PROPOSAL FOR THE PROMOTION OF ELECTRONIC COMMERCE

Background and Objectives of the Proposal

I. Proposal for the Promotion of Electronic Commerce (Summary)

III. Detailed Analysis

1. System-related Issues Concerning Electronic Authentication
2. Ensuring Proper Handling of Personal Information
3. Consumer Protection
4. Making Institutions Amenable to Electronic Commerce
5. Taxation Systems
6. Formulation of International Tariff Rules
7. Establishment of Intellectual-property-right Systems for the Digital and Networked Environment
8. Promoting the Development and Use of Encoding Technologies and Products
9. Government and Private-sector Involvement in Development of International Frameworks
10. Providing Diverse and Affordable Telecommunications Services
11. Improving Information Literacy
12. Support for Smooth Employment Shifting