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==History== |
==History== |
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eCOM-LAC organized two regional electronic commerce summits, the first in Sao Paulo (March 2000), and the second in Buenos Aires (April 2001). Amongst the keynote speakers who participated, we can highlight the presence of Mr. Donald Evans, U.S.Secretary of Commerce, in the Buenos Aires summit. |
eCOM-LAC organized two regional electronic commerce summits, the first in Sao Paulo (March 2000), and the second in Buenos Aires (April 2001). Amongst the keynote speakers who participated, we can highlight the presence of Mr. [[Donald Evans]], U.S.Secretary of Commerce, in the Buenos Aires summit. |
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eCOM-LAC was a founder of [[LACNIC]], the Latin American and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry, which was formally established in late 2003, after four years of negotiations with ICANN in order to obtain approval of this initiative. This was a genuine Muiltisector Partnership which included participation of the private, academic, NGO and Civil Society sectors in the region. The “deliverable” was a non-profit entity, with policies defined by the regional Internet community, and which manages the IP address blocks for Latin America from it’s headquarters in Montevideo (Uruguay). |
eCOM-LAC was a founder of [[LACNIC]], the Latin American and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry, which was formally established in late 2003, after four years of negotiations with ICANN in order to obtain approval of this initiative. This was a genuine Muiltisector Partnership which included participation of the private, academic, NGO and Civil Society sectors in the region. The “deliverable” was a non-profit entity, with policies defined by the regional Internet community, and which manages the IP address blocks for Latin America from it’s headquarters in Montevideo (Uruguay). |
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In the years 2004/2005, eCOM-LAC was part of an International Consortium, led by the Fundació Aplicació of Barcelona (Spain), which was awarded a 3.000.000 Euros subsidy by the European Commission, through the @lis RFP. The project that was implemented was titled: ATLAS de la Diversidad – Mi Lugar, and approximately four hundred schools in Latin America received instruction in the use of website development and publishing tools, and simultaneously creating a network of schools that were able to share their customs, culture, music, history, etc. eCOM-LAC was tasked with provisioning broadband connectivity for the underprivileged schools that lacked resources. The Consortium paid for these costs during the duration of the project (24 months). |
In the years 2004/2005, eCOM-LAC was part of an International Consortium, led by the Fundació Aplicació of Barcelona (Spain), which was awarded a 3.000.000 Euros subsidy by the European Commission, through the @lis RFP. The project that was implemented was titled: ATLAS de la Diversidad – Mi Lugar, and approximately four hundred schools in Latin America received instruction in the use of website development and publishing tools, and simultaneously creating a network of schools that were able to share their customs, culture, music, history, etc. eCOM-LAC was tasked with provisioning broadband connectivity for the underprivileged schools that lacked resources. The Consortium paid for these costs during the duration of the project (24 months). |
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==Executive Board== |
==Executive Board== |
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Revision as of 19:31, 18 June 2008
The Latin America and Caribbean Federation for Internet and Electronic Commerce , eCOMLAC was founded in March 1988 at a meeting held in Río de Janeiro.
Objective
The Federation´s Mission Statement is to promote development of ICTs in the Latin America and Caribbean region, support initiatives that reduce the digital divide in this geographical area, and represent the ICT private sector of this region in the corresponding international fora, such as:
- WSIS – World Summit of the Information Society
- IGF – Internet Governance Forum
- ICANN - Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
- LACNIC – Latin American and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry
History
eCOM-LAC organized two regional electronic commerce summits, the first in Sao Paulo (March 2000), and the second in Buenos Aires (April 2001). Amongst the keynote speakers who participated, we can highlight the presence of Mr. Donald Evans, U.S.Secretary of Commerce, in the Buenos Aires summit.
eCOM-LAC was a founder of LACNIC, the Latin American and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry, which was formally established in late 2003, after four years of negotiations with ICANN in order to obtain approval of this initiative. This was a genuine Muiltisector Partnership which included participation of the private, academic, NGO and Civil Society sectors in the region. The “deliverable” was a non-profit entity, with policies defined by the regional Internet community, and which manages the IP address blocks for Latin America from it’s headquarters in Montevideo (Uruguay).
In the years 2004/2005, eCOM-LAC was part of an International Consortium, led by the Fundació Aplicació of Barcelona (Spain), which was awarded a 3.000.000 Euros subsidy by the European Commission, through the @lis RFP. The project that was implemented was titled: ATLAS de la Diversidad – Mi Lugar, and approximately four hundred schools in Latin America received instruction in the use of website development and publishing tools, and simultaneously creating a network of schools that were able to share their customs, culture, music, history, etc. eCOM-LAC was tasked with provisioning broadband connectivity for the underprivileged schools that lacked resources. The Consortium paid for these costs during the duration of the project (24 months).
Executive Board
President: Oscar Messano (CABASE)
Vice President: Fabio Marinho (ASSESPRO)
Secretary: Osvaldo Novoa (ANTel)
Treasurer: Hugo Montgomery (CNCS)
Members
eCOM-LAC's cooperation agreements
In 2006, eCOM-LAC became a member of Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP), a global entity that focuses on sharing knowledge and building partnerships, for ICT4D and poverty reduction worldwide. In April 2008, eCOM-LAC was elected as GKP Regional Coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean.
External links
- ecom-lac.com.ar - official site