Cablegate: Ait Director Hosts Dinner for Wcit 2006

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UNCLAS TAIPEI 004868

SIPDIS

DEPT FOR EAP/TC, EB/CIP Timothy Finton
DEPT PASS TO AIT/W

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECPS ETRD TW
SUBJECT: AIT DIRECTOR HOSTS DINNER FOR WCIT 2006
REPRESENTATIVES

REF: STATE 204494

1. As requested reftel, AIT Director hosted a dinner December 9,
2005, in Taipei for representatives from the World Congress on
Information Technology 2006 with guests from the Taiwan
authorities and information technology industry. Taiwan
participants included Minister of State Lin Feng-ching, Minister
of the Research and Development Evaluation Commission Yeh Jiunn-
rong, and Ministry of Economic Affairs Vice Minister Shih Yen-
shiang. The guests also included senior executives from major
Taiwan information technology firms, such as Acer, Chunghwa
Telecom, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), and
Teco Electronic and Machinery Company, as well as leaders from
industry organizations like the Institute for Information
Industry, the Information Technology Research Institute, the
Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association, and
the Taiwan External Trade Development Council.

2. The WCIT representatives who participated were Donna Wilcox,
Chief Operating Officer; Clay Pope, Executive Committee Member;
and Terry Cooke, International WCIT Ambassador. They briefed the
attendees on preparations for WCIT 2006 and laid out a plan for
further coordination with Taiwan, which will include two more
visits to Taiwan by WCIT representatives. They indicated to AIT
that their discussions with Taiwan officials and industry leaders
at the event had been productive and that they expected
substantial Taiwan participation at WCIT 2006.

PAAL

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