Regions prepare for Internet Governance Forum Strasbourg, 21 October 2008 Members of the International Chamber of Commerce and its Business Action to Support the Information Society (BASIS) initiative participated in a meeting this week in Strasbourg convened to focus on European stakeholders’ perspectives on main themes of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). The IGF is due to take place in Hyderabad, India in December.

Business to provide input to UN Secretary General’s Internet Governance Forum advisory group Paris, 29 August 2008   Several members of ICC and its Business Action to Support the Information Society initiative are among the names of business representatives who have been appointed to lend business expertise to the planning of the upcoming, UN-linked Internet Governance Forum.

Productive policies needed to expand Internet, ICC tells OECD Seoul, 18 June 2008  Maximizing the economic potential of the Internet and information and communication technologies will require not only investment in infrastructure but also policy reform, Subramaniam Ramadorai, Chair of ICC’s initiative, Business Action to Support the Information Society (BASIS), said today during an OECD Ministerial Meeting on the future of the Internet economy.

Business is a critical partner to build an inclusive information society, ICC tells UN Commission Geneva, 26 May 2008  Business is a willing, ready and committed partner to help build an inclusive information society, Subramaniam Ramadorai, Chair of Business Action to Support the Information Society (BASIS), and CEO & Managing Director of Tata Consultancy Services based in India, told the UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) today in Geneva.

ICC to stress business views on IGF in India Paris, 13 May 2008  ICC’s Business Action to Support the Information Society (BASIS) will this week convey global business priorities at the latest round of preparatory meetings for the next Internet Governance Forum (IGF), which will take place in Hyderabad, India on 3-6 December 2008.

ICC to hold conference on data protection and processing Paris, 17 April 2008  ICC and its Task Force on Privacy and Protection of Personal Data will host a conference entitled “A Global Perspective on Data Protection and Processing” on 28 May in Paris.

Business outlines priorities for next Internet Governance Forum Paris, 26 February 2008  In consultations regarding the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) today, ICC made a number of recommendations on how to strengthen the next IGF, which is scheduled to take place in India in December.

New BASIS chair appointed Paris, 23 January 2008  Subramaniam Ramadorai will this month take over as Chair of ICC’s initiative Business Action to Support the Information Society (BASIS).