ljubljana, 17 october 2003 6th business and government executive meeting on cross-border ecommerce...
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Ljubljana, 17 October 2003
6th Business and Government Executive Meeting on Cross-border eCommerce
Development in the Region
Reinhard Büscher, European Commission, Enterprise Directorate General
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eEurope 2005 Benchmarking Indicators: The e-Business Index
Use of ICT by businesses
Adoption of ICT by businesses
The European e-Business Index Enterprise Directorate General
European Commission
eEuropeeEurope20052005
The European e-Business Index (2002, simulation)
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ICT services
BankingInsurance
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Red: Manufacturing sectorsBlue: Service sectorsOrange: Financial services
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HealthMetal
Transportequipm.
Chemical Machinery
Media
Real estate
Business services
The European eBusiness Index (2002 data, simulation)
eEurope 2005 Benchmarking Indicators: The e-Business Index
A. Adoption of I CT by business B. Use of I CT by business
a1. % of enterprises that use the I nternet b1. % of enterprises that purchased products / services’ via theinternet, EDI or any other computer network (>1% of totalpurchases)
a2. % of enterprises that have a web site / home page b2. % of enterprises that received orders via the internet, EDI or anyother computer mediated network ( >1% of total turnover)
a3. % of enterprises that use at least two security f acilities b3. % of enterprises whose I T systems f or managing orders or purchasesare linked automatically with other internal I T systems
a4. % of persons employed using computers in their normal workroutine (at least once a week)
b4. % enterprises whose I T systems are linked automatically to I Tsystems of suppliers or customers outside their enterprise group
a5. % of enterprises with broadband connection to the I nternet b5. % of enterprises with I nternet access using it f or banking andfi nancial services
a6. % of enterprises with a LAN and using an I ntranet orExtranet
b6. % of enterprises that have sold products to other enterprises via apresence on specialised internet market places
Online selling and buying
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Selling Online Procuring Online
Diffusion of e-commerce in EU companies, 1993-2003Computed based on questions on the starting time of online selling / procurement activities.
Values for 2003 are 3/2003 and may be higher by the end of the year.
Online selling and buying, amongst SMEs
E-commerce activities and integrationin small enterprises (0-49 employees) –
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E-commerce activities and integrationin medium-sized enterprises (50-249
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IT integration with suppliers *
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I n % of enterprises. Base: small enterprises / * smallenterprises selling / purchasing online, EU-4 (D, F, I ,UK), 7 sectors.N=1637 for 2002; N=1697 for 2003.
I n % of enterprises. Base: medium-sized enterprises/ * medium-sized enterprises selling / purchasingonline,. EU-4 (D, F, I , UK), 7 sectors. N=798 for2002; N=834 for 2003.
Source: e-Business W@tch (2002/03)
Correlation between change in labor productivity and use of online procurement
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Percentage of companies purchasing goods or services online
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Survey:> 10 sectors> 28 countries- case studies
Secondary sources:- market research- OECD, Eurostat, ... - studies, surveys- databases
Industry Associations:- sector statistics- reports- interviews
Network of experts:10-15 experts fromdifferent fields, countries and sectors
e-Business Market Watch Function
Database:
e-biz indicatorsper sector, country, company size
Sectoral Impact Reports :
- sectoral implications - economic implications - policy implications (paper and electronic)
Ad hoc Services(to DG Enterprise):
- Forecasts- Short term data retrieval- Background information
Synthesis Reports(1000 copies each)
Pocketbook(with indicators)
Web Site (internal, public)
Dissemination(events, conference)
e-Business W@tch = European ‘e-Business Think-tank’
Improving the understanding:
• Structural changes at macro- / micro-level by e-business adoption;
• Takes more than numbers and statistics to assess economic and sectoral impact;
• New indicators
Enhancing policy formulation:
to increase competitiveness in the digital economy and
to achieve ‘excellent e-business performance’
in light of the Lisbon goal.
e-Business W@tch = European ‘e-Business Think-tank’
The EU legal framework for e-business has been widely established...
… but:
• some important changes are still to come public e-procurement
• many enterprises are not aware of the existing e-legislation the statistical evidence
• EU legislation does not solve all practical problems examples: e-invoices; e-signatures
• new online business practices create new challenges example: online auctions
How to remove existing "trust" barriers in e-business? The enterprise policy response
• Raising awareness and improving information the European E-Business Legal Portal www.ebusinesslex.net
• Identifying the real problems the online consultation on legal barriers for e-business http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/ict/policy/b2b-con2003/index.htm
• Promoting self-regulation Communication on "Fair trade in B2B"
• Reviewing existing legislation and assessing the role of new technologies
• Conference on "E-business without frontiers: the challenges ahead" in April 2004
For more information
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/ict/index.htm
http://www.ebusiness-watch.org
http://www.ebusinesslex.net/index.asp