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Keith Nuthall
A REPORT published at the ongoing meeting of the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice has asked delegates to consider whether the world should be protected by a global cybercrime convention.

Its aim would be to outlaw Internet offences in every UN member country, denying hackers and virus designers legal safe havens.…

BY ALAN OSBORN
THE EUROPEAN Shippers Council has welcomed a decision by the European Commission to issue a statement of objections to the International Air Transport Association (IATA) over its cargo tariff consultations. The Commission says that the IATA consultations restrict competition “and are no longer indispensable to provide customers with efficient interlining services within the EEA.”…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
A REPORT published at the ongoing meeting of the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice has proposed a series of short term measures that can be taken to strengthen international efforts to fight IT-related and cybercrime.…

BY MIKE FOX
AZURIX, the troubled water subsidiary of the giant energy company Enron, has confirmed that it would like to sell its north American water interests.

Azurix has a company policy of not commenting on its plans for acquisitions or divestments, but the potential sale of its north American subsidiary was revealed when it put in a bid to develop a US$150million water treatment plant that would eventually form part of a US$2billion distribution system in Houston Texas, home to the corporate headquarters of both companies.…

BY MONICA DOBIE
COCA-COLA Canada and Toronto-based Parmalat have launched high-level talks to resolve a potential legal dispute over which company has the rights to use the advertising slogan “Life tastes good”, a line that Coke just happens to have earmarked for a new global campaign.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE INTERNATIONAL Chamber of Commerce has released an anti-counterfeiting guide, describing the wide range of options that printing companies can take, when trying to protect products and packaging against counterfeiters.

These include overt and covert methods. The global business group’s guide also provides practical advice for companies who need to choose what type of technical protection they need to incorporate within packaging to make them less prone to copying.…

KEITH NUTHALL
DIPLOMATS at the World Trade Organisation are about to begin a detailed examination of proposals to liberalise the global tourism market, as part of an ongoing round of negotiations on services.

Launched last year, its aim is a series of deals between member countries, which could remove restrictions on travel companies and tourism professionals working abroad.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
INTERPOL has launched an international 24-hour early warning system, which can alert the world’s police forces to an Internet emergency sparked by cybercrime, such as the circulation of a dangerous virus, such as the love-bug ‘worm.’ The system enables the global police agency to mobilise resources in any time-zone, alerting public authorities, which can in turn warn private companies of any risks.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
AN ARABIC Internet Names Consortium has been set up, to establish domain names in Arabic characters and developing the computer coding necessary to make these addresses work and enable web browsers to negotiate their way through the net in the language.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union’s Euro 2.5 billion Galileo programme to set up a global positioning system by 2008 is firmly back on track in spite of concerns expressed by Britain, Germany and others about the cost.

Telecom ministers of the 15 EU countries have now pledged finance of up to Euro 100 million, (Pounds 60 million), for 2001 and have agreed to take a decision on a further Euro 450 million, (Pounds 270 million) at the end of the year.…