Isle Of Man: Private Sector E-Commerce Committee Meets For The First Time

Amanda Banks, Tax-news.com, London

01 February 2001

The Isle of Man's newly-created private sector e-commerce consultative committee and the Tynwald government have held their first meeting.

The membership of the Consultative Committee is made up of seven individuals who are recognised as being particularly pro-active in the field of e-commerce at the present time. Each person has been chosen to serve on the Committee, initially for a period of one year. The period of tenure is to facilitate the opportunity for the membership of the Committee to be reviewed on an annual basis as circumstances and priorities change.

The committee was created as a consequence of the Charteris Report which recommended that the establishing of a private sector liaison group would provide a discussion forum for the government and the private business sector to help them achieve their e-commerce ambitions for the Island.

Chaired by Tim Craine, the Isle of Man's director of e-commerce, the meeting was largely concerned with e-commerce legislation and the government's role in assisting the private sector to develop the island as an e-commerce hub.

In the Isle of Man press this week, Chief Minister Donald Gelling was quoted as saying: 'I am aware that the individuals concerned are very busy in developing e-commerce opportunities. And, in addition to those on the committee, there are many more actively involved in pursuing the opportunities presented by e-commerce. However, to keep the committee within manageable proportions it was necessary to limit the numbers to serve on it. Although this committee will be a focus within government for public sector/private sector e-commerce liaison it will not be the only voice into government.'

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