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Communications in Europe: Industrial Policy and Competition -- Columbia Insititute for Tele-Informa
From: David Farber <>
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 1994 20:04:43 -0500
EVENT:: COMMUNICATIONS IN EUROPE: INDUSTRIAL POLICY AND COMPETITION 6 April 1994 Columbia Insititute for Tele-Information Columbia Business School New York, New York 18:00-20:30 Misunderstanding, Fears, and the Reality of Modern Industrial Policy Martin Bangemann Commissioner, European Union, Brussels Former Minister of Economics, Germany Respondents: Lee de Boer President, HBO International, USA Edward D. Horowitz Senior Vice President, Viacom International, USA Walter Katlow President, Ameritech International, USA George Vradenburg* Executive Vice President, Fox Inc, USA 20:30-21:00 Cocktails, Faculty House *To be confirmed * * * The growth of international trade has increased pressures on already sensitive areas of national sovereignty. The global aspect of communications and its influence on other areas of the economy make communications a key issue in trade negotiations. European communication trade policy continues to influence global tendencies toward an open global marketplace, or alternatively (as foreshadowed by recent NAFTA agreements) in the direction of multinational trading blocks. Arguably, the regional presence of non - European telecommunications, computing, and media firms in the greater European market offers several benefits: stimulating market development in major industry sectors; promoting cooperation among European Union firms; and marketing innovative capabilities through joint-ventures, partnerships, and other frameworks.
From this perspective, opposition to an expanded role for
non-European companies (particularly prominent in industrial policy discussions) appears at times archaic. As three industry sectors converge and information technology (IT) specialization develops,'extra' and 'intra'-continental players become increasingly interdependent in domestic markets. Where should European trade policy position influential insiders, who have positioned themselves from without? How should US communications policy-makers address similar issues? Organizers: Eli M. Noam Aine Ni Shuilleabhain Alex Wolfson ================================================================= Registration Information Name ___________________________________________ Title __________________________________________ Organization ___________________________________ Address ________________________________________ City ___________________________________________ State ____________________ Zip _________________ Country ________________________________________ Phone __________________________________________ Fax ____________________________________________ Registration Fees: Corporate rate $25 Non-Profit/Academic $10 Attendees should respond by mail, email, fax, or phone, forwarding a check payable to: Columbia Institute for Tele-Information Columbia University Graduate School of Business 809 Uris Hall New York, NY 10027 fax 212 932 7816 phone 212 854 4222 e-mail citi () research gsb columbia edu Directions to Columbia University The Columbia University local Subway (#1/9) stops at Broadway & 116th Street. Uris Hall is located directly north of Low Library (a large domed building at the center of campus). Limited public garage space is available at Apple Garage, between 113th/114th Street on Broadway.
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