National Workshop on Capacity Building in Public Policy Issues of Internet Use for Business Development

National Workshop on Capacity Building in Public Policy Issues of Internet Use for Business Development
15-16 March 2007
Vientiane, Lao PDR

The National Workshop on Capacity Building in Public Policy Issues of Internet Use for Business Development was held from 15 to 16 March 2007 in Vientiane, Lao PDR. The Workshop was organized by the Science Technology and Environment Agency (STEA) of Lao PDR, UNESCAP in close cooperation with the Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP-APDIP)

The Workshop was attended by representatives/officials of Government sector, private sector and civil society in Lao PDR and international organizations. Altogether 36 participants participated in the Workshop.

The main objective of the Workshop was to use a set of training modules on the use of Internet for business development developed by the regional workshop and improved after they were presented in a national workshop in Nepal, that aims

to serve as a policy making reference, for ICT and Internet policy makers and implementers of public policy issues of Internet governance in developing countries and countries with economies in transition in Asia and the Pacific,
to build/enhance capacity of the participants of the national workshop,
and also to field test the modules for their further improvement and make them more user friendly and practicable.

Report

Title	Size (KB)
Report on the National Workshop on Capacity Building in Public Policy Issues of Internet Use for Business Development	41

Documents

Title	Size (KB)
Opening Statement by Mr Siva Thampi, Director, Information, Communication and Space Technology Division, UNESCAP	63
Welcome address of Mr. Maydom Chanthanasinh, Vice President, Science Technology and Environment Agency (STEA), Lao PDR	53
List of Participants	109
Tentative Programme	31

Presentations

Title	Size (KB)
Information, Communication and Space Technology Division - a brief introduction	162
Background and Outcome of the Regional Workshop	603
ICT, SMEs and Business Development	137
E-Commerce draft decree - development and progress	256
E-Commerce Development in Laos	1500
Introduction to Internet Use for Business Development - Why and how to promote the use of Internet for and by SMEs	704
Internet Use For Tourism and Hospitality Sector	12200
Legislative and Policy Options to Promote E-commerce and Expand Internet Use	217
Policy Issues to Enhance Consumer and Earn Global Market Confidence	3240