[AfrICANN-discuss] ICC publishes second edition Internet and ICT inventory

[Anne-Rachel Inné]

  ICC publishes second edition Internet and ICT inventory Paris, 6 September
2010













The inventory provides comprehensive and practical information on Internet,
and ICT policies and practices


ICC has published the second edition of its practical and informative tool:
*An**Inventory of ICT Policy Positions and Practical Guidance.*

Compiled by the ICC Commission on E-Business, IT and Telecoms (EBITT), and
its related task forces, the inventory provides policymakers, business and
other users of information and communications technologies (ICTs) with
comprehensive and practical information on Internet, and ICT policies and
practice.

“Bringing the benefits of the Internet and ICTs to more people around the
world is a common goal for governments, business, civil society, technical
community representatives and international organizations,” said Herbert
Heitmann, Chair of the ICC EBITT Commission and Executive Vice President,
External Communications, Royal Dutch Shell. “The joint efforts of all, and
the exchange of information and good practices, are essential.”

Having the right policy framework in place to maximize the potential of ICTs
and other mediums as engines of economic growth and social development is
essential not only to business but to all users.

The updated inventory comprises substantive positions and recommendations,
developed by EBITT commission members from all geographies and sectors,on a
range of Internet and ICT-related public policy issues. Their pooled
experiences and perspectives make up the consensus-built positions and
recommendations contained in the inventory.

The inventory provides a brief description of issues, where they are being
addressed and a synopsis of ICC positions and recommendations. For more
detail on a given topic, inventory users can consult the related full-length
policy statements and practice toolkits. ICC policy papers go through
rigorous vetting by the ICC national committee network and members in over
120 countries, to reflect a wide range of business opinion.

“With the second edition of the inventory we hope to provide policymakers,
businesses and users with helpful information and practical guidance to help
governments, businesses and consumers to do their part in making the most of
ICTs, the Internet and the Information Society,” Mr Heitmann concluded.

Click here<http://iccwbo.org/uploadedFiles/EBITT_Inventory_2nd_edition_FIN.pdf>to
see
inventory

Click here<http://www.iccinternationalchamberofcommerce.com/policy/ebitt/id2331/index.html>to
see the EBITT
Commission page




  For further information, please contact :   *Dawn Chardonnal*
*Communications & Media Relations Manager *
Tel: +33 1 49 53 29 07
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