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UNCLAS STATE 026867 
 
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E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ECON ECPS EINT
SUBJECT: RESULTS OF THE 54TH MEETING OF THE OECD COMMITTEE 
ON INFORMATION, COMPUTERS, AND COMMUNICATIONS POLICY 
 
  ¶1. (U) Summary: On March 5-7, Richard Beaird led a 
delegation consisting of EEB/CIP/MA, DOC, and FCC 
at the 54th meeting of the OECD Committee on Information, 
Computers, and Communications Policy (ICCP). The primary goal 
of the meeting was to prepare for the OECD Ministerial on the 
Future of the Internet Economy in Seoul,Korea, on June 17-18, 
¶2008.  Preparation for the Ministerial included the 
finalization and declassification of three closely 
linked documents to be given to Ministers at the meeting in 
June:  1) the Ministerial Declaration; 2) the Policy 
Framework; and 3) the Statistical Compendium.  Finalization 
and declassification of the documents necessitated the 
finalization of and declassification of several OECD 
background papers referenced by the Policy Framework. 
The Committee finalized and declassified most of the 
background papers; however, some of the papers lack balance 
regarding regulatory approaches and statistical data.  USG 
hopes to remedy the lack of balance through the submission of 
written comments during the process for written 
declassification.  In general, the U.S. retained its 
positions and is pleased with the outcome of the meeting. 
One of the outcomes of the meeting was the reelection of Head 
of Delegation Richard Beaird as Vice Chair of the ICCP.  The 
Committee also discussed the future work program and  budget, 
but decided to delay any decisions until 
the 55th meeting of the ICCP on June 19, 2008 (the day after 
the Ministerial). 
 
¶2. (U) The Korean delegation provided other delegations 
with an update on their Ministerial preparations.  Thus far, 
the Korean hosts expect approximately 1,800 participants in 
the Ministerial.  Thirty-five ministers have confirmed their 
attendance.  The opening speech will be made by the President 
of the Republic of Korea, and will be attended by a number of 
high-level Korean officials.  The Ministerial on June 17 and 
18 will be preceded by a day of stakeholder forums on June 16. 
 
¶3. (U) The most significant task of the ICCP was the 
finalization of the three documents that will be given to 
Ministers at the meeting in June: 1) the Ministerial 
Declaration; 2) the Policy Framework (which is tied directly 
to the Declaration); and 3) the Statistical Compendium.  The 
Declaration offers a vision for the future based on the 
background information provided in the Policy Framework. The 
Policy Framework serves as a guiding document for future OECD 
research, analysis, and policy guidance through references to 
existing OECD papers.  The Statistical Compendium is a 
compilation of OECD statistics covering the same issues as 
the Policy Framework. At the meeting, the U.S. delegation 
sought to ensure that these documents reflect USG policy, 
particularly on intellectual property rights (IPR).  USG 
successfully incorporated language in the documents that is 
fully consistent with U.S. positions by highlighting policies 
that combine efforts to combat digital piracy with innovative 
approaches which provide creators and rights holders with 
incentives to create and disseminate works in a manner that 
is beneficial to creators, users and our economies as a 
whole. The member countries finalized and declassified the 
Declaration at the meeting. 
 
¶4. (U) The process for finalizing the Policy Framework 
necessitated the finalization and declassification of papers 
on the following topics, which make up the work product from 
which the Policy Framework is derived: 
-   Internet address space 
-   Malicious Software (Malware) 
-   Developments in fibre technologies 
-   Public rights of way for fibre deployment to the home 
-   Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) applications, 
impacts and country initiatives 
Three additional papers are close to finalization and will be 
declassified by written procedure: 
-   Monitoring Broadband Recommendation 
-   Convergence and Next Generation Networks (NGN) 
-   The influence of market developments and policies on 
telecomm investments 
 
¶5. (U) The Secretariat offered member countries additional 
time to submit comments on the Policy Framework and will 
finalize and declassify the document through a written 
procedure.  All documents need to be completed by April 8th 
to ensure their submission to Council at the end of April. 
 
¶6. (U) Mr. Beaird expressed that USG has problems with the 
third document, the Statistical Compendium, because the data 
therein does not include base line access, mobile access and 
WiFi; all significant ways by which users gain access to the 
Internet.  Therefore, USG did not support finalization and 
declassification of that document at the ICCP meeting. The 
Secretariat agreed that problems with the Statistical 
 
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Compendium will be resolved through a written process over 
the next month. 
 
¶7. (U) Additionally, the Committee recommended to the Council 
the adoption of the draft Recommendation on the Protection of 
Critical Information Infrastructures and draft Recommendation 
for Enhanced Access and More Effective Use of Public Sector 
Information. These draft recommendations will be presented to 
the OECD Council at its meeting on April 30, 2008 for 
Council's adoption. 
 
¶8. (U) The Committee also discussed the "2009-2010 ICCP 
Programme of Work and Budget."  Prior to the meeting the 
Secretariat asked member countries to rank their preferred 
 
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work and budget priorities.  USG submitted the following 
priorities: 1) Realising the Future of the Internet Economy; 
2) ICT Enabled Innovation; and 3) Information 
Security, Privacy and Identity Management. USG's position on 
the work program was consistent with the positions of other 
member countries.  The Committee did not make a final 
decision on the program of work and budget.  This discussion 
will be completed at the 55th ICCP meeting, on June 19th, 
2008- the day after the Ministerial. 
 
¶10. (U) The Committee also reelected Richard Beaird to the 
Bureau as a Vice-Chair, and re-elected Richard Simpson as the 
Chair.  The other Bureau members are: 
Hitoshi Aida (Japan) 
Daniela Battisti (Italy) 
Inuk CHUNG (Korea) 
Ervin Kajzinger (HUN) 
Kristiina Pietikainen (FIN) 
 
¶11. (U) Overall, the meeting was a success, and the majority 
of USG positions were accepted by the Committee. 
 
¶12. (U) The 55th meeting will take place on 19 June 2008 in 
Seoul, Korea, the day after the Ministerial Meeting. 
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