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REBIRTH OF E-COMMERCE. E-commerce was the “pie in the sky” several years ago The balloon popped in 2000 E-commerce will survive as a business principle and gain strength in two areas C2C e-commerce E-government. Explosion of C2C E-Commerce.
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REBIRTH OF E-COMMERCE • E-commerce was the “pie in the sky” several years ago • The balloon popped in 2000 • E-commerce will survive as a business principle and gain strength in two areas • C2C e-commerce • E-government
Explosion of C2C E-Commerce • Consumer to Consumer (C2C) e-commerce – when an individual sells products and services to customers who are primarily other individuals • eBay is an e-marketplace that supports C2C e-commerce • PDAs will someday hold e-commerce Web sites • People will use digital cash for payments
Broadening of E-Government • E-government has four primary focuses • Government to Government (G2G, intra-G2G) • Government to Business (G2B) • Government to Consumer (G2C) • International Government to Government (inter-G2G)
E-Government Commerce Perspectives • G2G – within a single nation’s government • G2B – between a government and its business partners • G2C – between a government and its citizens • Inter-G2G – between to two or more nations’ governments
THE MOST IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS • This course is probably ending • Your studies of IT and MIS may be as well • It’s time to think about what really is important
THE MOST IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS • The necessity of technology • It’s everywhere • It’s inescapable • It’s up to you how it gets used • Closing the great digital divide • There are technology-challenged countries and cultures • You must take technology to those places
THE MOST IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS • Technology for the betterment of society • Businesses use IT to make money and that’s okay • Technology can also be used when no money is to be made; and that’s great • Many medical applications of IT will never make any money
THE MOST IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS • Exchanging privacy for convenience • You do this everyday in small ways • Be careful • Don’t give up too much privacy
THE MOST IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS • Ethics, ethics, ethics • Ethics are essential • Our society cannot operate without them • Use technology wisely • For financial gain • But never to the detriment of other people