At the conclusion of the meetings for the Commission on E-Business, Information Technologies and Telecoms of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Brussels last Sunday, the participants adopted the recommendations of the commission’s chairman Mr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, relating to the creation of an action plan for the cooperation of the commission with the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the European market, in the fields of legislations and policies concerning the commission’s activities.
The participants recommended the creation of a working guide for e-commerce transactions and forming a taskforce for this purpose. In addition, other taskforces are to be established for internet administration and policies, the follow-up of services negotiations relating to the commission’s specialization and also a taskforce dedicated to the studying the framework of the current global trade negotiation for the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and the adoption of a guide for policies to preserve electronic information.
Participating in the two-day meetings were officials from the European Union and members of the European parliament.
The commission’s chairman explained that the meetings are the starting point for a common dialogue between the ICC –as a representative of the global business community- and the European Union for its role in formulating international economic policies.