Global E-commerce Development Research Report

Author: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: To enable Chinese readers who are interested in or need to be concerned about the internet industry to gain an objective and fair understanding of e-commerce, to form a consensus-based synergy, and to advance the development of e-commerce in China, we have made every effort and worked diligently to translate this book. As the translators of this book, we have experienced the ups and downs of China's e-commerce industry, witnessed the rise and fall of e-commerce and the internet industry, and have deeply felt the negative impacts brought about by the confusion in understanding e-commerce and the internet industry in China, from policies to capital markets, from media to researchers, from consumers to operators, from start-ups to traditional enterprises. We have seen that due to this confusion, the development of China's internet industry and e-commerce has been stuck in a "predicament," with weakened momentum in technological innovation and struggling progress for internet companies. These issues not only affect the future prospects of this industry but also can impact the future competitiveness of the entire economy and the nation. As Secretary-General Kofi A. Annan of the United Nations stated in his preface to this book, this transformation has undoubtedly arrived—it presents both a rare opportunity and an unavoidable challenge for developing countries. The key lies in how it is utilized.