Ottawa OECD Conference Agenda

THURSDAY, 8 OCTOBER, 1998

Unless otherwise indicated, all conference activities will take place at the Ottawa Congress Centre, 55 Colonel By Drive.
Refreshments will be available throughout the conference.

07:00	BREAKFAST, Colonel By Salon
	Remarks: Mark Boudreau, Vice President, Public and Government Relations, CGA-Canada (Certified General Accountants' Association of Canada)
08:30	OFFICIAL WELCOME AND OPENING SPEECHES
*Welcome:*	The Right Honourable Jean Chrétien, Prime Minister of Canada
	Mr. Donald Johnston, Secretary-General, OECD
	Mr. John Manley, Conference Chair, Minister of Industry, Canada
*Speakers:*	Mr. Louis V. Gerstner Jr. , Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, IBM Corporation
	Mr. William Daley, Secretary of Commerce, United States
09:45	PLENARY SESSION 1: ROUNDTABLE BUILDING TRUST FOR USERS AND CONSUMERS - ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
	Trust is central to any commercial transaction. Developing new kinds of commercial activities in the electronic environment largely hinges on assuring consumers and businesses that their use of network services is secure, reliable and verifiable. Similarly, consumers want control over the collection and use of their personal data and assured access to appropriate redress mechanisms. Businesses need a framework that is predictable and workable for global transactions. Creating the appropriate level of confidence requires a mixture of trustworthy technologies, appropriate taxation rules, self-regulatory arrangements and public education. The mechanisms for redress and the role of law enforcement must also be clarified to assure that there is an appropriate and effective response to misuses or abuses of this new medium.
	The roundtable will address challenges to existing approaches and the optimal mix of law, codes, standards, industry and institutional arrangements, and technology tools necessary for effective "self-regulation" in different environments. Business leaders, labour/NGO representatives and Ministers will address key issues such as privacy, consumer confidence and protection, cultural/value differences, taxation and the contractual/legal framework for electronic commerce.
Key Issues for Discussion:	What are appropriate roles for governments, the private sector and international organisations in building and ensuring "trust"? What is the role of self-regulation, or co-regulation, in building trust and ensuring privacy? How can liability, jurisdiction and choice of law be properly assigned across the various elements in an electronic commerce transaction? To what extent can self-regulation play a role? How can governments reconcile the need to secure their revenue base in this new environment with the need to avoid barriers to the development of electronic commerce? What new taxpayer service opportuni-ties are opened up by new technologies for tax authorities?
Moderator:	Mr. Bruno Lamborghini, President, European Association of Manufacturers of Business Machines and Information Technology Industry (EUROBIT)
Discussants:	Mr. Takuma Yamamoto, Chairman of the Board Emeritus, Fujitsu Limited
	M. Christian Pierret, Secrétaire d'État à l'Industrie, France
	M. Jim Murray, Directeur, Bureau Européen des Unions des Consommateurs
	Mr. Charles O. Rossoti, Commissioner of Internal Revenue Service, United States
Lead Intervenors:	Mr. Klaus Bünger, Secretary of State, Ministry of Economics, Germany
	Mr. John Luxton, Associate Minister for International Trade, New Zealand
	M. Robert Goebbels, Ministre de l'Économie, Luxembourg
	Mr. Angelo Gennari, Director of Studies and Research, Italian Confederation of Workers Trade Unions
	Mr. Albert Gidari, Jr., Executive Director, Internet Law and Policy Forum
	Mr. Jaap Kamp, Senior Executive Vice-President, ABN AMRO Bank
	Mr. Larry R. Langdon, Vice President and Director, Tax, Licensing and Customs, Hewlett Packard
	Mr. Nigel Stapleton, Chairman, Reed-Elsevier
	Mr. Terry Matthews, Chairman, Newbridge Networks Corporation
11:15	PLENARY SESSION 2: ROUNDTABLE BUILDING TRUST AND MAKING IT WORK - CASE STUDIES IN EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION
	In this session, the issues and ideas explored in Plenary Session 1 will be further developed in discussion with business leaders, practitioners and Ministers who will speak to specific cases of effective self-regulation with regard to consumer confidence, privacy and security, and intellectual property as well as offensive and illegal content. Discussions might illustrate "best practices" or "lessons learned" with technologies that can empower individuals to make choices relating to content or privacy; or explain proven technological solutions for secure domestic and international transactions. Ministers will illustrate how governments can encourage the development of an increasingly sophisticated and informed user population, and the effective application of industry self-regulation and private/public sector co-regulation. Reference to technology tools demon-strated at the Showcase will underline the various approaches presented by the private sector.
