Task Forces

Task Force on Internet and IT Services

Chair - Allen Miller (ITAA, United States)

This task force, which includes members of the ICC Commission on Intellectual Property, responds to Internet go vernance issues stemming from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), and other issues related to the technical management of the Internet. It also works to ensure a trade environment for I.T. services that supports innovation.

Issues Paper on Internationalized Domain Names
(.pdf - 7 pages)
May 2006

Further updated ICC matrix of issues related to the Internet and organizations dealing with them
_{April 2006
*This matrix is the newly updated version of the 13 September 2004 ICC matrix on these issues.} 

Table on the status of the WTO Computer and Related Services (CRS) commitments for all countries
(.pdf - 13 pages)
April 2006

Global IT Sourcing
ICC policy statement (.pdf - 5 pages)
December 2005

Open Source Software
ICC policy statement (.pdf - 6 pages)
December 2005
 French version   
Spanish version

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Internet
ICC raises concerns about the role ITU wants to play with regards to the Internet
ICC policy statement (.pdf - 7 pages)
June2005
French version

Procuring ICTs: An industry analysis of best practices for government decision-makers
ICC Tools for E-Business (.pdf - 36 pages)
December 2004

Deploying the next generation Internet:
ICC statement on the introduction of IPv6
ICC policy statement (.pdf - 5 pages)
June2004
French version  

Already in 2003, this task force has produced and submitted ahead of the Cancun Ministerial meeting of the Doha trade round the ICC comments on the trade aspects of web services and grid computing, an issues paper in Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6), and a detailed backgrounder for members on the many organizations involved in technical management of the Internet.

For more information please contact:

Ayesha Hassan,Senior Policy Manager
Executive in charge of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Policy
Tel: +33 1 49 53 30 13
Fax: +33 1 49 53 28 59
Email: Click here to send an email

Elizabeth Thomas-Raynaud, Policy Manager
Tel: +33 1 49 53 28 07
Fax: +33 1 49 53 28 59
Email: Click here to send an email

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