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Asian leaders meet to grapple with Internet growth
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MANILA (IDG) -- More than 300 government officials and corporate executives from throughout Asia are gathered here this week at the Global Information Infrastructure Commission's (GIIC) Asian Regional Conference, aiming to chart strategies for building Asia's information infrastructure and developing strong e-commerce industries in the region.
Officials from seven governments -- the Philippines, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand and the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, as well as Ireland -- will speak at the conference, which runs through Friday, according to Carol Ann Charles, deputy director of the GIIC, in an interview at the conference.
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Philippines President Joseph Estrada will open the conference with a keynote address followed by the signing of an executive order implementing rules and regulations under the Philippines' recently passed E-Commerce Act of 2000.
In addition to helping open the country to global e-commerce and information industries, the law imposes penalties for computer hacking. The criminal penalties are expected to give Philippine authorities greater power to prosecute hackers, which they have sought since the May case of the "Love Bug" virus that is believed to have originated here.
At the meeting, the GIIC also will inaugurate GIIC Asia, a regional group that will work to bring more small and medium-sized companies in the Asia into the organization. The GIIC was founded in 1995 under private-sector leadership to help companies and governments grapple with issues raised by the growth of information technology.
"Most of our members are large companies, and a lot of the growth of the Internet is coming through small and medium-sized organizations," Charles said. "We want to make sure they have a voice as well as the larger companies."
Major agenda items in the conference include the importance of a common regulatory framework for e-commerce, building the information economy in Asia and business models for the Internet economy.
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