(Prepared for the UNCTAD Workshop on E-Commerce and Development in CA&C, Curaçao, 25-27 June 2002) Tadao Takahashi Information Society Program MCT/Brazil E-Commerce and Development in LA&C: some out-of-the-box thoughts for discussion SOCINFO/PAL/0128
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(Prepared for the UNCTAD Workshop on
E-Commerce and Development in CA&C,
Curaçao, 25-27 June 2002)
Tadao TakahashiInformation Society Program
MCT/Brazil
E-Commerce and Development
in LA&C: some out-of-the-box
thoughts for discussion
SOCINFO/PAL/0128
ICT for Development
Views from UNCTAD & GBDe
The UN ICT Task Force
Some Personal Thoughts
Contents
ICT for Development
ICT: Internet, Wireless, Digital TV, etc.
More people connected (in Classes C, D)
More companies connected (SMEs)
B2B Commerce Applications
E-Government Services
Consumer Confidence
Innovation and Creativity
Challenges for LA&C Countries
ICT for Development (cont.)
Views from UNCTAD & GBDe
Elements of National Strategies
(UNCTAD, 2002)
Awareness Building, Training and Education
Access and Infrastructure
Legal and Regulatory Issues
Support for Enterprise Sector
Sector-specific Policies
E-Government
Banking and Online Payment
E-Commerce can increase prosperity, create employment
and improve lives
E-Commerce policy challenges require Global Response
Business have to play leadership role
Solutions should be market-driven, global, flexible, and
based on industry self-regulation wherever possible
E-Commerce and Development
GBDe’s View
Views from UNCTAD & GBDe (cont.)
Views from UNCTAD & GBDe (cont.)
Consumer Confidence
Convergence
Cultural Diversity
Cyber Ethics
Security
E-Government
Intellectual Property Rights
Internet Payments
Taxation
GBDe’s Recommendations (2001)
The UN ICT Task Force
Multilateral Organizations and ICT for Development
UNITED NATIONS(ECLAC/ECOSOC, ICT Task Force)
G8(DOT Force)
EUROPEAN UNION(ALCUE,Program IST,Program @ALIS,Program ALL-INVESTInfo Society Dialogue)
WORLD BANK(Program InfoDev, Development Gateway)
IDB
ITU (Telecommunications, World Summit or Information Society)