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OECD Science Technology & Industry Web site: http://www.oecd.org/dsti/sti/it/index.htm The Information & Communications Policy section of this Web site contains information which covers a variety of questions and issues surrounding electronic commerce. |
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Listing of free OECD documents on Electronic Commerce: http://www.oecd.org/subject/electronic_commerce/documents/documents.htm |
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Australia:
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Australian Federal Bureau of Consumer Affairs: Untangling the Web: Electronic Commerce and the Consumer http://www.dist.gov.au/pubs/reports/fbca/eleccom.html Seven chapter report giving an overview of electronic commerce to the consumer. Excellent executive summary available oon first page. |
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Canada:
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Task Force on Electronic Commerce Web Site: http://e-com.ic.gc.ca |
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Cryptography Policy Framework discussion paper and consultation: http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/crypto |
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Protection of Personal Information discussion paper and consultation: http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/privacy |
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European Union:
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A European Initiative in Electronic Commerce, April 15, 1997: http://europa.eu.int/ISPO/ecommerce/ |
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I*M Europe Portal Page http://www.echo.lu/bonn/final.html |
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EC Guidelines on International Initiatives, October, 1997: http://www.freenix.fr/netizen/chiffre/ecrypto1.html European Commission policy document focusing on encryption, digital signatures and policy response. The European Community argues that divergent legislative frameworks between member countries wiould hamper the Union's ability to take full advantage of encryption and digital signature technology. The policy focus of the document is on ensuring uniformity of legislation at both a European and an international intitiative. |
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Japan:
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Electronic Commerce in Japan http://www.meti.go.jp/english/special/E-Commerce/e_main.html |
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Welsh Office: Electronic Commerce - In Support of Domestic and International Trade: http://www.cf.ac.uk/uwcc/masts/ecic/swec/ A project funded by the British Government's Welsh Office through the European Regional Development Fund. The project seeks to analyze the economic effects of Electronic Commerce within small and medium enterprises in South Wales. "The project will provide a testbed for determining the way advanced IT can support different trading scenarios. It will evaluate a wide range of electronic commerce (EC) technologies on user sites and demonstrate the receipt and transmission of electronic trading opportunities (ETO's)." The project will consist of two components: 1. the trialling of new EC technologies and concepts and 2. an "electronic trading opportunities clearing centre" |
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United States:
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A Framework for Global Electronic Commerce, July 1, 1997: http://www.iitf.nist.gov/eleccomm/ecomm.htm |
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Unites States Government. Electronic Commerce Policy http://www.ecommerce.gov/ |
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Georgia Digital Signature Task Force: http://www.cc.emory.edu/BUSINESS/gds.html "The purpose of the effort is to facilitate the establishment of a statute to bring "Digital Signatures" into law. A Digital Signature is created using existing public key cryptography technology. This law authorizes the establishment of Certification Authorities (CA) that will authenticate a public key so that it will be trusted for use in commerce. The 'keys' are used to authenticate a sender or to decrypt an encrypted message. This technology will permit commercial transactions to be carried out across un-secure networks without fear of interception or forgery." Copy of proposed legislation is included. |
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The National Electronic Commerce Resource Centre Homepage: http://www.ecrc.ctc.com/ The ECRC is a program funded by the U.S. government through the Defence Logistics Agency. The mission of the ECRC Program is to promote awareness and implementation of Electronic Commerce and related technologies into the U.S. integrated civil-military industrial base. They aim to help manufacturers improve their competitive posture in global markets and strengthen the U.S. integrated civil-military industrial base. The ECRC Program consists of the ECRC Technology Development Testbed, ECRC Team Integrators, and Regional ECRCs. |
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Veteran's Affairs, U.S. Department of - EDI Meets the Internet: Frequently Asked Questions about Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) on the Internet: http://www.va.gov/publ/standard/edifaq/index.htm A government memo from 1995 which describes itself as "targeted towards the EDI community that is unfamiliar with the Internet, including EDI software developers, users, and service providers. The memo introduces the Internet and assumes a basic knowledge of EDI." The site does not, in fact, assume much knowledge of EDI at all and is a good beginner's resource. |
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WTO:
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Electronic Commerce in the WTO: http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/ecom_e/ecom_e.htm |
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Non Government Organization Resources:
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The Cypherpunks Home Page: http://www.csua.berkeley.edu/cypherpunks/ Home page devoted to a libertarian movement which protests the regulation of encryption software as well as using encryption to maintain freedom from government interference. Contains information on the cypherpunk movement and useful encryption software/informations. |
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Data Interchange Standards Association: http://www.disa.org/ "DISA is a not-for-profit organization that supports the development and use of EDI standards in electronic commerce. DISA's primary services are providing operational support for the X12 and UN/EDIFACT standards development process; maintaining and publishing EDI standards; and providing educational seminars, conferences, and related informational services. DISA members include Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and organizations of all sizes." |
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Encryption Privacy and Security Resource Page: www.crypto.com U.S. Activist site opposed to the regulation of encryption software. Argues that congress is attempting to become "Big Brother" Most useful as a source for news on recent electronic commerce initiatives. |
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Academic Resources:
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Electronic Commerce Innovation Centre, University of Wales - Cardiff: http://info.cardiff.ac.uk/uwcc/masts/ecic/index.html The University of Wales at Cardiff has undertaken a number of electronic commerce projects ands is affiliated with the Welsh Electronic Commerce for domestic and international trade. Two interesting projects are Seafarers and the Internet, and EDI and the shipping industry. |
