September 2012 - APAC-Discuss

Draft Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement on IP
by Carlton Samuels Sept. 10, 2012

Sept. 10, 2012

Here's a development you might wish to follow. Some analysts say it is even more dangerous than pernicious ACTA to the public interest. Those countries in the L & CA region with a Pacific littoral may be party to it. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/08/tpp-creates-liabilities-isps-and-put-… - Carlton ============================== Carlton A Samuels Mobile: 876-818-1799 *Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround* =============================

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APEC Fact Sheet [20th Annual Leaders' Meeting]
by Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro Sept. 9, 2012

Sept. 9, 2012

APEC: 20th Annual Leaders' Meeting Fact Sheet Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC September 9, 2012 ------------------------------ On September 8-9, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is participating in the 20th Annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ meeting in Vladivostok, Russia. APEC is the premier forum for U.S. economic engagement with the Asia-Pacific region. APEC’s 21 member economies comprise a market of nearly 3 billion consumers, account for 44 percent of world trade, and represent 56 percent of global economic output ($39 trillion in 2011). Six of America’s 10 largest trading partners are in APEC. APEC Leaders are focused on promoting increased economic growth and prosperity in the region, under the four themes of the 2012 APEC year: (1) trade and investment liberalization, regional economic integration; (2) strengthening food security; (3) establishing reliable supply chains; and (4) intensive cooperation to foster innovative growth. The United States led the way in pushing for a ground-breaking APEC List of Environmental Goods to cut tariffs to 5 percent as agreed in 2011. The U.S. is also advancing efforts within APEC to take more significant steps to ensure food security, increase supply chain performance, promote market-driven innovation policies, and improve transparency in regulatory systems across APEC economies. Results in these areas will help U.S. growth and jobs by expanding export opportunities in the world’s fastest growing region. The APEC Agenda: Creating Jobs and Growth Since APEC was created, average tariffs in the region have fallen from 16 percent to 5 percent – on a value of $2.3 trillion of goods and services trade between the United States and the Asia-Pacific economies in 2010. Between 2009 and 2011, U.S. goods exports to other APEC member economies increased nearly 45 percent, and they are up 7.5 percent for the first half of 2012 alone. APEC economies purchased 60 percent of total U.S. goods exports in 2011 ($895 billion), and nearly 39 percent of U.S. private services exports in 2010 ($205 billion), supporting an estimated six million American jobs in 2011. In Vladivostok, the United States and other APEC economies further covered trade barriers in order to support the growth of high-quality jobs, including by: - Agreeing to an APEC List of Environmental Goods that directly and positively contribute to our green growth and sustainable development objectives that will serve as the basis for APEC Leaders’ 2011 commitment to reduce tariffs on these products to 5 percent or less by 2015 – this agreement will impact more than $1 billion in U.S. exports; - Showing leadership to swiftly and meaningfully conclude negotiations to expand the product scope and membership of the WTO Information Technology Agreement, which could create significant market-enhancing opportunities for U.S. high-tech companies; - Agreeing to a comprehensive effort to improve supply chain performance in the region, which will make it significantly cheaper, easier, and faster for businesses to trade in the region; - Addressing next generation trade and investment issues, including by promoting market-driven and non-discriminatory innovation policy and increasing transparency and due process in policymaking, which will help to bring our trade policies in line with the realities of the regional environment that U.S. businesses confront; - Agreeing to strengthen our efforts to combat illegal trade in wildlife, which has economic, social, security, and environmental consequences in APEC economies; - Improving food security by continuing to reaffirm an APEC-wide standstill on agricultural export restrictions; and - Reinforcing the need for greater rebalancing of demand to strengthen the recovery, and foster strong, sustainable, and balanced growth in the future. APEC Leaders are also advancing the role of women in the economy and the expansion of private sector participation in APEC’s work, including through the creation of a new public-private dialogue focused on innovation promotion in the region. APEC Economies – The Basic Facts: - APEC’s member economies include: The United States, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, the Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Chinese Taipei (Taiwan), Thailand, and Vietnam. - Number of Economies: 21 (6 of them among the top 10 U.S. goods export markets: Canada, China, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Hong Kong) - Market Size: 2.7 billion consumers - Combined APEC GDP: $39 trillion in 2011 (56 percent of world economic output) U.S. Benefits from Trade with APEC Economies - Total U.S.-APEC Trade: $2.3 trillion in goods and services in 2010 (56 percent of total U.S. trade) - U.S.-APEC Trade Increase: Goods and services trade up 135 percent from nearly $1 trillion in 1994 - U.S. Jobs Supported by Exports: An estimated 6 million jobs - Existing U.S.-APEC FTAs: 7 (Australia, Canada, Chile, Korea, Mexico, Peru, Singapore) Top U.S. Markets in APEC: Canada ($280.9 billion) (Goods Exports 2011) Mexico ($198.4 billion) China ($103.9 billion) Japan ($65.7 billion) Korea ($43.4 billion) Goods Exports to APEC: $895 billion in 2011 (60 percent of total U.S. goods exports) Up 15 percent from 2010 Up 77 percent from 2000 Up 175 percent from 1994 Key Export Categories: Machinery ($131.7 billion) (Goods 2011) Electrical machinery ($115.5 billion) Vehicles ($83.9 billion) Mineral fuel (oil) ($61.5 billion) Plastics ($41.4 billion) Manufacturing Exports: $765.0 billion in 2011 Up 15 percent from 2010 Agricultural Exports: $97.9 billion in 2011 Up 16 percent from 2010 Top Agricultural Exports: Soybeans ($15.6 billion) Coarse grains ($11.1 billion) Red meats ($9.7 billion) Cotton ($5.7 billion) Wheat ($5.3 billion) Services Exports to APEC: At least $205 billion in 2010 (Private) 39 percent of total U.S. private services exports Up 16 percent from 2009 Up 82 percent from 2000 Up 146 percent from 1994 -- Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro aka Sala P.O. Box 17862 Suva Fiji Twitter: @SalanietaT Skype:Salanieta.Tamanikaiwaimaro Fiji Cell: +679 998 2851

