework for e-commerce
Mr. Denis Sparas, Legal Officer, DG Internal Market and Services, European Commission
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- Broadband rollout and the regulatory and infrastructural challenges
Mr. Gift Buthelezi, Deputy Director General: International, Department of Communication, South Africa
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- Cloud Computing Policy
Mr. Mitsuhiro Hishida, Director, Multilateral Economic Affairs Office, Global ICT Strategy Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan
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- Privacy and consumer protection
Ms. Hilary McGeachy, Office of Trade Negotiations, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia
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- Internet and e-commerce in Egypt
Dr. Nagwa El-Shennawi, Information Center Director, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Egypt
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- The regulatory challenges of M-Pesa (mobile payments)
Ms. Mercy Wanjau, Principal Legal Officer, Communications Commission of Kenya
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17h30 |
Questions and answers
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17h55 |
Closing remarks |
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Audio:
Listen to Session 3 — Case studies on e-commerce regulation
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Relevant studies by speakers’ organizations
> Communications Outlook 2011, OECD.
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> French
> OECD Communications Outlook 2013
> Maximizing Mobile, Information and Communications for Development 2012, World Bank, pdf
> Trends in Telecommunication Reform 2013: Transnational aspects of regulation in a networked society, ITU. Executive Summaries in ENGLISH, ARABIC, CHINESE, SPANISH, FRENCH, RUSSIAN
> Trends in Telecommunication Reform 2012: Smart Regulation for a Broadband World. Executive Summaries in ENGLISH, ARABIC, CHINESE, SPANISH, FRENCH, RUSSIAN
> EU action plan for e-commerce and online services
> Broadband and the Digital Agenda for Europe
> FUTURE-PROOFING WORLD TRADE IN TECHNOLOGY: Turning the WTO IT Agreement (ITA) into the International Digital Economy Agreement (IDEA), ECIPE pdf
> Enabling Traders to Enter and Grow on the Global Stage, eBay. pdf
> Roadmap for Building Sustainable Growth into Commerce, eBay. pdf
> Minecraft Brick by Brick: A Case Study of a Global Services Value Chain, National Board of Trade, Sweden pdf
> E-commerce — New Opportunities, New Barriers, National Board of Trade. Sweden pdf
> How Borderless is the Cloud? National Board of Trade. Sweden pdf
> National Cloud Computing Policy, australia pdf
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