The proposed Protocol amends the existing Convention in order to bring it into conformity with current international standards on exchange of information, as reflected in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) Model Tax Convention on Income and Capital and the current U.S. Model Income Tax Convention.

WHITEHOUSE: The White House

Nokia, Panasonic, Philips, AMD, HP, and Microsoft have piloted internationally agreed-upon due diligence guidance on conflict minerals in line with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development due diligence model.

FORBES: Progress Being Made In Eliminating Conflict From Minerals Supply Chains

We can do it if together we support a new model for economic development, in harmony with the environment.

WHITEHOUSE: Official Arrival of President Calder��n

We have not found an ideal model for economic development but have learned serious lessons from the recent economic crisis.

FORBES: Dmitry Medvedev's Davos Keynote: Complete Transcript

The concern is that allowing only governments to regulate the Internet, rather than the current multi-stakeholder model, would alter openness on the Internet, which is a platform for everything from communications to economic development.

FORBES: WCIT, TPP, Russia PNTR: Growing Recognition of Internet Freedom As A Trade Issue