National Seminar on WTO Trade in Telecom Services in Taiwan

Date: 9^th and 10^th of March, 2005

Programme

Time

Topic

Facilitator

March 9th, 2005

09:00~09:20

Registration

09:20~09:30

Welcome Addressing

09:30~10:00

Implementation of WTO Reference Paper on Basic Telecom – especially in the obligations of interconnection, public availability of licensing criteria and universal services policies

Ms. Lee Tuthill

(Venue: Directorate General of Telecom (DGT), Floor 7^th, 16, CHI-NAN RD., SEC.2, Taipei, Taiwan)

10:00~10:20

Q&A

10:20~10:40

Coffee Break

10:40~12:10

Progress of WTO Doha Round negotiation on Trade in Information Communication (including Computer related service, Telecom service and Audiovisual service) Services Sectors – especially in the Telecom Service Sector

12:10~12:30

Q&A

12:30~14:00

Light Luncheon (to be hosted by the DGT)

14:00~

City Tour activities (to be arranged by the Taiwan WTO Center and determined by you)

18:30~

Dinner (to be hosted by the Taiwan WTO Center)

March 10th, 2005

10：00~11:20

E-Commerce and the WTO (to be held by the WTO Research Center, College of Law, National Taiwan University)

Ms. Lee Tuthill

(Venue: College of Law,  National Taiwan University)

11:20-11:40

Q & A

12:00~14:30

Light Luncheon (to be hosted by the WTO Research Center, College of Law, National Taiwan University)

14:30~17:30

Consultation Session with Taiwan WTO Center, Taiwan WTO Law Center, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT), Preparatory Office of National Communication Commission (NCC) and the DGT

19:00~

Dinner (to be hosted by the DGT)