"This book presents issues such as legal, technical, cultural and social analysis on e-Procurement, and offers technical and managerial solutions to professionals in different emerging economies and industries" - Provided by publisher

This study examines variations in the levels of e-business activity observed in different countries. Following a discussion of global e-business and the digital dividethat separates countries with domestic access to information technologies from those without, four "e-readiness" indicators are...

The Network of Networks i.e. the internet is now a leading global system. This is the interconnected systems and machines and consists of the millions of computers and similar devices, tools, and machines. Millions of computers normally connected in this system from the wider and diverse field...

"This book presents issues such as legal, technical, cultural and social analysis on e-Procurement, and offers technical and managerial solutions to professionals in different emerging economies and industries"--Provided by publisher.

The proliferation of new information technologies throughout the world has raised some important questions for policymakers as to how developing countries can benefit from their diffusion. This important volume compares the advantages and disadvantages of the IT revolution through detailed...

A shopping mall in every pocket -- How the West was won -- The rise of e-commerce in China -- The great mall of China -- India: the next mega-market -- India's e-commerce golden era finally arrives -- Southeast Asia -- Latin America -- Africa-the final frontier -- Key takeaways