April 2004   VOLUME XXV ISSUE 3  
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FROM OUR GLOBAL NETWORK
MEMBER AND STAFF NEWS
UPCOMING EVENTS
CONTENTS
Amid Outsourcing Furor, Industry Effort Aims to Foster Growth and Jobs
The Challenge of Protecting IPRs in China
UN Debates Internet Governance
Ratification of Key Environmental Treaties Among Top Priorities for 2004
Mongolia and Chile Make Progress on Temporary Imports
Warsaw Conference Highlights Opportunities Generated by the EU’s Enlargement


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Amid Outsourcing Furor, Industry Effort Aims to Foster Growth and Jobs

In the face of growing anxiety over trade and jobs on the part of some policy makers and the public at large, numerous leading companies and industry associations have joined forces to underscore that America is benefiting more than ever from active engagement with the international economy...
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The Challenge of Protecting IPRs in China

USCIB’s China Subcommittee, chaired by Clarence Kwan (Deloitte & Touche), devoted its March 3 meeting almost exclusively to the critical challenge of protecting intellectual property rights. As with most of USCIB’s work on China, the meeting focused on how best to utilize the OECD’s broad outreach to the country to promote continued improvement in the business climate...
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UN Debates Internet Governance

Last December’s first phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) launched a global debate on Internet governance within the UN system.  Of course, when it comes to the Internet, the term “governance” can be ambiguous, and debates about it confused, with different Internet stakeholders addressing different aspects of how the system operates...
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UPCOMING EVENTS

ICC’s Marrakesh Congress Goes Online
The International Chamber of Commerce’s 35th World Congress takes place June 6-9 in Marrakesh, Morocco under the theme, “Standing Up for the Global Economy.” EU Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy and WTO Director General Supachai Panitchpakdi have confirmed their participation. Companies whose CEOs have signaled their intention to join the gathering of world business leaders include AXA, BASF, Koc Holding, Lafarge, Rio Tinto, Shell, Skoda, Unilever and Vivendi Universal. This is the major event on the ICC/USCIB calendar this year. We strongly encourage members to join the U.S. delegation to Marrakesh...

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