10:00 – 10:05 am Welcome Speaker: Daniel de la Morena, PSD Coordinator, LCRKM, The World Bank 10:05 - 10:10 am Introduction The role of Online Local Content Markets in eBusiness Development Speaker: Daniel de la Morena, PSD Coordinator, LCRKM, The World Bank 10:10 – 10:25 am Content Markets Defined – Structure, Metrics and Progress This section will focus on (1) an overview of internet connectivity and content online markets in Latin America, (2) how mature vertical markets and geographical markets are organized in terms of the primary sources of information, delivery channels and operating systems, (3) ways to measure the maturity of Local Online Content Markets, and (4) the role of copyright issues. Speaker: Ernesto Hadida, Regional Product Manager Latin America , Invertia (Group Terra) Argentina 10:25 – 10:40 am A Practical Experience from the Private Sector: Invertia México Speaker: Gilberto Velasquez, Invertia México 10:40 – 11:10 am Discussion 11:10 – 11:25 am A Practical Experience from the Public Sector: Redsercotec Chile Speaker: Sergio Iván Salas, Manager of the ICT Unit, Sercotec 11:25– 11:40 am Accelerating Markets Growth – Constraints and options for intervention Following the practical case, the discussion will focus on market failures and other constraints that impede market growth, current trends and future developments, and then turn to what steps might be taken in Latin America today to increase the supply and demand of local online content Speaker: Claudia Philippi, Chief Editor, Invertia Chile 11:40 – 12:10 pm Discussion 12:10 – 12:30 pm Conclusions Speaker: Josie Brocca, Policy Analyst, E-Business Development, Industry Canada |