US embassy cable - 05TAIPEI4868

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, Trade 
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