What is the vision for the Future of the Internet Economy, and what policy frameworks are necessary to enable this vision? This will be the focus of an important OECD Ministerial on the Future of the Internet Economy that will take place in Seoul Korea, June 16-18, 2008.

Over 35 Ministers will be present at this meeting together with senior business leaders, the Internet technical community and civil society, and the leadership of major international organisations, which have a role in making Internet related policy.

The Seoul Ministerial programme will address how the Internet contributes to improving economic performance and social welfare, highlighting both the opportunities and challenges ahead. The Ministerial will explore these issues further through the development of three themes: Benefitting from convergence, promoting creativity, and building confidence, otherwise referred to as the "three c’s".

The Seoul Ministerial is an important event for business and for OECD as a leading organisation for policy making in the ICT field. BIAC has played a strategic role in all preparations for the meeting, in particular in working with governments to ensure that the Seoul Ministerial Declaration and its policy framework will provide the strategic vision necessary to support policy development that stimulates business innovation in the Internet that in turn drives economic growth and the promotion of social benefit.

16 June Business Stakeholder Meeting

To kickoff the week’s events, BIAC is organising the business stakeholders’ meeting, addressing: New Horizons: Business Innovation and the Evolving Role of the Internet in Driving Economic Growth and providing Social Benefit. It will be a full day conference that will illustrate the business vision for the future of the Internet and how the development of innovative approaches in ICT application drive not only Internet development, but have far reaching impact and positive potential for economic growth and development and the improvement of societal welfare.

The agenda will feature senior business representatives from the broad range of sectors that contribute and benefit from today’s Internet economy. Click here to see the current list of speakers for the business day event.

How to Participate in the Seoul Events

A website for business participants with relevant information concerning the Seoul events including business registration information has been set up by BIAC and is available at: www.biac.org/seoul_iccp_ministerial_2008.htm.

Additional comprehensive information for this meeting is found on the OECD Ministerial Website hosted by the Korean Government at: http://www.oecdministerialseoul2008.org.

For more information, please contact Nicole Primmer at the BIAC Secretariat. If you have questions regarding registration for the Seoul Ministerial events, please contact Nathalie Mazier.