Key Issues for Discussion:	What technical standards and business practices can industry develop and adopt to support secure and trustworthy global electronic transactions? To what extent can private sector mechanisms promote confidence among users and what complementary solutions, if any, are needed to ensure enforcement of these mechanisms? What is the role for governments and international organisations? What can all players do to educate and empower users and consumers? What mechanisms (e.g. enforcement, industry codes, technologies) to protect consumer interests, if any, need to be implemented? What are the best means for developing and deploying these mechanisms?
Moderator:	Mr. John Sacher, Executive Director, Marks and Spencer PLC
Discussants:	Mr. Jan Trøjborg, Minister of Research and Information Technology, Denmark
	Mr. David Kerr, Chief Executive, Internet Watch Foundation
	Ms. Christine A. Varney, Hogan & Hartson, L.L.P.
Lead Intervenors:	Mr. H.B.M. van der Laan, Deputy General Director of Industry, Netherlands
	Mr. Gordon J. Feeney, Vice-Chairman, Royal Bank Financial Group
	Ms. Moira Scollay, Federal Privacy Commissioner, Australia
	M. Yvan Ylieff, Ministre fédéral de la Politique scientifique, Belgium
	Mr. Don S. Sandford, President and Chief Executive Officer, Net Shepherd Inc.
	Mr. Genaro Visconti, Director General for Industrial Development, Ministry of Industry, Italy
	Mr. Daniel J. Weitzner, Technology and Society Domain Leader, World Wide Web Consortium
	Mr. Mark Sneddon, Associate Professor, University of Melbourne
12:45	FORMAL OPENING OF THE ELECTRONIC COMMERCE SHOWCASE (Showcase remains open throughout the Conference)
	Remarks: Ms. Renah Persofsky, President, Cebra, Inc.
13:00	LUNCH, Colonel By Salon
	Remarks: Mr. William V. Catucci, President and Chief Executive Officer, AT&T Canada
14:30	PLENARY SESSION 3A ESTABLISHING THE GROUND RULES FOR GLOBAL ELECTRONIC COMMERCE: THE ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION
	Leading up to Plenary Session 3 B on the work plan of international organisations, this session provides an opportunity for conference participants to consider and discuss the potential role for global co-operation based on visions and perspectives from governments and businesses.
Moderator:	Mr. Donald Johnston, Secretary-General, OECD
Speakers:	Mr. Martin Bangemann, Commissioner, European Commission
	Mr. Ira Magaziner, Senior Advisor to the President, United States
	Mr. Sanzo Hosako, State Secretary for International Trade and Industry, Japan
	Ms. Maria Livanos Cattaui, Secretary General, International Chamber of Commerce
15:30	PLENARY SESSION 3B ESTABLISHING THE GROUND RULES FOR GLOBAL ELECTRONIC COMMERCE: INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND INITIATIVES
	In the context of the interdependence of issues that must be addressed to realise the potential of global electronic commerce, the heads of international organisations will discuss their roles, key challenges and current and future work in addressing the issues surrounding electronic commerce. Speakers are encouraged to explore possible opportunities for co-operation among international organisations and collaboration with the private sector.
	International organisations present at this conference are: Bank for International Settlements; Council of Europe; European Free Trade Association; International Labour Organization; International Telecommunication Union; United Nations (representing the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law); United Nations Conference on Trade and Development; United Nations Economic Commission for Europe; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization; Universal Postal Union; World Bank; World Customs Organization; World Intellectual Property Organization; and World Trade Organization.
Key Issues for Discussion:	What role should international organisations play in creating a facilitating environment for electronic commerce? What measures, if any, are necessary to ensure their effectiveness? What role can international organisations play in promoting a seamless environment supporting interoperable infrastructure and applications, and bridging the gaps between different national or regional approaches? In view of the new challenges posed by the horizontal nature of the issues relating to electronic commerce, what steps should be taken to address them by governments, the private sector and international organisations? Are current international agreements sufficient for promoting electronic commerce? How can the implementation of agreements best be achieved?
Moderator:	Ms. Joanna Shelton, Deputy Secretary-General, OECD
Panellists:	Mr. Renato Ruggiero, Director-General, World Trade Organization
	Mr. Kamil Idris, Director General, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
	Mr. Hans Corell, Under-Secretary General, United Nations (representing UNCITRAL)
	Mr. Henry Chasia, Deputy Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
	Mr. James Shaver, Secretary-General, World Customs Organization (WCO)
	Mr. Andrew Crockett, General Manager, Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
	Mr. Kjartan Jóhannsson, Secretary-General, European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
	Mr. Thomas E. Leavey, Director-General of the International Bureau, Universal Postal Union (UPU)
	PARALLEL SESSIONS

