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e-commerce@its.best.uk - Fatal System Error

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EXAMPLE AIMS WITHIN “FOUNDATIONS” AND “PILLARS”Foundation: existence ofregulatory disincentivesAccess: business pricesUnderstanding: recognitionof the strategic challengeTrust: clarity of liabilityEstablishedbusinesses able andwilling to take upopportunitiesEnd-usersableto interactAccess: consumer accessto pc/modemUnderstanding: consumerskills to interactTrust: availability ofsecure payment systemsSUPPLYMARKETDEMANDMARKETFoundation: availabilityof venture capitalUnderstanding: availabilityof management andtechnological skillsTrust: availability of securepayment systemsInnovative ableand willing tostart upbusinessesEnd-userswillingto interactAccess: consumer accesspricesUnderstanding: consumerrecognition of benefits ofe-commerceTrust: certainty of privacyand securitythe creation of the <strong>best</strong> environment fore-commerce in the UK (see figure 5.2).Figure 5.35.13 In broad terms, the foundations canbe thought of as the necessary underpinningsfor e-commerce. Based on these foundations,the pillar of understanding createsawareness of opportunities and threats,access gives businesses and individuals theability to interact and trust ensures that theyare willing exploit these opportunities andreact to threats. However, as described in thefollowing chapters, all of these themes havesome relevance to improving ability tointeract and promoting willingness asillustrated in figure 5.3.E-<strong>commerce@its</strong>.<strong>best</strong>.<strong>uk</strong>27

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