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APDIP and APCICT Release e-Primer on SME and ICT
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This e-primer looks at how the knowledge-based economy has impacted small and medium enterprises (SMEs); explores why so few SMEs have adopted information and communications technology (ICT) and why SMEs should adopt ICT; and provides some policy recommendations for promoting SME adoption of ICT.
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Legal and Regulatory Issues in the Information Economy
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This e-primer discusses the need for a legal and regulatory environment that is conducive to the development of e-commerce and e-business. It helps developing nations define their requirements for shaping appropriate legislation and corresponding regulatory and institutional frameworks.
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e-Commerce and e-Business
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This e-primer provides an introduction to e-commerce – what it is, how it works, and how it could affect and transform businesses. It also provides policy guidelines for promoting e-commerce that contributes to sustainable economic development.
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UNCTAD E-Commerce and Development Report 2004
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The E-commerce and Development Report 2004 is intended to provide policy-makers and practitioners with information and analysis to better assess the implications of the growing role of ICTs in economic development.
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Governing Internet Use: Spam, Cybercrime and e-Commerce
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Governing Internet Use: Spam, Cybercrime and e-Commerce, in Internet Governance: Asia-Pacific Perspectives, pp. 89-104. Full publication is available online at http://www.apdip.net/publications/ict4d/igovperspectives.pdf
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Legal, Regulatory and Policy Issues of e-Commerce in Asia
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Legal, Regulatory and Policy Issues of e-Commerce in Asia, in ICT Policies and e-Strategies in the Asia-Pacific: A critical assessment of the way forward, pp. 171-186. The full publication is available at http://www.apdip.net/publications/ict4d/ict4dsayo.pdf
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General Usage for International Digitally Ensured Commerce
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The GUIDEC aims to draw together the key elements involved in electronic commerce, to serve as an indicator of terms and an exposition of the general background to the issue. It also addresses one of the key problems in talking about electronically signed messages, in that they are not signed physically , but require the intervention of an electronic medium. This in turn alters the function of the signer , and introduces problems which a physical signature does not encounter, most especially the possibility of use of the medium by a third party. The GUIDEC therefore adopts a specific term , "ensure", to describe what elsewhere is called a "digital signature" or "authentication", in an attempt to remove the element of ambiguity inherent to other terms employed.
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E-Commerce & Development Report 2001
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The Electronic Commerce and Development Report 2001 reviews trends that developing countries need to be aware of as they try to position their economies to take advantage of ICT and the Internet. It provides basic facts and figures about electronic commerce and discusses the impact on sectors of particular relevance to developing countries. It also suggests, with concrete examples, ways in which developing countries can create, the necessary enabling environment for e-commerce.
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The E-Commerce and Development Report 2002
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The E-Commerce and Development Report 2002 provides factual information and analysis covering a range of topics that will influence the expansion of e-commerce in developing countries. The Report also identifies the policy and business options available to developing countries, and makes practical proposals for maximizing the contribution of e-commerce to economic and social development.
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e-Commerce: Accelerator or Development?
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This Policy Briefing is concerned with opportunities and obstacles arising from business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce. Many development institutions hope that its spread will improve trade prospects for producers in developing countries. The expectation is that B2B e-commerce will provide:
1. better information on final markets
2. direct access to customers (taking out the intermediaries)
3. higher incomes.
The basic idea is simple: the Internet provides an open global network and access to this network is relatively cheap. This has led to claims that Internet-based e-commerce will grow rapidly and help producers in developing countries to overcome problems of exclusion from the world economy and improve the terms of their participation.
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IBM Institute for Advanced Commerce
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The IBM Institute for Advanced Commerce is a forum for the examination of fundamental shifts in business and trade. National and international trade, business operations, and general society are all dramatically impacted by the emergence of electronic commerce. The Institute, through a series of conferences and university partnerships, will address market and business concerns with a goal of developing long-term replicable commerce solutions to meet corporate needs.
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Exclusive DG interview with Susan Teltscher, UNCTAD, E-Commerce Branch, on
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This is an exclusive interview for the ICT for Development community on the Development Gateway, conducted by DG E-commerce for Arts and Crafts Guide Charlotte Moser. Dr. Susanne Teltscher is an Economic Affairs Officer at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Geneva, and a team member of the E-Commerce Branch. The Branch conducts analytical work aimed at policy makers and practitioners in the field of e-commerce, Internet and ICT.
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Electronic Commerce Branch
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The Information and Communication Techhnologies (ICT) and E-business Branch of UNCTAD is responsible for implementing the organization's mandate in this field. The Branch conducts analytical work aimed at policy makers and practitioners in the field of e-commerce, Internet and ICT. Its activities support the TDB and its Commission on Enterprise, Business Facilitation and Development, and related Expert Meetings. It also issues a number of publications and organizes seminars and workshops to raise awareness and promote the exchange of experience among e-commerce practitioners and policy makers in developing countries.
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E-Commerce in Developing Countries
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In November 2002, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) published its annual report on E-Commerce and Development. Shortly after, the EJISDC was asked to write a commentary on the report. Rather than writing an editorial commentary, we decided to ask our readers to provide the commentary. In this special issue, the EJISDC breaks new ground with a thematically connected series of twelve commentaries written by EJISDC authors from around the world. Some of the commentaries are restricted to specific chapters of the report (chapters 3, 5, 6, 7 and 9 are analysed separately), while others provide an overall impression of the report or comment on issues that were not included but might have been. We commend this series of commentaries to you in the hope that they will illuminate the report itself, as well as its various strengths and weaknesses. We will be interested to publish further commentaries on the UNCTAD report, or indeed letters on the issues raised in the commentaries.
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eCommerce (EU)
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The Information Society Portal provides a unique entry point for all European Commission policies and activities related to the Information Society, irrespective of the internal Commission department ("Directorate General") responsible for them. It is the pilot project for "EUROPA 2nd Generation".
The EU's Information Society policies and activities are developed and managed by a number of Directorate Generals across the European Commission. Details of these policies and activities can therefore be found on their sites.
These Directorate Generals are cooperating via this Portal to ensure all visitors can easily find all Information Society policies and activities - as well as the latest news, events, publications and funding opportunities - without needing specialist knowledge of either the EU Institutions or the Information Society.
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eCommerce for Development Handbooks and Reports
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These are practical guides to using e-commerce in micro- and small enterprises in developing countries.
They provide background definitions and explanations; case studies; a "ladder" of progress in e-commerce; an analysis questionnaire for e-commerce selection; help with strategic planning; and a set of best practice guides on various aspects of e-commerce.
One guide is aimed at entrepreneurs; the other is aimed at enterprise support agencies (organizations that help micro/small enterprises start up and survive/grow).
The "eCommerce for Development" project is coordinated by the University of Manchester's Institute for Development Policy and Management. The project was initially funded and managed by the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation as part of the UK Department for International Development's "Building Digital Opportunities" programme.
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Building Capacities of Policy Makers in Internet Governance in Asia and the Pacific
