TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mount Joyce
ED  - World Trade Organization.
TI  - Information technology and computer literacy
SN  - 0077072774
AV  - K4611.I54 A15 2012
U1  - 22 001.64
PY  - 1990///
CY  - London
PB  - McGraw-Hill Book Company
KW  - Student's Book
N1  - Title from cover
N2  - "The Information and Technology Agreement (ITA) was finalized at the first WTO Ministerial Conference, in Singapore, in 1996, committing its participants to completely eliminate duties on certain information technology products. In its 15 years, the ITA has promoted affordable access to a wide range of technologies, encouraging closer cooperation between developed and developing countries. As production networks become increasingly global, the ITA will continue to facilitate the shift from products made in a specific country to "made in the world". To mark the 15th anniversary of the ITA, this publication charts the political and technical obstacles which were overcome during the creation of the Agreement and the issues which still need to be resolved. It details the establishment of the ITA Committee and how the Agreement is implemented, and investigates the impact the ITA has had on trade liberalization and innovation. The publication also examines the effect information technology has had on global production networks and what this means for developing countries and the ITA."--Back cover
ER  -