EBusiness
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Definition/short description
E-Business is an electronic or digital system which is used in the twenty first century as a means of doing business through computer networks.It is not only buying and selling via internet but also includes online activities between businesses electronically.
E-Business also involves the transations made within an organisation electronically.This means that there is also e-Business that can be done not only via internet but also via value added networks, that is networks that add communication to existing ones.
Introductory
Commonly speaking e- business is the process of buying and selling, transferring or exchanging products, services, and information through computer networks. E-business can be classified as pure or partial depending on the form that it is used digitally. It is pure e-business when every transaction is digitally conducted. It becomes partial e-business when some of its parts of transaction are physically conducted and others are digitally conducted. For example a personal computer bought digitally can be delivered physically to the buyer.
In depth and the relevance to eGovernment
The term "e-Business" was coined by Lou Gerstner, CEO of IBM.wikipedia. Virtual Organization conduct businesses on line, electronic market an on line market place for buyers and sellers to exchange their goods and services. The intraorganisational information systems, communication systems that enable e-business activities to go on within individual organizations. Its classification is as follow: Business-to-business, Business-to-consumer, Business-to-consumer, Mobile commerce Business-to-Employees,Collaborative business, and electronic exchange.
Relevant to e-government, electronic business is not longer use just for businesses only, but for private homes as well for instance the E- mail, e-commerce and e-government. The government has set up networks to do business with citizens and companies. The government is having a special relationship with businesses through this new method of technology. This process is all about how government entity buys or provides goods and services, or provides information to businesses or citizens.E-government helps government to send and receive payments faster and more securely, and administrators to maintain client and provider profiles online. It also provides Information Security to the government by Providing secure, internet-based solutions that protect an agency’s legally sensitive information. Online businesses has been safe guarding fraud Prevention by demonstrating dramatic returns in cost recovery and avoidance, and protecting taxes against error and misuse.
However, e-business has helped governments with self service and outreach by enabling organizations to improve constituent satisfaction and lower overhead costs through the development of selfservice and outreach capabilities that facilitate the efficient exchange of information. Executive decision support online has enabled agencies to accurately manage, track, and forecast future costs and funding. Not only to ensure that current projects are carried out, but also to maximize performance. Process Efficiencies has been one of the key benefit of online business to government by delivering solutions faster,and better, and cheaper. With Oracle as a strategic partner,agencies can enhance employee training and retention faster and cheaper.
Examples
Examples from wikipedia pages include: electronic commerce-business-to-business electronic commerce(B2B)or business-to-customer electronic commerce (B2C). .internet shop .supply chain managemnet .online marketing
Examples of e-business transactions are:
An individual purchases a book on the Internet. A government employee reserves a hotel room over the Internet. A business calls a toll free number and orders a computer using the seller's interactive telephone system. A business buys office supplies on-line or through an electronic auction. A retailer orders merchandise using an EDI network or a supplier's extranet. A manufacturing plant orders electronic components from another plant within the company using the company's intranet. An individual withdraws funds from an automatic teller machine (ATM)etc.
Sources, further reading, links
- weblink to source 1
- weblink to source 2
- Author, source 3 book title, edition, publisher, year, ISBN
Efraim Turban,Dave King,Jae Kyu Lee,Dennis Viehland,Electronic Commerce: A Managerial Perspective,(4th Edition)2006. ISBN-10: 0131854615
Related Case study pages
Overview of the case study:
Germany's smallest city-state, Bremen, has raced ahead to become one of the country's leading lights in e-Government. Over the last three years, Bremen has put more than 100 applications online. Bremen's levels of technical sophistication range from full integration into legacy systems to signed pdf forms. This was achieved through the use of a fully integrated approach, which focused on users, infrastructure and back-office applications at the same time. Many of these applications use electronic signatures in line with the EU directive and comply with Germany's digital signature laws.
