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Electronic Commerce
by: Noé-Djawn White, Research Student
Nathalie Quann, Research Analyst
January 2002
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Table of Contents
- Q1. What is the Internet?
- Q2. In Canada, how has Internet use grown in the last few years?
- Q3. Who uses the Internet and how is it used?
- Q4. Compared with the world, where does Canada stand?
- Q5. What is Electronic Commerce?
- Q6. What are the results of economic activities generated by electronic commerce?
- Q7. How quickly is online commerce growing?
- Q8. Who engages in electronic commerce?.8
- Q9. What is our situation with respect to the international community?
- Q10.How rapidly is electronic commerce growing globally?
- Q11.Why give special importance to this commercial activity?
- Q12.What legal and judicial issues have been raised by the appearance of cyber markets?
- Q13.What is the significance of a cryptography policy?
- Q14.What is authentication of an electronic document?
- Q15. What is Bill C-6, the Personal Information Protection & Electronic Document Act?
- Q16. What provisions have been taken to protect consumers online?
- Q17. What is a digital signature?
- Q18. What role has the government played up to date in implementing a regulatory framework for the Internet environment?
- Q19. What are the issues related to a tax policy intended to regulate cyber-commerce and its environment?
- Q20. How will electronic technology affect the issues of intellectual property?
- Q21. How does the government plan to introduce standardization in the area of electronic commerce.
List of Figures
Figure 1 Growth in Internet use by year
Figure 2 Change in Internet use for SME's according to number of employees
Figure 3 Graphic illustration of Internet use in Canada, by region
Figure 4 Percentage of Canadians who took part in online activities
Figure 5 Frequency of Internet or e-mail use
Figure 6 Connectivity among Canadian businesses
Figure 7 World distribution of Internet users
Figure 8 Telephone and Internet access charges
Figure 9 Comparison between the United States and Canada
Figure 10 Global electronic commerce: current status and forecasts
Figure 11 Proportion of Canadian Internet users who have made a purchase via the Internet
Figure 12 Proportion of Canadians who have purchased products /services online
Figure 13 SMEs that buy/sell products and services online by size of firm
Figure 14 Dollars generated by electronic commerce activities by country
Figure 15 World electronic commerce growth; Canada is well positioned to capitalize
List of Tables
Table 1 Proportion of households using the Internet from home by purpose of use
Table 2 Socio-economic characteristics of Internet users
Table 3 Daily use of the Internet of e-mail
Table 4 Canadian Internet sales revenue
Table 5 Electronic commerce activities among Canadian adults with Internet access
Table 6 Forecast economic share of electronic commerce
Table 7 Accomplishments subsequent to the Canadian Electronic Commerce Strategy 2000
Table 8 Techniques for meeting the different requirements and needs with respect to electronic signatures
Table 9 Creating and verifying a digital signature
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