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UNCTAD:
TRAINING COURSE ON E-COMMERCE LEGISLATION AIMS TO HELP BOOST E-BUSINESS
GROWTH, INVESTMENT IN LATIN AMERICA: 20/8/2007 (MaximsNews.com,
UNCTAD)
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- 20 August 2007 –UNCTAD
is delivering a distance-learning training course on "The Legal Aspects of
Electronic Commerce" from 6-31 August 2007 to help Latin American countries
design legislation to increase business opportunities and attract increased
foreign direct investment (FDI) through information and communication technology
(ICT).
The
course is being carried out in cooperation with the Secretariat of the Asociación
Latinoamericana de Integración (ALADI), with the support of the Government of
Spain.
Some
countries in Latin America have started to adapt their legislation to e-commerce
to take full advantage of the role ICT can play in development.
Internet
use in the region has climbed sharply -- by about 27% since 2005 (UNCTAD
calculations based on ITU World Telecommunication Indicators database, 2007).
The
impact of the introduction of legislation on the development of e-commerce
activities is reported by countries to be positive, leading to increased ICT-related
business opportunities and increased FDI.
This has
been the case, for example, for Argentina, Brazil, and Chile. Since 2002, these
countries have adopted laws on such matters as digital signatures, privacy,
e-contracts, consumer protection, and intellectual property rights.
Such
measures aim to remove barriers to the development and expansion of e-commerce,
e-government and the use of ICT by ensuring trust among users of
e-platforms.
The
adaptation of national legal frameworks is a key step among ICT-related policy
measures that governments should put in place to foster e-commerce.
About a
hundred participants from 11 ALADI member States and the ALADI Secretariat have
enrolled in the course, and 25 will be selected to participate in a face-to-face
follow-up training workshop in October.
The
distance-learning course reviews topical issues and developments in the field
and presents the best options available to policy-makers in their efforts to
create supportive legal environments to boost e-commerce in developing
countries.
The
training of legal professionals -- and, more broadly, policy makers -- helps
establish a common understanding of the legal and regulatory issues involved and
in harmonizing regional and national frameworks.
Countries
from the region which have already adopted some e-commerce legislation will be
able to share their experiences with other Latin American nations.
Those
benefiting from the UNCTAD Capacity Building Programme on E-Commerce and Law
Reform will be able to better understand the legal implications of e-commerce;
identify priority areas for law reform; and start the process of adapting
legislation.
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