Joint UNCTAD - UN ESCAP Asia-Pacific Regional Conference
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.E-commerce Strategies for Development
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Bangkok, 20-22 November 2002

Programme and presentations Information for participants
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Purpose of the meeting and expected outcome

  • The meeting will bring together government and business leaders from the field of ICT who will examine the different policy options for the development of e-commerce in the Asia-Pacific region and, based on best practices, identify key elements of national and regional e-strategies.

  • At the end of the meeting, a declaration will be adopted by government representatives from the Asia-Pacific region on “Electronic Commerce for Development”. The declaration will express the political will of governments to promote e-commerce as an instrument of economic development in the region.

  • The declaration will feed into the regional preparatory discussions of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). As the WSIS will focus on a wide range of ICT-related themes, this will be an opportunity for Governments to make a practical, action-oriented contribution.

  • Similar high-level meetings will follow in other regions (Africa, Latin America).

Participants
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Topical sessions (20-21 November 2002)

  • Senior officials responsible for national e-commerce policymaking

  • Experts from public and private sectors

  • Experts from international and regional organizations

High-level segment (22 November 2002)

  • Prime Minister of Thailand

  • Secretary-General of UNCTAD

  • Executive Secretary of ESCAP

  • Ministers of ESCAP member states

  • CEOs of private companies

  • Leaders of regional eInitiatives (eASEAN, eAPEC)
Venue

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The meeting will take place at the UN ESCAP conference center, Bangkok, Thailand.

Contact

For further inquiries please contact:
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Ms. Susan Teltscher
UNCTAD Electronic Commerce Branch, Room E.8066
Palais des Nations, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Tel: (+41 22) 917 5509
Fax: (+41 22) 917 0044
ecommerce@unctad.org

Reports

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