Publications

This section features a collective list of Electronic Commerce Branch publications. This list of documents and discussion papers has been compiled to help you quickly locate information published throughout our web site. If you are not able to find documentation on a specific topic, contact us to request additional information.

• Authentication
• Canadian e-Business Initiative (CeBI)
• Canadian e-Business Opportunities Roundtable
• Cryptography
• International Development
• Task Force on Spam
• Other

Authentication

• Principles for Electronic Authentication - A Canadian Framework (May 2004)
  
  
• A Cryptography Policy Framework for Electronic Commerce - Building Canada's Information Economy and Society



• Building Trust and Confidence in Electronic Commerce: A Framework for Electronic Authentication in Canada
  [PDF 132KB]



• Addressing the Trust Agenda: Electronic Authentication
  [PDF 93KB]



• Consultation Draft: Principles for Electronic Authentication
  [PDF 241KB]



• Summary Of Findings Of Bilateral Consultations
  [PDF 32KB]

Canadian e-Business Initiative (CeBI)

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

• Fast Forward 5.0: Making Connectivity Work for Canada (September 2004)
  [PDF 667KB]



• Net Impact Canada IV: Strategies For Increasing SME Engagement In The E-Economy (September 2004)
  [PDF 1.3MB]



• Net Impact III: Overcoming the Barriers (October 2003)
  [PDF 133KB]



• Fast Forward 4.0: Growing Canada's Digital Economy (May 2003)
  [PDF 521KB]



• Net Impact Study Canada: The International Experience (May 2003)
  [PDF 425KB]

Canadian E-Business Opportunities Roundtable

• Net Impact Study Canada: The SME Experience (November 2002)
  [PDF 2.6MB]



• Fast Forward 3.0 - Maintaining the Momentum (March 2002)
  [PDF 256KB]



• Fast Forward 2.0 - Taking Canada to the Next Level (February 2001)
  [PDF 288KB]



• Fast Forward - Accelerating Canada's Leadership in the Internet Economy (January 2000)
  [PDF 621KB]



• Electronic Commerce In Canadian Universities (November 2001)
  [PDF 92KB]



• Electronic Commerce in Canadian Community Colleges And Institutes Of Technology (November 2001)
  [PDF 41KB]

Cryptography

• A Cryptography Policy Framework for Electronic Commerce - Building Canada's Information Economy and Society

International Development

• Working paper: How ICTs can help achieve the Millennium Development Goals

Task Force on Spam

Stopping Spam: Creating a Stronger, Safer Internet
Report of the Task Force on Spam
May 2005

• Appendix E - Background Reports and Working Papers
  Background and supplementary material on the work of the Task Force on Spam and on the conclusions of the working groups.

Recommended Best Practices for Internet Service Providers and Other Network Operators
Task Force on Spam
Working Group on Network and Technology Management
May 2005

Recommended Best Practices for Email Marketing
Task Force on Spam
Working Group on Validating Commercial Email
May 2005

Roundtable Meeting with Key Stakeholders
December 3, 2004

• Background Paper
  Task Force on Spam: Stakeholder Roundtable
  December 3, 2004



• Recommended Best Practices for Internet Service Providers and Other Network Operators
  Task Force on Spam
  Working Group on Technology and Network Management
  November 22, 2004



• The London Action Plan On International Spam Enforcement Cooperation



• Task Force on Spam: Roundtable Meeting with Key Stakeholders (Roundtable Proceedings)

An Anti-Spam Action Plan for Canada
Industry Canada
May 11, 2004

E-mail marketing: Consumer choices and business opportunities
Spam Discussion Paper, January 2003

Other

• The Canadian Electronic Commerce Strategy
  [PDF 217KB]

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