April 6, 1994
Sponsored by the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information.

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 tra de policy continues to influence global tendencies toward an open global marketplace, or alternatively (as foreshadowed by the NAFTA agreement), in the direction of multinational trading blocks.

As three industry sectors converge and information t echnology (IT) specialization develops, 'extra' and 'intra'-continental players become increasingly interdependent in domestic markets. Where should European trade policy position influence insiders, who have positioned themselves from without? How should US communications policy-makers address similar issues?

Misunderstanding, Fears, and the Reality of Modern Industrial Policy
Martin Bangemann, Commissioner, European Union, Brussels, and Former Minister of Economics, Germany

Moderator:
Eli M. Noam, CITI

Respondents:

• Lee de Boer, President, HBO International
• Walter Catlow, President, Ameritech, International
• George Vradenburg, Executive Vice President, Fox Inc.

Organized by:
Aine NShillabhin, CITI
Alex Wolfson, CITI