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TACD TECHNICAL MEETING ON INTEROPERABILITY AND OPEN STANDARDS
TECHNICAL MEETING ON INTEROPERABILITY AND OPEN STANDARDS
BRUSSELS, 11TH FEBRUARY 2008
Hosted by the Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD) with support from the Rockefeller Foundation and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
Venue: European Commission Representation in Belgium, Rue Archimède 73
09:15 – 09:25 - Registration
09:25 – 09:35 – Welcome and Opening Remarks
- Willy Helin – Head of Commission Representation in Belgium
- Jim Murray, TACD EU Chair
09:35 – 11:00 –Session I - Interoperability in Information Society services & software
What is meant by software interoperability, when or why is it desirable and what policy frameworks are currently in place to promote it?
Chair: Michelle Childs – Knowledge Ecology International
- Serge Novaretti – IDABC Unit, Directorate General for Informatics
- J. David Lippeatt - Economic and Finance Officer, U.S. Mission to the EU
- Per Hellstrom – Head of Unit C3, Directorate General for Competition
- Richard Owens – Director Copyright E-Commerce, Technology & Management Division, WIPO
11:00 – 11:15 – Break
11:15–12:45 – Session II - The benefits and means of achieving interoperability
What is the role of interoperability in promoting innovation, improving consumer choice and promoting competition? What models can be used to achieve interoperability?
Chair: Marco Pierani - Altroconsumo
- Urs Gasser – Associate Professor of Law, University of St. Gallen
- André Rebentisch – ESOMA
- Rishab Aiyer Ghosh – Senior Researcher, United Nations University
12:45 – 13:25 – LUNCH
13:25 – 15:00 – Session III - Panel and open discussion
Chair: Anna Fielder – National Consumer Council
- Susy Struble - Sun Microsystems
- Stephen McGibbon - Regional Technology Officer, Microsoft
- Thomas Vinje - Legal Counsel, ECIS
- Mary Saunders - Chief, Standards Services Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Jamie Love – Director, Knowledge Ecology International
15:00 – 15:10 - Closing Remarks
15:10 – 17:00 – Closed consumer advocacy session
- Chiara Giovannini – ANEC – The involvement of consumers in the standardization process
- Options for enhancing consumer benefits
Strategy to achieve results and discussion of TACD resolution
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Last Updated: 08/02/08
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