MEDIDAS SANITARIAS Y FITOSANITARIAS: TALLER — 8-9 DE ABRIL DE 2013
Taller sobre el comercio electrónico, el desarrollo y las pequeñas y medianas empresas (PYME)
El lunes 8 y martes 9 de abril de 2013 tendrá lugar en la OMC un taller para destacar la relación entre el comercio electrónico y el desarrollo y para examinar la forma en que las PYME de los países en desarrollo utilizan el comercio electrónico para promover y comercializar sus productos, prestar servicios de mantenimiento de esos productos y venderlos a escala nacional e internacional. El taller se centrará en las oportunidades que se presentan a los países en desarrollo y los retos a los que se enfrentan, y evaluará la forma en que las cuestiones relacionadas con los niveles adecuados de infraestructuras de telecomunicaciones, reglamentación e inversiones afectan favorable o desfavorablemente a las PYME en la búsqueda de las nuevas oportunidades que ofrece el comercio electrónico.
(solamente en inglés)
The two-day workshop will feature presentations by representatives from the public and private sector. Experts from non-governmental organizations and academia are also being invited as speakers. A key focus of the workshop will be on how companies and governments operate in the area of e-commerce and Information Communications Technology in general and what is being done to help small rural communities and businesses improve their productive, commercial and business performance.
Monday, 8 April 2013 |
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10:00 — 10:30 | Opening Session: Chaired by H.E. Dr Marion Williams, Ambassador of Barbados, and Chair of the Committee on Trade and Development Welcome address by Mr Harsha V. Singh, Deputy Director-General, WTO, and thematic statement by Ms Patricia Francis, Executive Director, International Trade Centre |
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Audio: Opening Session > help |
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10:30 — 13:00 |
A) International Organizations Session: Chaired by H.E. Mr Shanker Das Bairagi, Ambassador of Nepal and LDC Group Coordinator Speakers: Dr Susan Teltscher — ITU: “Enabling E-commerce: recent trends in broadband deployment and uptake”; Mr Torbjörn Fredriksson — UNCTAD: “E-commerce and development — key trends and issues”; Mr Martin Labbé — International Trade Centre: “E-Commerce business models and deployment strategies in developing countries”; Mr Sacha Wunsch-Vincent — WIPO: “Evolution and economics of digital content markets, IP issues, SMEs and online transactions”. Audio: International Organizations Session
Topics to be discussed: Facilitation of access to E-commerce by Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Developing Countries: e.g., development of institutional, regulatory and national/regional capacities; access to information; raising awareness; recent research. Questions and Answers/Discussion |
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15:00 — 18:00 | B) Academic, Civil Society Session: Chaired by Mr Detlev Brauns, Deputy Permanent Representative, European Union Speakers: Mr Dawit Bekele, Internet Society, Regional Bureau Director for Africa, Addis Adaba, Ethiopia: “Opportunities and Challenges of E‑commerce for African SMEs”; Mr Daniel Salcedo, founder of Peoplink.org, Kensington, Maryland, USA: “Recent Technical Advances Facilitating E‑commerce for SMEs”; MrMarcos Pueryrredon, President, eInstituto, Buenos Aires, Argentina: “The new ecosystem of online businesses: eCommerce+ and the opportunities for SMEs”; Dr Richard Duncombe, Institute for Development Policy and Management (IDPM) in the School for Environment and Development, University of Manchester: “Mobile phones Innovation and Micro-enterprise in Low-income Countries”. Topics to be discussed: Use/exploitation of E-commerce and ICTs in general by SMEs in developing countries to improve their productive and commercial performance: e.g., generation and/or improvement of capacities and access to technologies; recent research and trends. Questions and Answers/Discussion |
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Tuesday, 9 April 2013 |
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10:00 — 13:00 | C) Private Sector Session: Chaired by Mr. David Shark, Deputy Chief of Mission, Deputy Permanent Representative to the WTO, United States Speakers: Ms Sadequa Hassan Sejuti, Managing Director and Mr Ataur Rahman, Future Solution for Business, Dhaka, Bangladesh: “Minimizing the digital gap of rural and city life through E‑Commerce”; Ms Nancy Tingze Wang, Co-Founder and CEO M-Kazi, Nairobi, Kenya: “Semi-skilled Labour Force Mobilization Using Accessible Technology”; Mr Daniel Annerose, CEO Manobi, Dakar, Senegal. Questions and Answers/Discussion |
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15:00 — 17:00 | D) Public Sector Session: Chaired by Mr Francisco Rivadeneira, Vice‑Minister of Foreign Trade of Ecuador Statement: Mr Wilfredo González Vidal, Vice Ministro del Ministerio de Informática y las Telecomunicaciones (MIC), Havana, Cuba. Speakers: Mr Egidius Mbarara, Auditor for Corporate, Transport, Energy and ICT Sectors (RURA), Kigali, Rwanda: “The Role of ICT Regulation in Promoting Small and Medium — Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Developing Countries”; Ms Maria Lourdes Yaptinchay, Director of Policy Research, E‑Commerce Office. Department of Trade and Industry, Makati City, Philippines: “Government support to helping SMEs gain access to e-commerce”; Mr Paul Donohoe, Programme Manager, Electronic Postal Services and E-Commerce, Universal Postal Union. “The Postal network — facilitating universal access to e-commerce”.
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17:00 — 18:00 |
Concluding Session: Chaired by H.E. Dr Marion Williams, Ambassador of Barbados, and Chair of the Committee on Trade and Development Presentation of Session Reports by the Moderators. General Discussion and Follow-Up |
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Participation is open to representatives of WTO Members, international organizations, public and private entities and individual experts.