E-Commerce and E-Business

The e-primers aim to provide readers with a clear understanding of the various terminologies, definitions, trends, and issues associated with the information age. The primers are written in simple, easy-to-understand language. They provide examples, case studies, lessons learned, and best practices that will help planners and decision makers in addressing pertinent issues and crafting policies and strategies appropriate for the information economy.

One of the many challenges facing the countries in the Asia-Pacific today is preparing their societies and governments for globalization and the information and communication revolution. Policy-makers, business executives, NGO activists, academics, and ordinary citizens are increasingly concerned with the need to make their societies competitive in the emergent information economy.

The present series of e-primers includes the following titles:-

• The Information Age
• Nets, Webs and the Information Infrastructure
• e-Commerce and e-Business
• Legal and Regulatory Issues for the Information Economy
• e-Government
• ICT and Education
• Genes, Technology and Policy: An Introduction to Biotechnology