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Sponsored Registry Agreements as at 8th September 2012
by Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro Sept. 8, 2012

Sept. 8, 2012

Dear All, Whilst we are fundamentally reviewing the 2001 and 2009 Versions of the Registrar Accreditation Agreements, it may also be worthwhile to keep in mind the Consensus Policies that are in place which affect the RAAs irrespective of whether they are woven into the Contracts, although some may differ. The Registries remain our point of connection and as such, it is useful to be familiar with. This is a condensed overview of the Sponsored Registry Agreements which I promised to send. Source: http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries *Registry Operator* *Sponsored Agreement* *First Signed* *Amendments* SITA Information Networking Computing USA .aero 11-Jun-09 #1/ 22 Aug 2011 DotAsia Organisation Limited .asia 6-Dec-06 #1/ 22 June 2010 #2/ 11 Oct 2010 #3/ 29 Feb 2012 Fundació puntCAT, Fundació Privada, Catalonia Private Foundation .cat 23-Sep-05 #1/ 24 June 2010 DotCooperation LLC, a Delaware limited liability company .coop 1-Jul-07 #1/ 11 Nov 2008 mTLD Top Level Domain, Ltd., an Irish Limited Liability Company whose name has been changed to Afilias Technologies Limited .mobil 10-Jul-05 #1/ 1 Jan 2007 #2/ 14 Nov 2008 Museum Domain Management Association, a corporation established under the laws of France .museum 3-Nov-07 Universal Postal Union, a specialized agency of the United Nations, represented by the Director General of its International Bureau, having its headquarters at Weltpoststrasse 4, 3000 Bern 15, Switzerland .post 11-Dec-09 -- Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro aka Sala P.O. Box 17862 Suva Fiji Twitter: @SalanietaT Skype:Salanieta.Tamanikaiwaimaro Fiji Cell: +679 998 2851

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Registry Agreements as at 8th September, 2012 #Not Sponsored
by Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro Sept. 8, 2012

Sept. 8, 2012

Dear All, Whilst we are fundamentally reviewing the 2001 and 2009 Versions of the Registrar Accreditation Agreements, it may also be worthwhile to keep in mind the Consensus Policies that are in place which affect the RAAs irrespective of whether they are woven into the Contracts, although some may differ. The Registries remain our point of connection and as such, it is useful to be familiar with. This is a condensed overview of the Registry Agreements excluding the Sponsored one which I will send in a second email. This may very well have been done. Source: http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries *Registry Operator* *Registry Agreement* *First Signed* *Amendments* NeuStar, Inc. a Delaware corporation .biz 8-Dec-06 #1 / 29 June 2007 #2/ 3 April 2008 #3/ 26 May 2009 #4/ 27 April 2010 VeriSign, Inc. a Delaware corporation .com 1-Mar-06 #1/ 23 June 2009 #2/ 6 January 2010 #3/ 14 July 2010 #4/ 22 Sep 2010 #5/ 5 July 2012 Afilias Limited an Irish company limited by shares .info 8-Dec-06 #1/ 16 May 2008 #2/ 12 June 2009 #3/ 26 May 2010 #4/ 15 Sep 2010 Employ Media, a Delaware limited liability company .jobs 5-May-05 #1/ 12 March 2010 #2/ 6 Aug 2010 #3/ 15 Sep 2010 Global Name Registry, a private limited company incorporated in England and Wales under the Company Number 4076112 .name 15-Aug-07 #1/ 18 May 2009 Assignment and Assmumption 28 Feb 2009 #2/ 14 July 2010 #3/ 23 Aug 2010 #4/ 25 Mar 2011 #5/ 5 July 2012 VeriSign, Inc. a Delaware corporation .net 1-Jul-11 #1/ 5 July 2012 Public Interest Registry, a Pennsylvania non-profit corporation .org 8-Dec-06 #1/ 13 Feb 2007 #2/ 16 July 2008 #3/ 2 June 2010 #4/ 1 March 2012 Registry Services Corporation (dba RegistryPro), a Nevada corporation .pro 22-Apr-10 Telnic Limited , a limited company in the UK .tel 30-May-06 #1/ 29 June 2007 #2/ 4 Feb 2008 #3/ 17 Nov 2010 #4/ 2 Feb 2011 Tralliance Corporation, a New York corporation .travel 5-May-05 #1/ 23 Aug 2010 CM Registry LLC, a Delaware limited liability company .xxx 31-Mar-11 #1/ 24 June 2011 -- Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro aka Sala P.O. Box 17862 Suva Fiji Twitter: @SalanietaT Skype:Salanieta.Tamanikaiwaimaro Fiji Cell: +679 998 2851

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DOODLE / Webinar on the WCIT with Global Partnership Regional Vice Presidents
by At-Large Staff Sept. 5, 2012

Sept. 5, 2012

Dear All, At-Large staff have been requested to organise a Webinar to discuss the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) <https://community.icann.org/x/iQMQAg> with Global Partnership Regional Vice-Presidents. Please complete the attached Doodle poll to schedule this Webinar. http://doodle.com/acvqbsrfcmxm5y3y If you require interpretation for this call, please note the language next to your name on the Doodle poll - example: ³name² + (ES) or (FR). Interpretation will only be provided if there is sufficient demand. This Doodle poll will close on Tuesday 04 September 2012 at 1900 UTC the date and time will be confirmed shortly thereafter. Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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