E-Commerce

E-commerce

Offering E-commerce Solutions and the Electronic Commerce

Overview of Significant Legal Trends and Issues for E-Commerce and the Electronic Commerce

E-Commerce Law in Developing Countries: An Indian Perspective

Paper published by C. M. ABHILASH, C. M. Abhilash, in 2002. Here are the details:

Following the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on E-Commerce, the Government of India enacted the Information Technology Act in June 2000. The Act facilitates E-commerce and E-Governance in the country. The Act also establishes a regulatory framework and lays down punishment regimes for different cyber crimes and offences. The problems generally faced by developing countries render it more difficult to effectively implement such ‘high tech’ legislation as envisaged by the Model law. This article is divided into three parts. The first gives a brief introduction to the Model law and an overview of the Information Technology Act. The second part points out the main differences in the Model law and the Information Technology Act regarding the provisions relating to Electronic signatures and E-contracts.

The final part addresses the difficulties that might arise while implementing the Act in a social and economic context and stresses the need to promote electronic governance. It is argued that the lack of adequate training of law enforcement personnel leads to undesirable results, as demonstrated in the ‘first landmark case’ in the history of cyber crimes in India. The United Nations General Assembly adopted the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on E-Commerce through a Resolution passed on 30 January 1997, which recommends inter alia that all States give favourable consideration to the Model law when they enact or revise their laws in view of the need for uniformity of the law applicable to alternatives to paper-cased methods of communication and storage of information. Recognising the necessity to give effect to the Resolution, and with an objective of promoting efficient delivery of government services by means of reliable electronic records, the Government of India enacted the Information Technology Act in June 2000. It has been two years since the Information Technology Act came into force. This is, of course, a short period of time to analyse and assess the workings of the legislation. However, this period does provide some scope for an analysis of the law in a socio-economic context and allows us to see to what extent its enforcement and implementation has been successful.

E-commerce in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, the Law and other Social Sciences

As the electronic communication and digital information continuous to grow with extensive popularization and application of Internet technology, social economy is experiencing a fundamental change. The new economy of e-commerce solutions and global trade have forced companies to redefine their corporate strategies and to redesign their business models. E-commerce is bringing extensive growth and a landscape of continuing change in managing logistics and supply chain operations. this topic describes the e-commerce and the evolution of logistics and supply chain and trends of e-commerce in logistics and supply chains. It gives the discussion on the integrated e-commerce and e-commerce logistics and finally, it ends with future research directions and conclusion.[1]

E-commerce: Models, Players, and Its Future, the Law and other Social Sciences

This chapter describes e-commerce, a trading business built on top of the Internet. Different e-commerce models, such as B2B, B2C, C2C, and their major players are described. E-commerce companies like Amazon and Alibaba, are used to explain the effect of e-commerce on our economy, society, and beyond. GMV, MAU, market capitalization, and other business data are presented and analyzed. Influential factors, such as user retention, government policy, payment method, and logistics are also discussed. Finally, the emerging e-commerce model, emerging e-commerce market, and the future of e-commerce are illustrated.[2]

Introduction

e-Commerce

This entry provides an overview of the legal framework of e-commerce, with a description of the most significant features of e-commerce at international level.

Related Work and Conclusions

Resources

Notes and References

  1. Liguo Yu, “E-Commerce: Models, Players, and its Future” (Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, 4th Edition, Information Resources Management Association, 2018)
  2. Yasanur Kayikci, “E-Commerce in Logistics and Supply Chain Management” (Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, 4th Edition, Information Resources Management Association, 2018)

See Also

  • Enterprise
  • Click Fraud
  • Copyright
  • Cybercrime
  • Cybersquatting
  • E-Commerce Law
  • Internet Advertising
  • Internet Contracts
  • Internet Defamation
  • Joint Enterprise
  • Joint Venture

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