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Electronic Commerce in APEC: Policy issues

2nd APEC E-Commerce Business Alliance Forum. Electronic Commerce in APEC: Policy issues. Jesus ORTA MARTINEZ Chairman, APEC ECSG Deputy Director-General of Digital Economy Ministry of the Economy Government of Mexico. Agenda. Overview / Background The role of APEC in e-Commerce

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Electronic Commerce in APEC: Policy issues

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  1. 2nd APEC E-Commerce Business Alliance Forum Electronic Commerce in APEC:Policy issues Jesus ORTA MARTINEZ Chairman, APEC ECSG Deputy Director-General of Digital Economy Ministry of the Economy Government of Mexico Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

  2. Agenda • Overview / Background • The role of APEC in e-Commerce • Policy issues • ECSG Work Program • ECSG Future Work • Concluding remarks Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

  3. Overview/Background – eCommerce forecast 2002-2006 (BUSD) Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

  4. Overview/Background – eCommerce trends Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

  5. Overview/Background – eCommerce trends Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

  6. Overview/Background – eCommerce trends Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

  7. Authentication • Invoice • Standards • Trust • Business environment • Cultural issues • Technological preparedness • Internet access • Communications costs • Security Overview/Background – Barriers to eCommerce Legal/Policy Capacity Infrastructure Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

  8. Background – Role for international fora • United Nations (CEFACT, UNCITRAL, ITU, etc.) • Regional (APEC, ASEAN, OAS, EU, etc.) • Multilateral (WTO, WCO, OECD, etc.) Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

  9. Background – Role for international fora • Policy guidelines / model regulation • Pilot / pathfinder projects • Program funding • Capacity building • Economic and technical cooperation Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

  10. The role of APEC • Policy guidelines (privacy, consumer protection, security) • Pilot / pathfinder projects (ECO, eSPS) • Information sharing (privacy and paperless trading IAP’s) • Capacity building (standards, security) • Multi-working group approach (ECSG, TEL, HRWG, SMEWG, SCCP, SCSC) Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

  11. ECSG – Policy issues • Standards • Confidence / Trust • Cross border data flows • Security • Capacity building • Data privacy • Paperless trading • SPAM Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

  12. ECSG – Work program Data Privacy • APEC Privacy Principles • Information sharing and cross border cooperation • Capacity building • Privacy IAP • Cross border rules • Improved privacy notices Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

  13. ECSG – Work program Paperless trading • Electronic Certificate of Origin • E-Sanitary Phitosanitary Certificate • Collaboration UN/CEFACT Single Window Initiative • Public Private Partnership Dialogue on paperless trading • Standards Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

  14. ECSG – Work program Other issues • SPAM and related threats • Open standards and interoperability • FTA’s / RTA’s model chapters • On-line piracy (ABAC) Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

  15. ECSG – Future work Priority: ICT-enabled growth Objective: To develop policy guidelines and hands-on projects aimed at leveraging ICT use to promote economic growth and competitiveness Basic premise: Public-private, horizontal, and proactive approach Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

  16. Concluding remarks • E-Commerce is consistently increasing but the gap is still wide • Developing economies should be more aggresive in leveraging the benefits of e-commerce to promote economic growth (leap-frogging) • International fora have a significant potential role to contribute (not realized) Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

  17. Concluding remarks • In order to realize this potential, collaboration and priorization must be achieved among international actors (coordinated agenda approach) • APEC is the fastest growing region in the world and the ECSG works toward enhancing the development of e-commerce in the region to further spur this growth and narrow the digital divide Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

  18. 2nd APEC E-Commerce Business Alliance Forum Electronic Commerce in APEC:Policy issues Jesus ORTA MARTINEZ Chairman, APEC ECSG Deputy Director-General of Digital Economy Ministry of the Economy Government of Mexico Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

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