H.E. Ambassador Dr Pimchanok PITFIELD

Indonesia

12 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND THE 1998 WORK PROGRAMME ON ELECTRONIC COMMERCE

321.  Indonesia would like to thank South Africa delegation for presenting this proposal. We will study this proposal further, but in general, our view is that with the growing importance of ecommerce, international trade rules on e-commerce must ensure the inclusivity and fairness of the global e-commerce ecosystem, including and not limited to the linkage between IPR protection and dissemination of new digital technology to developing country Members and LDCs. 322.  On that note, Indonesia welcomes the idea that the TRIPS Council should establish the topic of IP and e-commerce as a standing agenda item to allow Members to raise issues for discussion in a regular manner in implementation of the 1998 Work Programme on e-commerce. 323.  This will allow a substantive discussion based on the questions raised in the proposal by South Africa.

The Council took note of the statements made.

64. The Chair said this item had been put on the agenda at the request of the delegation of South Africa who had also submitted a communication on this topic, circulated in document , in order to allow Members to prepare for this discussion.
65. The representatives of South Africa; China; Tanzania; Djibouti, on behalf of the LDC Group; Indonesia; Australia; India; the European Union; the United States of America; and Switzerland took the floor.
66. The Council took note of the statements made.

IP/C/M/108, IP/C/M/108/Add.1