Study Tour 2001 University of Twente, The Netherlands

Contents The Netherlands University of Twente Study Association Inter-Actief Participants About the tour E-Commerce Research Questions

The Netherlands 16 million inhabitants 1/30 th of the size of South Africa Member of EU

Technological and social study programs: –Mechanical Engineering –Electrical Engineering –Chemical Engineering –Applied Physics –Mathematical Science –Computer Science –Civil Engineering and Management –Business Information Technology –Public Administration and Public Policy –Educational Science and Technology –Applied Communication Science –Telematics 6000 students “The entrepreneurial university” University of Twente

Study Association Inter-Actief, Study Association for –Computer Science –Business Information Technology (BIT) –Telematics (new)

Participants 2 professors 25 students: –Computer Science (9) –Business Information Technology (16) –3 rd to 5 th year of study

About the tour 1½ weeks Johannesburg / Pretoria 1½ weeks Cape Town Visiting 20 companies and universities Doing research on e-commerce in SA Tourist attractions won’t be overlooked Partly funded by Contract Research for Dutch companies

E-Commerce Definition: “The use of inter-networked computers to create and transform inter-business and/or business- consumer relationships.” Research objective: “What specific challenges do South African industries encounter and how can e-commerce contribute to their development?”

Research Macro & sector researches completed and included in preliminary report Sectors: Education, Retail, Insurances, Telecommunications, Banking Now organizations in these sectors will be looked at by 2 participants per organization Finally, an answer to the research objective will be given and included in final report

Questions?