E-COMMERCE AND DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2001
The emergence of electronic commerce over the past decade has radically
transformed the economic landscape. For developing countries, the
digital revolution offers unprecedented opportunities for economic
growth and development, as entrepreneurs from Bangalore to Guadalajara
to Dakar will testify. On the other hand, countries that lag behind in
technological innovations risk being bypassed by the competitive edge of
those using the new technologies.
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.
The ICT age has dawned, but not yet for all. This Report, which will
serve as a useful reference for the United Nations Task Force on ICT,
aims to help policy makers and practitioners in developing countries
understand the nature of the network economy, and develop the
infrastructure, capabilities, flexibility and openness with which they
can reap its benefits. As a contribution to our collective efforts to
unite the great promise of ICT with the needs of the poor, it merits the
widest possible readership.
URL: http://www.unctad.org/en/pub/ps1ecdr01.en.htm
TABLE OF CONTENT
FOREWORD
TRENDS AND EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Part One
FACTS AND FIGURES ABOUT ELECTRONIC COMMERCE
Chapter 1
Measuring Electronic Commerce
Chapter 2
Electronic Commerce and Developing Countries: A Computable General
Equilibrium Analysis
Part Two
IMPACT OF ELECTRONIC COMMERCE ON SELECTED SECTORS
Chapter 3
Electronic Commerce and Tourism for Developing Countries
Chapter 4
Business-to-Business Electronic Marketplaces: Their Nature, Impact and
Prospects in Developing Countries
Chapter 5
Towards Digital Government
Part Three
ELECTRONIC COMMERCE ENVIRONMENT AND PRACTICES
Chapter 6
Overview of Selected Legal and Regulatory Developments in Electronic
Commerce
Chapter 7
Managing Payment and Credit Risks Online: New Challenges for Financial
Service Providers
Chapter 8
E-Logistics: Delivering the Goods in E-Commerce
Part Four
EXPERIENCES AND OPPORTUNITIES
Chapter 9
E-Commerce in the Least Developed Countries
Chapter 10
China’s ICT Strategy and E-Commerce
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