Policy Development and Harmonization

The Electronic Commerce Branch is very active internationally, promoting a common policy framework on issues relevant to the Internet Economy. The bulk of the policy development and harmonization work is conducted in well established international policy forums, such as the OECD, APEC, and the ITU. Policy harmonization work is also conducted in specialized forums, dealing with a particular issue, such as spam and cyber-security.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

• OECD Ministerial Meeting on the Future of the Internet Economy
  Seoul, Korea, June 17-18, 2008
• Committee for Information, Computer and Communications Policy (ICCP)

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)

• Electronic Commerce Steering Group
• APEC Telecommunications and Information Working Group (TEL)

International Forums – Spam

• London Action Plan
• Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group (MAAWG)

International Forums – Cybersecurity

• G8 High-Tech Crime Sub-Group
• Wasssenaar Arrangement
• High-Level Experts Group on Cybersecurity

International Forums – Other

• Internet Governance Forum (IGF)