How does it work?

The ICC Commission on E-Business, IT and Telecoms meets twice a year to discuss the work undertaken by the task forces and to outline future work items and strategy.

 

 

 

Mandate

_{To promote the continued use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) through policies, standards of practice and guidelines to encourage the growth of e-commerce, competition, growth, predictability, compliance and, the secure and free flow of information.}

 

Structure

The ICC Commission on E-Business, IT and Telecoms serves as the overarching body for issue-specific task forces which include:

_{Ongoing Task Forces:}

• Task Force on Internet & Telecoms Infrastructure and Services
• Task Force on Privacy and the Protection of Personal Data
  
• Task Force on Security and Authentication

Former Task Forces:

• Task Force on Jurisdiction and Applicable Law- joint with ICC's Commission on Commercial Law and Practice (CLP)
• Task Force on IPR on the Internet - joint with ICC's Commission on Intellectual Property (IP)
  
• Task Force on Consumer Policy for E-Business
  
• Task Force on Telecoms Policy
  
• Task Force on the Internet and IT Services
  
• Task Force on Electronic Contracting - joint with ICC's Commission on Commercial Law and Practice (CLP)
  
• Task Force on Cybercrime / Cybersecurity
  

 

 

Projects 

A number of projects, products and services are managed by the ICC International Secretariat and draw upon the expertise of interested members of the EBITT Commission and other ICC Commissions.

ICC contributes its network and expertise to key global efforts to help developing countries improve and create their telecommunications, IT and e-business capabilities and infrastructures, and encourage investment and entrepreneurship.

 

Global Action Plan for electronic business (GAP)

ICC co-ordinates with the Alliance for Global Business (AGB) to update this global reference document which records base policy positions of many business groups and serves as one single interface on all fundamental policy issues vis- -vis governments and intergovernmental organizations.

Members of the Alliance for Global Business are:

• Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD (BIAC)
• Global Information Infrastructure Commission (GIIC)
• International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
  
• International Telecommunications Users Group (INTUG) and;  
• World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA)
  

The 3rd edition of the Global Action Plan for electronic business (.pdf file - 83 pages) was distributed and made available on the ICC website end of July 2002.

ICC compendium on ICT and E-Business policy and practice

This selection of policy and practice documents prepared by ICC's Commission on E-Business, IT and Telecoms (EBITT) has been prepared for presentation at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) (10-12 December 2003). It gives a comprehensive picture of the substantive work of ICC's experts on the public policy and practice aspects of information and communications technologies (ICTs).

This compendium is structured in three sections:

1. ICC global ICT and e-business policy;

2. ICC responses to specific ICT and e-business policy initiatives; and

3. ICC ICT and e-business tools.

ICC compendium on ICT and E-Business policy and practice(.pdf - 164 pages)

The Compendium is a snapshot that shows the extensive work accomplished by the members of the Commission on E-Business, IT & Telecoms up to 2003.

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