ICC's strategic objectives for multilateral trade negotiations to ensure a trade regime that facilitates competition in telecommunications and e-business

Task Force on Telecoms Policy

Prepared by the ICC commission on :

Publication date : 01/07/2002

World business has four core objectives for multilateral trade negotiations:

The development of the domestic and global infrastructures necessary to conduct e-business while avoiding barriers that would hinder such development.
Full implementation of existing commitments and further liberalization of all basic telecommunications, value-added and computer and related services.
The development of trade in goods and services via e-business. Strong protection of intellectual property made available over digital networks.
To promote the development of the domestic and global infrastructures, necessary for e-business;
To promote full implementation of existing commitments and further liberalization of all basic telecommunications, value-added and computer and related services;
To promote the development of trade in goods and services via e-business;
To promote strong protection of intellectual property made available over digital networks.

Ayesha HASSAN

Senior Policy Manager, Digital Economy
Tel: +33 (0)1 49 53 30 13
ayesha.hassan@iccwbo.org