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Photo: Suzanne Huttner
Monday, October 08, 2007 11:22 AM
Suzanne Huttner, Director of the OECD Science, Technology and Industry Directorate. During the first session. Read More...
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Photo: Michael Binder
Monday, October 08, 2007 11:09 AM
Michael Binder: Assistant Deputy Minister of Spectrum, Information Technologies and Telecommunications, in Industry Canada. Taken during the opening session. Michael Binder and Suzanne Huttner, Director of the OECD Science, Technology and Industry Directorate Read More...
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Virtual worlds as jurisdictions
Wednesday, October 03, 2007 9:59 AM
There was a question from an EPIC representative. He said they have just released their latest report, Privacy and Human Rights 2006 (it was released at a Montreal conference on privacy last month). For the first time (perhaps the first time ever for a major international report), they included Second Life as a jurisdiction that they reported on. Ginsu Yoon of... Read More...
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Opening remarks
Wednesday, October 03, 2007 8:45 AM
So, the conference has opened with the Canadian government’s Michael Binder reflecting on a meeting that happened 10 years ago in this very room. It was an OECD ministerial meeting about e-commerce, how this new network was going to allow for new business models. “Some of us believe that meeting started the Net revolution,” Binder said. Whether that is true or... Read More...
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opening - looking back and looking forward
Wednesday, October 03, 2007 8:26 AM
The opening remarks looked back to the 1998 OECD Ministerial Conference on Electronic Commerce , which was also held in Ottawa. In just that past stretch of roughly ten years, we have come a long way, Google searching and Internet transactions have become common. Given the great progress we have made in the past 10 years, what will the next 10 hold? Side note... Read More...
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Opening: Welcoming Remarks and Introduction
Sunday, September 30, 2007 4:44 PM
9.00-9.20 TK: 10pm PA: 3pm NY: 9am LA: 6am Michael Binder , Assistant Deputy Minister, Spectrum, Information Technologies and Telecommunications, Industry Canada Suzanne Huttner , Director, Science, Technology and Industry Directorate, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) John Oxley (Facilitator), Vice President, Canada's Association... Read More...
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Michael Binder
Sunday, September 30, 2007 2:37 PM
Michael Binder : Throughout his extensive career in the federal public service, Michael Binder has held senior positions in the former Department of Communications, the Office of the Comptroller General of Canada, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, the Ministry of State for Urban Affairs and the Defense Research Board. The Assistant Deputy Minister of Spectrum... Read More...
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Susanne Lee Huttner
Sunday, September 30, 2007 2:01 PM
Susanne Lee Huttner is Director of the OECD Science, Technology and Industry Directorate, overseeing the work of the Information, Computer and Communications Policy Division. She brings over twenty years of experience in the fields of science and engineering research initiatives and of industry-university research partnership for economic development. This included... Read More...
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John Oxley
Sunday, September 30, 2007 12:42 PM
John Oxley is Vice President, Canada's Association of Information Technology Professionals. John is also Director Community Evangelism, Microsoft Canada. As the Director of community evangelism, John manages a team of community advisors that reach out and connect with the IT community. Joining Microsoft in 2000 he spent his first 5 years in the Microsoft... Read More...
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Snapshot: What is the conference rundown?
Sunday, September 30, 2007 11:03 AM
This is cut-down version of the full agenda. You can download the full agenda as a pdf here , or use the links below to learn more about each sessions and those taking part in it. The conference runs from 9am to 6pm. It is based in Ottawa, Canada, so in terms of time that is Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) which is currently GMT -4 hours. See here for a time rundown... Read More...
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