Understanding E-Business: Opportunities and Challenges in the Digital Age
This article explores the concept of e-business, emphasizing its reliance on electronics and information technology to enhance traditional business models. It discusses the implications of e-business, including economic readiness, legal frameworks, and infrastructure challenges in Indonesia. The text encourages contemplation on the ethical dimensions of business in the digital world and the impact of technology on work-life balance. Ultimately, it highlights the need for a strong community ethos and integrity in business practices for sustainable success in the evolving landscape of e-business.
Understanding E-Business: Opportunities and Challenges in the Digital Age
E N D
Presentation Transcript
Some Thoughts one-business Budi Rahardjobudi@insan.co.idINSAN KOMUNIKASI
What is e-business? • Is it a business based on electronics? • Exploit electronics (information technology) in business • e-business or out-of-business
Things that make you hmm… • Computers were only used to replace typewriter • Computers can do more (not just an electronic typewriter) • Save, recall, easy editing • Transfer files without changing the format, layout, content • File sharring • Desktop publishing, arts • Features that were difficult tointerpolate from typewriter
E-business then… • Uses Internet (media & technology, web) • Internet and computer networks are not just replacement of telephone and fax • The ability to exploit technology (information, computing, communication) will win • Save cost, reduce time, reach the whole world, better supply chain, …
Implications • Advances in computing, communication should increase our quality of life. Is it? • Longer working hours. Work even at home • No “life” (family) • Wider gaps between the have and the have nots • Are you really ready for this?
E-business in Indonesia • Depends on readiness in • Economy: understanding the New Digital Economy • Legal framework: Cyberlaw (eg. Digital signature law, IPR) • Hard infrastructure: telcos, power, human resources • Soft infrastructure: IDNIC (domain), IDCERT (security) • Community: culture, ethics
Indonesia Cybercommunity • Define “Indonesia cybercommunity”! • Since the Indonesian digital population is still small, opportunity to create a better community. No “burden of size”. • Ethics!
Ethics: Do well or do right? • “Business ethics” is oxymoron • Do the right thing! • Corporate must have values • From “Silicon Valley”, magazine of San Jose Mercury News, 4.16.2000http://www.svmagazine.com/2000/week17/features/Story01.html
Propel’s 13 commandments • Think and act like an owner • Have fun • Recognize accomplishment • Keep a balance in your life • Teach and learn from each other • Communicate without fear of retribution • Require quality beyond customer expectations • Improve continuously • Go the extra mile to take care of customer • Play to win-win • Act with sense of urgency • Make and meet commitments • Give back to the community
Concluding Remark In the end, your integrity is all you’ve got(Jack Welch, GE)
Reading Materials • From Business to E-Business in 8 Stepshttp://www.cognitiative.com