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ISWorld Electronic Commerce Undergraduate Course Page: http://www.isworld.org/isworld/ecourse/ "This resource is intended for faculty in electronic commerce who may download and modify, with credit, a copy for use by students within not-for-profit educational institutions." The page provides a list of teaching materials including books and articles on electronic commerce. Also Contains a list of other electronic commerce courses at U.S. Universities at http://dossantos.cbpa.louisville.edu/isnet/ecomm/syllabi.htm. |
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Massachusetts Institute for Technology (MIT) Course Syllabi: http://ecommerce.mit.edu/class/ Presents the syllabus and bibliography for MIT's Electronic Commerce curriculum. |
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Electronic Signatures: http://www.webcom.com/pjones/digital.html This page gives a brief catalogue of developments in U.S. digital signature legislation. |
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Bokler Software: http://www.bokler.com/bokler/ Software company which offers strong encryption products for Windows developers. Also contains information on weak cryptography and links to other cryptography resources. |
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CommerceNet: http://www.commerce.net/ The official site of the CommerceNet Consortium - a group of companies and organizations worldwide which include banks, telecom companies, Internet Service Providers, software and service companies, as well as major end users, who work together for the promotion of global electronic commerce. The site is large and contains a daily digest of news on developments in electronic commerce, upcoming conference announcements, lists of companies involved in Electronic Commerce, and other information. A very useful site. |
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IBM Canada: Public Affairs Page "Protecting Privacy and Securing Data.: http://www.ibm.com/ibm/publicaffairs/gpt/protecting_abstract.html IBM believes additional legislation to deal with privacy issues is not now warranted. However, the businesses involved must develop and promote policies to address new privacy issues. As to data security: IBM believes that commercial providers of data security services can effectively answer customer concerns. However, industry and government must resolve the continuing dispute about using and exporting high-strength encryption products. |
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IBM Japan Electronic Commerce Project Home Page: http://www.trl.ibm.co.jp/projects/s770c/ha_e.htm Contains useful graphs illustrating methods of securing electronic communication through encryption technology. Topics include SLIP credit card encryption, ikP encryption and basic cryptography. |
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WebPromote: www.WebPromote.com Web promote is a private vendor selling electronic commerce services to busineeses. "WebPromote electronic commerce marketing draws those who utilize electronic commerce to your site. Our electronic commerce specialists provide electronic commerce strategies to increase your electronic commerce." |
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On-Line Journals:
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Electronic Commerce World: http://www.ecomworld.com Web Site for Electronic Commerce World Magazine - Formerly, EDI Magazine. ECW seeks to "help integrate management and technology with comprehensive editorial and advertising content on topics including electronic commerce implementation, financial EDI, electronic messaging, workflow automation and imaging" It includes a long list of links to other sites. The relevent sites on that list are reproduced here. |
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Journal of Computer Mediate Communications Special Issue on Electronic Commerce: http://www.usc.edu/dept/annenberg/vol1/issue3/vol1no3.html Web Site in the form of an on-line journal. Contains the following titles: 1) Commercial Scenarios for the Web: Opportunities and Challenges 2) Electronic Commerce: Effects on Electronic Markets 3) Intermediaries and Cybermediaries: A Continuing Role for Mediating Players in the Electronic Marketplace 4) The Impact of Electronic Commerce on Buyer-Seller Relationships 5) Living Apart Together in Electronic Commerce: The Use of Information and Communication Technology to Create Network Organizations 6) The Automation of Capital Markets 7) Electronic Commerce and the Banking Industry: The Requirement and Opportunities for New Payment Systems Using the Internet |
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PC Magazine On Line"Psst Keep a Secret": http://www.zdnet.com/pcmag/features/crypto/_open.htm Reviewed the four best data-encryption programs. |
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Links Pages and Miscelaneous Resources:
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@Brint: http://www.brint.com/Elecomm.htm BRINT, which stands for "A Business Researchers Interests" runs a large searchable database addressing topics on research, management, the Internet, and Information systems. The site covers a broad range of topics and has been applauded by the Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Information Week, and Fast Company. The Internet section covers E-Commerce, Web Strategy, Information Policy, Intellectual Property and Education & Research. The E-Commerce link (www.brint.com/Elecomm) provides a massive on line link bibliography. |
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Cryptography: http://world.std.com/~franl/crypto.html A site on the study of cryptography. It contains a a hyperlink page connected to documents pertaining to cryptography at http://world.std.com/~franl/crypto/writings.html |
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Cryptography Usenet FAQ: http://www.faqs.org/faqs/cryptography-faq/ Contains frequently askked question archives on basic,mathematical, and public key encryption, digital signatures, product cyphers, net etiquette, advice on avoiding "snake oil" or false cryptography and miscellaneous issues. |
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Galaxy Net Electronic Commerce Links Page: http://galaxy.einet.net./galaxy/Business-and-Commerce /Electronic-Commerce.html Includes links and articles relevant to electronic commerce. |
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The NAFTAnet EC/EDI Resource Page: http://www.nafta.net/ecedi.htm A page of links divided into three categories: EC, EDI and "Doing Business on the Internet". |
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Roger Clarke's Electronic Commerce Home Page: http://www.anu.edu.au/people/Roger.Clarke/EC/index.html An excellent resource on Electronic Commerce from Australia. It provides a categorized list of electronic commerce resources as well as a search engine for easy reference. |
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Software Industry Issues: Digital Signatures: http://www.softwareindustry.org/issues/1digsig.html This extensive resource includes links to all available U.S. Digital Signature laws as well as a link to Germany's 1996 proposed digital signature law. Commentaries on proposed laws are also provided. Encryption issues are addressed. |
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Yahoo Security and encryption Links: http://www.yahoo.com/Computers_and_Internet/Security_and_Encryption/ Contains many links to electronic security pages of all types. |
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