WTO, e-commerce and information technologies: from the Uruguay Round through ...

Table of Contents......Page 6
Foreword......Page 12
Executive Summary......Page 14
PART ONE......Page 18
I. Introduction......Page 20
II. The WTO\'s Work on E-commerce and IT Trade......Page 22
A. History of the WTO Work Programme on Electronic Commerce......Page 23
B. Doha Development Agenda......Page 36
A. Overview of the CTD\'s Work on E-commerce......Page 38
B. Barriers to E-commerce for Developing Countries......Page 41
C. Special and Differential Treatment for Developing Countries......Page 44
D. Conclusion......Page 49
PART TWO......Page 50
A. Information Technology Agreement......Page 52
B. Doha Negotiations......Page 62
C. Conclusion......Page 69
PART THREE......Page 70
V. Services......Page 72
A. Introduction to GATS......Page 73
B. Services Negotiations......Page 80
C. Addressing Questions from the WTO Work Programme on E-commerce in the Services Negotiations......Page 94
D. Conclusion......Page 102
A. Telecommunication Services......Page 103
B. Conclusion......Page 120
C. Computer and Related Services......Page 121
D. Conclusion......Page 128
A. Negotiations on Electronically Traded Services......Page 129
B. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Services......Page 133
C. Conclusion......Page 141
PART FOUR......Page 144
A. Introduction......Page 146
B. Market Access for Digital Products......Page 147
C. Intellectual Property Right Protection for Digital Products......Page 157
D. Conclusion......Page 167
Concluding Remarks......Page 168
Bibliography......Page 170
By Subject Matter......Page 172
In Alphabetical Order......Page 184