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week, the ITU plenipotentiary conference ongoing in Dubai. The conference is the top policy-making body that decide the 4-years roadmap of the Organisation.
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China, « The World Internet Conference (WIC), held in eastern China’s Zhejiang Province, has unveiled the top 15 of the latest scientific and technological achievements in the global internet industry. Fifteen of about 400 entries from countries including
China, the United States, Britain, Germany, France, Russia and Canada were presented during the announcement ceremony on Wednesday ».
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<p style=""><span style="border-bottom-color:rgb(68,67,64); border-bottom-style:none; border-bottom-width:0px; border-left-color:rgb(68,67,64); border-left-style:none; border-left-width:0px; border-right-color:rgb(68,67,64); border-right-style:none; border-right-width:0px; border-top-color:rgb(68,67,64); border-top-style:none; border-top-width:0px; font-family:Calibri; font-size:18px; font-style:normal; font-weight:300; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; margin-top:0px; outline-color:invert; outline-style:none; outline-width:0px; padding-bottom:0px; padding-left:0px; padding-right:0px; padding-top:0px; vertical-align:baseline"><span lang="EN-GB" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(68,67,64); border-bottom-style:none; border-bottom-width:0px; border-left-color:rgb(68,67,64); border-left-style:none; border-left-width:0px; border-right-color:rgb(68,67,64); border-right-style:none; border-right-width:0px; border-top-color:rgb(68,67,64); border-top-style:none; border-top-width:0px; font-family:Calibri; font-size:18px; font-style:normal; font-weight:300; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; margin-top:0px; outline-color:invert; outline-style:none; outline-width:0px; padding-bottom:0px; padding-left:0px; padding-right:0px; padding-top:0px; vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border-bottom-color:rgb(0,0,0); border-bottom-style:none; border-bottom-width:0px; border-left-color:rgb(0,0,0); border-left-style:none; border-left-width:0px; border-right-color:rgb(0,0,0); border-right-style:none; border-right-width:0px; border-top-color:rgb(0,0,0); border-top-style:none; border-top-width:0px; color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:Calibri; font-size:18px; font-style:normal; font-weight:300; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; margin-top:0px; outline-color:invert; outline-style:none; outline-width:0px; padding-bottom:0px; padding-left:0px; padding-right:0px; padding-top:0px; vertical-align:baseline">On
digital economy, “a </span></span><a class="x_OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk764644" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(21,182,184); border-bottom-style:none; border-bottom-width:0px; border-left-color:rgb(21,182,184); border-left-style:none; border-left-width:0px; border-right-color:rgb(21,182,184); border-right-style:none; border-right-width:0px; border-top-color:rgb(21,182,184); border-top-style:none; border-top-width:0px; color:rgb(21,182,184); font-family:Calibri; font-size:18px; font-style:normal; font-weight:300; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; margin-top:0px; outline-color:invert; outline-style:none; outline-width:0px; padding-bottom:0px; padding-left:0px; padding-right:0px; padding-top:0px; text-decoration:underline; vertical-align:baseline" href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/eu" previewremoved="true"><span lang="EN-GB" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(21,182,184); border-bottom-style:none; border-bottom-width:0px; border-left-color:rgb(21,182,184); border-left-style:none; border-left-width:0px; border-right-color:rgb(21,182,184); border-right-style:none; border-right-width:0px; border-top-color:rgb(21,182,184); border-top-style:none; border-top-width:0px; font-family:Calibri; font-size:18px; font-style:normal; font-weight:300; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; margin-top:0px; outline-color:invert; outline-style:none; outline-width:0px; padding-bottom:0px; padding-left:0px; padding-right:0px; padding-top:0px; vertical-align:baseline">European
