Chapter 1
Electronic Commerce Brief History of Commerce and Communication Introduction to Electronic Commerce Laws Guiding E-commerce Are we Ready for E-commerce? Participants in E-commerce Multimedia Super Corridor
Brief History of Commerce and Communication Pre-historic age The adventurous human folk The early Roman Empire The great civilizations The 18 th century After the Second World War ARPANET
Introduction to Electronic Commerce The Internet or simply the Net The advancement of secure protocols E-commerce can be viewed in different formats from different perspectives From a communication perspective From a business perspective From a service perspective From an online perspective From a production process perspective
Laws Guiding E-commerce The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) had taken the first step in drafting the Model Law on Electronic Commerce in Dec Laws Guiding E-commerce: The Cyber Laws Malaysian Perspective
Issues in Cyber Laws Jurisdiction Infringement on domain name Contractual issues Liability of intermediaries 1. Characteristics of intermediaries 2. Defamation 3. Insurance covering liability on the net
Issues in Cyber Laws (cont..) Liability of Users 1. Cyber-stalker 2. Infringement of intellectual property 3. Tort liability of privacy infringement Evidential issues Network security
Issues in Cyber Laws (cont..) Intellectual Property Rights (IRPs) Encryption issues Privacy and data protection issues Content and liabilities
Malaysian Perspective Communication and Multimedia Act 1998 Ownership of Network facilities Provision of network services Provision of application services Provision of contents applications services Copyright (Amendment) Act 1997 Digital Signature Act 1997 The Evidence (Amendment) Act
Malaysian Perspective (cont…) Interpretation (Amendment) Act 1997 Companies (Amendment) Act 1998 Telemedicine Act 1997 The Computer crimes Act 1997
Are We ready for E-commerce Current Trends Malaysian Business Community Perspective Distribution of Business Community Preparedness in E-commerce Priority in Electronic Commerce Implementation Conclusion of the Survey
Figure: Distribution of Malaysian Business Community
Figure: Choice of electronic commerce implementation
Figure: Concerns of the Internet-based auction implementation
Participants in E-commerce Service Provider Manufacturer Distributor Retailer Other services
Multimedia Super Corridor MSC facilities Research and Application Multimedia Development Multimedia Environment A new avenue fro E-commerce research in Malaysia
Multimedia Super Corridor (cont..) Multimedia Development Electronic Government Multi-Purpose Card Multimedia Environment Research and development Cluster Worldwide Manufacturing Webs Borderless marketing
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