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The Middle East and Europe are moving towards jointly establishing a rulebook governing e-commerce transactions.
A task force is being set up for the purpose, as also to address issues of Internet management, and policies that need to be instituted.
The recommendations flow from meetings held in Brussels end-May between representatives of the European Union, the European Parliament, and the International Chamber of Commerce's Commission on e-Business, IT and Telecoms (E-BITT).
The meetings were chaired by Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, who heads E-BITT. "Such meetings are the starting point of joint dialogue and consultation between the ICC as a representative of the world business community, and the European Union Commission as an international policymaker," he noted.
The meetings were attended by senior diplomats and industry representatives, with Erkki Liikanen, European Union commissioner, also elaborating on the market policies of the EU.
Other recommendations adopted at the conclusion of the meetings included the need for closer cooperation with the World Trade Organization and the EU in ICT-related legislations and policies; and the importance of keeping pace with global services negotiations, and reviewing the framework governing such services negotiations under the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS).
The delegates also approved a policy guide aimed at preserving electronic information.
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