INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: SYMPOSIUM — 18-19 OCTOBER 2004
WTO Committee of Participants on the Expansion of Trade in Information Technology Products
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Experience under the ITA: Trends in IT Trade and Global Supply Chain Development Since the Beginning of the ITA Chair:
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Evolution of Information Technology since Launching the ITA in 1997 and How Industry is Adapting to the New Technologies
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Potential Development Gains from ITA Membership: How Can the ITA Help Development?
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Assistance to New Participants or Interested WTO Members and Observers
The Chairman of the Committee, Mr. Frédéric Seppey, served as facilitator.
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Purpose
— To update ITA and other WTO Members on developments in information technology, its application to products, and the evolving nature of trade (where it is and where it is going).
— To elicit updated information on the nature of non tariff barriers to trade in IT products.
— To assess the role of IT trade in supporting development in those markets where liberalization has occurred. Identify challenges to trade in IT associated with development needs.
Monday, 18 October 2004 back to top
09.45 |
Welcome to the symposium by Ms. C. L. Guarda, Director,
Market Access Division, WTO Secretariat |
10.50 |
Keynote Address to the Symposium by Mr. C. Geiger,
Assistant Executive Director, World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) —
“World Summit on the Information Society, from Geneva to Tunis” |
10.25 |
A. Experience under the ITA: Trends in IT Trade and Global Supply Chain Development Since the Beginning of the ITA Chair: back to top
Panellists: Mr. B. Bora,
Counsellor, Economic Research and Statistics Division, WTO Secretariat —
“Information Technology Agreement and World Trade”
Mr. D. Gregory,
Vice President, Governmental Programs, IBM Europe, Middle East, Africa —
“IBM's Global Supply Chain - Changes Post-ITA and Future Challenges” |
11.50 |
B. Evolution
of Information Technology since Launching the
ITA in 1997 and How Industry is Adapting
to the New Technologies (e.g. the nature of product development and likely production trends) back to top Panellists: Mr. M. Yoshioka,
Department Manager, Business Solution Systems Division, HITACHI Ltd., Japan —
Mr. G.J. Huang,
Vice-President, Institute for Information Industry, Chinese Taipei —
“E for
Equality: Digital Opportunities in the E-era” Mr. R. Foy,
Customs & Licensing Manager EMEA, Intel Corporation —
“The Challenges ahead for
the ITA with Converging Technologies and IC Manufacturing Techniques”
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15.00 |
C. Identification of Barriers to Trade in IT Products (e.g. non- tariff barriers) back to top
Panellists: Mr. P. Döfnäs,
Director, Technical Regulations, Government Affairs and Regulations, Ericsson,
Sweden —
“How can the Existing and Potential Technical Barriers to Trade be Removed or
Reduced?” |
16.30 |
D. Potential
Development Gains from ITA Membership: How
Can the ITA Help
Development? (e.g. transfer of technology, investment, productivity) back to top Panellists: Mr. B. Lanvin,
Senior Advisor, E-Strategies, The World Bank —
“Entrepreneurship and Innovation in
Developing Countries: How the ITA can help” Ms. Y. Baek,
Director, SW Strategic Analysis Dept, Korea IT Industry Promotion Agency (KIPA),
Korea —
“Promoting IT Industry in Korea: The Role of MIC and KIPA” |
Tuesday, 19 October 2004 back to top
10.00 |
A. Assistance to New Participants or Interested WTO Members and Observers back to top
Panellists: Ms. D. Probst,
Secretary, WTO Committee of Participants on the Expansion of Trade in
Information Technology Products —
“Experience and Observations from the Secretariat in Providing Assistance to
Interested WTO Members or Observers” > download presentation (Powerpoint format,
8211KB) Ms. A. Fatimi,
Chef de Service, Département du Commerce et de la Mise à Niveau, Morocco, —
“The Morocan Experience in the area of Information
Technology” |
11.30 |
B. Small Group Dialogues back to top Group to break-down into the following three smaller groups to facilitate interaction and allow dialogue.
1. IT for Development |
12.20 |
C. Closing Session back to top
The facilitator, Mr. F. Seppey, will provide a summary of the day and a
half
Symposium. Participants will have an opportunity to have a final discussion
and provide comments, feedback, and any last remarks on the Symposium. |
13.00 |
End of Symposium back to top |