CSTD

Outline of intervention made by ICC BASIS Director and ICC Commission on the Digital Senior Policy Executive Elizabeth Thomas-Raynaud.

Remarks by Herbert Heitmann, Chair ICC’s Commission on E-Business, IT and Telecoms, Executive Vice President, External Communications, Royal Dutch Shell

When it comes to development of the Internet and other information and communication technologies (ICTs), business stands at the forefront – as a dynamic innovator, investor and user, Herbert Heitmann, Chair of the ICC Commission on E-Business IT and Telecoms (EBITT), and Executive Vice President, External Communications, Royal Dutch Shell, told the UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) today in Geneva.

Following outcry in December 2010 at a decision to exclude all non-governmental stakeholders from its working group on improvements to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) has confirmed the names of five business representatives who have been invited to serve as special guests in the CSTD Chair’s special working group on IGF improvements.

S. Ramadorai, BASIS Chair and Vice Chairman Tata Consultancy Services, 17 May 2010, Geneva

Business Action to Support the Information Society (ICC-BASIS) at the May 2010 CSTD Session on Progress made over five years in the implementation of the WSIS outcomes

Addressing the 13th session of the UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD), Subramanian Ramadorai, Vice-Chairman of Tata Consultancy Services, and Chair of the ICC initiative Business Action to Support the Information Society (BASIS) said that when it comes to technology in our highly connected world it is no longer a case of “business as usual”.

Opening Remarks on behalf of ICC BASIS S. Ramadorai, BASIS Chair and Vice Chairman Tata Consultancy Services,

Business is a willing, ready and committed partner to help build an inclusive information society, Subramaniam Ramadorai, Chair of Business Action to Support the Information Society (BASIS), and CEO & Managing Director of Tata Consultancy Services based in India, told the UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) today in Geneva.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman; my name is Art Reilly representing the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and its initiative, the Business Action to Support the Information Society (BASIS).