What do the developing countries want?

By now the need for a code of conduct for technology transfer has been accepted by all groups of countries represented at the UN. Both the proposals of the Group of 77 and the counterproposals of the Western Industrial countries were submitted in early December 1975 to the first session of the UNCTAD Commission on Transfer of Technology and will become subject of international negotiations at UNCTAD IV at Nairobi in May 1976. There are chances that the Code could become reality before the end of 1977

Local Content in the Petroleum Industry — Mexico

As a result of the 2013 energy reform, oil and gas companies completing projects in Mexico must now meet mandatory requirements to utilize local goods and services suppliers. The authors analyze the legislative framework in place to enforce the local content requirement and the economic implications of the policy

Keynote speakers

Web and broadcast: the birth of exciting technologies / Shadi Abou-Zahra (W3C Web Accessibility Initiative). Chair: Pilar Orero ; Diversity and representation in children's media / Mariana Diaz-Wionczek (NYU's Psychology Department). Chair: Anna Matamala (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona