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MISTICA: OECD sees future of developing countries in open telecoms

From: Daniel Pimienta ([email protected])
Date: Thu Nov 30 2000 - 09:57:48 AST

>Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 05:08:25 -0600
>From: ssr <[email protected]>
>To: "Jump team on ICT policy environments in LAC" <[email protected]>
>Subject: OECD propuesta
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>Developing countries must free up telecommunications and encourage foreign
>investment if they want to catch up in the internet race, according to the
>Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
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>The OECD is planning to drum its message home at a special conference in
>Dubai next year. In an exclusive interview, Risaburo Nezu, director of
>science, technology and industry, told silicon.com that business and
>government delegates from over 30 developing countries will be advised
>that handouts from rich nations will not solve the problem.
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>Nezu said: "Our message will be that there is a need for an open,
>predictable and transparent telecommunications market and also a need to
>have open, free foreign investment regimes. If those two things are
>ensured, I think the business follows."
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>The OECD aims to provide governments with a setting in which to discuss,
>develop economic and social policy. Over the last few years it has pushed
>hard to free up the telecoms sector in its members states, which include
>Australia, Japan, the US and most European countries.
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>But despite the progress, Nezu admitted deregulation hasn't gone far
>enough. "There's still a long way to go - there's a lot more for
>governments, telecoms companies and internet service providers to do in
>order to diversify and improve their services."
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>According to Nezu, the role of the government is to create an environment
>for businesses to use information technology with freedom. This involves
>open trade systems, clear and less burdensome tax regimes and competitive,
>open telecoms, he said.
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>And despite the OECD's less-than-global membership, Nezu is convinced it
>can still play a significant role in ecommerce development. "Ninety nine
>per cent of ecommerce takes place in OECD countries," he claimed. "We've
>never felt we are constrained by having only 30 member countries."
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>For related news, see:
>UN appoints head for developing world technology push
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