00843nam a2200109Ia 4500080001900000245010400019260002200123300001100145520052900156583002100685650002700706  a19.01.02 W9271  a15 years of the information technology agreement : trade, innovation and global production networks  bWTOaGenevac2012  a108 p.  aReviews the Information Technology Agreement (ITA)  which was initiated by the private sector to liberalise trade in electronic products.  Charts the political and technical obstacles which were overcome, and issues which still need to be addressed. Details the establishment of the ITA Committee and investigates the impact the ITA has had on trade liberalisation and innovation. Also examines the effect information technology has had on global production networks and what this means for developing countries and the ITA.  c6/26/12kSANDRAW  aINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY