Time has run out for talking about the Y2K problem, a United States expert has warned.
'We're at the stage when we need to go beyond awareness and focus on action,' John Koskinen, head of the President's Council on Year 2000 Conversion, was quoted as saying in an Associated Press report.
Mr Koskinen was addressing about 150 experts from the Asia- Pacific Economic Co-operation Forum, who were gathered in Singapore for a conference on the problem.
Mr Koskinen called for a more solution-oriented approach, noting there are 'only 254 days to go' until the end of the year.
'We must be moving on from discussing the nature of the problem and simply sharing the information,' Mr Koskinen said.
He said main problems in the region should be identified and solutions should be sought.
'We need to focus in depth on specific problems, such as transportation, energy, telecommunications and financial services,' he said.