16:45	Parallel Session A, Plenary Room, Ottawa Congress Centre Meeting of OECD Ministers: The Contribution of the OECD to the Global Agenda
	(Access to this session is restricted to the OECD Ministers and National Delegations from OECD Member countries)
	The meeting will focus on the current and future work of the OECD in contributing to a facilitating environment for global electronic commerce.
	*I. Introduction by the Chair* Mr. John Manley, Minister of Industry, Canada *II. Lead Speakers* Building trust for users and consumers: Mr. Ole Norrback, Minister for European Affairs and Foreign Trade, Finland Establishing ground rules for the digital marketplace: Mr. Herb Dhaliwal, Minister of National Revenue, Canada Enhancing the information infrastructure for Electronic Commerce: Mr. Soon-Hoon Bae, Minister of Information and Communication, Korea Maximising the Benefits: Mr. Caspar Einem, Federal Ministry for Science and Transport, Austria Mr. José Mariano Gago, Minister for Science and Technology, Portugal III. Discussion *IV. Ministerial Action on Documents*
16:45	Parallel Session B, Main Hall, Government Conference Centre, 2 Rideau Street Meeting of Business Leaders: Priorities for Global Electronic Commerce
	Business representatives will set forth the fundamental principles that they believe will foster the growth and development of electronic commerce. Business representatives will then provide highlights and discussion of some of the most important business-led electronic commerce initiatives. Business representatives will also provide their perspective on the various work products, state-ments and declarations of the Ministerial and spell out the business view of the path forward on these topics. Business leaders receive the OECD Action Plan for Electronic Commerceand the Report on International and Regional Bodies: Activities and Initiatives in Electronic Commerceand review and approve the Conference Conclusions.
	A compendium of the fundamental principles and business-led electronic commerce initiatives are set forth in A Global Action Plan for Electronic Commerce Prepared by Business with Recommendations to Governments. In keeping with the Conference Agenda, key issues in electronic commerce have been categorized in the Action Plan according to plenary session themes. Business welcomes the attendance of government, press and other participants in this session.
Chair:	Mr. Richard McCormick, Chair, US West, Inc.
*Rapporteur:*	Ms. Diana Sharpe, Chair, International Telecommunication Users’ Group
	*I. Welcome Address by the Representative of the Canadian Business Community* Ms. Carol Stephenson, Chair, Information Technology Association of Canada II. Introductory Remarks by the Chair *III. Next Steps for the Global Business Community: Implementing the Action Plan* Providing the Technology Tools and Developing Self-regulation Speakers: Mr. Al Hurd, Chairman of the Board, Smarthealth, Inc. Ms. Pearleen Chan, Managing Director, Singapore Network Services, Pte, Ltd. Mr. Ragnar Nilsson, Director, Karstadt AG (Chief Information Officer) Building upon the Global Network of Business Initiatives Speakers: Mr. Soulmeymane Sall, President, Silicon Valley Computer Technology and Services Mr. Peter Gerard, Divisional Board Member, Deutsche Bank AG Mr. Eiichi Yoshikawa, Senior Vice President, NEC Corporation Mr. Peter Blanchard, Manager, Marketing & External Relations, Tradegate/ECA (Electronic Commerce Australia) IV. What Can Business Expect from Governments at the Global Level? Speakers: Mr. P. J. (Phil) Saunders, Chairman, International Telecommunications Committee, Canadian Council for International Business Ms. Diana Sharpe, Chair, International Telecommunication Users’ Group V.Closing Remarks by the Chair
16:45	Parallel Session C, Provinces Ballroom, The Westin Hotel Ottawa, 11 Colonel By Drive Meeting of Labour and NGO leaders: Social Perspectives on Global Electronic Commerce
	Labour, consumer and social interest representatives will review and discuss the four key conference themes for global electronic commerce and their impact on workers, consumers and individual citizens. In the context of these priority issues, labour, consumer and social interest representatives will provide their perspectives on facilitating the use and growth of global electronic commerce to ensure that impediments are identified and addressed. Labour, consumer and social interest representatives will collectively advocate for a clear identification of roles and responsibilities of the private sector, governments, international organisations and individual citizens to ensure that the development of global electronic commerce also achieves public interest goals. Labour and public interest representatives welcome the attendance of government, press and other participants in this session.
Chair:	Mr. Angelo Gennari, Director of Studies and Research, Italian Confederation of Workers Trade Unions
	I. Welcoming Remarks Mr. David Johnston, Special Advisor on the Information Highway to the Minister of Industry, Canada Mr. Bill Connor, General Secretary of the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers II. Keynote Speech Mr. Jay Naidoo, Minister for Posts, Telecommunications and Broadcasting, South Africa III. Discussion 1: Universal Access and Full Participation Mr. Sid Shniad, Research Director, Telecommunications Workers’ Union IV. Discussion 2: Building Trust for Users and Consumers Ms. Louise Sylvan, Vice-President, Consumers International; CEO, Australian Consumers’ Association Mr. James Love, Director, Consumer Project on Technology V. Discussion 3: Social and Employment Impacts: Realising the Benefits Mr. Joel Yudken, Senior Economist, American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations Mr. Andrew Jackson, Senior Economist, Canadian Labour Congress VI. A Shared Vision: Moving Forward Together Mr. Roland Schneider, Senior Policy Advisor, Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD Mr. Marc Rotenberg, Director, Electronic Privacy Information Center VII. Closing Remarks Mr. David Johnston, Special Advisor on the Information Highway to the Minister of Industry, Canada
19:00	CLOSE

20:00	DINNER, Canadian Museum of Civilisation, 100 Laurier Street, Hull, Québec All Conference Participants
	* By invitation only Remarks: Mr. Gordon J. Feeney, Vice-Chairman, Royal Bank Financial Group Mr. John Manley, Conference Chair, Minister of Industry, Canada Entertainment
21:00	SHOWCASE CLOSES