Union</span></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(68,67,64); border-bottom-style:none; border-bottom-width:0px; border-left-color:rgb(68,67,64); border-left-style:none; border-left-width:0px; border-right-color:rgb(68,67,64); border-right-style:none; border-right-width:0px; border-top-color:rgb(68,67,64); border-top-style:none; border-top-width:0px; font-family:Calibri; font-size:18px; font-style:normal; font-weight:300; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; margin-top:0px; outline-color:invert; outline-style:none; outline-width:0px; padding-bottom:0px; padding-left:0px; padding-right:0px; padding-top:0px; vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border-bottom-color:rgb(0,0,0); border-bottom-style:none; border-bottom-width:0px; border-left-color:rgb(0,0,0); border-left-style:none; border-left-width:0px; border-right-color:rgb(0,0,0); border-right-style:none; border-right-width:0px; border-top-color:rgb(0,0,0); border-top-style:none; border-top-width:0px; color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:Calibri; font-size:18px; font-style:normal; font-weight:300; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; margin-top:0px; outline-color:invert; outline-style:none; outline-width:0px; padding-bottom:0px; padding-left:0px; padding-right:0px; padding-top:0px; vertical-align:baseline">
plan to tax Google, Facebook and other internet firms risks failure after a handful of member states announced their opposition. EU countries are studying
</span></span><a class="x_OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk486255" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(21,182,184); border-bottom-style:none; border-bottom-width:0px; border-left-color:rgb(21,182,184); border-left-style:none; border-left-width:0px; border-right-color:rgb(21,182,184); border-right-style:none; border-right-width:0px; border-top-color:rgb(21,182,184); border-top-style:none; border-top-width:0px; color:rgb(21,182,184); font-family:Calibri; font-size:18px; font-style:normal; font-weight:300; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; margin-top:0px; outline-color:invert; outline-style:none; outline-width:0px; padding-bottom:0px; padding-left:0px; padding-right:0px; padding-top:0px; text-decoration:underline; vertical-align:baseline" href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/mar/21/facebook-google-and-amazon-to-pay-fair-tax-under-eu-plans" previewremoved="true"><span lang="EN-GB" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(21,182,184); border-bottom-style:none; border-bottom-width:0px; border-left-color:rgb(21,182,184); border-left-style:none; border-left-width:0px; border-right-color:rgb(21,182,184); border-right-style:none; border-right-width:0px; border-top-color:rgb(21,182,184); border-top-style:none; border-top-width:0px; font-family:Calibri; font-size:18px; font-style:normal; font-weight:300; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; margin-top:0px; outline-color:invert; outline-style:none; outline-width:0px; padding-bottom:0px; padding-left:0px; padding-right:0px; padding-top:0px; vertical-align:baseline">proposals
to levy a 3% tax on big internet companies</span></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(68,67,64); border-bottom-style:none; border-bottom-width:0px; border-left-color:rgb(68,67,64); border-left-style:none; border-left-width:0px; border-right-color:rgb(68,67,64); border-right-style:none; border-right-width:0px; border-top-color:rgb(68,67,64); border-top-style:none; border-top-width:0px; font-family:Calibri; font-size:18px; font-style:normal; font-weight:300; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; margin-top:0px; outline-color:invert; outline-style:none; outline-width:0px; padding-bottom:0px; padding-left:0px; padding-right:0px; padding-top:0px; vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border-bottom-color:rgb(0,0,0); border-bottom-style:none; border-bottom-width:0px; border-left-color:rgb(0,0,0); border-left-style:none; border-left-width:0px; border-right-color:rgb(0,0,0); border-right-style:none; border-right-width:0px; border-top-color:rgb(0,0,0); border-top-style:none; border-top-width:0px; color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:Calibri; font-size:18px; font-style:normal; font-weight:300; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; margin-top:0px; outline-color:invert; outline-style:none; outline-width:0px; padding-bottom:0px; padding-left:0px; padding-right:0px; padding-top:0px; vertical-align:baseline">
that make money from user data or digital advertising, in a bid to level the playing field with bricks-and-mortar companies that pay more tax ». </span></span></span></p>
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