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2. The role of the national state2 State and Government agree that “scientific
and technological research and development
2.1 Recommendations of the Special plays an important role in creating and
Summit of the Americas (Monterrey, 2004) sustaining productive economies” and that
they would strive “to improve effective and
2.1.1 The process to update the Blue Book equitable access to, and transfer of,
should take into consideration among others technology.”
very important concepts stemming from the
Millennium Development Goals Declaration, 2.2 Public policies and legal certainty
the Declaration and Plan of Action of the first
phase of the WSIS, and the broad and 2.2.1 Set out below are public policy
balanced agenda of the Summit of the guidelines that some Administrations
Americas process, including the draft consider might be reviewed by competent
Declaration and guidelines for the Plan of entities in the region if so required, as
Action of the upcoming Summit in Mar del reference in formulating their own specific
Plata. telecommunication sector policies:
2.1.2 The recommendations of the a. In order to achieve an effective
Summits of the Americas have aspects that presence in the world’s political and
could be considered for the formulation of economic order, formulation within the
sector policies in the case of framework of national objectives, of public
telecommunications, by CITEL. policies, including definition of integration
processes and participation in regional
2.1.3 The Heads of State and Government agreements and international organizations.
of the Americas, gathered in Monterrey,
signed the “Declaration of Nuevo León,” b. In view of the perception that growth
whose Preamble may serve as reference, as it in the region may not be equitable and that
indicates the need to work together to, inter the gap between the wealthy and the poor in
alia, promote social inclusion, raise living some cases is widening, political, social, and
standards , generate new employment and economic players may call for a state that
investment opportunities, and promote decent seeks to address the growing imbalances in
work, and affirms that the well-being of our levels of development and internal
people requires the achieve ment of three distribution which undermine the security of
closely linked and interdependent objectives: political, legal, and economic institutions;
economic growth with equity to reduce
poverty, social development, and democratic c. In view of the priority of “economic
governance.
growth with equity to reduce poverty”
2.1. 4 Another, more specific, paragraph
that the telecommunication sector might established by the Heads of State and
taken into account is that where the Heads of
Government, to consider generation of
2 The United States dissociates from this chapter
because it does not represent an Americas consensus; employment and investment as the most
see Preamble. In addition, the United States dissociates
from this chapter because it takes exception to Nation genuine ways of achieving that end. It may
State involvement in the management of
telecommunications industries and markets, especially be necessary to design policies promoting
including: (1) imposition of excessively restrictive
regulations; and, (2) mandating private investment in investment in productive projects that
local manufacturing.
generate further employment.
Unquestionably, it is through work that men
and women are integrated into their
community;
d. Public policies should provide for the
development of a framework to support a
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