As the technological advances affect the way business is run it can be assumed that some unforseen circumstances will have a substantial impact on the way electronic commerce develops. As it has been in the past business to business commerce will grow the quickest with business to consumer also growing but at a slower rate. The distinctions between voice and data communication will break down and they will be combined more often to make a more efficient form of communication. In the post-modern era the emergence of the internet in other mediums apart from computers is growing and shall continue growing in the future, this will allow e-commerce to be conducted from any location even if there is no computer present, for example, through mobile phones and televisions. Companies will utilize the expansion of e-commerce and will most likely charge vendors wanting to access their users and most likely charge extra for exclusive access. Since it is inevitable that the web will only increase in its complexity the opportunities for companies to make money from intermediary services will increase. As electronic commerce becomes more widely used the government should maximise the efficiency and become a model user. As several countries engage in a race to become the most efficient in electronic commerce, they must keep in mind that over regulating the growth of the industry will inhibit the growth and depreciate the trust levels between both businesses and consumers.
Louie Lishomwa 12:15, 29 Oct 2004 (EST)
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