Canadian e-Business Initiative (CeBI)

The Canadian e-Business Initiative (CeBI) was a successful voluntary, private sector-led partnership with the federal government. CeBI was officially launched in September 2002, with a two-year mandate to advocate e-business adoption and use amongst SMEs, advise on tax and investment rules, brand Canada as a tech-savvy country and benchmark Canada's performance in the digital economy. CeBI's final meeting was held on September 28th 2004.

Canadian e-Business Initiative Reports:

The following reports are available on the CeBI website in PDF format.

Fast Forward 5.0: Making Connectivity Work for Canada (September 2004)
This report contains the fourth annual e-report card and highlights the work of CeBI in championing e-business initiatives and policy changes.

Net Impact Canada IV: Strategies For Increasing SME Engagement In The E-Economy (September 2004)
This study completes the series and grades Canada's progress in SME e-business adoption.

Net Impact III: Overcoming the Barriers (October 2003)
This report summarizes the results of focus group research conducted in September 2003, which examined the adoption and implementation of Internet Business Solutions (IBS) by Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Fast Forward 4.0: Growing Canada's Digital Economy (May 2003)
This report contains the third annual e-report card and highlights the work of CeBI in championing e-business initiatives and policy changes.

Net Impact Study Canada: The International Experience (May 2003)
The Net Impact Study compares Canada's progress in SME e-business adoption with the progress of SMEs in the United States and Europe.

Net Impact Study Canada: The SME Experience (November 2002)
This study summarizes the results from a survey of 398 SMEs during the summer of 2002 and presents some of the preliminary results of the Canadian research.