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Electronic Commerce Strategies
The Basic Elements of an
Enabling Environment for
e.-commerce
Geneva, 10-12 July 2002
Palais des Nations, Room 26
UNCTAD Expert Meeting
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Programme
Download *.pdf printable version of the Programme
here.
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Wednesday,
10 July 2002 |
| 10:00-11:15 |
Opening Statement:
Mr. Zhongzhou Li, Officer-in-Charge, Division for Services Infrastructure for Development and Trade Efficiency, UNCTAD
Election of officers and adoption of agenda, Chair of the meeting:
H. E. Mohamad Hamid Mohamad Jaafar, Ambassador of Brunei Darussalam
Presentation of
UNCTAD secretariat issues note:
Mr. Yusuf Kalindaga, Officer-in-Charge, Electronic Commerce Branch, Division for Services Infrastructure for Development and Trade Efficiency, UNCTAD
[issues
note]
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11:15-12:00 |
Session One
Linkages and interactions between e-commerce strategies and other aspects of development strategies and policies |
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Ms. Catherine Mann, Senior Fellow, Institute for International Economics
[presentation] ppt
[paper] pdf |
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12:00-13:00 |
Session
Two
Defining national e-commerce strategies: presentation of national experiences
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Ms. Ho Siew
Ching, Principal Assistant Director, E-commerce Division, Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Malaysia)
[presentation] ppt
[paper] pdf
Ms. Mariel Picado, E-commerce Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Trade (Costa Rica)
[presentation] ppt
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| 13:00-15:00 |
Break
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| 15:00-18:00 |
Ms. Vanda
Scartezini, Secretary for Information Technology Policy, Ministry of Science and Technology (Brazil)
[presentation]
ppt [paper]
pdf
Mr. Linnar Viik, Advisor to the Prime Minister (Estonia)
[presentation] ppt
[paper] pdf
Mr. Somnuuk Keretho, Director of Electronic Commerce Resource Center, NECTEC, Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (Thailand)
[presentation] ppt
Ms. Nidhi Tandon, Principal, Networked Intelligence for Development
(Canada)
[paper] pdf
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| 16:15-18:00 |
Session
Three
Human resources development and training
for e-commerce. |
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Mr. Torkel
Alfthan, Training Policies Officer, ILO
[presentation] ppt
Ms. Swasti Mitter, Visting Professor, University of Sussex
[paper] pdf
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Thursday,
11 July 2002 |
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| 10:00-13:00 |
Session
Four
Legal and regulatory aspects of e-commerce strategies. |
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Mr. Renaud
Sorieul, Senior Legal Officer, UNCITRAL
[presentation] ppt
[paper] pdf
Dr. Eric Caprioli, Professor and lawyer, EDHEC,
(France)
[presentation] ppt
Ms. Corinna Schulze, Legal Officer, European Commission
[presentation] ppt
[paper] pdf
Mr. David Satola, Senior Counsel, ICT specialist, World Bank
[presentation] ppt
[paper] pdf
Mr. Daewon Choi, UNECE
[presentation] ppt
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| 15:00-18:00 |
Session
Five
Telecommunication, infrastructure and access. |
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Dr. A.K.
Chakravarti, Advisor, Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India)
[presentation]
ppt
Mr. Ezzeddine Nciri, Chef, Service des Etudes, Commission Superieure des Marchés Publics, Premier Ministère (Tunisia)
[presentation] ppt
[paper] pdf
Dr. Sherif Hashem, Director, Information Society Development Office, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Egypt)
[presentation] ppt
[paper] pdf
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Friday,
12 July 2002 |
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| 10:00-11:30 |
Session
Six
Designing e-commerce strategies: roles of governments and non-governmental actors. |
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Mr. Joseph
Kiggundu, Head, Management Information Systems, Uganda Investment Authority
(Uganda)
[presentation] ppt
[paper] pdf
Dr. Nilo Pérez, Director, Executive Unit, National Committee for the Information Society (Uruguay)
[presentation] ppt
Mr. Garegin Chugaszyan, Executive Director, Information Technologies
Foundation (Armenia)
[presentation] ppt
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| 11:30-13:00 |
Session
Seven
International support for national and regional e-commerce strategies. |
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Mr. Richard
Bourassa, Director, International Affairs, E-commerce Branch, Industry Canada
[presentation] pptMr. Denis Gilhooly, Senior Advisor to Administrator and Director, ICT for Development, UNDP
[presentation] ppt
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| 13:00-15:00 |
Break |
| 15:00-17:30 |
Concluding discussion:
Key elements of e-commerce strategies |
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Presentation of Chairperson’s
Summary
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Contact
For further inquiries please contact the UNCTAD Electronic Commerce Branch:
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