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Antti Eskola Ministry of Trade and Industry of Finland

Antti Eskola Ministry of Trade and Industry of Finland Co-facilitator of ASEM Trade Facilitation Action Plan on Electronic Commerce. Synergies between National and Regional E-Commerce Strategies. ASEM (Asia-Europe Meeting) - an informal process of dialogue and cooperation between….

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Antti Eskola Ministry of Trade and Industry of Finland

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  1. Antti Eskola Ministry of Trade and Industry of Finland Co-facilitator of ASEM Trade Facilitation Action Plan on Electronic Commerce Synergies between National and Regional E-Commerce Strategies

  2. ASEM (Asia-Europe Meeting)- an informal process of dialogue and cooperation between…

  3. ASEM Trade Facilitation Action PlanPriority Areas • Customs procedures • Standards and conformity assessment • Quarantine and SPS procedures • Intellectual property rights • Electronic commerce • Other areas (ia. distribution)

  4. ASEM Trade Facilitation Action Plan on Electronic Commerce ACTIONS SO FAR: - E-commerce seminars • E-commerce officials’ (TFAP) meetings • Issues paper, legislative inventory and joint recommendations on • user confidence • cyber security • intellectual property rights • Pilot projects (ia. on paperless trade) • Website (www.asemec.org) opened

  5. ASEM Trade Facilitation Action Plan on Electronic Commerce ACTIONS PLANNED FOR 2003-2004 - E-commerce seminars • E-commerce officials’ meetings • Follow-up on recommendations • Pilot projects • Exchange on views on SMEs, e-learning, digital divide • Further development of the portal

  6. ASEM e-Commerce Objectives Recommendations to Policy-Makers General principles on promoting e-commerce Recommendations on - user trust - cyber-security - intellectual property rights The recommendations contain references to a number of international recommendations such as UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce and OECD Guidelines. Follow-up tool: Legislative inventory

  7. ASEM Trade Facilitation Action Plan on Electronic Commerce

  8. ASEM Trade Facilitation Action Plan on Electronic Commerce

  9. ASEM TFAP on E-Commerce Regional Strategies Electronic commerce in the EU: - benefits from ’single market, euro’ - eEurope action plan targets include ’dynamic e-business environment’ • policy measures, benchmarking, indicators, peer pressure, exchange of best practices • supported by information technologies research

  10. ASEM TFAP on E-Commerce Regional Strategies - 10 new member states expected to join in 2004 enlarging the single market - eEurope+ action plan for the candidate countries • based on eEurope action plan • adds affordable connections to all,harmonising legislation, and ’environment-on-line’

  11. ASEM TFAP on E-Commerce Synergies / Regional / National eEurope action plan • The Commission in cooperation with member states will review and adapt e-business legislation at EU and national level, - The private sector is called upon to develop interoperable solutions for transactions, security, signatures, procurement and payments

  12. ASEM TFAP on E-Commerce Synergies / Regional / National eEurope - The Commission will examine the possibilities of setting up a European on-line dispute resolution system and further work with stakeholders on creating consumer confidence; - The Commission will examine how European companies could be provided with additional functionality relating to the .eu domain name (eg. trusted cyber identity, trust marks and an authentication scheme).

  13. ASEM TFAP on E-Commerce Regional Strategies EU’s ASIAN ASEM PARTNERS • ASEM partners include members of APEC, ASEAN • Regional Strategies • Harmonisation of legislation on a more voluntary basis than in the EU • Greater differences in progress of electronic commerce than in the EU

  14. ASEM TFAP on E-Commerce Synergies / Regional / National Mr. Erkki Liikanen, Member of the European Commission Responsible for Information Society: ”At international level it is often very difficult to reconcile the need for global approach and certain fundamental cultural differences. It is perhaps unrealistic to envisage, at world level, the kind of harmonization, between national regulations that takes place eg. in the EU…”

  15. ASEM TFAP on E-Commerce Synergies / Regional / National Mr. Erkki Liikanen, Member of the European Commission Responsible for Information Society: ” However, it might be possible to work towards agreements on global principles and policy objectives, whilst leaving the means to achieve them to national or regional governments. …”

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